Moody Bible Institute

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Summary

Moody exists to reach across the globe, cultures and generations to equip people with the truth of God's Word to impact the world for Christ.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Moody Bible Institute
820 N. LaSalle Blvd
Chicago, IL 60610

Website: moody.edu

Phone: (312) 329-4000

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 362167792

CEO/President: Dr. Mark Jobe

Chairman: Richard E. Warren

Board size: 12

Founder: D.L. Moody

Ruling year: 1933

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 06/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1980


Purpose

Vision: The Gospel Available for Every Person.

Everything we do at Moody falls under the authority of the Bible, which declares timeless truth that is relevant today and throughout every generation. We believe that understanding and sharing God's Word is a lifelong journey. And we're committed to providing encouragement for you in your walk with Christ.


Mission statement

Moody exists to Proclaim the Gospel through equipping people to be biblically grounded, practically trained, and to engage the world through Gospel-centered living.


Statement of faith

ARTICLE I

God is triune, one Being eternally existing in three co-equal Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; these divine Persons, together possessing the same eternal perfections, work inseparably and harmoniously in creating, sustaining, and redeeming the world.

Genesis 1; John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:1-3; Deuteronomy 6:4: Ephesians 4:4-6; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; John 14:9-10, 26; Matthew 28:18-19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Revelation 4:11

ARTICLE II

The Bible, including both the Old and the New Testaments, is a divine revelation, the original autographs of which were verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit.1

2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21

ARTICLE III

Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, which is to say, He is Himself very God; He took upon Himself our nature, being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary;2 He died upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sin of the world;3 He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified; He ascended into heaven in that body glorified, where He is now our interceding High Priest; He will come again personally and visibly to set up His kingdom4 and to judge the quick and the dead.

Colossians 1:15; Philippians 2:5-8; Matthew 1:18-25; 1 Peter 2:24-25; Luke 24; Hebrews 4:14-16; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 11:15-17; 20:4-6, 11-15

ARTICLE IV

Man was created5 in the image of God but fell into sin, and, in that sense, is lost; this is true of all men, and except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God; salvation is by grace through faith in Christ who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree; the retribution of the wicked and unbelieving and the rewards of the righteous are everlasting, and as the reward is conscious, so is the retribution.6

Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:10, 23; John 3:3; Acts 13:38-39; 4:12; John 3:16; Matthew 25:46; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

ARTICLE V

The Church7 is an elect company of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body; its mission is to witness concerning its Head, Jesus Christ, preaching the gospel among all nations; it will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air ere He appears to set up His kingdom.8

Acts 2:41; 15:13-17; Ephesians 1:3-6; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:6-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Institutional Positions Related to the Moody Bible Institute Doctrinal Statement (1928) Notes elaborating the 1928 Doctrinal Statement

1 The Bible is without error in all it affirms in the original autographs and is the only authoritative guide for faith and practice and as such must not be supplanted by any other fields of human learning.

2 Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is fully God and fully man possessing both deity and humanity united in one person, without division of the person or confusion of the two natures.

3 An individual receives the benefit of Christ's substitutionary death by faith as the result of responding to the message of the gospel. Salvation is the free gift of God's grace through faith alone, in Christ alone, therefore not dependent upon church membership, intermediaries, sacraments or works of righteousness to attain or sustain it.

4 It is Moody's position that this refers to the premillennial return of Christ at which time He will set up His millennial reign, during which time He will fulfill His promises to Israel.

5 This affirms that the first human beings were a special and unique creation by God as contrasted to being derived from any pre-existing life forms. Further, God created everything "after its kind," which excludes any position that allows for any evolutionary process between kinds.

6 This statement excludes any position which asserts a temporary or complete cessation of consciousness or merging with eternal oneness or annihilation of the damned or a "second chance" or a period of suffering or purification in preparation for entrance into the presence of God.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ is a distinct entity from Israel in the ongoing program of God. Further, this universal Church consists of all who possess saving faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ from Pentecost to the Rapture of the Church and which will represent every language, people and nation.

8 Christ will return in the air preceding the seven-year Tribulation at which time He will receive into heaven all believers who constitute His church. During that tribulation period, God will bring salvation to Israel and the nations while exercising judgment on unbelievers.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Colleges/Universities

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating986 of 1130121 of 128
Fund acquisition rating1069 of 1130122 of 128
Resource allocation rating647 of 113071 of 128
Asset utilization rating810 of 1130107 of 128

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220202019
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
14%20%19%18%22%24%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
2%10%10%4%10%9%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
16%50%49%22%43%37%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
2%10%10%9%9%9%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
84%50%51%78%57%63%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20242023202220202019
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%83%83%85%85%86%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
98%106%100%44%103%100%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
83%89%83%38%88%86%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
2%-6%0%56%-3%0%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
1%-2%0%44%-2%0%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
14%7%8%6%5%5%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20242023202220202019
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.530.230.220.230.340.34
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
2.742.171.961.933.533.48
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.450.500.430.441.211.18
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220202019
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
8.2316.9121.5322.978.119.86
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.120.060.050.040.120.10
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.9822.5926.6426.378.709.16
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220202019
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
23%33%34%35%54%54%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
11%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
151%291%302%288%134%137%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20242023202220202019
Cash$33,142,572$12,249,829$29,381,244$10,718,392$5,257,349
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$23,826,901$22,999,276$22,113,463$19,050,412$19,807,720
Short-term investments$196,738,975$236,128,451$216,564,430$63,233,574$72,537,645
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$253,708,448$271,377,556$268,059,137$93,002,378$97,602,714
Long-term investments$20,480,313$23,909,315$23,167,736$8,633,343$8,887,715
Fixed assets$104,577,486$67,783,177$56,382,176$71,028,295$73,236,461
Other long-term assets$171,121,977$168,133,764$169,793,813$155,979,986$160,059,742
Total long-term assets$296,179,776$259,826,256$249,343,725$235,641,624$242,183,918
Total assets$549,888,224$531,203,812$517,402,862$328,644,002$339,786,632
 
