Small Public Charity

THIN AIR COMMUNITY RADIO

THIN AIR COMMUNITY RADIO, of SPOKANE, WA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $158K in revenue, $220K in expenses, $81K in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $84K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 205354265 SPOKANE, WA Radio NTEE: A34 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$158K
Total Expenses$220K
Total Assets$81K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$84K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

KYRS-THIN AIR COMMUNITY RADIO (KYRS) IS A VOLUNTEER-POWERED, NON-COMMERCIAL, LISTENER-SUPPORTED, COMMUNITY RADIO STATION IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. IT PROVIDES THE REGION WITH UNIQUE PROGRAMMING FOR UN-SERVED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. HEARD ON 92.3 & 88.1 FM AND STREAMING 24/7 AT WWW.KYRS.ORG, KYRS PROVIDES A MIX OF NEWS, VIEWS, CULTURE AND MUSIC OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY OTHER MEDIA. THIN AIR RADIO'S GOAL IS TO BUILD A STRONG, LISTENER-SUPPORTED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION THAT EMPOWERS PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ETHNIC MINORITIES, LOW-INCOME, AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS, TO STRIVE FOR A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Thin Air Community Radio

How Thin Air Community Radio divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$29 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $71 for programs

$36
Kyrs achieved its own 501(c)3 status in 2007 and is governed by a board of directors
About 50% (cost not reported)
$35
Provided community radio for Spokane county and outreaching areas moving the station to a central location adding recording studio for use in the public
50% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

ARTSFUND
2022
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,900
PHILANTHROPY NORTHWEST
2020
WA EQUITY RELIEF FUND
$25,000
ARTSFUND
2020
WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY RELIEF GRANT
$20,000
Innovia Foundation
2020
NON-PROFIT CARES GRANT - COVID RELIEF, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$12,000
Innovia Foundation
2019
CHARITABLE, CENSUS 2020 OUTREACH, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$21,500

Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Carol Ellis
Director Ed Renouard
Director James Hunter
Director Jason Johnson
President Michael Moon Bear

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$27,400 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$25,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$20,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$12,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $158K $220K $81K
2024 $143K $236K $140K
2023 $442K $259K $233K
2022 $208K $223K $268K
2021 $156K $170K $77K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $158K, with total assets most recently reported at $81K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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