Persecution Project Foundation

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Summary

Persecution Project Foundation (PPF) provides active compassion for the persecuted. We bring crisis relief and spiritual hope to victims of civil war, genocide and religious persecution. We also provide on-the-ground assistance while restoring hope and rebuilding communities through the love of Christ.

Contact information

Mailing address:
Persecution Project Foundation
P.O. Box 1327
Culpeper, VA 22701-6327

Website: www.persecutionproject.org

Phone: (888) 201-5245

Email: info@persecutionproject.org

Organization details

EIN: 541976312

CEO/President: Mr. Bradford L. Phillips

Chairman: Larry Warren

Board size: 10

Founder: Mr. Bradford L. Phillips

Ruling year: 2000

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2005

Purpose

The Persecution Project Foundation (PPF) was founded for the purpose of mobilizing Christians to engage in Active Compassion for the Persecuted. From its inception, Persecution Project Foundation has endeavored to equip and mobilize the grassroots to take action in support of the persecuted church.

The main purposes of the organization are based on Isaiah 58 & Mark 12:29-31:

To expose persecution (Ephesians 5:11)
To assist the victims of persecution (James 2:15, 16)
To engage God's people to intercede on behalf of the persecuted and suffering (Isaiah 58:6112)
To bring encouragement, consolation and hope to the persecuted and suffering (2 Corinthians 1).
To effectively by word and deed communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ (1 John 3:18)
To encourage prayer support and other intercession from the church body (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Mission statement

Persecution Project Foundation uses the following to express its vision:

Persecution Project Foundation provides Active Compassion for the Persecuted by engaging God's people to intercede on behalf of the persecuted and suffering, supporting refugees, conducting Safe Water Projects, delivering Medicine and Humanitarian Relief, sponsoring Holistic, Vocational and Christian Evangelism and Pastoral Training Programs

Statement of faith

1. We believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
2. And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord:
3. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
4. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell:
5. The third day He rose again from the dead:
6. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
7. From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
8. We believe in the Holy Ghost:
9. We believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
10. The forgiveness of sins:
1l. The resurrection of the body:
12. And the life everlasting. Amen.

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

Category	Rating	Overall rank	Sector rank
Overall efficiency rating		68 of 1022	13 of 85
Fund acquisition rating		298 of 1024	31 of 85
Resource allocation rating		168 of 1024	20 of 85
Asset utilization rating		101 of 1022	11 of 85

Financial ratios

Funding ratios	Sector median	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions	6%	4%	5%	4%	2%	2%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue	6%	4%	5%	4%	2%	2%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses	6%	4%	5%	4%	2%	2%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Operating ratios	Sector median	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses	85%	92%	90%	91%	95%	96%
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue	95%	92%	99%	100%	100%	99%
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue	79%	85%	89%	91%	95%	95%
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue	5%	8%	1%	0%	0%	1%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets	12%	44%	6%	3%	2%	27%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses	7%	4%	5%	5%	3%	2%

Investing ratios	Sector median	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets	1.62	4.62	8.79	7.61	12.99	19.02
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets	1.25	1.15	1.38	1.42	1.60	1.56
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets	2.36	5.31	12.17	10.83	20.74	29.70

Liquidity ratios	Sector median	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities	8.90	6.24	15.30	2.82	2.25	5.23
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets	0.10	0.16	0.07	0.35	0.44	0.19
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12)	4.15	1.90	0.92	0.72	0.32	0.33

Solvency ratios	Sector median	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets	12%	14%	5%	25%	29%	18%
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	6%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses	51%	19%	11%	10%	5%	4%

Financials

Balance sheet

Assets	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Cash	$554,328	$225,785	$273,332	$200,895	$127,365
Receivables, inventories, prepaids	$142,260	$56,104	$68,368	$114,969	$143,234
Short-term investments	$21,758	$21,506	$12,693	$8,373	$7,223
Other current assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total current assets	$718,346	$303,395	$354,393	$324,237	$277,822
Long-term investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed assets	$106,803	$116,771	$149,514	$193,425	$155,898
Other long-term assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total long-term assets	$106,803	$116,771	$149,514	$193,425	$155,898
Total assets	$825,149	$420,166	$503,907	$517,662	$433,720

