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Magazine Training International Inc

EIN 20-5684942 · Colorado Spgs, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair63 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT THE CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TRAINING.

Income
$80,554
Spending
$91,165
Reserves
3.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 94%
Highest pay
$21,350, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 13% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $20,996 spent. CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND COURSES: MTI ORGANIZED A GLOBAL CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING SYMPOSIUM IN COLORADO SPRINGS IN AUGUST 2025 WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM INDIA, KENYA, UGANDA, CTE D'IVOIRE, BRAZIL, FRANCE, MEXICO, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UAE, AND THE UNITED STATES.
  2. $2,380 spent. RESOURCE MATERIALS: MTI DISTRIBUTED TRAINING MANUALS, BOOKS, AND DVD COURSES TO CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING STAFF AROUND THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO PHYSICAL COPIES, 26 EDITIONS OF THE MANUALS IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD.
  3. $18,999 spent. ONLINE TRAINING: MTI OFFERED SEVEN FREE ONLINE WORKSHOPS ON A VARIETY OF TIMELY TOPICS AND WORKED ON PLANS FOR SEVEN MORE IN 2026. THE WORKSHOPS WERE VIEWED HUNDREDS OF TIMES BY VIEWERS FROM MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES. WE ALSO CONDUCTED TWO FOUR-WEEK ONLINE COURSES WITH ATTENDED BY PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS FROM NINE COUNTRIES. MTI ALSO PUBLISHED FOUR NEW E-BOOKS TO ADD TO A TOTAL OF 81 E-BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLINE. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, OUR E-BOOKS WERE DOWNLOADED 129 TIMES AND TRAINING VIDEOS WERE VIEWED 23 TIMES. WE ALSO INTRODUCED EIGHT SELF-STUDY COURSES BASED ON PREVIOUSLY HELD ONLINE COURSES.
  4. $10,487 spent. PERSONAL CONSULTING: EACH MONTH, THE MTI PRESIDENT AND STAFF HANDLED EMAILS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING CONTACTS FROM CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING STAFF IN LESS- RESOURCED COUNTRIES ASKING FOR INFORMATION, ADVICE, OR SIMPLY MAKING FRIENDLY CONTACT. OTHER MTI STAFF HANDLED EMAILS FROM PEOPLE ASKING FOR INFORMATION ON RESOURCES, CONFERENCES, OR OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. MANY OF THESE CONTACTS RESULTED IN AN EXCHANGE OF MULTIPLE EMAILS. WEBSITE: IN 2025, OUR WEBSITE WAS HOST TO HUNDREDS OF FREE DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES FOR PUBLISHERS. WE ALSO ADDED NEW LISTINGS TO OUR DIRECTORY OF CHRISTIAN MAGAZINES AROUND THE WORLD. MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM 130 COUNTRIES VISITED THE WEBSITE IN 2025.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2007.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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