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C.S. Lewis Institute

EIN 54-1802015Religion Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Discipleship of Heart and Mind

The C.S. Lewis Institute was founded in 1976 and endeavors, in the legacy of C.S. Lewis, to develop disciples who will articulate, defend and live their faith in Christ in personal and public life. From its inception, the Institute has been inter-denominational, has worked closely with a variety of churches and sees itself as a servant ministry, assisting churches and pastors in making disciples of Jesus Christ. This takes the form of discipleship programs, area-wide conferences/seminars, pastor fellowships and resources in print and on the web.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.32Overall score
out of 100

81.65Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,024,351

Total expenses · USD$1,547,360

Program expenses

$1,228,603.84 recorded amount

79.4%

Fundraising expenses

$52,610.24 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$263,051.20 recorded amount

17.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joel S. Woodruff
Recorded compensation: $115,713.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.47%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for C.S. Lewis Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	The C.S. Lewis Institute was founded in 1976 and endeavors, in the legacy of C.S. Lewis, to develop disciples who will articulate, defend and live their faith in Christ in personal and public life. From its inception, the Institute has been inter-denominational, has worked closely with a variety of churches and sees itself as a servant ministry, assisting churches and pastors in making disciples of Jesus Christ. This takes the form of discipleship programs, area-wide conferences/seminars, pastor fellowships and resources in print and on the web.
`ein` EIN	54-1802015
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1547360.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.794
`fscore` Financial score	81.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Joel S. Woodruff
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	115713.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0747
`motto` Tagline	Discipleship of Heart and Mind
`name` Charity name	C.S. Lewis Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2024351.0
`score` Overall score	81.32
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1228603.84
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	52610.240000000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	263051.2

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1802015
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.