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CITY GOSPEL MISSION

EIN 31-0538515 CINCINNATI, OH

Revenue 2024
$9,669,858
Expenses 2024
$9,819,442

Program services were 66.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
7000
Street
1805 DALTON AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND DESPAIR, ONE LIFE AT A TIME. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY WORKING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO PROVIDE FOR THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST HOPE AND ARE LEAST ABLE TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND DESPAIR, ONE LIFE AT A TIME.

  • CITY GOSPEL MISSIONS SHELTER (HOMELESS SERVICES) PROVIDES A SAFE, COMPASSIONATE REFUGE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. OFFERING MORE THAN JUST A BED, THE SHELTER DELIVERS FAITH-BASED, HOLISTIC SUPPORT INCLUDING HOT MEALS, COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT. GUESTS ARE WELCOMED WITH DIGNITY AND ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE LONG-TERM TRANSFORMATION THROUGH RECOVERY PROGRAMS, JOB TRAINING, CLASSES, AND MORE. THE SHELTER OPERATES WITH A FOCUS ON RESTORING HOPE AND REBUILDING LIVES, HELPING INDIVIDUALS MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY. THE MISSION PROVIDES 35,000 NIGHTS OF SHELTER AND 133,000 MEALS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $3,375,522

  • CITY GOSPEL MISSION'S RECOVERY PROGRAM PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO HEALING FOR MEN AND WOMEN OVERCOMING ADDICTION AND OTHER LIFE-CONTROLLING ISSUES. THE LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM COMBINES COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE READINESS TO SUPPORT HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN ROUTINES THAT INCLUDE BIBLE STUDY, MENTORSHIP, GROUP THERAPY, AND JOB TRAINING. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS ACCOUNTABILITY, COMMUNITY, AND PERSONAL GROWTH IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. OVER 100 PEOPLE EACH YEAR ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS AND CONFIDENCE TO MAINTAIN SOBRIETY AND LIVE TRANSFORMED LIVES.

    Expenses $1,308,415

  • CITY GOSPEL MISSION'S AT-RISK YOUTH OUTREACH PARTNERS WITH OVER 100 AREA CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TUTORING, MENTORING, CHARACTER BUILDING, SUMMER CAMP, ARTS PROGRAMS(LIKE BALLET), AND SPORTS PROGRAMS TO OVER 2,000 YOUTH. THESE PROGRAMS ARE LOCATED ACROSS GREATER CINCINNATI. THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, OVER 650 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING AND MENTORING TO OVER 450 ACADEMICALLY AND FINANCIALLY AT-RISK YOUTH.

    Expenses $1,223,475

  • JOBS PLUS EMPLOYMENT NETWORK PROVIDES CAREER DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 850 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. JOBS PLUS WORKS WITH BOTH THE PARTICIPANTS AND EMPLOYERS TO CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT AND OFFER SUPPORT FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE JOB SEMINARS, CAREER COACHING, RESUME COACHING, AND EMPLOYER RECRUITMENT

    Expenses $579,785

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LONNIE GRAYSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • RODNEY SWOPE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DICK ALEXANDER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JASON MCSWAIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JONATHAN ADAMS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DEBORAH MERRIT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • CARLA MESSER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • BARRY BAKER

    EXEC PRES &

    Total calculated
    $138,096
    From this org
    $117,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,956
    Hours/week
    45

  • SHARON DOERING

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DAVID LINDNER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DAN OWENS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DR JONATHAN BROWN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $202,183
    From this org
    $173,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,940
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,243
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $28,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $202,183

  • VICKY LUKE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • KEVIN WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • ROGER HOWELL

    PRESIDENT EM

    Total calculated
    $113,989
    From this org
    $113,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0

  • PAUL SPENCE

    VP OF DEVELO

    Total calculated
    $105,220
    From this org
    $105,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $9,669,858
    Expenses
    $9,819,442
    Contributions
    $8,806,795
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $9,519,435
    Expenses
    $9,914,750
    Contributions
    $9,216,390
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,722,837
    Expenses
    $9,700,466
    Contributions
    $7,751,617
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,864,772
    Expenses
    $9,079,768
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,905,934

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,813,405
    Expenses
    $8,431,732
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,334,582

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,378,614
    Expenses
    $8,636,874
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,337,543

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,229,603
    Expenses
    $8,357,203
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,912,467

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,344,246
    Expenses
    $7,944,572
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,029,386

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,886,901
    Expenses
    $7,566,622
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,546,915

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,012,767
    Expenses
    $7,653,466
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,571,347

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,654,628
    Expenses
    $7,074,634
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,876,871

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,986,451
    Expenses
    $6,619,899
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,796,075

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $6,480,714
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,985,029

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.