Bill Glass Behind the Walls

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Summary

Bill Glass Behind the Walls was founded in 1969 with one mission: to assist the Church by equipping and igniting Christians to share their faith in Jesus Christ with the "least of these." Each year thousands of volunteers join our prison ministry to lead tens of thousands of inmates to life-changing decisions for Jesus. In the first 40 years more than 1,000,000 of these decisions were recorded. For a great number of the volunteers our event was the first experience in sharing the Gospel with others, and has since emboldened them to step out of the "comfort zone" to be more active in sharing their faith. By learning to share faith in prison you are tapped into a unique training opportunity with eternal significance with a proven impact on society.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Bill Glass Behind the Walls
1101 South Cedar Ridge Dr.
Duncanville, TX 75137

Website: www.behindthewalls.com

Phone: (972) 298-1101

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 752733954

CEO/President: Michael Nolan

Chairman: Billy Glass

Board size: 15

Founder: Bill Glass

Ruling year: 1998

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1988


Purpose

Vision: Train More. Send More. Win More!


Mission statement

To assist the church by equipping and igniting Christians to share their faith in Jesus Christ with the "least of these."


Statement of faith

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe 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.

We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose dwelling, the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost when Christ returns for His Church. Those who are saved will be resurrected to life; those who are lost will be resurrected to damnation.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Evangelism

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating597 of 109527 of 48
Fund acquisition rating718 of 109632 of 48
Resource allocation rating366 of 109622 of 48
Asset utilization rating629 of 109522 of 48

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
7%9%10%7%12%6%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
6%9%9%6%10%6%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
97%94%90%76%84%102%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%7%7%8%9%7%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
3%6%10%24%16%-2%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
83%83%83%81%82%86%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
99%122%120%71%103%89%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
79%101%100%58%85%76%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
1%-22%-20%29%-3%11%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
1%-22%-16%24%-3%16%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
11%10%10%11%8%8%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.121.170.930.570.911.20
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.471.301.271.271.451.50
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
2.421.511.180.731.321.80
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
11.2116.2621.3223.0918.0016.44
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.090.060.050.040.060.06
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
4.407.459.6715.768.576.25
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20232022202120202019
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
9%5%4%3%4%4%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
78%82%103%169%105%80%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20232022202120202019
Cash$1,295,033$1,677,342$1,630,928$1,251,748$1,242,642
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$111,543$54,677$366,810$97,804$70,300
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$1,406,576$1,732,019$1,997,738$1,349,552$1,312,942
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$417,110$468,018$548,995$595,031$654,646
Other long-term assets$2$0$0$5,835$5,835
Total long-term assets$417,112$468,018$548,995$600,866$660,481
Total assets$1,823,688$2,200,037$2,546,733$1,950,418$1,973,423
 
Liabilities20232022202120202019
Payables and accrued expenses$86,485$81,226$86,502$74,966$79,883
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$86,485$81,226$86,502$74,966$79,883
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$86,485$81,226$86,502$74,966$79,883
 
Net assets20232022202120202019
Without donor restrictions$1,737,203$2,118,811$2,290,240$1,691,929$1,763,583
With donor restrictions$0$0$169,991$183,523$129,957
Net assets$1,737,203$2,118,811$2,460,231$1,875,452$1,893,540
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20232022202120202019
Total contributions$1,636,699$1,533,807$1,559,903$1,453,699$2,734,416
Program service revenue$0$0$0$0$0
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$21,544$6,374$3,039$7,569$5,788
Other revenue$87,567$166,713$477,384$264,952($67,854)
Total other revenue$109,111$173,087$480,423$272,521($62,066)
Total revenue$1,745,810$1,706,894$2,040,326$1,726,220$2,672,350
 
Expenses20232022202120202019
Program services$1,758,680$1,701,055$1,174,443$1,469,302$2,029,421
Management and general$219,080$200,258$166,227$146,406$178,534
Fundraising$149,658$147,001$114,877$168,249$161,047
Total expenses$2,127,418$2,048,314$1,455,547$1,783,957$2,369,002
 
Change in net assets20232022202120202019
Surplus (deficit)($381,608)($341,420)$584,779($57,737)$303,348
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets($381,608)($341,420)$584,779($57,737)$303,348

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Michael NolanCEO$139,829

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2023


Response from ministry

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History

Early on, Bill Glass noticed an unusual aspect of athletic success: When he talked, people listened. More than that, people asked him to talk. As a star football player in high school, an all-American at Baylor, and a defensive stalwart during eleven years in the NFL, Glass was regularly invited to stand up and say a few words. As his friends will tell you, Glass has always been an utterly straightforward sort of person. So when he stood to talk, he spoke about the things closest to his heart. He talked about sports, and he talked about Christ. And thus, a dynamic nationwide ministry was born.

His Dallas-based ministry is now called Bill Glass Behind the Walls. With a dedicated staff and volunteers numbering in the thousands, the ministry is known for its high-energy Day of Champions and Weekend of Champions events conducted inside prisons across the country. Bill says a board member kept badgering him to take his message into prison. "I kept resisting. I was frightened that I wouldn't fit in with street kids and gangsters in prison." After overcoming his fears, he saw dramatic results. "I was thrown into it kicking and screaming, but the response from the inmates was just unbelievable," he said.

He has spent much of the last forty years 'behind the walls.' He has taken along other pro athletes, champion weight lifters, magicians, tight-rope walkers - as well as race cars, stunt planes, motorcycles, and just about anything or anyone else - to draw prisoners out for a message of hope and deliverance. He discovered that prison inmates are just like everyone else: They will listen to what an athlete has to say, and they will respond to a heartfelt Christian witness. All these years later, Bill Glass is still talking, and people are still listening to him.


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