Cityteam Ministries
Cityteam Ministries reported $39.4 million in revenue and $35.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.42 went to program services, $8.07 to management and general costs and $9.51 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $271,706 (PRESIDENT). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $36MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.4% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.8% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.8% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $271,706 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.76% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 25.0 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 9 | 90.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCommunity outreach (cityteam in the neighborhood) - in response to continually growing needs in our community, we continued to expand our neighborhood outreach to help families make ends meet. Cityteam operated mobile food pantries for at-risk households at 63 locations in california in the counties of santa clara, alameda, san mateo, and san francisco. This enabled cityteam to distribute approximately 4,000,000 pounds of food in the bay area. In chester pennsylvania, with 8 pantry locations, we distributed approximately 675,000 pounds of food. Cityteam's popup clothing closet program…
Housing & restorative programs (cityteam renew & cityteam connect) - cityteam provides vital programs to people struggling with homelessness, poverty and addiction. Our homeless resources and longer term residential programs provide hot meals, safe shelter, showers, clean clothing, counseling, spiritual mentorship, education, career counseling, and life transformation. Throughout cityteam locations, men, women, and children at risk found safe shelter with US, totaling over 93,000 shelter nights across sites and cityteam served approximately 675,000 meals across our kitchens. With programs in…
Transitional housing (cityteam turning point) - to address the growing issue of homelessness, cityteam's turning point program serves unsheltered single women, women with children, and single men - providing them with supportive transitional housing for 6-12 months while receiving counseling, case management, job support, and other services helping them to achieve self sufficiency and stability. Services include helping them to establish a permanent housing plan, assess a career path and pursue employment, create savings accounts, and participate in life skills classes such as parenting…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $219,510 | $0 | $52,196 | $271,706 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,046 | $0 | $6,559 | $207,605 |
| VP OF MARKETING AND DEVELO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,109 | $0 | $24,280 | $142,389 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,047 | $0 | $22,132 | $132,179 |
| PROGRAM SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,287 | $0 | $13,029 | $117,316 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cityteam Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $509K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5273
- Volunteers Part I, line 66,200
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CORE GENERAL CONTRACTOR Construction | $2,609,921 |
| MASTERWORKS Fundraising planning, strategy, & gift s | $1,632,917 |
| NETWORK REMEDY INC Information technology | $249,884 |
| K & D LANDSCAPING INC Landscaping | $146,105 |
| C & J CONTRACTING INC Construction | $132,263 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
30 private foundations reported grants to Cityteam Ministries totaling $1.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Cityteam Ministries's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cityteam Ministries, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Cityteam Ministries's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Cityteam Ministries reported that 82.4% of its $35.8 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 9.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cityteam Ministries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cityteam Ministries reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $271,706, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cityteam Ministries get its money?
Of $39.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 90.8% came from contributions and grants and 4.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cityteam Ministries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-1501265 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202611049349300646 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202510709349301551 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202400729349300500 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202341189349301719 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202201539349300825 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202131739349300713 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-1501265: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.