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Ratio Christi Inc

Thoughtful Christianity--Transforming Lives on Campus Today, Changing Culture Tomorrow

aka Campus Apologetics Alliance   |   Lafayette, IN   |  www.ratiochristi.org
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Ratio Christi Inc

EIN: 27-4733824


Mission

Ratio Christi (Latin for "The Reason of Christ") is a global movement that equips university students and faculty to give historical philosophical, and scientific reasons for following Jesus Christ. Bringing together faith and reason in order to establish the intellectual voice of Christ at the University.

Ruling year info

2011

President/CEO

Corey Miller Dr

Main address

2150 Elmwood Avenue STE 2

Lafayette, IN 47904 USA

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EIN

27-4733824

Subject area info

Interfaith

Student services

Religion for youth

Population served info

Adults

Adolescents

NTEE code info

Interfaith Issues (X90)

Student Services and Organizations (B80)

Religious Leadership, Youth Development (O55)

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Problem: The universities are a bastion of secular humanist ideology. Nearly 70% of students leave the Christian faith in college. The universities are the most influential institutions of western civilization. The rapid demise in western culture can be traced directly to the universities because of their increasingly secular and sometimes anti-Christian ethos. This problem upstream is creating pollution downstream. As goes the university, so goes the culture. In particular, professors at secular universities represent a massive block of secular viewpoint; viewpoint diversity is seriously lacking, creating bad education via echo chamber phenomena. Those in the ruling class of the universities are often hostile to Christian grad students and professors seeking to maintain control of the Ivory Tower.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

University/College Apologetics Clubs

American universities and abroad

Population(s) Served
Adults

clubs for high school students

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

exporting USA programs overseas

Population(s) Served
Adults

Encouraging professors on college campuses to be missional and integrate their academic vocation with their Christian faith.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We're seeking to reclaim the intellectual voice of Christ at the universities through equipping faculty and students to share historical, philosophical, and scientific reasons for following Jesus. Our two tasks are redeeming the soul and redeeming the mind, transforming lives on campus today as a means of changing culture tomorrow. We want to develop a movement of missional professors rather than having professors who simply happen to be Christian. We want to establish Christian apologetics clubs on every campus to defend the faith and advance the cause of Christ through students and professors at the most influential institution in western civilization.

Ratio Christi College Prep collaborates with churches, schools, and parents to equip students for what they're about to face in college so that they can not just survive, but flourish.

Ratio Christi University plants Christian apologetics clubs that meet weekly on university campuses to bring together faith and reason, faith and life, faith and vocation. They explore life's biggest questions and pursue truth in dialogue with others holding high visibility events like debates and small groups tackling tough issues.

Ratio Christi Professor seeks to develop a movement of missional professors on every campus so that every student knows at least one of them and so that a core group of Christian professors on each campus are helping to rebuild the plausibility structure of the Christian worldview.

Ratio Christi International exports these various groups and clubs abroad

We have approximately 160 clubs or chapters from high school to professor groups. We think that our staff are the most highly educated in all of campus ministry because of our aspirations to reclaim the intellectual voice of Christ in the academy, including among the professors. We partner well with other organizations, campus ministries, churches, and apologetics ministries.

We've completed 10 years and have 125+ chapters between Rutgers and UCLA and from Pakistan to South Africa. Our goal is to double in size in the next three years while keeping an eye on quality, not just quantity, in our ministry. We are more and more valuing community, not just rationality, in our approach. Humans are rational and need reasons, but they're also relational and need community.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

Ratio Christi Inc
Fiscal year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

71.51

Average of 169.06 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

0.2

Average of 3.9 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

3%

Average of 4% over 10 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Ratio Christi Inc

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Ratio Christi Inc

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Ratio Christi Inc

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

This snapshot of Ratio Christi Inc’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.

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Business model indicators

Profitability info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation $398,148 $165,486 $414,409 $252,072 -$231,623
As % of expenses 16.9% 6.4% 15.5% 7.8% -5.9%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation $398,148 $165,486 $414,409 $252,072 -$231,623
As % of expenses 16.9% 6.4% 15.5% 7.8% -5.9%
Revenue composition info
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) $2,800,948 $2,740,166 $3,158,596 $3,407,344 $3,820,766
Total revenue, % change over prior year 10.5% 0.0% 15.3% 7.9% 12.1%
Program services revenue 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Membership dues 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investment income 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1.2%
Government grants 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
All other grants and contributions 99.8% 99.6% 99.9% 99.8% 98.7%
Other revenue 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Expense composition info
Total expenses before depreciation $2,358,636 $2,592,380 $2,679,025 $3,217,791 $3,937,139
Total expenses, % change over prior year -1.4% 0.0% 3.3% 20.1% 22.4%
Personnel 36.8% 30.7% 31.3% 23.1% 33.1%
Professional fees 45.4% 52.7% 54.9% 58.2% 47.2%
Occupancy 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Interest 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pass-through 7.1% 7.0% 0.0% 4.5% 3.3%
All other expenses 10.7% 9.4% 13.5% 13.9% 16.2%
Full cost components (estimated) info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total expenses (after depreciation) $2,358,636 $2,592,380 $2,679,025 $3,217,791 $3,937,139
One month of savings $196,553 $216,032 $223,252 $268,149 $328,095
Debt principal payment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Fixed asset additions $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total full costs (estimated) $2,555,189 $2,808,412 $2,902,277 $3,485,940 $4,265,234

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Months of cash 4.2 4.9 7.0 6.6 0.2
Months of cash and investments 4.2 4.9 7.0 6.6 5.0
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets 1.2 2.3 6.5 6.4 4.5
Balance sheet composition info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cash $832,476 $1,060,133 $1,571,951 $1,766,401 $62,014
Investments $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,584,891
Receivables $74,995 $40,493 $26,559 $13,784 $21,001
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Liabilities (as a % of assets) 3.0% 0.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
Unrestricted net assets $242,644 $502,510 $1,461,542 $1,713,614 $1,481,991
Temporarily restricted net assets $637,594 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Permanently restricted net assets $0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total restricted net assets $637,594 $597,270 $117,809 $55,290 $170,540
Total net assets $880,238 $1,099,780 $1,579,351 $1,768,904 $1,652,531

Key data checks

Key data checks info 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
Material data errors No No No No No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

President/CEO

Corey Miller Dr

9 years as CEO/President, doctoral degree in philosophical theology with three masters degrees in philosophy, religion, and biblical studies. Former Mormon, but converted to Christ, pastored, taught at universities, and now leads the ministry.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

Ratio Christi Inc

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation
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Ratio Christi Inc

Board of directors
as of 09/06/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
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Board chair

Dr. Paul Tseng

Retired M.D.

Term: 2013 - 2025

Simon Brace

Ratio Christi National Director South Africa

Terry Gentry

Retired business owner

Leo Percer

Liberty University

Jeremy Tedesco

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Kenneth Miller

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Corey Miller

Ratio Christi

John Popp

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Laurie Stewart

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Jeffrey Ventrella

Lawyer

Craig Fowler

Surgeon

David Wu

Physician

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/6/2024

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
HUMAN
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 11/02/2020

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Data
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
There are no contractors recorded for this organization.

Professional fundraisers

Fiscal year ending

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G

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