2018-05-14T05:15:23-00:00 2017-12-31 990 2017-01-01 381405282 Bethany Christian Services BETH 6162247610 901 Eastern Avenue NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 Christopher J Paulsky CEO 6162547733 2018-05-14 false 107.0.88.198 2018-05-14 21:02:53 ED P 960410F3872D52CA3AE704B6FC37062CA95058B6 960410F3872D52CA3AE704B6FC37062CA95058B6 2017 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Christopher j Palusky PresidentCEO 901 Eastern Ave NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 20856163 false X www.bethany.org X 1944 MI Bethany Christian Services provides social services for children and families, including Domestic and International Adoption, Older Child Adoption, Foster Care, Crisis Pregnancy, Refugee Sevices, Pregnancy Counseling 17 17 122 250 0 1398678 2013820 12372355 13286612 404642 1231170 333994 81166 14509669 16612768 249566 448611 0 8565664 9602366 654333 613213 3788674 4962225 6003395 14431788 16667585 77881 -54817 49814887 53405530 14427911 15402029 35386976 38003501 X Bethany Christian Services demonstrates the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by protecting children, empowering youth, and strengthening families through quality social services. false false 815288 264524 Bethany Christian Services coordinates a Sponsorship program whereby funds donated by families in the US are used to support the needs of 315 families in seven foreign countries Albania, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, and South Korea. Funds received in the operation of this program are contributions and as such reported on Page 9, Part VIII line 1f. 13286612 The information in this return is derived from the results of the National Office of Bethany Christian Services. The National Office is the headquarters that serves the administrative needs of approximately 120 service locations in 37 states plus the District of Columbia. Services provided by the headquarters for the locations throughout the United States are Administration, Human Resources, Finance Accounting, Information Technology, Staff Development, Marketing Communications,Donor Engagement, Branch Administration, and Quality Assurance. The Revenue reported here is the cost of the National Office adminstrative services that are allocated to each of the Bethany Christian Services branch locations. The direct service program activities of the branch offices of Bethany Christian Services are reported on a separately filed IRS Group Form 990. Activities of the branch locations consist of a variety of social service programs including domestic infant adoption, international adoption, foster care, child family counseling, pregnancy counseling, and refugee services. 184087 184087 The organization maintains a donor supported assistance fund known as our Caring Connection Fund which is used to make grants to eligible families who adopt children with special needs. The organization has a committee of staff members who review the application for each family who applies for financial assistance. Not all families who apply receive assistance. The committee meets regularly throughout the year to review the applicants adoption story and the needs of the child that they are adopting. The decision to make a grant to a family is based on a combination of factors, including the amount of money the fund has available to disburse, the financial resources of the adoptive family, and the special medical and other ongoing needs of the child who is being adopted. The funds awarded by the committee are credited to the account of the adoptive family.Page 9 Line 10a 75,839 comes from the sale of educational materials requested by families in the adoption process, as well as informational and promotional items requested by Bethany branch offices and churches. 999375 true true true true false false false false false true true false false false true true false true false false true false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 673 0 true 122 true false false false false false false false false false true false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false AZ CA HI KS ME NM OH OK UT X Scott D DeVries Senior Vice Preside 6162247610 901 Eastern Avenue Grand Rapids MI 49503 Anthes Paul Board Member at Large 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Augustyn Mark Treasurer 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Buitenwerf Betty Secretary 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Cumings Troy Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Despard Tom Past Chair 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Deur Garth Chair 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Herring Larry Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Hockema Lori Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Jordan Susanne Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Kraslawsky Peter Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Lawhon Bob Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 McKey Peggy Assistant Secretary 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Rahn Joel Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Rink Daniel Vice Chair 001.00 X X 0 0 0 VanderDussen George Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Wear