A Child's Hope International

The information on this page was last updated 12/1/2024. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary



We strive to motivate and mobilize the church to care for orphans and vulnerable children. Enabling each church to wrap around at least one child through family strengthening, orphan care, and humanitarian relief. When the church becomes engaged, communities will be restored and transformed through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


Contact information

Mailing address:
A Child's Hope International
2430 E. Kemper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241

Website: thechildrenarewaiting.org

Phone: 513-771-2244

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 262650611

CEO/President: Jerry Shannon

Chairman: Doug Peters

Board size: 8

Founder: Larry Bergeron

Ruling year: 2009

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2011


Purpose

By working alongside a network of trusted locally led organizations and churches, our programs are helping children and families thrive through family strengthening, orphan care, and humanitarian relief.


Mission statement

To motivate and mobilize the church and the community to care for orphans and vulnerable children.


Statement of faith

Visit: https://thechildrenarewaiting.org/statement-of-faith/

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating20 of 11074 of 124
Fund acquisition rating143 of 110820 of 124
Resource allocation rating64 of 11084 of 124
Asset utilization rating68 of 11076 of 124

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
5%1%3%2%2%1%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%1%3%2%2%1%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
98%99%99%98%98%98%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%1%3%2%1%2%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
2%1%1%2%2%2%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%96%90%91%92%91%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
99%105%116%95%122%85%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
85%102%104%86%113%77%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
1%-5%-16%5%-22%15%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
3%-42%-27%7%-27%20%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
9%2%7%7%6%7%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.375.831.551.211.351.10
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.301.301.651.331.281.32
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
2.367.562.551.621.731.46
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
18.345.2914.5915.8911.0012.50
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.050.190.070.060.090.08
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
4.791.294.386.946.307.57
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
7%29%20%5%7%6%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
62%12%52%78%69%85%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20232022202120202019
Cash$463,214$476,753$757,355$928,646$1,083,056
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$228,758$493,865$525,164$349,316$131,227
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$593
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$691,972$970,618$1,282,519$1,277,962$1,214,876
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$80,360$382,902$429,130$357,915$391,568
Other long-term assets$125,174$249,053$0$0$0
Total long-term assets$205,534$631,955$429,130$357,915$391,568
Total assets$897,506$1,602,573$1,711,649$1,635,877$1,606,444
 
Liabilities20232022202120202019
Payables and accrued expenses$130,803$66,542$80,699$116,175$97,205
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$130,803$66,542$80,699$116,175$97,205
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$125,174$249,053$0$0$0
Total long-term liabilities$125,174$249,053$0$0$0
Total liabilities$255,977$315,595$80,699$116,175$97,205
 
Net assets20232022202120202019
Without donor restrictions$627,607$1,108,525$1,452,497$1,471,834$1,461,371
With donor restrictions$13,922$178,453$178,453$47,868$47,868
Net assets$641,529$1,286,978$1,630,950$1,519,702$1,509,239
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20232022202120202019
Total contributions$4,927,697$2,108,852$2,148,295$1,769,290$2,046,284
Program service revenue$0$0$9,380$0$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$4,740$3,650$2,381$15,121$25,869
Other revenue$29,058$22,944$30,544$23,239$7,613
Total other revenue$33,798$26,594$42,305$38,360$33,482
Total revenue$4,961,495$2,135,446$2,190,600$1,807,650$2,079,766
 
Expenses20232022202120202019
Program services$5,046,288$2,224,882$1,884,028$2,044,917$1,609,496
Management and general$123,554$184,911$155,306$137,860$132,034
Fundraising$60,834$69,625$40,018$29,091$29,432
Total expenses$5,230,676$2,479,418$2,079,352$2,211,868$1,770,962
 
Change in net assets20232022202120202019
Surplus (deficit)($269,181)($343,972)$111,248($404,218)$308,804
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($269,181)($343,972)$111,248($404,218)$308,804

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Gerald ShannonExecutive Director$141,547
Larry BergeronFormer ED/Founder$35,000

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023


Response from ministry

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History

A Child's Hope Int'l began in the spring of 2008 after Larry Bergeron returned from a vision trip to sub-Sahara Africa, where he saw the orphan crisis face to face. The HIV/AIDS epidemic was sweeping across many countries of Africa, claiming the lives of one or both parents and orphaning millions of children. More than 17 million orphans in the world have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS; 15 million of these children live in sub-Sahara Africa. The tragic upward trend of the orphan crisis captivated Larry and his life would never be the same. During that trip, he watched orphans perish from hunger and thirst, alone and without hope. Yet these children of hopelessness have names, they are children of God and God speaks of His love for these children more than forty times throughout Scripture. Larry returned home, left his church pastor position, and founded A Child's Hope Int'l with the goal to engage and empower local churches and communities to care for orphans and vulnerable children.


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