BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES INC

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES INC

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501(c)(3) organization

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WWW.BETHANY.ORG

PO BOX 294 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49501-0294

616-224-7610

GRAND RAPIDS MI | IRS ruling year: 0 | EIN: 38-2822017

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Rating Information

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Impact & Measurement

Score

93

This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.

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Assessments

Impact

Unscored

0% of Impact & Measurement score

Measurement

93 out of 100 points

100% of Impact & Measurement score

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

The Measuring Outcomes assessment evaluates how well a charity tracks progress towards its mission's outcomes.

Displayed below are the responses provided by the charity for the Measuring Outcomes assessment. Each question is designed to address specific criteria, with responses eligible for full, partial, or no credit. Please refer to the scoring rubric for details on how responses are scored.

Selected program: ReNew, Submitted August 2025

Program Planning and Design

23 out of 27 points

This section assesses the use of crucial evaluation tools in program objective-setting and activities.

Charity leadership uses information collected to make decisions regarding programs

Agree, uses information collected to improve programs

Charity staff have training or experience in monitoring and evaluation

Partially agree, staff are trained in monitoring and evaluation practices

Charity has staff responsible for collecting information and measuring program progress

Partially agree, has staff with assigned responsibilities outside of a team or department

Charity has documents and reviews how program activities lead to change

Agree, documents and reviews

Charity has researched program model before implementation in the following ways

Review of academic research
Referred to the practices of similar nonprofits
Referred to the practices of government programs

Charity revisits how program activities lead to change

Agree, does revisit how program activities lead to change

Charity tracks program progress in the following ways

Tracks activities
Tracks outcomes and impacts
Tracks using timelines and milestones
Aligns plan with mission

Program Development

26 out of 27 points

This section assesses the consideration of stakeholders in program objectives and activities.

Charity identifies program target population needs in the following ways

Consulted other nonprofits
Reviewed data from prior monitoring and/or evaluation
Conducted a needs assessment

Charity considers practical, cultural, and political needs and interests of those served by program

Agree, charity is responsive to practical, cultural, and political needs

Charity reviews the work whether similar organizations work on the same problem

Agree, reviews the work of similar organizations

Charity uses SMART Goals

Agree, identified Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound (SMART) goals

Data Collection and Analysis

18 out of 18 points

This section assesses the best practices used in collecting and analyzing program data.

Charity tracks program information in the following ways

Collects data before a program is initiated
Collects data during program implementation
Collects data when a program is complete

Charity collects programmatic information on those served by the program in the following ways

Identifies the number of those served by program
Collects demographic data of those served by program
Identifies the number of those successfully served by the program
Collects information about the quality of service from the target population

Charity collects and analyzes program information to determine results in the following ways

Generates summary statistics of key metrics
Compares results to data from major institutions
Compares effect of program on target population and those not served by program
Conducts data analysis over multiple points in time to measure change over time
Compares programs results to programs that work on the same issues
Compares program results to different types of programs in the geographic area

Reporting and Distribution of Results

17 out of 18 points

This section assesses reporting and disseminating program results.

Charity reports program results to key stakeholders

Funders
Staff and volunteers
Board members
Participants/beneficiaries of our work
Other organizations engaged in similar work

Charity reports both favorable and unfavorable results

Yes, charity reports both favorable of unfavorable results

Use of Results

9 out of 9 points

This section assesses the use of results to guide learning.

Charity uses program results to inform future work for the following reasons

Sustain and secure funding
Inform strategic planning
Improve program operations
Understand the impact of their work
Inform how we create future programs