Lufkin Educational Broadcasting Foundation

“Al ross michelle ross officer officer spouse”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside cpa firm. Upon completion, the return is reviewed by the bookkeeper and the president/ceo/gm and treasurer. Upon their approval, the form 990 is provided to the entire board of directors prior to filing with internal revenue service.”

“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 bookkeeper continually monitors 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 compensation of the organization's ceo, executive director, or top management official, as well as other officers or key employees includes an independent board review, along with comparative data from christian music broadcasters, inc. And include a contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's ceo, executive director, or top management official, as well as other officers or key employees includes an independent board review, along with comparative data from christian music broadcasters, inc. And include a contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“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.”

“The ministry of lebf, inc. (kswp/kavx) inspire lives for christ and has since 1985. Our mission: serve others, share hope, and connect to a real & loving god. We achieve the mission via on-air broadcasting, internet broadcasting, community outreach, and prayer initiatives. Because we are listener-supported, we concentrate on creating and sharing programming which ministers to and encourages our listeners. Our programming is designed to fill the airwaves (traditional and digital) with messages of real faith, hope, and love in jesus and to provide methods & opportunity for listeners to connect to each other and the community. During the fiscal year ending december 31, 2020, our programs utilized volunteers giving thousands of hours of their time in various roles throughout the year of kswp/kavx broadcasting. While our broadcasting stations, kswp/kavx have different christian music & talk formats, both share content and messages of love, hope & faith in relationship with jesus christ. On-air, kswp ranks in the top 3 radio stations in lufkin, nacogdoches, and san augustine counties. Kavx also broadcasts to 22 east texas counties and ranks among the top stations in the same counties. Both kswp and kavx cover lufkin, nacogdoches, and the surrounding 22 east texas counties, as well as 3 louisiana parishes. Web streaming (kswp.org and kavx.org), mobile apps and the internet provide ways for people to listen anywhere in the world and/or on any device with internet access. Kswp listeners tuned into kswp.org on the internet and kavx listeners tuned into kavx.org on the internet for thousands of hours of music and teaching. Daily, the kswp/kavx internet sites, apps, and web presence minister the gospel and reach listeners in 22 east texas counties surrounding angelina and nacogdoches counties, 61 u.s. Cities, and 198 countries all around the world. All to the glory of god calls, emails, and social media posts come from all over the world with people sharing how much encouragement and hope the ministry gives them. Lebf, inc. (kswp/kavx) programs are an integral part of the kswp/kavx ministry. We provide biblically based educational programming designed to educate, train, encourage, and develop listeners in areas such as financial stewardship, spiritual growth, and maturity, strengthening marriage and family relationships, health and wellness, and issues influencing christian world views, etc. The educational content on kswp and kavx websites plus numerous social media channels has thousands of views/impressions weekly. Our team works in every means possible, alongside several organizations and mentors to discover creative ways to engage listeners more fully by improving our on- air sound, connect with communities, partner with great concert events, and transform our cities through prayer and community outreach. Kswp/kavx connect more people to god in real, loving ways across the country and around the world. We are committed to giving back to the community and building unity in the body of christ through community outreach efforts. As a voice for christ, we raise awareness, rally support, and connect people to a real and loving god. With local ministries and charitable organizations at the kswp/kavx prayer ministry, we believe that god hears, and god answers prayers. We provide opportunities to listeners to both receive prayer and to pray for others. Over the past year, kswp & kavx term received over 15,000 prayer requests through our various prayer channels and rejoiced for over 300 people who dedicated their lives to jesus christ this year through our on-air ministry.”

“Throughout the year kswp & kavx broadcasting. While our broadcasting stations, kswp/kavx, have different christian music/talk programs/ministry formats, both share content and messaging of hope found in relationship with jesus christ. On-air, we broadcast to a combined average audience of over 300,000 listeners on a weekly basis in lufkin/nacogdoches and the surrounding texas forest country region. Web streaming (kswp.org and kavx.org) 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 listening and sharing how much encouragement and hope the ministry has given them. 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 influencing christian worldview, etc... The monthly newsletter serves as an educational outreach to over 1000 recipients. The educational content on the kswp and kavx websites and numerous social media channels touch millions of lives. Our team works to discover creative ways to engage listeners more fully by helping to improve the on-air sound, connect with communities, promote community events, and transform their cities through prayer and 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 for christ and christian music for the family, we raise awareness, rally support, and connect people to god, local ministries, and charitable organizations via the kswp/kavx prayer ministry. At kswp/kavx, we believe god answers prayers and provides opportunities to listeners to both receive prayer and to pray for others. Over the past year, kswp/kavx received over 15,000 prayer requests through our various prayer channels and rejoiced for over 300 people who dedicated their lives to jesus christ this year.”

“Equipment lease 18,244 3,827 0 bank fees 0 5 18,303 telephone 10,106 2,467 2,730 development & underwrite 2,250 375 7,008 production/programming 7,180 0 0 internet 5,567 378 378 ratings survey 6,000 0 0 software fees 4,244 641 843 dues & subscriptions 4,495 874 0 mailings 0 0 5,328 contributions/scholarship 1,195 250 3,656 shareathon equip/material 3,638 0 0 meals 283 526 1,092 staff development 0 1,520 0 website 1,237 0 0 licensing fee 0 1,196 0 merchandise & stickers 1,078 0 0 security 0 219 0 studio supplies 18 0 0 total 65,535 12,278 39,338”