Nonprofit · EIN 02-0453691
WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Also known as RADIO STATION WSEW-FM
Tax-exempt · NEW DURHAM, NH 03855
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $344,843 | $289,254 | $55,589 | $488,359 | $4,317 | $484,042 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $343,901 | $277,619 | $66,282 | $430,643 | $3,829 | $426,814 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $308,878 | $281,368 | $27,510 | $364,997 | $4,724 | $360,273 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $342,296
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $47
- Other revenue
- $2,500
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $47,476
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $51,145
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $716
- Occupancy
- $136,967
- Travel
- $5,010
- Depreciation
- $16,044
- Program services (functional)
- $289,254
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $432,282
- Total assets, end of year
- $488,359
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,317
- Net assets, end of year
- $484,042
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $260,009
- Gross receipts
- $344,843
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Wentworth | Director/ VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Michael Govey | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| John Heimann | Director/ Sec-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Ronald Malone | President/ Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Ted White | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Wentworth | Director/ VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Michael Govey | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| John Heimann | Director/ Sec-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ronald Malone | President/ Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Ted White | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Browning | Director/ VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Michael Govey | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| John Heimann | Director/ Sec-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ronald Malone | President/ Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Robert Ted White | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 398, NEW DURHAM, NH 03855-0398
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ronald Malone, 2 Ridge Road, New Durham, NH 03855
- Signed the 990
- Ronald Malone, President
- Phone
- (888) 512-1846
- Website
- https://wordradio.net
Mission
To offer instruction and training in basic life principles based on the foundation of Judeo-Christian tradition and morality through the medium of radio broadcasting.
Program accomplishments
- Word Radio Educational Foundation was organized to provide a platform to establish Non-Commercial Educational Christian radio broadcasting to communities within the reach of its radio broadcasting facilities which would proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and teach Judeo- Christian principles for life. __WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION continues to accomplish this by its outreach through four Christian broadcasting stations and their worldwide APP. Its flagship station WSEW 88.7 FM licensed to Sanford, Maine, broadcasts to points in southern Maine, seacoast and inner regions of New Hampshire, and northeastern Massachusetts along the I-95 corridor to Boston. WORD RADIO LIFE format broadcasts on WRKJ 88.5 FM Gorham, Maine, reaching into the Westbrook-Portland area, and WWPC 91.7 FM New Durham, NH reaching the Lakes Regions of southern NH. WORD RADIO POWER format broadcasts over the region on WMEK 88.1 FM, licensed to Kennebunkport, Maine, with a potential reach of upward towards a milling listeners. ____The source to provide programming to these three formats is via microwave signals with redundant backup systems to ensure that all WORD RADIO stations operate 24/7 without interruption. Tower sites, studio and office properties are all securely monitored and fully insured. __The website for wordradio.net provides on-demand features that allow access to all programming on all stations. It includes public service announcements heard over the air and placed on the website, keeping a community of listeners connected through events and activities of interest. Security on the web is high priority and new information technology safeguards are in place. __The funding of this Program Service is comprised of donations from Individuals; Impact Partners consisting of Churches, Christian schools, Christian ministries, and Christian business owners; Program Producers, themselves being listener supported and who have a shared participation arrangement with non-commercial broadcasters providing an agreed upon percentage of their donations attributable to WORD RADIO stations. _ The accomplishment of this program represents a growing partnership of like-minded individuals and ministries working towards the common goal of spreading God's Word to the many who tune in by choice or by chance and bringing Sound Biblical Teaching between Sundays to listeners in an ever-expanding listening area.Expenses $289,254 · grants $4,070 · revenue $344,843
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0453691
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X84)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $488,359
- Income (IRS master file)
- $344,843
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $344,843 | $289,254 | $488,359 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $343,901 | $277,619 | $430,643 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $308,878 | $281,368 | $364,997 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $305,961 | $283,231 | $338,852 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0453691).
Questions about WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION is 02-0453691.
- Is WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Ronald Malone.
- Who are the officers and directors of WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $344,843, expenses of $289,254 and total assets of $488,359 at year end.
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