2026-07-23T13:23:27-04:00 2025-12-31 382598193 MEYAARD TOLMAN & VENLET PC PO BOX 320 ZEELAND MI 49464 990 2025-01-01 911080666 INTERNATIONAL NEEDS INTE 6162095420 5570 32ND AVENUE HUDSONVILLE MI 49426 JOHNSON JEFFREY PRESIDENT 6162095420 2026-07-15 true JAYNE E VENLET P00585722 6167721901 2026-07-23 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHNSON JEFFREY 5570 32ND AVE HUDSONVILLE MI 49426 4647020 false X WWW.INTERNATIONALNEEDS.US X 1975 WA INTERNATIONAL NEEDS HAS THE VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES BY HELPING CHRISTIAN NATIONALS SERVE BOTH GOD AND NEIGHBOR WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. 11 11 12 25 11345 10345 3979362 4523180 0 103691 94848 2808 11392 4085861 4629420 2688075 3462421 0 606539 622143 0 226544 529358 513913 3823972 4598477 261889 30943 3774246 3790338 326683 311832 3447563 3478506 X INTERNATIONAL NEEDS HAS THE VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES BY HELPING CHRISTIAN NATIONALS SERVE BOTH GOD AND NEIGHBOR WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. false false 1608606 1350344 EDUCATION SUPPORT - INTERNATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDES EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA. OTHER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPPORTING THE OPERATIONS OF SCHOOLS, PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, AND TEACHER TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS ACROSS ASIA, AFRICA, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND LATIN AMERICA. IN ADDITION, AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK FOR SUPPORT IN THE AREA OF CHRISTIAN BASED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. 1072404 900229 GOSPEL OUTREACH - INTERNATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDES LOCALLY LED, CHRIST CENTERED, HOLISTIC MINISTRY PROGRAMS, CHURCH PLANTING INITIATIVES, AND EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES DESIGNED TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES, THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE MINISTRIES OF COMPASSION AND TARGET AREAS OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY IMPOVERISHED, UNREACHED, OR CLOSED TO THE GOSPEL. 371216 311618 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT - INTERNATIONAL NEEDS PROVIDES CHRISTIAN BASED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE LOCALLY SUSTAINABLE INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT VULNERABLE WOMEN REFUGEES, YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPANT WITH IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD CAPACITY THAT LESSENS THEIR RISK OF POVERTY RELATED ABUSE AND DISEASE. 1072404 900230 INTERNATIONAL NEEDS WAS FOUNDED ON A VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES, HELPING CHRISTIAN LEADERS SERVE GOD THROUGH ASSISTING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. THAT VISION HAS GROWN TO AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. CHRISTIAN LEADERS THROUGHOUT THIS NETWORK HAVE UNITED TO CHANGE LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST THROUGH A VARIETY OF FAITH-BASED HOLISTIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOCUSING ON GOSPEL OUTREACH, EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WATER AND SANITATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS WITHIN THESE SERVICE AREAS TARGET THE MOST VULNERABLE AND NEEDY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVE WHICH INCLUDE: BANGLADESH, BURKINA FASO, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, NEPAL, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, VIETNAM, SRI LANKA, UNITED STATES AND ZAMBIA. THE CENTERPIECE OF EVERYTHING INTERNATIONAL NEEDS DOES IS FAITH BASED, CHURCH PLANTING AND OUTREACH. TEAMS OF COMMUNITY WORKERS REACH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES BRINGING THE LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST TO SOME OF THE MOST HARD-TO-REACH AREAS IN THE WORLD. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THROUGH CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORMING A PERSON'S LIFE OPENING UP OPPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LEADERSHIP SEMINARS, PARTICULARLY AIMED AT VULNERABLE WOMEN AND THOSE ENSNARED IN POVERTY, TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS POSITIVELY IMPACTING FAMILIES AND COMMMUNITIES. SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS DIGGING WELLS AND PROVIDING SANITATION SUPPORT OR BUILDING SCHOOLS HELP TRANSFORM ENTIRE COMMUNITIES FOR YEARS TO COME. WITHIN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVES, NEEDY POPULATIONS OF REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS ARE TARGETED FOR SPECIALIZED RELIEF AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WOVEN THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IS A VERY CLEAR HOLISTIC AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. SHORT-TERM MINISTRY TEAMS AND CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS UNITE MINISTRY COUNTRIES WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES ALLOWING BOTH PARTIES TO GROW AND LEARN THROUGH THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER. 1072404 900230 4124630 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 12 true true true false false false true true true true false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MI WA X X CHRIS VAN REGENMORTER 6162095420 5570 32ND AVENUE HUDSONVILLE MI 49426 BARTON D JAMES DIRECTOR EME 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLACK PHILLIP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLEYER MARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VERWYS WILLIAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNSON JEFFREY PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 128236 0 21334 KAMMINGA RICK TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PARRISH JEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SELFE DR ROBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEHMAN MATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAMS JULIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SPARKS RANDY CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VAN HEKKEN TERI SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 128236 21334 1 false false false 4523180 4523180 94848 94848 28945 17600 11345 11345 11345 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 47 47 47 4629420 47 11345 94848 3462421 3462421 128236 70530 12824 44882 399422 224371 97534 77517 14652 7873 3203 3576 40608 14184 20525 5899 39225 22232 7725 9268 12870 12870 204426 126343 21945 56138 3937 2559 1378 81005 39673 35145 6187 31326 20272 7652 3402 43822 36989 4614 2219 38230 20828 8672 8730 33488 16255 9885 7348 16021 12817 3204 13065 11803 1262 PARTNERSHIP FEES 35000 35000 MISCELLANEOUS 723 480 243 4598477 4124630 247303 226544 200 200 1710635 1707137 25532 24367 747759 193366 548929 554393 1488950 1504241 3774246 3790338 50102 45241 276581 266591 326683 311832 X 1211380 1285671 2236183 2192835 3447563 3478506 3774246 3790338 30943 X false true X true false X 3571206 4069185 3978242 3979362 4523180 20121175 3571206 4069185 3978242 3979362 4523180 20121175 137988 19983187 2345 12243 93027 104706 94848 307169 9025 1808 10345 21178 20449522 3638 0.97720 0.97350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 140000 140000 461744 89934 371810 146015 103432 42583 554393 MORTGAGE PAYABLE 266591 266591 4629420 4629420 4629420 4598477 4598477 4598477 true MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES MINISTRY 145841 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES MINISTRY 1762213 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES MINISTRY 499898 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC PROGRAM SERVICES MINISTRY 66585 EUROPE PROGRAM SERVICES MINISTRY 706983 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES MINISTRY 280901 3462421 3462421 ALL REGIONS MINISTRY ALLOCATIONS 3462421 WIRE TRANSFERS 1 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 INTERNATIONAL NEEDS ORGANIZATIONS EXIST IN EACH OF THE SUPPORTED COUNTRIES. EACH IS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF A LOCAL, AUTONOMOUS BOARD. EACH OF THE SUPPORTED COUNTRIES SUBMITS PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS TO THE IN GLOBAL OFFICE THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CALLED MPM, TO WHICH ALL COUNTRIES HAVE ACCESS. FUNDING MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE USA OR ANOTHER FUNDING COUNTRY. APPROVED PROJECTS ARE MONITORED FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION VIA THIS SYSTEM AS WELL AS THROUGH PERIODIC SITE VISITS BY IN USA STAFF, STAFF FROM OTHER FUNDING COUNTRIES, AND IN GLOBAL OFFICE STAFF. IN ADDITION, AN AUDIT IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY FOR EACH IN AFFILIATE, BOTH FUNDING COUNTRIES AND SUPPORTED COUNTRIES. THE GLOBAL OFFICE ALSO OPERATES A CENTRALIZED FUNDS TRANSFER SYSTEM,OVERSEEING THE COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED BY THE MEMBER COUNTRIES. THIS INCLUDES OBTAINING