God's World Publications Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1942

Legal Domicile

Phone

8232538063

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

God's World Publications Inc, founded in 1942, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Religion sector that reported $17.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 11% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $14.7M left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

Biblically objective journalism that informs, educates, and inspires.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $11,006,755 Revenue: $5,856,224

AS A JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE, GOD'S WORLD PUBLICATIONS, INC. PROVIDED DIRECT REPORTING ON NEWS AND HUMAN INTEREST STORIES WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. IN 2016 WE INCREASED OUR COVERAGE...

AS A JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE, GOD'S WORLD PUBLICATIONS, INC. PROVIDED DIRECT REPORTING ON NEWS AND HUMAN INTEREST STORIES WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. IN 2016 WE INCREASED OUR COVERAGE, PARTICULARLY ON OUR DIGITAL AND RADIO PLATFORMS. OUR JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM, WORLD JOURNALISM INSTITUTE (WJI), CONTINUED TRAINING ASPIRING JOURNALISTS IN RESIDENTIAL CLASSES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024. WITH OUR YOUTH NEWS PRODUCTS, WE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED OUR COVERAGE, PARTICULARLY IN DIGITAL FORMATS, TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS AND CHILDREN.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $9,262,448

Program Service Revenue $7,697,696

Investment Income $101,430

Other Revenue $-84,803

TOTAL REVENUE $16,976,771

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $66,600

Salaries & Benefits $7,946,673

Fundraising Expenses $1,027,107

Program Expenses $11,006,755

Other Expenses $6,715,439

TOTAL EXPENSES $14,728,712

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$16,976,771	$15,297,285	+0.1%
Expenses	$14,728,712	$15,665,054	-0.1%
Net Income	$2,248,059	$-367,769	-7.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

116

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$308,312

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Charles Pepin	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dana Sanders	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Strassner	Secretary	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Edna Lopez	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Howard Miller	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Burke	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Weiss	Chairman	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kevin Cusack	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mariam Bell	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Peter Lillback	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Russell Pulliam	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
William Newton	Vice Chairman	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kevin Martin	CEO	40.0	Officer	$142,741	$41,429	$184,170
Michele Bartlett	CFO	40.0	Officer	$113,000	$11,142	$124,142
Brian Basham	Program Director/Host	40.0	Highest	$134,836	$31,858	$166,694
Carl Azuz	Host	40.0	Highest	$153,036	$19,945	$172,981
Debra Meissner	Director of Development	40.0	Highest	$125,000	$21,203	$146,203
Lynn Vincent	Co-CCO/Executive Editor	40.0	Highest	$149,916	$2,771	$152,687
Nick Eicher	Co-CCO/Co-Host	40.0	Highest	$161,834	$19,410	$181,244

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$16,976,771	$14,728,712	$7,055,394	$2,248,059
2024	$15,297,285	$15,665,054	$5,844,041	$-367,769
2023	$14,902,950	$15,718,797	$6,806,774	$-815,847
2022	$14,166,802	$13,715,696	$7,447,758	$451,106
2021	$13,744,074	$11,758,080	$6,809,333	$1,985,994
2020	$11,160,512	$10,654,697	$5,264,725	$505,815
2019	$10,198,580	$9,514,353	$3,997,962	$684,227
2018	$9,863,530	$9,221,358	$2,749,522	$642,172