Christian Community Foundation, dba WaterStone

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Summary

At WaterStone, we understand the act of giving may be straightforward, but the gift of certain assets may be complex.

WaterStone is a Christian foundation that comes alongside givers, advisors and ministries to provide trusted counsel and innovative giving strategies. Since 1980, we have assisted our clients in developing comprehensive plans for sharing their resources with ministries and organizations to fulfill their charitable intent.

Our expertise is working with business owners and stewards of family wealth to unlock the giving potential of their non-cash assets like real estate, business interests, oil and gas and agricultural commodities. Through WaterStone, families can multiply their giving impact for the Kingdom, minimize taxes and heighten the joy of generosity.

The bulk of your portfolio may be comprised of complex, non-cash assets. Working through WaterStone, you can multiply your giving impact by transforming your complex assets into living water. Contact Giving Strategies for more information. We believe that generosity is the greatest act of worship.

Through generosity, we give back to God what He has given to us, and show love to our brothers and sisters in the process. For nearly 40 years, we have been blessed to see lives changed, hearts turned to the Lord, and The Spirit guide people to lead lives of significance - all through the grace of giving.

WaterStone is here to guide you through innovative giving solutions that will help you minimize taxes and multiply the impact of giving. We hope you will be our partner in the many life-changing stories that we have been blessed to be a part of since our founding.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Christian Community Foundation, dba WaterStone
10807 New Allegiance Dr
Ste 240
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Website: waterstone.org

Phone: 719-447-4620

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 751750059

CEO/President: Ken Harrison / John Mulder

Chairman: Doug Kiesewetter

Board size: 11

Founder:

Ruling year: 1981

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 03/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1997


Purpose

Vision: "Every Christian a faith-filled intentional giver."

WaterStone serves as a conduit between givers and Kingdom causes, crafting personalized giving plans that honor God by blessing ministries and the people they serve.

By partnering with WaterStone, advisors can incorporate giving strategies into their wealth management practices and help their clients make a greater Kingdom impact.

With WaterStone's Charity Advised Funds, churches and nonprofits can efficiently manage pools of money set aside for a specific purpose.


Mission statement

Honoring God through the transformational power of giving. Serving Givers at the intersection of faith and finance. Building the Kingdom by transforming assets into living water.


Statement of faith

WE BELIEVE ...

The entire Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and was true Man and is true God.

We believe that in this age, God manifests Himself through the Holy Spirit who is a distinct personality, eternally coexistent with the Father and the Son, whose basic task is to convict sinners, regenerate those who believe and empower believers to live godly lives and in every way glorify the Father and the Son through His indwelling presence.

We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death that was eternal separation from God and is upon all men.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected in body, ascended into heaven, presently lives there for us as High Priest and Advocate, and that His personal, physical return to earth is imminent.

We believe that there will be a bodily resurrection of both the just and the unjust, the just to the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the unjust to the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Christian Growth

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating248 of 107611 of 57
Fund acquisition rating130 of 10775 of 57
Resource allocation rating65 of 10774 of 57
Asset utilization rating913 of 107646 of 57

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
6%1%0%1%1%2%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
3%0%0%1%1%1%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
84%74%91%85%86%78%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
4%1%1%1%1%1%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
16%26%9%15%14%22%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
83%96%96%94%94%93%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
92%70%61%63%69%92%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
73%67%59%59%65%85%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
8%30%39%37%31%8%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
11%11%19%14%11%2%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
12%3%3%5%5%6%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.920.230.270.200.230.22
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.311.211.231.211.241.32
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.470.270.330.250.280.29
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
13.84330.20374.82248.179.649.17
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.070.000.000.000.100.11
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.9543.5735.7348.6237.9937.02
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
11%11%10%12%11%11%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
87%390%330%431%393%403%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20212020201920182017
Cash$7,945,063$6,790,856$25,018,212$4,361,011$35,906
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$232,938$119,159$421,900$247,068$345,673
Short-term investments$334,969,232$245,982,610$209,855,057$194,176,800$166,857,041
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$343,147,233$252,892,625$235,295,169$198,784,879$167,238,620
Long-term investments$46,023,338$30,878,876$17,540,457$18,955,616$17,784,329
Fixed assets$69,152$94,288$41,733$58,179$94,605
Other long-term assets$25,002,890$28,158,682$31,534,016$29,608,353$34,829,686
Total long-term assets$71,095,380$59,131,846$49,116,206$48,622,148$52,708,620
Total assets$414,242,613$312,024,471$284,411,375$247,407,027$219,947,240
 
Liabilities20212020201920182017
Payables and accrued expenses$1,039,207$674,710$948,126$2,223,909$1,982,048
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$18,387,792$16,258,901
Total current liabilities$1,039,207$674,710$948,126$20,611,701$18,240,949
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$45,912,932$31,901,667$34,054,609$5,905,794$6,923,344
Total long-term liabilities$45,912,932$31,901,667$34,054,609$5,905,794$6,923,344
Total liabilities$46,952,139$32,576,377$35,002,735$26,517,495$25,164,293
 
Net assets20212020201920182017
Without donor restrictions$348,927,745$271,582,782$234,695,291$209,674,770$181,925,280
With donor restrictions$18,362,729$7,865,312$14,713,349$11,214,762$12,857,667
Net assets$367,290,474$279,448,094$249,408,640$220,889,532$194,782,947
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20212020201920182017
Total contributions$99,302,026$125,812,481$77,746,890$69,375,982$40,942,052
Program service revenue$13,482,706($2,162,943)$3,416,599$3,394,128$3,632,353
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$21,623,173$14,103,590$10,450,523$7,820,088$7,625,161
Other revenue$21,648$20,928$17,316$412,858$300,031
Total other revenue$35,127,527$11,961,575$13,884,438$11,627,074$11,557,545
Total revenue$134,429,553$137,774,056$91,631,328$81,003,056$52,499,597
 
Expenses20212020201920182017
Program services$90,568,840$81,293,263$54,352,973$52,728,784$44,810,173
Management and general$3,076,903$2,802,678$2,801,119$2,744,962$2,786,477
Fundraising$584,630$618,702$682,793$803,072$700,113
Total expenses$94,230,373$84,714,643$57,836,885$56,276,818$48,296,763
 
Change in net assets20212020201920182017
Surplus (deficit)$40,199,180$53,059,413$33,794,443$24,726,238$4,202,834
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$40,199,180$53,059,413$33,794,443$24,726,238$4,202,834

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Kenneth HarrisonChief Executive Officer$317,906
John C MulderPresident$313,838
Chris StartTreasurer$227,766
Ruthann WitkopAssistant Secretary$95,513

Compensation data as of: 3/31/2021


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History


Program accomplishments

Since 1980, Waterstone has...
$1.4 billion contributions
$800 million grants
5,000+ charities supported


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