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| Standard Name: | Administrative Fee |
|---|---|
| Scope: | All Reliant Employees & Associates |
| Revision Date: | September 14, 2018 |
| Last Review Date: | April 26, 2023 |
This page is dedicated to the administrative fees (assessments) charged to staff Reliant employee accounts. Below are listed our typical administrative assessments during various phases of employment with Reliant.
Initial MTD Before missionary employee reaches 100% current | 12% applied to general gifts 3% applied to Sponsor Church |
Sustaining MTD After missionary employee reaches 100% of initial goal (aka Released to Assignment) | 12% applied to general gifts 3% applied to Sponsor Church A minimum admin fee or flat admin fee will be applied when admin charge from gifts drops below minimum, based on their hours of work. |
Missionary Interns Typically 2-3 6 months | 12% 10% applied to all gifts No minimum admin fee and no Sponsor Church fee since support is often raised in advance of hiring |
Long-Term Missionary Interns (Residents) Typically 9 months - 2 years | 12% 10% applied to all gifts 3% applied to No Sponsor Church No minimum admin fee since support is often raised in advance of hiring |
Associate Staff MissionariesStaff Non-employed official volunteers | 12% applied to all gifts No minimum admin fee and no Sponsor Church |
Minimum Admin Fees
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and Flat Admin Fees
Minimum Admin Fees (Assessments)
Reliant's minimum administrative assessment addresses situations in which Reliant spends more administering a missionary's employment and donor services than the gifts to the account they are responsible for provide.
Flat Admin Fees/Assessments
Flat Administrative Assessments were established for missionaries who are funded by a single donor, typically the sending church. This is done with the acknowledgement that Reliant's costs are lowered by having just one donor. It is not uncommon that these missionary types will not submit reimbursements and only one support payment per month to process are examples of why the costs are so much lower. Use of the Flat Fee/Assessment serves as a cap on the admin fee/assessment. In the flat fee case, the administrative fee stays the same no matter how high any month's giving goes. This does allow the convenience for the church/donor to send support funds on a quarterly, bi-monthly or semi-annual basis rather than monthly without a negative impact due to sliding assessment scales. Flat admin fees post to the MTD account every month regardless of gift activity and are not subject to any percentage variance.
If the overall administrative total is less than the amounts below, Reliant will charge a set Minimum Administrative Fee to the MTD account each month.
| Minimum Admin Fee (Assessment) | Calculated in any month there are gifts below the minimum, including months with no new gifts. |
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| $250 | Full Time 40 hrs/week |
| $250 | Part Time 30 hrs/week |
| $200 | Part Time 20 and 25 hrs/week |
| $150 | Hourly |
| $250 | Missionary Couple Couple - combined hours equal 40 |
Flat Admin
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Fees (Assessments)
Flat Administrative Assessments are established for Reliant employees who are funded by a single donor, typically the sending church. Typically they correspond with the minimum admin assessment, but they are worked out on a case-by-case basis with the church.
