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To promote, distribute, facilitate and broadcast religious and educational materials and prgramming to the greater philadelphia region and beyond including 10 million pennsylvania and new jersey television viewers.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-3117569) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.6M a year · 86% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
54% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.7 mo
of spending, in cash
0.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2.4M
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.1% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
None of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.6M
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$10.8M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +289%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$34K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$10.8M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$10.8M

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 Apr 2023.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $741K Management & general 46% · $620K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $741K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing christian based and educational television broadcasting.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-3117569) · Dispute this line
$741Kprogram 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$2.4M

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$141K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$741K
Managementcol C$620K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$141K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.8M
Other assetsLn 15$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
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$340K$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$13K
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M$10.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$364K$364K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$343$343
Payroll taxesLn 10$127K$127K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$105K$31K$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$86K$86K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
RoyaltiesLn 15$156K$156K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$77K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$392K$389K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$741K$620K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $2.6M$1.4M$1.2M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $5.5M$349K$5.2M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $4.5M$34K$4.4M$4.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,550,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,550,000$2,410,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$140,566
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,550,000$2,550,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,821$491,501
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,640$868,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $349,461$1,360,340
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,200,539$1,190,226
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,550,566 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,410,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,410,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $140,566$140,566
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $140,566$2,550,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,360,340 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $364,054$364,054
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $343$343
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $127,104$127,104
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,916$9,916
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,450$6,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,000 · Management $74,000$105,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $86,489$86,489
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $24,598$24,598
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $156,500$156,500
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,209$7,209
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,475$77,475
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $389,185 · Management $3,139$392,324
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,878$2,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $740,649 · Management $619,691 · Fundraising $0$1,360,340
Part X · Balance sheet $10,838,108 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $340,192$81,565
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,789,037$6,801,167
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,505,376$3,955,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,634,605$10,838,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$13,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$13,277
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,634,605$10,824,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,634,605$10,824,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,634,605$10,838,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,824,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,550,566
XI-2 Total expenses$1,360,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,190,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,634,605
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,824,831

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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