Faith based radio program

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$31K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $71K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $53
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
Spent
$146K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$237K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$166K
Expenses
$146K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$165K
FY2025$170K
Net assets
$108K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$145K

From the FY2020 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 Jun 1982.

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% · $146K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrative Asst
$27,040Pt VII · Sec A
$4,079Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maureen Powers’s $27K as Administrative Asst is at the 26th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maureen Powers$27,040$27,040$27,040$27,040$27,040$27,040
Kathy McCarthy$3,453$5,901$4,702$3,769$3,144$4,079

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

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Organization is a faith based organization which spreads its message through a radio show, annual conf- erence and a variety of other events.

$146Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$53

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$146K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$37K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$824$824$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$999$999$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$58K$58K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K$146K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $166K$170K−$5K$145K 990 PDF
FY2024 $167K$165K$2K$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $147K$151K−$3K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022 $169K$157K$13K$151K 990 PDF
FY2021 $167K$137K$31K$145K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $237K$146K$92K$108K 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
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Part I · Summary $237,354 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $56,240$175,734
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,452$33,247
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,221$28,373
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $115,913$237,354
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,564$1,830
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $6,120$7,986
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,859$33,633
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,538$102,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $162,081$145,539
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,168$91,815
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $237,354 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$175,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,734
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,247
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,373
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,620 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$237,354
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,539 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,830$1,830
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $7,986$7,986
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,079 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,079
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,040 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,040
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,514 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,514
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,300
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $824 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,947 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,947
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,940 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,940
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,480 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,480
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $999 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,451 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,451
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $58,149 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$58,149
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,539 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$145,539
Part X · Balance sheet $107,863 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,048$36,812
X-11 Publicly traded securities$71,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,048$107,863
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,048$107,863
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,048$107,863
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,048$107,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,863 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,354
XI-2 Total expenses$145,539
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,048
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,863

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