Editing Compassion International (section)

===Lack of Financial Transparency===
Since 2019, Compassion stopped releasing a public Form 990 after reclassifying itself as a religious organization, or "an association of churches."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon |date=2013-05-09 |title=Compassion International Incorporated - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/362423707 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Compassion International, Inc. - GuideStar Profile |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-2423707 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.guidestar.org}}</ref> Reclassification has been noted by several Christian ministry watchdogs as a growing trend among large Christian ministries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministry Spotlight: Compassion International – MinistryWatch |url=https://ministrywatch.com/ministry-spotlight-compassion-international/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Pete |date=2020-07-04 |title=Warning Signs When Reviewing Church or Ministry Financial Statements |url=https://trinityfi.org/investigations/warning-signs-when-reviewing-church-or-ministry-financial-statements/#:~:text=Donors%20need%20accurate%20financial%20data%20to%20make%20informed,as%20churches%20to%20avoid%20filing%20a%20Form%20990. |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Trinity Foundation |language=en}}</ref> As a result, Compassion's Donor Confidence Score fell from 97 to 73 on MinistryWatch, and the organization is no longer rated on Charity Navigator due to the lack of Accountability & Finance beacon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Compassion International, Inc. - MinistryWatch |url=https://db.ministrywatch.com/ministry.php?ein=362423707 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=db.ministrywatch.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Compassion International {{!}} Charity Navigator Profile |url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/362423707 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.charitynavigator.org |language=en}}</ref>