Partners International 
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Summary
Currently, more than 3 billion people have little or no access to the gospel. We believe this can change. As we work with indigenous leaders in more than 30 countries, we are committed to advancing the gospel to the least reached.
We identify indigenous leaders with a vision to advance the gospel to the least reached.
We connect leaders to global capital: financial, relational, knowledge, prayer.
We partner with leaders to accelerate their vision.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Partners International
PO Box 117567
Atlanta, GA 30368-7567
Website: wearepartners.org
Phone: (800) 966-5515
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 941393427
CEO/President: Bryson Vogeltanz
Chairman: Dan Brown
Board size: 12
Founder:
Ruling year: 1963
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1980
Purpose
Our vision is that local ministries in the least reached, least resourced nations will be proclaiming the gospel to every person and building a thriving church for every people.
Mission statement
Building the Church in the least reached places by partnering with indigenous ministries and connecting followers of Christ.
Statement of faith
We believe in the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
ONE GOD ...eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit...
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ...God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and His Personal return in power and glory...
THE SALVATION OF LOST AND SINFUL MAN ...through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit...
THE HOLY SPIRIT ...by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ...
THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT ...of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ...
THE RESURRECTION ...of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 946 of 1085 | 125 of 143 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1035 of 1088 | 133 of 144 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 924 of 1088 | 125 of 144 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 464 of 1085 | 55 of 143 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 18% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 16% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 91% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 19% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 73% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 90% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 87% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 105% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 64% | 89% | 91% | 90% | 95% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 2% | -5% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 8% | 22% | 1% | 1% | 16% | -35% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.18 | 1.39 | 4.84 | 6.48 | 5.81 | 6.11 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.18 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.63 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.65 | 1.46 | 5.21 | 7.09 | 6.32 | 9.96 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 22.54 | 10.13 | 6.65 | 19.62 | 13.94 | 10.20 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.81 | 7.43 | 1.96 | 1.61 | 1.76 | 1.09 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 6% | 10% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 9% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 78% | 65% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 15% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $1,242,045 | $669,216 | $372,657 | $2,730,417 | $1,581,744 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $3,040 | $45,435 | $333,118 | $242,905 | $39,290 |
| Short-term investments | $2,743,807 | $2,467,998 | $2,171,390 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $5,450 | $5,450 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,988,892 | $3,188,099 | $2,882,615 | $2,973,322 | $1,621,034 |
| Long-term investments | $187,739 | $182,321 | $180,314 | $180,820 | $188,969 |
| Fixed assets | $13,146 | $34,569 | $60,550 | $44,903 | $770,698 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $31,627 | $31,627 | $36,626 | $61,627 |
| Total long-term assets | $200,885 | $248,517 | $272,491 | $262,349 | $1,021,294 |
| Total assets | $4,189,777 | $3,436,616 | $3,155,106 | $3,235,671 | $2,642,328 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $385,424 | $441,575 | $146,914 | $213,242 | $158,932 |
| Other current liabilities | $8,293 | $38,178 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $393,717 | $479,753 | $146,914 | $213,242 | $158,932 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $43,746 | $45,673 | $127,628 | $163,485 | $70,879 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $43,746 | $45,673 | $127,628 | $163,485 | $70,879 |
| Total liabilities | $437,463 | $525,426 | $274,542 | $376,727 | $229,811 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $2,400,768 | $1,812,624 | $1,780,021 | $1,872,509 | $1,405,759 |
| With donor restrictions | $1,351,546 | $1,098,566 | $1,100,543 | $986,435 | $1,006,758 |
| Net assets | $3,752,314 | $2,911,190 | $2,880,564 | $2,858,944 | $2,412,517 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $6,055,883 | $16,560,587 | $20,337,862 | $18,848,782 | $15,336,846 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $598,941 | $53,459 | $113,465 | $6,822 | $5,010 |
| Other revenue | ($5,664) | $36,734 | $608 | $377,916 | ($25,894) |
| Total other revenue | $593,277 | $90,193 | $114,073 | $384,738 | ($20,884) |
| Total revenue | $6,649,160 | $16,650,780 | $20,451,935 | $19,233,520 | $15,315,962 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $4,238,506 | $14,885,950 | $18,608,444 | $17,228,085 | $14,499,213 |
| Management and general | $474,671 | $441,325 | $425,221 | $446,317 | $463,991 |
| Fundraising | $1,094,859 | $1,292,879 | $1,396,650 | $1,112,691 | $1,190,166 |
| Total expenses | $5,808,036 | $16,620,154 | $20,430,315 | $18,787,093 | $16,153,370 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $841,124 | $30,626 | $21,620 | $446,427 | ($837,408) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $841,124 | $30,626 | $21,620 | $446,427 | ($837,408) |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
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History
In the late 1930s, as WWII loomed, Japan invaded China. At this time, many western missionaries in China found themselves forced out due to the war. One of the last missionaries to leave China, Duncan McRoberts, had a deep burden to see the gospel reach the lost. He gathered a group of businessmen to support the existing Chinese church. Together, they formed a partnership model that allowed western Christians to fuel the vision of indigenous leaders in China. The China Native Evangelistic Crusade (CNEC) was formed in 1943 with Calvin Chao as their first leader. Partnerships quickly multiplied and by 1949 there were 150 indigenous leaders in China supported through this model.
In 1960, Allen Finley became the first president of CNEC, and partnership expanded throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Allen focused on coming alongside indigenous leaders to truly fuel their vision for their community-our partnership model that still exists today. In the mid-1980s, CNEC officially became Partners International, and in 1999 God gave a new vision to reach those in the world who do not have access to the gospel. At this time, the least reached became our sole focus. Today, working in over 30 of the least reached countries, we continue to fuel indigenous leaders through resources, training, and prayer, aiming to reach the 3.2 billion people who have not yet had an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.
Program accomplishments
In the past 25 years:
30,000 churches started
15,000 small groups started
1.6 million new Jesus followers
5.9 million assisted through relief and development