Southwest Radio Church of the Air

Analysis

Southwest Radio Church of the Air is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southwest Radio Church of the Air reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.1m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.4m (+29%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southwest Radio Church of the Air sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban Impact ($2.4m), Dawat E Islami USA Inc ($2.4m) and Kontaktmission U S a ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $265k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $619k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $847k. It reported 25 employees.