Horizons International

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Summary

Billions of people don't know Jesus. We help to equip the global church to reach them, especially in the Muslim world.
We spread the gospel through our four main areas of ministry:
Muslim ministry
International student ministry
Training ministry
Biblical missiology


Contact information

Mailing address:
Horizons International
PO Box 18478
Boulder, CO 80308

Website: horizonsinternational.org

Phone: 303-442-3333

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 841141776

CEO/President: Georges Houssney

Chairman: Kevin Cox

Board size: 8

Founder: Georges Houssney

Ruling year: 1991

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2020


Purpose

To see Christ glorified in all nations.


Mission statement

To advance the Kingdom of God among Muslims and all people, by Proclaiming the Gospel, Discipling the Nations, and Equipping the Church.


Statement of faith

Horizons International has adopted the Lausanne Covenant as our Statement of Faith. This statement is detailed, carefully drafted, and endorsed by mainline evangelical denominations. It expresses the position of all evangelical Christians worldwide. It was written during the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization by a committee representing 150 nations.

Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating343 of 109433 of 144
Fund acquisition rating945 of 1097114 of 144
Resource allocation rating270 of 109727 of 144
Asset utilization rating90 of 109412 of 144

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median2019201820172016
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
4%11%7%7%7%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
4%8%5%5%5%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
98%78%77%76%70%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%7%6%5%5%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
2%22%23%24%30%
 
Operating ratiosSector median2019201820172016
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%88%90%91%92%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
91%115%94%100%105%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
76%101%85%90%97%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
9%-15%6%0%-5%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
13%-105%21%1%-16%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
10%5%4%4%3%
 
Investing ratiosSector median2019201820172016
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.162.161.511.391.29
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.282.792.152.282.18
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.716.003.243.162.82
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median2019201820172016
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
21.843.5616.8921.7920.69
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.040.280.060.050.05
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.401.443.493.624.05
 
Solvency ratiosSector median2019201820172016
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
7%74%57%56%58%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%63%55%54%56%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
79%12%28%32%32%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets2019201820172016
Cash$681,189$1,117,478$1,120,230$1,207,299
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$46,054$55,164$62,871$33,866
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$727,243$1,172,642$1,183,101$1,241,165
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$1,298,455$1,348,048$1,510,363$1,450,102
Other long-term assets$0$0$0$14,919
Total long-term assets$1,298,455$1,348,048$1,510,363$1,465,021
Total assets$2,025,698$2,520,690$2,693,464$2,706,186
 
Liabilities2019201820172016
Payables and accrued expenses$170,719$34,067$22,246$28,647
Other current liabilities$33,750$35,350$32,060$31,335
Total current liabilities$204,469$69,417$54,306$59,982
Debt$1,285,184$1,377,468$1,449,678$1,510,861
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$0$0$0$0
Total long-term liabilities$1,285,184$1,377,468$1,449,678$1,510,861
Total liabilities$1,489,653$1,446,885$1,503,984$1,570,843
 
Net assets2019201820172016
Without donor restrictions($485,174)$273,796$601,407$281,002
With donor restrictions$1,021,222$800,009$588,061$854,341
Net assets$536,045$1,073,805$1,189,480$1,135,343
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue2019201820172016
Total contributions$2,957,720$3,083,793$2,861,896$2,324,227
Program service revenue$840,536$914,443$881,072$974,578
Membership dues$0$0$0$0
Investment income($9,754)$22,635$2,257$2,326
Other revenue$14,696$1,082$8,687$19,951
Total other revenue$845,478$938,160$892,016$996,855
Total revenue$3,803,198$4,021,953$3,753,912$3,321,082
 
Expenses2019201820172016
Program services$3,854,541$3,420,655$3,389,386$3,206,790
Management and general$196,586$165,597$155,065$119,323
Fundraising$314,916$212,278$198,238$171,671
Total expenses$4,366,043$3,798,530$3,742,689$3,497,784
 
Change in net assets2019201820172016
Surplus (deficit)($562,845)$223,423$11,223($176,702)
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($562,845)$223,423$11,223($176,702)

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Georges HoussneyPresident$131,004

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019


Response from ministry

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History

Georges Houssney was raised in the predominantly Muslim city of Tripoli, Lebanon. He came to faith in Jesus Christ as a teenager. Soon God grew a deep love for Muslims in his heart, and he began to sense God's call for full-time service among them.

Well-known for his work supervising the translation and publication of the Bible into clear modern Arabic, Georges and his family moved from the Middle East to the United States in 1982 to minister to international students.

Georges is passionate about reaching internationals here and abroad with the great news of salvation. He writes and lectures internationally about ministry to Muslims, and he strives to awaken a new generation who will proclaim the gospel boldly.


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