Texas · Nonprofit
CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC
CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC (Texas) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $145,406 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($82,410). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 76% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $439k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $145k
- Net assets
- $1.5M
What Cynthia Mickens Ministries Inc does
Mission
Transforming Lives and Communities. Our mission statement reflects CMMs holistic approachaddressing immediate needs while creating pathways for long-term stability, empowerment, and generational impact.Cynthia Mickens Ministries's vision statement:Cynthia Mickens Ministries envisions a thriving, self-sustaining community where individuals and familiesparticularly single mothers, youth, and underserved populations are equipped with the resources, stability, and opportunities needed to live purpose-driven, economically independent lives.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Food Program (Community Garden, Food Pantry & Giveaways):Cynthia Mickens Ministries Food Pantry, Community Garden and Giveaways constitute a cornerstone of its community stabilization strategy, addressing food insecurity across Hutchins and surrounding Dallas County communities with both consistency and dignity. Through a coordinated network of partnersincluding North Texas Food Bank, Crossroads Community Services, Cathedral of Hope, and Convoy of HopeCMM distributes nutritious food through regular pantry operations and large-scale monthly giveaways. The program is designed not merely as emergency relief, but as an access point for broader engagement, often connecting individuals and families to additional resources such as housing support. By meeting an immediate and essential need, the pantry and giveaways create a trusted entryway through which CMM advances its mission of long-term transformation and community empowerment.
$292,011 spentof which $260,608 as grants84% of program spendingCMMs Residential Housing Program for Mothers and Children is a structured shared transitional living initiative designed to stabilize and empower single mothers and their children as they move toward long-term self-sufficiency. The program provides safe, supportive housing within a nurturing, community-centered environment, serving a select cohort of families annually to ensure individualized attention and accountability. Beyond shelter, residents engage in a comprehensive continuum of care that includes case management, workforce readiness, financial literacy, life-skills development, and connection to educational and employment opportunities. With a strong emphasis on dignity, discipline, and personal responsibility, the program consistently yields measurable outcomes, with the majority of participating mothers transitioning to permanent housing and/or stable employment within twelve months. As such, the housing program functions not only as a place of refuge, but as a catalyst for generational transformation aligned with CMMs broader mission to restore hope and strengthen families.A key strength of CMMs facilities maintenance strategy is its partnership with VolunteerNow, which…
$31,404 spent$20,852 earned by the program9% of program spendingSummer STEM Learning and Feeding Program:Cynthia Mickens Ministries Summer STEM Learning and Feeding Camp is a high-impact, no-cost program serving youth ages 614 in Hutchins and surrounding communities, designed to mitigate summer learning loss while advancing exposure to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Operated over a four-week period (Monday through Thursday instruction with Friday field-based enrichment), the camp delivers structured, hands-on learning experiences through strategic partnerships in areas such as financial literacy, artificial intelligence, aerospace and mechanical engineering, forensic science, music production, cosmetic chemistry, and esports business development. The program integrates academic reinforcement with career awareness, serving approximately 6065 students annually, and is complemented by two nutritious meals and a daily snack to address food insecurity. With demonstrated outcomesincluding 95% of participants maintaining or improving academic performance and 93% increasing STEM knowledgethe camp functions as both an educational intervention and a holistic youth development model aligned with CMMs mission to transform lives…
$26,085 spent$361 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $349,500.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $268k to $1.6M (+482%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
82% of CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Cynthia Mickens Ross
Founder/CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $6k → $16k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 76% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 57% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
76% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 65% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
76% of CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $35k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Texas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $110k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 7,334 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,334 religion nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC?
- CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC (Texas) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $145,406 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($82,410). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 76% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $145,406 in grants to CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $82,410 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CYNTHIA MICKENS MINISTRIES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing