Advancing Native Missions / ANM 

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Summary
Since 1992 ANM has helped individual Christians and local churches get involved in global missions in ways that make sense for them. Because we believe there's a place for everyone in God's global mission, even if you can't travel to distant countries and remote tribes.
Instead of sending American missionaries to other countries, we send and equip native missionaries to serve in their own countries. They already know the local languages and cultures, and they live on local budgets. That means your donation goes farther than with traditional "foreign missions." This way of doing missions also contributes to local leadership, long-term outcomes, sustainable growth, and positive economic impact for communities.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Advancing Native Missions
PO Box 29
Afton, VA 22920
Website: www.advancingnativemissions.com
Phone: (540) 456-7111
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 752402759
CEO/President: Oliver L. Asher
Chairman: Ellen J. Lemke
Board size: 10
Founder: Benjamin "Bo" Barredo, Jr., & Carl Gordon
Ruling year: 1992
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1993
Purpose
Our vision comes from Matthew 24:14 - that all people everywhere will hear the story of Jesus.
Mission statement
Advancing Native Missions encourages, equips, and advocates for strategic and fruitful local ministries around the world who are introducing the gospel of Jesus to unevangelized and unreached people where they live.
Statement of faith
We believe ...
...that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired word of God, inerrant in the original documents and of final authority in all matters of faith and practice;
...that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
...in the full deity and perfect humanity of our Lord, His representative and substitutionary sacrifice, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the Father's right hand, His present high priestly ministry, and His personal return in power and glory;
...in the regeneration by the Holy Spirit, which is absolutely necessary for the salvation of fallen, sinful, and lost mankind and which is a free gift of God's grace received by personal faith through Christ Jesus;
...in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life;
...in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust: those who are saved to everlasting blessedness, and those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation;
...and that the universal church is composed of all true believers in Christ Jesus who are united in Him and to one another by the indwelling Holy Spirit. The chief functions of the church are to worship God and witness for the Lord Jesus Christ until He returns. The local church is composed of a group of believers in a specific locality who gather in Christ's name for the breaking of bread, prayers, fellowship and teaching.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
Overall efficiency rating | ![]() ![]() | 685 of 1107 | 75 of 124 |
Fund acquisition rating | ![]() ![]() | 906 of 1108 | 96 of 124 |
Resource allocation rating | ![]() ![]() | 857 of 1108 | 95 of 124 |
Asset utilization rating | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 99 of 1107 | 12 of 124 |
Financial ratios
Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 6% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 81% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 105% | 115% | 89% | 95% | 105% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 85% | 84% | 94% | 72% | 76% | 85% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | -5% | -15% | 11% | 5% | -5% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | -21% | -52% | 28% | 15% | -20% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.37 | 3.79 | 3.73 | 2.29 | 2.51 | 3.61 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.30 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.34 | 1.44 | 1.66 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.36 | 6.33 | 6.18 | 3.06 | 3.62 | 6.00 |
Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 18.34 | 16.55 | 77.03 | 176.79 | 37.72 | 9.30 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.79 | 1.78 | 1.92 | 3.89 | 3.22 | 1.79 |
Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 15% | 7% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 62% | 25% | 26% | 43% | 34% | 26% |
Financials
Balance sheet | |||||
Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Cash | $1,440,531 | $1,728,789 | $3,218,054 | $2,428,839 | $1,551,536 |
Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $29,944 | $14,896 | $20,625 | $30,427 | $118,658 |
Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,610 | $7,208 |
Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total current assets | $1,470,475 | $1,743,685 | $3,238,679 | $2,468,876 | $1,677,402 |
Long-term investments | $96,090 | $77,798 | $77,480 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed assets | $885,785 | $923,095 | $960,405 | $1,000,753 | $1,044,440 |
Other long-term assets | $4,000 | $145,338 | $57,358 | $92,032 | $63,906 |
Total long-term assets | $985,875 | $1,146,231 | $1,095,243 | $1,092,785 | $1,108,346 |
Total assets | $2,456,350 | $2,889,916 | $4,333,922 | $3,561,661 | $2,785,748 |
Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Payables and accrued expenses | $88,825 | $22,635 | $18,319 | $65,453 | $180,378 |
Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total current liabilities | $88,825 | $22,635 | $18,319 | $65,453 | $180,378 |
