Angel Christian Television Tr Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- It owes more than it owns.
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 73 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Our mission is to go into all the world and preach the Gospel through all forms of media and broadcast. We are a Christian organization spreading the word of God to the ends of the earth.
- Income
- $7.0 million
- Spending
- $6.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 85%
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $203,596, director/president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 142% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 73 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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)
- $5.3 million spent. With several separate feeds, carried on multiple satellite platforms, the GOD TV Channel is currently broadcast around the world 24-hours-a-day, reaching 254 million homes, a figure which translates into 900 million people in more than 200 nations & territories, who can watch the GOD TV by a click of their remote control. The powerful free-to-air satellite signal is also pulled down and re-distributed by various cable networks in India, Nepal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the rest of Europe. Where the GOD Channel is not easily available through satellite, cable or terrestrial transmission, viewers can watch via web streaming. Every day we receive feedback from viewers in countries from South America to the Middle East who are watching through the Internet. In 30 short years, GOD TV has grown, from broadcasting two hours each day in 1995 to covering four fifths of the earths surface, 24-hours-a-day. With ongoing steady growth in our distribution, we are well on our way to reaching our target of ONE BILLION SOULS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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