Educational Media Foundation FY2023 filing

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Rocklin, CA501(c)(3)Since 1981Arts & CultureEIN 94-2816342Revenue $242.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSemfbroadcasting.com5700 West Oaks Blvd, 95765-3719 · Rocklin, CATax-exempt since Oct 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To create and distribute compelling Educational christian Media that inspires and encourages

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5.0M 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
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89.7M a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5.0M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94.8M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$242.2M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$154.5M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.0B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$242.2M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$210.5M
FY2021$247.1M
FY2022$238.4M
FY2023$242.2M
FY2024$261.0M
Expenses
$154.5M
FY2023▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$127.3M
FY2021$135.4M
FY2022$165.5M
FY2023$154.5M
FY2024$168.0M
Net assets
$1.0B
FY2023▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$781.4M
FY2021$899.5M
FY2022$945.3M
FY2023$1.0B
FY2024$1.1B

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 Oct 1983.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $108.9M Management & general 23% · $34.9M Fundraising 7% · $10.7M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $5.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Transition Officer End 7/31/23
$552,972Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Treas End 3/23; Cao End 7/23
$551,889Pt VII · Sec A
CEO/Director End 5/15/24
$453,039Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Media Officer
$318,393Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer End 1/5/24
$297,233Pt VII · Sec A
VP Signal Developmt/Asst Treasurer
$287,376Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP of Radio
$283,522Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations and Engineering
$266,158Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Woods’s $640K as CEO/Director (end 5/15/24) is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 53 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jon Reeves—$131,014$569,438$722,761$559,825
Todd Woods$639,885$453,039$378,896——
Alan Mason————$634,447
Janet Cherry$330,971$552,972$378,990$350,926$393,915
David Atkinson$317,281$551,889$363,980$316,705$300,753
Edwin Rice$521,375$255,249———
Christopher Barron——$339,528$422,943$329,306
Michael McCall—$254,322$417,820$295,842$280,038

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

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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

Programs and updates

Creates and distributes inspiring Christian media while providing free critical incident stress management training to first responders, medical professionals, and community chaplains.

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3 programs · $108.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Emf owns AND/OR manages multiple media channels including, but not limited to, non-commercial religious and educational radio broadcasting; film and video production, marketing, and distribution; live events; literature; streaming; podcasting, and other digital media.

$104.5Mprogram expense
02

Pastoral care department of educational media foundation provides spiritual support to the organization's listening audience, and to local communities and churches by connecting callers to ministry resources in their areas.

$3.1Mprogram expense
03

The dare ii dream educational school assembly program addresses the ongoing challenges facing the youth of today. The religiously neutral and biblically-based presentation educates kids that their choices today will impact their lives tomorrow.

