Global Frontier Missions 
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Summary
Global Frontier Missions (GFM) is a movement of Christ-centered communities dedicated to mobilizing, training, and multiplying disciples and churches to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the least reached people groups of the earth.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Global Frontier Missions
P.O. Box 327
Clarkston, GA 30021
Website: www.globalfrontiermissions.org
Phone: (770) 676-2851
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 311738321
CEO/President: Grant Haynes
Chairman: Brock Beisel
Board size: 7
Founder: Grant Haynes
Ruling year: 2001
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Mobilizing, Training, and Multiplying disciples and churches to serve among the unreached.
Mission statement
Mobilizing, training, and multiplying disciples and churches to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the unreached people groups of the earth.
Statement of faith
We believe that God is the eternal Father and Creator of all things. He has always existed in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Gen 1:1-3).
We believe that God created man in His image (Gen. 1:27), but man rebelled against God, introducing sin into this world (Rom. 5:12). Ever since then, all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23).
We believe that Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, died for our sins, and resurrected from the dead on the third day to freely offer salvation to all who call on and put faith in Him (Rom. 10:13). He is the only way to heaven and the only name that can be called upon to gain eternal life (Acts 4:12).
We believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah and came to usher in the kingdom of God which is already here, but not yet revealed in its fullness (Mt. 4:17). He deserves to be the Savior and Lord of our lives (Rom. 10:9). As a result, we need to die to ourselves, forsake all, take up our crosses, and follow Him (Lk. 14:27).
We believe that God sent the Holy Spirit to empower us to go out and be witnesses (Acts 1:8). Just as the Father sent His Son into the world, now Jesus sends us to be His ambassadors to a lost and hurting world (Jn. 20:21). The Holy Spirit gives us gifts and causes us to bear fruit in order to carry out God's will (1 Cor. 12:11,12).
We believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God and the final authority and standard by which we should live (1 Tim. 3:16).
We believe that love sums up the law. We need to love God with all that we are and love our neighbors as ourselves (Mt. 22:37-39). By our love will they know that we are His disciples (Jn. 13:35).
We believe that every believer in the world makes up a part of the body of Christ and that God's will for His church is that we be unified so that the world might know the Truth (Jn. 17:23).
We believe that it is the responsibility of the Church to take the Gospel into the entire world as a testimony to all nations (Mt. 24:14). Every member in the body of Christ must play a role in building the kingdom of God, and taking the Good News to all creation, making disciples, baptizing them, and teaching them to obey everything that Jesus taught (Mt. 28:18-20).
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 462 of 1134 | 47 of 122 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 152 of 1134 | 21 of 122 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 543 of 1134 | 62 of 122 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 825 of 1134 | 78 of 122 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 86% | 92% | 92% | 85% | 87% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 13% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 85% | 85% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 92% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 100% | 94% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 90% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 79% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 82% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 0% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 10% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 0% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 12% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 15% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 7% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.41 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.03 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.30 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.78 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.31 | 1.53 | 1.78 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 1.83 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 18.20 | 115.92 | 75.13 | 86.15 | 67.46 | 41.65 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.06 | 7.79 | 6.67 | 6.10 | 5.79 | 6.40 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 61% | 96% | 88% | 85% | 81% | 96% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $384,155 | $505,257 | $427,056 | $362,131 | $722,091 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Short-term investments | $690,517 | $419,238 | $401,661 | $449,380 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,074,672 | $924,495 | $828,717 | $811,511 | $722,091 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $515,420 | $524,877 | $544,619 | $542,107 | $561,848 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $515,420 | $524,877 | $544,619 | $542,107 | $561,848 |
