Central Dakota Enterprises INC EIN 45-0340393

Central Dakota Enterprises INC

EIN  45-0340393 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mandan, ND
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Broadcasts the Gospel of Christ to help others find the way.
Leadership
Brad Bales · Station Manager · $98K
Money in and out
$507K revenue, $471K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Broadcasts the Gospel of Christ to help others find the way. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $507K in revenue, $471K in expenses, and $617K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$471K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$617K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $36K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×10 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$507K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$471K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total assets
$623K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2025▼ -21%
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$471K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$617K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$36K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$623K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $344K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Central Dakota Enterprises, Inc. operates a 100,000-Watt non-profit Christian radio station (KNDR 104.7 FM) for the Central Dakotas. KNDR's service area is an 80-mile radius of Mandan, ND with three 30-mile radius translators in Beulah, ND, Firesteel and Mobridge, SD. KNDR is a 24-hour continuous broadcasting station.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCentral Dakota Enterprises INC
EINHdr · item D45-0340393
Principal addressHdr · item CMandan, ND
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kndr.fm
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MND
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A34Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1981

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Station Manager
$97,759Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brad Bales’s $98K as Station Manager is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brad Bales$97,759$93,259$88,659$86,842$83,468

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$413K · 82%
Program service revenue$81K · 16%
Investment income$12K · 2%
Contributions & grants82%$413K
Program service revenue16%$81K
Investment income2%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$507K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.07
Program services73%$344K
Management & general20%$94K
Fundraising7%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$375K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$617K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $375K · Operating expenses/yr $471K
9.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $344K · Total expenses $471K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $94K · Total expenses $471K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $33K · Total expenses $471K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $402K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $413K · Total revenue $507K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $507K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $81K · Total revenue $507K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $507K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $81K · Total expenses $471K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $507K · Prior year $496K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $524K · FY2024 $507K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $617K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $507K · Expenses $471K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $623K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $617K · Total assets $623K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $623K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brad Bales · Reported title Station Manager · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $471K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $240K · Total expenses $471K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$507K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$471K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$500K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$524K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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