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Back to the Bible Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Increasing public support to benefit Back to the Bible

The Back to the Bible Foundation's purpose is to increase public support to benefit the purposes of Back to the Bible and such other nonprofit ministries whose philosophies of ministry are consistent with the association's. Founded in 1939, Back to the Bible is a worldwide Christian ministry dedicated to leading people forward spiritually. Using media and technology, Back to the Bible meets people at their own spiritual level and walks with them daily into a living, growing and passionate relationship with Jesus Christ by equipping and motivating them to engage Scripture daily.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

72.38Overall score
out of 100

75.00Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$774,894

Total expenses · USD$699,991

Program expenses

$694,391.07 recorded amount

99.2%

Fundraising expenses

$4,199.95 recorded amount

0.6%

Administrative expenses

$699.99 recorded amount

0.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Arnold R. Cole
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Back to the Bible Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	The Back to the Bible Foundation's purpose is to increase public support to benefit the purposes of Back to the Bible and such other nonprofit ministries whose philosophies of ministry are consistent with the association's. Founded in 1939, Back to the Bible is a worldwide Christian ministry dedicated to leading people forward spiritually. Using media and technology, Back to the Bible meets people at their own spiritual level and walks with them daily into a living, growing and passionate relationship with Jesus Christ by equipping and motivating them to engage Scripture daily.
`ein` EIN	47-6022615
`tot_exp` Total expenses	699991.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.992
`fscore` Financial score	75.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Arnold R. Cole
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Increasing public support to benefit Back to the Bible
`name` Charity name	Back to the Bible Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	774894.0
`score` Overall score	72.38
`state` State code	NE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	694391.072
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4199.946
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	699.991

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 47-6022615
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Nebraska (NE)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.