El Sembrador Ministries

Also known as Esne

Chatsworth, CA · EIN 95-4507478 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

El Sembrador Ministries reported $10.7 million in revenue and $10.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.90 went to program services, $19.92 to management and general costs and $3.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $104,043 (DIRECTOR, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER). Revenue fell 8% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

Program services$76.90 $8.2M
Management & general$19.92 $2.1M
Fundraising$3.18 $339K

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 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 $11M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$95.33 $10M
Investment income$0.51 $54,238
Other revenue$4.16 $444K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	76.9%	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	19.9%	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.2%	1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.03	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	95.3%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$104,043	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.98%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	36.5	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	6 of 7	90.9%

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 expense

$8.2M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $331K

El Sembrador Ministries is a culturally hispanic, culturally catholic broadcaster providing 24 hour television programing, 24 hour radio programing, and outreach through digital media and charity activities in north america. The ministry also brings in ministerial talent (catholic priests, religous and layity) from accross the united states and overseas to solicit funds for the ministry during its awarness campaigns, which are live events

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
DIRECTOR, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$99,817	$0	$4,226	$104,043
SECRETARY, CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$88,705	$0	$5,405	$94,110

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from El Sembrador Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $198K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	76.9%	$32M	$104,043
2023 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	79.4%	$32M	$98,906
2022 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	80.7%	$32M	$94,486
2021 ⓘ	$19M	$12M	79.9%	$32M	$85,299
2020 ⓘ	$17M	$9.0M	69.5%	$25M	$95,706
2019 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	66.9%	$17M	$87,924

Governance 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–1b7 · 6 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 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
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 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 562
Volunteers Part I, line 6640

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

KYRIE MEDIA
Production and editing services

$102,806

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to El Sembrador Ministries totaling $529 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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Questions people ask

How much of El Sembrador Ministries's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, El Sembrador Ministries reported that 76.9% of its $10.6 million in expenses went to program services, 19.9% to management and general and 3.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does El Sembrador Ministries pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation El Sembrador Ministries reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $104,043, for the role of DIRECTOR, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does El Sembrador Ministries get its money?

Of $10.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 95.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is El Sembrador Ministries a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-4507478 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 202522939349300817 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403139349304655 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349328279 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213189349305561 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123189349300552 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349307528 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-4507478: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.