Son Broadcasting INC FY2023 filing

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Providing religious programs on television

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. 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.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
60%
of spending
60% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.2 mo
of spending, in cash
2.2 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
$24K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 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
$819K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$779K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$423K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$819K
FY2023▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$819K
FY2024$835K
Expenses
$779K
FY2023▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$545K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$777K
Net assets
$423K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$482K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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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

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $471K Management & general 12% · $92K Fundraising 28% · $217K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,357Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$45,332Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $165K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Religious TV programing, seminars and counseling

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0253278) · Dispute this line
$156Kprogram expense
02

Religious counseling, seminars, TV programming of religious programs

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-0253278) · Dispute this line
$9Kprogram expense
03

Religious counseling, seminars, TV programing of religious programs

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$819K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$377K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Money outPt IX
$779K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$217K
Owns and owesPt X
$423K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$377K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$819K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Other assetsLn 15$53K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$423K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$407K$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$383K$423K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$339K$156K$61K$122K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$11K$4K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$5K$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$2K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$558$558
Office expensesLn 13$25K$16K$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$30K$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$14K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$85K$56K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$34K−$4K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$779K$471K$92K$217K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2025 $835K$777K$58K$482K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled 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 FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $819,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $164,706$353,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $347,661$376,684
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70$11,724
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $74,123$77,098
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $586,560$819,215
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,300$5,726
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $373,315$378,019
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $234,529$395,577
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $611,144$779,322
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,584$39,893
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 $819,215 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,387 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$48,747
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$304,962
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$353,709
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $376,684$376,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,731$1,731
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$24,009−$24,009
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $9,993$9,993
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $99,720$99,720
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $386,677 · Unrelated business $77,098 · Excluded from tax $1,731$819,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $779,322 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,726$5,726
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $155,936 · Management $61,018 · Fundraising $122,037$338,991
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,549$15,549
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,801 · Management $4,226 · Fundraising $8,452$23,479
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,349 · Management $8,131 · Fundraising $7,917$21,397
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,130 · Management $3,239 · Fundraising $3,154$8,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,885$4,885
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $558$558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,646 · Management $4,918 · Fundraising $4,788$25,352
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $10,498$10,498
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,510 · Management $5,595 · Fundraising $5,828$40,933
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,607$80,607
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,475 · Management $8,872$23,347
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,092 · Fundraising $55,677$140,769
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,988 · Management −$4,103 · Fundraising $8,823$38,708
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $470,750 · Management $91,896 · Fundraising $216,676$779,322
Part X · Balance sheet $447,151 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,452$33,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $66,259$106,735
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $54,173$19,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $223,504$233,880
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,194$53,164
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $406,582$447,151
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,099$23,771
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,099$23,771
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $383,483$423,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $383,483$423,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $406,582$447,151
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $423,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$819,215
XI-2 Total expenses$779,322
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$383,483
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$423,380

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