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Trinity Broadcasting of Indiana

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Spreading the Gospel to the world

Trinity Broadcasting of Indiana produces and broadcasts religious television programs in Indiana and provides low cost broadcasting to other non-affiliated organizations that also spread the Gospel to the world. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is now the world's largest Christian television network. Across America and around the world TBN is carried by TV stations and cable systems to millions of homes. TBN is featured on over 5,000 television stations, 33 satellites, the Internet and thousands of cable systems around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

65.12Overall score
out of 100

72.58Financial score
out of 100

59.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,976,456

Total expenses · USD$3,214,821

Program expenses

$2,179,648.64 recorded amount

67.8%

Fundraising expenses

$260,400.50 recorded amount

8.1%

Administrative expenses

$771,557.04 recorded amount

24.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Trinity Broadcasting of Indiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	59.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Trinity Broadcasting of Indiana produces and broadcasts religious television programs in Indiana and provides low cost broadcasting to other non-affiliated organizations that also spread the Gospel to the world. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is now the world's largest Christian television network. Across America and around the world TBN is carried by TV stations and cable systems to millions of homes. TBN is featured on over 5,000 television stations, 33 satellites, the Internet and thousands of cable systems around the world.
`ein` EIN	31-1016441
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3214821.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.24
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.081
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6779999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	72.58
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Spreading the Gospel to the world
`name` Charity name	Trinity Broadcasting of Indiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2976456.0
`score` Overall score	65.12
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2179648.638
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	260400.50100000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	771557.0399999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-1016441
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.