Cafe 1040

Overview

Mission

Leading a generation to tell the story of Jesus where it has never been told. The definition of a Mobilizer is **"someone who encourages another to take action for a bigger purpose".** This might be someone at your church, a pastor, or a mentor. This might be a person who works at a Mission Agency or other mission-minded ministries. At Cafe 1040, our mobilizers meet with churches and young adults to help them engage in their role in the Great Commission. Read more → October 31, 2025. We provide hands-on experiences and tailored mentorship to help you find your place in God’s plan. If you’re considering a life of missions, this is the perfect next step for you! explore my next step.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 74
• Transparency & Controls: 75
• Accountability: 91
• Sustainability: 42
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 74.1% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 11 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.8M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $130K · 13 people listed
• Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $1.3M reported
• Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
• Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
• Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.