KNDR...helping others find the way to Christ...Original Mission Statement 1975..."to advance the work of the Lord Jesus Christ on earth by broadcasting the Gospel of Christ"

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 39 volunteers and 6 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$507K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$617K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$507K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$524K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$507K
Expenses
$471K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$411K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$500K
FY2025$471K
Net assets
$617K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$559K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$617K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1981.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $344K Management & general 20% · $94K Fundraising 7% · $33K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

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 2216 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Broadcasts the Gospel of Christ to help others find the way.

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1 program · $344K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

$344Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$507K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$344K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$617K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$507K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151
SavingsLn 2$374K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230K
Total assetsLn 16$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$617K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 639
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224K$230K
Total assetsLn 16$588K$623K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$580K$617K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$32K$70K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$80K$12K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$951$577$577
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$4K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$10K$7K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$82K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$344K$94K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $507K$471K$36K$617K 990 PDF
FY2024 $496K$500K−$4K$580K 990 PDF
FY2023 $471K$495K−$24K$584K 990 PDF
FY2022 $500K$451K$50K$608K 990 PDF
FY2021 $524K$411K$112K$559K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $507,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $402,521$413,376
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $83,935$81,190
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,635$12,473
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $496,091$507,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,867$2,100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $254,859$239,777
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $10,736$9,802
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,005$219,142
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $500,467$470,821
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,376$36,218
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $507,039 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$413,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,376
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,278 · Unrelated business $20,903$81,181
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,473$12,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,287 · Unrelated business $20,903 · Excluded from tax $12,473$507,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,821 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,100$2,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,147 · Management $69,653 · Fundraising $5,358$107,158
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,161 · Management $11,678 · Fundraising $11,678$103,517
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $951 · Management $577 · Fundraising $577$2,105
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,417 · Management $1,675 · Fundraising $1,675$7,767
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,453 · Management $7,196 · Fundraising $1,581$19,230
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,071$3,071
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $9,802$9,802
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,074$4,074
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,915$17,915
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,679$8,679
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,448$35,448
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,252$41,252
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,754$16,754
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,847 · Fundraising $2,104$83,951
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,998$7,998
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,196 · Management $93,850 · Fundraising $32,775$470,821
Part X · Balance sheet $623,208 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150$151
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $359,666$374,376
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,649$4,077
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$14,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $224,406$229,715
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $587,871$623,208
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,023$6,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,023$6,318
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $579,848$616,890
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $587,871$623,208
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $616,890 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$507,039
XI-2 Total expenses$470,821
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$579,848
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$824
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$616,890

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

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