M28 Ministries Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
M28 MINISTRIES, INC. IS A CHRISTIAN 501C3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO TEACH YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP IN THE MANNER OF MATTHEW 28:19-20, "GO INTO ALL OF THE WORLD TEACHING, PREACHING, AND BAPTIZING IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT." THE MINISTRY CREATES AND IMPLEMENTS MEANINGFUL RETREATS, CONFERENCES, EVENTS, CURRICULUM AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS FOR CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MISSION OF "GOING INTO ALL OF THE WORLD TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST."
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $847,237
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 64%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 138
- Highest pay
- $113,478, executive director
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: 71 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% 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 10 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
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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)
- $48,669 spent. MISSIONS RETREATS: M28 MINISTRIES, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EQUIPPING CHILDREN, STUDENTS, COLLEGE LEADERS, AND MINISTRY PARTNERS TO GROW IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO LIVE AS DISCIPLE-MAKERS IN THEIR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGHOUT 2025, THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLED ITS MISSION THROUGH RETREATS, CAMPS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND INTERNATIONAL MISSION PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDED STRUCTURED DISCIPLESHIP ENVIRONMENTS FOR MORE THAN 2,300 YOUTH AND MINISTRY LEADERS. IN JANUARY 2025, M28 MINISTRIES EXPANDED ITS INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH THROUGH A MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS. A TEAM OF 14 TRAINED COLLEGE STUDENT LEADERS AND 3 ADULT LEADERS WORKED ALONGSIDE LOCAL PASTORS AND CHURCHES TO PROVIDE DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING FOR 98 HONDURAN STUDENTS. INSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON BIBLICAL TEACHING RELATED TO CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS INITIATIVE, M28 MINISTRIES COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO TRANSLATE DISCIPLESHIP CURRICULUM INTO SPANISH, ALLOWING THE MATERIALS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING MINISTRY EFFORTS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TRIP. THE EXPERIENCE ALSO STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AMONG PARTICIPATING COLLEGE STUDENTS BY PROVIDING CROSS- CULTURAL MINISTRY TRAINING AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. IN FEBRUARY 2025, M28 MINISTRIES HOSTED ITS ANNUAL WINTER RETREAT, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS THROUGH STRUCTURED WORSHIP GATHERINGS, BIBLE TEACHING SESSIONS, AND SMALL-GROUP DISCIPLESHIP EXPERIENCES. THESE RETREATS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INTENTIONAL SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE, DEVELOP SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMITMENT TO FAITH-CENTERED LIVING. MANY PARTICIPANTS REPORTED MEANINGFUL SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND RENEWED ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCHES FOLLOWING THE RETREAT. IN MARCH 2025, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED ITS FIRST "BASICS OF FAITH" RETREAT FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 6, SERVING 120 PARTICIPANTS. THIS NEW INITIATIVE WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP YOUNGER STUDENTS UNDERSTAND FOUNDATIONAL CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND IDENTITY IN A SUPPORTIVE, AGE-APPROPRIATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. TRAINED COLLEGE LEADERS AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS GUIDED STUDENTS THROUGH SCRIPTURE-BASED TEACHING SESSIONS AND SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSIONS THAT ENCOURAGED PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH BIBLICAL TRUTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFELONG FAITH PRACTICES.
- $708,593 spent. SUMMER MINISTRY: SUMMER 2025 MARKED THE LARGEST PROGRAM PARTICIPATION YEAR IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY. ACROSS FIVE CONSECUTIVE CAMP SESSIONS, M28 MINISTRIES SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,900 YOUTH AND MINISTRY LEADERS THROUGH MULTI-DAY RESIDENTIAL CAMP EXPERIENCES CENTERED ON BIBLICAL TEACHING, WORSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS. PRIOR TO THE SUMMER PROGRAMS, 25 COLLEGE STAFF MEMBERS COMPLETED EIGHT WEEKS OF STRUCTURED DISCIPLESHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO PREPARE THEM FOR MENTORING ROLES WITH PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 80 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED CAMP OPERATIONS THROUGH LOGISTICS COORDINATION, HOSPITALITY, PRAYER SUPPORT, AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. THESE CAMPS PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THEIR FAITH IN GREATER DEPTH WHILE STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTION TO THEIR LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRY COMMUNITIES.
- $2,713 spent. YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT REMAINED A CENTRAL EMPHASIS OF M28 MINISTRIES THROUGHOUT 2025. THE COLLEGE DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND MENTORING, BIBLE STUDY, TRAINING RETREATS, AND LEADERSHIP FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE-AGED PARTICIPANTS WHO SERVE AS SMALL-GROUP LEADERS AND MENTORS DURING MINISTRY PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO MULTIPLYING TRAINED LEADERS WHO CAN INVEST IN YOUNGER STUDENTS AND STRENGTHEN DISCIPLESHIP EFFORTS IN PARTNER CHURCHES. IN OCTOBER 2025, M28 MINISTRIES HOSTED A YOUTH LEADERS RENEWAL RETREAT SERVING 16 YOUTH PASTORS AND MINISTRY LEADERS. THIS RETREAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY SUPPORT IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF STUDENT MINISTRY EFFORTS WITHIN LOCAL CONGREGATIONS. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS IN 2025, M28 MINISTRIES CONTINUED TO STEWARD FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE DISCIPLESHIP ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND MINISTRY LEADERS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES EMPHASIZED BIBLICAL LITERACY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, AND COLLABORATION WITH CHURCHES AND MINISTRY PARTNERS. THROUGH RETREATS, CAMPS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, THE ORGANIZATION REMAINED COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR LONG-TERM SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND SERVICE.
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 2024.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Rbc Ministries (Grand Rapids, MI), EIN 38-1613981. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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