John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation

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Summary

The John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation for Justice, Reconciliation & Community Development (JVMPF) is a non-profit organization that teaches and promotes the principles of Christian Community development and racial reconciliation. It was founded in Pasadena, California in February 1983 by Drs. John M. and Vera Mae Perkins and a few friends and supporters. In 1998 it moved to Jackson, Mississippi to begin its work in the economically and physically deteriorating West Jackson community.

Through years of experience among the poor, Dr. John Perkins recognized that the problems encountered by those living in West Jackson and similar communities cannot be solved without strong commitment and risky actions on the part of ordinary Christians with heroic faith. He observed that most creative long-term solutions to the problems of the poor came from grass-roots and church-based efforts of people who saw themselves as the replacements, the agents of Jesus here on earth and in their own neighborhoods and communities.

The John and Vera Mae Perkins philosophy is a community development concept. It wasn't developed in a classroom, nor formulated by those foreign to the poor community. Our Biblical principles are practical and evolved from years of living and working among families living in our target area. In rural Mississippi, John Perkins first developed this philosophy. He, his wife, Dr. Vera Mae Perkins, and their children have lived out this philosophy for more than 61 years.


Contact information

Mailing address:
John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation
PO Box 10773
Jackson, MS 39289-0773

Website: www.jvmpf.org

Phone: (601) 354-1563

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 953818477

CEO/President: Elizabeth, Priscilla, and Deborah Perkins

Chairman: Carl Snell

Board size: 19

Founder: Gary VanderArk

Ruling year: 1983

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1985


Purpose

The John M Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation ("JPFR") strives to support Christian churches and other Christian organizations; to encourage the study of the Holy Bible and grant aid, materially and spiritually, to the distressed, the homeless and the needy, to assist minorities in bettering their lives and communities; and to lessen racial tensions in a spirit of Christian harmony.


Mission statement

Encouraging and developing leaders and resources to further the vision of wholistic Christian community development and racial reconciliation.


Statement of faith

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Community Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating850 of 1091104 of 142
Fund acquisition rating167 of 109422 of 142
Resource allocation rating1068 of 1094140 of 142
Asset utilization rating958 of 1091122 of 142

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
7%2%3%0%0%0%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%1%2%0%0%0%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
92%84%79%78%84%77%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%2%3%0%0%0%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
8%16%21%22%16%23%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
82%52%55%63%59%60%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
90%65%75%87%83%79%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
72%34%42%54%49%47%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
10%35%25%13%17%21%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
13%14%9%5%6%9%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
11%46%42%37%41%40%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.860.260.250.310.280.31
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.631.882.132.362.712.20
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.550.490.540.740.750.68
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
16.96118.97109.3699.4654.93147.97
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.060.010.010.010.020.01
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.9424.2321.9016.1215.6717.45
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
9%1%1%1%1%1%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
104%379%389%318%357%320%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20212020201920182017
Cash$208,470$183,060$175,960$123,749$224,727
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$5,369$32,502$12,895$6,204$3,725
Short-term investments$903,883$634,250$510,048$451,703$444,660
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$1,117,722$849,812$698,903$581,656$673,112
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$985,965$961,557$949,833$992,639$810,299
Other long-term assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total long-term assets$985,965$961,557$949,833$992,639$810,299
Total assets$2,103,687$1,811,369$1,648,736$1,574,295$1,483,411
 
Liabilities20212020201920182017
Payables and accrued expenses$9,395$7,771$7,027$10,590$4,549
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$9,395$7,771$7,027$10,590$4,549
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$12,337$10,897$2,717$2,924$9,483
Total long-term liabilities$12,337$10,897$2,717$2,924$9,483
Total liabilities$21,732$18,668$9,744$13,514$14,032
 
Net assets20212020201920182017
Without donor restrictions$1,952,201$1,666,947$1,507,238$1,450,891$1,359,489
With donor restrictions$129,754$125,754$131,754$109,890$109,890
Net assets$2,081,955$1,792,701$1,638,992$1,560,781$1,469,379
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20212020201920182017
Total contributions$705,955$485,939$460,047$444,536$451,631
Program service revenue$16,466$7,975$38,879$79,500$55,800
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$9,720$29,264$8,426$7,100$7,718
Other revenue$106,040$91,946$86,036($2,460)$69,919
Total other revenue$132,226$129,185$133,341$84,140$133,437
Total revenue$838,181$615,124$593,388$528,676$585,068
 
Expenses20212020201920182017
Program services$287,100$255,762$322,924$258,925$276,873
Management and general$250,369$192,105$192,253$178,349$182,945
Fundraising$11,458$13,548$0$0$0
Total expenses$548,927$461,415$515,177$437,274$459,818
 
Change in net assets20212020201920182017
Surplus (deficit)$289,254$153,709$78,211$91,402$125,250
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$289,254$153,709$78,211$91,402$125,250

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Priscilla PerkinsCo-President/Board Member$41,335
John M PerkinsPresident Emeritus$40,327

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2021


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History

Biography - The Legacy of John and Vera Mae Perkins

Founders of Mendenhall Ministries & Bible Church

John, Vera Mae and their families have ministered among the poor for the past 56 years. In 1960, the couple left a successful life in California and moved back to Mendenhall, MS to begin living out a new principle. In 12 years, John Perkins helped start a day-care center, youth program, church, cooperative farm, thrift store, housing repair ministry, a health center, and an adult education program.

John and Vera Mae also organized their communities during the Civil Rights era. With marches, community action and bravely taking a stand in their own personal lives, John and Vera Mae led the way for civil disobedience. Their children were some of the first students to integrate their local schools and they sheltered the difficulties of that time together as a family.

John was brutally beaten by law enforcement during this time. He was imprisoned after he attempted to free black college students from Tougaloo College and Jackson State University who had been jailed for freedom marching with the Perkins.

Today, Mendenhall Ministries continues under the leadership of Artis & Carolyn Fletcher and Dr. Carrie Turner.


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