Ministry Spotlight: Mission Training International
Scores continue to fall in financial efficiency, transparency, and donor confidence
Mission Training International (MTI), based in Palmer Lake, Colorado, now has a 0-Star MinistryWatch rating. It also has a D Transparency grade, because it does not make its Form 990s or audited financials available to the public.
Video screenshot via MTI
MTI is classified as “a church” with the IRS. It has joined a growing number of ministries that have petitioned the IRS to change their tax status over the last few years. This gives them an exemption from filing a Form 990, although this form includes key information for donors, including annual revenue, salaries of key employees, names of board members and the overall amount ministries spend on key programming.
MinistryWatch takes the position that ministries should file a 990, and gives 0 Stars for financial efficiency to those that do not.
MTI is a member of the ECFA, which shows limited financial data for the organization from the last three years. In 2024, the ministry’s revenue was $2.7 million, down from $3 million in 2023. Its expenses were $2.8 million. It also has $4.2 million in net assets.
According to its website, MTI works with missionaries to provide them with practical tools in “language acquisition, communication, and leadership.”
MTI declined to answer questions about its finances, stating that its president is out of town and “will not be participating in your questionnaire right now.”
MinistryWatch Donor Confidence Score: 51 (out of a possible 100) “Give With Caution”
MinistryWatch Financial Efficiency Rating: 0 Stars (out of a possible 5 Stars)
MinistryWatch Transparency Grade: D
ECFA Member? Yes
Revenue in Most Recent Year Available (From ECFA profile): $2,764,627
Five-Year Revenue Trend: N/A
Percent of Revenue Mission Training International Spends on Fundraising: N/A
Percent Peer Group Spends on Fundraising: N/A
CEO/President: Steve Imperato
President’s Salary and Other Compensation: N/A
A complete MinistryWatch profile for Mission Training International can be found here.
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