Stand to Reason is committed to wise financial stewardship. Over 80% of donated funds go directly to ministry activity to fulfill STR's mission: to train and equip Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values in the public square.
STR has been recognized repeatedly by third-party organizations that monitor non-profit fiscal management. Both Charity Navigator and MinistryWatch have given STR their high marks for sound fiscal management. A summary of STR's financial report is available here.
Stand to Reason is overseen by a board of directors:
- Steve Carmichael, Chariman
- Craig Hazen
- John Nguyen
- Jim Inskeep
- Brad Parton
- Richard Moselle
- Greg Koukl, President of Stand to Reason
Key employees are Greg Koukl, President, and Melinda Penner, Director of Operations. Other key staff include Tom Puls, Derek White, Wendy Jones, Amy Hall, Crissy Watkins, and Kyle Scheele.
In 2009, Stand to Reason pursued its mission to equip Christian ambassadors. Some benchmarks of that activity include:
- 675,689 training pieces mailed or emailed
- 20,386 CDs and MP3s distributed
- 7,877,202 articles viewed on the website
- 2,908,356 visits to the website
- 229,431 podcasts downloaded
- 52 radio broadcasts
- 1,409 visits per day to the blog on average
- 354 speaking events by Greg, Brett, and Alan
