Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
WASHINGTON CITY MISSION
WASHINGTON CITY MISSION (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 81 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,354,652 to it, the largest being WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($2,172,439). 49 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 81
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $22M
What Washington City Mission does
Mission
The city mission exists to share christ, to shelter, to heal and to restore the homeless to independent living without discrimination. Our life transforming rehabilitative programming effects lasting change and empowers the homeless to be productive members of society.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
At city mission, a christ-centered rehabilitative homeless shelter, we are dedicated to transforming lives through compassionate care and comprehensive support. We provide essential services including food, shelter, case management, medical care, counseling, and life-changing programs all rooted in god's love and a commitment to holistic restoration. During fiscal year 2024-2025, city mission served 401 unique men, women, and children through our residential programs. 44,540 nights of shelter were provided to residents and those seeking emergency cold-weather refuge. 91,987 meals were served to residents and members of the surrounding community. By meeting these basic needs, we create opportunities to build meaningful relationships, set achievable goals and connect residents with supportive community networks. Through consistent engagement, we help individuals identify and overcome personal barriers, empowering them toward lasting change. A cornerstone of our mission is guiding residents to cultivate a personal relationship with god. Residents participate in daily morning devotions (monday-friday) and attend chapel services on tuesday mornings, tuesday or thursday evenings, and…
$3,141,501 spent$91,311 earned by the program46% of program spendingCity mission's outreach extends into the broader community through our samaritan care and we care street outreach programs. Samaritan care provides bi-weekly food bags to individuals and families facing food insecurity. In fy 2024-2025, we distributed 16,338 food bags, benefiting 1,118 individuals. The program also coordinates annual initiatives such as backpack distribution and boxes of love, our thanksgiving dinner box outreach. In addition, samaritan care offers information, resources, and 207 hours of case management to community members, ensuring that they receive the support they need. Our sidewalk program further strengthens these efforts by partnering with local service providers to deliver food and resources directly to those in need. The we care street outreach program serves individuals who are unhoused and hesitant to enter shelter programs. Through we care, we provide meals, supplies, and medical care to the most vulnerable members of our community offering dignity, compassion, and a pathway to hope.
$233,644 spent3% of program spendingCity mission's vocational training center and thrift stores serve three essential functions: providing valuable skills training in a supportive environment for residents, generating income to sustain our life-changing programs, and offering affordable goods to the community. With seven thrift stores and a warehouse, our operations not only generate revenue for city mission, but also meet the needs of local residents who can purchase goods at reduced prices. Additionally, items from the thrift stores are distributed through our voucher program, benefiting both residents and community members.
$3,382,534 spent50% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,757,679.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2022 to 2023, from $16M to $21M (+28%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 1% · 2019 1% · 2021 6% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of WASHINGTON CITY MISSION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 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.
Board chair
Dave Tenison
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 19 funders to 38 funders, grant income rose $410k → $3.3M.
19 of 81 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 59% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.4M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Wcm Real Estate Nfp). These are real filings, and they are not money WASHINGTON CITY MISSION raised.
From the IRS filings of WASHINGTON CITY MISSION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 81 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
WASHINGTON CITY MISSION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 19% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
64% 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 WASHINGTON CITY MISSION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 34% · 2018 32% · 2019 24% · 2020 20% · 2021 20% · 2022 28% · 2023 16% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
61% of WASHINGTON CITY MISSION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
59% of WASHINGTON CITY MISSION'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 $4.6M that is directly attributable, 96% of it comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 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
WASHINGTON CITY MISSION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like WASHINGTON CITY MISSION
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 Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- City Mission Mon LLC · disregarded
- City Mission Thrift LLC · disregarded
- Wcm Real Estate Nfp · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WASHINGTON CITY MISSION?
- WASHINGTON CITY MISSION (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 81 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,354,652 to it, the largest being WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($2,172,439). 49 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WASHINGTON CITY MISSION have?
- IRS filings report 81 organizations giving $11,354,652 in grants to WASHINGTON CITY MISSION, 49 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WASHINGTON CITY MISSION?
- WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,172,439 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WASHINGTON CITY MISSION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 2018–2025), and the filings of 81 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing