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Touching Lives

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Hope and encouragement for life

Touching Lives is the international broadcast ministry of Dr. James Merritt, Senior Pastor of Cross Pointe Church, in Duluth, Georgia. Nearly 20 years after its founding, Touching Lives uses a wide array of technologies to share Dr. Merritt's messages with souls in all 50 states and 140 countries around the world, touching millions of lives with the hope and encouragement of Jesus Christ. Thousands have come to Christ as a result and the number continues to grow daily. Touching Lives seeks out those who have never heard the name Jesus Christ and makes Him known. We minister to the countless who are hurting and need a touch of God's love. Touching Lives helps empower Christians in their daily walk with God to be bold in their faith. We encourage those who are weak to be strong in their stand for God and in their convictions through the Word of God.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.79Overall score
out of 100

77.80Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,160,848

Total expenses · USD$2,247,891

Program expenses

$1,751,107.09 recorded amount

77.9%

Fundraising expenses

$143,865.02 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$348,423.10 recorded amount

15.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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 Courtney
Recorded compensation: $20,192.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.89%

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All 23 original fields for Touching Lives
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Touching Lives is the international broadcast ministry of Dr. James Merritt, Senior Pastor of Cross Pointe Church, in Duluth, Georgia. Nearly 20 years after its founding, Touching Lives uses a wide array of technologies to share Dr. Merritt's messages with souls in all 50 states and 140 countries around the world, touching millions of lives with the hope and encouragement of Jesus Christ. Thousands have come to Christ as a result and the number continues to grow daily. Touching Lives seeks out those who have never heard the name Jesus Christ and makes Him known. We minister to the countless who are hurting and need a touch of God's love. Touching Lives helps empower Christians in their daily walk with God to be bold in their faith. We encourage those who are weak to be strong in their stand for God and in their convictions through the Word of God.
`ein` EIN	58-2181292
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2247891.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.155
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.779
`fscore` Financial score	77.8
`leader` Recorded leader	John Courtney
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	20192.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0089
`motto` Tagline	Hope and encouragement for life
`name` Charity name	Touching Lives
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2160848.0
`score` Overall score	79.79
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1751107.0890000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	143865.024
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	348423.105

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-2181292
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Georgia (GA)
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.