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Missional Chaplains Incorporated

EIN 47-2039803 · Kalamazoo, MI

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak49 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MISSIONAL CHAPLAINS EXISTS TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS SUCCEED BY STRENGTHENING PEOPLE IN WELLNESS, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH THROUGH PROVIDING DAILY, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE FROM TRAINED COMMUNITY CHAPLAINS.

Income
$163,940
Spending
$171,366
Reserves
2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 59%
Highest pay
$69,984, executive di

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

Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 28% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% 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 (2)
  1. A NATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NOW SERVING IN NORTHERN INDIANA, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING, TRAINING AND DEVELOPING A LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM A VARIETY OF LOCAL FELLOWSHIPS TO SERVE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SETTINGS, SUCH AS: OUR LOCAL GOSPEL MISSION, THE COUNTY JAIL, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHURCHES, THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND SCHOOLS.
  2. $94,847 spent. A NATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NOW SERVING IN NORTHERN INDIANA, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING, TRAINING AND DEVELOPING A LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM A VARIETY OF LOCAL FELLOWSHIPS TO SERVE IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SETTINGS, SUCH AS: OUR LOCAL GOSPEL MISSION, THE COUNTY JAIL, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHURCHES, THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND SCHOOLS.

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 November 2014.

    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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