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American Family Network

EIN 82-3797487 · Boise, ID

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceWeak41 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 10% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN, FAMILY FRIENDLY, TEACHING, TRAINING AND CONTENT AND MEDIA VIA THE INTERNET.

Income
$212,006
Spending
$147,861
Spent on programs
10%
Reserves
5.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0

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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 30% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 129% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    10% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • 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 (3)
  1. WE HAVE NOW PARTNERED WITH MANY OF THE REPUTABLE MINISTRY PARTNERS, LIKE THE AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION AFA, AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO, JOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRIES, LIVING WATERS/RAY COMFORT, SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL SEMINARY, THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS ASSOCIATION AND MANY MORAL ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PROVIDERS. ALL TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF OFFERING LOTS OF FAMILY FRIENDLY CONTENT INEXPENSIVELY IN ONE SIMPLE AND EASY LOCATION. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. YET WE BELIEVE THAT NOT EVERY THING YOU WATCH NEEDS TO BE A SERMON OR BE EVANGELISTIC. OFTEN YOU JUST WANT TO LAUGH AND BE ENTERTAINED OR BE INFORMED WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR MORALS OR QUALITY. CONTENT SHOULD BE MORAL, BUT IT NEEDNT ALWAYS BE ABOUT TEACHING A MORAL. AFN WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CURRENT CABLE TV & SATELLITE TV PROVIDERS. WITH OVER 200 FAMILY-FRIENDLY TELEVISION CHANNELS ALIGNED WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES. WE WILL DELIVER NEWS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL RIVAL CURRENT NETWORKS, BUT WITHOUT DEPRAVITY. AD SUPPORTED CHANNEL PROVIDERS WILL COMPETE FOR VIEWERSHIP ENSURING QUALITY AND VARIETY. THE INDIVIDUALS WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP TO THE SMART TV OR HANDHELD DEVICE OR APPLE TV/ROKU/CHROMECAST ETC. TO GET ACCESS TO THE CHANNELS. SERVICE (THE FIRST 21 OR MORE CHANNELS) WILL START FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE MEET OUR FUNDING AND MEMBERSHIP GOALS. CREDIT CARDS WILL ONLY BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT AFTER THE GOAL IS MET, (WE DO CHARGE 1 INITIALLY, THAT WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED IF WE DO NOT MEET OUR GOALS). NEW CHANNELS WILL BE ADDED QUICKLY AS SOON AS WE CAN QUALIFY THEM. WE HAVE NOW PARTNERED WITH MANY OF THE REPUTABLE MINISTRY PARTNERS, LIKE THE AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION AFA, AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO, JOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRIES, LIVING WATERS/RAY COMFORT, SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL SEMINARY, THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS ASSOCIATION AND MANY MORAL ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PROVIDERS. ALL TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF OFFERING LOTS OF FAMILY FRIENDLY CONTENT INEXPENSIVELY IN ONE SIMPLE AND EASY LOCATION. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. YET WE BELIEVE THAT NOT EVERY THING YOU WATCH NEEDS TO BE A SERMON OR BE EVANGELISTIC. OFTEN YOU JUST WANT TO LAUGH AND BE ENTERTAINED OR BE INFORMED WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR MORALS OR QUALITY. CONTENT SHOULD BE MORAL, BUT IT NEEDNT ALWAYS BE ABOUT TEACHING A MORAL. AFN WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CURRENT CABLE TV & SATELLITE TV PROVIDERS. WITH OVER 200 FAMILY-FRIENDLY TELEVISION CHANNELS ALIGNED WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES. WE WILL DELIVER NEWS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL RIVAL CURRENT NETWORKS, BUT WITHOUT DEPRAVITY. AD SUPPORTED CHANNEL PROVIDERS WILL COMPETE FOR VIEWERSHIP ENSURING QUALITY AND VARIETY. THE INDIVIDUALS WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP TO THE SMART TV OR HANDHELD DEVICE OR APPLE TV/ROKU/CHROMECAST ETC. TO GET ACCESS TO THE CHANNELS. SERVICE (THE FIRST 21 OR MORE CHANNELS) WILL START FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE MEET OUR FUNDING AND MEMBERSHIP GOALS. CREDIT CARDS WILL ONLY BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT AFTER THE GOAL IS MET, (WE DO CHARGE 1 INITIALLY, THAT WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED IF WE DO NOT MEET OUR GOALS). NEW CHANNELS WILL BE ADDED QUICKLY AS SOON AS WE CAN QUALIFY THEM.
