Christian Solidarity International 
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Summary
CSI is an international Christian human rights organization, campaigning for religious liberty and human dignity, and assisting victims of religious persecution, victimized children and victims of catastrophe. CSI delivers emergency food assistance, medical treatment, and other lifesaving aid to victims of religious persecution and natural disasters in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Nigeria, South Sudan, Pakistan, and other hotspots around the globe.
CSI is currently the only organization working to liberate Christians and other South Sudanese forced into slavery by government-backed forces during the Sudanese civil war.
CSI-USA and other CSI national affiliates are represented on CSI's International Council, presided over by the International President, Dr John Eibner. In addition to the United States, CSI has affiliates in the following countries: the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, South Korea, and Switzerland.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Christian Solidarity International
870 Hampshire Rd.
Suite T
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Website: csi-usa.org
Phone: 805-777-7107
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 330826951
CEO/President: John Eibner
Chairman: Dr. John Eibner
Board size: 5
Founder: Rev. Hansjrg Stckelberger
Ruling year: 1999
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
CSI stands in solidarity with Christians and other religious minorities who are victims of violence, discrimination and persecution. In addition to providing aid, CSI advocates by raising awareness on all political and social levels for persecuted Christians and members of other religious minorities. The goal of these efforts is to change the ideological and political conditions that produce religious persecution, and to let the victims know that they are not forgotten.
Mission statement
Christian Solidarity International funds, provides aid to, and brings awareness of victims of religious repression, victimized children and victims of disaster. CSI is committed to providing tangible, immediate aid to Christians and others suffering violence, displacement and enslavement for their faith.
Statement of faith
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 359 of 1118 | 40 of 93 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 344 of 1119 | 33 of 93 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 921 of 1119 | 70 of 93 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 93 of 1118 | 17 of 93 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 11% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 11% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 11% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 77% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 112% | 100% | 88% | 93% | 98% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 86% | 90% | 81% | 71% | 75% | 76% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | -12% | 0% | 12% | 7% | 2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | -56% | 0% | 36% | 26% | 8% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 6% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.42 | 4.42 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.65 | 3.90 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.24 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.89 | 4.42 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.66 | 3.92 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 15.83 | 9.50 | 69.34 | 28.11 | 4.16 | 0.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.10 | 2.43 | 4.75 | 4.69 | 3.43 | 3.06 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 13% | 3% | 5% | 26% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 62% | 20% | 39% | 38% | 28% | 26% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $465,843 | $674,761 | $689,264 | $564,855 | $396,636 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $0 | $0 | $1,319 | $1,319 | $1,319 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $465,843 | $674,761 | $690,583 | $566,174 | $397,955 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $1,954 | $1,954 | $1,954 |
| Total long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $1,954 | $1,954 | $1,954 |
| Total assets | $465,843 | $674,761 | $692,537 | $568,128 | $399,909 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $49,023 | $9,731 | $24,570 | $135,961 | $0 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $49,023 | $9,731 | $24,570 | $135,961 | $0 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $11,809 | $11,809 | $12,835 | $11,901 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $11,809 | $11,809 | $12,835 | $11,901 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $60,832 | $21,540 | $37,405 | $147,862 | $0 |
| Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $242,345 | $430,023 | $136,527 | ($100,181) | $107,574 |
| With donor restrictions | $162,666 | $223,198 | $518,605 | $520,447 | $292,335 |
| Net assets | $405,011 | $653,221 | $655,132 | $420,266 | $399,909 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $1,830,876 | $1,680,243 | $1,937,161 | $1,613,153 | $1,587,888 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $0 | $1,795 | $113 | $1,905 | $4,629 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $0 | $1,795 | $113 | $1,905 | $4,629 |
| Total revenue | $1,830,876 | $1,682,038 | $1,937,274 | $1,615,058 | $1,592,517 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $1,644,094 | $1,354,279 | $1,370,224 | $1,207,320 | $1,203,796 |
| Management and general | $335,303 | $230,924 | $237,803 | $161,622 | $185,024 |
| Fundraising | $80,119 | $95,551 | $94,381 | $136,897 | $171,176 |
| Total expenses | $2,059,516 | $1,680,754 | $1,702,408 | $1,505,839 | $1,559,996 |
| Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($228,640) | $1,284 | $234,866 | $109,219 | $32,521 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($228,640) | $1,284 | $234,866 | $109,219 | $32,521 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Robert F Davis II | CEO | $95,400 |
| John Eibner | President | $5,004 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023
Response from ministry
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History
For over 40 years, CSI has been fighting for religious freedom and human dignity around the globe - assisting those whose lives are threatened and whose rights are abused.
1970s - Founding of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) by Rev. Hansjrg Stckelberger following silent marches for persecuted Christians. In Switzerland, 15,000 take to the streets.
1980s - CSI focuses on public relations, interventions and protests on behalf of people suffering religious persecution, especially in communist countries.
1990s - CSI flies food and medicines into the Christian-Armenian enclave of Nagorni-Karabakh. Under great danger, CSI saves many from starvation. CSI investigates allegations of human rights violations in the Sudanese civil war - including taking women and children as slaves to the north in large numbers. CSI initiates a program to redeem those enslaved.
2000s - CSI begins to engage extensively to help victims of religious persecution in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Nigeria. In India, a program to help victims of human trafficking is set up. The liberation of enslaved Christians and other minorities from South Sudan continues.
Today - CSI looks to expand into Southeast Asian countries where national religious extremism is spreading rapidly. CSI continues to help victims of religious persecution. It is estimated that over 100,000 South Sudanese have been liberated from slavery through CSI's efforts.