RADIO BILINGUE INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

5005 E BELMONT AVE, FRESNO, CA 93727-2441

In care of

% MARIA CASTRO

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Hugo Morales, 5005 E Belmont Ave, Fresno, CA 93727

Signed the 990

Hugo Morales, Co-Exec Dir

Phone

(559) 455-5746

Return prepared by

Price Paige & Company CPAs LLP

Mission

Radio Bilinge is the leading non-commercial Latino radio network in California and the U.S. Its mission is to serve as a voice to empower Latinos and other underserved communities. As a trusted producer and broadcaster of Spanish, English and indigenous language radio programming, Radio Bilinge utilizes its own extensive network of educational radio stations, repeaters and affiliates to reach linguistically, socially, and economically marginalized communities.Radio Bilinge focuses on meeting the news and informational needs of the most vulnerable Latinos. Its audience consists of traditionally underserved Spanish-speaking and bilingual families and workers, many of whom work in farming, construction, service/hospitality, manufacturing, gardening, day labor, trucking, and other low-wage fields. Radio Bilinge is also committed to serving other disenfranchised minority groups, including the Mixteco and Triqui indigenous communities native to Mexicoa significant population group in immigra

Program accomplishments

• News & Information Programming Radio Bilinges award-winning team of reporters, producers, editors and hosts is responsible for developing and producing original content carried by 100 public radio stations in the U.S. and Mexico. At the heart of RB programming is a slate of national and local news and information programs that fill the gap in coverage of Latino issues in commercial and public media. Lnea Abierta, produced by RB since 1995, is the first and only live national Latino-oriented talk show in Spanish in the U.S. public broadcasting system, featuring rousing conversations with national newsmakers in politics, arts, culture, health care, environment, maternal health, education, history, AI issues, and more; the show also features regular audience call-in participation. Comunidad Alerta is a live interactive current affairs program in Spanish airing Tuesdays through Thursday mornings, focusing on pressing community concerns and interests, such as the arts, Latino/Chicano literature, immigration rights, health care, opioid addiction and recovery, the environment, education, tenant rights, employment opportunities, job training, maternal health, 0-5 services for children, and more. And weekends feature Edicin Semanaria de Noticiero Latino, the only Spanish language news feature magazine in public broadcasting, featuring reports from journalists throughout the U.S. and Mexico.Integral to Radio Bilinges mission is programming that lifts up the voices of the communities it serves. Weekend shows such as La Hora Mixteca and La Hora Triqui are co-hosted by volunteer farmworkers from indigenous Mexican communities. Speaking in their native Mixteco, Zapotec and Triqui languages, these hosts connect with their communities over the airwaves to inform them about issues of concern and to celebrate their shared indigenous languages, music, history and traditions and culture. Other Radio Bilinge programs include Rockin da House and Alza Tu Voz, music and talk shows developed to lift the voices of Latino by giving them airtime during drive time and other popular listening hours to discuss issues such as school participation, leadership, healthy relationships, work, teen pregnancy prevention, civic activism and more. Arts & Cultural Programming Radio Bilinge provides opportunities for community members to experience and enjoy Latino culture in a positive and community-oriented non-commercial format. Radio Bilinge shows such as Onda Tejana, Ritmos del Pueblo, Arriba el Norte and others focus on traditional music genres such as mariachi, son jarocho, trio, Tejano, conjunto, Norteo, banda, Chilenas, salsa, cumbia, Latin jazz and more. Other shows such as Carnaval and Rockin da House provide contemporary music such as jazz, rock en Espaol, ska, reggae and more. Overnight programming features R&B oldies, serving barrio audiences including many incarcerated persons and their families outside with dedications and salutations to stay connected. Radio Bilinges news information shows, such as Lnea Abierta, also produce original reports and conversations on prominent Latino artists, cultural events, and the roots of Latino arts and music. Community EngagementRadio Bilinge is committed to building a healthier, more vibrant future for the Latino communities that are most vulnerable to challenges such as disease, poverty, and systemic inequity. To that end, the network leverages its longstanding expertise in reporting and creative educational content to inform and engage listeners on a wide range of issues, including health, education, economic opportunity, the environment, emergency preparedness, immigration policy, and more. Complementing this are targeted broadcast campaigns that empower working-class Latinos by providing information, resources, and opportunities to take action. Recent Radio Bilinge campaigns with