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| Charity Name | CRISTA Ministries | Vision New England | Christian Legal Society | Institute for Creation Research | Men of Valor |
| Location | Seattle, WA | Sanford , ME | Springfield, VA | Dallas, TX | Nashville, TN |
| Overall Rating |
(90.72) |
(92.83) |
(88.85) |
(92.53) |
(80.47) |
| Financial Rating | (86.89) |
(92.67) |
(84.76) |
(92.09) |
(83.31) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(93.00) |
(96.00) |
(93.00) |
(78.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 90.0% | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.0% | 79.1% |
| Admin Expenses | 4.5% | 8.7% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 13.9% |
| Fund Expenses | 5.3% | 4.3% | 8.0% | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.14 | $0.07 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.04 |
| Program Growth | 4.9% | 7.7% | 0.4% | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| Working Capital | 0.93 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 2.06 | 3.17 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 28.1% | 0.2% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 32.1% |
| Total Revenue | $115,231,816 | $864,822 | $1,393,580 | $12,344,544 | $1,926,635 |
| Total Expenses | $109,539,771 | $903,859 | $1,309,672 | $7,196,527 | $1,426,205 |
| Excess/Deficit | $5,692,045 | $-39,037 | $83,908 | $5,148,017 | $500,430 |
| Net Assets | $101,362,901 | $4,593,659 | $577,202 | $15,222,146 | $4,555,440 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$212,956 0.19% |
$47,500 5.25% |
$115,001 8.78% |
$168,674 2.34% |
$112,439 7.88% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | |  |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | |  |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
