G O Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GO MINISTRIES EMPOWERS LOCAL LEADERS TO MAKE DISCIPLES AS GOD REDEEMS PEOPLE, RENEWS COMMUNITIES AND RESTORES CREATION THROUGH MUTUAL TRANSFORMATION.
- Income
- $10.1 million
- Spending
- $10.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Employees
- 52
- Highest pay
- $454,181, chairman
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: 78 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (religion, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 11 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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)
- $5.9 million spent. IN 2024, GO CHURCH PLANTING EMPOWERED LOCAL LEADERS TO MAKE DISCIPLES AND START NEW CHURCHES THROUGH MENTORSHIP, MISSION, AND MULTIPLICATION. TOGETHER WE CELEBRATED 599 BAPTISMS-LIVES MADE NEW IN CHRIST-AND STRENGTHENED THE PIPELINE FOR CHURCH PLANTERS THROUGH TWO CORE FORMATION TRACKS: GO RESIDENCY (AN IMMERSIVE, ON-THE-GROUND TRAINING IN SANTIAGO, DR) AND GO SEMINARY (PRACTICAL, SUSTAINABLE BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL TRAINING). WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR REACH, NOW ACTIVELY WORKING ACROSS SIX COUNTRIES- UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, HAITI, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-PRESSING FORWARD TOWARD THE LONG-TERM VISION OF 1,000 CHURCHES IN 10 YEARS AND SERVING MORE THAN 230 COMMUNITIES. 2024 AT A GLANCE: BAPTISMS: 599 SEMINARY STUDENTS: 34 RESIDENTS: 24 IN 2024, GO CHURCH PLANTING EMPOWERED LOCAL LEADERS TO MAKE DISCIPLES AND START NEW CHURCHES THROUGH MENTORSHIP, MISSION, AND MULTIPLICATION. TOGETHER WE CELEBRATED 599 BAPTISMS-LIVES MADE NEW IN CHRIST-AND STRENGTHENED THE PIPELINE FOR CHURCH PLANTERS THROUGH TWO CORE FORMATION TRACKS: GO RESIDENCY (AN IMMERSIVE, ON-THE-GROUND TRAINING IN SANTIAGO, DR) AND GO SEMINARY (PRACTICAL, SUSTAINABLE BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL TRAINING). WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR REACH, NOW ACTIVELY WORKING ACROSS SIX COUNTRIES- UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, HAITI, AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-PRESSING FORWARD TOWARD THE LONG-TERM VISION OF 1,000 CHURCHES IN 10 YEARS AND SERVING MORE THAN 230 COMMUNITIES. 2024 AT A GLANCE: BAPTISMS: 599 SEMINARY STUDENTS: 34 RESIDENTS: 24
- $1.6 million spent. SPORTS: THIS YEAR, GO SPORTS CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF DEVELOPING LEADERS AND DISCIPLING YOUTH THROUGH THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE OF SPORTS. BY LEVERAGING ATHLETICS AS A PATHWAY FOR RELATIONSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND DISCIPLESHIP, WE ARE SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSFORMED AND COMMUNITIES REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL. 70 BAPTISMS - YOUNG ATHLETES PUBLICLY DECLARING NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. 1,100 STUDENT-ATHLETES ENGAGED IN OUR SPORTS ACADEMIES, WHERE THEY TRAIN, GROW IN CHARACTER, AND ARE DISCIPLED DAILY. 2 NEW SATELLITE LOCATIONS LAUNCHED IN HATO DEL YAQUE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND LA PLATA, ARGENTINA, EXTENDING OUR REACH AND MULTIPLYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPACT. THROUGH STRUCTURED ACADEMIES, LEAGUES, AND PARTNERSHIPS, WE CONTINUE TO EMPOWER COACHES AS DISCIPLE-MAKERS AND EQUIP ATHLETES TO LIVE ON MISSION. THE EXPANSION INTO NEW REGIONS MARKS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD OUR VISION OF DEVELOPING LEADERS WHO TRANSFORM THEIR WORLD BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. SPORTS: THIS YEAR, GO SPORTS CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF DEVELOPING LEADERS AND DISCIPLING YOUTH THROUGH THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE OF SPORTS. BY LEVERAGING ATHLETICS AS A PATHWAY FOR RELATIONSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND DISCIPLESHIP, WE ARE SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSFORMED AND COMMUNITIES REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL. 70 BAPTISMS - YOUNG ATHLETES PUBLICLY DECLARING NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. 