Hope Media Group: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 74-2162248)

Joe Paulo’s $481K as CEO is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Joe Paulo	$480,953	$353,044	$238,231	$212,903	$166,167
Tim Dukes	$329,585	$251,328	—	—	—
Desiree Gonzalez	$282,717	$221,084	$134,841	$99,761	$70,821
Elaine Welcome	—	$274,899	$203,188	$187,641	$170,818
Mike McCall	$240,047	—	—	—	—
Nancy Overfield	$221,863	$51,269	—	—	—
Jim Marshall	$203,141	—	—	—	—
Scott Herrold	$200,355	—	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $11.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The ministry of hope media group has been impacting lives for jesus christ since 1981. Our mission is to be the voice of hope connecting people more deeply to god, and we accomplish that mission through our on-air broadcasting, digital content, community outreach, prayer initiatives, and concerts and events.

$11.1Mprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$35K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

Grants paid · 7 grants · $193K · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,225

Northern Christian Radio INCMI · FY2024$10,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,985

Jessie Rees FoundationCA · FY2022$60,000

NrbDC · FY2021$20,000

Bear Be a Resource for Cps KidsTX · FY2021$10,000

Christian Music Broadcasters INCAR · FY2019$75,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$19.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K

Investment incomeLn 3$48K

Money outPt IX

$14.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$11.1M

Managementcol C$2.6M

Fundraisingcol D$1.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$39.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.1M

Total assetsLn 16$41.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K

Investment incomeLn 3$48K

Other incomeLn 4–11$3K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K

Total revenueLn 12$19.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$273K

SavingsLn 2$8.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M

Other assetsLn 15$31K

Total assetsLn 16$41.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

Net assetsLn 32$39.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5238

VolunteersI 6870

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6.4M	$9.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.1M	$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5.5M	$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$37.8M	$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.4M	$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$35.4M	$39.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$7K	$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$608K	$286K	$262K	$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.6M	$4.4M	$824K	$367K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$210K	$161K	$34K	$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.4M	$1.1M	$208K	$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$481K	$368K	$77K	$36K
Legal feesLn 11b	$103K	$70K	$28K	$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$25K		$25K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$50K			$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$848K	$542K	$207K	$98K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1.2M	$1.1M	$6K	$106K
Office expensesLn 13	$578K	$241K	$293K	$43K
Information technologyLn 14	$1.5M	$870K	$357K	$230K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.3M	$1.1M	$97K	$26K
TravelLn 17	$74K	$55K	$9K	$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$127K	$68K	$22K	$37K
InterestLn 20	$11K	$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$806K	$626K	$138K	$42K
InsuranceLn 23	$35K	$11K	$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$131K	$119K	$10K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$14.9M	$11.1M	$2.6M	$1.2M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$40.1M	$39.2M	$900K	$79.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$50.0M	$39.2M	$10.8M	$78.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$33.4M	$38.0M	−$4.6M	$67.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$27.0M	$20.3M	$6.8M	$71.7M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$19.2M	$14.9M	$4.2M	$39.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$13.5M	$13.8M	−$282K	$35.4M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $19,168,993 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,270,237$18,932,191

I-9 Program service revenue$185,527

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $111,826$48,418

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,705$2,857

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,472,768$19,168,993

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $76,100$7,050

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,818,882$8,239,094

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $54,035$50,265

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,805,521$6,628,638

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,754,538$14,925,047

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$281,770$4,243,946

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,168,993 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $3,979 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$1,633,559

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,298,632

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,716

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,932,191

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $185,527$185,527

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51,795$51,795

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$5,880−$5,880

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,377−$3,377

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,758$4,758

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $189,506 · Unrelated business −$5,880 · Excluded from tax $53,176$19,168,993

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,925,047 across 20 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,050$7,050

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $285,979 · Management $261,640 · Fundraising $60,847$608,466

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,366,369 · Management $823,693 · Fundraising $367,326$5,557,388

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $160,640 · Management $33,720 · Fundraising $15,874$210,234

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,082,826 · Management $207,727 · Fundraising $91,420$1,381,973

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $368,463 · Management $76,538 · Fundraising $36,032$481,033

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $69,944 · Management $28,075 · Fundraising $5,356$103,375

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,450$25,450

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $50,265$50,265

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $542,368 · Management $206,913 · Fundraising $98,304$847,585

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,050,534 · Management $6,477 · Fundraising $106,232$1,163,243

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $241,485 · Management $292,975 · Fundraising $43,377$577,837

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $869,540 · Management $356,605 · Fundraising $230,122$1,456,267

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,147,477 · Management $96,505 · Fundraising $25,773$1,269,755

IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,259 · Management $9,156 · Fundraising $9,718$74,133

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $68,397 · Management $22,101 · Fundraising $36,531$127,029

IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,069$11,069

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $626,371 · Management $138,019 · Fundraising $42,071$806,461

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,578 · Management $24,915$35,493

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,718 · Management $9,511 · Fundraising $2,712$130,941

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,083,067 · Management $2,620,020 · Fundraising $1,221,960$14,925,047

Part X · Balance sheet $41,093,366 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $390,951$272,738

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,036,310$8,832,739

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,807,004$8,540,274

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,473$153,455

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$5,195

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $272,520$368,127

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,529,373$4,848,299

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,119,888$2,301,063

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $15,624,259$15,740,600

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,445$30,876

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,826,223$41,093,366

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $787,197$1,202,239

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,200$166,470

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,415,897$1,368,709

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,245,172$30,034,926

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,165,154$9,689,731

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,410,326$39,724,657

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,826,223$41,093,366

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,724,657 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$19,168,993

XI-2 Total expenses$14,925,047

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,243,946

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,410,326

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$70,385

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,724,657

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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