2011-11-10T14:53:46-00:00 2010-12-31 990 2010-01-01 381405282 Bethany Christian Services Inc BETH 6162247610 901 Eastern Avenue NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 Marjorie M Dood CFO 2011-11-10 false 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Mervin K Auchtung 901 Eastern Ave NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 20689651 false X www.bethany.org X 1944 MI Bethany Christian Services provides a variety of social services for children and families, including but not limited to the following: Domestic and International Adoption, Older Child Adoption, Foster Care, Embryo Services, Crisis Pregnancy LIfeline, Pregnancy Counseling, Child and Family Counseling Refugee Services. 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Bethany Christian Services offers a full range of services to support couples who are interested in making an adoption plan for their unused embryos that were produced through in vitro fertilization. Support services include education and counseling in relation to embryo donation and adoption, assistance with the legal release process, selection of an adoptive family, a studied assessment of the adoptive family, facilitation of the medical transfer of the embryos to the adoptive couple, assistance with openness planning, and post-transfer support services. 129286 154141 Abstinence Education services were provided to 5,887 youth in sites in Detroit, MI, Grand Rapids, MI, Milwaukee, WI, and Des Moines, IA. Bethany Chrisitan Services provides an 8 week interactive education program led by a trainer and supported by peer mentors. The cirriculum is designed to meet the needs of 12 to 18 year olds the goal of the program is to reduce the incidence of repeat pregnancies among pregnant and parenting teens. 286225 308929 Bethany Christian Services coordinates a Sponsorship program whereby funds donated by 1,072 families in the US were used to support the needs of more than 350 families in international countries. 738712 true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false true false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true X 0 0 true 129 true false true ET false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false UT OK OH NM ME KS HI CA AZ X Marjorie M Dood CFO 6162247610 901 Eastern Avenue Grand Rapids MI 49503 Blacquiere William 045.00 X 169684 0 24001 Auchtung Mervin 045.00 X 152885 0 20478 Dood Marjorie 045.00 X 83958 0 13167 Anthes Paul 000.50 X 0 0 0 Behrendt Catherine 000.50 X 0 0 0 Bos Carole 000.50 X 0 0 0 Bradley Anthony 000.50 X 0 0 0 Buitenwerf Betty 000.50 X 0 0 0 Cooper Rev Cortez 000.50 X 0 0 0 Despard Thomas 000.50 X 0 0 0 Deur Garth 000.50 X 0 0 0 Koning Harvey 000.50 X 0 0 0 Lantinga Herb 000.50 X 0 0 0 Lawhon Robert 000.50 X 0 0 0 Lubbers Ron 000.50 X 0 0 0 McKey Peggy 000.50 X 0 0 0 Morren Arnie 000.50 X 0 0 0 Olmsted Linda 000.50 X 0 0 0 Stevenson Jr Dr Robert 000.50 X 0 0 0 Swets Sally 000.50 X 0 0 0 VanAndel Carol 000.50 X 0 0 0 Hogfeldt Jay 000.50 X 0 0 0 406527 57646 2 false true false 770970 770970 Embryo Services 624100 442132 442132 Abstinence Education 624100 154141 154141 Sponsorship 624100 308929 308929 135 135 905337 521294 521294 38949 47572 -8623 -8623 -8623 10658800 300 13969122 1236 -3310322 -936 -3311258 -3311258 131318 131318 Internal Charges to Branch Offices for National 624100 7639732 7639732 Other Revenue 624100 22951 22951 7662683 6540403 5769433 0 0 0 0 416812 416812 0 4038187 236968 3072318 728901 142814 7588 109377 25849 843733 51520 683232 108981 331254 16148 255787 59319 426183 65574 190429 170180 124943 7813 116862 268 62749 2241 60508 0 84850 84850 23266 23266 0 218066 422 211182 6462 799473 30859 665278 103336 280775 8163 235165 37447 0 233299 9661 201155 22483 373663 24281 289593 59789 0 109395 5780 85094 18521 0 0 267546 4357 214271 48918 5925 5925 Program Development 60282 60282 Bad Debts 5270 5270 Client Assistance 27519 11459 16035 25 International Children Sponsorship 237450 237450 Fund Raising Event Costs 72270 72270 327653 13158 314495 9513377 738712 7227066 1547599 5844364 4814909 24884 31534 95823 64668 5729 632343 8798276 3786947 4906928 5011329 14257695 16561482 31709 25167132 27116265 1936657 871196 4751 761798 611346 2698455 1487293 X 22057787 25069652 410890 559320 22468677 25628972 25167132 27116265 X -2972974 6133269 X X false true true X true true X 560041 221188 635162 949317 778470 3144178 560041 221188 635162 949317 778470 