African Enterprise
Evangelizing the Cities of Africa Through Word and Deed in Partnership with the Church
African Enterprise
EIN: 95-2275044
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
AE's mission is to evangelize the cities of Africa, through word and deed in partnership with the Church.
Ruling year
1964
Executive Director
Mr. Jamie Morrison
Main address
PO Box 28190
Spokane, WA 99228 USA
EIN
95-2275044
Disaster relief
Community and economic development
Christianity
Goodwill promotion
Population served
Adolescents
Adults
Women and girls
NTEE code
Christian (X20)
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C. (S99)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Africa is a continent of great promise but plagued by poverty, poor leadership, disease and corruption. African Enterprise brings the Gospel of Jesus Christ to bear in relevant ways to bring new hope, healing and effectiveness in Africa's citizens and leaders.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
African Enterprise Stratified Evangelism
AE has several programs that use community services as vehicles for presenting the Gospel. In addition, they have programs to help churches train their leaders and continue running the community projects. A few of AE's programs are listed below: AFRICA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE - Designed by Africans for Africans, the program is an intensive curriculum directed toward participants who are already active in their communities. Through seminars and practical workshops, students of all races and ages are equipped with a Gospel-based understanding of business and leadership principles. GHANA STREET CHILDREN'S PROJECT - This program helps get children off the streets by assigning them to a craftsman who works with them over a three-year period. During this time, the children are given both biblical and practical training, which allows them to begin a new life, both with the Christian faith and with a skill for the market place. SOWETO KAYOLE HEALTH PROJECT - This outpatient clinic meets both the spiritual and physical needs of the people living in the Soweto/Kayole slums on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. The clinic is staffed by community nurses and support staff who provide immunizations, antenatal care, first-aid, maternal care, childcare, and health education. The staff also provides daily Bible teachings, and local pastors and evangelists speak at weekly meetings. RWANDA HEALING MINISTRY - AE holds services in the Kigali Central Prison, which houses some of Rwanda's toughest criminals. Many have been known to accept Christ and confess to crimes, which resulted in smaller sentences.
Ghana Prostitute Rehabilitation Project
Holistically transforming the lives of needy people with the Gospel. This is accomplished by identifying 40 to 60 prostitutes in and around Accra, Ghana and introducing them to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. They are trained in skills like Batik, Tie dye, soap making, screen printing, ornament (bead making), flour confectionery and cosmetics.
Center for Champions
The Center for Champions is a program that takes in the children who are living on the streets of Rwanda.
Center for Champions provides community and education for socially vulnerable youth.
Foxfires
In over 5 countries, the Foxfire teams are selected from youth in local communities to be discipled and trained to evangelize to their peers. We see this ministry as reaching out to the future of Africa, which has a population of mostly youth.
Leadership Development
African Enterprise aims to evangelize the cities of Africa by ministering to the current government leaders and the future leaders of Africa (in schools and universities).
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability 2020
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth, Religious groups, Social and economic status
Related Program
African Enterprise Stratified Evangelism
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
African Enterprise carries out dozens of evangelistic outreaches each year, presenting the Gospel to every strata of society in the urban centers around the continent.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
African Enterprise seeks to engage American Christians in prayerfully and financially supporting African nationals in taking the Gospel to the major cities of Africa.
Percentage of people committing their lives to Jesus Christ after hearing the Gospel message.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
African Enterprise Stratified Evangelism
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we changed our strategy to proclaim the Gospel via digital means rather than in person. Thus, many more people were reached but we were unable to confirm commitments.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To evangelize the cities of Africa through word and deed and in partnership with the church. Our goals are to meet with and develop relationships with African leaders and pastors who will then lead others into relationship with the Lord, to resource our Teams in Africa who are continually evangelizing.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We do this through connection and ministry with churches in Africa, through aid and development, through outreaches to students, doctors, teachers, lawyers, government officials.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have the key leaders to to minister to government officials, to teachers, to doctors, to children and orchestrate effective programs through word and deed and in partnership with the church for the purpose of seeing African lives and communities come to the Lord.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We assisted government officials in Africa to carry out the first peaceful democratic election in South Africa, 1994.
Last year we witnessed over 145 government officials come to the Lord at a luncheon and saw several bible studies begin in the offices of officials.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
182.03
Months of cash in 2022 info
1.5
Fringe rate in 2022 info
8%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
African Enterprise
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Oct 01 - Sep 30
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Oct 01 - Sep 30
This snapshot of African Enterprise’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$78,120 | $80,600 | $21,762 | $82,680 | -$69,381 |
| As % of expenses | -10.4% | 11.3% | 2.7% | 10.3% | -6.9% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$78,529 | $80,191 | $20,948 | $81,945 | -$71,014 |
| As % of expenses | -10.5% | 11.2% | 2.6% | 10.2% | -7.1% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $671,559 | $801,675 | $816,596 | $884,657 | $932,966 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | -12.7% | 19.4% | 1.9% | 8.3% | 5.5% |
| Program services revenue | 3.8% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 2.9% | 1.5% | 6.0% | 10.8% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 93.3% | 96.2% | 90.2% | 87.0% | 111.7% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $749,679 | $716,053 | $799,856 | $801,977 | $1,002,347 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -0.9% | -4.5% | 11.7% | 0.3% | 25.0% |
| Personnel | 15.2% | 17.7% | 17.2% | 15.9% | 12.6% |
| Professional fees | 8.2% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 12.3% | 14.0% |
| Occupancy | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 75.5% | 72.6% | 71.8% | 70.6% | 72.4% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $750,088 | $716,462 | $800,670 | $802,712 | $1,003,980 |
| One month of savings | $62,473 | $59,671 | $66,655 | $66,831 | $83,529 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $1,942 | $0 | $0 | $2,694 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $812,561 | $778,075 | $867,325 | $869,543 | $1,090,203 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Months of cash and investments | 9.0 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 8.9 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 8.0 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $21,559 | $39,110 | $23,011 | $48,930 | $123,413 |
| Investments | $540,030 | $608,030 | $636,154 | $692,109 | $547,899 |
| Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $8,533 | $6,731 | $6,731 | $6,731 | $7,836 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 85.9% | 59.4% | 71.5% | 82.4% | 71.4% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $558,548 | $638,739 | $659,687 | $741,632 | $670,618 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $5,022 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $5,022 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $558,548 | $643,761 | $659,687 | $741,632 | $670,618 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Mr. Jamie Morrison
Jamie Morrison is Executive Director of the U.S. office of African Enterprise. Jamie grew up in Los Angeles and lived in South Africa for ten years, working alongside AE Founder Michael Cassidy. As the great-grandson and grandson of missionaries to Korea, the nephew of a missionary to Colombia and son of a missionary to Hong Kong, he has a heart for global evangelism, especially in Africa, where three of his four children were born. Jamie is a graduate of Drew University in New Jersey and is married to Amy. Along with their young kids, they live among the ponderosa pines in Spokane, Washington.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
African Enterprise
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
African Enterprise
Board of directorsas of 06/07/2023
Board of directors data
Dr. Wayne Herman
Los Angeles Pacific University
Term: 2020 - 2023
Wayne Herman
Los Angeles Pacific University
Dena Goodman
Calgard Insurance
Jennifer Graffius
Azusa Pacific University
Remi Lawanson
Life Pacific University
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Professional fundraisers
Fiscal year endingSOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G
Solicitation activities
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