Michael Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Williams Karla Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Blacquiere William President/CEO 045.00 X 244545 0 33399 DeVries Scott Senior Vice President of Finance 045.00 X 126252 0 24535 Alfaro Ovidio COO 045.00 X 213951 0 6286 DeVos Brian SVP of Child and Family Services 045.00 X 0 119824 28313 Knibbe Peter SVP of Advancement 045.00 X 125466 0 27133 VanPutten Robert VP of Information Technology 045.00 X 122836 0 20483 Keller Brad Regional Director of Operations 045.00 X 0 113659 27447 Davis Nathalie SVP of Human Resources 045.00 X 120559 0 17318 953609 233483 184914 8 false true false GDK Construction Company 12 West 8th Street Holland MI 49423 Construction 1206186 BlueNorth Strategies Inc 123 Woolwich St Guelph Ontario CA Fundraising consulting/printing/mailing 1152520 Leopold Builders Inc 105 Crestview Road Hatboro PA 19040 Contruction 243287 CarterBaldwin 200 Mansell Court East Suite 450 Roswell GA 30076 Executive Recruiting/Employment Search 106920 Warner Norcross Judd LLP 900 Fifth Third Center Grand Rapids MI 49503 Legal services 161076 6 2013820 2013820 Internal Charges to Branch Offices for National 624100 13286612 13286612 13286612 1243196 1243196 31324 25997 5327 5327 5327 3215372 990000 3206765 1010633 8607 -20633 -12026 -12026 75839 Sales of Educational and Resource materials 624100 75839 75839 16612768 13362451 1236497 0 184087 184087 264524 264524 0 654852 654852 0 6900016 151743 5427752 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504134 1398678 2013820 5464517 243782 1304103 504134 1398678 2013820 5464517 425058 5039459 862684 980405 895488 993844 1274520 5006941 273482 460390 149380 244787 1128039 11599497 62029058 0.43450 0.36030 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66000 false false false false false true 66000 false false false 66000 false I-A 1 Bethany Christian Services utilizes the services of Potomac Strategic Development to provide solutions to complex challenges in development, marketing, advocacy, Federal funding, regulatory affairs, communications and business development. false 18879654 128110 2439801 1165890 20281675 17822911 236638 1780746 960641 18879654 18605832 424136 -342806 864251 17822911 18516603 1975 968054 880800 18605832 15547704 2185 3048129 81415 18516603 0.91000 0.01000 0.08000 false false 2948648 2948648 19871935 19871935 4704528 4704528 208144 11798800 -11590656 15934455 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Annuities Payable 297235 297235 120075245 2671342 100791135 103462477 16612768 16612768 115698722 99031137 99031137 16667585 16667585 X 1 Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Organization and recognize a tax liability if the Organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS or other applicable taxing authorities. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Organization and has concluded that as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. The Organization is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdications however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. XI 2d This Form 990 reports only the activity of the Parent Organization, however the annual Audited Financial Statements include the results of all of Bethany Christian Services, including those entities covered under our Group Exemption Ruling. As such, those entities are reported on our separately file Form 990 Bethany Christian Services Group Return. XII 2d This Form 990 reports only the activity of the Parent Organization, however the annual Audited Financial Statements include the results of all of Bethany Christian Services, including those entities covered under our Group Exemption Ruling. As such, those entities are reported on our separately file Form 990 Bethany Christian Services Group Return. true Sub-Saharan Africa Sponsorship grants to impoverished families Sponsorship grants to impoverished families 113756 Europe Including Iceland and Greenland Sponsorship grants to impoverished families Sponsorship grants to impoverished families 31295 East Asia and the Pacific Sponsorship grants to impoverished families Sponsorship grants to impoverished families 22540 Central America and the Caribbean Sponsorship grants to impoverished families Sponsorship grants to impoverished families 96933 264524 264524 Child and family sponsorship Sub-Saharan Africa 168 113756 113756 Food, clothing, medical Book Child and family sponsorship Europe Including Iceland and Greenland 15 31295 31295 Food, clothing, medical Book Child and family sponsorship East Asia and the Pacific 77 22540 22540 Food, clothing, medical Book Child and family sponsorship Central America and the Caribbean 55 96933 96933 Food, clothing, medical Book false false false false false false Part I Line 2 Bethany Christian Services monitors grants awarded to children and families in foreign countries through the use of internally prepared monthly financial reports which track the results of assistance granted to impoverished families. Such activities and reports are part of a family sponsorship program that is administered and accounted for separately from all other operations. Bethany Christian Services receives regular written updates as to the impact the grants