Citygate Network / Association of Gospel Rescue Missions 
The information on this page was last updated 10/16/2025. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Since 1906, Citygate Network exists to unite gospel-centered ministries, partners, and individuals to address the root causes of homelessness and related challenges. By equipping leaders with resources, best practices, and a supportive network, we strengthen ministries so they can move people from crisis to stability and into flourishing lives, while collectively reducing homelessness, addiction, and trauma across North America.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Citygate Network
2153 Chuckwagon Rd.
Ste. 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Website: citygatenetwork.org
Phone: (719) 266-8300
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 550479715
CEO/President: Tom De Vries
Chairman: Matt Dildine
Board size: 12
Founder: Jerry McAuley
Ruling year: 1958
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1982
Purpose
Nearly one million people in North America experience homelessness every day.
We're on a mission to change that.
Citygate Network is a movement of hundreds of ministries and partners working together to end homelessness and transform lives. Through shared wisdom, practical support, and collective influence, we empower gospel-centered organizations to alleviate poverty, break cycles of addiction and trauma, strengthen communities, and help people experience lasting life change.
Mission statement
Citygate Network exists to equip ministries to transform lives from suffering to flourishing through the gospel.
Statement of faith
The Citygate Network bylaws state that subscription and adherence to the following statement of faith is a prerequisite for membership:
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, ultimately authoritative Word of God.
We believe there is one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is Deity, that He was born of a virgin, that we are redeemed by His atoning death through His shed blood, that He bodily resurrected and ascended into heaven, and that He will come again in power and great glory.
We believe that individuals are saved through a direct, personal encounter with the risen Lord, at which time they are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whom Christ indwells each believer, enabling him or her to live a godly life of obedience as he or she reaches for maturity.
We believe the Holy Spirit unites all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that together they form one body, the church.
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 469 of 1420 | 50 of 159 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 397 of 1420 | 36 of 159 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 700 of 1420 | 68 of 159 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 649 of 1421 | 70 of 159 |
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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 | 10% | 3% | 19% | 8% | 4% | 5% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 8% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 55% | 14% | 18% | 34% | 27% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 10% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 45% | 86% | 82% | 66% | 73% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 83% | 82% | 84% | 81% | 81% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 58% | 104% | 107% | 77% | 83% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 48% | 86% | 90% | 62% | 67% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | 42% | -4% | -7% | 23% | 17% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | 48% | -5% | -8% | 25% | 21% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.75 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.07 | 1.29 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.91 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.05 | 0.73 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.06 | 1.43 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.24 | 5.15 | 2.65 | 2.83 | 3.06 | 2.25 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.44 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.18 | 13.33 | 5.37 | 5.48 | 7.60 | 4.66 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 15% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 23% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 145% | 151% | 88% | 88% | 116% | 102% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $2,417,250 | $1,544,704 | $1,484,320 | $1,569,504 | $1,126,205 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,355,063 | $212,764 | $326,802 | $390,762 | $105,081 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,772,313 | $1,757,468 | $1,811,122 | $1,960,266 | $1,231,286 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,094,013 | $1,049,601 | $1,072,541 | $1,096,433 | $1,121,026 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,094,013 | $1,049,601 | $1,072,541 | $1,096,433 | $1,121,026 |
| Total assets | $4,866,326 | $2,807,069 | $2,883,663 | $3,056,699 | $2,352,312 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $41,788 | $45,566 | $48,124 | $75,169 | $53,592 |
| Other current liabilities | $690,602 | $618,145 | $591,192 | $564,502 | $494,161 |
| Total current liabilities | $732,390 | $663,711 | $639,316 | $639,671 | $547,753 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $732,390 | $663,711 | $639,316 | $639,671 | $547,753 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,003,625 | $2,009,266 | $1,900,165 | $2,053,658 | $1,773,310 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,130,311 | $134,092 | $344,182 | $363,370 | $31,249 |
| Net assets | $4,133,936 | $2,143,358 | $2,244,347 | $2,417,028 | $1,804,559 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $2,600,279 | $338,603 | $426,337 | $911,131 | $578,681 |
| Program service revenue | $1,947,753 | $1,861,286 | $1,836,042 | $1,680,609 | $1,474,123 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $54,874 | $38,413 | $33,070 | $7,251 | $993 |
| Other revenue | $123,720 | $105,436 | $96,128 | $99,800 | $80,157 |
| Total other revenue | $2,126,347 | $2,005,135 | $1,965,240 | $1,787,660 | $1,555,273 |
| Total revenue | $4,726,626 | $2,343,738 | $2,391,577 | $2,698,791 | $2,133,954 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $2,273,566 | $2,005,046 | $2,153,187 | $1,685,871 | $1,428,520 |
| Management and general | $393,567 | $374,073 | $375,554 | $366,951 | $304,452 |
| Fundraising | $68,915 | $65,608 | $35,517 | $33,500 | $27,806 |
| Total expenses | $2,736,048 | $2,444,727 | $2,564,258 | $2,086,322 | $1,760,778 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,990,578 | ($100,989) | ($172,681) | $612,469 | $373,176 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,990,578 | ($100,989) | ($172,681) | $612,469 | $373,176 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Tom De Vries | President | $122,716 |
| Bethany Wininger | Director of Strategic Communications | $108,536 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2025
Response from ministry
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History
Citygate Network has been part of North America's rescue mission story for more than a century.
In 1906, the National Federation of Gospel Missions (NFGM) formed to bring accountability to the growing number of city missions in the Mid-Atlantic states. When The Salvation Army stepped away, a more formal and stable body was created, and in 1913 the International Union of Gospel Missions (IUGM) was incorporated in New York. In 2000, IUGM became the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM). Then, in 2018, to reflect shifts of the previous decade and a renewed focus on gospel-powered life transformation, AGRM rebranded as Citygate Network-recognizing that its reach extended far beyond rescue missions to include addiction recovery centers, human trafficking survivor shelters, prison outreach ministries, and other life transformation initiatives.
For more information:
https://www.citygatenetwork.org/history/
Program accomplishments
Citygate Network unites more than 300 member ministries across North America. Each year, these ministries collectively provide 11.8 million nights of shelter, serve 48.9 million meals, and steward more than $2.1 billion in combined annual revenue to meet urgent needs and build long-term solutions. Beyond food and shelter, they walk with individuals on the journey from crisis to stability-helping them find employment, enter recovery, secure housing, and move toward flourishing. Their impact reaches far beyond individuals, strengthening families and transforming entire communities across the continent.
To amplify this work, Citygate Network equips ministries with the tools, connections, and advocacy they need to thrive:
Building Community - Fostering authentic relationships so leaders know they're not alone and can learn from one another.
Sharing Best Practices - Providing resources, training, and proven strategies that strengthen programs and expand impact.
Developing Leaders - Investing in leadership development, coaching, and learning experiences that empower leaders to grow with excellence.
Driving Innovation - Hosting Innovation & Impact Labs and collaborative spaces that encourage bold thinking and measurable outcomes.
Advocating Nationally - Elevating members' voices on issues of homelessness, addiction recovery, and poverty to influence policies and public perception.
Strengthening Ministries - Offering accreditation, toolkits, and strategic support to ensure ministries operate with integrity, accountability, and effectiveness.