Anglican Relief and Development Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208954604
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Ambridge, PA, United States
Phone
724-251-6045
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,622,950
Expenses
$3,513,607
Assets
$2,194,551
Liabilities
$249,912

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mrs Christine Jones (Interim Executive Director (Part Year)/Deputy Director)
  • Mrs Kristen Barredo (Executive Director)
  • Rev Dr Roy Jake Stum (Executive Director (Part Year))

Highest reported compensation

  • Rev Dr Roy Jake Stum (Executive Director (Part Year)): $128,485 total reported compensation
  • Mrs Christine Jones (Interim Executive Director (Part Year)/Deputy Director): $99,477 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

ARDF connects Anglican churches with resources as they meet the needs of their communities through relief and development work, expanding the Kingdom of Christ through tangible acts of compassion. We are honored to support the local church with practical help and contextual solutions through a living Gospel that feeds body, soul, and spirit.

What it reported doing in 2024

Grants sent in the fiscal year for international relief for the following: War Relief - Israel, Gaza, Palestine Territories, Ukraine; Flooding Relief - Argentina, Nepal, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda; Cyclone Relief - India, Madagascar, Mozambique; Relief Work with Refugees - South Sudan, Uganda; Food Aid - Angola, Guatemala, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique; Drought Relief - Mozambique; Earthquake Relief - Myanmar; Other General Relief - Angola, Burundi, Nepal, Brazil, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan. Grants sent in the fiscal year for domestic relief for the following: Wildfires - California; Tornado Relief - Tennessee; Hurricane Relief - Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia; Domestic Disaster Preparedness - South Carolina, Texas

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 83.6%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93.2%; rating input score 93; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.62; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 81.6% of revenue deployed · 83.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $128K · 16 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $103K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 34 current checks pass · 3 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 9 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.