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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Passionately proclaiming uncompromising truth

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef is committed to sharing the Gospel with the lost and equipping believers to grow into a deeper walk with Christ. Now celebrating 20 years of ministry, Leading The Way's television and radio programs are broadcast in more than 20 languages, covering more than 200 countries. Leading The Way produces DVDs, CDs, books, a monthly devotional magazine, and a weblog to spread the light of Christ. This Atlanta-based organization partners internationally with in-country follow-up teams to encourage new believers in their faith, helping God's Kingdom to grow around the world. Along with partners committed to changing the world, Michael Youssef is leading the way for people in spiritual darkness to discover the light of Christ.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.10Overall score
out of 100

95.90Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,019,495

Total expenses · USD$17,173,030

Program expenses

$15,266,823.67 recorded amount

88.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,287,977.25 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$583,883.02 recorded amount

3.4%

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: Michael Youssef
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef is committed to sharing the Gospel with the lost and equipping believers to grow into a deeper walk with Christ. Now celebrating 20 years of ministry, Leading The Way's television and radio programs are broadcast in more than 20 languages, covering more than 200 countries. Leading The Way produces DVDs, CDs, books, a monthly devotional magazine, and a weblog to spread the light of Christ. This Atlanta-based organization partners internationally with in-country follow-up teams to encourage new believers in their faith, helping God's Kingdom to grow around the world. Along with partners committed to changing the world, Michael Youssef is leading the way for people in spiritual darkness to discover the light of Christ.
`ein` EIN	58-1816773
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17173030.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.034
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.889
`fscore` Financial score	95.9
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Youssef
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Passionately proclaiming uncompromising truth
`name` Charity name	Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19019495.0
`score` Overall score	97.1
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15266823.67
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1287977.25
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	583883.02

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-1816773
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.