Vineyard USA 
The information on this page was last updated 12/8/2022. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
The Vineyard is a God-initiated global movement of churches (of which VUSA is a part) with the Kingdom of God as its theological center. The Bible is our rule of faith and practice. Our desire is to know the Bible, do what it says, and experience the way of living it describes.
We embrace a full range of kingdom practices from proclaiming the Good News of Jesus, to healing and deliverance, to ministry with the poor. Vineyard churches embody a praxis that includes intimate worship, actively equipping ordinary people for ministry, responding to the initiative and leading of the Holy Spirit, and joining God's mission in the world.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Vineyard USA
PO Box 2089
Stafford, TX 77477
Website: www.vineyardusa.org
Phone: 281-313-8463
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 330642683
CEO/President: Jay Pathak
Chairman: Phil Strout
Board size: 6
Founder: John Wimber
Ruling year: 1995
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2021
Purpose
We GATHER worship leaders, musicians, and songwriters to build community and care for one another.
We TRAIN our worship community with practical tools to broaden its local worship experience.
We DOCUMENT the best songs that God births in our family of churches and share it broadly.
We INSPIRE our worship community toward a deeper connection with Jesus.
Mission statement
We believe that God has called VUSA to participate in the kingdom of God as it moves forward by:
Providing pastoral care, vision, resources and oversight to help local Vineyard churches fulfill their unique, God-given calling.
Envisioning and motivating pastors and leaders to join God's mission by multiplying churches both in the United States and around the world.
Training and empowering current pastors to disciple, train and send future leaders.
Statement of faith
https://d1h8uvf6sd4tvp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/20160527184946/Vineyard-Core-Values-Beliefs-RGB.pdf
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Christian Growth
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 361 of 1094 | 22 of 66 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 492 of 1097 | 26 of 66 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 758 of 1097 | 51 of 66 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 97 of 1094 | 6 of 66 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 85% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
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 | 15% | 99% | 96% | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 77% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 87% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 92% | 144% | 105% | 110% | 97% | 91% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 73% | 112% | 87% | 93% | 85% | 80% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 8% | -44% | -5% | -10% | 3% | 9% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 9% | -43% | -7% | -12% | 5% | 12% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 12% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 13% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.36 | 5.80 | 2.40 | 2.59 | 2.36 | 1.49 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.45 | 7.97 | 2.39 | 2.48 | 2.42 | 1.64 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.68 | 7.02 | 1.53 | 1.32 | 1.59 | 5.54 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.18 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.75 | 1.29 | 1.74 | 1.18 | 1.84 | 5.99 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 11% | 2% | 27% | 29% | 27% | 12% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 91% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 80% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $101,071 | $498,177 | $485,271 | $602,667 | $739,545 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $7,803 | $7,804 | $29,112 | $8,815 | $29,672 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $108,874 | $505,981 | $514,383 | $611,482 | $769,217 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,906 | $1,675 | $4,182 | $2,379 | $2,011 |
| Other long-term assets | $521,107 | $704,453 | $813,990 | $829,465 | $373,814 |
| Total long-term assets | $523,013 | $706,128 | $818,172 | $831,844 | $375,825 |
| Total assets | $631,887 | $1,212,109 | $1,332,555 | $1,443,326 | $1,145,042 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $15,501 | $330,118 | $389,156 | $384,443 | $138,902 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $15,501 | $330,118 | $389,156 | $384,443 | $138,902 |
| 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 | $15,501 | $330,118 | $389,156 | $384,443 | $138,902 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $616,386 | $881,991 | $943,399 | $1,058,883 | $1,006,140 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $616,386 | $881,991 | $943,399 | $1,058,883 | $1,006,140 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $6,367 | $44,844 | $20,000 | $24,000 | $25,783 |
| Program service revenue | $457,364 | $1,087,037 | $1,133,818 | $1,501,266 | $1,353,347 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $8,243 | $4,834 | $5,733 | $1,395 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $129,903 | $11,421 | $3,172 | $8,420 | $672 |
| Total other revenue | $595,510 | $1,103,292 | $1,142,723 | $1,511,081 | $1,354,019 |
| Total revenue | $601,877 | $1,148,136 | $1,162,723 | $1,535,081 | $1,379,802 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $671,694 | $997,466 | $1,085,482 | $1,298,047 | $1,100,241 |
| Management and general | $195,788 | $212,078 | $192,725 | $184,291 | $161,654 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $867,482 | $1,209,544 | $1,278,207 | $1,482,338 | $1,261,895 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($265,605) | ($61,408) | ($115,484) | $52,743 | $117,907 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($265,605) | ($61,408) | ($115,484) | $52,743 | $117,907 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Phil Strout | Chairman | $216,869 |
| Elgie Justice Jr | Ntl Coordinator | $145,252 |
| Joyce O'Connor | Secretary/Treas | $85,708 |
| Adam Russle | Executive Dir. | $54,045 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2020
Response from ministry
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History
The Vineyard movement emerged on the scene in the late 1970s, at what has been called a "crossroads" of American Christianity and culture.
The Jesus People movement of the 1960s was a spiritual awakening within hippie culture in the United States, as thousands of young people found themselves on a desperate search to experience God. Not finding Him through drugs, sex, or rock'n'roll, the hippies were one of the subcultures powerfully impacted by ministries such as Calvary Chapel (Costa Mesa, CA) that arose during this move of God across America.
The First Vineyard
Kenn Gulliksen, a soft-spoken, unassuming leader with a passion to know and walk with God, started a church in West LA in 1974, sent out by Calvary Chapel.
This would be known as the first Vineyard church. Average people, as well as actors and musicians whose names would be familiar to us today (Bob Dylan, T-Bone Burnett, Keith Green), were connected with Gulliksen and the Vineyard.
The Birth Of A Movement
From Gulliksen's church, the first Vineyards were planted in 1975. Believing that God had instructed him to do so, Kenn officially gave the name "Vineyard" (from Isaiah 27:2-3; John 15:5) to this association of churches, and led them for about five years. By 1982, there were at least seven "Vineyards" in a loose-knit fellowship of churches.
John and Carol Wimber, who had become a part of Calvary Chapel, had a journey with God that was leading them to a convergence orchestrated by the Holy Spirit.
John Wimber & The Association Of Vineyard Churches
John and Kenn became friends, and in 1982 it was clear that John was emerging as the leader of the growing network of Vineyard churches. The official recognition of this transition took place in 1982: the emergence of what was to be called the "Association of Vineyard Churches."
Today, there are 2400+ Vineyards around the world in 95 countries - and we're growing. Read below to learn more of the history behind one of today's most passionate church planting movements.