  2. $14,786 spent. WE HAVE NOW PARTNERED WITH MANY OF THE REPUTABLE MINISTRY PARTNERS, LIKE THE AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION AFA, AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO, JOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRIES, LIVING WATERS/RAY COMFORT, SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL SEMINARY, THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS ASSOCIATION AND MANY MORAL ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PROVIDERS. ALL TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF OFFERING LOTS OF FAMILY FRIENDLY CONTENT INEXPENSIVELY IN ONE SIMPLE AND EASY LOCATION. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. YET WE BELIEVE THAT NOT EVERY THING YOU WATCH NEEDS TO BE A SERMON OR BE EVANGELISTIC. OFTEN YOU JUST WANT TO LAUGH AND BE ENTERTAINED OR BE INFORMED WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR MORALS OR QUALITY. CONTENT SHOULD BE MORAL, BUT IT NEEDNT ALWAYS BE ABOUT TEACHING A MORAL. AFN WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CURRENT CABLE TV & SATELLITE TV PROVIDERS. WITH OVER 200 FAMILY-FRIENDLY TELEVISION CHANNELS ALIGNED WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES. WE WILL DELIVER NEWS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL RIVAL CURRENT NETWORKS, BUT WITHOUT DEPRAVITY. AD SUPPORTED CHANNEL PROVIDERS WILL COMPETE FOR VIEWERSHIP ENSURING QUALITY AND VARIETY. THE INDIVIDUALS WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP TO THE SMART TV OR HANDHELD DEVICE OR APPLE TV/ROKU/CHROMECAST ETC. TO GET ACCESS TO THE CHANNELS. SERVICE (THE FIRST 21 OR MORE CHANNELS) WILL START FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE MEET OUR FUNDING AND MEMBERSHIP GOALS. CREDIT CARDS WILL ONLY BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT AFTER THE GOAL IS MET, (WE DO CHARGE 1 INITIALLY, THAT WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED IF WE DO NOT MEET OUR GOALS). NEW CHANNELS WILL BE ADDED QUICKLY AS SOON AS WE CAN QUALIFY THEM.
  3. WE HAVE NOW PARTNERED WITH MANY OF THE REPUTABLE MINISTRY PARTNERS, LIKE THE AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION AFA, AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO, JOSH MCDOWELL MINISTRIES, LIVING WATERS/RAY COMFORT, SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL SEMINARY, THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS ASSOCIATION AND MANY MORAL ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PROVIDERS. ALL TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF OFFERING LOTS OF FAMILY FRIENDLY CONTENT INEXPENSIVELY IN ONE SIMPLE AND EASY LOCATION. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY FAMILY FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. YET WE BELIEVE THAT NOT EVERY THING YOU WATCH NEEDS TO BE A SERMON OR BE EVANGELISTIC. OFTEN YOU JUST WANT TO LAUGH AND BE ENTERTAINED OR BE INFORMED WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR MORALS OR QUALITY. CONTENT SHOULD BE MORAL, BUT IT NEEDNT ALWAYS BE ABOUT TEACHING A MORAL. AFN WILL BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CURRENT CABLE TV & SATELLITE TV PROVIDERS. WITH OVER 200 FAMILY-FRIENDLY TELEVISION CHANNELS ALIGNED WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES. WE WILL DELIVER NEWS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL RIVAL CURRENT NETWORKS, BUT WITHOUT DEPRAVITY. AD SUPPORTED CHANNEL PROVIDERS WILL COMPETE FOR VIEWERSHIP ENSURING QUALITY AND VARIETY. THE INDIVIDUALS WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP TO THE SMART TV OR HANDHELD DEVICE OR APPLE TV/ROKU/CHROMECAST ETC. TO GET ACCESS TO THE CHANNELS. SERVICE (THE FIRST 21 OR MORE CHANNELS) WILL START FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE MEET OUR FUNDING AND MEMBERSHIP GOALS. CREDIT CARDS WILL ONLY BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT AFTER THE GOAL IS MET, (WE DO CHARGE 1 INITIALLY, THAT WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED IF WE DO NOT MEET OUR GOALS). NEW CHANNELS WILL BE ADDED QUICKLY AS SOON AS WE CAN QUALIFY THEM.

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? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2020 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2020.

    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 May 2021.

    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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