Bethel Media
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Summary
Fueling Personal Revival & Helping Churches Disciple Nations
Contact information
Mailing address:
Bethel Media
5090 Caterpillar Road
Redding, CA 96003
Website: bethel.tv
Phone:
Email: (530) 351-7500
Organization details
EIN: 474005603
CEO/President: Kris Vallotton
Chairman: Kris Vallotton
Board size: 4
Founder: Beth Church
Ruling year: 2015
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 07/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
We export what God is doing here at Bethel Redding and the kingdom culture that our community stewards to the world through our resources and services.
Mission statement
Bethel Media's mission is to fuel personal revival and help churches to disciple nations.
Statement of faith
We believe that there is only one true God who is the eternal King, Creator, and Redeemer of all that is. He is perfectly holy, just, loving, and truthful. He has revealed Himself to be eternally self-existent - one being in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God.
We believe that humankind was created in the image of God to know and enjoy Him, yet we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were intended. Because of this, sickness, death, and judgment entered the world and now creation experiences the effects and consequences of sin.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is God's Anointed One, empowered by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God's kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven, and is now alive today in the presence of God the Father and in His people. He is "true God" and "true man."
We believe that we are saved by God's grace, through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God through repenting, believing, and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us as we enter the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters.
We believe in the ongoing, sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life and minister super-naturally. The baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4, is poured out on believers that they might have God's power to be His witnesses.
We believe in the victorious, redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides freedom from the power of the enemy - sin, lies, sickness, and torment.
We believe that the Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He gave His Church the ordinances of baptism and communion. The Church exists to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by undoing the works of the enemy, preaching and living the good news of God's love, and discipling the nations - baptizing and teaching them to love and obey God.
We believe in the ever-increasing government of God and in the Blessed Hope, which is the glorious, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to rule and reign with His overcoming bride - the Church.
We believe that heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the lost and the saved, the one to everlasting death and the other to everlasting life.
Articles
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Educational Media
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | 407 of 1420 | 15 of 47 | |
| Fund acquisition rating |  | 307 of 1420 | 11 of 47 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1106 of 1420 | 39 of 47 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 226 of 1421 | 7 of 47 |
This ministry has a negative net worth, making it impossible to assign it a valid financial efficiency rating.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 94% | 56% | 12% | 13% | 29% | 29% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 6% | 44% | 88% | 87% | 71% | 71% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 80% | 69% | 76% | 63% | 60% | 47% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 55% | 140% | 126% | 113% | 123% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 38% | 107% | 78% | 68% | 58% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 45% | -40% | -26% | -13% | -23% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | -6225% | 42% | 119% | -478% | -133% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 13% | 31% | 24% | 37% | 40% | 53% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.82 | 2.38 | 2.94 | 3.30 | 2.52 | 1.58 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.33 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.38 | 1.55 | 1.68 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.50 | 2.71 | 3.28 | 4.57 | 3.91 | 2.65 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.67 | 0.85 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 1.12 | 1.65 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 1.17 | 3.35 | 2.16 | 0.89 | 0.60 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.67 | -0.77 | -8.59 | -3.05 | 0.34 | 1.79 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 12% | 103% | 300% | 156% | 94% | 78% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 88% | -1% | -68% | -17% | 2% | 14% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $131,851 | $112,150 | $117,521 | $412,106 | $850,046 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $240,277 | $256,800 | $497,427 | $560,327 | $588,775 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $372,128 | $368,950 | $614,948 | $972,433 | $1,438,821 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $51,892 | $42,717 | $225,383 | $287,390 | $346,322 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $10,307 | $247,920 | $631,607 |
| Total long-term assets | $51,892 | $42,717 | $235,690 | $535,310 | $977,929 |
| Total assets | $424,020 | $411,667 | $850,638 | $1,507,743 | $2,416,750 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $163,689 | $188,236 | $223,696 | $305,734 | $201,922 |
| Other current liabilities | $273,341 | $1,046,377 | $1,105,301 | $558,871 | $667,500 |
| Total current liabilities | $437,030 | $1,234,613 | $1,328,997 | $864,605 | $869,422 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $496,300 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $550,151 | $513,790 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $550,151 | $1,010,090 |
| Total liabilities | $437,030 | $1,234,613 | $1,328,997 | $1,414,756 | $1,879,512 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | ($13,010) | ($822,946) | ($478,359) | $92,987 | $537,238 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | ($13,010) | ($822,946) | ($478,359) | $92,987 | $537,238 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $1,015,451 | $104,147 | $288,885 | $969,933 | $888,924 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $78,737 | $144,480 | $132,312 | $158,689 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | ($13,082) | ($11,871) | ($6,035) | $0 | ($754,880) |
| Other revenue | $816,373 | $693,273 | $1,810,321 | $2,260,425 | $2,808,371 |
| Total other revenue | $803,291 | $760,139 | $1,948,766 | $2,392,737 | $2,212,180 |
| Total revenue | $1,818,742 | $864,286 | $2,237,651 | $3,362,670 | $3,101,104 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $696,837 | $924,685 | $1,755,883 | $2,298,337 | $1,792,622 |
| Management and general | $311,969 | $284,188 | $1,053,114 | $1,508,584 | $2,022,889 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $1,008,806 | $1,208,873 | $2,808,997 | $3,806,921 | $3,815,511 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $809,936 | ($344,587) | ($571,346) | ($444,251) | ($714,407) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $809,936 | ($344,587) | ($571,346) | ($444,251) | ($714,407) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Kris Vallotton | President | $258,863 |
| Steve Moore | Member | $132,059 |
| Kristi Houchin | Member | $131,429 |
Compensation data as of: 7/31/2025
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