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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MEDIA ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$604,358
Total expenses
$782,271
Contributions and grants received
$459,608
Grants paid
$135,981
Program service revenue
$125,606
Investment income
$12,551
Other revenue
$6,593
Total assets, end of year
$315,222
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,458
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$303,764
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$697,992
Management and general expenses
$78,365
Fundraising expenses
$5,914
Program service expenses (Part III)
$697,992

Program services were 89.2% 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

    $459,608

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP F

    total $125,606 · related or exempt $125,606

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,551 · excluded $12,551

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $5,666 · related or exempt $5,666

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $927 · related or exempt $927

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,593

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $135,981 · program services $135,981

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $118,183 · program services $98,092 · management and general $18,908 · fundraising $1,183

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $121,244 · program services $100,633 · management and general $19,399 · fundraising $1,212

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,565 · program services $5,449 · management and general $1,050 · fundraising $66

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,744 · program services $7,258 · management and general $1,399 · fundraising $87

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,539 · program services $15,387 · management and general $2,967 · fundraising $185

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,777 · program services $5,389 · management and general $5,388

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $29,222 · program services $14,611 · management and general $14,611

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,868 · program services $9,732 · management and general $4,633 · fundraising $503

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,942 · program services $13,232 · management and general $2,551 · fundraising $159

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,544 · program services $14,767 · fundraising $777

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $250,727 · program services $249,628 · fundraising $1,099

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,431 · program services $4,180 · management and general $1,608 · fundraising $643

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLISHER AND AUTHOR DE

    total $17,604 · program services $17,604

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $6,049 · program services $6,049

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,851 · management and general $5,851

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,474 · end of year $44,025

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $424,655 · end of year $271,197

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,819 · end of year $0

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

    $37,423

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

    $37,423

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $9,591 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,036 · end of year $11,458

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,235

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,591 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $443,399 · end of year $303,764

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,278 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

A RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PROVIDING CONSULTATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUILD COMMUNICATION, COMPETENCE IN CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATION, MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH SKILLS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN MEN AND WOMEN

  • PUBLISHING, TRAINING AND CONSULTING: MAI PROVIDES TRAINING AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING STAFF AND WRITERS WORLDWIDE. LAST YEAR WE REACHED OVER 1900 INDIVIDUALS IN 50+ COUNTRIES THROUGH WEBINARS, WRITING CONTESTS AND ONLINE COURSES.

    Expenses $357,817 · Revenue $126,533

  • MONITORING AND COORDINATING ONGOING PROJECTS: MAI PRESIDENTS JOHN MAUST AND HEATHER PUBOLS AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHER DEVELOPMENT RAMON ROCHA DEVELOPED, MANAGED, MONITORED AND FOLLOWED UP THE TRAINING PROJECTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR-WORKING IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH MAI'S REGIONAL TRUSTEES GROUPS AND THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT INVITED OUR TRAINING ASSISTANCE. FOR EVERY TRAINING,EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED BY THE TRAINERS, HOST ORGANIZATION AND PARTICIPANTS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE TRAININGS.

    Expenses $157,528

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AGREEMENTS WITH SEVERAL FOREIGN ENTITIES TO SERVE AS THEIR FISCAL SPONSOR. THESE AGREEMENTS ALLOW MAI TO RECEIVE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM A U.S. ENTITY AND THEN FORWARD TO THE ENTITIES FOR WHICH THEY ARE A FISCAL SPONSOR. THE AGREEMENTS ALLOW FOR A SERVICE CHARGE TO BE COLLECTED FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE TRANSFERS.

    Expenses $135,981 · Grants $135,981 · Revenue $5,666

  • PROGRAM INFORMATION, HANDBOOK AND NEWSLETTER: MAI SERVES THE GLOBAL CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING COMMUNITY BY SHARING TRAINING RESOURCES AND PUBLISHING NEWS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE (WWW.MAIGLOBAL.ORG), WORDS FOR THE WORLD NEWSLETTER AND DIGITAL AND PRINT TRAINING HANDBOOKS. THE LITTWORLDONLINE BLOG FOSTERS CONTINUED TRAINING AND NETWORKING OF PAST LITTWORLD AND OTHER TRAINING PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO OFFER FREE TRAINING WEBINARS ON PUBLISHING TOPICS.

    Expenses $46,666

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John D Maust

    PRESIDENT (5/1/24-11/10/24)

    Total calculated
    $105,164
    From this org
    $95,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,303
    Hours/week
    50

  • Heather Pubols

    PRESIDENT (11/10/24-4/30/25)

    Total calculated
    $11,799
    From this org
    $11,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Anna Piro

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $1,220
    From this org
    $1,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • Richard Crespo

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Pederson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • Jeff Kvistad

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Carlos Gutierrez Martinez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Janet Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rose Inziani Birenge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Casey Helmick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Christine Kindberg Sloat

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Bernice Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Ellen Hsu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Greg Burgess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349301342

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