Outreach International
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Outreach International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to facilitate community-led development worldwide, provide communities with the organizational framework to assess their own needs, and work together to prioritize, plan, and achieve their shared goals for the sustainable improvement."
Year, State Incorporated:
1979, MO
Outreach International partners with nonprofit organizations and their field staff to create solutions for poverty-related issues in developing countries. The organization reports that it uses a nine-step process, the Participatory Human Development Process, to provide communities with the organizational framework to assess their own needs. As part of the process, Outreach International works with local leaders to organize, prioritize, mobilize, and then access the resources necessary to overcome challenges (such as access to education, healthcare, water) and reach their goals. In addition to community development, Outreach International engages youth and young adults in education and advocacy programs around issues affecting children and communities in the developing world.
For the year ended September 30, 2023, Outreach International's program expenses were:
| Community development initiatives | $2,556,297 |
| Advocacy and development education | $656,819 |
| Total Program Expenses | $3,213,116 |
Chief Executive
John Herron, President and Chief Executive Officer
Chair of the Board
Laura Clark
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
BERKS Group, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, News-Press & Gazette
Board Size
14
Paid Staff Size
12
*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Note: Mr. Herron became President and Chief Executive Officer on February 20, 2024. Compensation information for his role as President and Chief Executive Officer is not available at this time. Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Prine, received $206,998 in compensation during 2022.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio
Fundraising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,110,793, 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 Outreach International's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Other income | $8,941 |
| Rental income | $55,444 |
| Investment income | $118,742 |
| In-kind contributions | $124,776 |
| Contributions | $3,986,017 |
| Total Income | $4,293,920 |
Programs: 82% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 7%
| Total Income | $4,293,920 |
| Total expenses: | $3,916,109 |
| Program expenses | $3,213,116 |
| Fundraising expenses | $378,172 |
| Administrative expenses | $268,716 |
| Other expenses | $56,105 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $377,811 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $4,162,828 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $4,540,639 |
| Total Liabilities | $165,051 |
| Total Assets | $4,705,690 |
Note 1: In the financial section above, “other expenses” refers to rental expense.
Note 2: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023, Outreach International received in-kind contributions totaling $124,776 including professional services from individuals, attorneys, and corporations in the form of program services ($49,526), administration services ($46,900), and fundraising services ($28,350).
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance