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Lifeline Christian Mission

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Spark a life on mission for God. Everyone. Everywhere.

Founded in 1980 by Bob and Gretchen DeVoe, Lifeline Christian Mission began serving in Haiti and today ministry extends to at least 8 nations or people groups, ministering to tens of thousands of people on any given day and engaging thousands of people in Great Commission work weekly. Lifeline Christian Mission seeks to meet the physical needs of people around the world while sharing the eternal hope of Christ Jesus, and engaging Christians to live out the Great Commission.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.05Overall score
out of 100

82.14Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,159,449

Total expenses · USD$8,238,442

Program expenses

$6,969,721.93 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$271,868.59 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$988,613.04 recorded amount

12.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Ben Simms
Recorded compensation: $71,324.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.86%

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 Lifeline Christian Mission
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1980 by Bob and Gretchen DeVoe, Lifeline Christian Mission began serving in Haiti and today ministry extends to at least 8 nations or people groups, ministering to tens of thousands of people on any given day and engaging thousands of people in Great Commission work weekly. Lifeline Christian Mission seeks to meet the physical needs of people around the world while sharing the eternal hope of Christ Jesus, and engaging Christians to live out the Great Commission.
`ein` EIN	31-0999791
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8238442.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	82.14
`leader` Recorded leader	Ben Simms
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	71324.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0086
`motto` Tagline	Spark a life on mission for God. Everyone. Everywhere.
`name` Charity name	Lifeline Christian Mission
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8159449.0
`score` Overall score	87.05
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6969721.932
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	271868.586
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	988613.0399999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-0999791
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.