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Messenger International

EIN 59-3123555Religion Colorado Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Teach, Reach, Rescue

Messenger International (MI) was founded in 1990 by John and Lisa Bevere in Orlando, Florida. MI inspires godliness while imparting freedom through uncompromised messages releasing people into their fulfilled life in Christ. MI is a para-church ministry that exists to help build and strengthen the local church. Over the past 20 years, John and Lisa have written over 20 books translated in over 60 languages, many of which are best-sellers with award-winning curriculum. Their television program, The Messenger, airs in over 200 nations. In 2008, the ministry launched their outreach branch, Pearl Alliance, to raise funds and awareness to prevent human trafficking and rescue those already enslaved.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.13Overall score
out of 100

94.28Financial score
out of 100

94.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,054,114

Total expenses · USD$6,491,166

Program expenses

$5,355,211.95 recorded amount

82.5%

Fundraising expenses

$331,049.47 recorded amount

5.1%

Administrative expenses

$798,413.42 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John P. Bevere Jr.
Recorded compensation: $110,608.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Messenger International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	94.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Messenger International (MI) was founded in 1990 by John and Lisa Bevere in Orlando, Florida. MI inspires godliness while imparting freedom through uncompromised messages releasing people into their fulfilled life in Christ. MI is a para-church ministry that exists to help build and strengthen the local church. Over the past 20 years, John and Lisa have written over 20 books translated in over 60 languages, many of which are best-sellers with award-winning curriculum. Their television program, The Messenger, airs in over 200 nations. In 2008, the ministry launched their outreach branch, Pearl Alliance, to raise funds and awareness to prevent human trafficking and rescue those already enslaved.
`ein` EIN	59-3123555
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6491166.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.051
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.825
`fscore` Financial score	94.28
`leader` Recorded leader	John P. Bevere Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110608.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.017
`motto` Tagline	Teach, Reach, Rescue
`name` Charity name	Messenger International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7054114.0
`score` Overall score	94.13
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5355211.949999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	331049.46599999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	798413.4180000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-3123555
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.