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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,069,259
Total expenses
$12,902,453
Contributions and grants received
$12,710,684
Grants paid
$8,910,446
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$226,005
Other revenue
$132,570
Total assets, end of year
$11,102,455
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,957,396
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,145,059
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,180,721
Management and general expenses
$890,197
Fundraising expenses
$1,831,535
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,180,721

Program services were 78.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,710,684

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $217,867 · excluded $217,867

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $50,865

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $42,727

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,138

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,138 · related or exempt $8,138

  • 11a · Other revenue: NET RENTALS FROM PARTNERSHIPS

    total $133,468 · excluded $133,468

  • 11b · Other revenue: GAIN ON SALE OF OFFICE FURNIT

    total -$898 · excluded -$898

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $132,570

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $8,910,446 · program services $8,910,446

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $366,941 · program services $84,066 · management and general $165,637 · fundraising $117,238

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $938,354 · program services $303,823 · management and general $337,850 · fundraising $296,681

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $62,557 · program services $20,037 · management and general $19,543 · fundraising $22,977

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $219,910 · program services $79,322 · management and general $83,983 · fundraising $56,605

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,364 · program services $32,146 · management and general $31,354 · fundraising $36,864

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,036 · management and general $3,036

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $153 · management and general $153

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,862 · management and general $34,862

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $850,012 · fundraising $850,012

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $51,628 · management and general $51,628

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $112,092 · program services $46,940 · management and general $30,467 · fundraising $34,685

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,749 · program services $4,957 · management and general $3,113 · fundraising $2,679

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $502,792 · program services $249,826 · management and general $95,995 · fundraising $156,971

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $80,029 · program services $4,226 · management and general $2,283 · fundraising $73,520

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,850 · program services $5,004 · management and general $3,142 · fundraising $2,704

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING, MAILING, POSTAG

    total $623,210 · program services $431,947 · management and general $17,663 · fundraising $173,600

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $23,196 · program services $7,981 · management and general $8,216 · fundraising $6,999

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPS

    total $1,272 · management and general $1,272

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $9,590,419 · end of year $9,530,997

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $227,952 · end of year $160,171

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $79,090 · end of year $115,410

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $505,635

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $348,326

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $236,647 · end of year $157,309

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,138,568 · end of year $1,138,568

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $194,247 · end of year $270,150

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $3,993,024 · end of year $3,600,672

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $107,152 · end of year $86,574

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,929,970 · end of year $7,108,887

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $48,283 · end of year $36,172

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE THE CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS TO JESUS CHRIST THROUGH INSPIRATIONAL, INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL AND SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SAT-7 IS A NETWORK OF CHRISTIAN MEDIA CHANNELS IN THE 3 MAJOR LANGUAGE GROUPS OF THE MENA REGION, ARABIC, FARSI AND TURKISH.

  • SAT-7 USA WAS FOUNDED AND EXISTS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE CHRISTIAN MEDIA MINISTRY OF SAT-7 INTERNATIONAL IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. SAT-7 USA WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO RAISE SUPPORT FOR THE BROADCASTS OF SAT-7'S INTERNATIONAL'S FOUR SATELLITE CHANNELS, SAT-7 ARABIC, SAT-7 PARS, SAT-7 KIDS AND SAT-7 TURK, AND ITS VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE, SAT-7 PLUS. THE CHANNELS BROADCAST INFORMATIVE AND UPLIFTING CHRISTIAN PROGRAMS IN ARABIC, FARSI AND TURKISH. THE PROGRAMS ARE HIGH-QUALITY, EASILY UNDERSTOOD AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TO THE MIDDLE EASTERN POPULATION. THIS SENSITIVITY IS USED TO BRIDGE THE GAPS IN VIEWER'S COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS OF CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

    Expenses $10,096,655 · Grants $8,910,446

  • TO PROVIDE CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS JESUS CHRIST THROUGH INSPIRITIONAL, INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL AND SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICES.

    Expenses $84,066

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mr Peter Schulze

    BOARD CHAIRP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mr Mark Schifferdecker

    VICE-CHAIR/T

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Archbishop Angaelos

    CHAIR, INT'L

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David L Jones

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr Steve Foskin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mrs Vicki Gillis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mrs Jerry L Canada

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Troy Carl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rita El-Mounayer

    EX-OFFICIO M

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Rex Rogers

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $235,718
    From this org
    $217,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,508
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,210
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $18,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $235,718

  • John Frick

    VP OF DEVELO

    Total calculated
    $138,923
    From this org
    $121,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,404
    Hours/week
    50

  • Mrs Ruth S Thomas

    VP FOR FINAN

    Total calculated
    $165,982
    From this org
    $156,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,691
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,291
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,691
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $165,982

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART III
PART I, LINE 3: PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES, CEO AND OFFICERS. COMPARISON WITH SALARY AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION AND SURVEYS PROVIDED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NON-PROFIT SPECIALISTS LIKE THE EFCA, GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR FOR SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL HIRING DECISIONS AND COMPARES COMPENSATION ISSUES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411359349308131

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