The Ramp

The information on this page was last updated 6/3/2025. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]

Summary

A global company of awakened hearts passionately pursuing God's presence to establish His kingdom on the earth.

Contact information

Mailing address:
The Ramp
340 Bexar Avenue E
Hamilton, AL 35570

Website: www.theramp.org

Phone: (205) 921-0909

Email: [email protected]

Organization details

EIN: 630859140

CEO/President: Karen Wheaton-Towe

Chairman: Karen Wheaton-Towe

Board size: 4

Founder: Karen Wheaton-Towe

Ruling year: 1984

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:

Purpose

A global company of awakened hearts passionately pursuing God's presence to establish His kingdom on the earth.

Mission statement

The Ramp is a global ministry with a passion and mission to awaken a generation, equip them for their purpose, and send them out to change their world.

Statement of faith

We believe one moment in the presence of God can change someone for the rest of their life.
We provide an atmosphere through prayer, worship, and ministry where God can be experienced in a tangible way resulting in radical deliverance, total freedom and complete transformation.
We desire every person to be impacted, ignited with passion for Jesus and consumed with kingdom purpose carrying transformational power back into their world.
We are intentional to passionately celebrate true freedom, removing stigma from the need for repentance, deliverance and restoration.
We will call our audience to live beyond a conference-encounter and to become a passionate disciple of Jesus every single day.
We believe discipleship is the primary method through which believers are brought into a lifestyle of sustained growth, continual maturity and lasting fruit.
We believe the world is waiting to see real disciples.
We desire to disciple individuals who can then be sent out, equipped, to disciple others.
We believe that preaching the substance of the word of God causes sustainable transformation.
We will preach and teach the word of God with passion, revelation, and a prophetic unction that makes scriptures accessible and applicable to our audience.
We desire to see others equipped with sound Biblical teaching that will propel them into their purpose and calling in the Kingdom of God.
We believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative word of God, which all believers are called to live by.
We desire to take the message of the gospel to the ends of the earth, awakening and equipping this generation.
We believe one person can impact the world and their individual purpose fits into God's global vision.
We are intentional to provoke our audience to think beyond their individual spirituality, but to take responsibility for the purpose of God through their lives.
We believe people are the reward of Jesus, missions is the heart of God and nations are our inheritance.

Donor confidence score

This organization does not file a Form 990.

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Transparency grade

F

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Evangelism

This ministry has not been rated.

Financial ratios

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Financials

Financials for this ministry have not been collected.

Compensation

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Response from ministry

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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 6/3/2025. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]

History

After 20 years of ministry, traveling, and singing with some of the greatest ministers of the day, Karen Wheaton moved from Chattanooga back to her hometown of Hamilton, Alabama, and started the Ramp. It was 1998. The group of about 8 young people quickly grew as God opened doors and answered prayers. The Ramp was born in that place of prayer and encounter in the presence of God.

Through Ramp Church, Ramp University, events, and media, the Ramp reaches thousands of people each month with the transforming power of the gospel.

Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	Yes	3/3
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	No	0/10
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	No	0/3
Does the board contain between 5 and 11 members?	No	0/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	No	0/25
Does the organization make its audit or review (if annual revenue is more than $1-m) available on its website?	No	0/2
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	No	0/20
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	No	0/2
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	Yes	2/2
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	No	0/2
Is the board chair an independent member of the board?	No	0/2
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	Yes	2/2
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	No	0/2
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 3 stars?	No	0/20
Total donor confidence score		7/100