Ksbj Educational Foundation Inc

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside cpa firm. Upon completion, the return is reviewed by the director of accounting and the cfo. Once approved, the form is prepared for signature and electronic filing with the internal revenue service. Once an internal draft is finalized, a secured link is sent to all board members so they may access a pdf copy of the form 990 prior to filing.”

“The board members are required to annually complete a commitment form that includes a statement of conflict of interest. In addition, board members are required to annually complete a conflict of interest/related party questionnaire. The accounting department staff continually monitor vendors for compliance with the conflict of interest/related party policy. Should a conflict of interest exist, interested parties are required to recuse themselves from the decision making process and subsequent vote.”

“The process for determining the compensation of the organization's president involves comparative salary surveys, and is contingent on budget considerations. An independent compensation consultant is engaged for further input, and forms 990 from similar organizations are analyzed. Recommendations are made by the hr committee and compensation packages are approved by a compensation committee, consisting of independent members of the board of directors. Documentation of deliberations and decisions made are kept in the minutes.”

“The process for determining the compensation of the organization's officers involves comparative salary surveys, and is contingent on budget considerations. An independent compensation consultant is engaged for further input, and forms 990 from similar organizations are analyzed. Recommendations are made by the hr committee and compensation packages are approved by a compensation committee, consisting of independent members of the board of directors. Documentation of deliberations and decisions made are kept in the minutes.”

“The organization makes the governing documents, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy available to the public at the organization's main office during normal business hours.”

“Ksbj educational foundation inc's (ksbj) mission is to be the voice of hope connecting people more deeply to god. Ksbj shares the gospel of jesus christ through christian music, ministry, and education using broadcasting, events, and mentoring.”

“Throughout the year. Ksbj & ngen broadcasting: while our broadcasting stations, ksbj & ngen, have different christian music formats, both share content and messaging of hope found in relationship with jesus christ. On-air, we broadcast to a combined average audience of almost 910,000 listeners on a weekly basis in houston and the surrounding gulf coast region. Web streaming (www.ksbj.org and www.ngenradio.com) and mobile apps provide a way for people to listen anywhere in the world on any device with internet access. Calls, emails, and social media posts come from all over the world with people sharing how much encouragement and hope the ministry has given them. Ksbj education/mentoring: educational and mentoring programs are an integral part of the ksbj ministry. We provide biblically based educational programming designed to educate, train, encourage, and develop listeners in areas of financial stewardship, spiritual growth and maturity, strengthening marriage and family relationships, health and wellness, issues impacting christian worldviews, etc. The bimonthly newsletter serves as an educational outreach to approximately 115,000 recipients. The educational content on the ksbj and ngen websites and numerous social media channels have well over 60,000,000 views/impressions annually. The ksbj mentoring program exists to help domestic and international christian radio stations reach their communities for christ. Our team works alongside mentee organization staff to discover creative ways to more fully engage listeners. By helping our mentees improve their on-air sound, connect with communities, create great concert events, and transform their cities through prayer and community outreach, ksbj mentoring is helping connect more people to god through radio stations across the country and around the world. Our mentoring program assists several domestic and international radio ministries by sharing knowledge gained through more than 30 years of broadcasting experience. Ksbj community outreach; we are committed to giving back to the community and building unity in the body of christ through community outreach efforts. As the voice of hope, we raise awareness, rally support, and connect people with local ministries and charitable organizations. Ksbj prayer ministry: at ksbj, we believe that god listens and we provide opportunities to listeners to both receive prayer and to pray for others. Over the past year, ksbj received over 50,000 prayer requests through our various prayer channels and rejoiced for over 300 people who dedicated their lives to jesus christ this year.”