Operates radio stations broadcasting christian music and some news/talk programming to promote and develop christian religion in the broadcast area of eastern TN and west virginia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 9 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $202K a year · 118% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$315K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$953K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$225K
Expenses
$315K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$414K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$315K
Net assets
$953K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$953K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1993.

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

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $136K Management & general 57% · $180K

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; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Business Manager
$4,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Moudy’s $4K as Business Manager is at the 3rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Moudy$4,200$50,400$50,733$54,400$54,399
Cynthia Ridings———$37,500$36,000

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 Christian music and talk to promote faith in Eastern TN and West Virginia.

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1 program · $136K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The general public and business underwrite the radio broadcasting of programs. This helps the stations meet the federal communications guidelines operating in the public interest of the community and to provide a public service to the stations listeners.

$136Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$315K
Ln 25
Programscol B$136K
Managementcol C$180K
Owns and owesPt X
$953K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$927K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$882K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$927K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$953K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$927K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$806K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$953K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$0$4K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$45K$42K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$742$0$742$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$2K$5K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75$0$75$0
Office expensesLn 13$768$0$768$0
Information technologyLn 14$214$0$214$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$511$511$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$82K$33K$49K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$2K$16K$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$4K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$48K$36K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K$136K$180K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $225K$315K−$90K$953K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$363K−$148K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19K$333K−$314K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$414K−$81K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $63K$441K−$378K$1.6M 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 $225,329 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,800$175,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,751$38,038
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,773$12,178
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,324$225,329
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $125,378$99,511
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $238,048$215,569
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,426$315,080
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$148,102−$89,751
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $225,329 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$175,113
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,038
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,178
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$225,329
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $315,080 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $4,200 · Fundraising $0$4,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,001 · Management $42,252 · Fundraising $0$87,253
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $742 · Fundraising $0$742
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,471 · Management $4,845 · Fundraising $0$7,316
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,151 · Fundraising $0$1,151
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,400 · Fundraising $0$14,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $75 · Fundraising $0$75
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $768 · Fundraising $0$768
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $214 · Fundraising $0$214
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $511 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$511
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,002 · Management $49,242 · Fundraising $0$82,244
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $4,435 · Fundraising $0$4,435
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,270 · Management $15,821 · Fundraising $0$18,091
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,075 · Management $5,400 · Fundraising $0$9,475
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,216 · Management $35,989 · Fundraising $0$84,205
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $135,546 · Management $179,534 · Fundraising $0$315,080
Part X · Balance sheet $960,660 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,847$45,094
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $172,756$882,281
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,724$1,741
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,200$3,200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,221$17,326
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $805,974$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $21,685$11,018
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,054,407$960,660
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,850$7,854
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,850$7,854
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,042,557$952,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,054,407$960,660
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $952,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,329
XI-2 Total expenses$315,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$89,751
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,042,557
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$952,806

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