Christianity Today International 
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Summary
Since 1956, Christianity Today has been a trusted beacon spotlighting the way in which Christians can live gospel lives for the strengthening of church and society.
Christianity Today consistently demonstrates through all its media how the true, good, and beautiful gospel can not only transform lives but bring hope and flourishing to individuals, cultures, and communities.
This movement now directly reaches over 4.5 million Christian leaders every month.
Christianity Today advocates for the church, shapes the evangelical conversation, brings important issues to the forefront, and provides practical solutions for church leaders.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Christianity Today International
465 Gundersen Dr.
Carol Stream, IL 60188-2415
Website: www.christianitytoday.org/
Phone: (630) 260-6200
Email: help.christianitytoday.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Organization details
EIN: 520231554
CEO/President: Dr. Timothy Dalrymple
Chairman: Claude Alexander
Board size: 17
Founder: Dr. Billy Graham
Ruling year: 1958
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1983
Purpose
Vision: A church more faithful to Christ and a world more drawn to him.
Mission statement
To elevate the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
Statement of faith
The sixty-six canonical books of the Bible as originally written were inspired of God, hence free from error. They constitute the only infallible guide in faith and practice.
There is one God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, infinite in being and perfection. He exists eternally in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who are of one substance and equal in power and glory.
God created Adam and Eve in his own image. By disobedience, they fell from their sinless state through the temptation by Satan. This fall plunged humanity into a state of sin and spiritual death, and brought upon the entire race the sentence of eternal death. From this condition we can be saved only by the grace of God, through faith, on the basis of the work of Christ, and by the agency of the Holy Spirit.
The eternally pre-existent Son became incarnate without human father, by being born of the Virgin Mary. Thus, in the Lord Jesus Christ, divine and human natures were united in one Person, both natures being whole, perfect, and distinct. To effect salvation, he lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sinner's substitute, shedding his blood for the remission of sins. On the third day he rose from the dead in the body which had been laid in the tomb. He ascended to the right hand of the Father, where he performs the ministry of intercession. He shall come again, personally and visibly, to complete his saving work and to consummate the eternal plan of God.
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Triune God. He applies to man the work of Christ. By justification and adoption we are given a right standing before God; by regeneration, sanctification, and glorification our nature is renewed.
When we have turned to God in penitent faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are accountable to God for living a life separated from sin and characterized by the fruit of the Spirit. It is our responsibility to contribute by word and deed to the universal spread of the Gospel.
At the end of the age, the bodies of the dead shall be raised. The righteous shall enter into full possession of eternal bliss in the presence of God, and the wicked shall be condemned to eternal death.
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Educational Media
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 523 of 1104 | 22 of 47 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 778 of 1105 | 32 of 47 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 467 of 1105 | 23 of 47 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 357 of 1104 | 15 of 47 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 17% | 25% | 31% | 48% | 38% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 37% | 25% | 20% | 14% | 14% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 63% | 75% | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 79% | 81% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 90% | 101% | 107% | 107% | 99% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 74% | 83% | 88% | 85% | 80% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 10% | -1% | -7% | -7% | 1% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 8% | 20% | -2% | -13% | -12% | 1% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.76 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 0.98 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.48 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.32 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.32 | 1.29 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.90 | 2.08 | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.93 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.52 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.49 | 4.32 | 3.76 | 3.35 | 3.92 | 4.47 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 39% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 39% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 107% | 52% | 53% | 52% | 58% | 62% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Cash | $5,004,699 | $4,214,460 | $3,552,606 | $3,624,138 | $3,893,384 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $2,389,069 | $903,197 | $1,169,206 | $1,442,524 | $1,541,664 |
