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Our Daily Bread Ministries

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all

Founded in 1938, Our Daily Bread Ministries, formerly RBC Ministries, make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all through publication of devotional materials, internet ministry, and radio broadcasting. This is accomplished through: Our Daily Bread, a devotional published monthly; daily bible teaching presented in a practical and understandable way through television, radio and literature; Soul Journey, a devotional booklet published monthly; and Our Daily Bread radio. Our mission is to make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all. Our vision is to see people of all nations experiencing a personal relationship with Christ, growing to be more like Him, and serving in a local body of His family.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.50Overall score
out of 100

87.50Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$46,833,459

Total expenses · USD$46,676,641

Program expenses

$40,982,090.80 recorded amount

87.8%

Fundraising expenses

$746,826.26 recorded amount

1.6%

Administrative expenses

$4,854,370.66 recorded amount

10.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Richard De Haan
Recorded compensation: $222,019.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.47%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Our Daily Bread Ministries
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1938, Our Daily Bread Ministries, formerly RBC Ministries, make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all through publication of devotional materials, internet ministry, and radio broadcasting. This is accomplished through: Our Daily Bread, a devotional published monthly; daily bible teaching presented in a practical and understandable way through television, radio and literature; Soul Journey, a devotional booklet published monthly; and Our Daily Bread radio. Our mission is to make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all. Our vision is to see people of all nations experiencing a personal relationship with Christ, growing to be more like Him, and serving in a local body of His family.
`ein` EIN	38-1613981
`tot_exp` Total expenses	46676641.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.016
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.878
`fscore` Financial score	87.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard De Haan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	222019.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.004699999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Making the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all
`name` Charity name	Our Daily Bread Ministries
`tot_rev` Total revenue	46833459.0
`score` Overall score	89.5
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	40982090.798
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	746826.256
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4854370.664000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1613981
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.