Open Air Campaigners US Incorporated 
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Summary
Open Air Campaigners is an evangelistic ministry of preaching the gospel to lost people and mobilizing the body of Christ, primarily through effective open-air outreach.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Open Air Campaigners
PO Box D
Nazareth, PA 18064
Website: www.oacusa.org
Phone: (610) 746-0508
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 362420024
CEO/President: John Cutlip
Chairman: Tom Fox
Board size: 10
Founder: E.P. Field
Ruling year: 1995
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1992
Purpose
OAC/USA is trusting the Lord to use this ministry to impact 25 cities in America with the gospel through open air evangelism and other ministry by means of strategic establishment of branch ministries by the year 2025.
Mission statement
Open Air Campaigners is an evangelistic ministry of preaching the Gospel to lost people and mobilizing the body of Christ to do the same, primarily through effective open-air outreach.
Statement of faith
The Scriptures: We believe God inspired all the words of the Bible without error in the original writings to give mankind his authoritative message.
The Godhead: We believe in one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ: We believe in his full deity, his virgin birth, his real humanity, his sinless life, his substitutionary death, his bodily resurrection, his ascension into heaven, his present ministry as High Priest and his future personal return to this earth.
The Holy Spirit: We believe in his full deity. He convicts sinners and saves those who believe in Christ. He indwells, seals and places believers into the body of Christ. He gives spiritual gifts and the power to live the Christian life.
Man: We believe that God created all things as described in Genesis. We believe that the first man, Adam, sinned, bringing spiritual death to all mankind, who, therefore, stand condemned, making the new birth absolutely necessary.
Salvation: We believe that God gives eternal life to those who repent and put their faith in Christ alone, justifying them by the blood of Christ and imputing his righteousness to them.
The Church: We believe in the universal church to which all believers belong. We believe in the importance of the local church which is made up of believers who gather for worship, fellowship and teaching. We believe in the responsibility of the Church to fulfil the Great Commission of Christ, preaching the Gospel to all nations.
The Future: We believe in the eternal existence of the soul, the resurrection of the body, the eternal blessedness of believers, the eternal punishment of unbelievers.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 349 of 1031 | 16 of 43 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 404 of 1032 | 17 of 43 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 429 of 1032 | 19 of 43 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 444 of 1031 | 16 of 43 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 97% | 97% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 84% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 91% | 100% | 93% | 95% | 82% | 102% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 73% | 82% | 78% | 79% | 69% | 85% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 9% | 0% | 7% | 5% | 18% | -2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 11% | 1% | 11% | 9% | 37% | -4% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.04 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.56 | 1.70 | 2.66 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.46 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.43 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.14 | 1.81 | 1.66 | 1.86 | 2.07 | 3.80 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.31 | 6.63 | 7.22 | 6.44 | 5.79 | 3.16 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 14% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 74% | 66% | 69% | 63% | 58% | 36% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $542,448 | $615,211 | $558,288 | $621,781 | $313,414 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $32,068 | $33,233 | $28,931 | $21,787 | $19,252 |
| Short-term investments | $291,867 | $264,824 | $182,592 | $30,380 | $36,099 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $866,383 | $913,268 | $769,811 | $673,948 | $368,765 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $74,300 | $30,440 | $23,409 | $22,869 | $33,415 |
| Other long-term assets | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Total long-term assets | $199,300 | $155,440 | $148,409 | $147,869 | $158,415 |
| Total assets | $1,065,683 | $1,068,708 | $918,220 | $821,817 | $527,180 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $26,273 | $14,758 | $15,869 | $16,900 | $17,858 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $26,273 | $14,758 | $15,869 | $16,900 | $17,858 |
| Total liabilities | $26,273 | $14,758 | $15,869 | $16,900 | $17,858 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $914,410 | $928,950 | $777,351 | $679,917 | $384,322 |
| With donor restrictions | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Net assets | $1,039,410 | $1,053,950 | $902,351 | $804,917 | $509,322 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $1,526,912 | $1,622,744 | $1,491,105 | $1,676,863 | $1,373,116 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $46,430 | $3,451 | $17,169 | $3,254 | $1,442 |
