Transform Our World 
The information on this page was last updated 8/24/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Transform Our World is a strategic alliance of pulpit and marketplace ministers who are building prototypes for transformation on every continent and in every sphere of society. We are a movement of movements connected by common core values, paradigms and principles that are transforming people and societies (or, cities and nations).
We are building a global community of world changers who are partnering with God and each other to bring transformation.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Transform Our World
PO Box 20310
San Jose, CA 95160
Website: transformourworld.org
Phone: 408-927-9052
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 942684511
CEO/President: Rev. Ed Silvoso
Chairman: Ray Pinson
Board size: 6
Founder: Rev. Ed Silvoso
Ruling year: 1980
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Equip - We are leveraging 60+ years of ministry experience with proven biblical principles to provide you with the effective tools to be transformed and to transform the world around you.
Mobilize - We are on a mission to see millions of EKKLESIAS established in homes everywhere to change the spiritual climate in nations around the globe.
Connect & Inspire - We bring together practitioners who are building prototypes of tangible transformation around the world to share "the word of our testimony" (Rev. 12:11) and to envision what is to come.
Validate & Resource - We provide enriching and enduring resources through our Documentaries, Books, Teaching Videos and Apps that validate what Jesus' Ekklesia is doing in the world.
Mission statement
What Distinguishes Us:
"The transformation movement is different because it is spiritual without being religious. Even though faith in God is its central tenet, there is no religious flavor to it. In fact, more than in houses of worship, it is taking place in the marketplace.
It is revolutionary without being rebellious. It is contagious without being infectious. It is empowering without being overpowering. It is personal while at the same time touching cities and nations. It is both death-defying and life-giving, because it is being facilitated by people who are overcoming systemic evil by the blood shed on the cross by the Holy One, people who have exchanged their lives for His life."
Transformation, Ch. 1
Statement of faith
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism Support
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 779 of 1118 | 29 of 40 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 793 of 1119 | 31 of 40 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 752 of 1119 | 28 of 40 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 490 of 1118 | 19 of 40 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $203,165 in government grants in 2023.
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 97% | 85% | 85% | 79% | 84% | 61% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 3% | 15% | 15% | 21% | 16% | 39% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 81% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 119% | 121% | 110% | 106% | 92% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 95% | 98% | 88% | 85% | 75% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | -19% | -21% | -10% | -6% | 8% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | -21% | -21% | -7% | -5% | 8% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.09 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.68 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.12 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.45 | 0.89 | 0.98 | 0.76 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 43.19 | 54.68 | 31.30 | 21.63 | 139.46 | 9.30 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.22 | 7.39 | 7.99 | 12.83 | 12.14 | 14.07 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 4% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 25% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 80% | 78% | 83% | 125% | 118% | 111% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Cash | $152,069 | $730,107 | $880,344 | $1,028,546 | $2,593,207 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $433,092 | $682,503 | $454,843 | $696,128 | $839,328 |
| Short-term investments | $1,043,957 | $421,179 | $1,383,408 | $857,309 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,629,118 | $1,833,789 | $2,718,595 | $2,581,983 | $3,432,535 |
| Long-term investments | $427,500 | $427,500 | $427,500 | $427,500 | $427,500 |
| Fixed assets | $531 | $1,363 | $2,194 | $3,578 | $222 |
| Other long-term assets | $87,497 | $184,947 | $8,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $515,528 | $613,810 | $437,794 | $431,078 | $427,722 |
| Total assets | $2,144,646 | $2,447,599 | $3,156,389 | $3,013,061 | $3,860,257 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $29,794 | $58,588 | $125,665 | $18,514 | $368,916 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $29,794 | $58,588 | $125,665 | $18,514 | $368,916 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $87,498 | $184,947 | $106 | $0 | $594,915 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $87,498 | $184,947 | $106 | $0 | $594,915 |
| Total liabilities | $117,292 | $243,535 | $125,771 | $18,514 | $963,831 |
| Net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Without donor restrictions | $1,685,280 | $1,959,868 | $2,869,114 | $2,985,837 | $2,866,793 |
| With donor restrictions | $342,074 | $244,196 | $161,504 | $8,710 | $29,633 |
| Net assets | $2,027,354 | $2,204,064 | $3,030,618 | $2,994,547 | $2,896,426 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Total contributions | $1,851,523 | $1,870,249 | $1,741,811 | $2,018,178 | $1,718,933 |
| Program service revenue | $316,921 | $452,834 | $456,247 | $366,337 | $371,831 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $8,901 | ($112,496) | $15,471 | $7,079 | $568 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $745,334 |
| Total other revenue | $325,822 | $340,338 | $471,718 | $373,416 | $1,117,733 |
| Total revenue | $2,177,345 | $2,210,587 | $2,213,529 | $2,391,594 | $2,836,666 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Program services | $2,071,725 | $2,159,555 | $1,943,380 | $2,025,496 | $2,121,802 |
| Management and general | $363,489 | $357,081 | $329,958 | $347,839 | $354,015 |
| Fundraising | $160,908 | $149,256 | $151,389 | $161,497 | $136,465 |
| Total expenses | $2,596,122 | $2,665,892 | $2,424,727 | $2,534,832 | $2,612,282 |
| Change in net assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($418,777) | ($455,305) | ($211,198) | ($143,238) | $224,384 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($418,777) | ($455,305) | ($211,198) | ($143,238) | $224,384 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Rev Ed Silvoso | President | $224,188 |
| Evelyn Marisel Silvoso | COO | $184,209 |
| Kent A Schuler | Director of Development | $159,646 |
| Benjy Mac Naughton | Director of Family Ministry | $148,065 |
| Marilyn Schuler | Accounting Manager | $142,780 |
| Cindy L Oliveira | Assistant to Pres. | $140,739 |
| Rev David Thompson | Director | $84,654 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023
Response from ministry
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History
Our story starts in Argentina when two teenagers fell in love and asked the question... Can we reach a city for Christ?
50+ Years later not only have they seen transformation in a city, entire industries and nations are being transformed by a movement of ordinary men and women who have said yes to God!
Set against the backdrop of the Argentinian Civil War, Ed and Ruth Silvoso dared to believe God would not only reach their city with the Gospel of Christ but use them to disciple nations. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, they raised a family of 4 daughters while focusing their heart on preaching the Gospel in creative ways including launching Argentina's first Christian television show.
Dr. Ed Silvoso and his wife Ruth have spent the last 60 years pioneering the modern-day transformation movement founded on biblical principles and fueled by the Manifest Presence of Jesus.