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MICAH GLOBAL FOUNDATION

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 860870895 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE X20 · Religion-Related · Micro (<$100K) · www.micahglobalfoundation.org
revenue
$68K
expenses
$64K
net assets
$110K
employees
mission · from form 990

Faith based and charitable organization

profile · synthesized from sources

Micah Global Foundation conducts short-term Christian mission projects internationally and locally, focusing on evangelism, community service, and spiritual education. The organization partners with local churches and groups to deliver Bible-based programs, teach English, and provide physical aid in regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Domestically, it organizes volunteer efforts in Phoenix, AZ, serving homeless shelters through themed events that combine faith teaching with practical support.

named programs · 6 · from sources

what they call their work

Bible School & VBS Programs
Hosts Bible-based educational activities for children in homeless shelters and impoverished communities, including crafts, songs, and Bible stories.
Community Service Projects
Organizes local volunteer efforts such as painting, construction, and facility improvements for churches and mission sites.
English Conversation Classes
Teaches English in universities and schools across Asia and the Middle East, integrating cultural and Christian values into curriculum.
Family & Spiritual Enrichment Events
Hosts themed events (e.g., Easter, Christmas, gardening) at shelters combining spiritual teaching with hands-on activities for children and families.
Jesus Film Outreach
Shows the Jesus film in rural villages, particularly in Albania, using helicopter transport to reach remote areas for three-day evangelistic visits.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Coordinates volunteer bell ringing at Salvation Army kettles during Christmas season in Phoenix, AZ.
activities · 7 groups