MONTHLY E-MAIL CONFIRMATION FROM EACH RECEIVING MINISTRY THAT THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. SO, THE GLOBAL OFFICE ACTS AS A "CLEARINGHOUSE" FOR BOTH THE FUNDING REQUEST PROCESS AS WELL AS THE FUNDS DISBURSEMENT PROCESS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 145,841 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1,762,213 0 SOUTH ASIA 499,898 0 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC 66,585 0 EUROPE 706,983 0 SOUTH AMERICA 280,901 0 SCHEDULE F, PAGE 5, PART V SCHEDULE F, PART 1 AND II: INTERNATIONAL NEEDS (USA) SENDS FUNDS VIA WIRE TRANSFERS TO INTERNATIONAL NEEDS, INC., AN AFFILIATED EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THIS ORGANIZATION THEN DISBURSES THE FUNDS TO VARIOUS MINISTRY PROGRAMS IN THE REGIONS/FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AS REPORTED IN PART 1 OF SCHEDULE F. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE INTERNATIONAL NEEDS IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CLERICAL/OFFICE SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D INTERNATIONAL NEEDS WAS FOUNDED ON A VISION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND CHANGE COMMUNITIES, HELPING CHRISTIAN LEADERS SERVE GOD THROUGH ASSISTING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITHIN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. THAT VISION HAS GROWN TO AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS OF COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. CHRISTIAN LEADERS THROUGHOUT THIS NETWORK HAVE UNITED TO CHANGE LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST THROUGH A VARIETY OF FAITH-BASED HOLISTIC PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOCUSING ON GOSPEL OUTREACH, EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WATER AND SANITATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS WITHIN THESE SERVICE AREAS TARGET THE MOST VULNERABLE AND NEEDY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVE WHICH INCLUDE: BANGLADESH, BURKINA FASO, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, GHANA, INDIA, KENYA, NEPAL, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, VIETNAM, SRI LANKA, UNITED STATES AND ZAMBIA. THE CENTERPIECE OF EVERYTHING INTERNATIONAL NEEDS DOES IS FAITH BASED, CHURCH PLANTING AND OUTREACH. TEAMS OF COMMUNITY WORKERS REACH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES BRINGING THE LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST TO SOME OF THE MOST HARD-TO-REACH AREAS IN THE WORLD. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED THROUGH CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORMING A PERSON'S LIFE OPENING UP OPPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND LEADERSHIP SEMINARS, PARTICULARLY AIMED AT VULNERABLE WOMEN AND THOSE ENSNARED IN POVERTY, TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS POSITIVELY IMPACTING FAMILIES AND COMMMUNITIES. SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS DIGGING WELLS AND PROVIDING SANITATION SUPPORT OR BUILDING SCHOOLS HELP TRANSFORM ENTIRE COMMUNITIES FOR YEARS TO COME. WITHIN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL NEEDS SERVES, NEEDY POPULATIONS OF REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS ARE TARGETED FOR SPECIALIZED RELIEF AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WOVEN THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IS A VERY CLEAR HOLISTIC AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND PRESENTATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. SHORT-TERM MINISTRY TEAMS AND CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS UNITE MINISTRY COUNTRIES WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES ALLOWING BOTH PARTIES TO GROW AND LEARN THROUGH THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE PREPARED FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE POLICY HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO ENSURE ALL STAFF ARE AWARE OF AND WILL COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SALARY OF THE CEO/PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THEIR FALL MEETING, WITH SAID EMPLOYEE DISMISSED FROM THE ROOM DURING THIS DISCUSSION. ELEMENTS WITHIN THE DISCUSSION INCLUDE USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SAID INDIVIDUAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES THAT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A KEY EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE READILY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.