Orphan Helpers, Inc. 
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Summary
Honduras and El Salvador both struggle with high rates of poverty, family breakdown, crime, and violence. As a result, scores of children and youth end up abandoned, abused, or incarcerated. They are in desperate need of hope and a future. They are the ones Orphan Helpers serves.
Orphan Helpers works in the places abandoned, abused, and incarcerated youth live: government-run orphanages and juvenile detention centers. Through our Success Academy program, we build relationships, teach life skills, and provide opportunities so today's orphans can become tomorrow's helpers.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Orphan Helpers, Inc.
727 J Clyde Morris Blvd, Suite D
Newport News, VA 23601
Website: orphanhelpers.org
Phone: 757-722-6940
Email: yourfriends@orphanhelpers.org
Organization details
EIN: 541995429
CEO/President: Mr. Greg Harris
Chairman: David Dunlevy
Board size: 7
Founder: Greg Garrett
Ruling year: 2001
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2007
Purpose
Transforming lives of abandoned, abused, and incarcerated youth across El Salvador and Honduras
Mission statement
Equipping abandoned, incarcerated, and at-risk youth for success by serving their physical, spiritual, educational and emotional needs.
Statement of faith
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Adoption/Foster Care
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 661 of 1022 | 26 of 34 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 969 of 1024 | 30 of 34 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 646 of 1024 | 29 of 34 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 182 of 1022 | 8 of 34 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 23% | 22% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 3% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 20% | 18% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 74% | 100% | 101% | 97% | 90% | 82% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 4% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 20% | 18% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 26% | 0% | -1% | 3% | 10% | 18% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 85% | 79% | 84% | 76% | 77% | 74% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 94% | 106% | 80% | 100% | 98% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 75% | 74% | 89% | 61% | 77% | 72% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 6% | -6% | 20% | 0% | 2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 16% | 19% | -22% | 61% | 0% | 15% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.22 | 2.31 | 3.84 | 2.22 | 5.53 | 4.66 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.49 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.16 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.90 | 2.65 | 4.00 | 2.30 | 6.02 | 5.39 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 8.98 | 11.56 | 14.97 | 8.31 | 46.99 | 3.85 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.26 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.46 | 4.13 | 2.80 | 4.58 | 1.95 | 1.65 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 14% | 20% | 6% | 12% | 2% | 22% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 3% | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 59% | 35% | 24% | 40% | 18% | 17% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $278,307 | $195,537 | $219,571 | $98,765 | $67,451 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $9,000 | $22,500 | $62,845 | $1,830 | $52,046 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $287,307 | $218,037 | $282,416 | $100,595 | $119,497 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $41,399 | $8,306 | $9,814 | $8,788 | $18,786 |
| Other long-term assets | $750 | $750 | $750 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $42,149 | $9,056 | $10,564 | $8,788 | $18,786 |
| Total assets | $329,456 | $227,093 | $292,980 | $109,383 | $138,283 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $24,861 | $14,561 | $33,975 | $2,141 | $31,014 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $24,861 | $14,561 | $33,975 | $2,141 | $31,014 |
| Debt | $41,000 | $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 | $41,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $65,861 | $14,561 | $33,975 | $2,141 | $31,014 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $184,344 | $212,532 | $122,050 | $81,860 | $90,968 |
| With donor restrictions | $79,251 | $0 | $136,955 | $25,382 | $16,301 |
| Net assets | $263,595 | $212,532 | $259,005 | $107,242 | $107,269 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $815,695 | $830,051 | $783,905 | $544,025 | $541,561 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,134 | $20,199 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $435 | $60 | $47 | $0 | $19 |
| Other revenue | ($2,469) | ($5,296) | $23,994 | $15,954 | $98,108 |
| Total other revenue | ($2,034) | ($5,236) | $24,041 | $61,088 | $118,326 |
| Total revenue | $813,661 | $824,815 | $807,946 | $605,113 | $659,887 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $605,778 | $733,350 | $492,084 | $463,170 | $476,901 |
| Management and general | $66,383 | $61,240 | $56,464 | $19,058 | $49,055 |
| Fundraising | $90,437 | $76,698 | $101,782 | $122,912 | $118,141 |
| Total expenses | $762,598 | $871,288 | $650,330 | $605,140 | $644,097 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $51,063 | ($46,473) | $157,616 | ($27) | $15,790 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $51,063 | ($46,473) | $157,616 | ($27) | $15,790 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Gregory Harris | Executive Di | $95,000 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2020
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 9/8/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
For 14 years, Greg Garrett had been praying and seeking God's will for his life. "It kept coming back to orphans," he said. In 2000, he was supposed to be online searching for an anniversary cruise but he kept looking at orphans and orphanages. He asked his wife, Libby, to rethink the cruise idea and instead go with him in search of orphans in Central America.
They flew to El Salvador and found a nearby church, where they met a bilingual member who agreed to ride around with them. They came upon a 100-year-old deteriorating orphanage with 250 children being cared for by only six adults; not a single commode or shower worked. One of the babies had been found in the trash the previous night.
And that's when it hit Greg and Libby.
They came home and began to write to everyone they knew, seeking support for these needy children. Three months later, 15 friends returned to El Salvador to help the cause. Since then, thousands of people have given generously, gone on trips, and helped abandoned and incarcerated youth succeed in El Salvador and Honduras.
Today, Greg continues to run a realty company in Hampton Roads, Virginia and travels frequently to Central America to spend time with the youth and further the mission of Orphan Helpers.
Program accomplishments
10 Success Academies in 2 countries
170 released youth in re-entry program
753 graduates from Academies since 2016
251 baptisms since 2016