Partners Relief and Development

The information on this page was last updated 5/24/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

1 in 6 children globally are living in conflict zones. They shouldn't suffer because the adults are fighting.

We act by providing emergency relief during crisis events. Then, we join hands with local communities displaced by war to co-design sustainable development initiatives that transform community wellbeing, improve health and education, and provide a nurturing environment for children to reach their full potential.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Partners Relief and Development
PO Box 1992
Grand Rapids, MI 49501-1992

Website: partners.ngo

Phone: 909-748-5810

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 223786806

CEO/President: Brad Hazlett

Chairman: Gregg Prickett

Board size: 8

Founder: Steve & Oddny Gumaer

Ruling year: 2003

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2009


Purpose

From training medics to helping build schools, it's about sowing seeds for future generations. We join hands with local communities impacted by war and oppression to find ways to strengthen families, meet their needs in times of crisis and create nurturing environments that allow children to reach their full potential.

Our Vision: Free, full lives for children affected by conflict and oppression.


Mission statement

Ensuring children and communities affected by conflict and oppression are safe, healthy, and have access to education.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating628 of 107651 of 82
Fund acquisition rating579 of 107748 of 82
Resource allocation rating629 of 107753 of 82
Asset utilization rating568 of 107646 of 82

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
6%6%6%5%7%12%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%6%6%5%7%12%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
99%96%100%100%100%99%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%8%6%7%7%12%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
1%4%0%0%0%1%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
86%83%87%86%81%82%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
92%72%97%78%106%98%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
77%60%85%67%86%81%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
8%28%3%22%-6%2%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
21%55%7%68%-41%20%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
6%8%7%8%12%6%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.451.352.532.417.325.08
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.231.131.001.011.021.02
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
2.011.532.532.427.485.19
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
11.3264.0532.2442.5227.541.73
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.090.020.030.020.040.58
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.117.724.594.841.550.98
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
9%1%3%2%4%57%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
63%73%38%41%13%9%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20212020201920182017
Cash$2,559,631$1,196,270$1,298,981$380,085$585,500
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$111,619$253,891$37,415$34,692$15,958
Short-term investments$97,258$0$0$9,027$242
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$2,768,508$1,450,161$1,336,396$423,804$601,700
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$6,390$1,828$4,561$4,576$9,539
Other long-term assets$363,947$3,183$2,994$4,502$2,839
Total long-term assets$370,337$5,011$7,555$9,078$12,378
Total assets$3,138,845$1,455,172$1,343,951$432,882$614,078
 
Liabilities20212020201920182017
Payables and accrued expenses$43,226$44,984$31,432$15,387$347,158
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$43,226$44,984$31,432$15,387$347,158
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$43,226$44,984$31,432$15,387$347,158
 
Net assets20212020201920182017
Without donor restrictions$2,087,697$548,014$469,094$141,251$142,041
With donor restrictions$1,007,922$862,174$843,425$276,244$124,879
Net assets$3,095,619$1,410,188$1,312,519$417,495$266,920
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20212020201920182017
Total contributions$5,671,659$3,771,406$4,127,062$2,997,280$3,155,562
Program service revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$977$143$512($1,219)$1,022
Other revenue$253,695$2,073$374$2,493$18,053
Total other revenue$254,672$2,216$886$1,274$19,075
Total revenue$5,926,331$3,773,622$4,127,948$2,998,554$3,174,637
 
Expenses20212020201920182017
Program services$3,528,765$3,205,413$2,765,771$2,569,887$2,562,982
Management and general$357,741$250,399$249,660$386,957$175,725
Fundraising$351,448$220,141$217,493$211,861$381,518
Total expenses$4,237,954$3,675,953$3,232,924$3,168,705$3,120,225
 
Change in net assets20212020201920182017
Surplus (deficit)$1,688,377$97,669$895,024($170,151)$54,412
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$1,688,377$97,669$895,024($170,151)$54,412

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Steve GumaerCEO$149,634
Jenn TenderoVP Strategic Development$112,063

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2020


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 5/24/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


History

It all began in a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border where Partners Relief & Development founders Steve and Oddny Gumaer encountered a young, orphaned girl.

We started Partners in 1995 in response to the plea of Rose Mu, a widow living in Sho Klo Refugee camp in Thailand. She asked us to please, "Tell your friends in the west what is happening to Myanmar's children." Rose was a wonderful Christian woman who insisted on doing something with her faith, not just talking about it.

Sitting on her bamboo floor drinking weak tea from a dirty tin cup, Rose told us about the four year old girl that was brought to her the night before. She described how resistance soldiers found her hiding in bushes outside of her home village. Her village was attacked by Myanmar Army soldiers and of all the people who called that village home, this young girl was the only survivor the pro-democracy resistance soldiers found.

She went on to say that, "Her parents were probably running with their child, being pursued by soldiers." And that before the soldiers caught up to them, they likely, "hid her in some bushes and ran in a different direction, luring the enemy troops away from their daughter."

When we calculated the cost for comprehensive care for this little girl, living with Rose and her own two children, the total was $30 for an entire year. That's right...about 8 cents a day. We did what you would do: We showed love with our wallets and gave the $30. We also invited our friends and family along for the adventure of delivering help for displaced, orphaned, or marginalized kids like her.

Thanks to people like you, we've been able to help hundreds of thousands of children in conflict zones in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. We have taken the challenge and example of Rose Mu seriously. We also listen carefully to the words of John the beloved. He said that you and I should lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If we have material possessions and see a person in need but do not help them, the Bible says that God's love is not alive in us (1 JN 3:16-18). He implores us to love with our actions, not just our words.

On this website, we at Partners have drawn on our experiences and resources to bring you commentary, information, and first hand accounts of how children growing up in conflict-affected areas in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are treated and what our community is doing to help them. We also offer you a bridge to reach out to them with the healing and hope that we are meant to deliver. With God's help and yours, we can be part of bringing free, full lives to children affected by conflict and oppression.

For the Children, Steve & Oddny


Program accomplishments

7 countries
31 projects
345,435 assisted last year


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