Officers' Christian Fellowship 
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Summary
OCF seeks to help Christians in the military society and their families grow together in their relationship with God and others, and to unite them in biblical fellowship and outreach, and encourage each other through prayer. OCF fills this need for biblical fellowship and prayer in five key ways: Prayer, Small Group Local Fellowship and Outreach, Leadership, Conference Center Ministry, and Publications.
Contact information
Mailing address:
OCF Home Office
4050 Lee Vance Drive
Ste. 330
Englewood, CO 80918
Website: www.ocfusa.org
Phone: 303-761-1984
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 381415401
CEO/President: Col Scott Fisher, USAF (Ret.)
Chairman: Paul Schumacher
Board size: 20
Founder: Group of Military Officers
Ruling year: 1952
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 05/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1981
Purpose
Our Vision is the military community positively impacted through Christlike leaders.
Mission statement
Our Mission is to engage military leaders in Biblical fellowship and growth to equip them for Christlike service at the intersection of faith, family, and profession.
Statement of faith
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Old and New Testaments as originally written are the verbally inspired Word of God, and accept them as the supreme and all-sufficient authority in faith and life.
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is eternal separation from God; and that each human being is born with a sinful nature and cannot by his own efforts please God.
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins as our vicarious sacrifice in accordance with the Scripture, and that all who believe in Him are cleansed of their sins by His shed blood and are justified before God.
We believe that all who by faith receive the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and so become the children of God, to live with Him through all eternity.
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into heaven, and in His present life there as our High Priest and Advocate.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust; the eternal blessedness of the saved; and the everlasting, conscious punishment of the lost.
We believe in the personal, visible and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ to this earth.
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Fellowship Evangelism
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 760 of 1117 | 21 of 32 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 705 of 1118 | 19 of 32 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 218 of 1118 | 6 of 32 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1086 of 1117 | 32 of 32 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 10% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 6% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 84% | 62% | 55% | 78% | 82% | 72% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 16% | 38% | 45% | 22% | 18% | 28% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 88% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 94% | 97% | 61% | 86% | 95% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 76% | 82% | 83% | 53% | 75% | 84% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 6% | 3% | 39% | 14% | 5% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 8% | 2% | 1% | 17% | 4% | 1% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.08 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.27 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.43 | 5.44 | 5.63 | 3.05 | 4.26 | 4.89 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.79 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 0.76 | 1.02 | 1.34 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.84 | 12.14 | 6.71 | 12.40 | 18.01 | 7.68 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.91 | 7.47 | 6.82 | 14.42 | 11.10 | 7.80 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 7% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 84% | 347% | 347% | 373% | 393% | 339% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $418,391 | $1,153,091 | $4,316,690 | $2,732,929 | $789,294 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $214,700 | $178,780 | $1,746,434 | $154,576 | $200,684 |
| Short-term investments | $3,638,469 | $2,773,203 | $1,340,739 | $1,526,869 | $2,754,756 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $4,271,560 | $4,105,074 | $7,403,863 | $4,414,374 | $3,744,734 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $18,436,380 | $18,392,467 | $14,887,917 | $14,148,623 | $14,338,349 |
| Other long-term assets | $532,508 | $600,280 | $252,995 | $234,779 | $226,454 |
| Total long-term assets | $18,968,888 | $18,992,747 | $15,140,912 | $14,383,402 | $14,564,803 |
| Total assets | $23,240,448 | $23,097,821 | $22,544,775 | $18,797,776 | $18,309,537 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $116,552 | $498,911 | $365,624 | $96,005 | $165,546 |
| Other current liabilities | $235,291 | $112,968 | $231,632 | $149,113 | $322,241 |
| Total current liabilities | $351,843 | $611,879 | $597,256 | $245,118 | $487,787 |
| Debt | $548,599 | $584,440 | $617,963 | $650,194 | $679,932 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $510,147 | $559,274 | $195,534 | $195,534 | $172,285 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $1,058,746 | $1,143,714 | $813,497 | $845,728 | $852,217 |
| Total liabilities | $1,410,589 | $1,755,593 | $1,410,753 | $1,090,846 | $1,340,004 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $19,617,529 | $19,220,084 | $15,245,121 | $15,261,802 | $15,268,807 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,212,330 | $2,122,144 | $5,888,901 | $2,445,128 | $1,700,726 |
| Net assets | $21,829,859 | $21,342,228 | $21,134,022 | $17,706,930 | $16,969,533 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $4,154,241 | $3,515,990 | $7,223,772 | $4,289,681 | $3,771,751 |
| Program service revenue | $2,278,913 | $2,227,850 | $1,922,670 | $651,338 | $1,355,073 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $133,522 | $603,859 | $61,849 | $296,792 | $112,099 |
| Other revenue | $111,098 | $7,025 | $17,292 | $5,017 | $10,570 |
| Total other revenue | $2,523,533 | $2,838,734 | $2,001,811 | $953,147 | $1,477,742 |
| Total revenue | $6,677,774 | $6,354,724 | $9,225,583 | $5,242,828 | $5,249,493 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $5,455,028 | $5,293,369 | $4,894,411 | $3,938,727 | $4,422,306 |
| Management and general | $440,171 | $432,187 | $421,141 | $261,676 | $285,863 |
| Fundraising | $402,640 | $420,962 | $346,983 | $305,028 | $302,304 |
| Total expenses | $6,297,839 | $6,146,518 | $5,662,535 | $4,505,431 | $5,010,473 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $379,935 | $208,206 | $3,563,048 | $737,397 | $239,020 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $379,935 | $208,206 | $3,563,048 | $737,397 | $239,020 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Scott Fisher | Chief Executive Director | $120,000 |
| David Punt | Chief Financial Officer | $98,109 |
| Chester Arnold | Chief Operating Officer | $74,263 |
Compensation data as of: 5/31/2024
Response from ministry
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History
Cut off from friends, family, and fellowship, British Army Captain John Trotter experiences the loneliness of his isolated outpost as well as a hunger for sharing his Christian faith and praying with other like-minded officers and men. Upon returning to England, Trotter sent letters to a number of officers and other ranks, inviting them to join in organizing an "Army Prayer Union for Officers and Men," with the hope of engaging in prayer and building strong fellowship in an informal, lay-led setting.
It wasn't until the late 1930s that the seeds of Captain Trotter's prayer union would make it to America. While aboard a ship bound for Palestine, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Hayes A. Kroner, who had been under deep conviction by the Holy Spirit during the voyage, met a British brigadier who was a member of the British Officers' Christian Union. Over time, Kroner felt compelled to establish an Officers' Christian Union in the United States, and in 1939, he returned to the U.S. with the encouragement of the British OCU to start an American OCU.
Kroner led a small Washington, D.C.-based Bible study for a few years, and in 1943 he and others formally established the American OCU. In 1972, under the direction of Executive Director Paul Pettijohn, the Officers' Christian Union was renamed Officers' Christian Fellowship. However, the purpose of OCF hasn't changed-OCF exists to glorify God by uniting Christian officers for biblical fellowship and outreach, equipping and encouraging them to minister effectively in the military society.
Captain Trotter's longing for fellowship more than 170 years ago continues to be satisfied through local OCF fellowship groups today.