Mission Aviation Fellowship 
The information on this page was last updated 8/4/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
MAF is a family of organizations led by people in countries around the world who have a similar vision of taking Christ's love into the most remote places on earth. MAF-US collaborates with our sister organizations to meet spiritual and physical needs in 37 different countries. Collectively, our fleet of 135 airplanes serves some 1,500 non-profit, churches, and humanitarian organizations.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Mission Aviation Fellowship
PO Box 47
Nampa, ID 83653
Website: www.maf.org
Phone: 208-498-0800
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 951920983
CEO/President: David Holsten
Chairman: Joel Barker
Board size: 13
Founder: Group of Christian aviators
Ruling year: 1946
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1979
Purpose
People who are barricaded behind daunting geographical barriers or ideological oppression, are isolated from the rest of the world. MAF provides access to the Gospel and basic life-sustaining resources to hundreds of thousands of isolated people.
Mission statement
Serving together to bring help, hope, and healing through aviation.
Statement of faith
We Believe In...
1. The divine inspiration of the Bible; that it is inerrant in the original writings, and is of supreme and final authority in faith and practice.
2. One God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. The creation of man in the divine image, man's subsequent fall through sin, resulting in universal guilt and total depravity; and the necessity, therefore, of redemption and restoration.
4. The deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, perfect life, redeeming death, bodily resurrection, heavenly intercession, and His personal return.
5. The personality of the Holy Spirit by Whose regenerative work sinful man is born again, and by Whose indwelling regenerate man is enabled to live a godly life.
6. The bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
7. The spiritual unity of all believers as comprising the true Church, which has the duty to preach the Gospel to every creature.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
To understand our transparency grade, click here.
Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism Support
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1075 of 1091 | 36 of 36 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1018 of 1094 | 36 of 36 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 931 of 1094 | 32 of 36 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1023 of 1091 | 31 of 36 |
Click here to read Mission Aviation Fellowship's response to our ratings
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 17% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 14% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 84% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 15% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 16% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 77% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 91% | 91% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 70% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 9% | 9% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 8% | 5% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.02 | 0.47 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.28 | 3.09 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.44 | 1.44 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 39.71 | 6.51 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.02 | 0.15 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.16 | 7.04 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 5% | 14% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 2% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 94% | 183% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |
| Assets | 2020 |
| Cash | $14,332,191 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $7,958,719 |
| Short-term investments | $5,884,899 |
| Other current assets | $0 |
| Total current assets | $28,175,809 |
| Long-term investments | $2,089,106 |
| Fixed assets | $51,788,604 |
| Other long-term assets | $4,959,436 |
| Total long-term assets | $58,837,146 |
| Total assets | $87,012,955 |
| Liabilities | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $3,988,061 |
| Other current liabilities | $336,702 |
| Total current liabilities | $4,324,763 |
| Debt | $2,080,000 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $6,026,836 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $8,106,836 |
| Total liabilities | $12,431,599 |
| Net assets | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $66,379,638 |
| With donor restrictions | $8,201,718 |
| Net assets | $74,581,356 |
| Revenues and expenses | |
| Revenue | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $37,347,027 |
| Program service revenue | $6,802,496 |
| Membership dues | $0 |
| Investment income | ($935,113) |
| Other revenue | $1,371,551 |
| Total other revenue | $7,238,934 |
| Total revenue | $44,585,961 |
| Expenses | 2020 |
| Program services | $31,245,832 |
| Management and general | $3,237,884 |
| Fundraising | $6,182,804 |
| Total expenses | $40,666,520 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $3,919,441 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $3,919,441 |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
For 75 years, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been providing access to the gospel and assistance for human needs to the most isolated people around the world. This work is done through the generous donations of many, and strong stewardship within the organization.
It is disappointing to have received a transparency rating of "C" based on the fact that we are not required to file a 990 form with the IRS. A Form 990 for MAF is available upon request, but is not filed with the IRS since we are designated as a church, which precludes a requirement to file. We know that donors value transparency, which is why we created a Form 990 as well as having our financial statements independently audited. We are also a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
The 990 forms for MAF were sent to MinistryWatch and information such as the president's salary and other compensation was included.
It is MAF's belief that by completing a Form 990 and making it available upon request meets the transparency and accountability requirements required for an "A" grade.
It is also important to note that publishing MAF's 990 forms on the internet would jeopardize our operations in some areas we serve. MAF has a subsidiary organization that serves in restricted access countries and publishing the Form 990 on a website could place our people and operations in jeopardy by those opposed to the gospel. Again, all of our Form 990s are available upon request, but we are not required by the IRS to file the forms with them.
MAF will continue to assist mission organizations and the people we serve with subsidized services, providing them help, hope, and healing at the ends of the earth.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 8/4/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
After World War II, a few veteran pilots in the US and UK dreamed of a way they could use their flying skills to reach isolated people with the gospel. They founded MAF a few years later, and for 75 years now men and women have been using aviation to share Christ's love in the most remote places on earth. Learn more about our history!
For a timeline, visit: maf.org/about/history/
Program accomplishments
2022 MAF-US Metrics
39 airplanes, 12 countries
16,735 flights accomplished
42,277 days of travel time saved
6,045,617 lbs of cargo carried