| Total assets | $1,590,092 | $1,449,372 | $1,373,336 | $1,353,618 | $1,283,939 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $9,271 | $12,305 | $9,620 | $12,029 | $17,337 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $9,271 | $12,305 | $9,620 | $12,029 | $17,337 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $9,271 | $12,305 | $9,620 | $12,029 | $17,337 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $1,580,821 | $1,437,067 | $1,363,716 | $1,341,589 | $1,266,602 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $1,506,735 | $1,567,306 | $1,544,219 | $1,467,399 | $1,277,801 |
| Program service revenue | $141,419 | $110,178 | $101,185 | $249,222 | $156,866 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $1,738 | $3,287 | $4,034 | $147 | $2,228 |
| Other revenue | $97,689 | $22,660 | $32,777 | $8,711 | $36,013 |
| Total other revenue | $240,846 | $136,125 | $137,996 | $258,080 | $195,107 |
| Total revenue | $1,747,581 | $1,703,431 | $1,682,215 | $1,725,479 | $1,472,908 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $1,387,816 | $1,493,294 | $1,480,295 | $1,537,512 | $1,212,895 |
| Management and general | $241,532 | $116,533 | $101,684 | $82,490 | $86,211 |
| Fundraising | $10,952 | $31,845 | $30,412 | $36,208 | $22,651 |
| Total expenses | $1,640,300 | $1,641,672 | $1,612,391 | $1,656,210 | $1,321,757 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $107,281 | $61,759 | $69,824 | $69,269 | $151,151 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $107,281 | $61,759 | $69,824 | $69,269 | $151,151 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Christopher Grant Haynes | President | $71,739 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
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History
In the year 2000, Global Frontier Missions (GFM) was founded as a result of Grant and Jennifer Haynes' service among the 30 unreached people groups of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Their goals were to preach the Good News of Jesus and make disciples among the 80 villages that had no believers, no Bible, and no churches within two hours of their mountain market town of Tlaxiaco. To fulfill that vision, they hosted short-term mission teams and summer interns, started an indigenous Bible school for national believers, and developed a missionary training school to equip more laborers, all while continuing with evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. As the ministry grew, God expanded their vision not only to reach the lost in Mexico, but also, to raise up laborers to serve among the remaining 7,000+ ethnic groups (nations) worldwide that remain unreached with the Gospel.
In 2006, GFM made our first trips to the 10/40 window where over 80% of unreached people groups live. After having shared the state of the world with many short-term mission teams, we believed it was time to engage that part of the world ourselves. Starting in Morocco, we went on to India and Thailand. As we scouted places to send potential short-term missions groups and long-term church planting teams, the Lord laid on our hearts the "THUMBs Up" vision. THUMB stands for Tribals, Hindus, Unreligious, Muslims, and Buddhists. In 2008, we sensed the Lord asking GFM to expand beyond Mexico to establish mobilization, training, and multiplication "hubs" among each of those main religious groups.
In 2009, GFM earnestly sought the Lord for the next step in fulfilling the THUMBs up vision. While seeking new locations in the 10/40 window, GFM leadership sensed God telling them to consider the United States, which sounded contrary to our vision of taking the gospel to the remaining unreached people groups. However, our research showed that people from at least 361 unreached people groups were in the US as refugees, immigrants, and international students. God enlarged our hearts and missions strategy to dream about fulfilling the Great Commission by making disciples of "foreigners" who would return to their own people as a witness for Christ.
In 2009, we launched our Atlanta "home hub," our first base in the United States, followed in 2010 with a "home hub" in Houston, TX. In 2012, we sent our first team to the 10/40 window to focus on unreached people groups in South Asia, the beginning of the fulfillment of the THUMBs Up vision. In 2013, GFM launched an online version of our missionary training program. In 2015, we added Richmond, VA as our next "home hub" in the U.S. and our first international "home hub" in Sydney, Australia, which is 47% foreign born. In 2018, we implemented a missionary residency for people interested in being "tentmakers" or doing Business as Mission. In 2019, we started a "field hub" with the SLICE program in South Asia to orient missionaries during their first year on the field. In 2020, we launched our Step In study to mobilize even more Christians to Great Commission involvement.