Mission
TO EQUIP YOUTH MINISTERS AND PARTNER MINISTRIES TO DEVELOP THEOLOGICALLY INFORMED AND PRACTICALLY EFFECTIVE YOUTH MINISTRIES.
Public Charity
MINISTRY LEADERSHIP CENTER FKA CENTER FOR YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING
Based in BRENTWOOD, TN, MINISTRY LEADERSHIP CENTER FKA CENTER FOR YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.6M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $7.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $333K.
EIN: 204473859
BRENTWOOD, TN
Christianity
NTEE: X20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$7.9M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$333K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ministry Leadership Center FKA Center for Youth Ministry Training
How Ministry Leadership Center FKA Center for Youth Ministry Training divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$19
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
The center created relationships with new participating partner churches during the year where graduate students were placed to further their youth minstry training
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Ministry Leadership Initiative entered into a strategic partnership with The Center for Youth Ministry Training in 2024, pausing some services and operations. Ministry Leadership Initiative made the following grants to The Center for Youth Ministry Training (20-4473859) in 2024: $44,000 disbursement of a reserve fund, entrusted to the care and oversight of the CYMT board of directors as documented in the MLI meeting minutes; $10,000 disbursement of funds to support staffing in the Midwest; $26,180 disbursement of funds designated for continued ministry operations in the Midwest.
$80,180
DISCERNMENT LAB GRANT
$50,000
Vocational Development Ministry Network
$20,700
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$13,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,950
Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Anthony Liu
VICE CHAIRMAN
Chad Garmon
DIR. OF FINANCE
Corrie Summerville
Director
David Bradley
Vice Chairman
David White
Executive Dir.
Dietrich Kirk
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.6M | $2.6M | $7.9M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $3.2M | $2.7M | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $4.2M | $2.7M | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.6M | $2.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $7.6M (+150%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.