National Day of Prayer Task Force 
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Summary
Contact information
Mailing address:
National Day of Prayer Task Force
PO Box 64225
Colorado Springs, CO 80962
Website: www.nationaldayofprayer.org
Phone: (719) 559-9560
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 751914068
CEO/President: Kathy Branzell
Chairman: Dick Eastman
Board size: 9
Founder:
Ruling year: 1986
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2008
Purpose
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation.
Mission statement
The mission of the National Day of Prayer Task Force is: "Centered on the Lord Jesus Christ, the National Day of Prayer Task Force exists to mobilize unified public and personal prayer for America."
Statement of faith
The Holy Bible is the inspired, only, infallible, authoritative Word of The Living God.
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The Lord is the Creator of all things in heaven and on earth; all things have been created through Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16, Genesis 1).
In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in his personal return in power and glory.
That for salvation of lost and sinful men and women, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
In the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they who are saved unto resurrection life and they who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
In the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Sector: Advocacy
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 516 of 1420 | 22 of 54 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1130 of 1420 | 46 of 54 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 514 of 1420 | 25 of 54 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 183 of 1421 | 6 of 54 |
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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 | 9% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 21% | 38% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 20% | 36% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 95% | 88% | 86% | 94% | 94% | 97% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 18% | 33% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 5% | 12% | 14% | 6% | 6% | 3% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 78% | 79% | 77% | 74% | 68% | 57% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 96% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 109% | 109% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 73% | 79% | 77% | 70% | 73% | 62% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | 1% | 5% | -9% | -9% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 12% | -1% | 3% | 18% | -33% | -35% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 14% | 10% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.06 | 3.90 | 3.41 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 2.96 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.24 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.99 | 3.90 | 3.41 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 2.99 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 9.75 | 5.68 | 6.51 | 5.83 | 3.51 | 3.20 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.31 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.81 | 2.54 | 2.98 | 3.58 | 2.92 | 2.76 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 19% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 28% | 31% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 63% | 21% | 25% | 30% | 24% | 23% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $497,000 | $484,833 | $471,715 | $443,759 | $574,945 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $24,522 | $22,304 | $28,913 | $28,637 | $68,547 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $521,522 | $507,137 | $500,628 | $472,396 | $643,492 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $423 | $5,524 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $423 | $5,524 |
| Total assets | $521,522 | $507,137 | $500,628 | $472,819 | $649,016 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $91,835 | $77,960 | $85,856 | $134,743 | $201,063 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $91,835 | $77,960 | $85,856 | $134,743 | $201,063 |
| 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 | $91,835 | $77,960 | $85,856 | $134,743 | $201,063 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $429,687 | $429,177 | $414,772 | $338,076 | $368,665 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $79,288 |
| Net assets | $429,687 | $429,177 | $414,772 | $338,076 | $447,953 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $1,785,036 | $1,493,014 | $1,383,041 | $1,202,354 | $1,707,445 |
| Program service revenue | $152,897 | $173,729 | $14,191 | $13,592 | $5,811 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $8,357 | $10,442 | $7,853 | $120 | $203 |
| Other revenue | $83,612 | $63,228 | $61,948 | $63,999 | $53,533 |
| Total other revenue | $244,866 | $247,399 | $83,992 | $77,711 | $59,547 |
| Total revenue | $2,029,902 | $1,740,413 | $1,467,033 | $1,280,065 | $1,766,992 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $1,601,588 | $1,335,587 | $1,024,675 | $939,502 | $1,092,886 |
| Management and general | $185,443 | $179,540 | $207,591 | $198,108 | $190,508 |
| Fundraising | $245,033 | $213,930 | $158,071 | $252,332 | $640,442 |
| Total expenses | $2,032,064 | $1,729,057 | $1,390,337 | $1,389,942 | $1,923,836 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($2,162) | $11,356 | $76,696 | ($109,877) | ($156,844) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($2,162) | $11,356 | $76,696 | ($109,877) | ($156,844) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Kathy Branzell | Director/President of Ndptf | $109,280 |
| Dion Elmore | Vice President of Ndptf | $105,950 |
Compensation data as of: 9/30/2025
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History
Because of the faith of many of our founding fathers, public prayer and national days of prayer have a long-standing and significant history in American tradition. The Supreme Court affirmed the right of state legislatures to open their sessions with prayer in Marsh vs. Chambers (1983).
The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln's proclamation of a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer" in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual national day of prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Each year, the president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Last year, all 50 state governors plus the governors of several U.S. territories signed similar proclamations.