Son Broadcasting INC

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Providing religious programs on television

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0253278) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 11 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
64% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.1 mo
of spending, in cash
3.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
None of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$835K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$777K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$482K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$835K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$819K
FY2024$835K
Expenses
$777K
FY2024-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$545K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$777K
Net assets
$482K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$482K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1977.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $494K Management & general 10% · $75K Fundraising 27% · $208K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-Preside
$61,560Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$50,682Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary K Gonzales$61,560$57,357$56,518$51,410$32,377
Jamie Sanchez$50,682————
Jamie Lujan—$45,332$43,645——
Jim Garcia$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000$35,985
Ted Gonzales——$27,276$32,610$25,450
Vickie Archiveque———$1,000—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Religious counseling, seminars, TV programming of religious programs

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0253278) · Dispute this line
$3Kprogram expense
02

Religious counseling, seminars, TV programing of religious programs

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0253278) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

Religious TV programing, seminars and counseling

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0253278) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,726

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$835K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$475K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Money outPt IX
$777K
Ln 25
Programscol B$494K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$208K
Owns and owesPt X
$482K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$475K
Investment incomeLn 3$180
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Total revenueLn 12$835K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$248K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$482K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 69
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$140K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K$248K
Total assetsLn 16$447K$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$423K$482K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$358K$165K$64K$129K
Other employee benefitsLn 9−$397−$451$54
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$11K$4K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$692$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$2K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$18K$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$43K$43K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$29K$5K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$16K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$43K−$19K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$133K$122K−$446$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$777K$494K$75K$208K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2025 $835K$777K$58K$482K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $819K$779K$40K$423K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2023 $587K$611K−$25K$383K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 1, 2022 $662K$547K$115K$408K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2021 $534K$545K−$10K$293K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $835,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,709$275,808
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $376,684$475,014
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,724$180
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,098$84,009
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $819,215$835,011
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,726$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $378,019$382,422
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $395,577$394,359
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $779,322$776,781
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,893$58,230
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $835,011 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $125 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$275,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$275,808
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $475,014$475,014
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $180$180
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$13,024−$13,024
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $96,908$96,908
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $475,014 · Unrelated business $84,009 · Excluded from tax $180$835,011
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $776,781 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $164,641 · Management $64,425 · Fundraising $128,850$357,916
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms −$451 · Management $54−$397
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,455 · Management $4,483 · Fundraising $8,965$24,903
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $692 · Management $1,052 · Fundraising $1,024$2,768
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,186 · Management $3,322 · Fundraising $3,235$8,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,401$5,401
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,102 · Management $5,084 · Fundraising $4,950$28,136
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $42,642$42,642
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,232 · Management $5,418 · Fundraising $5,644$40,294
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,237$39,237
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,040 · Management $9,831$25,871
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,008 · Management −$18,536 · Fundraising $44,101$68,573
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $121,501 · Management −$446 · Fundraising $11,639$132,694
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $493,686 · Management $74,687 · Fundraising $208,408$776,781
Part X · Balance sheet $483,972 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,619$77,703
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,735$122,903
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $233,880$248,355
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $53,164$35,011
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $447,151$483,972
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,771$2,362
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,771$2,362
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $423,380$481,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $423,380$481,610
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $447,151$483,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $481,610 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$835,011
XI-2 Total expenses$776,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,230
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$423,380
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$481,610

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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