Crista Ministries 
The information on this page was last updated 4/19/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Welcome to CRISTA! We are a family of five Christian ministries united and empowered to serve the needs of the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Based just north of Seattle since our founding in 1949, and with a reach both locally and globally, CRISTA exists to transform lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our sustainable, Biblical Christian ministries: CRISTA Media, King's Schools, CRISTA Senior Living, World Concern and CRISTA Camps.
As part of the CRISTA family, each ministry has answered the call to serve in their unique way, striving together toward our shared goal of seeing lives transformed... from the young minds being equipped with knowledge at King's Schools to World Concern's relief and development efforts all over the globe; from the radio stations of CRISTA Media broadcasting uplifting Christian messages and music to the fellowship and fireside songs bringing joy to thousands of campers year round at CRISTA Camps; and from the seniors receiving exceptional care at our CRISTA Senior Living communities to the hundreds of CRISTA employees globally answering a calling to serve those in need.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Crista Ministries
19303 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98133-9703
Website: crista.org
Phone: (206) 546-7200
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 916012289
CEO/President: Nick Archer
Chairman: Kevin Gabelein
Board size: 19
Founder: Mike Martin
Ruling year: 1950
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1979
Purpose
Welcome to CRISTA. We are a family of ministries loving God by serving people worldwide in the areas of education, international relief & development, senior living and media.
Mission statement
To overcome human suffering through emergency relief, rehabilitation and long-term development so that individuals and families can be in right relationships with God, one another and creation.
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 mankind was created in the image of God, all people everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of the damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe that God designed marriage as a covenantal bond between one man and one woman, and God's intent for sexual expression is to occur only in the covenant of marriage.
We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for both physical and spiritual needs.
We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.
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Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Community Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1026 of 1118 | 110 of 122 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 1014 of 1119 | 101 of 122 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 827 of 1119 | 93 of 122 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 861 of 1118 | 90 of 122 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 36% | 18% | 21% | 17% | 16% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 93% | 27% | 36% | 37% | 41% | 38% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 7% | 73% | 64% | 63% | 59% | 62% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 78% | 84% | 82% | 89% | 90% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 98% | 107% | 109% | 106% | 97% | 99% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 81% | 83% | 91% | 87% | 87% | 89% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 2% | -7% | -9% | -6% | 3% | 1% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | -6% | -11% | -7% | 3% | 1% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 4% | 4% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.81 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.76 | 2.31 | 2.68 | 2.69 | 2.56 | 2.69 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.77 | 1.35 | 2.27 | 2.32 | 2.12 | 2.17 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 15.15 | 2.92 | 3.32 | 3.66 | 4.58 | 4.02 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.25 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.99 | 5.84 | 3.70 | 3.76 | 4.42 | 4.16 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 31% | 35% | 29% | 26% | 27% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 8% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 98% | 117% | 77% | 82% | 89% | 90% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $10,425,247 | $16,911,959 | $13,424,466 | $15,629,614 | $19,698,772 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $2,323,434 | $3,616,902 | $7,798,443 | $6,175,759 | $6,268,627 |
| Short-term investments | $45,109,023 | $31,630,753 | $32,259,292 | $34,938,421 | $27,016,644 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $57,857,704 | $52,159,614 | $53,482,201 | $56,743,794 | $52,984,043 |
| Long-term investments | $7,281,766 | $5,325,804 | $4,050,922 | $2,424,028 | $1,590,726 |
| Fixed assets | $56,884,106 | $67,471,910 | $71,411,848 | $70,261,563 | $72,777,120 |
| Other long-term assets | $11,551,802 | $14,677,936 | $14,962,091 | $16,072,995 | $14,914,477 |
| Total long-term assets | $75,717,674 | $87,475,650 | $90,424,861 | $88,758,586 | $89,282,323 |
| Total assets | $133,575,378 | $139,635,264 | $143,907,062 | $145,502,380 | $142,266,366 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $17,159,985 | $12,438,606 | $12,803,332 | $10,464,443 | $11,415,512 |
