Barnabas and Partners

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Summary

We come alongside and partner with the house church in China, in obedience to the Great Commission.

Contact information

Mailing address:
Barnabas and Partners
3716 Merrifield Rd
Charlotte, NC 28211-3216

Website: bpusa.org

Phone:

Email: info@bpusa.org

Organization details

EIN: 460529939

CEO/President: Andrew AuYeung

Chairman:

Board size: 0

Founder:

Ruling year: 2012

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2020

Purpose

Our extensive contacts within the House Church movements enable us to implement programs to meet House Church needs. We have a strong history of strategic project planning, implementation, evaluation, research, and accountability. We have a very broad network of opportunities and we are anxious to partner with those who have the same desire to effectively minister to the spiritual growth and maturity of the Chinese House Churches.

Mission statement

Our mission is to provide a means by which like-minded ministries and agencies worldwide can achieve their Great Commission goals in China.

Statement of faith

Donor confidence score

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

Category	Rating	Overall rank	Sector rank
Overall efficiency rating		130 of 1022	16 of 121
Fund acquisition rating		50 of 1024	2 of 121
Resource allocation rating		106 of 1024	8 of 121
Asset utilization rating		633 of 1022	76 of 121

Financial ratios

Funding ratios	Sector median	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue	98%	100%	100%	100%	97%	99%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses	5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue	2%	0%	0%	0%	3%	1%

Operating ratios	Sector median	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses	83%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue	95%	65%	101%	76%	102%	178%
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue	78%	64%	100%	75%	100%	177%
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue	5%	35%	-1%	24%	-2%	-78%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets	9%	48%	-5%	63%	-6%	-401%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses	10%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%

Investing ratios	Sector median	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets	1.21	0.88	4.08	1.96	3.89	9.11
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets	1.29	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets	1.77	0.88	4.08	1.96	3.89	9.11

Liquidity ratios	Sector median	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities	20.97	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets	0.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12)	6.11	13.61	2.94	6.13	3.08	1.32

Solvency ratios	Sector median	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets	9%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses	75%	113%	25%	51%	26%	11%

Financials

Balance sheet

Assets	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Cash	$398,835	$206,029	$215,426	$79,188	$83,133
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	$398,835	$206,029	$215,426	$79,188	$83,133
Long-term investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other long-term assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total long-term assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total assets	$398,835	$206,029	$215,426	$79,188	$83,133

Liabilities	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Payables and accrued expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other current liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total current liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Debt	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Due to (from) affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other long-term liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total long-term liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Net assets	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Without donor restrictions	$398,835	$206,029	$215,426	$79,188	$53,133
With donor restrictions	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,000
Net assets	$398,835	$206,029	$215,426	$79,188	$83,133

Revenues and expenses

Revenue	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Total contributions	$544,793	$831,163	$557,795	$295,510	$420,309
Program service revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$7,934	$4,403
Total other revenue	$0	$0	$0	$7,934	$4,403
Total revenue	$544,793	$831,163	$557,795	$303,444	$424,712

Expenses	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Program services	$346,927	$833,371	$416,056	$304,800	$750,000
Management and general	$4,757	$7,088	$5,501	$3,367	$7,718
Fundraising	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total expenses	$351,684	$840,459	$421,557	$308,167	$757,718

Change in net assets	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Surplus (deficit)	$193,109	($9,296)	$136,238	($4,723)	($333,006)
Other changes in net assets	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total change in net assets	$193,109	($9,296)	$136,238	($4,723)	($333,006)

Compensation

Name	Title	Compensation
Andrew AuYeung	Executive Dir.	$90,000

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019

Response from ministry

No response has been provided by this ministry.

The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 4/14/2022. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com

History

Program accomplishments

In 5 years, our network of churches planted 14,979 new churches. From the 14,979 churches, 916,855 people have come to accept Christ as their Savior.

Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	No	0/5
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	No	0/5
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	No	0/5
Does the board contain between 5 and 11 members?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	Yes	10/10
Does the organization make its audit or review (if annual revenue is less than $1-m) available on its website?	No	0/5
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	Yes	10/10
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	Yes	5/5
Did the organization operate at a net profit (revenue greater than expenses) in the most recent year?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization refrain from owning or leasing a private aircraft, or having fractional interest in one, that is primarily used for travel by the organization's leaders?	Yes	5/5
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	Yes	5/5
Are author royalties and speaking engagement fees paid to the organization, and not the individual?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	Yes	5/5
Is the board chair an independent member of the board, and not the founder and/or CEO/President?	Yes	5/5
Does the board have term limits?	Yes	5/5
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	Yes	5/5
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	Yes	5/5
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 2 stars?	Yes	5/5
Total donor confidence score		80/100