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Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation reported $261.0 million in revenue and $168.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $69.13 went to program services, $23.88 to management and general costs and $6.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $688,340 (CEO/DIRECTOR (END 5/15/24)). 175 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $168MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $261MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.1% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 23.9% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.8% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $688,340 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.41% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 175 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 78.7 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEmf 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
Pastoral care department of emf provides spiritual support to the organization's listening audience, and to local communities and churches by connecting callers to ministry resources in their areas. The pastoral care department offers biblically based counseling and prayer, primarily via telephone, from trained pastors and pastoral care team members. The pastoral care team is available to take live listener calls throughout the day and pastors are on call (24-7) should crisis support and intervention be necessary. In addition, listeners are encouraged to leave their prayer requests on the…
Crisis response educational training equips and supports first and second responder networks proactively through training and preparedness, and reactively during disaster recovery community responses through resiliency interventions. These services are offered to (but not limited to) first responders (police, fire), secondary responders (medical health professionals), and community chaplains. The classes are provided at no charge and teach the basics of critical incident stress management (cism). This program was developed as an outgrowth of our pastoral ministry and local outreach
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO/DIRECTOR (END 5/15/24) Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $639,885 | $0 | $48,455 | $688,340 |
| CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $521,375 | $0 | $46,993 | $568,368 |
| CHAIRMAN (END 3/1/24) Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $0 | $525,000 | $525,000 |
| CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (END 4/21/25) Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $362,348 | $0 | $36,818 | $399,166 |
| CFO/TREASURER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $291,564 | $0 | $43,283 | $334,847 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $299,934 | $0 | $31,082 | $331,016 |
| FORMER CHIEF TRANSITION OFFICER Former, 50.00 hrs/week | $330,971 | $0 | $0 | $330,971 |
| VP OF INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $288,874 | $0 | $40,795 | $329,669 |
175 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Educational Media Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5666
- Volunteers Part I, line 6300
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC Construction services | $32,721,616 |
| DUNHAMCOMPANY Marketing/fundraising | $2,588,324 |
| INFOCISION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Call center | $1,019,117 |
| BGRS LLC Relocation services | $954,317 |
| HASTINGS ARCHITECTURE LLC Architectural services | $810,615 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 65 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
20 private foundations reported grants to Educational Media Foundation totaling $33,186 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Educational Media Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Educational Media Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Educational Media Foundation spent in 2024, $69.13 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Educational Media Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Educational Media Foundation reported that 69.1% of its $168.0 million in expenses went to program services, 23.9% to management and general and 7.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Educational Media Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Educational Media Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $688,340, for the role of CEO/DIRECTOR (END 5/15/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Educational Media Foundation get its money?
Of $261.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 85.6% came from contributions and grants and 1.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Educational Media Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2816342 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502169349302020 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442479349301519 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322169349300817 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212419349301366 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102079349300640 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011829349302271 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2816342: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.