Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE) 
The information on this page was last updated 4/6/2026. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Empowering Christian communities to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse.
Contact information
Mailing address:
GRACE
4026 Wards Road
Unit G1, # 198
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Website: www.netgrace.org
Phone: (434) 234-4537
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 203297830
CEO/President: Laura Thien
Chairman: R.M. Douglas
Board size: 6
Founder: Boz Tchividjian
Ruling year: 2006
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
GRACE envisions a world where all faith communities reflect God's love and justice by fostering compassion, safety, healing, and accountability.
Mission statement
To empower Christian communities to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse.
GRACE trains, equips, educates and investigates with the goal of supporting effective safeguarding and accountability. Fundamental to GRACE is our attention to fostering cultures that care for survivors, safeguard the vulnerable, and hold abusers accountable.
Statement of faith
1. Jesus repeatedly spoke up on behalf of the weak, marginalized, and wounded.
2.Reflecting Jesus means we listen to the wounded, affirm the broken, and defend the vulnerable-regardless of the cost. (cf. Matthew 25:40, 45)
3. A church that reflects Jesus will be a safe community for the suffering, wounded, and vulnerable.
4. Faith communities ought to be the safest place for victims; a place where offenders are held accountable.
5. The Church must become the community where those with the most painful histories are affirmed, loved, and defended. (cf. Matthew 25:40)
6. You do not need a tragic experience in order to support and love those experiencing tragedies.
7. If you know someone who is abusing, expose it. Do not leave the victim or perpetrator in the darkness. You become complicit if you do. (cf. Luke 8:17; Ephesians 5:11)
8. Any church that redefines or minimizes abuse instead of stopping it is not a safe place and is contradicting the clear command of Jesus to welcome the vulnerable as we would welcome God (cf. Matthew 25:40; Mark 9:36-37).
Donor confidence score
Show donor confidence score details
To understand our donor confidence score, click here.
Transparency grade
D
To understand our transparency grade, click here.
Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Advocacy
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 441 of 1435 | 19 of 54 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1120 of 1435 | 44 of 54 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 276 of 1435 | 16 of 54 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 321 of 1436 | 15 of 54 |
To understand our financial efficiency ratings, click here.
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 43% | 51% | 37% | 14% | 23% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 94% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 28% | 19% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 6% | 84% | 84% | 82% | 72% | 81% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 78% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 88% | 88% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 93% | 101% | 99% | 114% | 89% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 78% | 85% | 81% | 100% | 78% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | 7% | -1% | 1% | -14% | 11% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 12% | 30% | -8% | 3% | -27% | 24% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.06 | 2.53 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 1.73 | 1.82 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.24 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.86 | 2.53 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 1.73 | 1.82 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.13 | 3.92 | 2.66 | 5.77 | 47.74 | 43.12 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.20 | 3.54 | 2.78 | 3.86 | 6.79 | 6.43 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 19% | 35% | 49% | 31% | 21% | 2% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 19% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 63% | 26% | 19% | 27% | 46% | 54% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $353,193 | $240,169 | $260,782 | $315,093 | $323,697 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $246,118 | $288,886 | $191,118 | $0 | $0 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $599,311 | $529,055 | $451,900 | $315,093 | $323,697 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assets | $599,311 | $529,055 | $451,900 | $315,093 | $323,697 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $87,683 | $89,496 | $78,285 | $6,600 | $7,507 |
| Other current liabilities | $65,226 | $109,478 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $152,909 | $198,974 | $78,285 | $6,600 | $7,507 |
| Debt | $58,529 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $58,529 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $211,438 | $258,974 | $138,285 | $66,600 | $7,507 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $387,873 | $270,081 | $313,615 | $248,493 | $316,190 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $387,873 | $270,081 | $313,615 | $248,493 | $316,190 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $259,096 | $218,818 | $215,264 | $133,099 | $123,225 |
| Program service revenue | $1,368,174 | $1,179,650 | $954,402 | $344,066 | $542,100 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $536 | $311 | $9 | $20 | $20 |
| Other revenue | $1,310 | $3,886 | $1,245 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $1,370,020 | $1,183,847 | $955,656 | $344,086 | $542,120 |
| Total revenue | $1,629,116 | $1,402,665 | $1,170,920 | $477,185 | $665,345 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $1,267,651 | $1,186,916 | $949,481 | $479,151 | $516,579 |
| Management and general | $136,185 | $124,718 | $131,883 | $47,305 | $44,618 |
| Fundraising | $110,785 | $111,644 | $79,592 | $18,426 | $28,471 |
| Total expenses | $1,514,621 | $1,423,278 | $1,160,956 | $544,882 | $589,668 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $114,495 | ($20,613) | $9,964 | ($67,697) | $75,677 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $114,495 | ($20,613) | $9,964 | ($67,697) | $75,677 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Pete Singer | Executive Director | $117,253 |
| Robert Peters | Director of Institutional Response | $105,750 |
| Mike Sloan | Director of Safeguarding | $93,903 |
| Zane Hart | Director of Developmentcoo | $93,461 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
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 4/6/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
2004 - 2015
GRACE was founded in 2004 by Boz Tchividjian, a former child abuse prosecutor, after he witnessed the devastating failures of faith communities responding to abuse. Determined to create real change, he convened a team of experts to equip churches with the tools to effectively recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse. This initial vision quickly led to GRACE becoming a pioneer in providing child safeguarding services based on best-practice standards and leading independent third-party investigations within faith communities.
2016 - 2019
Between 2016 and 2019, coinciding with the rise of the #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements, GRACE experienced significant growth and solidified our commitment to helping faith communities respond to abuse in a new and better way, and established our formal Institutional Response and Safeguarding programs.
2020 - 2025
In 2020, Pete Singer assumed the role of Executive Director, ushering in a new chapter of leadership. The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges, but also presented exciting opportunities for new online services. Since then, GRACE has expanded its reach through training, consultation, and the development of new resources and initiatives. GRACE continues to evolve and adapt, driven by our unwavering commitment to creating safer faith communities and empowering those impacted by abuse.
Program accomplishments
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b0a335c45776ee022efd309/t/6997255187481d372d4b91a5/1771513169175/2025+Annual+Report++GRACE.pdf