Design Outreach 
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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
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 949 of 1435 | 76 of 114 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1162 of 1435 | 93 of 114 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 967 of 1435 | 79 of 114 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 415 of 1436 | 39 of 114 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 11% | 10% | 24% | 20% | 19% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 19% | 17% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 91% | 91% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 12% | 11% | 22% | 21% | 18% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 9% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 81% | 78% | 68% | 65% | 65% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 93% | 91% | 104% | 89% | 94% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 75% | 71% | 71% | 57% | 60% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 7% | 9% | -4% | 11% | 6% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | 22% | 33% | -19% | 37% | 23% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.59 | 2.24 | 2.20 | 2.59 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.16 | 1.26 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.10 | 1.05 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.06 | 2.81 | 3.21 | 3.94 | 2.50 | 2.44 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.39 | 7.90 | 6.34 | 6.40 | 13.80 | 6.50 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.90 | 3.73 | 3.15 | 2.57 | 4.45 | 4.16 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 27% | 35% | 44% | 20% | 32% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 18% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 53% | 33% | 30% | 21% | 35% | 29% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $659,614 | $348,436 | $461,980 | $476,232 | $478,656 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $589,155 | $588,318 | $242,306 | $327,641 | $153,474 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,248,769 | $936,754 | $704,286 | $803,873 | $632,130 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $179,588 | $233,599 | $107,468 | $78,538 | $29,172 |
| Other long-term assets | $139,072 | $197,515 | $260,029 | $4,130 | $4,130 |
| Total long-term assets | $318,660 | $431,114 | $367,497 | $82,668 | $33,302 |
| Total assets | $1,567,429 | $1,367,868 | $1,071,783 | $886,541 | $665,432 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $155,087 | $144,702 | $86,969 | $35,253 | $74,217 |
| Other current liabilities | $3,000 | $3,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 | $23,000 |
| Total current liabilities | $158,087 | $147,702 | $109,969 | $58,253 | $97,217 |
| Debt | $117,000 | $117,000 | $117,000 | $117,000 | $117,000 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $147,963 | $210,795 | $249,531 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $264,963 | $327,795 | $366,531 | $117,000 | $117,000 |
| Total liabilities | $423,050 | $475,497 | $476,500 | $175,253 | $214,217 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $1,144,379 | $892,371 | $595,283 | $711,288 | $451,215 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $3,567,063 | $3,109,289 | $2,497,146 | $2,067,727 | $1,494,095 |
| Program service revenue | $182,587 | $178,444 | $155,953 | $201,087 | $148,076 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $6,240 | $1,608 | $198 | $119 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $8,700 | $17,441 | $3,414 | $2,526 | $5,006 |
| Total other revenue | $197,527 | $197,493 | $159,565 | $203,732 | $153,082 |
| Total revenue | $3,764,590 | $3,306,782 | $2,656,711 | $2,271,459 | $1,647,177 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $2,835,047 | $2,359,664 | $1,884,565 | $1,300,241 | $995,519 |
| Management and general | $272,865 | $331,279 | $283,547 | $288,679 | $268,409 |
| Fundraising | $404,670 | $318,751 | $604,604 | $422,466 | $279,455 |
| Total expenses | $3,512,582 | $3,009,694 | $2,772,716 | $2,011,386 | $1,543,383 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $252,008 | $297,088 | ($116,005) | $260,073 | $103,794 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $252,008 | $297,088 | ($116,005) | $260,073 | $103,794 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Greg Bixler | Co-founder and CEO | $180,967 |
| Abe Wright | Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer | $138,782 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
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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/