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Summary
Billions of people have never heard the name of Jesus. Global Disciples equips local churches rooted near the least-reached to send believers to nearby communities where Jesus is largely unknown.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Global Disciples
315 West James Street
Suite 202
Lancaster , PA 17603
Website: globaldisciples.org
Phone: 717-290-7550
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 232854114
CEO/President: Rene Dekker
Chairman: Kent Martin
Board size: 14
Founder: Galen Burkholder
Ruling year: 1997
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2006
Purpose
To see that every person has an opportunity to choose and follow Jesus Christ.
Mission statement
Our mission is to make it possible for clusters of churches to multiply Christ-like disciples and locally-sustainable fellowships among least-reached people.
Statement of faith
As grateful recipients of God's grace, we always seek to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God (Micah 6:8). In each area of responsibility, we want to seek first God's kingdom and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Our theological understandings are consistent with the Lausanne Covenant and the Manila Manifesto.
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating |  | 923 of 1593 | 78 of 130 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1282 of 1594 | 104 of 130 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 884 of 1594 | 80 of 130 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 458 of 1593 | 37 of 130 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 9% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 85% | 83% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 81% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 111% | 94% | 116% | 95% | 66% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 83% | 93% | 77% | 99% | 78% | 54% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | -11% | 6% | -16% | 5% | 34% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | -34% | 14% | -38% | 8% | 62% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 9% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.52 | 2.64 | 1.82 | 2.24 | 1.36 | 1.11 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.05 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.30 | 2.69 | 1.90 | 2.46 | 1.46 | 1.17 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 21.01 | 4.56 | 6.07 | 5.80 | 10.93 | 11.23 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.73 | 3.49 | 5.29 | 4.03 | 7.46 | 9.36 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 5% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 9% | 8% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 60% | 30% | 46% | 37% | 67% | 82% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,882,976 | $2,562,291 | $1,662,352 | $2,684,981 | $2,956,620 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $236,514 | $373,407 | $462,506 | $292,822 | $366,428 |
| Short-term investments | $1,335,576 | $1,239,977 | $1,156,742 | $1,187,315 | $801,197 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,455,066 | $4,175,675 | $3,281,600 | $4,165,118 | $4,124,245 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $49,211 | $130,285 | $274,073 | $315,517 | $205,173 |
| Other long-term assets | $5,560 | $33,322 | $59,782 | $799 | $799 |
| Total long-term assets | $54,771 | $163,607 | $333,855 | $316,316 | $205,972 |
| Total assets | $3,509,837 | $4,339,282 | $3,615,455 | $4,481,434 | $4,330,217 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $757,070 | $687,911 | $565,478 | $381,075 | $367,190 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $757,070 | $687,911 | $565,478 | $381,075 | $367,190 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $4,902 | $33,383 | $59,788 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $4,902 | $33,383 | $59,788 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $761,972 | $721,294 | $625,266 | $381,075 | $367,190 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,731,650 | $3,538,739 | $2,840,325 | $3,889,437 | $3,660,609 |
| With donor restrictions | $16,215 | $79,249 | $149,864 | $210,922 | $302,418 |
| Net assets | $2,747,865 | $3,617,988 | $2,990,189 | $4,100,359 | $3,963,027 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $8,217,715 | $8,410,846 | $6,889,607 | $6,375,043 | $7,239,839 |
| Program service revenue | $21,819 | $7,177 | $15,631 | $9,653 | $900 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $91,708 | $21,066 | $42,280 | $46,339 | $28,499 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $113,527 | $28,243 | $57,911 | $55,992 | $29,399 |
| Total revenue | $8,331,242 | $8,439,089 | $6,947,518 | $6,431,035 | $7,269,238 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $7,729,931 | $6,539,021 | $6,864,055 | $5,036,292 | $3,914,958 |
| Management and general | $738,020 | $754,999 | $654,694 | $536,072 | $453,533 |
| Fundraising | $809,073 | $624,039 | $567,342 | $516,546 | $446,075 |
| Total expenses | $9,277,024 | $7,918,059 | $8,086,091 | $6,088,910 | $4,814,566 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($945,782) | $521,030 | ($1,138,573) | $342,125 | $2,454,672 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($945,782) | $521,030 | ($1,138,573) | $342,125 | $2,454,672 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Galen Burkholder | Exec Dir Thr | $158,766 |
| Tim Pfautz | Finance Mana | $120,436 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
Response from ministry
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History
Global Disciples began with a growing request from church leaders around the world. As founder Galen Burkholder served alongside churches across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, he heard the same question again and again: "Could you help us train our own people?"
Churches weren't asking others to reach their communities for them. They wanted to equip and send their own people to make disciples among the least-reached. That request sparked a new vision for global missions: strengthen local churches so they can reach the people God has already placed around them.
A day of prayer changed what came next. In November 1995, five leaders gathered in a small prayer cottage to seek God together over the growing request for discipleship-mission training. Out of that day of prayer and a renewed commitment to collaboration, Global Disciples was born.
Program accomplishments
2025 A Year of Impact
95,305 New Believers Discipled
41,004 Disciple-Makers Trained
4,685 New Churches Planted
79 countries impacted