Design Outreach

The information on this page was last updated 12/30/2024. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

When there is water, there is hope

Give the Gift of Life Sustaining Technology.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Design Outreach
224 W. Johnstown Rd
Gahanna, OH 43230

Website: doutreach.org

Phone: (614) 578-2623

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 460779062

CEO/President: Greg Bixler, Ph.D., P.E.

Chairman: Dean Jessup

Board size: 7

Founder: Abe Wright & Greg Bixler

Ruling year: 2013

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2019


Purpose

As a team of engineers with diverse experience and areas of expertise, Design Outreach focuses on innovative products that improve the lives of the most marginalized and vulnerable people living in developing countries. As followers of Jesus Christ, we desire to share and show God's love by providing technologies that empower people to break the cycle of poverty.


Mission statement

Design Outreach (DO) is a Christian nonprofit organization that seeks to alleviate global poverty by creating innovative, life-sustaining solutions that help transform marginalized and low-income communities physically, economically, and spiritually.


Statement of faith

Visit: https://doutreach.org/why/

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Transparency grade

C

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating773 of 111766 of 100
Fund acquisition rating831 of 111875 of 100
Resource allocation rating903 of 111876 of 100
Asset utilization rating291 of 111735 of 100

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
6%10%24%20%19%20%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
6%10%23%19%17%19%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
99%94%94%91%91%99%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%11%22%21%18%21%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
1%6%6%9%9%1%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
86%78%68%65%65%55%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
100%91%104%89%94%92%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
87%71%71%57%60%51%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
0%9%-4%11%6%8%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
2%33%-19%37%23%24%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
7%11%10%14%17%24%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.532.202.592.272.322.69
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.261.461.521.101.051.04
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
2.173.213.942.502.442.79
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
13.116.346.4013.806.5013.67
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.070.160.160.070.150.07
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
4.683.152.574.454.163.98
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
8%35%44%20%32%7%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%9%11%13%18%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
53%30%21%35%29%35%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20232022202120202019
Cash$348,436$461,980$476,232$478,656$268,310
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$588,318$242,306$327,641$153,474$90,837
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$936,754$704,286$803,873$632,130$359,147
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$233,599$107,468$78,538$29,172$10,427
Other long-term assets$197,515$260,029$4,130$4,130$4,130
Total long-term assets$431,114$367,497$82,668$33,302$14,557
Total assets$1,367,868$1,071,783$886,541$665,432$373,704
 
Liabilities20232022202120202019
Payables and accrued expenses$144,702$86,969$35,253$74,217$26,280
Other current liabilities$3,000$23,000$23,000$23,000$0
Total current liabilities$147,702$109,969$58,253$97,217$26,280
Debt$117,000$117,000$117,000$117,000$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$210,795$249,531$0$0$0
Total long-term liabilities$327,795$366,531$117,000$117,000$0
Total liabilities$475,497$476,500$175,253$214,217$26,280
 
Net assets20232022202120202019
Without donor restrictions$0$0$0$0$0
With donor restrictions$0$0$0$0$0
Net assets$892,371$595,283$711,288$451,215$347,424
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20232022202120202019
Total contributions$3,109,289$2,497,146$2,067,727$1,494,095$1,080,697
Program service revenue$178,444$155,953$201,087$148,076$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$1,608$198$119$0$0
Other revenue$17,441$3,414$2,526$5,006$7,956
Total other revenue$197,493$159,565$203,732$153,082$7,956
Total revenue$3,306,782$2,656,711$2,271,459$1,647,177$1,088,653
 
Expenses20232022202120202019
Program services$2,359,664$1,884,565$1,300,241$995,519$553,946
Management and general$331,279$283,547$288,679$268,409$237,663
Fundraising$318,751$604,604$422,466$279,455$212,004
Total expenses$3,009,694$2,772,716$2,011,386$1,543,383$1,003,613
 
Change in net assets20232022202120202019
Surplus (deficit)$297,088($116,005)$260,073$103,794$85,040
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$297,088($116,005)$260,073$103,794$85,040

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Greg BixlerCo-founder and CEO$167,380
Abe WrightCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer$151,552

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023


Response from ministry

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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 12/30/2024. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


History

It all started as a dream shared by Co-founders Greg Bixler and Abe Wright.

God gave them a vision of using their engineering skills to create technologies that would save lives in vulnerable communities that are often forgotten. With an initial focus on combating the global water crisis, Greg, Abe, and a team of nearly 70 professional volunteers got to work designing a hand pump that would last for years with minimal maintenance and provide water in even the most hard-to-reach places.

Fast forward ten years, and God has turned their dream into reality. Currently, Design Outreach is providing safe water through their flagship product LifePump while developing several new technologies to alleviate global poverty.

The following timeline demonstrates the faithfulness of God throughout the Design Outreach story and the life-changing transformations that are possible when we work together to alleviate global poverty and share the love of Jesus with communities across the globe. https://doutreach.org/about/our-history/


Program accomplishments


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