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Far East Broadcasting Company

EIN 95-1461574Religion California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Christ to the world by radio

Founded in 1945, Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) is a non-denominational, international Christian radio network that broadcasts the Good News in more than 150 languages from 32 transmitters located throughout the world. FEBC's mission is to develop radio programming and deliver it to listeners in Asia in such a way that they move toward Jesus Christ and into His Kingdom, that they know Him as Saviour, Lord, and King, follow His teaching, and live in obedience to Him as His servants, and as members of a local body of believers. FEBC overcomes the barriers of poverty, geography, and persecution to share Christ's love through radio and internet broadcasts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.08Overall score
out of 100

84.56Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,464,451

Total expenses · USD$10,734,316

Program expenses

$8,297,626.27 recorded amount

77.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,363,258.13 recorded amount

12.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,062,697.28 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Edward Cannon
Recorded compensation: $210,628.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.96%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Far East Broadcasting Company
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1945, Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) is a non-denominational, international Christian radio network that broadcasts the Good News in more than 150 languages from 32 transmitters located throughout the world. FEBC's mission is to develop radio programming and deliver it to listeners in Asia in such a way that they move toward Jesus Christ and into His Kingdom, that they know Him as Saviour, Lord, and King, follow His teaching, and live in obedience to Him as His servants, and as members of a local body of believers. FEBC overcomes the barriers of poverty, geography, and persecution to share Christ's love through radio and internet broadcasts.
`ein` EIN	95-1461574
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10734316.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.127
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.773
`fscore` Financial score	84.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Edward Cannon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	210628.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0196
`motto` Tagline	Christ to the world by radio
`name` Charity name	Far East Broadcasting Company
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9464451.0
`score` Overall score	89.08
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8297626.268
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1363258.132
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1062697.284

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1461574
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.