Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,762,028
- Total expenses
- $7,490,962
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,391,790
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,085,279
- Investment income
- $45,612
- Other revenue
- $239,347
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,707,656
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,135,967
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,571,689
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $6,096,043
- Management and general expenses
- $1,282,653
- Fundraising expenses
- $112,266
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $6,096,043
Program services were 81.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$210,500
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,181,290
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Convention Revenue
total $3,196,965 · related or exempt $3,175,093 · unrelated business $21,872 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Membership dues and assessments
total $880,146 · related or exempt $880,146 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Media and public relations
total $8,168 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $8,168 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $45,612 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $45,612
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11a · Other revenue: Radio advertising income
total $179,520 · related or exempt $179,520 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11b · Other revenue: Management service fee
total $24,996 · related or exempt $24,996 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $34,831 · related or exempt $34,831 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$239,347
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $214,220 · program services $174,375 · management and general $36,632 · fundraising $3,213
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,825,959 · program services $1,294,288 · management and general $452,464 · fundraising $79,207
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $73,472 · program services $59,806 · management and general $12,564 · fundraising $1,102
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $266,722 · program services $126,135 · management and general $135,589 · fundraising $4,998
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $156,938 · program services $109,685 · management and general $41,881 · fundraising $5,372
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,564,848 · program services $2,559,601 · management and general $5,247 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,586 · program services $0 · management and general $23,586 · fundraising $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $269,250 · program services $170,562 · management and general $89,187 · fundraising $9,501
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $89,811 · program services $31,868 · management and general $57,943 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $132,282 · program services $62,332 · management and general $69,950 · fundraising $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $108,753 · program services $54,214 · management and general $54,539 · fundraising $0
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17 · Travel
total $104,223 · program services $20,685 · management and general $83,538 · fundraising $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,340,305 · program services $1,303,971 · management and general $34,285 · fundraising $2,049
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20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $34,638 · program services $14,191 · management and general $20,447 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $2,909 · program services $0 · management and general $2,909 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense
total $68,541 · program services $55,792 · management and general $11,721 · fundraising $1,028
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24e · All other expenses
total $214,505 · program services $58,538 · management and general $150,171 · fundraising $5,796
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $65,173 · end of year $19,440
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,690,334 · end of year $1,550,547
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $131,278 · end of year $29,541
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $50,800 · end of year $298,792
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$308,818
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$175,907
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $136,237 · end of year $132,911
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,126,048
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $199,800 · end of year $550,377
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $208,832 · end of year $1,399,989
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $776,843 · end of year $735,978
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,020,871 · end of year $1,012,503
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $267,076 · end of year $559,186
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
NRB is a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers, and readers. We work to protect the free speech rights of our members by advocating those rights in governmental, corporate, and media sectors, and works to foster excellence, integrity, and accountability in our membership by providing networking, educational, ministry, and relational opportunities.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The work of NRB is to proclaim the good news of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ, to transform the culture through the application of sound biblical teaching, and to preserve religious freedom by keeping the doors of electronic media open for the spread of the Gospel.
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The NRB International Christian Media Convention is the largest nationally and internationally recognized gathering dedicated solely to Christian communications. year over year for the last 5 years, the Convention continues to reach record attendance, with NRB 2024 at nearly 4900 attendees, a growth of 68% since 2019. The dynamic and award-winning Exhibit Hall has expanded 61% over the last 5 years, featuring organizations that are creating unmatched opportunities for ministry growth and collaboration. Attendees engaged in impactful keynote sessions, practical workshops, and live media tapings designed to expand Gospel influence across every platform. This premier event continues to equip Christian leaders to communicate biblical truth with clarity, conviction, and global reach.
Expenses $1,688,392 · Revenue $3,175,093
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NRB membership equips Christian communicators to grow their ministries and strengthen their Gospel outreach. Members represent a wide range of industries, including radio, television, film, digital media, publishing, worship technologies, and emerging communication platforms. They gain access to exclusive leadership webinars, industry resources, and specialized networking events. Members also receive valuable promotional opportunities across NRB's media platforms and discounted rates for advertising and convention participation. Through leadership councils and advisory groups, NRB members help shape the future of Christian communications and advance biblical truth with excellence and integrity.
Expenses $975,590 · Revenue $939,973
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NRB actively defends the rights of Christian communicators through strategic public policy engagement and timely communications. In 2024, NRB advanced four key policy priorities: advocating for a favorable business environment for broadcasters, addressing corporate and governmental threats to free speech, defending the rights of religious nonprofits, and protecting First Amendment freedoms through legal advocacy. Alongside this policy work, NRB kept members informed through regular publications, including NRB Today and Washington Next Week, offering critical updates on legislative developments, industry trends, and member happenings. Policy briefings and original content equipped members to navigate challenges and boldly advance biblical truth.
