Catholic Broadcasting Northwest Inc Dba Mater Dei Radio

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930838318
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5032855200
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Religious Media, Communications
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$942,311
Expenses
$844,008
Assets
$4,063,219
Liabilities
$804,620

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID WENDELL (President)
  • ANN FITZGIBBON (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • PATRICK D RYAN (Executive Dir.): $117,605 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is exclusively for charitable, religious and educational purposes. It is a radio ministry dedicated to the blessed virgin mary with the goal of offering high quality programming to fit the spiritual, cultural, social and intellectual needs of its listeners. The organization shall ensure that the rosary, whether prayed or sung, shall be broadcast daily and that the rosary shall remain a fundamental part of the organization's mission.

What it reported doing in 2024

Catholic broadcasting northwest, inc. Dba mater dei radio is an Oregon 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation operating an independent, listener-supported, non-commercial catholic ministry radio station. The organization began in 1989 and broadcasts in areas of western Oregon and southwest Washington on kvbm 88.3 fm in portland/vancouver/salem, kmme 94.9 fm and 100.5 fm in eugene/springfield/cottage grove, and internet streaming worldwide at www.materdeiradio.com and the hail mary media app. The organization is supported by donations from individuals, business/organization sponsorships, and foundation grants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.7%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 77.1%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.4%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.81; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.7% of revenue deployed · 77.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $651K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $118K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.