Heart of the City Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To bring a message, model and experience of multi-ethnic worship and Biblical unity to Christians,and the Gospel to those who are not Christians yet. Since 2018, the mission continues through hosting stylisticly and ethnically diverse concerts in MN
- Income
- $261,282
- Spending
- $244,204
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 3.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 28
- Highest pay
- $76,450, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 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 (3)
- $152,033 spent. Music Factory hosted 27 concerts in 2025 and attendance was 1625 people. We consistently receive feedback about how much attendees have been spiritually impacted by the artists. A great deal of inter-racial goodwill has been felt and expressed when weve had racially diverse artists and performers.
- $23,581 spent. The A New Kind of Warrior CD was in 2024 and 2025 and was released in November of 2025. With this being a project that is primarily being given away to Native Americans, we have heard great feedback from those who have received it regarding the hopeful message it contains. Only a handful of them are sold online and in person. This album and our We Speak Life album are both made to be given away to mostly Native Americans as an outreach tool. We also recently had a Native American radio station in Winnepeg, Canada do a live interview with Dan Adler and play several of our songs from the New Kind of Warrior Album That interview was replayed 2 more times after that. Station also requested for 20 CDs to giveaway on-air
- $3,800 spent. Heart of the City Band: This band is an intentionally mult-ethnic and multi-denominational band with its members representing 11 different ethnicities. The band performs in various settings throughout the year including Reservations, churches,prisons and other performance settings. Since the founding of Heart of the City Ministries, the Heart of the City Band has been bringing a message, model and experience of multi-ethnic worship music and Biblical unity to Christians and a relevant multi-ethnic presentation of the Christian Gospel to unbelievers in many different settings. We have partnered with other organizations that do give out food and goods to the homeless and poor.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 February 1996.
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 November 4, 2026.
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