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In Touch Ministries

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Leading people worldwide into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ

In 1982, In Touch Ministries was incorporated by Dr. Charles F. Stanley and began radio syndication. The In Touch program penetrated almost every major market in the United States during the 1980s, reaching more than one million households with the message of Christ's sufficiency for life's demands. Today, the In Touch program can be heard in every nation on earth via radio, short wave, or television broadcasts. In the United States, the In Touch television program is seen on 204 stations and seven satellite networks. The In Touch radio program is heard on 458 stations and via short wave radio. The ministry continues to produce audio- and videotapes, CDs, DVDs. pamphlets, books, and an award winning daily devotional magazine, In Touch.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.14Overall score
out of 100

95.21Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$95,320,511

Total expenses · USD$92,027,999

Program expenses

$85,494,011.07 recorded amount

92.9%

Fundraising expenses

$460,139.99 recorded amount

0.5%

Administrative expenses

$5,981,819.94 recorded amount

6.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Phillip Bowen
Recorded compensation: $361,527.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for In Touch Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	In 1982, In Touch Ministries was incorporated by Dr. Charles F. Stanley and began radio syndication. The In Touch program penetrated almost every major market in the United States during the 1980s, reaching more than one million households with the message of Christ's sufficiency for life's demands. Today, the In Touch program can be heard in every nation on earth via radio, short wave, or television broadcasts. In the United States, the In Touch television program is seen on 204 stations and seven satellite networks. The In Touch radio program is heard on 458 stations and via short wave radio. The ministry continues to produce audio- and videotapes, CDs, DVDs. pamphlets, books, and an award winning daily devotional magazine, In Touch.
`ein` EIN	58-1495310
`tot_exp` Total expenses	92027999.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.065
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.929
`fscore` Financial score	95.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Phillip Bowen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	361527.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0039000000000000003
`motto` Tagline	Leading people worldwide into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ
`name` Charity name	In Touch Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	95320511.0
`score` Overall score	86.14
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	85494011.07100001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	460139.995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5981819.9350000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-1495310
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Georgia (GA)
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.