Kinship Radio

What it reported doing in 2024

Over the course of the 2024-2025, minn-Iowa christian broadcasting, inc., doing business as kinship radio, saw some significant changes. Kinship radio's director of development left kinship so all of the responsbilities that were recorded on last years 990 were moved back to other staff. The full and half day sponsorships are now recorded by our announcers. We also added kjlw, kjca and kjrx stations to the kinship radio network. Our kjlw license was effective 10-17-24, kjca license was effective 12-27-24 and our kjrx license was effective 1-16-25. Other areas of growth and impact included: a successful women's event in mankato with over 750 attendees. Community connections in various kinship radio broadcast areas were made through area "ambassador" volunteer groups to build these relationships. Preparations for the second spearhead summit men's conference also began in earnest and will be hosted by kinship radio on september 20, 2025 at hosanna church in mankato. Kinship radio conducted a second fundraiser for six new stations granted by the fcc as acquisition of equipment and construction was continue by the organizations chief engineer. Kinship christian radio owns and continues to operate the following full power stations: kjly 104.5 fm blue earth, mn kjyl 100.7 fm eagle grove, Iowa kjcy 95.5 fm st. Ansgar-mason city, Iowa kjia 88.9 fm spirit lake, Iowa kjwr 90.9 fm windom, mn kjts 88.3 fm new ulm, mn kjtt 88.3 fm story city, Iowa kjgt 88.3 fm waconia, mn kjwc 90.5 fm hampton, Iowa kjga 89.7 fm osage, Iowa kjly 89.1 fm winnebago, mn kjca 88.1 fm marshall, mn kjrx 89.1 fm dehli, mn kjbg 89.5 fm hutchinson, mn the station construction permit was given back to the fcc and not built as part of the kinship radio network micb, inc./kinship christian radio owned and operated translator stations include: mankato, mn 107.1 fm st. Peter, mn 97.9 fm albert lea, mn 101.9 fm hayfield, mn 98.5 fm new ulm, mn 104.9 fm forest city, Iowa 94.7 fm mason city, Iowa 92.5 fm

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 62.6%; rating input score 63
• Program expense ratio: 71.7%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: 12.7%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.97; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings