Ministers Fellowship International Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 931086450
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2014–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Portland, OR, USA
- Phone
- 5032524634
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $987,674
- Expenses
- $917,586
- Assets
- $517,595
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
18 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- FRANK DAMAZIO (LEAVING CHAI): $29,040 total reported compensation
- ROXANN IVERSON (SECRETARY): $13,040 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Mfi provides meaningful relationships among member ministers, enabling them to be more effective in their calling for the purpose of building and multiflying strong local churches around the world.
What it reported doing in 2025
Sucessfully continued strengthening the mfi network by supporting pastors and churches across the us and internationally through leadership development, training and relational connection. Hosted and coordinated major mfi gatherings, including the mfi global conference and multiple regional conferences, serving hundreds of pastors and leaders with ministry resources, teaching, encouragement and opportunities for collaboration. Provided finalcial assistance and loagistical support for international leaders, helping pastors from various nations attend mfi events and receive ministry training, fostering global partnership and impact. Strengthened regional leadership by resourcing and working closely with regional directors to support their local networks, events and pastoral care initiatives. Enhanced organizational systems and operations, including improved membership records, financial processes, communication workflows, and event coordination to better serve mfi members and partners. Continued consistent communication with churches and leaders through newsletters, email and direct support, keeping members informed, connected and encouraged throughout the year. Supported growth and engagement within the mfi community by welcoming new members, assisting with credentialing processes, and maintaining accurate and updated records. Overall mfi remained committed to equipping pastors, strengthening ministry relationships, and advancing its mission to serve churches and leaders around the world.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 70
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 63
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 81.7%; rating input score 82
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.6%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 75.9% of revenue deployed · 81.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $749K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $29K · 18 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.