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Catholic Answers

EIN 95-3754404Religion California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To explain & defend the faith

Catholic Answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world. We help good Catholics become better Catholics, bring lapsed Catholics home, and lead non-Catholics into the fullness of the faith. Founded in 1979, Catholic Answers has become one of the nation's largest lay-run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

74.63Overall score
out of 100

70.91Financial score
out of 100

79.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,466,934

Total expenses · USD$7,475,369

Program expenses

$5,255,184.41 recorded amount

70.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,779,137.82 recorded amount

23.8%

Administrative expenses

$433,571.40 recorded amount

5.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.33 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: Chris Check
Recorded compensation: $206,193.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Catholic Answers
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	79.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Catholic Answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world. We help good Catholics become better Catholics, bring lapsed Catholics home, and lead non-Catholics into the fullness of the faith. Founded in 1979, Catholic Answers has become one of the nation's largest lay-run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization.
`ein` EIN	95-3754404
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7475369.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.33
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.23800000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.703
`fscore` Financial score	70.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris Check
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	206193.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0275
`motto` Tagline	To explain & defend the faith
`name` Charity name	Catholic Answers
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7466934.0
`score` Overall score	74.63
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5255184.407
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1779137.8220000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	433571.40199999994

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3754404
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.