Bott Radio Network Inc

“Richard p. Bott, sherley e. Bott, and richard p. Bott ii have a family relationship and a business relationship.”

“The 990 is prepared and reviewed by an independent accounting firm, and then is forwarded to the organization's financial management for review. Any questions or concerns the organization's financial management have are addressed, and any needed changes are made. The updated 990 is then reviewed by the president. Any needed changes or clarifications are then made, and a final draft is returned to the cfo for his final review and presentation to the president for signature. The final form 990 is delivered to all members of the board prior to filing the 990.”

“All board members and officers are covered under the conflict of interest policy. Any conflicts revealed by a board member or officer or that are otherwise brought to the attention of the board are evaluated by the other board members and a decision rendered regarding the transaction in question. Board members with potential unresolved conflicts can respond to requests for information regarding the potential conflict but are excluded from otherwise participating in the deliberations and the decision making process.”

“The organization uses a compensation study and review of the form 990 of other organizations in determining the compensation of the president. This process last took place in 2015. Once determined the compensation of the president is approved by the board of directors.”

“Bott radio network does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.”

“Promotion of the welfare of communities served by creating, producing and broadcasting a unique program format consisting of bible teaching, current events, news and other public affairs programming for the benefit of the public.”

“During 2020, bott radio network (brn) created, produced and broadcast its unique radio format consisting of bible teaching, current events, news, and other public affairs programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year over a network of 120 radio stations, as well as streaming on the internet to computers and mobile devices. The radio signal reaches listeners in 15 states with a combined coverage of over 63 million people, and brn has connected with people all over the world via the internet. Although the number of events was greatly reduced in 2020 due to public health concerns, brn generally sponsors or hosts dozens of major events connecting thousands of listeners with its featured teachers in face-to-face meetings. These events provide an opportunity for the teaching ministries aired on brn to enhance the educational message to listeners and further the vision and mission of brn. Other types of program service events, meetings or forums promoted and sponsored by brn include: - promotion of pregnancy resource centers - civil rights awareness - public policy on education - integrity and ethics in the workplace - honoring community leaders and pastors brn provided extensive service to promote and inform communities on the above and needs of the less fortunate, domestically and in developing countries. Email, the internet and social media were used extensively to enhance the effectiveness of brn's teaching and public service mission. Each year, brn receives a substantial number of listener emails and other feedback. And of those, the overwhelming majority of brn's listeners give positive feedback reporting that the programming heard on brn has been instrumental in helping with challenges in parenting, marriages, drug addiction, spiritual growth, and other areas of life.”