$638Kprogram expense

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 3 funders$42K
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $2.4M · 2020–2024
Convoy of HopeMO · FY2024$500,000
The Hope Center INCCA · FY2024$25,000
AgapeTN · FY2024$10,000
Convoy of HopeMO · FY2022$350,000
New Hope AcademyTN · FY2022$25,000
Gospel Music Association INCTN · FY2022$25,000
Porters CallTN · FY2021$150,000
The Premier FoundationSC · FY2021$75,000
Gospel Music Association INCTN · FY2021$50,000
Porters CallTN · FY2020$600,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$242.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6.3M
Money outPt IX
$154.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$108.9M
Managementcol C$34.9M
Fundraisingcol D$10.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$94.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$485K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$6.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$242.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13.2M
SavingsLn 2$13.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$200.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181.8M
Other assetsLn 15$58.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$94.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5540
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131.1M$26.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124.7M$200.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86.2M$181.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.05B$1.12B
LiabilitiesLn 26$101.0M$94.8M
Net assetsLn 32$945.3M$1.03B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.6M$929K$2.5M$128K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45.3M$30.2M$11.1M$3.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.6M$1.1M$389K$138K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.0M$6.7M$2.5M$871K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.6M$2.4M$885K$314K
Management feesLn 11a$360K$294K$41K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$1.9M$1.9M
Accounting feesLn 11c$450K$450K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$147K$147K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1.9M$1.9M
Investment management feesLn 11f$764K$764K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.2M$1.2M$837K$1.1M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4.6M$4.1M$494K
Office expensesLn 13$2.9M$1.8M$492K$629K
Information technologyLn 14$4.5M$4.5M
RoyaltiesLn 15$101K$101K
OccupancyLn 16$2.5M$1.8M$505K$216K
TravelLn 17$1.9M$1.4M$264K$208K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$48K$48K
InterestLn 20$566K$566K$364
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10.6M$10.1M$525K
InsuranceLn 23$612K$612K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50.7M$44.3M$5.7M$713K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.7M$1.5M$1.1M$94K
Total functional expensesLn 25$154.5M$108.9M$34.9M$10.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $261.0M$168.0M$93.0M$1.1B 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $242.2M$154.5M$87.7M$1.0B 990 PDF
FY2022 $238.4M$165.5M$72.9M$945.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $247.1M$135.4M$111.7M$899.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $210.5M$127.3M$83.2M$781.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $242,249,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $231,285,801$220,279,531
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$4,577,380
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,461,127$6,264,413
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,606,976$11,127,828
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $238,353,904$242,249,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $498,853$43,950
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,244,143$64,061,795
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,884,570$1,866,084
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,874,088$88,578,140
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $165,501,654$154,549,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,852,250$87,699,183
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $242,249,152 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,341,773 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$220,279,531
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$484,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,279,531
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,191,425 · Unrelated business $385,955$4,577,380
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,354,082$7,354,082
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $25,626 · Excluded from tax $196,489$222,115
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,089,669−$1,089,669
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,563,940$6,563,940
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,512,939 · Unrelated business $3,995,780 · Excluded from tax $6,460,902$242,249,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $154,549,969 across 25 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $43,950$43,950
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $929,161 · Management $2,527,604 · Fundraising $127,621$3,584,386
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,216,344 · Management $11,133,529 · Fundraising $3,945,201$45,295,074
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,055,747 · Management $389,001 · Fundraising $137,844$1,582,592
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,669,645 · Management $2,457,501 · Fundraising $870,823$9,997,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,402,743 · Management $885,316 · Fundraising $313,715$3,601,774
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $294,012 · Management $41,292 · Fundraising $24,696$360,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,867,471$1,867,471
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $450,435$450,435
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $146,760$146,760
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,866,084$1,866,084
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $763,999$763,999
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,222,663 · Management $836,670 · Fundraising $1,108,491$3,167,824
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,105,016 · Fundraising $493,821$4,598,837
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,767,047 · Management $492,202 · Fundraising $629,374$2,888,623
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,535,234$4,535,234
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $100,631$100,631
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,812,964 · Management $505,020 · Fundraising $216,438$2,534,422
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,447,201 · Management $264,423 · Fundraising $208,379$1,920,003
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $48,230$48,230
IX-20 InterestPrograms $565,934 · Management $364$566,298
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,110,361 · Management $525,345$10,635,706
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $612,278$612,278
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,270,669 · Management $5,732,323 · Fundraising $712,623$50,715,615
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,457,074 · Management $1,114,415 · Fundraising $94,285$2,665,774
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,901,380 · Management $34,899,194 · Fundraising $10,749,395$154,549,969
Part X · Balance sheet $1,124,971,160 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,777,526; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,645,844$13,158,143
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $117,471,482$13,675,380
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,818,659$7,227,541
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,001,171$3,669,011
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,014,851$2,140,986
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,113,473$9,811,605
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $86,189,344$181,765,142
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $119,191,350$194,163,785
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,459,601$5,895,806
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $615,730,800$631,885,240
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $61,535,970$58,800,995
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,046,247,591$1,124,971,160
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,265,354$27,426,629
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$122,067
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $52,007,467$54,103,349
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,991,312$94,805,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $910,048,599$1,002,295,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,207,680$27,870,416
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $945,256,279$1,030,166,032
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,046,247,591$1,124,971,160
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,030,166,032 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,249,152
XI-2 Total expenses$154,549,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,699,183
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$945,256,279
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,905,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,695,011
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,030,166,032

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