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Answers in Genesis

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Believing it. Defending it. Proclaiming it.

Founded in 1994, Answers in Genesis (AiG) is an apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry, dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith, and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively. We focus particularly on providing answers to questions surrounding the book of Genesis, as it is the most-attacked book of the Bible. We also desire to train others to develop a biblical worldview, and seek to expose the bankruptcy of evolutionary ideas, and its bedfellow, a 'millions of years old' earth (and even older universe). AiG is a catalyst to bring reformation by reclaiming the foundations of our faith which are found in the Bible, from the very first verse.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.50Overall score
out of 100

85.71Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$36,834,815

Total expenses · USD$22,980,427

Program expenses

$17,511,085.37 recorded amount

76.2%

Fundraising expenses

$896,236.65 recorded amount

3.9%

Administrative expenses

$4,527,144.12 recorded amount

19.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kenneth Ham
Recorded compensation: $173,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Answers in Genesis
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1994, Answers in Genesis (AiG) is an apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry, dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith, and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively. We focus particularly on providing answers to questions surrounding the book of Genesis, as it is the most-attacked book of the Bible. We also desire to train others to develop a biblical worldview, and seek to expose the bankruptcy of evolutionary ideas, and its bedfellow, a 'millions of years old' earth (and even older universe). AiG is a catalyst to bring reformation by reclaiming the foundations of our faith which are found in the Bible, from the very first verse.
`ein` EIN	33-0596423
`tot_exp` Total expenses	22980427.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.039
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.762
`fscore` Financial score	85.71
`leader` Recorded leader	Kenneth Ham
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	173000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0075
`motto` Tagline	Believing it. Defending it. Proclaiming it.
`name` Charity name	Answers in Genesis
`tot_rev` Total revenue	36834815.0
`score` Overall score	76.5
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	17511085.374
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	896236.653
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4527144.119

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0596423
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.