news coverage, interviews with trusted community partners, community call-in Q&As, and educational messaging have centered on health, such as maternal-child health and substance use prevention and treatment, environmental issues like climate change and emergency preparedness, domestic violence prevention, immigration and workers rights, education, and more. RB also collaborates with nonpartisan nonprofits that promote voter registration and participation at the local, state, and national levels. As a sample of this comprehensive service, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected the Latino community, RB quickly responded to listeners urgent need for more reliable information and expanded daily programming to deliver frequent updates, address misinformation, and accommodate the increase in listener call-ins. And, at a time when strong efforts attempted to exclude undocumented immigrants from being included in the 2020 Census, RB worked with hundreds of nonprofit partners throughout the U.S. to educate and encourage all Latino households to participate. The result was the record participation in the census of those considered hard-to-reach in every California community Radio Bilinge serves. When the nonprofits doing on-the-ground census outreach could no longer knock on doors because of the pandemic, many turned to Radio Bilinge, as a trusted messenger for over four decades, to deliver the message. Reach Radio Bilinge reaches its target audience through its expansive broadcast network throughout California, other states, and parts of Mexico. Radio Bilinge -owned stations in California include KSJV 91.5 FM (Fresno), KMPO 88.7 FM (Modesto-Stockton), KTQX 90.1 FM (Bakersfield), KHDC 90.9 FM (Salinas), KUBO 88.7 FM (El Centro), KVUH 88.5 FM (Mendocino), KWMS 91.3 FM (Williams), 90.7 FM (San Miguel/Paso Robles), KTLU 91.7 FM Tulelake, CA/Merrill OR). Augmenting these California full-power FM stations are several RB repeaters serving Barstow, Coachella, Guadalupe, Hollister, Livermore, Palmdale/Lancaster, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Tassajara and Yuma at the Arizona-California border. The RB network of owned stations also includes full-power FMs in southern Colorado (Alamosa) and along the Mexican border in the states of Arizona (Douglas), New Mexico (Chama, Raton, Silver City, Columbus), and south Texas along the border (Crystal City, Zapata, Rio Grande City, Presidio, Sierra Blanca), and Oregon (Huntington/Nampa). Seventy-Five affiliate stations in states coast-to-coast carry specific news and cultural programming.Radio Bilinge is also a transnational service, with its stations heard on both sides of the border and through our broadcast partnerships in Mexico, including with Radio Educacion. RB programming is broadcast live by indigenous-language radio stations in Oaxaca and Baja California Norte, serving transnational indigenous farmworker families in their own languages.Radio Bilinge serves all the major agricultural regions in California and beyond. Through its Radio Bilinge affiliate community radio station, KBBF, in Santa Rosa, California, RB serves the northern Bay Area, including Napa and Sonoma counties, along with parts of Marin, Alameda, and San Francisco. Through its affiliate, KERU, in Blythe, California, Radio Bilinge serves the Blythe agricultural valley. Through KIQI AM-San Francisco and KATD-Sacramento, Radio Bilinge serves the greater Bay Area and Sacramento Valley for four hours a week with Lnea Abierta news and information programming and the Campesino program, which provides job information for farmworkers. Radio Bilinge streams its programming live 24/7 at radiobilingue.org, where additional information about its Latino Public Radio programs and services is also available. Radio Bilinges Lnea Abierta, one-hour live interactive radio talk shows, are part of the Library of Congress.
  Expenses $2,786,815

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.

IRS record

EIN

94-2472322

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

1978

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A340)

Assets (IRS master file)

$7,794,983

Income (IRS master file)

$4,008,689

Filing history

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about RADIO BILINGUE INC

What is the EIN of RADIO BILINGUE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of RADIO BILINGUE INC is 94-2472322.

Is RADIO BILINGUE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.

Are donations to RADIO BILINGUE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does RADIO BILINGUE INC 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 RADIO BILINGUE INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did RADIO BILINGUE INC 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 RADIO BILINGUE INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Hugo Morales.

Who are the officers and directors of RADIO BILINGUE INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $104,500 (Hugo Morales, Co-Exec Dir).

How much revenue does RADIO BILINGUE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,008,689, expenses of $3,881,877 and total assets of $7,794,983 at year end.

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