Willow Creek Association / Global Leadership Network 
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Summary
The Global Leadership Network (GLN) is a community of curious, growth-minded, change-driven people committed to developing their leadership skills to maximize their influence for the purpose of igniting positive transformation wherever they live and work. For more than 25 years, the GLN has been driven by the belief that leadership changes everything-When you commit to grow your leadership, everyone around you wins-businesses work for good, communities are transformed and churches thrive!
Hosting the world's largest annual leadership event, The Global Leadership Summit, the GLN reaches hundreds of thousands of leaders in more than 123 countries and 60+ languages each year. Through year-round events and a wealth of free leadership resources including articles from leadership experts and one of the most popular leadership podcasts in the world, the GLN combines a unique and diverse blend of leadership education to serve the 2.5 million people who visit GlobalLeadership.org each year.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Global Leadership Network
67 East Algonquin Rd
South Barrington, IL 60010
Website: globalleadership.org
Phone: (800) 570-9812
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 363799040
CEO/President: Tom De Vries
Chairman: Kim Simios
Board size: 9
Founder: Bill Hybels
Ruling year: 1993
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2014
Purpose
Vision: One million people leading like Jesus globally to impact 100 million more.
Mission statement
To inspire and equip world-class leadership that ignites transformation.
Statement of faith
Membership in the Global Leadership Network is intended to serve churches that hold to a historic, orthodox understanding of biblical Christianity.
The Bible is God's unique revelation to people. It is the inspired, infallible Word of God, and the supreme and final authority on all matters upon which it teaches. No other writings are vested with such divine authority.
There is only one God, creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally as three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully God yet each personally distinct from the other.
All people are created in God's image and matter deeply to Him. Central to the message of the Bible is that God loves people, and invites them to live in communion with Himself and in community with each other.
Apart from Jesus Christ, all people are spiritually lost and, because of sin, deserve the judgment of God. However, God gives salvation and eternal life to anyone who trusts in Jesus Christ and in His sacrifice on his or her behalf. Salvation cannot be earned through personal goodness or human effort. It is a gift that must be received by humble repentance and faith in Christ and His finished work on the cross.
Jesus Christ, second Person of the Trinity, was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless human life, willingly took upon Himself all of our sins, died and rose again bodily, and is at the right hand of the Father as our advocate and mediator. Some day, He will return to consummate history and to fulfill the eternal plan of God.
The Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, convicts the world of sin and draws people to Christ. He also indwells all believers. He is available to empower them to lead Christ-like lives, and gives them spiritual gifts with which to serve the church and reach out to a lost and needy world.
Death seals the eternal destiny of each person. At the final judgment, unbelievers will be separated from God into condemnation. Believers will be received into God's loving presence and rewarded for their faithfulness to Him in this life.
All believers are members of the body of Christ, the one true church universal. Spiritual unity is to be expressed among Christians by acceptance and love of one another across ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, national, generational, gender, and denominational lines.
The local church is a congregation of believers who gather for worship, prayer, instruction, encouragement, mutual accountability, and community with each other. Through it, believers invest time, energy, and resources to fulfill the Great Commission -- reaching lost people and growing them into fully devoted followers of Christ.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Leadership Training
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 953 of 1097 | 19 of 23 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 763 of 1099 | 17 of 23 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1055 of 1099 | 21 of 23 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 623 of 1097 | 12 of 23 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 16% | 22% | 11% | 11% | 10% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 39% | 27% | 41% | 33% | 36% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 8% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 61% | 73% | 59% | 67% | 64% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 66% | 67% | 73% | 76% | 77% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 91% | 103% | 127% | 79% | 82% | 88% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 68% | 85% | 58% | 62% | 68% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 9% | -3% | -27% | 21% | 18% | 12% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 11% | -6% | -42% | 36% | 41% | 35% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 28% | 28% | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.39 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 1.69 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.08 | 1.29 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.30 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.74 | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 2.20 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 27.13 | 2.53 | 2.91 | 3.27 | 3.44 | 2.19 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.03 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.46 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.54 | 4.34 | 4.86 | 6.58 | 5.17 | 2.96 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 5% | 31% | 30% | 25% | 24% | 36% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 70% | 53% | 51% | 72% | 56% | 38% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $7,209,667 | $5,048,847 | $9,710,253 | $12,614,056 | $8,319,872 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,113,916 | $904,883 | $827,542 | $737,894 | $388,383 |
| Short-term investments | $5,958,518 | $10,537,008 | $10,519,927 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $14,282,101 | $16,490,738 | $21,057,722 | $13,351,950 | $8,708,255 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,657,536 | $2,191,354 | $2,710,145 | $2,794,405 | $2,616,813 |
| Other long-term assets | $2,472,777 | $552,500 | $1,936,800 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $4,130,313 | $2,743,854 | $4,646,945 | $2,794,405 | $2,616,813 |
| Total assets | $18,412,414 | $19,234,592 | $25,704,667 | $16,146,355 | $11,325,068 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $1,761,760 | $1,924,763 | $1,625,193 | $1,310,805 | $1,125,790 |
| Other current liabilities | $3,881,754 | $3,751,481 | $4,823,368 | $2,575,107 | $2,856,282 |
| Total current liabilities | $5,643,514 | $5,676,244 | $6,448,561 | $3,885,912 | $3,982,072 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $48,477 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $48,477 |
| Total liabilities | $5,643,514 | $5,676,244 | $6,448,561 | $3,885,912 | $4,030,549 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Without donor restrictions | $10,296,123 | $13,005,848 | $14,319,306 | $12,260,443 | $7,294,519 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,472,777 | $552,500 | $4,936,800 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $12,768,900 | $13,558,348 | $19,256,106 | $12,260,443 | $7,294,519 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $9,106,586 | $5,686,215 | $13,830,259 | $8,865,042 | $7,760,684 |
| Program service revenue | $12,981,496 | $15,416,383 | $19,150,013 | $17,473,588 | $13,411,286 |
| Membership dues | $303,101 | $421,126 | $582,273 | $539,757 | $540,724 |
| Investment income | $41,053 | ($182,300) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $665,539 | ($332,076) | $75,061 | $38,685 | $22,974 |
| Total other revenue | $13,991,189 | $15,323,133 | $19,807,347 | $18,052,030 | $13,974,984 |
| Total revenue | $23,097,775 | $21,009,348 | $33,637,606 | $26,917,072 | $21,735,668 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $15,813,677 | $17,914,252 | $19,505,993 | $16,660,974 | $14,681,746 |
| Management and general | $6,633,210 | $7,552,780 | $5,600,305 | $4,317,025 | $3,678,523 |
| Fundraising | $1,440,336 | $1,240,074 | $1,535,645 | $973,149 | $804,964 |
| Total expenses | $23,887,223 | $26,707,106 | $26,641,943 | $21,951,148 | $19,165,233 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($789,448) | ($5,697,758) | $6,995,663 | $4,965,924 | $2,570,435 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($789,448) | ($5,697,758) | $6,995,663 | $4,965,924 | $2,570,435 |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
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