What Do You Know About Focus on the Family? Here Are the Facts
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 4, 2010 - 9:00am (Print)
What do you know about Focus on the Family?
Here are some facts:
- Founded in 1977 by James C. Dobson to “cooperate with the Holy Spirit in disseminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible, and, specifically, to accomplish that objective by helping to preserve traditional values and the institution of the family.” Dobson is chairman emeritus of the Focus on the Family Board of Directors.
- Annual Income in Fiscal Year 2007 — $145,194,701
- Current Leadership: Jim Daly, president and CEO. Daly was handpicked by Dobson to be president of the organization after Daly had a number of roles in the organization, including assistant to the president, vice president, and chief operating officer.
- Focus on the Family opposes:
- abortion
- comprehensive, medically accurate sex education
- homosexuality
- stem cell research
- gambling
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- Planned Parenthood and International Planned Parenthood Federation
FoF therefore works to:
- ban abortion.
- promote abstinence-only-until-marriage.
- promote funding for abstinence-only programs.
- pass "defense of marriage" legislation and fight anti-discrimination efforts against gay, lesbian, and transgender persons.
- promote school prayer in public schools.
How Does FoF Work?
- at the local level through "community impact committees" and local religious leaders to coordinate "pro-family" efforts.
- supporting "crisis pregnancy centers" which disseminate misinformation about contraception, pregnancy, and abortion.
- internationally through offices in 11 countries; radio programs broadcast in 155 countries and publications translated into 27 languages.
- "lobbying ministries:" dozens of programs, projects and outreach efforts including 11 television and radio programs and the broadcast of Dobson's daily radio programs in 155 countries.
- publications with a circulation of more than 2.3 million per month, for adults, teens, and children.
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Rating Overall Rating (43.90)
Organizational Efficiency
Program Expenses 83.6%
Administrative Expenses 8.0%
Fundraising Expenses 8.3%
Fundraising Efficiency $0.09
Efficiency Rating (38.05)
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Income Statement (FYE 09/2008) Revenue
Primary Revenue $138,740,551
Other Revenue $6,454,150
Total Revenue $145,194,701
Expenses
Program Expenses $122,308,376
Administrative Expenses $ 11,793,590
Fundraising Expenses $ 12,184,469
Total Functional Expenses $146,286,435
Payments to Affiliates $0 Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-1,091,734
Net Assets $75,228,311
Charts Expenses Breakdown
Program $122,308,376.00
Admin $ 11,793,590.00
Fundraising $ 12,184,469.00
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Name/Title/Compensation
James D. Daly President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) None reported -- $240,002
Other Salaries of Note
Buford D. Tackett III President, Focus on the Family Institute (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $181,293
Glenn A. Williams Chief Operating Officer (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $172,494
Stanley R. John Vice President (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $147,402
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3706
Over a million dollars in the hole and instead of getting their financial act together, they're forcing the Super Bowl to air a huge ad. Let's hope their fireworks display burns down their house and forces them to declare financial bankruptcy.(They're already morally bankrupt.)
Catseye ( (|) )
Or if instead it was only the low wage envelope openers and pamphlet addressers who were laid off?
I'm sure they made a big push among their wealthy donors to finance this ad -- which CBS is by no means being 'forced' to air but instead from which CBS and the Super Bowl are reaping massive publicity. It's only logical that a proportion of those donations would have been redirected to 'administrative expenses' to help pay that annual quarter of a million bucks to the head guy.
Funny how the average pastor running a soup kitchen or counseling at a homeless shelter can get by on $20,000 a year and faith but this guy needs 12 times that much.
I wonder if the idiots at the top of CBS realize that they will get their socks sued off _and lose_ every time they try to turn down an advocacy ad from here on out?Catseye ( (|) )
