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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2025 Expires: November 2027

Bethany Christian Services

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 238-4269
901 Eastern Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
https://bethany.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Bethany Christian Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services."

Year, State Incorporated:
1944, MI

Bethany Christian Services' (BCS) principal program services are family preservation, foster care, and refugee and immigrant services. The family strengthening program focuses on family preservation and safe care for children and families. The organization also reports that it provides temporary relief to parents. BCS also provides foster care for 3,203 in 10 states, with the goal of providing temporary relief the aim of reuniting children with their biological families or providing adoptive families if reunification is not an option. Finally, BCS provides refugee and immigrant services, and reports that it impacted 10,916 last year by helping them adjust to life in the United States through special programs and services including life skills, independent living, language and cultural education, job placement services, and counseling for victims of trauma.

For the year ended September 30, 2025, Bethany Christian Services's program expenses were:

Refugee and immigrant services $94,845,370
Foster care $29,935,721
Family preservation and strengthening $15,872,379
Adoption $9,168,239
Youth services $4,465,501
Substance use disorder $3,826,272
Counseling $3,174,377
Residential treatment $2,944,964
International social services $1,220,625
Other programs $660,134
Total Program Expenses $166,113,582

Chief Executive
Keith Cureton, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$396,533

Chair of the Board
Maegan Schwindling

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Co-Director, Women of Joy

Board Size
14

Paid Staff Size
1757

*2024 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Church engagement, Giving officers personal relationship building

Fundraising costs were 35.7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $11,161,946, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Bethany Christian Services's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended September 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Child support $179,963,897
Contributions $8,787,031
Service fees $5,305,158
Investment income $3,297,746
In-kind contributions $2,374,915
Other income $397,390
Total Income $200,126,137

Programs: 85% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $200,126,137
Total expenses: $195,174,255
  Program expenses $166,113,582
  Fundraising expenses $3,985,151
  Administrative expenses $25,075,522
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $4,951,882
Beginning Net Assets $63,580,521
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $68,532,403
Total Liabilities $40,467,874
Total Assets $109,000,277

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance