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Christian Heritage Broadcasting Inc

EIN 41-1514519 · Osakis, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood73 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CHB'S (PRAISEFM) VISION IS TO SEE EVERY TRIBE AND NATION EXPERIENCE JESUS TOGETHER. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE: TOGETHER WE HELP PEOPLE DISCOVER AND WORSHIP JESUS. MORE THAN A RADIO STATION, PRAISEFM IS A PLACE WHERE PASSIONATE LOVERS OF JESUS COME.

Income
$1.3 million
Spending
$1.7 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
11.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Employees
12
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$98,786, exec directo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 73 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 26% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $1.4 million spent. CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING'S (PRAISEFM) VISION IS TO SEE EVERY TRIBE AND NATION EXPERIENCE JESUS TOGETHER. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY LOOKING FOR THE ONE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO KNOW THE HOPE AND HEALING JESUS BRINGS. PRAISEFM IS WHERE PASSIONATE LOVERS OF JESUS COME TOGETHER TO WORSHIP HIM, SPEND TIME IN HIS WORD, AND PRAY FOR EACH OTHER. WE BEGAN IN A SMALL TOWN IN RURAL MINNESOTA WITH A BIG VISION. WE SAW PEOPLE AROUND US WHO HAD NO IDEA WHO GOD IS. THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT HIM, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY MET HIM IN A PERSONAL WAY. IN 1995, GOD SPOKE TO US ABOUT CHANGING OUR FORMAT TO REACH PEOPLE WITH WORSHIP MUSIC, SCRIPTURE, AND STORIES OF HOPE. TODAY WE ARE HEARD IN MINNESOTA ON KBHL OSAKIS, KNOF MINNEAPOLIS, KBHZ WILLMAR, AND KCGN ORTONVILLE. WE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON TRANSLATORS IN ABERDEEN S.D. AND MARSHALL, MN. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, GOD HAS OPENED DOORS FOR US TO BROADCAST VIA SATELLITE TO MOST OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA AND 64 RADIO AFFILIATES IN AFRICA THAT CARRY SEGMENTS OF OUR PROGRAMMING. WE PARTNER WITH JESUS.NET, WITH LISTENERS FROM OVER 85 COUNTRIES TUNING IN REGULARLY. AN ADDITIONAL 190 COUNTRIES HAS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO PRAISELIVE THROUGH ANOTHER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLDWIDE BROADCAST MINISTRY OF TRANS WORLD RADIO. PRAISELIVE IS A PLACE OF PRAYER. PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TRUST THE TEAM AT PRAISELIVE TO TAKE THEIR NEEDS TO GOD. PRAYER REQUESTS ARE SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR PRAISELIVE APP, WEBSITE, E-MAIL, AND PHONE CALLS TO OUR STAFF. IT'S OUR JOY TO PRAY WITH PEOPLE AND TO TRUST JESUS TO HELP THEM. WE ALSO HAVE PRAYER STATIONS WE TAKE TO EVENTS AROUND THE AREA TO PRAY WITH PEOPLE FOR THEIR NEEDS. PRAISELIVE ALSO COMES ALONGSIDE OTHER NONPROFIT FAITH- BASED MINISTRIES, SUCH AS ONEHOPE AND THE SALVATION POEM, TO PROVIDE PRAYER FOR THEIR MINISTRIES' NEEDS. OVER 530,000 PEOPLE CONNECT5 TO THE MINISTRY VIA FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM, WHERE SCRIPTURE VERSES, TESTIMONIES, AND STORIES OF HOPE ARE SHARED WEEKLY. PRAISELIVE ALSO MINISTERS VIA PODCASTS THAT GO DEEPER AS PEOPLE SHARE THEIR TESTIMONIES OF HOPE IN JESUS. TO JOIN THE VISION OF SEEING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE JESUS, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR GIFT AT PRAISELIVE.ORG, AS WE ARE A LISTENER-SUPPORTED MINISTRY. CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING'S (PRAISEFM) VISION IS TO SEE EVERY TRIBE AND NATION EXPERIENCE JESUS TOGETHER. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY LOOKING FOR THE ONE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO KNOW THE HOPE AND HEALING JESUS BRINGS. PRAISEFM IS WHERE PASSIONATE LOVERS OF JESUS COME TOGETHER TO WORSHIP HIM, SPEND TIME IN HIS WORD, AND PRAY FOR EACH OTHER. WE BEGAN IN A SMALL TOWN IN RURAL MINNESOTA WITH A BIG VISION. WE SAW PEOPLE AROUND US WHO HAD NO IDEA WHO GOD IS. THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT HIM, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY MET HIM IN A PERSONAL WAY. IN 1995, GOD SPOKE TO US ABOUT CHANGING OUR FORMAT TO REACH PEOPLE WITH WORSHIP MUSIC, SCRIPTURE, AND STORIES OF HOPE. TODAY WE ARE HEARD IN MINNESOTA ON KBHL OSAKIS, KNOF MINNEAPOLIS, KBHZ WILLMAR, AND KCGN ORTONVILLE. WE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON TRANSLATORS IN ABERDEEN S.D. AND MARSHALL, MN. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, GOD HAS OPENED DOORS FOR US TO BROADCAST VIA SATELLITE TO MOST OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA AND 64 RADIO AFFILIATES IN AFRICA THAT CARRY SEGMENTS OF OUR PROGRAMMING. WE PARTNER WITH JESUS.NET, WITH LISTENERS FROM OVER 85 COUNTRIES TUNING IN REGULARLY. AN ADDITIONAL 190 COUNTRIES HAS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO PRAISELIVE THROUGH ANOTHER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLDWIDE BROADCAST MINISTRY OF TRANS WORLD RADIO. PRAISELIVE IS A PLACE OF PRAYER. PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TRUST THE TEAM AT PRAISELIVE TO TAKE THEIR NEEDS TO GOD. PRAYER REQUESTS ARE SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR PRAISELIVE APP, WEBSITE, E-MAIL, AND PHONE CALLS TO OUR STAFF. IT'S OUR JOY TO PRAY WITH PEOPLE AND TO TRUST JESUS TO HELP THEM. WE ALSO HAVE PRAYER STATIONS WE TAKE TO EVENTS AROUND THE AREA TO PRAY WITH PEOPLE FOR THEIR NEEDS. PRAISELIVE ALSO COMES ALONGSIDE OTHER NONPROFIT FAITH- BASED MINISTRIES, SUCH AS ONEHOPE AND THE SALVATION POEM, TO PROVIDE PRAYER FOR THEIR MINISTRIES' NEEDS. OVER 530,000 PEOPLE CONNECT5 TO THE MINISTRY VIA FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM, WHERE SCRIPTURE VERSES, TESTIMONIES, AND STORIES OF HOPE ARE SHARED WEEKLY. PRAISELIVE ALSO MINISTERS VIA PODCASTS THAT GO DEEPER AS PEOPLE SHARE THEIR TESTIMONIES OF HOPE IN JESUS. TO JOIN THE VISION OF SEEING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE JESUS, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR GIFT AT PRAISELIVE.ORG, AS WE ARE A LISTENER-SUPPORTED MINISTRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1986.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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