Africa New Life Ministries International 
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Summary
Our model of caring for the whole child recognizes that, with educational sponsorship at the core of our work, children need other key factors to succeed: growing faith, community development, and a healthy body. At Africa New Life, we believe that education is the key to helping children escape the cycle of poverty.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Africa New Life Ministries International
7405 SW Tech Center Drive
#144
Portland, OR 97223
Website: africanewlife.org
Phone: 866-979-0393
Email: info@africanewlife.org
Organization details
EIN: 481291935
CEO/President: Dr. Charles Mugisha
Chairman: Marvin Eggleston
Board size: 9
Founder: Dr. Charles Mugisha
Year founded: 2004
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2010
Purpose
Africa New Life shares the gospel using two hands: the hand of compassion and the hand of evangelism. Our goal is to see lives transformed through meeting basic needs, to give hope for the future for those living in poverty in Rwanda, and to share the freedom and hope found in Christ. At the heart of our model for breaking cycles of poverty is educational sponsorship. With a high school education, or a vocational equivalent, children in Rwanda have hope for the future.
Mission statement
Africa New Life exists to transform lives and communities in Rwanda through preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and acts of compassion.
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His present rule as Head of the Church, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, with equality across racial, gender, and class difference.
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 312 of 857 | 33 of 103 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 732 of 857 | 91 of 103 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 345 of 857 | 34 of 103 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 33 of 857 | 5 of 103 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 8% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 85% | 87% | 91% | 88% | 90% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 98% | 103% | 96% | 102% | 89% | 98% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 81% | 88% | 84% | 93% | 78% | 89% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 2% | -3% | 4% | -2% | 11% | 2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 5% | -16% | 15% | -10% | 40% | 9% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.47 | 4.53 | 3.94 | 4.96 | 3.04 | 4.91 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.29 | 2.31 | 1.99 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.19 | 10.48 | 7.83 | 5.94 | 3.58 | 5.81 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 17.62 | 5.73 | 9.20 | 17.75 | 11.93 | 11.74 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.90 | 0.95 | 1.37 | 1.91 | 3.07 | 1.89 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 62% | 20% | 24% | 19% | 31% | 19% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $798,733 | $705,948 | $645,113 | $2,002,349 | $1,144,766 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $299,106 | $741,975 | $361,658 | $337,334 | $253,861 |
| Short-term investments | $500 | $7,124 | $1,033,730 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,098,339 | $1,455,047 | $2,040,501 | $2,339,683 | $1,398,627 |
| Long-term investments | $1,112,125 | $1,063,275 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $330,069 | $372,486 | $405,111 | $416,189 | $255,679 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,442,194 | $1,435,761 | $405,111 | $416,189 | $255,679 |
| Total assets | $2,540,533 | $2,890,808 | $2,445,612 | $2,755,872 | $1,654,306 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $191,755 | $158,210 | $114,947 | $196,119 | $119,142 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $191,755 | $158,210 | $114,947 | $196,119 | $119,142 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $191,755 | $158,210 | $114,947 | $196,119 | $119,142 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $175,941 | $227,972 | $81,013 | $25,909 | $72,654 |
| Temporarily restricted | $2,172,837 | $2,504,626 | $2,249,652 | $2,533,844 | $1,462,510 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $2,348,778 | $2,732,598 | $2,330,665 | $2,559,753 | $1,535,164 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $11,076,579 | $11,770,592 | $11,802,237 | $9,396,217 | $8,255,989 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $42,971 | $42,826 | $79,386 | $341 | ($2,251) |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $42,971 | $42,826 | $79,386 | $341 | ($2,251) |
| Total revenue | $11,119,550 | $11,813,418 | $11,881,623 | $9,396,558 | $8,253,738 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $9,832,176 | $9,965,208 | $11,010,047 | $7,325,556 | $7,304,969 |
| Management and general | $360,728 | $191,417 | $164,250 | $175,231 | $138,605 |
| Fundraising | $1,313,883 | $1,242,853 | $951,359 | $871,182 | $675,579 |
| Total expenses | $11,506,787 | $11,399,478 | $12,125,656 | $8,371,969 | $8,119,153 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($387,237) | $413,940 | ($244,033) | $1,024,589 | $134,585 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($387,237) | $413,940 | ($244,033) | $1,024,589 | $134,585 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Alan Hotchkiss | Executive Dir. | $106,808 |
| Charles Buregeya Mugisha | Director | $106,808 |
Compensation data as of: 10/31/2019
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 2/1/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
Charles Mugisha was born to a Rwandan family living as refugees in Uganda. His parents fled Rwanda after the first genocide in 1959. Life was not easy for refugees in a war-stricken Uganda under the rule of several dictators. It was during this time that Charles learned how to pray.
As the war came to an end, Charles wanted to return to school. Desperate for an education he began praying in his own words. As tears poured down his face Charles felt connected to God for the first time. He began to attend church in a neighboring village and gave his life to Christ. Just a few weeks later, Charles joined with other young people and began preaching the gospel on the streets.
After attending College in Kampala, Uganda's capital city, Charles began ministry in a nearby suburban of Kampala in Gaba to work with a church planter. Although the spiritual opposition in that village was strong, Charles and his mentor, Pastor Peter Kasirivu prayed and persevered in ministry. Eventually, a church was established and hundreds of people started coming to Christ. Today a church of more than 2,000 people and various ministries to the poor are in that community.
In the early nineties, Charles was a missionary in England and Northern Ireland. In 1995, after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Charles returned to his family in Uganda and discovered that his father had returned to Rwanda. Charles followed. Even though the war had ended, Charles saw signs of death everywhere. When he saw the orphaned, widowed and homeless, Charles knew he had to do something to help these people.
Charles received an invitation to attend Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon. With the help of churches and individuals, Charles arrived in the U.S. with his wife, Florence, and their son, Isaac. His burden to help Rwandan children, refugees and the genocide survivors remained on his heart.
In 2001, while in seminary, Charles wrote the ministry plan for Africa New Life. And that summer he and Florence returned to Rwanda to see what God wanted to do with them and through the ministry. When they returned the U.S. for the next semester, Charles and Florence brought 30 pictures of children who needed to be sponsored and the ministry was born.
Today Africa New Life provides for more than 10,000 children on track toward high school graduation, vocational training, or a university degree.
Charles completed his Doctorate through Gordon Conwell Seminary in 2015. Together, he and Florence are raising their four children, Isaac, Jonathan, Sarah, and Joseph, in Rwanda.
Program accomplishments
Our Impact
Founded and run by Rwandans
10,500 students sponsored
750+ post-secondary students supported
500+ students enrolled at African College of Theology
2,250,000+ meals provided annually
2nd largest private hospital in Rwanda