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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2027

SAT-7 North America

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Post Office Box 5039
Boone, IA, 50950

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

SAT-7 North America meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide the churches and Christians of the Middle East and North Africa an opportunity to witness to Jesus Christ through inspirational, informative, and educational television and digital media services."

Year, State Incorporated:
1998, PA

Also Known As:
SAT-7 USA

SAT-7 North America (SAT-7 NA) reports that it seeks to reach people with the Gospel in the Middle East and North Africa, with four satellite TV channels and online media bypass censorship. The organization hosts talk shows, worship, children's programming, Bible teaching, short films, and other programs to help Christians feels connected to and grow in their faith.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, SAT-7 North America's program expenses were:

Program services: $11,083,215

Total Program Expenses: $11,083,215

Chief Executive
Rex M. Rogers, PhD, President

Compensation*
$235,718

Chair of the Board
Peter B. Schulze

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Manager, Global Opportunities Holdings LLC

Board Size
8

Paid Staff Size
15

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio, Foundation grants

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $12,885,849, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on SAT-7 North America's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Other income $-996
Contributions $12,885,849
Investment income $394,420
Total Income $13,279,273

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $13,279,273
Total expenses: $13,453,051
  Program expenses $11,083,215
  Fundraising expenses $1,436,173
  Administrative expenses $933,663
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-173,778
Beginning Net Assets $7,145,059
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $6,971,281
Total Liabilities $3,257,913
Total Assets $10,229,194

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