| Short-term investments | $1,859,250 | $2,966,780 | $2,490,895 | $2,869,003 | $2,339,964 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $9,253,018 | $8,084,437 | $7,212,707 | $7,935,665 | $7,775,012 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $767,834 | $1,005,833 | $1,165,965 | $1,252,863 | $1,118,103 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,390,246 | $1,390,246 | $1,390,246 | $1,390,524 | $1,390,857 |
| Total long-term assets | $2,158,080 | $2,396,079 | $2,556,211 | $2,643,387 | $2,508,960 |
| Total assets | $11,411,098 | $10,480,516 | $9,768,918 | $10,579,052 | $10,283,972 |
| Liabilities | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $883,389 | $609,280 | $509,669 | $533,704 | $400,007 |
| Other current liabilities | $3,566,134 | $3,935,896 | $3,684,323 | $3,988,628 | $3,635,220 |
| Total current liabilities | $4,449,523 | $4,545,176 | $4,193,992 | $4,522,332 | $4,035,227 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $4,449,523 | $4,545,176 | $4,193,992 | $4,522,332 | $4,035,227 |
| Net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Without donor restrictions | $3,867,273 | $5,002,543 | $4,981,246 | $4,835,898 | $4,309,969 |
| With donor restrictions | $3,094,302 | $932,797 | $593,680 | $1,220,822 | $1,938,776 |
| Net assets | $6,961,575 | $5,935,340 | $5,574,926 | $6,056,720 | $6,248,745 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Total contributions | $5,406,829 | $2,762,350 | $2,016,605 | $1,361,918 | $1,454,480 |
| Program service revenue | $9,152,772 | $8,216,455 | $7,850,418 | $8,107,250 | $8,378,991 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $35,988 | $5,400 | $32,698 | $73,276 | $61,092 |
| Other revenue | $172,808 | $188,188 | $173,444 | $178,553 | $222,668 |
| Total other revenue | $9,361,568 | $8,410,043 | $8,056,560 | $8,359,079 | $8,662,751 |
| Total revenue | $14,768,397 | $11,172,393 | $10,073,165 | $9,720,997 | $10,117,231 |
| Expenses | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Program services | $10,949,231 | $9,277,902 | $8,907,216 | $8,286,788 | $8,105,591 |
| Management and general | $1,491,952 | $1,332,912 | $1,266,167 | $1,496,280 | $1,388,184 |
| Fundraising | $904,399 | $677,050 | $628,470 | $658,992 | $549,361 |
| Total expenses | $13,345,582 | $11,287,864 | $10,801,853 | $10,442,060 | $10,043,136 |
| Change in net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,422,815 | ($115,471) | ($728,688) | ($721,063) | $74,095 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,422,815 | ($115,471) | ($728,688) | ($721,063) | $74,095 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Timothy Dalrymple | Director, President / CEO | $261,277 |
| Erik Petrik | Chief Creative Officer | $199,450 |
| Russell Moore | Editor-in-Chief | $182,298 |
| Gail Obenour | Exec Director of Philanthropy | $157,519 |
| Edward Gilbreath | VP of Strategic Partnerships | $143,580 |
| Jake Walsh | VP and Publisher | $141,844 |
| Walter Hegel | Sr Advertising Sales Manager | $130,628 |
| Cory Whitehead | Exec Director Mission Advancement | $118,866 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2022
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History
It started with a vision. And that visionary was Billy Graham.
Over sixty years ago, the beloved evangelist felt the urgent need for balanced reporting, biblical commentary, and a loving posture on the social cultural, and theological trends, issues and opportunities facing Christians.
From that need came a unique vision that has helped shape the minds and hearts of tens of millions of Christian leaders ever since.
That vision was Christianity Today magazine.
Now Christianity Today is regarded worldwide as the leading evangelical publication for news and opinion. Trusted for its thoughtful and civil presentation of ideas and analysis, CT now reaches over five million Christian leaders monthly through its printed pages, ChristianityToday.com, and a wide array of other print and digital resources that further engage, encourage, and equip the church worldwide.
Graham's vision carries on and is needed now more than ever through the nonprofit, global media ministry's cause of Beautiful Orthodoxy-a commitment to gospel truth communicated with both conviction and love.
Program accomplishments
Christianity Today is more than a magazine. As a nonprofit global media ministry, Christianity Today engages over 4.5 million Christian leaders every month, encouraging and equipping them to advocate for the church and shape the evangelical conversation.