Alliance for Children Everywhere 
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Summary
From America to Africa, ours is a family love story spanning decades, continents, and cultures.
For over five decades, ACE has refined a paradigm for family-based care recognized by governments throughout Africa. Today, ACE is a partnership between Zambians and Americans who work every single day to keep children with their families in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
Our values are the principles that made ACE a global movement.
Zambian Expertise: We maintain 100% in-country staff and leadership.
Families, Not Orphanages: We work toward family permanence through reintegration, fostering, and adoption.
Global Alliance: NGO's, foundations, churches, and individuals from all around the world provide funds, program development, and prayer support.
Local Partnerships: Indigenous churches, community leaders, and local governments are integral to everything we do, from adoption sensitization to food distributions to primary schooling.
Over one hundred Zambian leadership and staff execute our mission as ACE Zambia, with governance by a Zambian board of directors. In the U.S., we have four staff members and two interns who partner with ACE Zambia to operate our consulting services as ACE Transition Partners.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Alliance for Children Everywhere
P.O. Box 1568
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Website: www.ChildrenEverywhere.org
Phone: (800) 815-9095
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 911704751
CEO/President: Gabriel Walder, M.S.
Chairman: Clare Boals
Board size: 9
Founder: Virginia Woods
Ruling year: 1997
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2000
Purpose
Our vision is a permanent, secure, and loving family for every child. There are over one million orphaned children in Zambia. While institutions can provide them life-saving rescue, they cannot replace the love of a secure, permanent family. ACE protects families in crisis; restores orphaned children to family; and strengthens communities through economic empowerment and education.
Mission statement
OUR MISSION is to bring orphaned and vulnerable children into secure families, schools, and communities through family-based care.
We prioritize child safety and permanency in a stable, loving family environment. That means: safety first, and family as soon as possible.
Children without families face lifelong risks. We help provide physical and emotional protection for children in crisis, reintegrate children with their biological family members and find alternate homes through fostering or adoption for children without available family.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1197 of 1435 | 95 of 114 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1305 of 1435 | 102 of 114 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1374 of 1435 | 109 of 114 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 360 of 1436 | 37 of 114 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 19% | 11% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 19% | 11% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 8% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 71% | 69% | 71% | 67% | 76% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 153% | 102% | 72% | 157% | 139% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 109% | 70% | 51% | 105% | 105% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | -53% | -2% | 28% | -57% | -39% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | -216% | -3% | 63% | -138% | -43% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 21% | 17% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.59 | 2.66 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 3.40 | 1.33 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.16 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.06 | 2.66 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 3.40 | 1.33 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.39 | 2.48 | 5.33 | 8.24 | 9.72 | 7.19 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.14 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.90 | 2.69 | 6.48 | 7.44 | 3.16 | 7.75 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 57% | 19% | 12% | 10% | 14% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 53% | 16% | 54% | 62% | 26% | 65% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $91,901 | $342,749 | $418,414 | $434,389 | $456,726 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $774,574 | $1,095,009 | $950,314 | $60,715 | $771,991 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $866,475 | $1,437,758 | $1,368,728 | $495,104 | $1,228,717 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $136 | $472 |
| Other long-term assets | $1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $1 | $0 | $0 | $136 | $472 |
| Total assets | $866,476 | $1,437,758 | $1,368,728 | $495,240 | $1,229,189 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $349,817 | $269,628 | $166,158 | $50,918 | $170,938 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $349,817 | $269,628 | $166,158 | $50,918 | $170,938 |
| Debt | $147,396 | $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 | $147,396 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $497,213 | $269,628 | $166,158 | $50,918 | $170,938 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | ($87,237) | $170,956 | $350,091 | $394,322 | $458,251 |
| With donor restrictions | $456,500 | $997,174 | $852,479 | $50,000 | $600,000 |
| Net assets | $369,263 | $1,168,130 | $1,202,570 | $444,322 | $1,058,251 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $1,502,885 | $2,127,875 | $2,697,540 | $1,070,113 | $1,179,950 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $0 | $944 | $785 | $1,236 | $741 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $0 | $944 | $785 | $1,236 | $741 |
| Total revenue | $1,502,885 | $2,128,819 | $2,698,325 | $1,071,349 | $1,180,691 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $1,640,749 | $1,496,641 | $1,376,477 | $1,120,830 | $1,238,484 |
| Management and general | $431,390 | $369,906 | $317,945 | $359,241 | $270,386 |
| Fundraising | $229,613 | $296,712 | $245,655 | $205,207 | $129,672 |
| Total expenses | $2,301,752 | $2,163,259 | $1,940,077 | $1,685,278 | $1,638,542 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($798,867) | ($34,440) | $758,248 | ($613,929) | ($457,851) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($798,867) | ($34,440) | $758,248 | ($613,929) | ($457,851) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Gabriel Walder | CEO | $165,000 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
When we were first contacted by Wall Watchers and asked to submit information to appear on the web-site we were skeptical of having another watch-dog organization representing Christian ministry and outreach. We complied, but I do admit half-heartedly.
As time has gone by, we are impressed by the quality of the postings and the detail that goes into the analysis. Certainly no organization can be truly known without personal relationships and knowledge of the actual day to day work being done in the field. Numbers are only indicators, and if that is what opens the hearts and doors, AMEN.
We are pleased to be a part of the Wall Watchers web-site and pray that God will bless the vision so that others may become engaged in the critical work of the expansion Kingdom of God on earth through Christ Jesus.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 12/10/2025. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
ACE History
1969: Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) was founded under the name "House of Samuel"
1969-1976: Native American Reservations:
ACE provided emergency care for children in crisis who were referred by missionaries, local churches and personal workers within the Arizona Apache and Navajo Nations.
1973-1995: Child Placement Agency:
ACE (House of Samuel at that time) established a State approved agency to place children at risk into Christian homes.
1976-1989: Residential Campus and School:
As the House of Samuel, ACE opened a group home (45 children) and a school (65 children) for children with special needs and a 13 acre campus.
1984-2005: Guatemala, Central America:
Pioneered a child welfare ministry in partnership with Iglesia Verbo in Guatemala, Central America. The ministry is now entirely operated within country. The ministry in Guatemala was founded by, and supported by ACE until it was handed over to an entirely new international board of directors in June of 2005. The reason for raising up this board to focus entirely on Guatemala is that ACE is a pioneering ministry. Its mission statement says "we bring others together". When one area of ministry is strong and able to continue without ACE they release it, and then move on to another pioneering situation.
1989-1991: Peru
Pioneered a child welfare ministry in Iquitos, Peru. Operated a group home and adoption program.
1997: Zambian partnership established
Program accomplishments
Since 1998, the House of Moses and Bill and Bette Bryant Crisis Nursery have sheltered over 1,000 babies and children between rescue and family placement.
We have protected the lives and family bonds of over 3,700 children under age five.
Since 2001, our community schools have provided daily lunch and education to over 10,000 children who would otherwise miss out.
Needs
Your gift immediately fulfills the most urgent needs for children in Zambia facing hunger, family separation, or social exclusion.