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Ministry Spotlight: Orange/The Rethink Group

Organization’s expenses exceed revenue, sees drop in Donor Confidence Score

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Orange, a children’s ministry that develops curriculum for churches, saw its Ministry Watch Donor Confidence Score (DCS) drop to a 69 this week.

The DCS is based on 20 questions about how a ministry operates. Questions are weighted, and answers help determine a ministry’s overall score. Orange lost DCS points, in part, because it is not a member of the ECFA and does not have “at least four independent board members for every non-independent member.”

In addition, the ministry has been in the news this year due to sexual abuse allegations against its founder Reggie Joiner. Back in April, both Joiner and CEO Kristen Ivy resigned unexpectedly from the organization—with Ivy disclosing a past inappropriate relationship with Joiner. A month after the resignation, Ivy accused Joiner of “clergy sexual abuse.”

In June, the organization said it hired a law firm to conduct an investigation into the allegations.

Orange currently has a D Transparency Grade because the organization does not make audited financial statements public on its website.

In 2023, the ministry had a revenue of $27.2 million and its total expenses were $28.5 million. According to its 990s, Orange has spent more than it has made three of the last five years.

In 2023, Reggie Joiner collected a salary of $462,292, and Kristen Ivy received a salary of $357,709. Its board chair, Joel Manby, was paid $93,465.

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MinistryWatch Donor Confidence Score: 69 (out of a possible 100) “Give With Confidence”

MinistryWatch Financial Efficiency Rating: 4 Stars (out of a possible 5 Stars)

MinistryWatch Transparency Grade: D

ECFA Member? No

Revenue in Most Recent Year Available: $27,243,274

Five-Year Revenue Trend: Decreasing (by about 13%)

Percent of Revenue Orange Spends on Fundraising: 0%

Percent Peer Group Spends on Fundraising: 5%

CEO/President: Mike Clear

President’s Salary and Other Compensation: In 2023, Reggie Joiner was CEO; his salary was $462,292.

A complete MinistryWatch profile for Orange/The Rethink Group can be found here.

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Brittany Smith

Brittany Smith is a freelance writer living in Colorado Springs. She is the co-author of Unplanned Grace: A Compassionate Conversation on Life and Choice.

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