Missio Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Missio Corp. . was conceived to build up the personnel and infrastructure in mission dioceses, currently more than 1,100 Catholic dioceses, mostly in Africa and Asia. Missio Corp. has unique access to the Catholic Church's network of dioceses, seminaries, religious communities, parishes, schools and social institutions, providing support for capacity building of Church leaders, technical assistance, and projects that address critical issues such as food security, care for our common home, education and health care. The Catholic Church is the largest provider of education and health care across Africa and is uniquely positioned to fill the growing gap between an expanding population and local solutions that cannot keep pace. The Church also owns vast amounts of arable land, an underutilized resource which can directly address food security, advance environmentally sound farming practices, and provide jobs while generating income to fund the vital social program
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $225,907, chief lending officer
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: 81 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 53% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 76% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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 (2)
- $480,833 spent. Business Development - Developing entrepreneurial skills for religious involved in agricultural programs to allow these leaders to be less dependent on donations and to be able to provide the needs for their constituencies.
- $792,102 spent. Capacity Building & Technical Assistance - Providing training and expertise that then transfers to others in the religious community, providing opportunities for overall development. With support from donations and other sources provide agricultural expertise that will enable selected projects to achieve their goal of supporting their communities. Based on the funding provided for approved agricultural projects all efforts are made to allow the recipient to become more self-sustaining, and better able to provide for the needs of the schools, orphanages, seminaries or other Church facility and surround communities.
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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 February 2020.
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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