South Asian Native Missionary Alliance
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
South Asian Native Missionary Alliance does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 11 (Financial Statements)
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $1 million, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $1 million, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.
SANMA does not meet this Standard because:
- Although the organization reported total revenue in the amount of $366,940 in 2024, SANMA states it does not have CPA-reviewed financial statements.
Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
SANMA does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2025 budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Included total projected program service expenses, however, did not break these expenses down by major program category (bible printing and distribution and sustainable communities).
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
SANMA does not meet this Standard because the 2024 annual report did not include:
- Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements (bible printing and distribution and sustainabile communities).
- Total fundraising expenses.
- Total administrative expenses.
- Total end of year net assets.
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
SANMA does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://sanma.org/, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:
- Electronic access to the organization’s 2024 IRS Form 990.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 13
South Asian Native Missionary Alliance meets the remaining 15 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to design and implement programs that help build sustainable communities and ministries through occupational Christian missions and Bible distribution in India and Africa."
Year, State Incorporated:
2002, TX
South Asian Native Missionary Alliance (SANMA) reports that it prints and distributes Bibles in native languages through missions in India and Africa. The organization also works to build and develop sustainable communities. SANMA’s Freedom Goats program offers goats and other animals to help supplement family income. The organization also distributes shoes for children, sewing machines for women to earn an income at home, and helps build water wells.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, South Asian Native Missionary Alliance's program expenses were:
| Bible printing and distribution | $312,703 |
| Sustainable communities | $28,390 |
| Total Program Expenses | $341,093 |
Chief Executive
James George, Founder and Executive Director
Compensation*
$54,000
Chair of the Board
Mike Clark
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Pastor
Board Size
5
Paid Staff Size
2
*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Internet
Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $366,940, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on South Asian Native Missionary Alliance's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Contributions | $366,940 |
| Total Income | $366,940 |
Programs: 93% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 6%
| Total Income | $366,940 |
| Total expenses: | $365,503 |
| Program expenses | $341,093 |
| Fundraising expenses | $4,276 |
| Administrative expenses | $20,134 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $1,437 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $136,358 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $137,795 |
| Total Liabilities | $7,322 |
| Total Assets | $145,117 |
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