Compassion International, Inc.

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Summary

We are a child-advocacy ministry pairing compassionate people with children living in extreme poverty to release the children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty.

WE ARE "SUFFERING WITH" CHILDREN IN NEED

The etymology of the word compassion stems from the Latin com meaning "with, together" and the Latin pati "to suffer." Compassion literally means to suffer with.

Compassion, suffering with another person, combines sympathy with an active response or a desire to help. Because we have compassion, we want to act and lessen someone else's suffering. This desire to act is what differentiates compassion from empathy, understanding or sharing the feelings of others.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Compassion International, Inc.
12290 Voyager Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Website: www.compassion.com

Phone: (800) 336-7676

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 362423707

CEO/President: Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado

Chairman: Judy Golz

Board size: 10

Founder: Rev. Everett Swanson

Ruling year: 2014

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 06/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1980


Purpose

We take a long-term approach to child development by investing in and for the life of each child. Through our holistic child development model, we blend physical, social, economic and spiritual care together to help children in poverty fully mature in every facet of life and transcend what is often a generational legacy of poverty. We deliver whole-life care, by way of our frontline church partners, that is personal, individualized, relational, and tailored to the child's age, gender, health, culture and family situation.


Mission statement

In response to the Great Commission, Compassion International exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.


Statement of faith

WE BELIEVE

...in the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct...

One God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit...

Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and His Personal return in power and glory...

The Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit...

The Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ...

The Unity of the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ...

The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating607 of 107449 of 82
Fund acquisition rating787 of 107559 of 82
Resource allocation rating664 of 107556 of 82
Asset utilization rating286 of 107430 of 82

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Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
6%9%11%10%10%11%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%9%11%10%10%11%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
99%100%99%99%100%100%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%9%11%10%10%11%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
1%0%1%1%0%0%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
86%83%81%82%82%81%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
92%92%100%97%97%100%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
77%76%81%80%79%81%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
8%8%0%3%3%0%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
22%25%1%10%12%0%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
6%8%7%8%8%8%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.432.092.592.562.622.76
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.231.221.301.371.481.63
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.942.553.373.523.894.49
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
11.323.572.702.952.712.29
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.090.280.370.340.370.44
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.113.382.242.261.951.51
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
9%25%30%26%26%28%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%1%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
64%36%27%29%28%26%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20212020201920182017
Cash$167,480,000$194,856,000$161,846,000$124,413,000$92,279,000
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$23,379,000$23,062,000$24,462,000$21,041,000$17,985,000
Short-term investments$193,250,000$71,954,000$71,308,000$68,766,000$67,809,000
Other current assets$8,973,000$6,478,000$7,739,000$7,123,000$4,132,000
Total current assets$393,082,000$296,350,000$265,355,000$221,343,000$182,205,000
Long-term investments$16,153,000$13,285,000$14,180,000$12,903,000$11,623,000
Fixed assets$67,404,000$72,239,000$79,672,000$90,002,000$98,211,000
Other long-term assets$4,336,000$4,583,000$4,921,000$4,388,000$4,392,000
Total long-term assets$87,893,000$90,107,000$98,773,000$107,293,000$114,226,000
Total assets$480,975,000$386,457,000$364,128,000$328,636,000$296,431,000
 
Liabilities20212020201920182017
Payables and accrued expenses$102,836,000$101,439,000$88,076,000$76,056,000$75,878,000
Other current liabilities$7,410,000$8,234,000$1,806,000$5,482,000$3,786,000
Total current liabilities$110,246,000$109,673,000$89,882,000$81,538,000$79,664,000
Debt$2,187,000$1,965,000$1,600,000$1,284,000$798,000
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$5,452,000$4,093,000$3,940,000$3,782,000$2,444,000
Total long-term liabilities$7,639,000$6,058,000$5,540,000$5,066,000$3,242,000
Total liabilities$117,885,000$115,731,000$95,422,000$86,604,000$82,906,000
 
Net assets20212020201920182017
Without donor restrictions$317,990,000$244,316,000$242,527,000$114,857,000$92,345,000
With donor restrictions$45,100,000$26,410,000$26,179,000$127,175,000$121,180,000
Net assets$363,090,000$270,726,000$268,706,000$242,032,000$213,525,000
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20212020201920182017
Total contributions$1,092,266,000$992,891,000$947,919,000$886,636,000$818,560,000
Program service revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$3,724,000$8,309,000$11,679,000$3,873,000($893,000)
Other revenue$0$0$43,000$62,000$84,000
Total other revenue$3,724,000$8,309,000$11,722,000$3,935,000($809,000)
Total revenue$1,095,990,000$1,001,200,000$959,641,000$890,571,000$817,751,000
 
Expenses20212020201920182017
Program services$830,335,000$813,929,000$764,548,000$703,543,000$659,761,000
Management and general$78,002,000$73,485,000$75,613,000$68,476,000$67,996,000
Fundraising$95,289,000$111,766,000$92,806,000$90,045,000$89,530,000
Total expenses$1,003,626,000$999,180,000$932,967,000$862,064,000$817,287,000
 
Change in net assets20212020201920182017
Surplus (deficit)$92,364,000$2,020,000$26,674,000$28,507,000$464,000
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$92,364,000$2,020,000$26,674,000$28,507,000$464,000

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Santiago H MelladoPresident & CEO$476,818
Ken CalwellSenior VP/CMO$404,566
Ed AndersonFormer SVP/CFO$375,701
Cassandra Shepard until 42018Senior VP$369,371
Paul AckermanSenior VP/CFO$321,469
Mark HanlonSenior VP$314,625
Mark YeadonSenior VP$302,461
Stephen Oakley until 12312018SVP/General Counsel/ Corp Secretary$293,555
Thomas BeckSenior VP$282,742
James R DavisVice President - USA$281,824
Ronald OrrickVP IT$274,796
Mark FuglebergVP GME Leadership Office$263,032
Michael L JohnsonDirector Marketing USA$250,225
Raphael Louis-Edouard LassegueRegional VP$247,590
Silas BalrajRegional VP$245,188
Sidney MwavuRegional VP$243,610
James Hansen - interimSenior VP/ Corp Secretary$237,299

Compensation data as of: 6/30/2019


Response from ministry

Response to Wall Watchers Three-Star Rating
posted on 2/17/2004

Compassion International is grateful to be included in Wall Watchers' ministry rating and to see both our organization's heart for ministry and programmatic distinctives so accurately articulated.

While our ministry has been rated by a number of ratings agencies, we recognize that methodologies can vary greatly. We also recognize that, as a result of those variances, an organization cannot in every case receive the highest ratings. Although Compassion rates "average" in Wall Watchers' analysis, our financial priorities have been affirmed by the findings of leading rating agencies.

Since 1995, Compassion has consistently received an "A" rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy.


The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 10/11/2022. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


History

Rev. Everett Swanson flew to South Korea to minister to American troops fighting in the Korean War. During his time there, he grew increasingly troubled by the sight of hundreds of war orphans living on the streets, abandoned by society.

One morning he saw city workers scoop up what looked like piles of rags and toss them into the back of a truck. He walked up to the truck for a closer look - and was horrified to see that the "piles" were not rags, but the frozen bodies of orphans who had died overnight in the streets.

Appalled, Rev. Swanson began including this experience into his revival meetings, and Christians responded by donating funds to purchase rice and fuel for the orphans. Within 10 years, 108 orphanages and homes in South Korea were receiving support.


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