International Cooperating Ministries/ Rosser Foundation

The information on this page was last updated 1/12/2026. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

As an international Christian organization, our strategy is to reach the world for Christ effectively. Equipping local churches with the tools they need to grow allows entire nations to be blanketed with healthy churches. Also, when local churches invest their own effort and resources into each project, the result is a sense of ownership, long-term sustainability, and a greater impact for every dollar you give.


Contact information

Mailing address:
International Cooperating Ministries
99 Old Oyster Point Rd
Newport News , VA 23602

Website: icm.org

Phone: (757) 827-6704

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 546338714

CEO/President: Janice Rosser Allen

Chairman: Janice Rosser Allen

Board size: 24

Founder: Dois I. Rosser, Jr & Pastor Dick Woodward

Ruling year: 1993

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2019


Purpose

Our Vision: A healthy church within walking distance of everyone in the world.


Mission statement

Nurture believers and assist church growth worldwide. We do this by partnering with indigenous ministries to equip local churches with two vital resources: A permanent church building and practical discipleship tools for oral learners.


Statement of faith

International Cooperating Ministries (ICM) uses the following to express its Statement of Faith:

We believe in one eternal God, Creator and Lord of the world, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who governs all things according to the purpose of His will.

We believe in Jesus Christ, God's Son, who is Savior and Lord, and who gave Himself as a ransom for sinners through His death on the cross. He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven, where, as truly God and truly man, Jesus is the only mediator between God and humankind.

We believe that all people are lost sinners and cannot see the Kingdom of God except through new birth. Justification is by grace through faith in Christ alone.

We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit, the very Spirit of God, sent to bear witness of the Son. We believe in the work of God's Spirit for the individual's new birth and growth, and for the Church's constant renewal in truth, wisdom, faith, holiness, love, power, and mission.

We believe the Old and New Testament Scriptures to be the only inspired, written Word of God, infallible and without error, our guide for faith and practice.

We believe in one holy, universal, and apostolic Church. The Church's calling is to worship and witness for Jesus Christ, who is the Head, preaching the Gospel among all nations and demonstrating its commitment by compassionate service to the needs of all people.

We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in power and glory to consummate His salvation and His judgment. God will fully manifest His Kingdom when He establishes a new heaven and a new earth in which He is glorified forever and ever.

ICM subscribes to the Lausanne Covenant.

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating1275 of 1420110 of 126
Fund acquisition rating1142 of 1420102 of 126
Resource allocation rating956 of 142087 of 126
Asset utilization rating1139 of 142191 of 126

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Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
5%10%15%12%9%7%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%10%15%12%9%7%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
98%100%101%101%103%98%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%15%15%13%8%7%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
2%0%-1%-1%-3%2%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
85%79%81%83%89%91%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
99%70%101%97%104%95%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
83%56%82%81%93%87%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
1%30%-1%3%-4%5%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
3%49%-3%8%-15%14%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
9%6%4%4%2%2%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.521.001.931.843.452.85
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.141.522.432.431.581.35
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
2.301.524.694.465.463.83
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
23.4534.4825.1211.5334.0929.47
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.030.030.040.090.030.03
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.027.652.462.462.133.02
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20252024202320222021
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
4%12%25%29%2%3%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%10%23%25%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
60%88%39%39%28%34%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20252024202320222021
Cash$10,034,686$2,108,843$929,440$990,537$3,249,486
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$3,375,603$231,082$1,002,171$369,520$278,048
Short-term investments$1,896,646$3,861,334$4,543,682$5,124,297$5,524,808
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$15,306,935$6,201,259$6,475,293$6,484,354$9,052,342
Long-term investments$159,073$1,059,298$1,056,875$1,511,448$1,597,524
Fixed assets$7,743,219$7,837,069$8,183,389$2,147,563$1,516,321
Other long-term assets$0$0$0$127,402$29,713
Total long-term assets$7,902,292$8,896,367$9,240,264$3,786,413$3,143,558
Total assets$23,209,227$15,097,626$15,715,557$10,270,767$12,195,900
 
Liabilities20252024202320222021
Payables and accrued expenses$443,988$246,878$561,780$190,240$307,209
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$443,988$246,878$561,780$190,240$307,209
Debt$2,292,046$3,476,811$3,990,379$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$0$0$0$1,694$1,694
Total long-term liabilities$2,292,046$3,476,811$3,990,379$1,694$1,694
Total liabilities$2,736,034$3,723,689$4,552,159$191,934$308,903
 
Net assets20252024202320222021
Without donor restrictions$6,403,756$4,594,705$4,812,343$3,142,638$8,513,963
With donor restrictions$14,069,437$6,779,232$6,351,055$6,936,195$3,373,034
Net assets$20,473,193$11,373,937$11,163,398$10,078,833$11,886,997
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20252024202320222021
Total contributions$33,371,242$29,114,324$30,205,756$34,841,644$35,717,761
Program service revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$250,067$415,114$659,645($91,719)$784,903
Other revenue($352,429)($744,855)($1,087,579)($841,724)($143,268)
Total other revenue($102,362)($329,741)($427,934)($933,443)$641,635
Total revenue$33,268,880$28,784,583$29,777,822$33,908,201$36,359,396
 
Expenses20252024202320222021
Program services$18,496,287$23,518,435$24,026,955$31,569,497$31,581,057
Management and general$1,414,400$1,161,685$1,194,638$846,359$690,204
Fundraising$3,389,432$4,395,321$3,677,944$3,002,373$2,434,637
Total expenses$23,300,119$29,075,441$28,899,537$35,418,229$34,705,898
 
Change in net assets20252024202320222021
Surplus (deficit)$9,968,761($290,858)$878,285($1,510,028)$1,653,498
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$9,968,761($290,858)$878,285($1,510,028)$1,653,498

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Janice AllenCEO, President, EC Chair$185,950
Sean MitchellChief Advacement Officer$165,988
Janice H StringerCOO$141,223
Andrew ScottInternational Programs Vide President$116,347
Michael RothDevelopment Officer$112,447
David BurnsDevelopment Officer$111,371
Robert LeatherwoodDevelopment Officer$109,945
Jeff ScottNational Director of Development$107,221
Heather CaldwellSr. Director of Finance$92,640

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2025


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History

ICM was founded in 1986 by Dois Rosser, Jr. after hearing the incredible Bible teaching of Virginia pastor Dick Woodward.

Eager to get Woodward's unique survey of the Bible into the hands of indigenous pastors in India, Rosser set up ICM and began working with church leaders in India to translate the material into Hindi.

However, when Mr. Rosser learned that he could help congregations build their own churches for very little cost, his vision expanded. Church buildings gave Christians legitimacy in hostile cultures; devotional Bible studies produced in their heart language and distributed in audio transformed them into local evangelists. For more than 30 years, our international Christian organization has been using this cutting-edge strategy of partnering and leveraging to develop thriving churches in some of the world's least-reached mission fields.


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