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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2026

Outreach International

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

112 West 18th Street
Kansas City, MO, 64108

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

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