National Religious Broadcasters

Analysis

National Religious Broadcasters is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, National Religious Broadcasters reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.6m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $4.3m (+5.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, National Religious Broadcasters sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include What Matters Ministries and Missions ($4.3m), Blanton-Peale Institute ($4.3m) and Camp Anderson Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.4% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 26 employees.