Manna Cafe Ministries 
The information on this page was last updated 9/18/2026. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
When neighbors face hunger or hardship, Manna Cafe is here with practical help today and pathways toward greater stability tomorrow. Through groceries, hot meals, clothing, essential supplies, and supportive services, we help individuals and families meet immediate needs and move forward with hope.
Rooted in the love of Jesus Christ, we welcome each person with compassion, respect, and dignity. Whether you give, volunteer, or partner with us, you can help build a stronger community where no one has to face hardship alone.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Manna Cafe Ministries
1960-J Madison St. #312
Clarksville, TN 37043
Website: www.mannacafeministries.org
Phone: 931.933.0970
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 271699146
CEO/President: Victoria York
Chairman: Kenneth Poindexter
Board size: 13
Founder: Kenny York
Ruling year: 2011
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Manna Cafe Ministries strives to restore hope, dignity, self-reliance, community, and the love of God through Jesus Christ. We believe that it is God's will that "the poor will eat and be [abundantly] satisfied" (Ps. 22:26)
Mission statement
Our mission is to feed the hungry and restore dignity-one meal, one person at a time, and to share the love of Jesus Christ through prayer.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 10 of 1538 | 4 of 171 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 120 of 1539 | 6 of 172 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 69 of 1539 | 9 of 172 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 77 of 1539 | 8 of 171 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $6,844 in government grants in 2025.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 98% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 100% | 105% | 93% | 104% | 95% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 95% | 101% | 89% | 101% | 92% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | -5% | 7% | -4% | 5% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 0% | -25% | 28% | -19% | 19% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.56 | 2.53 | 3.16 | 2.30 | 2.59 | 2.38 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.89 | 3.30 | 3.31 | 2.40 | 2.78 | 2.41 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.05 | 8.32 | 10.46 | 5.51 | 7.18 | 5.72 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.44 | 19.24 | 10.95 | 11.06 | 6.42 | 12.80 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.14 | 1.37 | 1.04 | 1.98 | 1.41 | 1.93 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 34% | 36% | 34% | 42% | 32% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 2% | 25% | 19% | 32% | 29% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 145% | 26% | 20% | 29% | 22% | 29% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $339,966 | $274,122 | $380,721 | $342,896 | $426,834 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $339,247 | $415,536 | $772,614 | $481,833 | $537,151 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $679,213 | $689,658 | $1,153,335 | $824,729 | $963,985 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,552,197 | $1,517,910 | $1,512,902 | $1,346,152 | $1,345,793 |
| Other long-term assets | $6,617 | $72,512 | $96,026 | $119,891 | $10,095 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,558,814 | $1,590,422 | $1,608,928 | $1,466,043 | $1,355,888 |
| Total assets | $2,238,027 | $2,280,080 | $2,762,263 | $2,290,772 | $2,319,873 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $35,296 | $62,962 | $104,261 | $59,273 | $75,296 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $69,178 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $35,296 | $62,962 | $104,261 | $128,451 | $75,296 |
| Debt | $46,578 | $575,692 | $532,204 | $731,011 | $669,783 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $688,195 | $174,908 | $293,850 | $111,346 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $734,773 | $750,600 | $826,054 | $842,357 | $669,783 |
| Total liabilities | $770,069 | $813,562 | $930,315 | $970,808 | $745,079 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $1,467,958 | $1,443,725 | $1,649,611 | $1,259,273 | $1,532,540 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $22,793 | $182,337 | $60,691 | $42,254 |
| Net assets | $1,467,958 | $1,466,518 | $1,831,948 | $1,319,964 | $1,574,794 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $5,575,188 | $6,811,074 | $6,839,093 | $5,619,112 | $5,723,214 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $59 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,690 |
| Other revenue | $80,621 | $35,534 | $28,001 | $50,804 | $54,775 |
| Total other revenue | $80,680 | $35,534 | $28,001 | $50,804 | $89,465 |
| Total revenue | $5,655,868 | $6,846,608 | $6,867,094 | $5,669,916 | $5,812,679 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $5,397,621 | $6,923,516 | $6,092,496 | $5,708,062 | $5,328,787 |
| Management and general | $256,807 | $288,522 | $262,614 | $216,684 | $188,753 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $5,654,428 | $7,212,038 | $6,355,110 | $5,924,746 | $5,517,540 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,440 | ($365,430) | $511,984 | ($254,830) | $295,139 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,440 | ($365,430) | $511,984 | ($254,830) | $295,139 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Victoria York | President & CEO | $53,462 |
| Doretha Minor Effective 1125 | COO | $43,167 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2025
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History
In 2004, Kenny York was a missionary in Nashville, TN, who utilized his love for cooking by overseeing a weekly meal for the homeless and poor. In 2007, he scrawled the plan for Manna Cafe Ministries in a notebook. In 2008, he took the first steps toward launching Manna Cafe by taking donated bread and sweets-and soon after, hot meals-into a local homeless camp, along with friend Vicki, who soon became his wife.
Manna Cafe was chartered as a non-profit in February 2009; fifteen months later, the Yorks relocated to Clarksville, TN, after area leaders expressed the need for such an organization. Three days later, the flood of 2010 hit, and Kenny launched full speed into disaster relief via food distribution. A few days later, Manna Cafe served its first mobile, outdoor hot meal to 35 guests.
Since then, Manna Cafe has grown exponentially. One meal per week has become five. The Food Distribution Program (much like a large food pantry) grew from 200 food boxes in May 2010 to more than 25,000 carts of groceries just four years later, and it still continues to grow steadily. In a single year, Manna Cafe distributes nearly 2.5 million pounds of food to families in Montgomery and Stewart Counties.
Food insecurity in the area involves more than 15% of the population (about 28,000 people). The percentage for children is 21.5%, a third of whom are not income-eligible for federal programs such as free school lunches. For this reason, Manna Cafe's goal is to first meeting people's basic need for food, and then guide them toward positive, permanent change.
In the fall of 2022, Kenny York went to his eternal home after a battle with cancer, and his wife, Victoria (Vicki) stepped in as CEO to carry his legacy forward along with a dedicated staff and countless volunteers. Manna continues to serve the community at least six, and often seven, days a week.