Word Christian Broadcasting INC FY2020 filing

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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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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
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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 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
$301K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 4 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 4 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$208K
Spent
$149K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$208K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$185K
Expenses
$149K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$202K
Net assets
$288K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$259K

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 Dec 1994.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $112K Management & general 20% · $30K Fundraising 4% · $7K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary-Tr
$10,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,580Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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

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3 programs · $112K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$58Kprogram 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.

$35Kprogram 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.

$20Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$208K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$149K
Ln 25
Programscol B$112K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Total revenueLn 12$208K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$209K
Intangible assetsLn 14$3K
Other assetsLn 15$302K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K
Net assetsLn 32$288K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K$209K
Total assetsLn 16$510K$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K$301K
Net assetsLn 32$229K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$2K$9K$322
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$4K$1K$284
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$300$300
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$9K$8K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$3K$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$17K$3K$115
InterestLn 20$15K$12K$3K$153
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$299$18
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$881$49
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$436$268$168
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K$112K$30K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $185K$202K−$17K$259K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2025 $210K$226K−$16K$276K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2024 $203K$201K$2K$292K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023 $220K$231K−$11K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2022 $192K$179K$13K$301K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 31, 2021 $208K$149K$59K$288K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $207,670 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,176$110,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,450$98,823
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$604−$1,574
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $203,050$207,670
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $31,757$16,431
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $139,105$132,547
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,862$148,978
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,188$58,692
Part VI · Governance 1 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $207,670 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $105 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,271
VIII-1e Government grants$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,129
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $98,823$98,823
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $21$21
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$1,679
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98,844 · Excluded from tax $105$207,670
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $148,978 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,828 · Management $8,600 · Fundraising $322$10,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,977 · Management $1,420 · Fundraising $284$5,681
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,230$4,230
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $300 · Fundraising $300$600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,253$40,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,600$1,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,024 · Management $7,966 · Fundraising $2,526$19,516
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,477 · Management $2,620 · Fundraising $2,910$9,007
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $8,265$8,265
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,123 · Management $3,008 · Fundraising $115$20,246
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,359 · Management $2,746 · Fundraising $153$15,258
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,007 · Management $299 · Fundraising $18$3,324
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,964 · Management $881 · Fundraising $49$4,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,088 · Management $1,830$4,918
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $268 · Management $168$436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $112,463 · Management $29,838 · Fundraising $6,677$148,978
Part X · Balance sheet $589,012 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,538$55,484
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,810$20,156
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $211,304$209,032
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,407$2,697
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $278,203$301,643
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $510,262$589,012
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $126,294$154,007
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $54,373$46,827
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $129$20
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $280,796$300,854
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $229,466$288,158
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,466$288,158
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $510,262$589,012
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,158 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,670
XI-2 Total expenses$148,978
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,692
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,466
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,158

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