Bring It Up Media Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471857682
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-T 2022
Location
Northridge, CA, USA
Phone
8188822472
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,180
Expenses
$50,368
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • GREGORY WOOD (Chairman)
  • CHRISTIE MCCORMICK (Treasurer)
  • TERRY FAHY (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Biu's purpose includes, without limitation, (i) empowering today's woman to think and act biblically as a champion for her family, her community, her country and her world; and (ii) carrying out such other activities as the board of directors determines will further the general purposes of the corporation. As a non-denominational faith-based ministry, biu accepts the historic faith of the christian church as expressed in the apostles' creed as a general statement of faith.

What it reported doing in 2022

Radio ministrycontingent upon funding, biu launched a weekly nonprofit christian talk radio program called bring it up! Biu is aired on kkla, a local salem communications corporation station in los angeles which has the distinction of being the largest christian talk radio station in teh country with a reach of approximately 250,000 weekly listeners. The hosts draw from their extensive backgrounds in entertainment, media, ministry and bible teaching, with occasional appearances by program contributors and guests. This lively, engaging program offers insight, inspiration, encouragement and guidance based on biblical truth to bring fresh perspective to the real-life issues women face today as wives, mothers, believers, businesswomen, citizens and friends. Bring it up! Seeks to encourage critical thinking and joyous living that empowers today's women to make a positive difference for themselves, their families and their communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -35.5%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 6 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $48K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.