Public Charity

EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION

Based in ROCKLIN, CA, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $261.0M in revenue, $168.0M in expenses, $1.2B in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 219 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $39.7M.

EIN: 942816342 ROCKLIN, CA Radio NTEE: A34 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$261.0M
Total Expenses$168.0M
Total Assets$1.2B
Grant Records219
Funding Total$39.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE QUALITY AND COMPELLING MEDIA THAT INSPIRES AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST THROUGH K-LOVE RADIO NETWORK; AIR1 RADIO NETWORK; WTA MEDIA, LLC (WTA); ACCESSMORE PODCASTING; K-LOVE ONDEMAND; K-LOVE BOOKS; AND K-LOVE FILMS. EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION (EMF) MEDIA CHANNELS INCLUDE RADIO, FILM, LITERATURE, PODCASTING, AND DIGITAL CONTENT. EMF HAS FULFILLED ITS EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS MISSION PRIMARILY THROUGH RADIO BROADCASTING, WHILE INTRODUCING OTHER MEDIA (AS ITS NAME CONNOTES) OVER TIME. IN 2024, EMF CONTINUED TO INVEST IN FAITH-BASED BOOK PUBLISHING, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION THROUGH EMF PUBLISHING, LLC. EMF WILL CONTINUE TO FULFILL ITS EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES PRIMARILY THROUGH TERRESTRIAL RADIO, STREAMING, PODCASTING, PUBLISHING, AND VIDEO, WHILE EXPLORING NEW MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS.

Where $100 goes at Educational Media Foundation

How Educational Media Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$73
Emf owns and/or manages multiple media channels including, but not limited to, non-commercial religious and educational radio broadcasting; film and video production, marketing, and distribution; live events; literature…
95% of program spending
$3
Pastoral care department of emf provides spiritual support to the organization's listening audience, and to local communities and churches by connecting callers to ministry resources in their areas
4% of program spending
$1
Emf provided grants to exempt organizations which educate, support, and promote christian evangelism, edification, and values
1% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF MARKETING & COMM. OFFICER Bethany Davis
VP OF INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS Charles Looney Sr
FORMER CAO David Atkinson
CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (END 4/21/25) David Pierce
CHAIRMAN (END 3/1/24) Donna Ecton
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Edwin Rice

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$26,285,830 30 grants
General Support
$10,267,487 147 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$303,217 21 grants
Education
$210,133 7 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $261.0M $168.0M $1.2B
2023 $242.2M $154.5M $1.1B
2022 $238.4M $165.5M $1.0B
2021 $247.1M $135.4M $932.3M
2020 $210.5M $127.3M $825.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $210.5M to $261.0M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2B.

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

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