Expenses $532,300
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The NRB Music License ("MLC") has been serving the needs of religious-focused radio broadcasters and digital licensees for over four decades. Because the music licensing landscape contains two entirely different royalty environments, the committee has developed expertise in meeting the needs of both commercial and non-commercial licensees. Content providers that offer Bible-based, long-form programs share unique licensing needs. These programs often contain too much music to qualify for an "all-talk" royalty rate, but do not contain enough music to make a "blanket" all you can eat rate cost effective. The MLC has met these needs by negotiating a new category of music license referred to as program period or per program. Religious licensees that meet the qualifications for this license type can significantly reduce their royalty obligations for over the air broadcasts of long-form programming. Commercial radio broadcasters and digital webcasters benefit from the MLC's efforts through a variety of specifically negotiated licenses with performing rights organizations such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR. In some cases, the MLC directly negotiates these agreements and in other circumstances we can offer competitive royalty rates through our affiliation with sister organizations such as the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC). Non-commercial radio broadcasters and digital webcasters also benefit from the work done by the MLC. Our main area of advocacy for this group is our participation in the digital webcasting proceedings before the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) which sets the rates that all digital licensees of music must pay to SoundExchange. These proceedings set royalty rates in five-year increments. The MLC also negotiates statutory rates with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR covering over the air broadcasting of programming that is focused on either talk or music. These rates apply to most non-commercial broadcasters (with the exception of NPR affiliates and certain college-affiliated, on campus broadcasters) Finally, the MLC is an active participant on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. We are a member of the M.I.C. (music, innovation, and consumers) trade coalition. M.I.C. is a group of music licensees from a wide variety of industries including television, music venues, digital media, fitness facilities, breweries, and other public facilities that use music. The committee also partners with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the RMLC in advocating for the needs of music licensees and dialoging with the U.S. Copyright Office via the submission of public comments concerning key music licensing initiatives.
Expenses $2,899,761 · Revenue $179,520
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Troy A Miller
President and C.E.O.
- Total calculated
- $441,931
- From this org
- $214,220
- From related orgs
- $186,130
- Other
- $41,581
- Hours/week
- 25 + 25 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $214,220 + $183,730 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $2,400 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $10,073 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $31,508 related
- Filer's total
- $214,220 + $227,711 related
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Michael Farris
General Counsel
- Total calculated
- $209,138
- From this org
- $192,882
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,256
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,566
- Bonus
- $11,442
- Other
- $9,874
- Deferred
- $9,072
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,184
- Filer's total
- $209,138
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Scott Hunter
Executive Director, NRB Music Licensing Committee
- Total calculated
- $195,001
- From this org
- $173,320
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,681
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,945
- Bonus
- $375
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,681
- Filer's total
- $195,001
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Linda Smith
Executive Vice Preisdent
- Total calculated
- $160,423
- From this org
- $151,510
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,913
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,152
- Bonus
- $750
- Other
- $4,608
- Deferred
- $7,538
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,375
- Filer's total
- $160,423
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Natalie Bonczek
C.F.O.
- Total calculated
- $152,042
- From this org
- $148,875
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,167
- Hours/week
- 25 + 25 related
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Beth Wakefield
Vice President of Membership and Events
- Total calculated
- $144,640
- From this org
- $137,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,640
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jim Sanders
Executive Committee member and Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tony Hart
Executive Committee and First Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Debra Fraser
Executive Committee member and 2nd Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sharon Geiger
Executive Committee member and Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim McDermott
Executive Committee member and Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Ankerberg
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Robert Baehr
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Joseph Battaglia
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Gene Bender
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Bill Blount
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Richard Bott II
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Kathy Branzell
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Bill Bumpas
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Edward Cannon
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Yvonne Carlson
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Phil Cooke
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Stuart Epperson Jr
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Michael Fabarez
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Jonathan Falwell
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Chuck Finney
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Jay Flowers
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Jon Fugler
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
John Fuller
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Christopher Gould
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Abraham Hamilton III
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Tom Hayes
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Allen Jackson
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
David Michael Jeremiah
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Roger Kemp
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Jim Kirkland
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Judy Kron
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Scott Krus
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Collin Lambert
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Brett Larson
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Lauren Libby
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Roger Lonnquist
Executive Committee and Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erwin Lutzer
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Paul Martin
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Alex McFarland
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Charley Mefferd
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Lee Miller
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Doug Myer
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Robert Pacienza
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Star Parker
Executive Committee and Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wayne Pederson
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
David Pierce
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Grace Rendall
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01 + 0.01 related
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Sharyn Robertson
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
A Larry Ross
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Bonnie Sala
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
David Santrella
Executive Committee and Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jamey Schmitz
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01 + 0.01 related
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Michael Shelley
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
John Sorensen
Executive Committee and Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom Steigleman
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Jennifer Stokes
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
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Michael Stonecypher
Executive Committee and Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James Ward
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01 + 0.01 related
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Wes Ward
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
Tim Whitehead
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
David Wollen
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
-
David Young
Board of Directors member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.01
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a
- The compensation arrangement for the CEO includes a provision to allow a companion to accompany them on travel up to two times annually.
- Schedule J, Part I, Line 7
- The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors approved a nonfixed payment made in the form of a discretionary bonus to the CEO. All other nonfixed payments to employees made in the form of a discretionary bonus are subject to the discretion and approval by the CEO.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501 (c) (3) · Provide educational programming with the unique focus on the worldview of the Christian faith. · DE · controlled entity
Directly controlled by National Religious Broadcasters
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202611359349307296
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