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Blessed Beginnings Broadcasting INC FY2023 filing

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Warsaw, IN501(c)(3)Since 2005Education EIN 20-2687809Revenue $252K in FY2023

On file with the IRS722 E Center St, 46580-3322 · Warsaw, INTax-exempt since Aug 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Educating Students To Become Productive Citizens through radio, television and social media civics education providing real world educational courses with hands on training

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$68K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$252K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$213K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$571K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$252K
FY2023▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$283K
Expenses
$213K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$197K
Net assets
$571K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$639K
FY2025$508K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $213K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Hughes
Programming
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Adams
Programming
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Lentry
Programming
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students to be productive citizens through media civics courses and hands-on training.

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2 programs · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Educating Students To Become Productive Citizens through radio, television and social media civics education providing real world educational courses with hands on training

$213Kprogram expense
02

Educating Students To Become Productive Citizens through radio, television and social media civics education providing real world educational courses with hands on training

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$571K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$620K
Total assetsLn 16$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$571K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$779K$620K
Total assetsLn 16$791K$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$723K$571K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$213K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $283K$197K$85K$508K 990 PDF
FY2024 $223K$144K$79K$639K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $252K$213K$39K$571K 990 PDF
FY2022 $206K$202K$4K$723K 990 PDF
FY2021 $330K$300K$30K$710K 990 PDF
FY2020 $225K$225K−$10$607K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $251,603 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,636$251,603
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $205,636$251,603
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$42,800
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$169,942
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$212,742
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $205,636$38,861
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,603 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,603
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$251,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,742 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,000$36,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,800$6,800
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,289$17,289
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,000$36,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $8,800$8,800
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $84,181$84,181
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,572$4,572
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,742 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$212,742
Part X · Balance sheet $638,985 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,119$3,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,667$15,204
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $779,374$620,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $791,160$638,985
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,977$67,684
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $723,183$571,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $791,160$638,985
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $571,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,603
XI-2 Total expenses$212,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$723,183
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$190,743
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$571,301

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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