1,100 STUDENT-ATHLETES ENGAGED IN OUR SPORTS ACADEMIES, WHERE THEY TRAIN, GROW IN CHARACTER, AND ARE DISCIPLED DAILY. 2 NEW SATELLITE LOCATIONS LAUNCHED IN HATO DEL YAQUE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND LA PLATA, ARGENTINA, EXTENDING OUR REACH AND MULTIPLYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPACT. THROUGH STRUCTURED ACADEMIES, LEAGUES, AND PARTNERSHIPS, WE CONTINUE TO EMPOWER COACHES AS DISCIPLE-MAKERS AND EQUIP ATHLETES TO LIVE ON MISSION. THE EXPANSION INTO NEW REGIONS MARKS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD OUR VISION OF DEVELOPING LEADERS WHO TRANSFORM THEIR WORLD BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
- $1.6 million spent. MEDICAL: IN 2024, GO MEDICAL CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF BRINGING DISCIPLE-FIRST HEALTHCARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, ATHLETES, AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THROUGH CLINICS, MOBILE CARE, AND OUR MEDICAL CENTER, WE MET BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS-WALKING WITH PATIENTS IN HEALTH AND IN FAITH. THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR REACH WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SATELLITE CLINIC AT THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX (LDC). THIS CLINIC NOW PROVIDES DIRECT CARE FOR GO SPORTS ATHLETES, STAFF, AND LDC VISITORS, EMBEDDING HEALTHCARE AT THE HEART OF DISCIPLESHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 2024 AT A GLANCE: 70 PATIENT VISITS THROUGH MOBILE CLINICS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES 356 PATIENT VISITS AT THE NEW LDC CLINIC 11,868 PATIENT VISITS AT THE GO MEDICAL CENTER TOGETHER, THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 12,000 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL HEALING AND GOSPEL-CENTERED CARE. EACH PATIENT IS SEEN, PRAYED FOR, AND POINTED TOWARD THE HOPE OF CHRIST-REMINDING US THAT MEDICAL CARE IS A BRIDGE TO TRANSFORMATION, BOTH BODY AND SOUL. MEDICAL: IN 2024, GO MEDICAL CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF BRINGING DISCIPLE-FIRST HEALTHCARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, ATHLETES, AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THROUGH CLINICS, MOBILE CARE, AND OUR MEDICAL CENTER, WE MET BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS-WALKING WITH PATIENTS IN HEALTH AND IN FAITH. THIS YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR REACH WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SATELLITE CLINIC AT THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMPLEX (LDC). THIS CLINIC NOW PROVIDES DIRECT CARE FOR GO SPORTS ATHLETES, STAFF, AND LDC VISITORS, EMBEDDING HEALTHCARE AT THE HEART OF DISCIPLESHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 2024 AT A GLANCE: 70 PATIENT VISITS THROUGH MOBILE CLINICS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES 356 PATIENT VISITS AT THE NEW LDC CLINIC 11,868 PATIENT VISITS AT THE GO MEDICAL CENTER TOGETHER, THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 12,000 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL HEALING AND GOSPEL-CENTERED CARE. EACH PATIENT IS SEEN, PRAYED FOR, AND POINTED TOWARD THE HOPE OF CHRIST-REMINDING US THAT MEDICAL CARE IS A BRIDGE TO TRANSFORMATION, BOTH BODY AND SOUL.
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 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 December 2024.
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 March 1997.
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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