Far Reaching Ministries 
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Summary
Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) and Far Reaching Ministries Aviation (FRMA) continue to focus on providing discipleship, followed by providing humanitarian resources relief. This includes providing education to the poor and persecuted people in various nations throughout the world.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Far Reaching Ministries
38615 Calistoga Drive
Suite 100
Murrieta, CA 92563
Website: frmusa.org
Phone: 951-677-4474
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 330776828
CEO/President: Wesley Bentley
Chairman:
Board size: 5
Founder: Wesley Bentley
Ruling year: 1999
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
FRM and FRMA resources are similarly utilized to rescue and prevent the suffering and exploitation of vulnerable communities by assisting to rebuild lives after facing religious persecution, violence, ethnic cleansing, rape, abduction, torture, and humanitarian crises caused by civil war. FRM and FRMA serves the afflicted, the starving, those enslaved by human traffickers, the ill or dying by bringing aid for their physical needs, but most importantly, fulfilling their spiritual needs.
Mission statement
FRM's mission is to carry the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost and dying of the world, with discipleship as the primary vehicle. Together, FRM and FRMA accomplishes this through evangelism, addressing audiences of all sizes (from evangelical crusades to one-on-one relationships), planting and establishing churches, as well as the founding Bible schools.
Statement of faith
Visit: frmusa.org/about/statement-of-faith/
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 | | 600 of 1031 | 74 of 135 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 413 of 1032 | 58 of 135 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 399 of 1032 | 40 of 135 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 887 of 1031 | 118 of 135 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 33% | 36% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 67% | 64% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 87% | 87% | 82% | 95% | 85% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 90% | 90% | 98% | 90% | 77% | 91% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 76% | 79% | 85% | 74% | 73% | 77% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 10% | 10% | 2% | 10% | 23% | 9% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 14% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 17% | 7% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 5% | 14% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.18 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.68 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.27 | 1.87 | 2.44 | 2.50 | 3.33 | 2.68 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.76 | 1.18 | 1.77 | 1.74 | 1.84 | 1.83 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 20.65 | 506.53 | 311.86 | 668.31 | 200.78 | 122.72 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.03 | 10.11 | 6.75 | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.52 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 77% | 157% | 137% | 144% | 180% | 146% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $5,763,242 | $3,866,459 | $3,823,470 | $2,618,951 | $2,721,568 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $23,852 | $51,080 | $51,408 | $30,058 | $22,181 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,326 | $451 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $5,787,094 | $3,917,539 | $3,874,878 | $2,654,335 | $2,744,200 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $4,012,775 | $4,644,906 | $4,881,932 | $5,167,472 | $4,614,099 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,018,679 | $985,856 | $948,417 | $1,006,231 | $6,496 |
| Total long-term assets | $5,031,454 | $5,630,762 | $5,830,349 | $6,173,703 | $4,620,595 |
| Total assets | $10,818,548 | $9,548,301 | $9,705,227 | $8,828,038 | $7,364,795 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $11,425 | $12,562 | $5,798 | $13,220 | $22,362 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $11,425 | $12,562 | $5,798 | $13,220 | $22,362 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $28,425 | $28,525 | $28,425 | $19,228 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $28,425 | $28,525 | $28,425 | $19,228 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $39,850 | $41,087 | $34,223 | $32,448 | $22,362 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Without donor restrictions | $10,778,698 | $9,507,214 | $9,671,004 | $8,795,590 | $7,342,433 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $10,778,698 | $9,507,214 | $9,671,004 | $8,795,590 | $7,342,433 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $2,503,839 | $2,537,607 | $7,429,440 | $6,258,900 | $5,479,539 |
| Program service revenue | $4,690,294 | $4,514,485 | $0 | $51,350 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $395,091 | $7,007 | $3,440 | $19,514 | $5,819 |
| Other revenue | $30,000 | $30,000 | $37,868 | $0 | $47,637 |
| Total other revenue | $5,115,385 | $4,551,492 | $41,308 | $70,864 | $53,456 |
| Total revenue | $7,619,224 | $7,089,099 | $7,470,748 | $6,329,764 | $5,532,995 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $5,995,685 | $6,038,628 | $5,553,468 | $4,614,222 | $4,279,894 |
| Management and general | $783,647 | $869,644 | $1,160,233 | $262,385 | $705,428 |
| Fundraising | $77,332 | $37,900 | $18,803 | $0 | $26,607 |
| Total expenses | $6,856,664 | $6,946,172 | $6,732,504 | $4,876,607 | $5,011,929 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $762,560 | $142,927 | $738,244 | $1,453,157 | $521,066 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $762,560 | $142,927 | $738,244 | $1,453,157 | $521,066 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Wesley Bentley | CEO | $111,237 |
| Victoria Bentley | CFO | $29,878 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
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History
Wes Bentley, a former Marine, first traveled to Africa in 1996. Crossing crocodile infested rivers, and wading barefoot through swamps, he delivered food, medicine, clothing and hope to predominantly Christian native people in South Sudan where rebel soldiers battled to stop Islamic jihadists from genocide.
