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Christian Research Institute

EIN 22-6063412Religion North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Because truth matters

The Christian Research Institute (CRI) was founded in 1960 by the late Dr. Walter Martin, the first evangelical Christian clergy to recognize the threat and opportunity presented to the Christian church by cults and alternative religious systems. CRI exists to provide Christians worldwide with carefully researched information and well-reasoned answers that encourage them in their faith and equip them to intelligently represent it to people influenced by ideas and teachings that assault or undermine orthodox, biblical Christianity. CRI is the largest, most effective apologetics ministry in the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.88Overall score
out of 100

77.83Financial score
out of 100

67.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,231,387

Total expenses · USD$4,231,851

Program expenses

$3,368,553.40 recorded amount

79.6%

Fundraising expenses

$478,199.16 recorded amount

11.3%

Administrative expenses

$376,634.74 recorded amount

8.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Hendrik Hanegraaff
Recorded compensation: $154,759.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Christian Research Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	67.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	The Christian Research Institute (CRI) was founded in 1960 by the late Dr. Walter Martin, the first evangelical Christian clergy to recognize the threat and opportunity presented to the Christian church by cults and alternative religious systems. CRI exists to provide Christians worldwide with carefully researched information and well-reasoned answers that encourage them in their faith and equip them to intelligently represent it to people influenced by ideas and teachings that assault or undermine orthodox, biblical Christianity. CRI is the largest, most effective apologetics ministry in the world.
`ein` EIN	22-6063412
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4231851.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.113
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	77.83
`leader` Recorded leader	Hendrik Hanegraaff
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	154759.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0365
`motto` Tagline	Because truth matters
`name` Charity name	Christian Research Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4231387.0
`score` Overall score	71.88
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3368553.3959999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	478199.163
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	376634.73900000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-6063412
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.