GoServ Global 
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Summary
GoServ Global shares God's love by responding to disaster, empowering sustainable community development and creating world change through hands-on involvement.
Contact information
Mailing address:
GoServ Global
310 East Broadway
PO Box 193
Eagle Grove, IA 50533
Website: goservglobal.org
Phone: (515) 448-3131
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 452875491
CEO/President: Paul van Gorkom
Chairman: Gene Peterson
Board size: 14
Founder: Kerry Baxter and Ken DeYoung
Ruling year: 2011
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2020
Purpose
Empowering those we serve and serve alongside to be world changers transformed through Jesus Christ.
Mission statement
GoServ Global shares God's love by responding to disaster, empowering sustainable community development and creating world change through hands-on involvement.
RESPONDING TO DISASTER
GoServ Global brings expertise in equipment operation, safety and volunteer management to
serve as the hands and feet of Christ in helping local churches and communities respond to
disaster.
EMPOWERING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GoServ Global transforms the lives of the impoverished by providing for basic human needs,
developing local leadership and establishing sustainable communities.
CREATING WORLD CHANGE THROUGH HANDS-ON INVOLVEMENT
Those who volunteer for GoServ Global missions seek to serve those in need and find their own
lives transformed by the experience.
Statement of faith
The following statements are based on our understanding and interpretation of biblical truths.
1. We believe that there is only one holy God, Who created all things, is perfect and eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
2. We believe that the Bible is the only infallible and authoritative Word of God, fully inspired and written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1-20:21
3. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe He lived a sinless life, in His atoning death by His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father.
Matthew 1:23; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4.
4. We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation, but that through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, those who repent of their sins and trust Him as savior can be rescued, reconciled, and renewed by the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
5. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ, and that He is a helper, teacher, and guide, enabling us to live a godly life.
Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; Galatians 5:16-18.
6. We believe in the universal Church, a unified living spiritual body of which Christ is the head of all believers in Jesus Christ with equality among races, gender and class differences, that has the primary task of spreading the gospel to a lost world.
1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
7. We believe the Great Commission involves both deeds of compassion and verbally sharing the gospel with people who do not know Jesus and inviting them into a personal relationship with Him.
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
8. We believe God created humans in His own image and instituted monogamous marriage exclusively between one genetic male and one genetic female as the foundation of the family and human society and that all people are worthy of dignity and respect.
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Matthew 22:37-39: Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
9. We believe in the sanctity of life and that human life is sacred and created by God from conception to its natural end.
Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5.
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 533 of 1077 | 69 of 140 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 468 of 1078 | 66 of 140 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 789 of 1078 | 101 of 140 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 359 of 1077 | 45 of 140 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 100% | 101% | 101% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 0% | -1% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 79% | 71% | 80% | 85% | 86% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 89% | 79% | 103% | 108% | 99% | 98% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 75% | 63% | 73% | 87% | 84% | 84% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 11% | 21% | -3% | -8% | 1% | 2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 15% | 58% | -14% | -31% | 4% | 38% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 15% | 29% | 20% | 15% | 13% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.15 | 1.53 | 2.03 | 2.15 | 2.01 | 3.45 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.18 | 1.68 | 2.18 | 2.13 | 1.92 | 1.13 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.64 | 2.57 | 4.41 | 4.59 | 3.87 | 3.91 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 23.96 | 3.56 | 1.67 | 1.86 | 2.38 | 89.36 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.04 | 0.28 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.01 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.68 | 3.36 | 1.09 | 1.21 | 1.80 | 3.03 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 6% | 30% | 52% | 50% | 44% | 80% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 13% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 82% | 46% | 24% | 23% | 28% | 6% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $1,080,943 | $505,798 | $562,695 | $738,498 | $724,205 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,080,943 | $505,798 | $562,695 | $738,498 | $724,205 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $735,566 | $594,332 | $637,789 | $681,246 | $95,535 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,180 |
| Total long-term assets | $735,566 | $594,332 | $637,789 | $681,246 | $97,715 |
| Total assets | $1,816,509 | $1,100,130 | $1,200,484 | $1,419,744 | $821,920 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $3,385 | $3,722 | $3,284 | $10,321 | $8,104 |
| Other current liabilities | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $303,385 | $303,722 | $303,284 | $310,321 | $8,104 |
| Debt | $235,339 | $264,654 | $291,512 | $316,962 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $650,000 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $235,339 | $264,654 | $291,512 | $316,962 | $650,000 |
| Total liabilities | $538,724 | $568,376 | $594,796 | $627,283 | $658,104 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $458,231 | $29,210 | $75,595 | $80,741 | $0 |
| With donor restrictions | $819,554 | $502,544 | $530,093 | $711,720 | $0 |
| Net assets | $1,277,785 | $531,754 | $605,688 | $792,461 | $163,816 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $3,541,578 | $2,172,578 | $2,414,023 | $2,903,818 | $2,895,918 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $2,566 | $2,887 | $2,997 | $2,228 | $827 |
| Other revenue | ($17,984) | ($19,071) | ($23,150) | ($14,832) | $0 |
| Total other revenue | ($15,418) | ($16,184) | ($20,153) | ($12,604) | $827 |
| Total revenue | $3,526,160 | $2,156,394 | $2,393,870 | $2,891,214 | $2,896,745 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $2,206,735 | $1,583,945 | $2,071,933 | $2,419,895 | $2,427,071 |
| Management and general | $418,169 | $646,383 | $508,710 | $439,398 | $360,003 |
| Fundraising | $155,225 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $46,722 |
| Total expenses | $2,780,129 | $2,230,328 | $2,580,643 | $2,859,293 | $2,833,796 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $746,031 | ($73,934) | ($186,773) | $31,921 | $62,949 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $746,031 | ($73,934) | ($186,773) | $31,921 | $62,949 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Paul van Gorkum | Executive Direc | $98,845 |
| Dennis Anderson | Director | $75,000 |
| Terry Baxter | Founder | $43,400 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
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History
Co-founded in 2011 by an Iowa farmer and a missionary in the wake of a devastating earthquake in Haiti, GoServ Global is a non-denominational faith-based organization that provides essential humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable in communities around the world.
Program accomplishments
500 + SAFE T HOMES IN HAITI, PERU & UGANDA
600 + AMBASSADORS WHO HAVE SERVED ON A GOSERV GLOBAL MISSION TRIP
500 + CHILDREN EDUCATED IN HAITI AND INDIA
200 + HOMES SERVED AFTER A DOMESTIC DISASTER
1000 + BAPTIZED IN INDIA AND HAITI
4500 + SERVED BY MEDICAL CLINICS