Radius International 
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Summary
Training in language & culture-equipped to plant churches among the unreached. Missionary Training that goes beyond the ability to live in a foreign country.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Radius International
10810 N Tatum Blvd
Ste 102-730
Phoenix, AZ 85028
Website: radiusinternational.org
Phone: (480)447-0478
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 274638772
CEO/President: Brooks Buser
Chairman: Brendan Thiessen
Board size: 9
Founder: Brad Buser
Ruling year: 2012
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2014
Purpose
We train singles, couples, and families who are committed to long-term, pioneer church planting among unreached language groups. Radius students acquire spiritual, relational, emotional, and moral maturity, as well as the physical stamina that will enable them to survive the rigors of cross-cultural living.
Because God has chosen the local church as the method of taking the gospel to the nations, our primary requirement for applicants is involvement in their local church and approval by their local church as "missionary candidates in training."
Mission statement
Radius International is committed to assisting the evangelical church and missions community by providing pre-field missions training that will equip cross-cultural workers to establish healthy, indigenous, reproducing churches among unreached language groups.
Statement of faith
We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.
We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself and to make all things new for His own glory.
We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image, but they sinned when tempted by Satan. In union with Adam, human beings are sinners by nature and by choice, alienated from God, and under His wrath. Only through God's saving work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, reconciled and renewed.
We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures. Jesus-Israel's promised Messiah-was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate.
We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, shed His blood on the cross as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for our sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection constitute the only ground for salvation.
We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts the world of its guilt. He regenerates sinners, and in Him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted as heirs in the family of God. He also indwells, illuminates, guides, equips and empowers believers for Christ-like living and service.
We believe that the true church comprises all who have been justified by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. The true church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be composed only of believers. The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism and the Lord's Supper, which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation, when celebrated by the church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer.
We believe that God's justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our faith with care for one another, compassion toward the poor and justice for the oppressed. With God's Word, the Spirit's power, and fervent prayer in Christ's name, we are to combat the spiritual forces of evil. In obedience to Christ's commission, we are to make disciples among all people, always bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed.
We believe in the personal, bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission.
We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him in repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 967 of 1118 | 116 of 141 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 595 of 1119 | 78 of 141 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 774 of 1119 | 88 of 141 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1085 of 1118 | 136 of 141 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 3% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 3% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 78% | 79% | 74% | 74% | 80% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 7% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 22% | 21% | 26% | 26% | 20% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 81% | 80% | 67% | 66% | 68% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 80% | 72% | 65% | 79% | 35% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 65% | 57% | 44% | 52% | 24% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 20% | 28% | 35% | 21% | 65% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 39% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 13% | 15% | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.34 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.21 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.27 | 4.20 | 3.18 | 4.00 | 5.07 | 5.30 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.17 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.38 | 1.11 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 17.40 | 27.11 | 16.56 | 17.42 | 10.67 | 9.85 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.10 | 8.76 | 10.81 | 10.66 | 7.87 | 9.70 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 68% | 314% | 298% | 370% | 359% | 467% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
| Cash | $2,219,053 | $2,584,450 | $1,772,142 | $1,205,096 | $983,396 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $9,833 | $14,648 | $9,238 | $4,846 | $8,447 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,228,886 | $2,599,098 | $1,781,380 | $1,209,942 | $991,843 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $7,126,217 | $5,669,347 | $5,336,940 | $4,905,113 | $4,190,557 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,384 | $72,970 |
| Total long-term assets | $7,126,217 | $5,669,347 | $5,336,940 | $4,924,497 | $4,263,527 |
| Total assets | $9,355,103 | $8,268,445 | $7,118,320 | $6,134,439 | $5,255,370 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $35,251 | $18,993 | $3,083 | $7,744 | $13,141 |
| Other current liabilities | $46,955 | $137,976 | $99,198 | $105,676 | $87,504 |
| Total current liabilities | $82,206 | $156,969 | $102,281 | $113,420 | $100,645 |
| Debt | $23,863 | $28,598 | $8,112 | $10,190 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $119 | $6,450 | $6,414 | $12,447 | $4,190 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $23,982 | $35,048 | $14,526 | $22,637 | $4,190 |
| Total liabilities | $106,188 | $192,017 | $116,807 | $136,057 | $104,835 |
| Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
| Without donor restrictions | $8,034,899 | $6,382,623 | $5,773,469 | $5,600,633 | $3,208,626 |
| With donor restrictions | $1,214,016 | $1,693,805 | $1,228,044 | $397,749 | $1,941,909 |
| Net assets | $9,248,915 | $8,076,428 | $7,001,513 | $5,998,382 | $5,150,535 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
| Total contributions | $2,864,295 | $3,000,510 | $2,138,043 | $1,555,202 | $2,511,476 |
| Program service revenue | $791,280 | $778,675 | $748,280 | $483,550 | $549,460 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $10,500 | $651 | $1,542 | $2,587 | $2,555 |
| Other revenue | $1,498 | $6,261 | $5,912 | $61,457 | $61,370 |
| Total other revenue | $803,278 | $785,587 | $755,734 | $547,594 | $613,385 |
| Total revenue | $3,667,573 | $3,786,097 | $2,893,777 | $2,102,796 | $3,124,861 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
| Program services | $2,383,282 | $2,175,990 | $1,271,941 | $1,099,949 | $751,113 |
| Management and general | $375,993 | $404,867 | $492,244 | $410,657 | $270,044 |
| Fundraising | $182,817 | $130,325 | $126,462 | $160,925 | $81,744 |
| Total expenses | $2,942,092 | $2,711,182 | $1,890,647 | $1,671,531 | $1,102,901 |
| Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2018 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $725,481 | $1,074,915 | $1,003,130 | $431,265 | $2,021,960 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $725,481 | $1,074,915 | $1,003,130 | $431,265 | $2,021,960 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Brooks Buser | President | $169,800 |
| Justin Schuiteman | COO | $132,000 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2023
Response from ministry
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History
Brad and Beth spent over 20 years planting a church among the Iteri people in Papua New Guinea. After the Iteri church could function on its own, they returned to San Diego where Brad was the Missions Pastor at Clairemont Emmanuel. In that role, he observed a disturbing increasing attrition rate among missionaries and, along with some other like-minded Pastors and others in the mission community, identified the need for quality cross-cultural training for missionary candidates. After years of research and prayer, RADIUS was born.