Davar Partners International

What it reported doing in 2024

Since its inception in 2009, the organization has laid a global network of strategic ministry relationships with audio providers, technology suppliers, in-field ministries, prayer partners and funding partners. The primary vision of the organization: with access to the recorded word of god, families, tribes, and nations will live transformed for his glory. It is the organization's mission to create opportunities for oral learners to fully experience the bible in their home language. The organization accomplishes this mission through program services described below: missions awareness and outreach - the organization helps connect and equip partners serving oral learning communities by (a) producing high quality recordings of audio scripture, (b) building awareness about the need for audio scripture to reach oral learners around the world, and (c) working along side international organizations to secure translations, identify people groups in need, and work with ministry partners to facilitate engagement and distribution of audio recordings to the remote regions of the world. In 2024 the organization published 75 new audio bibles, expanded our reach to 8 new countries and experienced 108 million chapter listens of davar audio across 270 active languages through our partnership with youversion/bible.com. We also established 8 new partnerships throughout africa, india and the americas and established 11 new studios.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 83.3%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $25.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 87.9%; rating input score 88; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings