Barnabas Aid International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474235863
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Lancaster, PA, USA
Phone
7032881681
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,861,801
Expenses
$21,687,259
Assets
$48,737,086
Liabilities
$5,150,920

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NOEL FROST (INTERNATIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • COLIN BLOOM (INTERNATIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • PATRICK SOOKHDEO (CHAIR AND PRESIDENT)
  • CAROLINE KERSLAKE (SECRETARY / VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • NOEL FROST (INTERNATIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $42,750 total reported compensation
  • COLIN BLOOM (INTERNATIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $42,500 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

An organization supporting christians where they suffer persecution and/or discrimination as a consequence of their faith.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ministry grants: the provision of grants to enable local project partners to support persecuted christians in their area and the direct provision of projects such as operation safe havens. Department in 2024, we funded 230 projects across 8 regions (africa, americas, central asia [former soviet union], europe, middle east, rest of the world, south asia, south-east asia) in a total of 58 countries/areas

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 76% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 67.8%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75% of revenue deployed · 67.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $14.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $43K · 9 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $2.7M reported
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.