Ephratha House Christian Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EPHRATHA HOUSE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OPERATES A CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGE IN THE TOWN OF MACHINJIRI IN MALAWI SOUTHEASTERN AFRICA. THE CURRENT FACILITY IS CAPABLE OF HOUSING TEN SMALL CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE. PHASE ONE OF EPHRATHA HOUSE IS TO MOVE INTO A LARGER FACILITY CAPABLE OF HOUSING BETWEEN 100-150 CHILDREN. WITH THOUSANDS OF ORPHANED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, THE NEED IS AS GREAT AS IT IS URGENT. PHASE TWO OF EPHRATHA HOUSE INVOLVES THE PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO SUPPORT THE ORPHAN SERVICES. THERE ARE CROPS THAT CAN ONLY BE GROWN IN THE REGIONS AROUND THE EQUATOR SUCH AS COFFEE, COCOA, AND MACADAMIA NUTS. CULTIVATING THESE GEOGRAPHICALLY SENSITIVE CROPS WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPACT LOCAL ECONOMIES BY PAYING A TRULY LIVING WAGE TO WORKERS WHO ARE TOO OFTEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING OUR ORPHAN SERVICES, PHASE TWO SERVES THE DUAL FUNCTION OF LIFTING UP LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING A WITNESS TO GOD'S GREAT LOVE FOR THEM IN JESUS.
- Income
- $73,243
- Spending
- $45,428
- Reserves
- 7.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $44,728 spent. THROUGH COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, EPHRATHA HOUSE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES AIMS TO PROVIDE ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN MAWLAWI, AFRICA WITH A CONTINUUM OF HOLISTIC CARE, EDUCATION, AND THE HOPE FOUND IN JESUS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN AGRICULTURAL MODEL THAT ALSO IMPACTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOSPEL AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. EPHRATHA HOUSE'S CURRENT FACILITY IN MACHINJIRI, MALAWI IS CAPABLE OF HOUSING TEN SMALL CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE. PHASE ONE OF EPHRATHA HOUSE IS TO MOVE INTO A LARGER FACILITY CAPABLE OF HOUSING BETWEEN 100-150 CHILDREN. IN THE NEW FACILITY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN FROM A WIDER AGE GROUP THAN CURRENTLY ABLE. WITH THOUSANDS OF ORPHANED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, THE NEED IS AS GREAT AS IT IS URGENT. PHASE TWO OF EPHRATHA HOUSE INVOLVES THE PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO SUPPORT ORPHAN SERVICES. THERE ARE CROPS THAT CAN ONLY BE GROWN IN THE REGIONS AROUND THE EQUATOR SUCH AS COFFEE, COCOA, AND MACADAMIA NUTS. CULTIVATING THESE GEOGRAPHICALLY SENSITIVE CROPS WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPACT LOCAL ECONOMIES BY PAYING A TRULY LIVING WAGE TO WORKERS WHO ARE TOO OFTEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING OUR ORPHAN SERVICES, PHASE TWO SERVES THE DUAL FUNCTION OF LIFTING UP LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING A WITNESS TO GOD'S GREAT LOVE FOR THEM IN JESUS.
- $700 spent. THROUGH COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, EPHRATHA HOUSE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES AIMS TO PROVIDE ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN MAWLAWI, AFRICA WITH A CONTINUUM OF HOLISTIC CARE, EDUCATION, AND THE HOPE FOUND IN JESUS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN AGRICULTURAL MODEL THAT ALSO IMPACTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE GOSPEL AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. EPHRATHA HOUSE'S CURRENT FACILITY IN MACHINJIRI, MALAWI IS CAPABLE OF HOUSING TEN SMALL CHILDREN UP TO AGE FIVE. PHASE ONE OF EPHRATHA HOUSE IS TO MOVE INTO A LARGER FACILITY CAPABLE OF HOUSING BETWEEN 100-150 CHILDREN. IN THE NEW FACILITY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE CHILDREN FROM A WIDER AGE GROUP THAN CURRENTLY ABLE. WITH THOUSANDS OF ORPHANED CHILDREN IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, THE NEED IS AS GREAT AS IT IS URGENT. PHASE TWO OF EPHRATHA HOUSE INVOLVES THE PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO SUPPORT ORPHAN SERVICES. THERE ARE CROPS THAT CAN ONLY BE GROWN IN THE REGIONS AROUND THE EQUATOR SUCH AS COFFEE, COCOA, AND MACADAMIA NUTS. CULTIVATING THESE GEOGRAPHICALLY SENSITIVE CROPS WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPACT LOCAL ECONOMIES BY PAYING A TRULY LIVING WAGE TO WORKERS WHO ARE TOO OFTEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING OUR ORPHAN SERVICES, PHASE TWO SERVES THE DUAL FUNCTION OF LIFTING UP LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING A WITNESS TO GOD'S GREAT LOVE FOR THEM IN JESUS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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