Liabilities20242023202220202019
Payables and accrued expenses$15,005,674$12,605,913$11,667,988$11,460,634$9,897,520
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$15,005,674$12,605,913$11,667,988$11,460,634$9,897,520
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$165,795,127$166,159,327$169,478,635$166,392,279$172,719,111
Total long-term liabilities$165,795,127$166,159,327$169,478,635$166,392,279$172,719,111
Total liabilities$180,800,801$178,765,240$181,146,623$177,852,913$182,616,631
 
Net assets20242023202220202019
Without donor restrictions$260,613,543$256,675,637$247,434,018$61,440,966$67,388,797
With donor restrictions$108,473,880$95,762,935$88,822,221$89,350,123$89,781,204
Net assets$369,087,423$352,438,572$336,256,239$150,791,089$157,170,001
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20242023202220202019
Total contributions$59,541,565$57,235,576$58,465,192$47,120,934$42,364,275
Program service revenue$51,042,225$54,027,825$58,537,041$55,745,402$64,868,528
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$8,710,508$5,397,336$146,293,059$5,197,298$6,123,926
Other revenue$0$0$0$943,436$1,018,741
Total other revenue$59,752,733$59,425,161$204,830,100$61,886,136$72,011,195
Total revenue$119,294,298$116,660,737$263,295,292$109,007,070$114,375,470
 
Expenses20242023202220202019
Program services$105,580,218$96,582,475$98,828,682$95,751,824$98,294,343
Management and general$9,161,428$8,851,843$7,257,733$6,142,060$6,295,260
Fundraising$12,052,694$11,107,720$10,570,805$10,588,895$10,337,878
Total expenses$126,794,340$116,542,038$116,657,220$112,482,779$114,927,481
 
Change in net assets20242023202220202019
Surplus (deficit)($7,500,042)$118,699$146,638,072($3,475,709)($552,011)
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($7,500,042)$118,699$146,638,072($3,475,709)($552,011)

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Mark JobePresident & CEO$385,407
Greg ThorntonChief Financial Officer$236,102
Mark A WagnerSenior VP and Chief Operating Officer$233,633
Dwight A PerrySenior VP and Dean of Education and Provost$228,592
Samuel S ChoyVP, Chief Marketing Officer$218,943
Janet A StivenVP and General Counsel$212,048
David Wesley WardVP, Moody Radio$196,468
James G ElliottVP, Stewardship$194,888
Deborah A ZelinskiVP, Human Resources$193,022
Bruce A EverhartVP and Chief Development Officer$187,318
William WashingtonVP and Dean of Student Life and Interim VP and Dean, Student Enrollment Services$186,540
Paul J SanthouseVP, Moody Publishers$178,563
John D SaucedaChief Information Officer$176,709
Pepi O ManiesonIT Services$171,552
Karl J ClausonRadio Host$166,639
Randall PayleitnerVice President of Moody Publishers$165,739
Douglas J MurphyDean of Operations and Strategic Educational Initiatives$163,088
Michael A RydelnikVP and Dean, Undergraduate School$153,728
Winfred O NeelyVP and Dean, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School$151,793
Joseph Brian TuckerSeminary Dean of Faculty & Professor$140,198
Bryan L O'NealVP (thru 12/2022)$128,106

Compensation data as of: 6/30/2024


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History

D.L. Moody arrived in Chicago in 1856 with dreams of making a fortune in the shoe business. Deeply burdened by the city's poor, uneducated children, Moody's mission quickly shifted to teaching them the Bible. These initial Sunday school meetings in a converted saloon birthed Moody Bible Institute and the ministries that followed.

D.L. Moody's passion for honoring God's call on his life and his heart for serving others is the foundation for each of Moody's ministries. From its beginnings and through today, Moody Bible Institute has followed the example of its founder to be a practical, compassionate pioneer in training a multicultural, multi-generational worldwide network of influencers to impact the world for Christ. There have been many key moments in the history of Moody Bible Institute, like the founding of the Moody Evangelical Society (the pre-curson to Moody Bible Institute) and Moody Aviation.

Many influential people have been behind Moody's far-reaching ministry, like Emma Dryer, the teacher who inspired D.L. Moody to begin his training school, and George Beverly Shea, the award-winning soloist on the Billy Graham Crusades.

Moody has also had many groundbreaking milestones in Christian media, like the launch of WMBI, the oldest non-commercial Christian radio station in the U.S., and the Moody Institute of Science, whose films taught a generation about God's creation.


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