Roever Evangelistic Association 
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Summary
Roever Evangelistic Association (R.E.A.) and Roever Educational Assistance Programs (R.E.A.P.) are two related entities that Dave Roever founded. Churches, men's conventions, youth conventions, and individuals who desire to be challenged with truth will benefit from the ministry of Dave Roever. His life-long commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ is unwavering, and he presents this transforming news with gripping humor and heartfelt conviction. The audience will laugh and cry as Dave communicates a message of joy in the midst of pain, and victory in the middle of tragedy. Whether he is invited to share his personal story, preach, or participate in a current series initiated by the pastor of a local church, he will challenge the audience to go deeper in their walk with Christ.
Contact information
Mailing address:
PO Box 136130
Fort Worth, TX 76136-6136
Website: www.daveroever.org
Phone: (817) 238-2000
Email: info@daveroever.org
Organization details
EIN: 953559970
CEO/President: Rev. Dave Roever
Chairman: Rev. Dave Roever
Board size: 8
Founder: Rev. Dave Roever
Year founded: 1964
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1988
Purpose
Roever's message is one of hope. Using his war experiences of loneliness, peer pressure, disfigurement and pain, and his experiences in wholesome relationships with his parents, wife, and children, Roever talks about solutions to problems such as drug and alcohol abuse, drinking and driving, teen pregnancy, suicide and low self-esteem.
Mission statement
Roever Evangelistic Association is committed to seeing the youth of America and their families come to saving faith in Jesus Christ and to be assimilated into the local church, using every means possible, but primarily through proclamation evangelism.
Statement of faith
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 698 of 817 | 34 of 45 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 341 of 817 | 19 of 45 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 650 of 817 | 30 of 45 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 800 of 817 | 44 of 45 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 96% | 79% | 74% | 70% | 72% | 72% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 4% | 21% | 26% | 30% | 28% | 28% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 79% | 86% | 75% | 88% | 90% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 91% | 94% | 93% | 114% | 82% | 98% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 74% | 80% | 86% | 72% | 89% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 9% | 6% | 7% | -14% | 18% | 2% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 8% | 4% | 5% | -10% | 14% | 1% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 17% | 13% | 23% | 10% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.48 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.64 | 15.08 | 18.88 | 13.04 | 8.73 | 16.95 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.43 | 7.52 | 9.55 | 7.23 | 3.84 | 8.11 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 6.51 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.87 | 3.35 | 0.75 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.15 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 1.33 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.86 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.77 | 2.19 | -0.49 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 14% | 27% | 27% | 30% | 29% | 36% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 20% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 28% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 65% | 147% | 144% | 126% | 163% | 133% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $338,675 | $233,859 | $200,858 | $517,812 | $204,250 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $54,829 | $77,486 | $67,874 | $114,267 | $105,448 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $1,000 | $40,678 | $40,674 | $39,921 |
| Other current assets | $1,000 | $0 | $110,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $394,504 | $312,345 | $419,410 | $672,753 | $349,619 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,898,259 | $5,563,071 | $5,033,346 | $5,201,614 | $5,576,255 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,655,485 | $22,008 | $16,871 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $5,553,744 | $5,585,079 | $5,050,217 | $5,201,614 | $5,576,255 |
| Total assets | $5,948,248 | $5,897,424 | $5,469,627 | $5,874,367 | $5,925,874 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $274,433 | $162,560 | $129,457 | $118,917 | $233,067 |
| Other current liabilities | $112,977 | $123,555 | $94,602 | $81,864 | $231,565 |