| Other revenue | $1,975 | $10,647 | $4,813 | $14,195 | $5,060 |
| Total other revenue | $48,405 | $14,098 | $21,982 | $17,449 | $6,502 |
| Total revenue | $1,575,317 | $1,636,842 | $1,513,087 | $1,694,312 | $1,379,618 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $1,294,630 | $1,269,105 | $1,201,490 | $1,165,001 | $1,177,167 |
| Management and general | $201,234 | $176,471 | $164,724 | $164,741 | $157,371 |
| Fundraising | $71,850 | $72,368 | $68,857 | $66,045 | $67,998 |
| Total expenses | $1,567,714 | $1,517,944 | $1,435,071 | $1,395,787 | $1,402,536 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $7,603 | $118,898 | $78,016 | $298,525 | ($22,918) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $7,603 | $118,898 | $78,016 | $298,525 | ($22,918) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Brian Harmon | Field Director | $142,323 |
| John Cutlip | Director of Central Services | $83,877 |
| Eric Briscoe | Board Member | $78,912 |
| Russ Hodder | Board Member | $34,967 |
| Tom Fox | Chairman | $26,976 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2020
Response from ministry
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History
Open Air Campaigners began in 1892 When a lawyer in Australia named E. P. Field, began preaching the Gospel in Sydney. He was concerned that the majority of Australians did not attend church. If someone did not take the Gospel to them, how would they ever hear? The group of people who came to help E.P. Field first called themselves the New South Wales Prayer Band. Later, the name Open Air Campaigners was adopted.
Following the principle of taking the Gospel to where the people are, rather than waiting for them to come to us, Beach Sunday Schools began. OAC teams regularly took the Gospel to Australian beaches, reaching crowds of young people who rarely, if ever, went to Sunday School. OAC's evangelists have always been innovative. Early in our history, we adopted visual techniques, using sketch boards to illustrate our messages.
Before the second world war, we were using Gospel Wagons so teams could quickly take the Gospel to many people. We used music, drama, puppets, object lessons and more to communicate clearly and powerfully to non-captive audiences.
The hymn writer from America, Homer Rodeheaver, visited in Sydney and reported: "I have been in the thick of evangelistic work for 20 years; Billy Sunday and I thought we had explored every avenue of doing God's work effectively, but I have come to Sydney only to discover we have more to learn. Those efficiently equipped vans eclipse anything in America." It was not until 1956 that Open Air Campaigners came to North America when an invitation came from Dr. Paul Smith of the Peoples Church in Toronto, Canada. The team toured for seven weeks, ministering in key cities in the United States and Canada.
Jim Duffecy led the initial team and had a profound impact upon the entire history of the work in North America. Mr. Duffecy and his dear wife, Joyce, were born in Sydney, Australia. He was converted to Christ at the age of twelve at an Open Air Campaigners meeting at Coogee Beach. Joyce was four years old when the Lord saved her in Sydney. For twelve years, Jim was employed as a photo engraver on the staff of "The Sydney Sun," one of Australia's largest newspapers. Joining the staff of Open Air Campaigners in 1940, Mr. Duffecy spent three and a half years working with the Australian Army. After World War II, he became a staff evangelist in Sydney before being appointed as Field Director for OAC. In this position, he opened the first overseas branch of Open Air Campaigners in New Zealand in 1954, then during 1956, led the team mentioned above to Canada and the USA, which spearheaded the commencement of the first North American branch in Chicago. Jim and Joyce moved their family to the States the next year where Jim became North American Director and later opened the New York City branch during the 1964 World's Fair. He was appointed International Director at the first International Conference of Open Air Campaigners in 1966 and in 1978 became the International President.
Currently, the ministry of OAC extends to over 19 countries around the world. In the USA, OAC has established branches in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore/Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. Other Open Air Campaigners staff minister in Florida, Maryland, Kansas, Minnesota, South Carolina and Wyoming.
Program accomplishments
Needs
Open Air Campaigners is looking for committed Christians who are willing to use their gifts and abilities to glorify God as people are reached for Christ. A variety of gifts, talents and abilities are needed within our mission including; evangelists, follow-up secretaries, disciplers, church team workers, administrators, and bookkeepers. These positions can be filled by full-time, part-time or volunteer help, including retirees. Open Air Campaigners is a faith ministry whose staff members trust God to supply their personal and ministry needs through His people. Reasonable support levels are set for each person as they trust God to raise up churches and interested individuals for prayer and financial support.