Breath of Life, Inc.
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Summary
Breath of Life Ministries is dedicated to sharing the healing Gospel of Jesus Christ in the context of the Three Angels' Messages of Revelation 14. This is done through the production and distribution of Christ centered quality television and media programs, along with support materials that are intellectually stimulating, Bible-based, and designed to help people choose a quality of life found only in following Christ.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Breath of Life, Inc.
PO Box 5960
Huntsville, AL 35814-5960
Website: www.breathoflife.tv
Phone: 256-929-6460
Email: info@breathoflife.tv
Organization details
EIN: 953731836
CEO/President: Pastor Debleaire K. Snell
Chairman: Mr. Daniel R. Jackson
Board size: 14
Founder: Walter Arties
Ruling year: 1982
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Breath of Life is a supporting organization of Adventist Media Center (www.adventistmedia.org). All operational decisions and funding are controlled by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. All contributions to Breath of Life go to the Seventh-day Adventist Church (www.adventist.org).
Breath of Life Ministries has been sharing the truth about the quality of life that can only be found in having a real and meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ.
The ministry produces weekly television broadcasts, conducts Bible-based lifestyle seminars, and provides Bible study guides that appeal to people from all walks of life, especially those in American cities.
Mission statement
The mission of Breath of Life Ministries is to present the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ to all people groups from a contemporary, urban perspective.
Statement of faith
Breath of Life accepts the Bible as the only source of our beliefs. We consider our movement to be the result of the Protestant conviction Sola Scriptura-the Bible as the only standard of faith and practice for Christians.
We Believe That God Loves
God is love, power, and splendor-and God is a mystery. His ways are far beyond us, but He still reaches out to us. God is infinite yet intimate, three yet one, all-knowing yet all-forgiving.
We Believe That God Creates
From neurons to nebulae, DNA to distant galaxies, we are surrounded by wonder. Yet the beauty is broken.
We Believe That God Redeems
Love. Harmony. Perfection. Once, all creation sang the same glorious song.
We Believe That God Inhabits
Jesus left His followers with an epic mission: tell the world of His love and His promise to return. Also, they should love people the way He loved them.
We Believe That God Transforms
God's law in the Ten Commandments show us how to live and make clear our need for Jesus. Though the law shows us the path to follow and convicts us of sin, it's about far more than just toeing the line.
We Believe That God Triumphs
From the Garden of Eden to the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom to the Exodus from Egypt, God has always investigated before taking action.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Educational Media
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | 58 of 1022 | 6 of 53 | |
| Fund acquisition rating |  | 466 of 1024 | 24 of 53 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 18 of 1024 | 6 of 53 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 28 of 1022 | 2 of 53 |
This ministry has a negative net worth, making it impossible to assign it a valid financial efficiency rating.
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 92% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 8% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 95% | 98% | 102% | 95% | 101% | 103% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 96% | 102% | 95% | 101% | 103% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 5% | 2% | -2% | 5% | -1% | -3% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 9% | -39% | -26% | 37% | -9% | -31% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.93 | 6.08 | 10.88 | 7.37 | 11.43 | 9.69 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.74 | 7.86 | 10.88 | 7.37 | 11.43 | 9.69 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 9.50 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.10 | 1.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.93 | -0.99 | 1.10 | 1.63 | 1.05 | 1.24 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 12% | 127% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 84% | -5% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 10% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $20,555 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $165,552 | $80,394 | $101,128 | $63,246 | $69,214 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $186,107 | $80,394 | $101,128 | $63,246 | $69,214 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $54,027 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term assets | $600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $54,627 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assets | $240,734 | $80,394 | $101,128 | $63,246 | $69,214 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $306,745 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $306,745 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | $306,745 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Without donor restrictions | ($66,011) | $80,394 | $101,128 | $63,246 | $69,214 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | ($66,011) | $80,394 | $101,128 | $63,246 | $69,214 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $1,698 | $854,246 | $782,759 | $716,879 | $649,677 |
| Program service revenue | $1,439,816 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $47,650 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $1,487,466 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total revenue | $1,489,164 | $854,246 | $782,759 | $716,879 | $649,677 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $1,423,618 | $874,979 | $744,878 | $722,846 | $670,841 |
| Management and general | $39,722 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $1,463,340 | $874,979 | $744,878 | $722,846 | $670,841 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $25,824 | ($20,733) | $37,881 | ($5,967) | ($21,164) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $25,824 | ($20,733) | $37,881 | ($5,967) | ($21,164) |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 4/26/2022. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
1974
Breath of Life began broadcasting in 1974. It was the dream of pastor and recording artist Walter Arties to create a program that would appeal to African-Americans looking for hope and guidance. For 23 years, Pastor C. D. Brooks was the featured speaker.
1997
In 1997, Pastor Walter L. Pearson, Jr., became the Speaker/Director, and he continued the legacy begun by Pastors Arties and Brooks. Through the years, the broadcast broadened its target audience to include all those searching for hope and the assurance of God's powerful message of salvation.
2010
In December, 2010, Dr. Carlton P. Byrd assumed the role of Speaker/Director. Pastor Byrd also serves as the Senior Pastor of the Oakwood University Church of Seventh-day Adventists. Dr. Byrd continues to expand the vision and reach of Breath of Life as he builds on the foundation laid by those who have gone before him.
2021
On July 28, 2021, the North American Division Adventist Media Ministries board voted to accept the name of Debleaire Snell as the new Speaker/Director for Breath of Life Television Ministries.