3144178 3144178 768853 783748 646561 954096 560243 3713501 6857679 3185154 0.45850 0.43850 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 12587420 816319 1627161 33558 14997342 10915894 135287 1895038 358799 12587420 14262698 269817 -3472097 144524 10915894 0.94600 0.01000 0.04000 false false 790581 790581 4992132 4992132 2777179 2777179 238384 3786947 -3548563 5011329 Additional Minimum Pension Liability 611346 611346 6540403 9513377 -2972974 4522507 4522507 1549533 11062910 4522507 4522507 6540403 6540403 9513377 9513377 9513377 X X X X X X X true Blue North Strategies Inc 123 Woolwich St Guelph ON CA N1H3V1 Consulting advising false 84850 84850 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 X X false false false false false false false false false Blacquiere William 169684 12512 11489 193685 Auchtung Mervin 152885 8713 11765 173363 Form 990 The information in this return is derived primarily from the results of the National Office of Bethany Christian Services. The National Office is the headquarters that serves the administrative needs of approximately 80 offices in 33 different states. Services provided by the headquarters for the branch office locations throughout the Unites 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 Embryo Services and Abstinence Education are funded primarily by federal grants. The National Office of Bethany Christian Services provides direct program services to clients as well as administration the results of these programs are included in this return. Form 990 Part VI 12c The organization has a standard 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 interests. 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 judgement is necessary to the disinterested directors consideration of the transaction. Form 990 Part VI 11a The full form 990 and all schedules were provided to the Chairman of the Finance Committee and a review was conducted on September 20, 2011 prior to filing. Upon completion of that review, the Chairman of the Finance Committee instructed the Chief Financial Officer to inform the rest of the Board members that the review was complete and an electronic copy of the return was placed on the organizations web portal where all Board members could access the return. The Chief Financial Officer was then instructed to complete the electronic filing requirements. Form 990 Part VI 15a The compensation of the CEO is reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee of the National Board of Directors. The compensation structure is reviewed annually and includes comparison of the compensation of Bethany Christian Services CEO with CEOs of similar organizations. The process is completed in conjunction with the annual performance evaluation of the CEO. The decisions of the Executive Committee are documented in minutes that are recorded by the Secretary. Form 990 Part V 2 Bethany Christian Services, Inc. is the Parent Organization and provides administrative support functions to each of its individual branch office locations throughout the United States. Each branch location is a subordinate and is included in the Group Return filed on behalf of all members of the Group. The Parent Organziation provides the following services to each of its members Adminstration, Accounting Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Staff Development Training, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Fund development/Donor Engagement, and Branch Adniminstration. The amount determined in Column c is the actual cost of services provided. Form 990 Part XI 5 Unrealized Gains on Investments are not reported in the Form 990. Form 990 Part XII 2a Unrealized Gains on Investments are not reported in the Form 990. Form 990 Part VI 19 Governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements are made available to the public upon request. Form 990 Part III Program Service Accomplishments Line 4d Other Activities Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 See Schedule O for additional information concerning the program accomplishments of the organizations that are members of the Bethany Christian Services Group Return, which are reported on a separate IRS Form 990. Bethany Christian Services Inc 901 Eastern Avenue NE Grand Rapids MI 49503 382822017 Social Services MI 501c3 7 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false Bethany Christian Services Inc - all members of the Group k 7639732 cost