Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
73rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
53rd percentile
Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 12.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
67th percentile
Faster asset growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
79th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$27,526
Up $3,566 (+15%) from 2018
Net Assets
Up$23,255
Up $7,721 (+50%) from 2018
Liabilities
Down$4,271
Down $4,155 (-49%) from 2018
Revenue
Up$160,173
Up $37,945 (+31%) from 2018
Expenses
Up$152,452
Up $26,016 (+21%) from 2018
Net Income
Up$7,721
Up $11,929 (+283%) from 2018
The purpose of Defenders Media is to support Christian ministry that 1) offers a defense of the Christian worldview, 2) delivers the content in an attractive way through modern media, and 3) honors God through its biblically centered belief and practice.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Support of Christian ministries offering a defense of the Christian worldview through events and media channels. | $125,909 | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Kurt Jaros | President | PT | $19,543 | - | $19,543 |
| Stephen Norton | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| David Montoya | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Depreciation $2814”
“Ministry Services $62094”
“Media Services Exp $13880”
“Seminar Expense $13587”
“Advertising $10030”
“Tech Expenses $7116”
“Accounting and Legal Fees $4294”
“Event Costs $3961”
“Travel $3869”
“Office exp./Admin $3126”
“Processing Fees $2478”
“Marketing $1772”
“Outreach Expenses $1758”
“Payroll Tax Exp $1554”
“Insurance $576”
“Automobiles - Beginning $0 Automobiles - Ending $2375”
“Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $11378 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $8689”
“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $750 Accounts Receivable - Ending $935”
“Credit Card Payable - Beginning $8426 Credit Card Payable - Ending $4271”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2020-09-22 18:59:49Z |
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