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Life Action Ministries

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Glorifying God through a revival among God's people

Founded in 1971, Life Action Revival Ministries exists to ignite Christ-centered revival and spiritual awakening and further movements of authentic Christianity. Our outreaches lead people through a practical, biblical process of revitalizing their relationship with God and reconciling their relationships with each other, helping them to become agents of transformation in their communities while uniting to seek God for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Through Life Action Church Events; Revive Our Hearts for women, the OneCry prayer network, and at the Leadership Lodge and Family Camp retreat centers in Southwest Michigan, our organization creates meaningful contexts for people to seek and obey God.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.94Overall score
out of 100

91.89Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,458,240

Total expenses · USD$14,962,778

Program expenses

$12,314,366.29 recorded amount

82.3%

Fundraising expenses

$748,138.90 recorded amount

5.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,870,347.25 recorded amount

12.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Byron Paulus
Recorded compensation: $22,428.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Life Action Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1971, Life Action Revival Ministries exists to ignite Christ-centered revival and spiritual awakening and further movements of authentic Christianity. Our outreaches lead people through a practical, biblical process of revitalizing their relationship with God and reconciling their relationships with each other, helping them to become agents of transformation in their communities while uniting to seek God for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Through Life Action Church Events; Revive Our Hearts for women, the OneCry prayer network, and at the Leadership Lodge and Family Camp retreat centers in Southwest Michigan, our organization creates meaningful contexts for people to seek and obey God.
`ein` EIN	38-2157686
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14962778.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.125
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.05
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.823
`fscore` Financial score	91.89
`leader` Recorded leader	Byron Paulus
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	22428.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0014000000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Glorifying God through a revival among God's people
`name` Charity name	Life Action Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14458240.0
`score` Overall score	87.94
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	12314366.294
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	748138.9
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1870347.25

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2157686
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.