| Other current liabilities | $2,685,459 | $3,279,439 | $1,813,418 | $1,921,254 | $1,748,917 |
| Total current liabilities | $19,845,444 | $15,718,045 | $14,616,750 | $12,385,697 | $13,164,429 |
| Debt | $7,731,795 | $18,691,988 | $11,920,992 | $10,491,647 | $11,341,633 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $14,437,410 | $14,424,098 | $15,407,124 | $15,243,076 | $14,395,990 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $22,169,205 | $33,116,086 | $27,328,116 | $25,734,723 | $25,737,623 |
| Total liabilities | $42,014,649 | $48,834,131 | $41,944,866 | $38,120,420 | $38,902,052 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $68,593,729 | $65,416,133 | $74,063,196 | $79,156,933 | $81,633,396 |
| With donor restrictions | $22,967,000 | $25,385,000 | $27,899,000 | $28,225,027 | $21,730,918 |
| Net assets | $91,560,729 | $90,801,133 | $101,962,196 | $107,381,960 | $103,364,314 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $19,780,991 | $38,627,360 | $43,217,232 | $51,267,093 | $43,768,742 |
| Program service revenue | $48,005,967 | $66,236,942 | $70,891,977 | $69,589,088 | $68,025,199 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $4,550,265 | $2,465,707 | $2,426,824 | $2,405,263 | $3,388,788 |
| Other revenue | $721,927 | $1,135,142 | $793,769 | $359,629 | $823,106 |
| Total other revenue | $53,278,159 | $69,837,791 | $74,112,570 | $72,353,980 | $72,237,093 |
| Total revenue | $73,059,150 | $108,465,151 | $117,329,802 | $123,621,073 | $116,005,835 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $60,870,502 | $98,988,968 | $102,367,079 | $107,279,692 | $103,542,429 |
| Management and general | $10,199,680 | $12,245,729 | $12,769,239 | $4,508,401 | $4,334,285 |
| Fundraising | $7,087,381 | $7,108,622 | $8,995,011 | $8,556,731 | $7,025,739 |
| Total expenses | $78,157,563 | $118,343,319 | $124,131,329 | $120,344,824 | $114,902,453 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($5,098,413) | ($9,878,168) | ($6,801,527) | $3,276,249 | $1,103,382 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($5,098,413) | ($9,878,168) | ($6,801,527) | $3,276,249 | $1,103,382 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jacinta Tegman | CEO | $265,259 |
| Doug Sutten | EVP & CFO | $213,845 |
| Glen Melin | VP Senior Living | $211,529 |
| Jon Yasuda | President / COO | $201,478 |
| Michael Meyers | Chief Development Officer | $191,227 |
| Timothy John Malievsky | VP Media | $177,144 |
| Eric Rasmussen | VP Schools | $175,972 |
| Nick Archer | World Concern President | $157,026 |
| Stephanie Chang | General Counsel | $156,729 |
| Ben Wilson | VP Marketing + Brand Dev. | $156,070 |
| Kyle Roquet | VP Facilities | $155,587 |
| Channah Hanberg | Media General Manager | $154,386 |
| Mike Cole | Former Key Employee | $135,368 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2021
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
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History
In 1948, CRISTA founder Mike Martin prayed for a youth home just outside the abandoned Firland Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Shoreline, Washington. He had no idea he was helping to plant a seed that would grow into the family of ministries we have today. He was simply looking for a place to house and feed the teens he'd met through his ministry with youth.
Although the King County Commissioners responsible for the sanatorium's fate initially rejected Martin's application to lease the space, he was persistent. Eventually, the commissioners granted Martin the 56-acre campus for $1.00 a year, with one condition: he must also begin a much-needed retirement community on the campus. As Martin began working to repair the sanatorium with the help of his wife and children, over 70 families who shared his vision to serve showed up to help.
Just one year later the sanatorium became King's Garden and opened as a home to youth in dormitories and approximately 80 elderly residents. Soon, King's Schools was formed to meet the youth's educational needs with a Christ-centered school. The school celebrated its first graduating class in 1951. During summers, King's Garden remained vibrant with on-campus summer camps, before Miracle Ranch, the first of two camps, became host for the summer program's expanding needs.
Meanwhile, the growing community at King's Garden shared its stories and faith through a 15-minute radio program on a local station. When the station eventually cancelled the program, Martin wasn't deterred. Sensing God's direction, he started his own station, and KGDN went on-air in 1954. The radio ministry branched naturally over time into our current stations and online presence.
King's Garden became CRISTA in 1979 (an identity inspired by the concept of putting Christianity in action) and maintained a focus on serving the poor; hosting annual missionary conferences and welcoming missionaries during their furloughs. On December 1, 1970, World Concern, previously "Medicine for Missions," joined the ministry family as the first of our two international relief organizations.
Through the years, as new rings have been added to our family, CRISTA has retained the mission of loving God while serving people through education, international relief and development, senior care, and media.
Program accomplishments
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