Russian Christian Radio Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST PRIMARILY AMONG RUSSIAN SPEAKING PEOPLE TRHOUGHOUT THE WORLD REACHING THE HOPELESS AND BROKEN WITH THE TRANFORMING LOVE AND POWER OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH OUR PRISON MAGAZINE, LIBERATION CENTERS AND MEDIA MINISTRY.
- Income
- $233,482
- Spending
- $202,716
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 20.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $36,290, secretary treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 84% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (3)
- $62,999 spent. LIBERATION REHAB CENTER MINISTRY - DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION ARE BIG PROBLEMS IN RUSSIA, SENDING MANY TO PRISON OR REHAB CENTERS. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, 50 PEOPLE OR MORE ARE IN OUR PROGRAM TO HELP RELEASE THEM FROM THEIR SIN AND ADDICTIONS AT OUR PIRKKO HOME LIBERATION CENTERS. THE GOAL FOR EACH RESIDENT IS A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION OF HEART, SOUL, BODY & MIND. THE PROGRAM LASTS 8 MONTHS AND INCLUDES BIBLE STUDY TWICE A DAY, AS WELL AS CHORES AND WORK TO SUPPORT THE CENTER, PROVIDE FOOD AND TEACH RESPONSIBILITY. EACH HOME IS PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL CHURCH WHICH MENTORS THE RESIDENTS AND HELPS WITH BASIC NEEDS. WE ALSO HELP SUPPORT A REHAB CENTER IN THE USA.
- $61,685 spent. PRISON MAGAZINE & PRISON MINISTRY - RUSSIAN CHRISTIAN RADIO (RCR) PUBLISHES A CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKING PRISONERS CALLED THE GOSPEL BEHIND BARBED WIRE, WHICH IS WIDELY USED BY THOSE WHO MINISTER TO PRISONERS. 507 PRISON MINISTERS SEND THE MAGAZINE INTO PRISONS AS THEY CORRESPOND OR VISIT WITH PRISONERS. OUR MAGAZINE CURRENTLY REACHES MOST OF THE ROUGHLY 575 PRISONS IN RUSSIA AS WELL AS SOME IN THE USA. WE ARE ALSO LISTED IN THE RUSSIAN POST MAIL ORDER CATALOG, WHERE ANYONE CAN ORDER OUR MAGAZINE DIRECTLY. THE MAGAZINE IS ESSENTIAL FOR MANY.
- $23,867 spent. STUDIO MINISTRY - PRODUCTION OF NEW VIDEO PROGRAMS CONTINUES TO AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR RCR TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION OF SPREADING THE GOSPEL. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE TESTIMONIES AS WELL AS INTERVIEWS AND TEACHING, AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE RUSSIAN WEBSITE AT WWW.RCR.RU OR ON YOUTUBE, RUTUBE, YANDEX MUSIC, AND SPOTIFY. THE SERMONS OF EARL POYSTI ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE RUSSIAN WEBSITE AND YANDEX ZEN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.