Liabilities	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Payables and accrued expenses	$18,332	$19,834	$117,860	$128,021	$37,724
Other current liabilities	$96,760	$0	$7,892	$16,020	$15,355
Total current liabilities	$115,092	$19,834	$125,752	$144,041	$53,079
Debt	$0	$0	$0	$7,879	$23,878
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	$7,879	$23,878
Total liabilities	$115,092	$19,834	$125,752	$151,920	$76,957

Net assets	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Without donor restrictions	$478,950	$288,226	$178,176	($71,125)	$52,997
With donor restrictions	$231,107	$112,106	$199,979	$436,867	$303,766
Net assets	$710,057	$400,332	$378,155	$365,742	$356,763

Revenues and expenses

Revenue	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Total contributions	$4,121,695	$3,711,956	$3,848,535	$6,731,816	$8,339,666
Program service revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investment income	$252	$3,750	$291	$292	$7,278
Other revenue	$157	$233	$274	$0	$0
Total other revenue	$409	$3,983	$565	$292	$7,278
Total revenue	$4,122,104	$3,715,939	$3,849,100	$6,732,108	$8,346,944

Expenses	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Program services	$3,494,566	$3,321,644	$3,496,795	$6,416,470	$7,959,460
Management and general	$157,402	$173,772	$186,435	$169,269	$165,709
Fundraising	$160,411	$198,346	$153,457	$137,390	$126,005
Total expenses	$3,812,379	$3,693,762	$3,836,687	$6,723,129	$8,251,174

Change in net assets	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Surplus (deficit)	$309,725	$22,177	$12,413	$8,979	$95,770
Other changes in net assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total change in net assets	$309,725	$22,177	$12,413	$8,979	$95,770

Compensation

Name	Title	Compensation
Bradford Phillips	President	$190,001
Hagazi Kebede	Co & Fo	$180,746

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019

Response from ministry

No response has been provided by this ministry.

The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 1/27/2022. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com

History

The Persecution Project Foundation was founded in 1997 by Brad Phillips for the purpose of mobilizing Christians to engage in Active Compassion for the Persecuted. In 1998, Brad traveled to war-ravaged Sudan and shot hours of video chronicling brutal persecution against Christians in Southern Sudan by the National Islamic Front government.

This began a long journey, taking PPF through virtually every corner of Southern Sudan. PPF helped local pastors plant churches, supported orphanages, and provided emergency relief to refugees.

In 2004, PPF expanded its work to include a growing number of refugees on the Darfur border fleeing the genocide further north. In 2006, PPF began its Safe Water Projects by drilling clean water boreholes for communities of refugees. In 2011, PPF began an intense campaign to assist Sudan's largest Christian community in the Nuba mountains of Southern Kordofan, by repairing broken boreholes, and distributing Bibles and other Christian literature, as well as medicines and emergency relief supplies.

The work continues with the construction of the Jebel Lopit Training Center in Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, where the next generation's leaders will be trained to lead the world's newest nation.

Program accomplishments

20 years of Continuous Ministry in Sudan & South Sudan
Multiple Clinics, Hospitals, & Schools Built
200+ tons of Medicine Delivered
1 million+ People provided Safe Water
1 Million+ Bibles & Discipleship Materials Delivered to Churches
Thousands of Pastors Trained & Encouraged
1 million+ pounds of Aid Delivered to "unreachable" Communities

Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	Yes	5/5
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	No	0/5
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	No	0/5
Does the board contain between 5 and 11 members?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	Yes	10/10
Does the organization make its audit or review (if annual revenue is less than $1-m) available on its website?	Yes	5/5
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	Yes	10/10
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	Yes	5/5
Did the organization operate at a net profit (revenue greater than expenses) in the most recent year?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization refrain from owning or leasing a private aircraft, or having fractional interest in one, that is primarily used for travel by the organization's leaders?	Yes	5/5
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	Yes	5/5
Are author royalties and speaking engagement fees paid to the organization, and not the individual?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	Yes	5/5
Is the board chair an independent member of the board, and not the founder and/or CEO/President?	Yes	5/5
Does the board have term limits?	Yes	5/5
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	Yes	5/5
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 2 stars?	Yes	5/5
Total donor confidence score		90/100