YUGO Ministries

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Summary

Youth Unlimited Gospel Outreach, Inc. ("YUGO") is an inter-denominational mission organization whose primary purpose is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ by involving young people and adults in foreign missions through a ministry of evangelism and teaching in Mexico. YUGO is also the Spanish word for "yoke," a reminder of the One who said "Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me" (Matt 11:29). YUGO began in the late 1950's and was incorporated as a non-profit evangelistic organization in 1965. Today, YUGO's most visible ministry is the participation of over 2700 North Americans (primarily teenagers) each year on evangelistic outreaches in Mexico. Mexicans who receive Christ as a result of this ministry are then discipled through the ministry's church planting efforts. YUGO is also involved in the establishing of Bible Institutes that train Mexican pastors.


Contact information

Mailing address:
YUGO Ministries
PO Box 1355
Chula Vista, CA 91912

Website: www.yugo.org

Phone: (619) 336-9003

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 956150002

CEO/President: Scott C. Wester & Nathan Alpert

Chairman: Kirk Cuevas

Board size: 10

Founder:

Ruling year: 1967

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 10/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1987


Purpose

YUGO exists so that lives are transformed by Jesus Christ in Mexico and the world!


Mission statement

Our mission is to mobilize and equip God's people to reach the forgotten.


Statement of faith

God: We believe in one true and living God (Mark 12:29-30) who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)

Jesus: We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30), His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18), His substitutionary death (Isaiah 53:5), His bodily resurrection (Ephesians 1:19-20), and His future return for the Church. (John 14:3)

God's Word: We believe in the Bible as the divinely inspired (2 Tim 3:16), authoritative Word of God (John 1:1) without error in the original manuscripts.

Salvation: We believe that the free gift of salvation comes by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

The Church: We believe in the Church as the body of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 12: 12-13), bound together by the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:41-47), and consisting of those who are born again.

Missions: We believe in Jesus Christ's "Great Commission" to the Church to go into all the world, be His witnesses (Matthew 28:18-19), and make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching those who believe (Acts 1:8).

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Transparency grade

A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating428 of 107455 of 139
Fund acquisition rating528 of 107573 of 139
Resource allocation rating882 of 1075112 of 139
Asset utilization rating29 of 10746 of 139

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
5%5%6%5%6%2%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
4%4%4%4%4%1%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
98%81%70%75%73%75%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%4%4%4%4%1%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
2%19%30%25%27%25%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%78%85%86%88%89%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
89%106%101%102%115%96%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
75%83%86%88%100%86%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
11%-6%-1%-2%-15%4%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
14%-125%-15%-35%-178%18%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
10%18%11%10%9%10%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.166.5413.0714.6312.824.30
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.191.031.061.131.241.06
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.646.7013.8716.6015.884.56
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
23.2911.493.995.849.5717.94
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.040.090.250.170.100.06
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.641.630.650.600.682.48
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
6%72%24%15%8%5%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%64%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
82%4%6%6%7%22%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20202019201820172016
Cash$250,419$195,770$189,450$220,414$703,963
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$6,550$7,988$7,600$5,246$3,198
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$256,969$203,758$197,050$225,660$707,161
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$6,600$11,240$24,164$40,678$28,192
Other long-term assets$0$1,344$2,401$13,320$15,282
Total long-term assets$6,600$12,584$26,565$53,998$43,474
Total assets$263,569$216,342$223,615$279,658$750,635
 
Liabilities20202019201820172016
Payables and accrued expenses$3,943$4,682$4,551$4,974$17,822
Other current liabilities$18,415$46,404$29,175$18,615$21,590
Total current liabilities$22,358$51,086$33,726$23,589$39,412
Debt$167,655$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$167,655$0$0$0$0
Total liabilities$190,013$51,086$33,726$23,589$39,412
 
Net assets20202019201820172016
Without donor restrictions($33,116)$18,709$15,239$163,319$145,597
With donor restrictions$106,672$146,547$174,650$92,750$565,626
Net assets$73,556$165,256$189,889$256,069$711,223
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20202019201820172016
Total contributions$1,317,661$1,950,316$2,392,222$2,298,566$2,531,415
Program service revenue$316,383$837,730$798,453$836,066$831,316
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$0$1($1,454)$101$2,180
Other revenue($3,019)$13,926$15,109($5,880)($10,390)
Total other revenue$313,364$851,657$812,108$830,287$823,106
Total revenue$1,631,025$2,801,973$3,204,330$3,128,853$3,354,521
 
Expenses20202019201820172016
Program services$1,347,535$2,407,364$2,825,041$3,142,065$2,872,006
Management and general$309,759$308,751$318,275$312,474$308,166
Fundraising$65,431$110,491$127,194$129,468$46,169
Total expenses$1,722,725$2,826,606$3,270,510$3,584,007$3,226,341
 
Change in net assets20202019201820172016
Surplus (deficit)($91,700)($24,633)($66,180)($455,154)$128,180
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($91,700)($24,633)($66,180)($455,154)$128,180

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Nathan AlpertPresident$112,995
Scott WesterCEO$97,360

Compensation data as of: 10/31/2020


Response from ministry

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History

YUGO began in the late 1950's and was incorporated as a non-profit evangelistic organization in 1965. Today, YUGO's most visible ministry is the participation of over 2700 North Americans (primarily teenagers) each year on evangelistic outreaches in Mexico. Since 1964, thousands of young people and adults have experienced the challenge of cross-cultural ministry through YUGO's outreach opportunities.


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