Educational Media Foundation
Rocklin, CA · EIN 94-2816342 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 2,452 by total revenue
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. in 2024, emf fulfilled both its educational and religious mission primarily through radio broadcasting, while introducing these other forms of media to reach and educate audiences on a variety of faith-based topics.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $261,048,728
- Total expenses
- $168,014,712
- Total assets
- $1,187,442,265
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $49,951,347
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $66,192,796
- Employees
- 666
- Salary base per employee
- $75,002
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (16)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Woods | CEO/DIRECTOR (END 5/15/24) | Board, Officer | 50 | $688,340 |
| Donna Ecton | CHAIRMAN (END 3/1/24) | Board, Officer | 1 | $525,000 |
| Matthew Reynolds | CFO/TREASURER | Officer | 50 | $334,847 |
| Rory McKean | COUNSEL/ASST. SEC. (END 4/2/25) | Officer | 50 | $220,836 |
| Susan Myers | COUNSEL/SECRETARY | Officer | 50 | $217,185 |
| Kendra Hickey | CONTROLLER/ASSISTANT TREASURER | Officer | 50 | $199,596 |
| Tom Stultz | CEO/DIRECTOR | Board, Officer | 50 | $159,099 |
| Edwin Rice | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Key employee | 50 | $568,368 |
| David Pierce | CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (END 4/21/25) | Key employee | 50 | $399,166 |
| Margaret Bahou | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | Key employee | 50 | $331,016 |
| James Houser | CHIEF RADIO OFFICER | Key employee | 50 | $327,214 |
| Sam Horn | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | $16,000 |
| Mitch Barnhart | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark Brannon | DIRECTOR (END 12/31/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nina Jones | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jerry Shirer | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,160,033, which is 8.3% of the $49,951,347 salary base shared by 666 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Woods | CEO/DIRECTOR (END 5/15/24) | Board, Officer | 50 | $639,885 | $0 | $48,455 | $688,340 |
| Edwin Rice | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Key employee | 50 | $521,375 | $0 | $46,993 | $568,368 |
| Donna Ecton | CHAIRMAN (END 3/1/24) | Board, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $525,000 | $525,000 |
| David Pierce | CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER (END 4/21/25) | Key employee | 50 | $362,348 | $0 | $36,818 | $399,166 |
| Matthew Reynolds | CFO/TREASURER | Officer | 50 | $291,564 | $0 | $43,283 | $334,847 |
| Margaret Bahou | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER | Key employee | 50 | $299,934 | $0 | $31,082 | $331,016 |
| Janet Cherry | FORMER CHIEF TRANSITION OFFICER | Former | 50 | $330,971 | $0 | $0 | $330,971 |
| Charles Looney Sr | VP OF INFRASTRUCTURE & OPERATIONS | Highly paid employee | 50 | $288,874 | $0 | $40,795 | $329,669 |
| James Houser | CHIEF RADIO OFFICER | Key employee | 50 | $283,269 | $0 | $43,945 | $327,214 |
| Joe Miller | VP SIGNAL DEVELOPMENT | Highly paid employee | 50 | $291,717 | $0 | $33,725 | $325,442 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202502169349302020 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-2816342
- Organization website (as filed): www.emfbroadcasting.com