Word Christian Broadcasting INC

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Douglasville, GA501(c)(3)Since 1993ReligionEIN 58-2034491Revenue $185K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwordchristianbroadcasting.com8451 Earl D Lee Blvd Ste B, 30134-8520 · Douglasville, GATax-exempt since Dec 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The overall purpose of this ministry is to carry out the great commission found in matthew 28:19-20, through Broadcasting and cybercasting of the gospel of jesus christ and through the dissemination of Christian literature. The Word "broadcast" is an agricultural term that means to scatter seed indiscriminately over a wide area. IT is our joy and privilege to make the gospel available to anyone and everyone who chooses to listen. We seek the salvation of souls, the baptism of believers, and the growth and nurturing of christians. We understand that in america most listeners are already christians. Therefore, we focus on motivating our listeners to actively pursue the lost, and to live out their faith on a daily basis, through kjv bible preaching and teaching, and old time gospel music. With a year-round average of twelve hours of radio Broadcasting per day and 24-hour cybercasting, we further seek to provide interesting, informative, and entertaining programming that will offer christi

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $98
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$229K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$185K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$202K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$185K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$185K
Expenses
$202K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$202K
Net assets
$259K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$259K

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 Dec 1994.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $156K Management & general 15% · $29K Fundraising 8% · $16K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$22,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Keller’s $22K as Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Nick Keller$22,100$22,118$20,725——
Johnny Ivey————$10,200
Scott Thomas———$4,370$5,580

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

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Broadcasts the Gospel and Christian literature to spread faith and encourage believers.

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3 programs · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Radio Broadcasting on 1520 Am, Douglasville, Georgia

Wdcy, together with sister stations WDPC and wnea, covers the western half of metro atlanta with the traditional christian message of the good news of personal salvation through faith in jesus christ. We preach and teach salvation as the gift of god freely given to believers by his grace.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Radio Broadcasting on 1500 Am, Dallas, Georgia

WDPC, together with sister stations wdcy and wnea, covers the western half of metro atlanta with the traditional christian message of the good news of personal salvation through faith in jesus christ. We preach and teach salvation as the gift of god freely given to believers by his grace.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Radio Broadcasting on 1300 Am, Newnan, Georgia

Wnea, together with sister stations wdcy and WDPC, covers the western half of metro atlanta with the traditional christian message of the good news of personal salvation through faith in jesus christ. We preach and teach salvation as the gift of god freely given to believers by his grace.

$25Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$98
Grants paid · 5 grants · $50K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,400
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,514
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,400
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,400

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$185K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$202K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$881
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$185K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$427K
Total assetsLn 16$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$459K$427K
Total assetsLn 16$525K$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K$229K
Net assetsLn 32$276K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$24K$10K$367
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$17K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$4K$4K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$14K$989$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$26K$3K$847
InterestLn 20$11K$8K$2K$619
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$32K$349$21
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$3K$750
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$2K$6
All other expensesLn 24e$368$185$176$7
Total functional expensesLn 25$202K$156K$29K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $185K$202K−$17K$259K 990 PDF
FY2024 $210K$226K−$16K$276K 990 PDF
FY2023 $203K$201K$2K$292K 990 PDF
FY2022 $220K$231K−$11K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021 $192K$179K$13K$301K 990 PDF
FY2020 $208K$149K$59K$288K 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 $185,307 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $96,665$76,392
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,765$75,860
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,025$881
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,497$32,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $209,952$185,307
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,514$10,400
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,907$57,520
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,135$134,049
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,556$201,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,604−$16,662
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $185,307 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $106 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,198
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,392
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,860$75,860
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $881$881
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$316−$316
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $32,384$32,384
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,741 · Unrelated business $32,384 · Excluded from tax −$210$185,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,969 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,400$10,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,183 · Management $9,800 · Fundraising $367$34,350
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,437 · Management $2,866 · Fundraising $2,867$23,170
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,200 · Fundraising $1,200$2,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,905 · Management $3,612 · Fundraising $6,111$13,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,837 · Management $989 · Fundraising $3,641$18,467
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $9,176$9,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,935 · Management $3,319 · Fundraising $847$30,101
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,974 · Management $2,426 · Fundraising $619$11,019
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,305 · Management $349 · Fundraising $21$32,675
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,655 · Management $2,938 · Fundraising $750$13,343
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,108 · Management $1,758 · Fundraising $6$2,872
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $185 · Management $176 · Fundraising $7$368
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,100 · Management $29,433 · Fundraising $16,436$201,969
Part X · Balance sheet $488,521 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,447$29,198
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,550$28,437
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $459,057$427,069
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,502$3,817
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,556$488,521
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $22,158$16,780
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $248,441$229,068
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $276,115$259,453
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,556$488,521
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,453 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$185,307
XI-2 Total expenses$201,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,662
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$276,115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,453

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