Charity profile · Historical source record

Joni and Friends

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

The mission

What this organization describes

International disability center
Founded by Joni Eareckson Tada in 1979, Joni and Friends communicates the gospel and equips Christ-honoring churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disabilities. We present the clear and concise Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people with disabilities and their families served through our programs. We train, disciple, and mentor people affected by disability to exercise their gifts of leadership and service in the church and their communities. We energize the church to move from lack of awareness to including disabled persons into the fabric of worship, fellowship, and outreach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.41Overall score
out of 100
83.61Financial score
out of 100
100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$28,032,664
Total expenses · USD$26,837,655

Program expenses

$21,282,260.41 recorded amount
79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$3,301,031.57 recorded amount
12.3%

Administrative expenses

$2,200,687.71 recorded amount
8.2%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.13 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
Joni Eareckson Tada
Recorded compensation
$253,746.00
Recorded compensation percentage
0.94%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Joni and Friends
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
100.0
category
Category
Religion
description
Mission & description
Founded by Joni Eareckson Tada in 1979, Joni and Friends communicates the gospel and equips Christ-honoring churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disabilities. We present the clear and concise Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people with disabilities and their families served through our programs. We train, disciple, and mentor people affected by disability to exercise their gifts of leadership and service in the church and their communities. We energize the church to move from lack of awareness to including disabled persons into the fabric of worship, fellowship, and outreach.
ein
EIN
95-3402002
tot_exp
Total expenses
26837655.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.08199999999999999
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.13
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.12300000000000001
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.7929999999999999
fscore
Financial score
83.61
leader
Recorded leader
Joni Eareckson Tada
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
253746.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.009399999999999999
motto
Tagline
International disability center
name
Charity name
Joni and Friends
tot_rev
Total revenue
28032664.0
score
Overall score
88.41
state
State code
CA
subcategory
Subcategory
Religious Activities
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
21282260.415
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
3301031.5650000004
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
2200687.7099999995

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.