Debt | $4,207 | $8,288 | $12,258 | $16,117 | $22,591 |
Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Other long-term liabilities | $68,859 | $80,131 | $79,309 | $457,257 | $946 |
Total long-term liabilities | $73,066 | $88,419 | $91,567 | $473,374 | $23,537 |
Total liabilities | $161,891 | $111,054 | $109,886 | $538,827 | $203,915 |
Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Without donor restrictions | ($117,519) | $102,655 | $1,992,416 | $657,823 | $650,691 |
With donor restrictions | $2,411,978 | $2,676,207 | $2,231,620 | $2,365,011 | $1,931,142 |
Net assets | $2,294,459 | $2,778,862 | $4,224,036 | $3,022,834 | $2,581,833 |
Revenues and expenses | |||||
Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total contributions | $8,769,588 | $9,327,088 | $11,113,633 | $9,364,529 | $9,499,498 |
Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Investment income | $17,270 | $10,456 | $4,778 | $16,568 | $26,800 |
Other revenue | $35,058 | ($2,096) | $6,211 | $6,178 | $12,857 |
Total other revenue | $52,328 | $8,360 | $10,989 | $22,746 | $39,657 |
Total revenue | $8,821,916 | $9,335,448 | $11,124,622 | $9,387,275 | $9,539,155 |
Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program services | $7,397,071 | $8,741,156 | $7,994,630 | $7,134,951 | $8,124,615 |
Management and general | $1,034,382 | $1,167,914 | $1,359,787 | $1,295,303 | $1,357,930 |
Fundraising | $874,866 | $871,552 | $569,003 | $516,020 | $573,564 |
Total expenses | $9,306,319 | $10,780,622 | $9,923,420 | $8,946,274 | $10,056,109 |
Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Surplus (deficit) | ($484,403) | ($1,445,174) | $1,201,202 | $441,001 | ($516,954) |
Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total change in net assets | ($484,403) | ($1,445,174) | $1,201,202 | $441,001 | ($516,954) |
Compensation
Name | Title | Compensation |
Oliver Asher | President and CEO | $72,917 |
Amber Parker | VP Staff Development | $68,180 |
Pr Misra | VP Advancement & Strategic Ptnrshp | $65,911 |
Lynn Parker | VP Relationship Dev. & Dir of Reciepting | $59,223 |
Krista Darcus | VP International Operations | $55,650 |
Laurie Beth Tygert | Controller | $40,473 |
Victor Morris | Chaplin | $35,525 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023
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History
Everyone needs the hope of the Gospel, but not everyone has even had a chance to hear about Jesus. That's why Christians have been on mission since Jesus gave the Great Commission, recorded in Matthew 28.
For many years, missions was most often done by sending Western (European and American) missionaries to share the Gospel with unreached people groups (distinct ethnic groups with little or no church movement) in other parts of the world. In the late 20th century, as native (local) Christian movements grew and more countries became closed to American missionaries, it became clear that American Christians could make a greater impact by partnering with these native Christians. After all, they already knew local languages and ways of living! But many American Christians had no idea this was possible.
In the early 1990s, Benjamin (Bo) Barredo was working in missions in the U.S. when he recognized the need for a new organization to increase awareness of native missions and raise more financial support for growing Christian movements in other countries. As he expressed it, he wanted "to dig another well for the Lord's use." In 1992, supported by a small group of committed believers, he co-founded Advancing Native Missions (ANM).
As a step of faith, Bo visited various churches and pastors to share their vision. His first long-distance trip was to Abundant Life Church in San Antonio in October 1992. The pastor of Abundant Life Church, Gerald Ripley, caught the vision, and the church gave ANM its first offering ($880.87) on Oct. 9, 1992. During the trip, the Lord also revealed to Bo what would become ANM's guiding scripture passage: Matthew 24:14.
ANM opened for business on October 20, 1992, in a one-room office in Charlottesville, VA.
ANM's first volunteer, Cris Paurillo, arrived on that first day, and other volunteers and staff soon joined the young organization. ANM's first native partner was Yogyakarta Missionary Training Center in Indonesia, led by Paulus Wibowo.
The one-room office didn't last long. Over the next few years, ANM expanded internationally. By the late 2000s, ANM donors were giving more than $10 million annually to spread the Gospel in more than 50 countries. By 2021, ANM donors were reaching 112 countries and more than 860 of the world's 7,000+ unreached people groups through more than 10,000 native missionaries.
In 2018 Bo moved into a new role as Global Ambassador, turning over the leadership of ANM to Oliver L. Asher, who had previously served as COO and CEO.
Today, ANM continues to spread the Gospel through church planting, caring for children and families, helping communities develop, and more, all through the support of generous donors like you and the work of the native missionaries God has raised up to reach their neighbors with the Gospel.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ has transformed our hearts, and we are on a mission to take that Gospel to every nation on earth.
Program accomplishments
112 countries
13,510 workers
41,607 churches planted so far
Needs
Donations to ANM support native Christian workers who are already accustomed to the languages, cultures, and living standards where they live, so donors can accomplish more with less while participating in the global body of Christ.