what they do

  • International Pastor Support & Church Capacity Building 10 activities
    • Church partnership and capacity building
      Partners with churches, such as West Road Church in Bury St. Edmunds, England, to build relationships through events like open-air church services, provide physical improvements to church buildings (painting, redesign), and conduct discussions with church leadership on communications strategy and church models.
    • Conducting evangelical and Bible study programs
      Assists with evangelical Bible studies in government-regulated churches, holds afternoon Bible School sessions for children in Khayelitsha township, leads Bible studies at the United Nations Tribunal on the Rwandan genocide, and preaches at churches internationally. This also includes showing the Jesus film in villages in Albania and donating solar-powered New Testaments to Maasai villagers.
    • Conducting international religious outreach and education
      Organizes and leads religious activities internationally, such as afternoon Bible School sessions for children in South Africa, showing the Jesus film in Albanian villages, leading Bible studies and preaching in Tanzania, and donating solar-powered New Testaments to Maasai villagers.
    • Conducting international religious outreach and education
      Assists with evangelical Bible studies in government-regulated churches, holds afternoon Bible School sessions for children in townships, flies teams to show religious films in villages, leads Bible studies and preaches at international churches, and donates solar-powered New Testament recordings to villagers.
    • Conducting international religious outreach and education
      Assists with evangelical Bible studies in government-regulated churches, holds afternoon Bible School sessions for children in Khayelitsha township, flies teams to show the Jesus film in Albanian villages, leads Bible studies and lectures in Tanzania, and leads worship at children's VBS programs in Gwanda.
    • Providing capacity building and physical improvements for international churches
      Partners with international churches, such as West Road Church in England, to build relationships, provide physical improvements to church buildings (painting, redesign), and conduct discussions on communications strategy and church models.
    • Providing capacity building for international churches
      Provides physical improvements to church buildings, such as painting and redesigning community rooms, and conducts discussions with church leadership on communications strategy and church models.
    • Providing physical improvements and capacity building for international churches
      Partners with West Road Church in Bury St. Edmunds, England, to build relationships through events, provides physical improvements to the church building through painting and community room redesign, and conducts discussions with church leadership on communications strategy and church models.
    • Supporting VBS programs and missionary housing
      Leads worship at children's VBS programs, such as 'Chicken Head Church' in Gwanda, and contributes to the construction and finishing of missionary homes by cementing floors and painting.
    • Supporting international church and community development
      Partners with international churches to build relationships through various events, including open-air church services, and provides physical improvements to church buildings. Also leads worship at children's VBS programs and assists with construction projects like finishing cement floors and painting missionary homes.
  • Infrastructure and Logistics Support for Missionary Operations 6 activities
    • Assisting missionaries and local communities with practical support
      Helps pack equipment for missionary relocations, assists with community service projects, and provides practical support such as building shelters for medical personnel and clearing landing fields for planes in Papua New Guinea.
    • Building infrastructure for international missions
      Builds shelters and grass huts on stilts to lodge medical personnel and missionaries in Papua New Guinea, assists in clearing landing fields for Mission Aviation Fellowship planes, and finishes cement floors and paints missionary homes.
    • Supporting educational and community initiatives in Ghana and Southeast Asia
      Spearheads teaching projects in Accra, Ghana, partnering with Salvation Army schools and churches, and facilitates teacher appreciation events in schools for children from slum areas in Southeast Asia.
    • Supporting international missionary and community development projects
      Engages in various international projects, including teaching in Ghana, facilitating teacher appreciation events in Southeast Asia, assisting with missionary relocations, conducting evangelical Bible studies, and building infrastructure like shelters for medical personnel in Papua New Guinea.
    • Supporting international missionary and community projects
      Spearheads teaching projects in Ghana, facilitates teacher appreciation events in Southeast Asia, assists with packing for missionary relocations, and helps with community service projects internationally. This also includes building shelters and clearing landing fields for medical missionaries and aviation in Papua New Guinea.
    • Supporting international missionary and community projects
      Spearheads teaching projects in Accra, Ghana, in partnership with Salvation Army schools and churches, facilitates teacher appreciation events in Southeast Asia, assists with packing for missionary relocations, and helps with community service projects for organizations like City of Joy.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 4 activities
    • Distributing religious materials and aid
      Donates solar-powered tape recorders containing the New Testament to Maasai villagers and provides small bags of rice to families in Albania in exchange for hospitality.
    • Providing hospitality support in Albania
      Provides small bags of rice to families in Albania in exchange for hospitality, often in conjunction with other outreach activities.
    • Providing hospitality support in Albania
      Provides small bags of rice to families in Albania in exchange for hospitality, supporting community engagement during international missions.
    • Providing humanitarian aid in exchange for hospitality
      Provides small bags of rice to families in Albania in exchange for hospitality, demonstrating a form of community engagement and support.
  • Children's Faith Formation & Parental Equipping 4 activities
    • Providing educational and spiritual activities for children in homeless shelters
      Organizes and leads various educational and spiritual activities for children at The Salvation Army homeless shelter, including gardening sessions, teaching about the autoharp, Easter events with religious explanations, sharing Gospel stories, singing Christmas carols, and organizing Christmas morning activities with gifts.
    • Providing educational and spiritual activities for children in homeless shelters
      Organizes and leads various educational and spiritual activities for children at The Salvation Army homeless shelter, including gardening, music, craft projects, and sharing religious stories and carols, particularly around holidays like Easter and Christmas.
    • Providing educational and spiritual activities for children in homeless shelters
      Organizes and leads various educational and spiritual activities for children at The Salvation Army homeless shelter, including gardening sessions, teaching about the autoharp, Easter events with religious explanations, Gospel story lessons, Christmas caroling, and Christmas morning activities like candy cane hunts and gift distribution.
    • Providing educational and spiritual activities for children in homeless shelters
      Organizes and leads various educational and spiritual activities for children at The Salvation Army homeless shelter, including gardening sessions, teaching about the autoharp, Easter events with religious explanations, sharing Gospel stories, singing Christmas carols, and organizing Christmas morning activities with gifts.
  • International Classroom Teaching Support 4 activities
    • Teaching English internationally
      Teaches English in various international locations including Nepal, Vietnam, China, Papua New Guinea, and the Middle East, and has conducted an 8-week English conversation course at Szechuan University covering American culture.
    • Teaching English internationally
      Teaches English in various international locations including Nepal, Vietnam, China, Papua New Guinea, and the Middle East, often in private elementary schools, universities, and through structured conversation courses.
    • Teaching English internationally
      Teaches English in various international locations including Nepal, Vietnam, China, Papua New Guinea, and the Middle East, often in private elementary schools, universities, and law schools. This includes an 8-week English conversation course at Szechuan University covering American culture.
    • Teaching English internationally
      Teaches English in various international locations including Nepal, Vietnam, China, Papua New Guinea, and the Middle East, often in private elementary schools, universities, and through 8-week conversation courses that include cultural aspects.
  • Volunteer Mobilization Network 2 activities
    • Organizing volunteer service opportunities
      Organizes volunteer service opportunities with partner organizations to support homeless individuals, unemployed persons, and families affected by substance abuse and alcoholism in Phoenix and surrounding areas. This includes bell-ringing shifts for the Salvation Army and community service projects.
    • Organizing volunteer service opportunities
      Organizes volunteer service opportunities with partner organizations to support homeless individuals, unemployed persons, and families affected by substance abuse and alcoholism in Phoenix and surrounding areas. This includes bell-ringing shifts for the Salvation Army and community service projects.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Supporting missionary homes and VBS programs
      Leads worship at children's VBS programs and contributes to the construction and finishing of missionary homes, including cement floors and painting.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$68K
Contributions & grants$68K99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$6071%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$64K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$110K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$110K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +23.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 7
  • Esther Larson — Director
  • Kent Smetters — Director
  • Leslie Caimi — Director
  • Marcia Peiffer — VP and Director
  • Margaret Larson — Treasurer & Director
  • Wallace L Larson — President & Director
  • Wally Larsonjr — Secretary & Director
relationships · 25

