Bethany Christian Services

The information on this page was last updated 5/2/2024. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

Bethany supports vulnerable kids and families in the U.S. and around the world, because everyone deserves to be safe, loved, and connected. Today, 140 million kids don't have a permanent home. That's unacceptable. At Bethany, we witness what happens when people choose love. Not theoretical, unblemished love, but the real, messy, imperfect kind.

Love that empowers vulnerable kids and families everywhere. The children hurting at home, and the ones unprotected at a border. The orphans and vulnerable children who feel alone, and the refugees living in a world of uncertainty. Everyone deserves to be loved. Together, we can change the world through family.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Bethany Christian Services
901 Eastern Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Website: www.bethany.org

Phone: (800) 238-4269

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 381405282

CEO/President: Keith Cureton

Chairman: Mark Augustyn

Board size: 13

Founder: Marguerite Bonnema and Mary DeBoer

Ruling year: 1987

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:


Purpose

Bethany envisions a world where all children, youth, and families are safe, loved, and connected.


Mission statement

Bethany demonstrates the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

C

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Adoption/Foster Care

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating1109 of 111838 of 41
Fund acquisition rating1069 of 111937 of 41
Resource allocation rating1117 of 111940 of 41
Asset utilization rating942 of 111831 of 41

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
12%463%1910%704%120%137%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%12%14%21%16%15%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
72%3%1%3%13%11%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%11%14%19%15%15%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
28%97%99%97%87%89%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
81%19%23%10%2%3%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
98%106%100%115%105%97%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
77%21%23%11%2%3%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
2%-6%0%-15%-5%3%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
3%-3%0%-9%-2%1%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
12%69%64%71%82%82%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.830.380.570.540.330.28
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.351.491.581.661.411.53
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.540.570.900.890.470.43
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
10.293.3925.7116.244.404.01
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.100.300.040.060.230.25
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
7.1614.9112.7712.6919.7321.04
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
10%36%23%27%33%32%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%15%19%21%15%14%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
97%169%135%137%200%241%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20242023202220212020
Cash$9,823,282$4,872,774$4,628,251$6,941,233$3,990,415
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$3,426,865$2,665,153$2,993,722$2,012,540$2,638,280
Short-term investments$29,099,531$24,586,167$22,486,548$39,575,302$35,344,261
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$42,349,678$32,124,094$30,108,521$48,529,075$41,972,956
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$20,344,763$18,019,499$18,800,816$18,704,687$21,343,910
Other long-term assets$351,460$586,743$961,376$1,184,609$794,573
Total long-term assets$20,696,223$18,606,242$19,762,192$19,889,296$22,138,483
Total assets$63,045,901$50,730,336$49,870,713$68,418,371$64,111,439
 
Liabilities20242023202220212020
Payables and accrued expenses$12,506,296$1,249,548$1,854,284$11,033,331$10,454,142
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$12,506,296$1,249,548$1,854,284$11,033,331$10,454,142
Debt$9,410,180$9,674,536$10,418,531$10,364,399$9,225,619
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$493,505$734,866$1,117,690$1,361,825$1,010,645
Total long-term liabilities$9,903,685$10,409,402$11,536,221$11,726,224$10,236,264
Total liabilities$22,409,981$11,658,950$13,390,505$22,759,555$20,690,406
 
Net assets20242023202220212020
Without donor restrictions$37,217,078$35,030,414$31,207,740$42,017,014$40,069,292
With donor restrictions$3,418,842$4,040,972$5,272,468$3,641,802$3,351,741
Net assets$40,635,920$39,071,386$36,480,208$45,658,816$43,421,033
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20242023202220212020
Total contributions$583,165$206,250$708,752$2,923,261$1,969,156
Program service revenue$21,451,342$27,896,120$21,673,751$17,765,486$15,309,743
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$580,146$802,778$891,070$989,559$1,168,585
Other revenue$30,493$36,505$46,521$32,081$37,941
Total other revenue$22,061,981$28,735,403$22,611,342$18,787,126$16,516,269
Total revenue$22,645,146$28,941,653$23,320,094$21,710,387$18,485,425
 
Expenses20242023202220212020
Program services$4,660,347$6,538,994$2,623,224$487,412$574,444
Management and general$16,651,413$18,531,097$19,098,116$18,795,867$14,701,917
Fundraising$2,701,481$3,939,284$4,991,816$3,518,699$2,703,545
Total expenses$24,013,241$29,009,375$26,713,156$22,801,978$17,979,906
 
Change in net assets20242023202220212020
Surplus (deficit)($1,368,095)($67,722)($3,393,062)($1,091,591)$505,519
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($1,368,095)($67,722)($3,393,062)($1,091,591)$505,519

Compensation

Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.


Response from ministry

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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 5/2/2024. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


History

In 1944, friends Marguerite Bonnema and Mary DeBoer opened their home to care for a baby girl who needed emergency shelter. Over the next few months, they took in five more babies, and a vision was born to help more children.

That fall, with help from Andrew VanderVeer, they founded Bethany Christian Home as a nonprofit organization. And in 1945, they moved the home to a residence on 13-acres in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Bethany's headquarters stands today.

They knew then that families, not institutions, are the best source of care and connection for children. So in 1951, Bethany became a licensed adoption agency, helping 25 children find permanence with a family.

Today-across the country and around the world-Bethany partners with churches and communities to strengthen and preserve families, find families for children who need them, and support refugees and immigrants who have fled danger. Because everyone deserves to be safe, loved, and connected.

One selfless act of hospitality set a global mission in motion. More than 80 years later, we believe-like Marguerite and Mary-that together, we can change the world through family.


Program accomplishments

Bethany is reviewed by the Council of Accreditation on a regular basis to receive its reaccreditation. The accreditation process is designed to identify providers that have set high performance standards for themselves and have made a commitment to their constituents to deliver the highest quality services. COA continually recognizes Bethany Christian Services as one of these outstanding providers.

Over 75 years ago, we began our work by serving a single child. Today, we work in more than 30 states and more than a dozen countries worldwide, serving more than 50,000 people every year.


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