Global City Missions Initiative Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Global City Mission Initiative is dedicated to cross-cultural evanglism, disciplemaking, church planting among diverse diaspora populations in strategic cities reaching out evangelistically to start multiply churches, training believers to disciple their international neighbors, and coaching churches to better cross cultural barriers.
- Income
- $405,714
- Spending
- $403,328
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $108,000, mission catalyst
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $213,288 spent. Perform Christian missionary work in global cities, including cross-cultural evangelism, disciple-making, church planting. Currently have teams/individuals active in this area in Tampa, Phoenix, Salem, OR, Philadelphia, and the mid-south. We have 5 mission Catalysts working in this role with several pre-field and in the pipeline.
- $28,438 spent. Coach Believers to Become Disciple Makers. This area of ministry continues to expand. In addition to our online cohort becoming a more consistent offering, we have had opportunity to coach college students, pastors, and local believers to more effectively reach their communities. Our mobilization team continues to look for new ways to coach and empower believers.
- $42,658 spent. Equip Churches to reach their communities. In 2024, we continued to offer our on-site Evangelism training for churches and other coaching. We continued to have several pastors and church-leaders join in on our online-cohorts as an initial step towards equipping their church to better reach their communities. We transitioned our online cohorts to a on demand learning platoform and continue to look for ways to engage people in this way. We continue to see our mobilization efforts amongst churches as a way to multiply our efforts in the cities we are in as well as reach out to cities where we dont have team yet.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2021 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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