The Great Commission Foundation
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C-
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
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DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
91%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 91 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About The Great Commission Foundation:
Great Commission Foundation is a 1-star charity with a low results reporting grade. It publicly reports very little information on its $35m of programs and grants. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence's report.
Founded in 2002, Great Commission Foundation (GCF) is a team of administrative and accounting personnel who provide their services to Christian ministries and missions. Its programs focus on reducing the burden of administrative work on the organizations it works with so that its member agencies can focus on charitable work. Its main services are processing donations and issuing tax receipts, bookkeeping and accounting, payroll and benefits, and CRA compliance.
At the time of writing this report, GCF listed 559 partner organizations on its website.
Great Commission Foundation has common board members with G2G Foundation which holds assets for use by other charities working to spread Christianity. GCF granted to G2G: $217k in F2022, $30k in F2021, and $39k in F2020. Money also flowed from G2G to GCF: $168k in F2022, $305k in F2021, and $53k in F2020.
GCF shares board members with Friends of the Great Commission, a charity registered in the US. Through this charity, GCF works with donors in the US and offers IRS compliance services. In F2022, GCF transferred Friends of the Great Commission $1.1 million ($14k in F2021). It received $1.5 million from Friends of the Great Commission in F2022 ($508k in F2021 and $513k in F2020).
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Results and Impact
Charity Intelligence did not find any reported outcomes on the charity’s website. This may not be a complete representation of Great Commission Foundation’s results.
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Finances
Great Commission Foundation received $42.1m in donations in F2022. The charity did not report government funding on its audited financial statements, but reported $51k in government funding on its T3010 filing. This represents less than 1% of revenues and is not material.
Administrative costs are 6% of revenues and fundraising costs are 3% of donations, for a total overhead spending of 9%. For every dollar donated, 91 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.
GCF has $19.4m in funding reserves. This can cover just over seven months of program costs at F2022 levels of spending.
This charity profile update has been sent to Great Commission Foundation for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
Updated on August 8, 2024 by Ben Dobozy.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 5.9% | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Total overhead spending | 9.1% | 10.4% | 13.5% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 60.5% | 49.9% | 56.1% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 42,091 | 34,879 | 28,479 |
| Government funding | 51 | 826 | 1,345 |
| Business activities (net) | 69 | 37 | 42 |
| Investment income | (101) | (10) | 109 |
| Other income | 823 | 511 | 424 |
| Total revenues | 42,933 | 36,243 | 30,398 |
| Program costs | 32,757 | 25,659 | 24,278 |
| Grants | 2,618 | 13,486 | 540 |
| Donor-designated donations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Administrative costs | 2,521 | 3,343 | 3,747 |
| Fundraising costs | 1,376 | 396 | 329 |
| Total spending | 39,273 | 42,885 | 28,894 |
| Cash flow from operations | 3,660 | (6,641) | 1,504 |
| Capital spending | 110 | 1,013 | 1,835 |
| Funding reserves | 21,402 | 19,543 | 13,913 |
Note: Ci has used administrative and fundraising costs as reported by the foundation on its T3010 filing with the CRA. Ci has included gifts to qualified donees and transfers to a related party (G2G Foundation) affecting expenses by $13.5m in F2021, $540k in F2020, and $497k in F2019.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
3 |
$80k - $120k |
6 |
$40k - $80k |
1 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
We work to fulfill the Great Commission by relieving our agents from the backend administrative work necessary to operate with integrity and transparency so they can focus on the practical ministry work desperately needed on the mission field at home and abroad. We have hundreds of projects working internationally to provide relief from poverty, advancement in education, and advancement of the Christian faith. We look forward to sharing more data about the amazing work that is being done in the field
Charity Contact
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