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Mars Hill Productions

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ministry through media

Mars Hill Productions is a non-denominational ministry using media to draw people to Jesus Christ. For more than 30 years, Mars Hill Productions has produced award-winning films and videos that have been used around the world to introduce thousands of people to Jesus Christ, and to motivate thousands more to share their faith in Christ with others. Mars Hill began in 1977 as a division of Youth for Christ/Houston and was spun off as a separate ministry in 1988. Mars Hill has produced media projects for evangelism, apologetics, discipleship and mobilization in a variety of genres including dramatic film, documentary and video curriculum. The most recent Mars Hill project, The HOPE, is an 80 minute dramatic presentation of God's redemptive story from creation through Christ.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.98Overall score
out of 100

80.20Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,060,974

Total expenses · USD$979,513

Program expenses

$735,614.26 recorded amount

75.1%

Fundraising expenses

$174,353.31 recorded amount

17.8%

Administrative expenses

$68,565.91 recorded amount

7.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Fred Carpenter
Recorded compensation: $132,346.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 13.51%

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All 23 original fields for Mars Hill Productions
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Mars Hill Productions is a non-denominational ministry using media to draw people to Jesus Christ. For more than 30 years, Mars Hill Productions has produced award-winning films and videos that have been used around the world to introduce thousands of people to Jesus Christ, and to motivate thousands more to share their faith in Christ with others. Mars Hill began in 1977 as a division of Youth for Christ/Houston and was spun off as a separate ministry in 1988. Mars Hill has produced media projects for evangelism, apologetics, discipleship and mobilization in a variety of genres including dramatic film, documentary and video curriculum. The most recent Mars Hill project, The HOPE, is an 80 minute dramatic presentation of God's redemptive story from creation through Christ.
`ein` EIN	76-0235320
`tot_exp` Total expenses	979513.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17800000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7509999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	80.2
`leader` Recorded leader	Fred Carpenter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	132346.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1351
`motto` Tagline	Ministry through media
`name` Charity name	Mars Hill Productions
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1060974.0
`score` Overall score	83.98
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	735614.2629999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	174353.314
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	68565.91

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 76-0235320
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.