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Family Life Communications

EIN 74-2462675Religion Arizona Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A biblically Christ-centered communications ministry

Family Life Communications, a Biblical Christ-centered communications ministry dedicated to igniting transformation by affirming faith, inspiring hope and equipping each person into healthy relationships and growth in Christ. Family Life operates non-commercial radio stations in Michigan, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Wisconsin, Kansas, Georgia and Florida that broadcast Christian programming consisting of teaching, music, marriage, parenting and children's programs. In addition, stations serve their local communities by airing live remote broadcasts, new, public affairs programs and public service announcements as well as extensive involvement in community service work.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.97Overall score
out of 100

87.59Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,573,029

Total expenses · USD$9,263,301

Program expenses

$8,105,388.38 recorded amount

87.5%

Fundraising expenses

$639,167.77 recorded amount

6.9%

Administrative expenses

$500,218.25 recorded amount

5.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Randy L. Carlson
Recorded compensation: $198,663.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Family Life Communications
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Family Life Communications, a Biblical Christ-centered communications ministry dedicated to igniting transformation by affirming faith, inspiring hope and equipping each person into healthy relationships and growth in Christ. Family Life operates non-commercial radio stations in Michigan, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Wisconsin, Kansas, Georgia and Florida that broadcast Christian programming consisting of teaching, music, marriage, parenting and children's programs. In addition, stations serve their local communities by airing live remote broadcasts, new, public affairs programs and public service announcements as well as extensive involvement in community service work.
`ein` EIN	74-2462675
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9263301.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.069
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.875
`fscore` Financial score	87.59
`leader` Recorded leader	Randy L. Carlson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	198663.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021400000000000002
`motto` Tagline	A biblically Christ-centered communications ministry
`name` Charity name	Family Life Communications
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9573029.0
`score` Overall score	90.97
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8105388.375
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	639167.7690000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	500218.2540000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2462675
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
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.