Mission
The organization publishes Orthodox Christian books and literature and operates three internet religious radio stations for the purpose of introducing and teaching about Orthodox Christianity to the United States and the rest of the world.
Public Charity
Ancient Faith Ministries Formerly Conciliar Media Ministries
Ancient Faith Ministries Formerly Conciliar Media Ministries, of Chesterton, IN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.8M in revenue, $3.7M in expenses, $2.1M in total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $408K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 331061947
Chesterton, IN
Single Organization Support
NTEE: X11
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$3.7M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$408K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Ancient Faith Ministries Formerly Conciliar Media Ministries
How Ancient Faith Ministries Formerly Conciliar Media Ministries divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$76
Programs
the work itself
$24
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $76 for programs
$49
Ancient Faith Publishing publishes a large number of books, booklets and brochures with regard to various aspects of Orthodox Christianity
$27
Ancient Faith Radio operates three internet religious radio stations, two of which primarily provide music (English language and global) and the other of which primarily focuses on conversation…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$27,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
RELIGION RELATED
$17,100
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,300
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Trustee
Brandon Baca
Chairman
Deacon Tom Braun
Trustee
Dennis Awad
Trustee
Father Tom Zell
Secretary
John Maddex
Trustee
Karen Sibert Md
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $2.0M |
| 2022 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.0M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.3M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $3.8M (+79%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.