Christ in the City
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Christ in the City is a Catholic non-profit dedicated both to forming young adults, volunteers, and the greater community to be lifelong missionaries and to knowing, loving, and serving the poor. Christ in the City provides a charitable service in accordance with the social teachings of the Catholic Church.
- Income
- $3.4 million
- Spending
- $3.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Highest pay
- $150,594, managing director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave 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
0 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $2.7 million spent. Christ in the City is a holistic service program that integrates charitable works with Catholic spirituality and educational advancement. College age Catholics serve as missionaries in keeping with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. The programs include:Year of Service Program: This program is for college-aged Catholics who become missionaries by committing one year of their lives to serve the poor and the chronically homeless. During this year, the missionaries live in community and receive training and support for their mission. They also partake in spiritual, intellectual, human, and charitable formation. The missionaries go out to the streets to serve the homeless on a daily basis. This program instills a formative platform, grounded in virtues and leadership, to help launch their careers in the future.Continuing this year, the YOS program expanded to a mission project in Philadelphia.Summer of Service: Similar to the Year of Service, this is a leadership program that offers a 3-week commitment to college-aged Catholics from around the USA. The Summer of Service gives them an opportunity to give themselves fully to the service of the poor while receiving spiritual and formational experiences that equip them to better serve the common good in their respective universities and cities.Other related program activities include Alternative Break and the Regis Partnership.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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