Coral Ridge Ministries

Legal name: Coral Ridge Ministries Media Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
650496702
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-T 2023
Location
Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
Phone
9543345352
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,996,000
Expenses
$6,442,899
Assets
$5,607,598
Liabilities
$1,431,415

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Robert J Pacienza (President / CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Steven J Ozinga (Director of Development & Planned Giving): $156,278 total reported compensation
  • Steve Carlson (Director of Media Production): $136,086 total reported compensation
  • John Rabe (Director of Creative Production): $127,251 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, defend religious liberty, and equip followers to live out a public faith in order to make an impact for the Kingdom throughout the world. OUR PURPOSE. D. James Kennedy had a large vision—a vision for making a global impact for Christ. One Sunday evening in 1960 he told 17 people, “You know, I believe we can change the world!” As he addressed those who were present for the dedication of the new church building in 1974, Dr. Kennedy set the vision for not only the mission of the church but also for the media ministry that would eventually broadcast his sermons and the Coral Ridge Church services worldwide. He spoke of...

What it reported doing in 2023

Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc., dba D. James Kennedy Ministries, has several goals to communicate the fullness of the Gospel message, with love and without compromise, to use all available media and other ways yet undreamed of, to reach the world for Christ, to uphold standards of integrity, compassion, and above all, biblical fidelity, to pursue excellence in all things, and all things to the glory of God. The organization accomplishes these goals through the teaching of God's Word through radio, television, the printed word and other media, by assisting Christians in their spiritual growth by providing video, audio and printed resources, and by encouraging the application of biblical principles through media broadcasting. Millions of people are reached and served each year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.6%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 74.8%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.9%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 68.6% of revenue deployed · 74.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $156K · 17 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $409K reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.