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Insight for Living

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Bible-teaching ministry of Charles R. Swindoll

Insight for Living, the Bible-teaching radio ministry of Chuck Swindoll, is committed to excellence in communicating the truths of Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ in an accurate, clear, and practical manner. Our desire is for people to grow in their understanding of God's plan for their lives and also to mature as authentic Christians. In the 21st century, technology has opened up media channels such as the Internet and brought about broader AM and FM availability for many countries. Insight for Living is currently broadcasting, podcasting, and Web streaming in seven of the world's top ten languages. Along with our 30 minute daily broadcast, Insight for Living also supports listeners in their personal and spiritual growth through Christian resources.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.54Overall score
out of 100

80.39Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,217,882

Total expenses · USD$19,580,163

Program expenses

$16,173,214.64 recorded amount

82.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,233,550.27 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$2,153,817.93 recorded amount

11.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Cynthia A. Swindoll
Recorded compensation: $199,667.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.01%

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All 23 original fields for Insight for Living
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Insight for Living, the Bible-teaching radio ministry of Chuck Swindoll, is committed to excellence in communicating the truths of Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ in an accurate, clear, and practical manner. Our desire is for people to grow in their understanding of God's plan for their lives and also to mature as authentic Christians. In the 21st century, technology has opened up media channels such as the Internet and brought about broader AM and FM availability for many countries. Insight for Living is currently broadcasting, podcasting, and Web streaming in seven of the world's top ten languages. Along with our 30 minute daily broadcast, Insight for Living also supports listeners in their personal and spiritual growth through Christian resources.
`ein` EIN	95-3392299
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19580163.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.826
`fscore` Financial score	80.39
`leader` Recorded leader	Cynthia A. Swindoll
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	199667.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0101
`motto` Tagline	The Bible-teaching ministry of Charles R. Swindoll
`name` Charity name	Insight for Living
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19217882.0
`score` Overall score	82.54
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	16173214.637999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1233550.269
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2153817.93

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3392299
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.