This civil war pitted the Muslim and Arab controlled northern Sudan government against the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) from the south. Millions of people have died as a result of war and famine since 1983. Despite denials from the Muslim controlled Sudanese government, they have sponsored genocide, have used chemical weapons and established a thriving slave trade; all perpetrated against the predominantly Christian South. Wes has personally witnessed children die from lack of medication and food, fields where thousands lay dead and people being led away to the slave auction.
Prior to Wes' work in Africa, God prepared him as a missionary in Russia prisons where he served for five years. Then the Lord led Wes to recognize a greater need in Africa. After much prayer, Wes was convinced that God gave him a vision to reach the entire continent of Africa. In 1998, Wes founded Far Reaching Ministries (FRM).
The first step was to start a Bible school for training SPLA chaplains, as well as native pastors. The second was to begin a child sponsorship program for the thousands of Sudanese refugees in Uganda. FRM opened both projects in 1999. From FRM's original base in Nimule, Sudan, they have developed an extensive women's ministry outreach. Upwards of 1,000 women are discipled, taught skills to help them earn an income to support their struggling families and have access to literacy training.
In 2001, FRM expanded its ministry into Kenya, where Calvary Nairobi was established and a children's ministry in the one of the world's poorest slums. Because of the fruitful church plant in Kenya, over the next three years, missionaries from FRM planted additional churches in Uganda, in the key cities of Kampala, Entebbe and Fort Portal. In addition, an extension campus of Calvary Chapel Bible College was opened in Kampala to teach God's Word to the nationals.
In 2004, FRM took on a project in Northern Uganda to minister to the Night Commuter Children. They also discovered numerous orphaned and disabled children in Uganda, who had no one to care for them. FRM began working with various orphanages to provide food, clothing, school tuition and most importantly the love of Jesus Christ to those who had suffered unimaginable pain and cruelty. To date, FRM continues to work with these projects to bring continued relief. Also in 2004, FRM established a sister missions organization to disciple hopeless and impoverished women and children named Far Reaching Ministries Aviation (FRMA). FRMA purchased its first airplane in 2006. The Cessna Grand Caravan enables missionaries to travel by air instead of by vehicle on dangerous miles of roads. Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) operates the airplane, which is available for other missionary organizations to utilize for ministry, humanitarian purposes and medical outreaches.
South Sudan became the newest nation in the world on July 9, 2011. Ten years ago, no one could have imagined that this little country, whose people who have been afflicted from the north, can now claim South Sudan as their own-a Christian nation and one not oppressed under Islamic Sharia Law.
Since its inception in 1998, FRM has graduated nine classes of chaplains, deploying over 400 men throughout Sudan who minister to their fellow soldiers, as well as plant churches in remote villages. In addition, the women's ministry has flourished. Indigenous women who have matured spiritually are able to start other women's ministry groups throughout the region. Looking to the future, it is FRM's hope to host tent revivals in villages all across South Sudan, showing The Jesus Film. The chaplains will share the gift of salvation and establish small bush churches where they will continue to teach God's Word. Wes believes that South Sudan is at a critical time in history where a great harvest is to be had.
FRM's chaplains continue to serve on the frontline of the Islamic government of north Sudan's massive military campaign to kill an entire people group in the Nuba Mountains, and as of December 2013, FRM's chaplains in South Sudan are once again facing a murderous enemy. Rebel forces have come against their own leaders in an attempt to take over the government. Countless innocent civilians and military personnel have been killed and millions have been displaced and are on the verge of starvation because of the uprising and heavy fighting. As a frontlines ministry, FRM has had 17 of their team members die in the service of the Lord; five in the last year and a half alone.
Over the last sixteen years, Pastor Wes has been invited to speak at hundreds of denominational and non-denominational churches worldwide to share the plight of the persecuted church and to encourage the Body of believers to live for the glory of the Lord with passion, courageousness and absolute obedience.