who they work with

  • Arusha International Baptist Church Partner — Preached at the Arusha International Baptist Church in Tanzania.
  • City of Joy Partner — Came alongside City of Joy in their afternoon community service projects.
  • Helimission Partner — Provided helicopter transportation for teams into villages in Albania.
  • International Mission Board Partner — Worked with missionaries from the International Mission Board in Germany.
  • Mission Aviation Fellowship Partner — Assisted in clearing a landing field for their planes in Papua New Guinea.
  • New Generation Church Partner — Partner church in Spain.
  • North Phoenix Baptist Church Partner — Collaborated with Micah Global Foundation to host the "Giants You Face" event at the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter.
  • North Phoenix Baptist Church Partner — Provided families with young children to volunteer at a homeless shelter.
  • Safeway Partner — Hosts bell-ringing activities for the Salvation Army.
  • Salvation Army Partner — Hosted a Christmas event for children at the Salvation Army.
  • Salvation Army Partner — Organizes bell-ringing activities for the Salvation Army.
  • Salvation Army Partner — Partnered with Salvation Army schools and churches in Accra, Ghana.
  • Salvation Army Homeless Shelter Partner — Host site for the "Giants You Face" event organized by Micah Global Foundation.
  • Salvation Army’s Phoenix Shelter Partner — Hosted an Easter event for children at their Phoenix shelter.
  • Scottsdale Church Partner — Volunteers from the church taught children at The Salvation Army homeless shelter.
  • Southern Baptist Partner — Volunteer Journeymen daily trucked water into the camp in Albania.
  • Teen Missions International Partner — Missionaries from Teen Missions International led a project in Gwanda.
  • The Salvation Army Partner — Hosted a gardening and spiritual education session at one of its homeless shelters.
  • The Salvation Army Partner — Partner organization collaborating on service initiatives for the homeless, unemployed, and families affected by substance abuse and alcoholism.
  • The Salvation Army Partner — Partnered to host a volunteer event at their homeless shelter in Phoenix, AZ.
  • The Salvation Army Partner — Provided a homeless shelter where volunteers taught children about gardening and music.
  • Tumaini Law School Partner — Lectured at Tumaini Law School in Tanzania.
  • United Nations Tribunal on the Rwandan genocide Partner — Led Bible studies at the United Nations Tribunal on the Rwandan genocide in Tanzania.
  • Valley of the Sun Gardeners Club Partner — Donated succulents for children to plant during a community gardening event.
  • West Road Church Partner — Partnered with the church in Bury St. Edmunds, England, for community engagement and building improvements.