One Child Matters formerly Mission of Mercy 
Summary
Founded in 1954 by Mark Buntain, Mission of Mercy ("MMCY") operates as a division of Bethesda Ministries. MMCY's primary objective is to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of hurting people in poverty-stricken areas of the world, primarily India, southeast Asia, and Romania. Through emergency and support, people receive food, education, medical aid, and hope in Jesus Christ. As a Christian relief and development agency, MMCY is helping to provide for the basic human needs of less fortunate people without regard to gender, religion, social or ethnic origin. MMCY seeks to help individuals discover truth through example and principle. In addition to a child sponsorship program, MMCY funds projects through the generosity of interested individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations. MMCY is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Contact information
Mailing address:
PO Box 62600
15475 Gleneagle Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921-0921
Website: www.onechildmatters.org
Phone: (800) 864-0100
Email: info@onechildmatters.org
Organization details
EIN: 841087689
CEO/President: David Perkin
Chairman: David Perkin
Board size: 28
Founder: Mr. Mark Buntain
Year founded: 1954
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1982
Purpose
Founded in 1954 by Mark Buntain, Mission of Mercy ("MMCY") operates as a division of Bethesda Ministries. MMCY's primary objective is to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of hurting people in poverty-stricken areas of the world, primarily India, southeast Asia, and Romania. Through emergency and support, people receive food, education, medical aid, and hope in Jesus Christ.
As a Christian relief and development agency, MMCY is helping to provide for the basic human needs of less fortunate people without regard to gender, religion, social or ethnic origin. MMCY seeks to help individuals discover truth through example and principle.
In addition to a child sponsorship program, MMCY funds projects through the generosity of interested individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations.
MMCY is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
Mission statement
Mission of Mercy uses the following to communicate its purpose:
Mission of Mercy is helping to meet the physical and spiritual needs of hurting people in poverty-stricken areas of the world. Through emergency and support roles, people receive food, education, medical aid, and hope in Jesus Christ.
Statement of faith
Mission of Mercy expresses its faith as follows:
We believe...
..the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
..that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.
..in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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
where He reigns as King, and in His personal return to earth in power and
glory.
..that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, spiritual regeneration
by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that this salvation is
received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as, Savior and Lord,
and not as a result of good works.
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 489 of 660 | 51 of 68 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 618 of 662 | 64 of 68 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 562 of 662 | 62 of 68 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 86 of 660 | 14 of 68 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 12% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 100% | 100% | 101% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 13% |
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 | 85% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 84% | 83% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 100% | 105% | 100% | 103% | 97% | 96% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 85% | 79% | 76% | 79% | 82% | 79% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 0% | -5% | 0% | -3% | 3% | 4% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 0% | -34% | 0% | -15% | 10% | 19% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 4% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.79 | 5.61 | 4.22 | 3.93 | 3.43 | 3.57 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.21 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.86 | 6.15 | 4.65 | 4.43 | 4.09 | 4.32 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 5.99 | 4.04 | 7.53 | 6.29 | 7.49 | 6.95 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 2.87 | 1.47 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.54 | 2.38 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 13% | 23% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 41% | 14% | 21% | 22% | 26% | 25% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $782,943 | $1,198,984 | $1,240,024 | $2,283,174 | $2,029,797 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $480,034 | $474,143 | $460,151 | $387,424 | $304,290 |
| Short-term investments | $1,754,564 | $1,848,052 | $1,832,858 | $1,043,899 | $977,670 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,017,541 | $3,521,179 | $3,533,033 | $3,714,497 | $3,311,757 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $286,541 | $361,510 | $456,257 | $711,493 | $686,864 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $286,541 | $361,510 | $456,257 | $711,493 | $686,864 |
| Total assets | $3,304,082 | $3,882,689 | $3,989,290 | $4,425,990 | $3,998,621 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $747,594 | $467,463 | $561,701 | $495,819 | $476,535 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $747,594 | $467,463 | $561,701 | $495,819 | $476,535 |
| 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 | $747,594 | $467,463 | $561,701 | $495,819 | $476,535 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $952,655 | $1,535,049 | $1,542,415 | $1,765,132 | $1,228,188 |
| Temporarily restricted | $1,588,158 | $1,864,502 | $1,869,499 | $2,149,364 | $2,278,223 |
| Permanently restricted | $15,675 | $15,675 | $15,675 | $15,675 | $15,675 |
| Net assets | $2,556,488 | $3,415,226 | $3,427,589 | $3,930,171 | $3,522,086 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $17,607,433 | $16,297,101 | $15,270,306 | $15,563,974 | $15,021,377 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $89,812 | $61,794 | $55,561 | $45,084 | ($50,374) |
| Other revenue | ($8,369) | ($224) | ($167,081) | ($622) | ($8,492) |
| Total other revenue | $81,443 | $61,570 | ($111,520) | $44,462 | ($58,866) |
| Total revenue | $17,688,876 | $16,358,671 | $15,158,786 | $15,608,436 | $14,962,511 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $14,033,879 | $12,479,439 | $11,913,876 | $12,812,283 | $11,870,447 |
| Management and general | $1,597,537 | $1,348,053 | $1,481,595 | $337,385 | $560,992 |
| Fundraising | $2,916,198 | $2,543,542 | $2,265,897 | $2,050,683 | $1,863,244 |
| Total expenses | $18,547,614 | $16,371,034 | $15,661,368 | $15,200,351 | $14,294,683 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($858,738) | ($12,363) | ($502,582) | $408,085 | $667,828 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($858,738) | ($12,363) | ($502,582) | $408,085 | $667,828 |
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
History
In October 1954, Mark and Huldah Buntain moved to Calcutta, India, and and gave more than 35 years of service in Calcutta until his death in 1989. Huldah Buntain continues to work on behalf of the India outreach.
In January 1990, MMCY merged with Bethesda Ministries of Colorado Springs, Colo.
As a division of Bethesda Ministries, Mission of Mercy's administrative costs are largely underwritten. MMCY is governed by a board of directors that maintains legal control of the organization's assets, making certain that contribution designations are honored and that the work of the organization remains consistent with its stated philosophy, purpose, and mission.
Program accomplishments
The majority of Mission of Mercy outreaches involve ongoing support of child sponsorships, daily feeding programs, total care orphanages, schools (elementary, secondary and vocational), leadership training centers, clinics, hospitals, and mobile medical units. MMCY projects also include one-time relief efforts, such as providing emergency assistance to refugees in turbulent times. Mission of Mercy currently is involved in helping people by funding projects in over 25 nations around the world, including India, Africa, Europe, Asia and South America. Mission of Mercy funds projects through the generosity of interested individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations.
Needs
Several thousand children in MMCY programs are in need of loving sponsors. Sponsors literally change the lives of these children, not only through financial support but also with their prayers and letters of encouragement.
In addition to child sponsors, MMCY is in continual need of funding for a number of outreaches. Without the faithful support of people like you, those less fortunate would not have their first pair of glasses, a good meal every day, clothes to wear, an education, and in some cases, a home.