have made and uses that information to keep donors informed as to the impact that their gifts have on the specific family that the donor supports. X X X X X X X true Blue North Strategies Inc 123 Woolwich St Guelph CA Consulting advising false 461807 ODScore Inc 25 Waterloo Ave Guelph CA Business Planning false 49000 National Printing Services LLC PO Box 3309 Grand Rapids MI 49501 Event Planning false 43089 Money For Ministry LLC PO Box 35 Lowell MI 49331 Planned Giving Services false 35392 Greg Heeres 4351 56th Street SW Grandville MI 49418 Donor Consulting false 12000 Grey Matter Group 131 Division Ave S Suite 300 Grand Rapids MI 49503 Church Engagement Strategy false 6500 WealthEngine Inc 4330 East West Highway Suite 950 Bethesda MD 20814 Donor Consulting false 5425 613213 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY true Adoption Assistance 39 184087 Book Reduction of Adoption Fees Part III Line 1 The organization maintains a donor supported assistance fund known as our Caring Connection Fund which is used to make grants to eligible families who adopt children with special needs. The organization has a committee of staff members who review the application for each family who applies for financial assistance. Not all families who apply receive assistance. The committee meets regularly throughout the year to review the applicants adoption story and the needs of the child that they are adopting. The decision to make a grant to a family is based on a combination of factors, including the amount of money the fund has available to disburse, the financial resources of the adoptive family, and the special medical and other ongoing needs of the child who is being adopted. The funds awarded by the committee are credited to the account of the adoptive family. X false false false false false false false false false Blacquiere William President/CEO 244545 1407 19992 12000 277944 Knibbe Peter SVP of Advancement 125466 255 8278 18600 152599 DeVries Scott Senior Vice President of Finance 126252 255 9040 15240 150787 Alfaro Ovidio COO 213951 166 6120 220237 Part I Line 3 The CEO is employed as an officer of this organization. The information contained in this Form 990 reports only the activities of the Parent Organization of Bethany Christian Services and consists primarily of administrative functions provided on behalf of all the member entities of Bethany Christian Services that are included in our separately filed IRS Form 990 Group Return. The duties of the CEO extend to the direct oversight of all activities of all members of the Bethany Christian Services Group Return, which encompasses a wide variety of social services delivered by more than 1,500 employees in 37 different states. Services provided by the Group Return members in 2017 include the adoptive placement of 504 domestic infant children with families throughout the US supervisory care for 3,848 children in foster care in nine different states a wide array of social services for more than 4,058 refugees and immigrants from foreign countries the adoptive placement of 177 children from more than a dozen different foreign countries into loving homes in the US and the adoptive placement into permanent homes in the US of 493 children who were previously in foster care. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c The information in this return is derived from the results of the National Office of Bethany Christian Services. The National Office is the headquarters that serves the administrative needs of approximately 110 service locations in 37 states. Services provided by the headquarters for the branch office locations throughout the United States are Corporate Administration, Human Resources, Finance Accounting, Information Technology, Staff Development, Marketing Communications, Fund Development/Donor Engagement, Branch Administration, and Quality Assurance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a The full Form 990 was provided to the Finance Committee and a review was conducted prior to the filing of the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization has a standard written Conflict of Interest Policy that each board member and officer is required to abide by. Each person must certify in writing his or her acceptance of the policy. Directors are required to disclose annually any financial interests that may give rise to a conflict of interest. Directors may deliver written notice to all other directors or may give oral notice at a meeting of the Board of Directors. A director having a personal financial interest may not participate in the approval of such proposed transaction unless his or her judgment is necessary to the disinterested directors consideration of the transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The compensation of the CEO is reviewed annually and approved by the Executive Committee of the National Board of Directors. The compensation structure is compared to that of CEOs of similar organizations. The decision of the Executive Committee is documented in minutes that are recorded by the Board Secretary. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request of the Parent Organization, Bethany Christian Services, Inc. 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