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The 990 read · EIN 94-2816342 · CA · Fiscal year 2024

Educational Media Foundation

Educational Media Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where donations go

In its own words

“Inspiring people to move closer to jesus through all forms of media including the k-love and air1 radio networks; accessmore podcasting, k-love ondemand video streaming, emf publishing/k-love books, wta media, k-love films and live events.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated

Top pay
$640K Todd Woods, 0.4% of spending
Revenue
$261.0M 85.6% from donations and grants
Spent
$168.0M 69.1% on programs, as reported
Net assets
$1.10B end of 2024
Savings
78.7 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
People
666 employees, 300 volunteers
Form 990 (2024), Parts I, VII, IX, X
01 · Red flags

1 thing to look at.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

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Business transactions with insiders or their companies

Part IV line 28a answered yes.

Form 990 Part IV, lines 28a–28c; Schedule L Part IV
02 · Where $1 goes · 2024

Of each dollar it spent, 69.1¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.
69.1¢
Programs, $116.2M
7.0¢
Fundraising, $11.7M
23.9¢
Admin, $40.1M
Form 990 (2024), Part IX, line 25
Cost to raise $1
5¢
as reported
6¢
counting the shared mail

For each dollar donated, Educational Media Foundation spent 5¢ on fundraising, or about 6¢ counting joint costs.

Fundraising ÷ $223.4M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX
03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 4.1% of program spending $4.7M

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. The pastoral care department offers biblically based counseling and prayer, primarily via telephone, from trained pastors and pastoral care team members. The pastoral care team is available to take live listener calls throughout the day and pastors are on call (24-7) should crisis support and intervention be necessary. In addition, listeners are encouraged to leave their prayer requests on the…

Program 2 · 0.3% of program spending $330K

Crisis response educational training equips and supports first and second responder networks proactively through training and preparedness, and reactively during disaster recovery community responses through resiliency interventions. These services are offered to (but not limited to) first responders (police, fire), secondary responders (medical health professionals), and community chaplains. The classes are provided at no charge and teach the basics of critical incident stress management (cism). This program was developed as an outgrowth of our pastoral ministry and local outreach.

Program 3 · 0.3% of program spending $322K

The dare ii dream educational school assembly program addresses the ongoing challenges facing the youth of today. The religiously neutral and biblically-based presentation educates kids that their choices today will impact their lives tomorrow. Students are encouraged to surround themselves with positive influences, resist negative peer pressures, and to move forward by staying true to the dreams and goals placed on their hearts. This educational service is offered at no charge to the school and serves the community under the umbrella of the air1 network. This program was developed as an…

Program 4 · 0.5% of program spending · $549K in grants $549K

Emf provided grants to exempt organizations which educate, support, and promote christian evangelism, edification, and values.

Form 990 (2024), Part III
04 · The savings

Net assets: $289.8M to $1.10B in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2024.

Net assets at year end, $ millions
290
354
409
474
553
608
691
781
900
945
1030
1102
Form 990 history via ProPublicaForm 990 (2024)
05 · Who gets paid

The 8 highest-paid people.

Reportable pay in 2024, from the charity and related organizations.

Todd Woods
CEO/Director (end 5/15/24)
$639,885
Edwin Rice
Chief Technology Officer
$521,375
David Pierce
Chief Media Officer (end 4/21/25)
$362,348
Janet Cherry
Former Chief Transition Officer
$330,971
David Atkinson
Former Cao
$317,281
Margaret Bahou
Chief People Officer
$299,934
Bethany Davis
Chief Marketing & Comm. Officer
$292,882
Joe Miller
VP Signal Development
$291,717
Form 990 (2024), Part VII, Section A
Largest outside contractors
ContractorServicePaid
Brasfield & Gorrie LLCConstruction services$32,721,616
DunhamcompanyMarketing/fundraising$2,588,324
Infocision Management CorporationCall center$1,019,117
Bgrs LLCRelocation services$954,317
Hastings Architecture LLCArchitectural services$810,615
Form 990 (2024), Part VII, Section B
06 · Questions

The questions people ask about the Educational Media Foundation.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

How much does the Educational Media Foundation CEO make?

Todd Woods, CEO/Director (end 5/15/24), received $639,885 in reportable compensation in 2024, 0.4% of Educational Media Foundation's $168.0M in spending.

Form 990 (2024), Part VII

What percentage of Educational Media Foundation donations go to programs?

Educational Media Foundation reported 69.1% of 2024 spending as programs, 7% as fundraising and 23.9% as management. That includes $2.2M of joint mail and ad costs counted as programs; without them, programs were 67.8%.

Form 990 (2024), Part IX

How much money does Educational Media Foundation have?

Net assets were $1.10B at the end of 2024, about 78.7 months of spending.

Form 990 (2024), Part X

Does Educational Media Foundation have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered 1 of our twelve screening rules: business transactions with insiders or their companies. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

Form 990 (2024)
07 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

  1. Educational Media Foundation Form 990, 2024 (IRS e-file)
  2. Educational Media Foundation Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Cite this page

Amir Arani, “Educational Media Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/educational-media-foundation/