BBB Wise Giving Report for
Officers' Christian Fellowship of the USA

BBB Wise Giving Report issued March 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires March 2013


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Officers' Christian Fellowship of the USA
Address: 3784 S. Inca Street
  Englewood, CO 80110
Phone: 303-761-1984
Web Address: www.ocfusa.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1943, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "Building Christian Leaders...Families...Fellowships."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Officers' Christian Fellowship of the USA (OCFUSA) does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 3: Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings - An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.

OCFUSA does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors held two meetings during the last year.
Officers' Christian Fellowship of the USA (OCFUSA) meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

OCF is a lay ministry within the military. Christian officers, and men and women in training to be officers, organize and make up local fellowship groups on military bases, installations and ships, in neighborhoods, at the academies, and in ROTC detachments in the United States and around the world. Family members participate in these fellowships when appropriate.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, OCFUSA's program expenses were:

  
Conference centers 1,349,281
Field ministries 470,304
Academies and ROTC 433,544
Publications 228,683
Education centers 160,107
Total Program Expenses: $2,641,919
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Brig. Gen. David B. Warner, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director
Compensation*:
 Not available

Highest Paid Executive: Dean Millard, Director of Finance
Compensation*: $61,299

Chair of the Board: James A. Coggin
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, OCFUSA

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size:

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. The previous executive director, Bruce Fister, received compensation in the amount of $18,952 during 2009.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Grant proposals and Internet appeals.
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,771,975, 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 OCFUSA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 3,771,975
Conference centers 611,748
Interest income 165,430
Other revenue 43,146
Regional ministries 15,207
Change in value of split interest agreements 5,857
Total Income $4,613,363


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 14% 

Total income   $4,613,363
  Program expenses $2,641,919
  Fund raising expenses 235,332
  Administrative expenses 482,085
 
Total expenses   $3,359,336
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,254,027
Beginning net assets   10,981,775
Ending net assets   12,235,802
Total liabilities   595,989
Total assets   $12,831,791


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