The Colson Center for Christian Worldview 
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Summary
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview is a ministry that equips Christians to live out their faith with clarity, confidence, and courage in this cultural moment. The Colson Center helps everyday Christians live and defend the Christian worldview through the proclamation of Truth, leadership training, and collaboration with like-minded organizations.
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Contact information
Mailing address:
The Colson Center
P.O. Box 62160
Colorado Springs, CO 80962
Website: colsoncenter.org
Phone: 877-322-5527
Email: info@colsoncenter.org
Organization details
EIN: 901117779
CEO/President: John Stonestreet
Chairman: Peter Mahon
Board size: 7
Founder: Charles W. Colson
Ruling year: 2016
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2016
Purpose
EVERY DAY, WE...
1 Offer incisive content that cuts through the fog of relativism and the news cycle with truth and compassion.
2 Provide training that unlocks every believer's calling to restore culture.
3 Resource and activate a movement of Christians committed to cultural restoration.
Mission statement
To ignite hope by informing, equipping, and uniting the Body of Christ to live a Christian Worldview in the cultural moment.
Statement of faith
We believe that the Bible is God's inspired and authoritative Word. It is without error in all its teachings, including creation, history, its own origins, morality, and salvation. Christians must submit to its divine authority, both individually and corporately, in all matters of belief and conduct, which is demonstrated by true righteous living.
We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ, God's Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man.
We believe God has created each human being, embodied as a male or a female, in His image, and that this gives sanctity to all human life from conception to natural death and moral significance to our conduct of our bodies.
We uphold the institution of marriage as the exclusive union of one man and one woman and as the sole relationship designed by God for sexual intimacy, as delineated in the Bible, which teaches that marriage is rooted in creation and points to the union of Christ and His Church.
We believe that all people are lost sinners and cannot see the Kingdom of God except through the new birth. Justification is by grace through faith in Christ alone.
We believe in the necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit for the individual's new birth and growth to maturity, and for the Church's constant renewal in truth, wisdom, faith, holiness, love, power, and mission.
We believe in one holy, universal, and apostolic church. Christians are called to gather as the church to worship God and witness concerning Jesus Christ, the Head of the church, preaching the gospel among all nations, demonstrating compassionate service to the needs of human beings, and promoting righteousness and justice.
We believe that Jesus Christ will personally and visibly return in glory to raise the dead and bring salvation and judgment to completion. God will fully manifest His kingdom when He establishes a new heaven and new earth, in which He will be glorified forever, and exclude all evil, suffering, and death.
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Christian Growth
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 694 of 1022 | 49 of 74 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 970 of 1024 | 65 of 74 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 702 of 1024 | 52 of 74 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 174 of 1022 | 14 of 74 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 9% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 12% | 8% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 86% | 86% | 77% | 79% | 84% | 90% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 13% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 14% | 14% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 10% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 60% | 66% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 86% | 105% | 95% | 91% | 64% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 65% | 80% | 71% | 55% | 42% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | 14% | -5% | 5% | 9% | 36% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | 35% | -19% | 13% | 24% | 100% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 13% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 26% | 21% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.99 | 2.12 | 3.02 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 1.53 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.38 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.52 | 2.12 | 3.03 | 2.12 | 2.10 | 1.54 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 12.40 | 15.98 | 5.78 | 6.80 | 6.31 | 6.30 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.17 | 5.30 | 3.27 | 4.83 | 4.82 | 6.55 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 6% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 16% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 85% | 44% | 27% | 41% | 40% | 55% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $1,605,586 | $1,137,842 | $1,311,900 | $1,016,077 | $799,251 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $105,234 | $110,021 | $126,668 | $256,665 | $154,195 |
| Short-term investments | $851 | $3,996 | $77 | $141 | $7,380 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,711,671 | $1,251,859 | $1,438,645 | $1,272,883 | $960,826 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $4,355 | $5,893 | $7,430 | $2,178 | $6,266 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $4,355 | $5,893 | $7,430 | $2,178 | $6,266 |
| Total assets | $1,716,026 | $1,257,752 | $1,446,075 | $1,275,061 | $967,092 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $33,834 | $125,877 | $183,768 | $97,128 | $106,742 |
| Other current liabilities | $73,296 | $90,875 | $27,700 | $104,450 | $45,800 |
| Total current liabilities | $107,130 | $216,752 | $211,468 | $201,578 | $152,542 |
| 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 | $107,130 | $216,752 | $211,468 | $201,578 | $152,542 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $1,577,929 | $986,048 | $1,124,422 | $947,165 | $729,197 |
| With donor restrictions | $30,967 | $54,952 | $110,185 | $126,318 | $85,353 |
| Net assets | $1,608,896 | $1,041,000 | $1,234,607 | $1,073,483 | $814,550 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $3,620,274 | $2,764,326 | $2,525,891 | $2,466,772 | $2,067,191 |
| Program service revenue | $556,871 | $830,022 | $645,588 | $455,020 | $221,725 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $12,692 | $90 | $46 | $198 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $13,180 | $7,570 | $37,961 | $4,547 | $5,402 |
| Total other revenue | $582,743 | $837,682 | $683,595 | $459,765 | $227,127 |
| Total revenue | $4,203,017 | $3,602,008 | $3,209,486 | $2,926,537 | $2,294,318 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $2,735,750 | $2,881,935 | $2,293,161 | $1,602,738 | $971,687 |
| Management and general | $356,465 | $354,406 | $355,530 | $699,145 | $316,761 |
| Fundraising | $542,906 | $559,274 | $399,671 | $365,721 | $191,320 |
| Total expenses | $3,635,121 | $3,795,615 | $3,048,362 | $2,667,604 | $1,479,768 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $567,896 | ($193,607) | $161,124 | $258,933 | $814,550 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $567,896 | ($193,607) | $161,124 | $258,933 | $814,550 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| John Stonestreet | President | $205,178 |
| Joseph Backholm | Director - Embassy Project | $152,764 |
| Stephen Craven | Director - Colson Fellows Prog | $139,544 |
| William Brown | Senior Fellow/Colson Fellows | $135,947 |
| David Carlson | Senior Editor | $111,925 |
| Stephen Verleye | Chief Operating Officer | $43,848 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2020
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 5/11/2022. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com