| Total current liabilities | $387,410 | $286,115 | $224,059 | $200,781 | $464,632 |
| Debt | $1,210,049 | $1,319,046 | $1,412,411 | $1,470,727 | $1,676,794 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,724 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $1,210,049 | $1,319,046 | $1,412,411 | $1,476,451 | $1,676,794 |
| Total liabilities | $1,597,459 | $1,605,161 | $1,636,470 | $1,677,232 | $2,141,426 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $4,350,789 | $4,242,499 | $3,833,157 | $4,100,874 | $3,784,448 |
| Temporarily restricted | $0 | $45,944 | $0 | $96,801 | $0 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $4,350,789 | $4,292,263 | $3,833,157 | $4,197,135 | $3,784,448 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $2,476,138 | $2,392,217 | $1,866,865 | $2,283,248 | $2,063,116 |
| Program service revenue | $64,557 | $67,051 | $51,815 | $96,357 | $91,389 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $18,551 | $19,266 | $12,901 | $11,006 | $8,951 |
| Other revenue | $590,673 | $732,612 | $736,864 | $770,478 | $718,864 |
| Total other revenue | $673,781 | $818,929 | $801,580 | $877,841 | $819,204 |
| Total revenue | $3,149,919 | $3,211,146 | $2,668,445 | $3,161,089 | $2,882,320 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $2,332,326 | $2,558,265 | $2,283,992 | $2,278,689 | $2,560,086 |
| Management and general | $504,771 | $393,998 | $699,276 | $254,046 | $229,531 |
| Fundraising | $129,256 | $29,577 | $49,695 | $49,740 | $46,810 |
| Total expenses | $2,966,353 | $2,981,840 | $3,032,963 | $2,582,475 | $2,836,427 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $183,566 | $229,306 | ($364,518) | $578,614 | $45,893 |
| Other changes in net assets | ($121,220) | ($115,219) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $62,346 | $114,087 | ($364,518) | $578,614 | $45,893 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Dave Roever | President/Di | $156,560 |
| Brenda Roever | COO/CFO | $59,740 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2018
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 3/30/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
Dave Roever grew up in a minister's family in South Texas. At the height of the Vietnam War, Dave received his draft notice. Rather than serving in the infantry, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a riverboat gunner in the elite Brown Water Black Beret in Vietnam.
Eight months into his tour of duty in Vietnam, Roever was burned beyond recognition when a phosphorous grenade he was poised to throw exploded in his hand. The ordeal left him hospitalized for fourteen months, where he underwent numerous major surgeries. His survival and life are miraculous.
Today with his humorous style, Roever is enthusiastically received both nationally and internationally as a public speaker. He is a superb communicator and speaks in a variety of settings including churches, public schools; business, men's and youth conventions; and military installations around the world. Roever has also been a frequent guest on national television talk shows. He established compassionate, ongoing missions work in Vietnam and is involved in other nations.
In every setting, Roever's message is one of truth and hope. Using his life as an example, he addresses issues relevant to his audience and presents concrete solutions to life's problems. Often drawing upon his war experiences of loneliness, peer pressure, disfigurement, and pain, as well as life's triumphs, Roever weaves together a message of courage, commitment, and survival that touches and transforms those who hear him.
Thirty-four years after his injuries, the U. S. Department of the Navy corrected its oversight by awarding Roever his Purple Heart, along with several other service medals. Because of his wartime experience of service, injury, and recovery, he is uniquely qualified to speak to the needs of military personnel. He is called upon regularly to address troops on domestic military bases as well as those deployed around the globe. Roever is no stranger to the War on Terror, having done multiple tours in the Middle East.
In May 2005, Dave was awarded an honorary doctor degree in recognition of his remarkable life and service. In April 2012, he was awarded The Outstanding Civilian Service Medal by the U.S. Department of the Army. In 2019, Dave and his wife Brenda celebrated 50 years of full-time ministry.
Roever is founder and president of three non-profit corporations: Roever Evangelistic Association, Roever Foundation, and REAP International, based in Fort Worth, Texas. Dave and his wife Brenda are co-founders of Eagles Summit Ranch in Colorado, as well as Eagles Summit Ranch in Texas, where they help physically and emotionally injured servicemen and women "find their way home."