Media for Christ

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Duarte, CA501(c)(3)Since 2005ReligionEIN 20-3012642Revenue $224K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1040 Hamilton Road, 91010-2715 · Duarte, CATax-exempt since Feb 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To glow jesus light and his presence in each home in the u.s., canada, and eventually in the whole world. We will provide our audience with prayers, sermons, and hymns 24/7 to prepare for christs happy and long awaited second coming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$36K
×40 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 4000% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$224K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$35K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$224K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$224K
Expenses
$238K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$238K
Net assets
−$35K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024−$21K
FY2025−$35K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

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% · $238K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Abdelmasih’s $18K as President is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Joseph Abdelmasih$18,000$18,000$18,000$12,000$4,000
Rania Mossad$12,000$12,000$12,000$6,000$4,000
Joseph N Abdelmasih———$12,000$4,000
Rania W Mossad———$6,000$4,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides prayers, sermons, and hymns 24/7 to share Jesus' light and prepare for His return.

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1 program · $238K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The way TV and the Cross TV program Believing in and acting of Christs commandment Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creatur Media for Christ lunched its satelite TV station, the Way TV on 1/12010 Simply stated,the mission of Media for Christ is to glow Jesus light and his presence in each home in the US, Canada and…

$238Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$224K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$238K
Owns and owesPt X
−$35K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$919
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$224K
Total revenueLn 12$224K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
Total assetsLn 16$919
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32−$35K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$0
Total assetsLn 16$5K$919
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$36K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K−$35K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$30K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$775$775$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$181$181$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$54K$54K$0$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$63K$63K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$238K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $224K$238K−$14K−$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $199K$219K−$21K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $256K$277K−$21K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $155K$236K−$80K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$234K−$54K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $240K$168K$72K$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $223,669 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,673$223,669
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,673$223,669
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,427$33,864
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,766$65,682
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,053$138,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $219,246$237,857
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,573−$14,188
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,669 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,669
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$223,669
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$223,669
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,857 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $33,864$33,864
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,682 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,682
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $775 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$775
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,350 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $181 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$181
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,915 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,798 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,798
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,904 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,904
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,426 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,426
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $62,962 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$62,962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,857 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$237,857
Part X · Balance sheet $919 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,927$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$919
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,927$919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,500$35,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$20,573−$34,761
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,927$919
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$34,761 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,669
XI-2 Total expenses$237,857
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$20,573
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$34,761

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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