Christian Blind Mission / CBM

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Summary

CBM is a Christian international development organization, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world irrespective of race, gender or religious belief.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Christian Blind Mission
PO Box 340
Wheaton, IL 60187-0340

Website: cbmus.org

Phone: 800-937-2264

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 362959883

CEO/President: Dr. Peter Schiel

Chairman: Dr. Peter Schiel

Board size: 4

Founder: Mr Ernest Christoffel

Ruling year: 1978

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 06/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1983


Purpose

Our Vision: An inclusive world in which all persons with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.


Mission statement

Our Mission: CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world.

Based on its Christian values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause, and a consequence, of disability, and works in partnership to create a society for all.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating1070 of 109681 of 84
Fund acquisition rating991 of 109872 of 84
Resource allocation rating954 of 109873 of 84
Asset utilization rating953 of 109670 of 84

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
5%13%2%2%0%0%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%12%2%2%0%0%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
99%90%97%99%100%100%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%12%2%2%0%0%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
1%10%3%1%0%0%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
86%76%96%95%100%100%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
94%97%99%103%100%100%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
80%74%96%99%100%100%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
6%3%1%-3%0%0%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
12%1%1%-5%0%8%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
6%11%2%3%0%0%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.590.211.101.4722.9734.48
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.221.091.081.091.071.07
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.980.231.191.6024.6036.96
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
18.341450.531043.71201.8510.389.99
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.050.000.000.000.100.10
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.6451.7710.097.450.440.29
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
8%2%1%2%13%15%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
58%462%90%67%4%2%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20222021202020192018
Cash$162,361$188,599$217,624$753,764$685,089
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$345,483$77,259$5,539$359,478$503,149
Short-term investments$5,170,963$6,316,804$5,009,810$4,999,374$4,847,777
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$5,678,807$6,582,662$5,232,973$6,112,616$6,036,015
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$0$50,974$50,974$0$0
Other long-term assets$486,346$461,774$437,653$432,810$432,810
Total long-term assets$486,346$512,748$488,627$432,810$432,810
Total assets$6,165,153$7,095,410$5,721,600$6,545,426$6,468,825
 
Liabilities20222021202020192018
Payables and accrued expenses$3,915$6,307$25,925$23,090$13,954
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$565,523$590,479
Total current liabilities$3,915$6,307$25,925$588,613$604,433
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$89,987$75,539$105,803$254,802$359,920
Total long-term liabilities$89,987$75,539$105,803$254,802$359,920
Total liabilities$93,902$81,846$131,728$843,415$964,353
 
Net assets20222021202020192018
Without donor restrictions$705,961$696,760$580,062$714,707$687,978
With donor restrictions$5,365,290$6,316,804$5,009,810$4,987,304$4,816,494
Net assets$6,071,251$7,013,564$5,589,872$5,702,011$5,504,472
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20222021202020192018
Total contributions$1,217,744$7,650,515$7,988,155$150,209,301$223,423,342
Program service revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$135,942$211,537$116,753$113,580$113,101
Other revenue$54$0$0$29,726$0
Total other revenue$135,996$211,537$116,753$143,306$113,101
Total revenue$1,353,740$7,862,052$8,104,908$150,352,607$223,536,443
 
Expenses20222021202020192018
Program services$1,004,651$7,513,783$7,983,421$149,776,684$222,423,387
Management and general$150,019$160,536$249,963$431,328$336,167
Fundraising$160,810$143,808$150,624$149,294$313,878
Total expenses$1,315,480$7,818,127$8,384,008$150,357,306$223,073,432
 
Change in net assets20222021202020192018
Surplus (deficit)$38,260$43,925($279,100)($4,699)$463,011
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$38,260$43,925($279,100)($4,699)$463,011

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Dr M Babar QureshiSecretary$159,978
Dr Peter SchiesslCEO$151,402
Thorsten SchmidtTreasurer$141,606

Compensation data as of: 6/30/2022


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History

Pastor Ernst J. Christoffel, born in 1876 in Rheydt/Rhineland, Germany, was CBM's founder and director for many years. Ernst Christoffel laid the foundations for CBM as a modern organisation working together with Partners to serve persons with disabilities.

The Beginning: Turkey
In 1908, Christoffel set out for Turkey and founded a home in Malatia for blind and otherwise disabled and orphaned children, with the support of only a handful of friends. The mission societies to which he had applied before saw no commission for helping the blind in the Orient.

World War I
Christoffel's work came to an end when the First World War broke out. In 1919, he was expelled and Turkey remained closed to him, as to all Germans.

From Turkey to Iran
As soon as the ban was lifted, Christoffel set out for Turkey again, but the house in Malatia was lost. Attempts to start again in Constantinople (later Istanbul) resulted in renewed prohibition, so Christoffel went to Iran. In 1925 and 1928, two homes were set up in Tabriz and Isfahan, respectively, for blind and otherwise disabled young people.

Persecution during World War II
The Second World War destroyed everything, and the threat of deportation was imminent. Christoffel did not want to leave his charges on their own. In 1943, he was arrested and spent three years behind barbed wire, but his will remained unbroken.

Return to Iran
As soon as he had access in 1951, Christoffel returned to Isfahan. Despite the fact that he was ailing and 70 years of age, he went on helping the disabled, poor, and abandoned in the name of Jesus Christ. Pastor Christoffel died on 23 April 1955. His tombstone in Isfahan names him the "Father of the Blind, Deaf-Mute, Physically Disabled and Orphans".

The commitment of Pastor Ernst Jakob Christoffel to the education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities laid the foundation for an organisation that is today one of the leading international development organisations for persons with disabilities worldwide.

Over time, CBM's policy has widened from serving blind people to giving all persons with disabilities access to basic healthcare services. There are 600 million persons with disabilities in the world. Most of them live in developing countries. About 2.5% of these people- a target population of 10 million-are covered by CBM's programmes.


Program accomplishments


Needs

The ministry has several different projects in need of sponsorship. More information may be found on their website.