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Reasons to Believe

EIN 33-0168048Religion California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Integrating Science and Faith

Founded in 1986, Reasons To Believe (RTB), is devoted to discovering and disseminating the latest evidences from cutting-edge science research - that faith in the God of the Bible is rooted in testable truth. RTB takes this life-changing message to skeptics around the world while encouraging and strengthening the faith of Christians. The mission of RTB is to show that science and faith are, and always will be, allies, not enemies. Our goal is to bring that life-changing truth to everybody who needs to know, both believers and nonbelievers. RTB exists to impact current and future leaders and influencers with new reasons from science for faith in the God of the Bible.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.16Overall score
out of 100

87.98Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,305,663

Total expenses · USD$4,804,284

Program expenses

$3,497,518.75 recorded amount

72.8%

Fundraising expenses

$672,599.76 recorded amount

14.0%

Administrative expenses

$624,556.92 recorded amount

13.0%

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: Hugh Ross
Recorded compensation: $86,243.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.79%

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All 23 original fields for Reasons to Believe
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1986, Reasons To Believe (RTB), is devoted to discovering and disseminating the latest evidences from cutting-edge science research - that faith in the God of the Bible is rooted in testable truth. RTB takes this life-changing message to skeptics around the world while encouraging and strengthening the faith of Christians. The mission of RTB is to show that science and faith are, and always will be, allies, not enemies. Our goal is to bring that life-changing truth to everybody who needs to know, both believers and nonbelievers. RTB exists to impact current and future leaders and influencers with new reasons from science for faith in the God of the Bible.
`ein` EIN	33-0168048
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4804284.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.728
`fscore` Financial score	87.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Hugh Ross
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	86243.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0179
`motto` Tagline	Integrating Science and Faith
`name` Charity name	Reasons to Believe
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4305663.0
`score` Overall score	90.16
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3497518.752
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	672599.76
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	624556.92

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0168048
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.