St Michael's Media INC FY2023 filing

Ferndale, MIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 20-4768921Revenue $3.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRStheonetruefaith.tv2900 Hilton Rd · Ferndale, MI

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Educating individuals about the catholic faith and organizing people to help in charitable endeavors.

30¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$444K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $557K a year · 19% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$444K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
30%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2023▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$3.6M
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$123K
FY2025$353K
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2023▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$3.9M
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.4M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$964K
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024−$352K
FY2025$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $1.4M Management & general 66% · $3.2M Fundraising 4% · $213K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $444K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Senior Executive Producer
$95,431Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$91,444Pt VII · Sec A
$72,639Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$61,358Pt VII · Sec A
$57,749Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Michael Voris$95,431$98,180$100,384$83,537$79,083
Simon Rafe$91,444$86,601$86,065$72,151$64,454
Philip Haapala—$77,894$74,150$51,313$43,263
Charles Hornbacher$72,639$65,544$65,450$55,583$54,691
Christine Niles$57,749$67,258$66,390$56,772$55,257
Susan Vance$65,000$65,844$63,331$54,112$64,454
Mike Sherry—$62,070$60,244$47,604$47,255
Michael Sherry$61,358————

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

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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 about Catholic faith and organizes people for charitable work.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Education mission expenses

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$3.2M
Fundraisingcol D$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$485K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$89K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$485K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$485K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$815K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$485K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$815K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$590K$590K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.8M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$150K$150K
Legal feesLn 11b$172K$172K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$22K$6K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$24K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1.2M$855K$244K$122K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$26K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$134K$94K$27K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$78K$55K$16K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$502K$361K$81K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$1.4M$3.2M$213K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $353K$1K$352K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $123K$1.6M−$1.5M−$352K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.3M$4.8M−$1.5M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$5.1M−$164K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$5.1M−$209K$964K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$4.1M−$517K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2019 $3.6M$3.9M−$307K$1.4M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,268,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,388,985$1,708,166
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,490,763$1,463,035
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$89,242
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,174$7,709
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,894,922$3,268,152
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 $3,011,976$2,568,728
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,047,364$2,248,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,059,340$4,817,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$164,418−$1,549,458
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $3,268,152 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,172 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,708,166
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,708,166
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,463,035$1,463,035
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $89,241$89,241
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,881$9,881
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,470,745 · Unrelated business $89,241 · Excluded from tax $0$3,268,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,817,610 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $590,178$590,178
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $1,817,627$1,817,627
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,125$11,125
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $149,798$149,798
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $172,173$172,173
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,138$11,138
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,100$2,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,363 · Management $6,391 · Fundraising $3,193$31,947
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,666 · Management $6,768 · Fundraising $3,384$33,818
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $855,461 · Management $244,419 · Fundraising $122,208$1,222,088
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,146 · Management $7,470 · Fundraising $3,735$37,351
IX-17 TravelPrograms $93,844 · Management $26,813 · Fundraising $13,406$134,063
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,550 · Management $15,588 · Fundraising $7,799$77,937
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,801$15,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $361,466 · Management $81,291 · Fundraising $58,847$501,604
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8,862$8,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,437,496 · Management $3,167,542 · Fundraising $212,572$4,817,610
Part X · Balance sheet $1,300,469 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,184$485,136
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,730,404$815,333
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,013,905$1,300,469
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,529$100,203
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $159,927$50,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $314,456$150,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,699,449$1,149,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,013,905$1,300,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,149,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,268,152
XI-2 Total expenses$4,817,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,549,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,699,449
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,149,991

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