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The Christian Broadcasting Network

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Reaching the world with a message of hope from the Bible

The mission of CBN and its affiliated organizations is to prepare the United States of America and the nations of the world for the coming of Jesus Christ and the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. Our ultimate goal is to achieve a time in history when "the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea."

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.20Overall score
out of 100

84.86Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$324,674,393

Total expenses · USD$319,708,060

Program expenses

$274,309,515.48 recorded amount

85.8%

Fundraising expenses

$28,773,725.40 recorded amount

9.0%

Administrative expenses

$16,305,111.06 recorded amount

5.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Gordon P. Robertson
Recorded compensation: $550,290.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Christian Broadcasting Network
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	The mission of CBN and its affiliated organizations is to prepare the United States of America and the nations of the world for the coming of Jesus Christ and the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. Our ultimate goal is to achieve a time in history when "the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea."
`ein` EIN	54-0678752
`tot_exp` Total expenses	319708060.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.051
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.858
`fscore` Financial score	84.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Gordon P. Robertson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	550290.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0017000000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Reaching the world with a message of hope from the Bible
`name` Charity name	The Christian Broadcasting Network
`tot_rev` Total revenue	324674393.0
`score` Overall score	88.2
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	274309515.48
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	28773725.4
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	16305111.059999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0678752
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.