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Educational Media Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Operating religious radio as a means of spreading the Gospel

Create compelling media that inspires and encourages our listeners to have a meaningful relationship with Christ. We use music, people, and short educational features to build relationships with our listeners through our media channels. The currency from these relationships is trust, and through that trust, we help peoples' souls respond to a God who loves them, gave Himself for them, and wants to be the center of their lives. Our desire is to work together with our listeners to demonstrate Christ's love through service to their local communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.34Overall score
out of 100

99.85Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$175,719,561

Total expenses · USD$112,676,029

Program expenses

$95,211,244.50 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$6,422,533.65 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$10,816,898.78 recorded amount

9.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Alan Mason
Recorded compensation: $311,654.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.27%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Educational Media Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Create compelling media that inspires and encourages our listeners to have a meaningful relationship with Christ. We use music, people, and short educational features to build relationships with our listeners through our media channels. The currency from these relationships is trust, and through that trust, we help peoples' souls respond to a God who loves them, gave Himself for them, and wants to be the center of their lives. Our desire is to work together with our listeners to demonstrate Christ's love through service to their local communities.
`ein` EIN	94-2816342
`tot_exp` Total expenses	112676029.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.096
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	99.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Alan Mason
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	311654.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0027
`motto` Tagline	Operating religious radio as a means of spreading the Gospel
`name` Charity name	Educational Media Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	175719561.0
`score` Overall score	94.34
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	95211244.505
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	6422533.653
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	10816898.784

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2816342
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.