California · Nonprofit
AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP
AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being GOOD360 ($0). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $0
- Net assets
- $675k
What African Academy of Christian Leadership does
Mission
To mobilize the Christian community to relate to and be concerned for the educational needs of those who will provide Christian leadership to the churches and nations of Africa, to strengthen them spiritually, educationally, socially and materially.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
In 2024, the organization advanced its mission by directly supporting the educational and spiritual development of emerging Christian leaders across several African nations. We provided scholarships to 25 students attending accredited theological and ministry training institutions. In addition, we supplied 300+ books and digital learning resources to support curriculum and personal development. The organization also facilitated three online leadership development workshops and mentored over 40 participants through a structured faith-based leadership program. All program activity was managed entirely by volunteers, with no paid staff or consultants. Our work this year strengthened pastoral leadership, promoted theological education, and helped equip communities to raise leaders who can serve churches and influence broader social transformation through Christian values.
$461,536 spent$1,020,456 earned by the program100% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $461,536.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $226k to $564k (+150%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Against its field
AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,504 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,504 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP?
- AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being GOOD360 ($0). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP?
- GOOD360 is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AFRICAN ACADEMY OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing