BBB Wise Giving Report for
World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals

BBB Wise Giving Report issued March 2012
BBB Wise Giving Report expires November 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals
Address: 7 East Baltimore Street
  Baltimore, MD 21202-1602
Phone: 443-451-1900
800-535-5433
Web Address: www.worldrelief.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1944, New York
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals (World Relief) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

World Relief equips churches to minister to people's physical, emotional and spiritual needs. World Relief's programs include community banking/micro-enterprise development, maternal and child survival, AIDS education, refugee care, agricultural development programs, peace-building ministries, and war and natural disaster response initiatives. When a crisis occurs, World Relief reports that, it partners with local churches by providing access to resources necessary to respond with long-term, permanent solutions to the problems facing communities and entire nations.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, World Relief's program expenses were:

  
USA programs 24,443,107
Overseas programs 21,083,319
Disaster response 8,803,057
Total Program Expenses: $54,329,483
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Stephan Bauman, President and CEO
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Scott Arbiter
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Pastor, Elmbrook Church

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 1700

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Salary information for Mr. Bauman is not currently available. However, according to the organization’s IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 former CEO, Sammy Mah, received $323,302 in compensation.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $55,019,517, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on World Relief's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Government grants 32,713,834
Contributions and non-government grants 22,305,683
Self-generated revenue 12,890,134
Total Income $67,909,651


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 84%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 10% 

Total income   $67,909,651
  Program expenses $54,329,483
  Fund raising expenses 4,010,070
  Administrative expenses 6,371,473
 
Total expenses   $64,711,026
Income in Excess of Expenses   3,198,625
Beginning net assets   17,700,506
Other Changes in Net Assets (300,000)
Ending net assets   20,599,131
Total liabilities   41,363,478
Total assets   $61,962,609


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