Matthew 25 Ministries 
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Summary
Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping the poorest of the poor and disaster victims locally, regionally, nationally and internationally regardless of race, creed or political persuasion. By rescuing and reusing products from major corporations and manufacturers, Matthew 25: Ministries provides basic necessities, nutritional supplements, educational materials, micro-enterprise supplies and disaster relief across the US and worldwide.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Matthew 25 Ministries
11060 Kenwood Road
Blue Ash, OH 45242
Website: m25m.org
Phone: (513) 793-6256
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 311348100
CEO/President: Tim Mettey
Chairman: Michael Brandy Jr.
Board size: 12
Founder: Rev. Wendell Mettey
Ruling year: 1992
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
The vision of Matthew 25: Ministries is to fulfill founder Rev. Wendell Mettey's dream of being a place where all people can come together no matter their differences and work toward the common goal of helping those in need, as Matthew 25: 34-40 shows us how. In order to accomplish this in the most efficient and ethical way, we will continue to grow to help more people in need, welcome more volunteers, engage with more donors, and save more products from the landfill, allowing us to lead by example for all to witness. Caring for a needy world is not just something we want to do, it is what we are called to do; to show God's love.
Mission statement
The mission of Matthew 25: Ministries is to fulfill Matthew 25:34-40 of the New Testament by providing nutritional food to the hungry, clean water to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, affordable shelter to the homeless, medical care to the ill, and humanitarian supplies to those in need. Additionally, Matthew 25: Ministries is committed to fulfilling Matthew 25:40 by educating the public on the conditions and needs of the "least of these" and by providing resources for action.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 68 of 1420 | 8 of 114 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 170 of 1420 | 11 of 114 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 41 of 1420 | 1 of 114 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 358 of 1421 | 36 of 114 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 111% | 122% | 82% | 94% | 93% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 83% | 110% | 121% | 82% | 93% | 92% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | -11% | -22% | 18% | 6% | 7% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | -26% | -44% | 31% | 13% | 18% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.50 | 2.47 | 2.34 | 1.43 | 2.05 | 2.20 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.16 | 1.31 | 1.21 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.11 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.06 | 3.23 | 2.84 | 1.57 | 2.31 | 2.43 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.75 | 44.03 | 56.06 | 121.04 | 194.51 | 140.35 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.90 | 3.63 | 4.16 | 7.56 | 5.16 | 4.90 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 8% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 54% | 37% | 40% | 69% | 48% | 44% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $1,763,842 | $1,158,101 | $3,710,784 | $5,175,376 | $5,302,671 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $90,230,649 | $120,994,507 | $183,978,490 | $118,695,626 | $105,386,412 |
| Short-term investments | $3,695,240 | $5,370,319 | $5,292,629 | $6,100,718 | $6,294,322 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $95,689,731 | $127,522,927 | $192,981,903 | $129,971,720 | $116,983,405 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $28,760,417 | $18,099,753 | $17,608,355 | $16,547,829 | $12,015,362 |
| Other long-term assets | $787,519 | $8,641,636 | $2,457,476 | $354,126 | $375,103 |
| Total long-term assets | $29,547,936 | $26,741,389 | $20,065,831 | $16,901,955 | $12,390,465 |
| Total assets | $125,237,667 | $154,264,316 | $213,047,734 | $146,873,675 | $129,373,870 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $2,173,141 | $2,274,601 | $1,594,353 | $668,195 | $833,488 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $2,173,141 | $2,274,601 | $1,594,353 | $668,195 | $833,488 |
| Debt | $6,604,912 | $6,076,925 | $1,604,850 | $1,063,141 | $1,626,262 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,156,367 | $574,636 | $658,181 | $634,886 | $1,598,942 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $7,761,279 | $6,651,561 | $2,263,031 | $1,698,027 | $3,225,204 |
| Total liabilities | $9,934,420 | $8,926,162 | $3,857,384 | $2,366,222 | $4,058,692 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $110,710,376 | $141,171,941 | $204,194,746 | $142,100,986 | $124,421,884 |
| With donor restrictions | $4,592,871 | $4,166,213 | $4,995,604 | $2,406,467 | $893,294 |
| Net assets | $115,303,247 | $145,338,154 | $209,190,350 | $144,507,453 | $125,315,178 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $276,125,512 | $294,161,521 | $367,837,449 | $316,986,721 | $304,871,164 |
| Program service revenue | $2,826,636 | $2,779,948 | $1,757,120 | $1,812,400 | $1,995,484 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $550,324 | $248,955 | $106,089 | $469,573 | $37,043 |
| Other revenue | ($62,086) | $135,975 | ($75,256) | $55,475 | $10,200 |
| Total other revenue | $3,314,874 | $3,164,878 | $1,787,953 | $2,337,448 | $2,042,727 |
| Total revenue | $279,440,386 | $297,326,399 | $369,625,402 | $319,324,169 | $306,913,891 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $307,237,797 | $359,318,379 | $301,681,364 | $298,436,500 | $282,990,790 |
| Management and general | $1,040,335 | $1,225,422 | $1,058,959 | $1,402,934 | $1,067,306 |
| Fundraising | $1,135,070 | $1,132,116 | $1,148,895 | $621,035 | $607,905 |
| Total expenses | $309,413,202 | $361,675,917 | $303,889,218 | $300,460,469 | $284,666,001 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($29,972,816) | ($64,349,518) | $65,736,184 | $18,863,700 | $22,247,890 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($29,972,816) | ($64,349,518) | $65,736,184 | $18,863,700 | $22,247,890 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Tim Mettey | CEO | $542,434 |
| Gerald Elfers | CFO | $221,341 |
| Barbie Ventura | CAO | $162,933 |
| Patty Dilg | COO | $150,708 |
| Ben Williams | CDRO | $133,311 |
| Joodi Archer | Exec Dir of Prog | $115,518 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
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History
Matthew 25: Ministries began as the result of a trip Founder Rev. Wendell Mettey made with a group of doctors and nurses to Nicaragua in 1990. After seeing the seemingly endless poverty and devastation, Rev. Mettey made a promise to himself that he would find a way to help the people of Nicaragua and others in similar need.
Upon returning, Rev. Mettey developed a system to recover excess products which were deemed no longer useful by U.S. corporations and redistribute these items to people in desperate poverty.
In the early days, supplies were carried to Nicaragua in suitcases, then aboard United States Air Force cargo planes. Now aid is shipped via forty-foot seagoing containers and semi-trailers to the poorest of the poor and disaster victims.
Since 1991, Matthew 25: Ministries has grown from a small suitcase ministry into an international relief organization distributing more than 25 million pounds of products each year. In total, Matthew 25 has sent more than 300 million pounds of aid across the United States and into approximately 70 countries worldwide.