Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals 
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Summary
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a broad coalition of evangelical pastors, scholars, and churchmen from various denominations, including Baptist, Congregational (Independent), Anglican (Episcopal), Presbyterian, Reformed, and Lutheran who hold the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed faith and who proclaim biblical doctrine in order to foster a Reformed awakening in today's Church.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
600 Eden Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Website: www.alliancenet.org
Phone: (215) 546-3696
Email: alliance@alliancenet.org
Organization details
EIN: 231352120
CEO/President: Robert Brady
Chairman: Mr. L. Edgar Barnhill III Esq
Board size: 9
Founder:
Ruling year: 1949
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 04/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
The purpose of the Alliance's existence is to call the Church, amidst a dying culture, to repent of its worldliness, to recover and confess the truth of God's Word as did the reformers, and to see that truth embodied in doctrine, worship, and life.
Mission statement
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a coalition of pastors, scholars, and churchmen who hold the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed faith and who proclaim biblical doctrine in order to foster a Reformed awakening in today's Church.
Statement of faith
The Alliance stands firmly on the Bible-God's inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word-as the final rule for all faith and practice. Because we represent a cross section of confessional evangelicalism, we look to historic documents such as the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Thirty-Nine Articles, and the Lutheran Book of Concord as accurate summaries of the key teachings of the Christian faith.
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Christian Growth
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 292 of 1022 | 19 of 74 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 865 of 1024 | 54 of 74 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 152 of 1024 | 17 of 74 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 166 of 1022 | 12 of 74 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 15% | 12% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 9% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 86% | 91% | 85% | 88% | 85% | 79% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 14% | 9% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 21% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 85% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 107% | 119% | 113% | 126% | 119% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 91% | 101% | 95% | 107% | 101% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | -7% | -19% | -13% | -26% | -19% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | -13% | -32% | -19% | -28% | -16% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 13% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.99 | 1.66 | 1.45 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 0.93 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.38 | 1.96 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.33 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.52 | 3.25 | 2.15 | 1.73 | 1.60 | 1.23 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.40 | 6.46 | 7.30 | 9.43 | 11.89 | 10.57 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.17 | 3.12 | 4.82 | 6.22 | 6.87 | 8.82 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 22% | 29% | 23% | 15% | 11% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 7% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 1% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 85% | 47% | 49% | 62% | 74% | 96% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $18,328 | $284,594 | $61,900 | $44,855 | $44,147 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $23,983 | $18,242 | $117,429 | $22,686 | $21,242 |
| Short-term investments | $331,421 | $368,016 | $674,668 | $855,409 | $1,091,852 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $373,732 | $670,852 | $853,997 | $922,950 | $1,157,241 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $355,072 | $316,610 | $331,232 | $352,325 | $374,338 |
| Other long-term assets | $4,319 | $4,319 | $4,319 | $4,319 | $4,319 |
| Total long-term assets | $359,391 | $320,929 | $335,551 | $356,644 | $378,657 |
| Total assets | $733,123 | $991,781 | $1,189,548 | $1,279,594 | $1,535,898 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $57,849 | $91,901 | $90,520 | $77,621 | $109,492 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $57,849 | $91,901 | $90,520 | $77,621 | $109,492 |
| Debt | $50,471 | $188,567 | $155,667 | $73,578 | $8,000 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $54,888 | $9,511 | $23,015 | $35,662 | $47,272 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $105,359 | $198,078 | $178,682 | $109,240 | $55,272 |
| Total liabilities | $163,208 | $289,979 | $269,202 | $186,861 | $164,764 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $568,915 | $700,802 | $919,346 | $1,091,733 | $1,360,134 |
| With donor restrictions | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $11,000 |
| Net assets | $569,915 | $701,802 | $920,346 | $1,092,733 | $1,371,134 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $1,035,940 | $1,035,898 | $1,145,897 | $995,497 | $950,813 |
| Program service revenue | $74,501 | $140,054 | $102,464 | $113,396 | $133,503 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $18,363 | $9,696 | $24,348 | $32,380 | $42,018 |
| Other revenue | $8,362 | $28,917 | $27,340 | $31,226 | $76,437 |
| Total other revenue | $101,226 | $178,667 | $154,152 | $177,002 | $251,958 |
| Total revenue | $1,137,166 | $1,214,565 | $1,300,049 | $1,172,499 | $1,202,771 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $1,037,771 | $1,229,729 | $1,235,485 | $1,249,763 | $1,211,817 |
| Management and general | $70,857 | $87,989 | $107,423 | $82,070 | $101,217 |
| Fundraising | $104,985 | $122,722 | $130,542 | $145,224 | $112,865 |
| Total expenses | $1,213,613 | $1,440,440 | $1,473,450 | $1,477,057 | $1,425,899 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($76,447) | ($225,875) | ($173,401) | ($304,558) | ($223,128) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($76,447) | ($225,875) | ($173,401) | ($304,558) | ($223,128) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Robert E Brady | Executive Director | $75,000 |
| Rev Richard Phillips | Director | $8,200 |
Compensation data as of: 4/30/2020
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 3/15/2022. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
The Alliance's history stretches back over 70 years. The Alliance began as Evangelical Ministries in 1949 when Donald Barnhouse, with the encouragement of Dr. C. Everett Koop, was approached by a major network to pioneer a coast-to-coast ministry. Soon after the first broadcast of The Bible Study Hour aired introducing Dr. Barnhouse's monumental study of Romans, a series which ran its 455 messages for over a decade.
In April 1996, the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals held its first major meeting of evangelical scholars. The Cambridge Declaration, first presented at this meeting, is a call to the evangelical church to turn away from the worldly methods it has come to embrace, and to recover the Biblical doctrines of the Reformation. The Cambridge Declaration explains the importance of regaining adherence to the five "solas" of the Reformation.