Hermano Pablo Ministries

aka A Message to the Conscience | Costa Mesa, CA | http://www.message2conscience.com

GuideStar Charity Check

EIN: 95-2816361

Contributions tax deductible
as of May 2023

IRS BMF 509(a)(1)
as of May 08, 2023

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Mission

The Spanish radio and television program produced, recorded, and distributed by Hermano Pablo Ministries is called "A Message to the Conscience." This four-minute evangelistic program is broadcast in 30 plus countries more than 4,000 times each day. It begins with a true anecdote that leads into a moral and spiritual application. The program is so well received that the airtime is donated by the stations or by local listeners. If this airtime had not been donated, it would have cost more than 80 million dollars last year alone. The target audience consists of those who have never accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

Notes from the nonprofit

Hermano Pablo Ministries ("HPM") is a radio and TV broadcast ministry reaching the Spanish speaking world for Christ. Un Mensaje a la Consciencia [A Message to the Conscience] is a four-minute radio and television program. The program is seen, heard or read throughout thirty-three countries over 5,000 times per day and has over 48,000 daily subscribers. Airtime is donated by radio or television stations or by local believers. Paul Finkenbinder (Hermano Pablo) began broadcasting this program in 1964. Paul passed away in 2012. Charles Ray Stewart joined the ministry in 1995 and has been its President since 1996. He directs the day-to-day operations of the ministry and records all new programs. According to information submitted by the stations, the value of radio and TV airtime donated last year was $100 million. Most of the ministry's messages are transmitted through secular media, and the majority of its listeners are non-Christians. This organization is a nonprofit.

Ruling year info

1973

Principal Officer

Dr. Charles Stewart

Main address

2080 Placentia Ave.

Costa Mesa, CA 92627 USA

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Formerly known as

Hermano Pablo, Inc.

EIN

95-2816361

Subject area info

Radio

Television

Social media

Religion

Christianity

Population served info

Adults

People of European descent

People of Latin American descent

Economically disadvantaged people

NTEE code info

Christian (X20)

Radio (A34)

Television (A32)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

Reports and documents

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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UN MENSAJE A LA CONCIENCIA

Our small staff produces and distributes all the radio and television programs. We have a pastoral counselor who responds to audience letters and social media. We correspond with the more than 19 hundred stations that carry the program. One of our most difficult tasks is keeping tract of all the stations that broadcast the program since station personnel pass along the media files to other stations, and we are broadcast over several extensive satellite systems and on the Internet.

Population(s) Served

People of Latin American descent

Adults

Where we work

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Financials

Hermano Pablo Ministries

Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

NET GAIN/LOSS: in

Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

1067.03

Average of 826.76 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

3.7

Average of 3 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2022

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

10%

Average of 13% over 10 years

Funding sources

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

Source: IRS Form 990

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Hermano Pablo Ministries

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Revenue
Contributions	$370,002
Program Services	$0
Investments	$60,490
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$430,492

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$241,262
Professional Fees	$1,506
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$33,418
Other Expenses	$164,707
Total Expenses	$440,893
Net Gain/Loss	($10,401)

Revenue
Contributions	$286,955
Program Services	$0
Investments	$55,426
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$342,381

Expenses
Grants	$0
Salaries & Employee Benefits	$232,206
Professional Fees	$1,700
Occupancy	$0
Printing, Publications, Postage, etc.	$31,036
Other Expenses	$120,356
Total Expenses	$385,298
Net Gain/Loss	($42,917)

Revenue
Contributions	$290,663
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$41,540
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$332,203

Expenses
Program Services	$282,887
Administration	$45,657
Fundraising	$15,007
Total Expenses	$343,551
Net Gain/Loss	($11,348)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$5,403
Interest Expenses	$360
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$0
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$317,038
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$39,182
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$356,220

Expenses
Program Services	$282,748
Administration	$45,634
Fundraising	$14,999
Total Expenses	$343,381
Net Gain/Loss	$12,839

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,406
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$5,727
Interest Expenses	$334
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$124
Pension Plan Contributions	$6,725
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$353,385
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$30,891
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$384,276

Expenses
Program Services	$296,389
Administration	$54,216
Fundraising	$10,845
Total Expenses	$361,450
Net Gain/Loss	$22,826

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,606
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$5,037
Interest Expenses	$130
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$7,200
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$263,769
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$42,054
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$305,823

Expenses
Program Services	$285,641
Administration	$52,254
Fundraising	$10,451
Total Expenses	$348,346
Net Gain/Loss	($42,523)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,072
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$6,243
Interest Expenses	$171
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,500
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$401,229
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$50,017
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$451,246

Expenses
Program Services	$298,008
Administration	$54,514
Fundraising	$10,903
Total Expenses	$363,425
Net Gain/Loss	$87,821

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$0
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$0
Insurance Expenses	$4,891
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,050
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$280,816
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$46,398
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$327,214

Expenses
Program Services	$300,779
Administration	$51,788
Fundraising	$10,357
Total Expenses	$362,924
Net Gain/Loss	($35,710)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$4,213
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$12,092
Insurance Expenses	$5,468
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,575
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$312,895
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$45,700
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$358,595

Expenses
Program Services	$306,702
Administration	$51,447
Fundraising	$10,288
Total Expenses	$368,437
Net Gain/Loss	($9,842)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$4,592
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$10,954
Insurance Expenses	$5,692
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$437
Pension Plan Contributions	$6,000
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$304,271
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$48,026
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$352,297

Expenses
Program Services	$289,952
Administration	$53,041
Fundraising	$10,608
Total Expenses	$353,601
Net Gain/Loss	($1,304)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$4,656
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$9,898
Insurance Expenses	$5,699
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$6,175
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$322,577
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$49,360
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$371,937

Expenses
Program Services	$260,192
Administration	$47,595
Fundraising	$9,520
Total Expenses	$317,307
Net Gain/Loss	$54,630

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$5,027
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$8,375
Insurance Expenses	$5,837
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,600
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$282,952
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$52,543
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$335,495

Expenses
Program Services	$311,747
Administration	$53,767
Fundraising	$17,921
Total Expenses	$383,435
Net Gain/Loss	($47,940)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$4,322
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$6,873
Insurance Expenses	$5,502
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$3,600
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$500,526
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$54,974
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$555,500

Expenses
Program Services	$284,288
Administration	$53,305
Fundraising	$17,770
Total Expenses	$355,363
Net Gain/Loss	$200,137

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,588
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$6,106
Insurance Expenses	$6,060
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$0
Legal Fees	$551
Pension Plan Contributions	$6,275
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$319,064
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$59,679
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$378,743

Expenses
Program Services	$315,214
Administration	$59,104
Fundraising	$19,700
Total Expenses	$394,018
Net Gain/Loss	($15,275)

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$3,948
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$6,771
Insurance Expenses	$6,126
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$782
Legal Fees	$6
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,751
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Revenue
Contributions	$319,036
Government Grants	$0
Program Services	$0
Investments	$64,813
Special Events	$0
Sales	$0
Other	$0
Total Revenue	$383,849

Expenses
Program Services	$305,756
Administration	$57,330
Fundraising	$19,112
Total Expenses	$382,198
Net Gain/Loss	$1,651

Functional expenses
Accounting Fees	$10,779
Advertising & Promotion	$0
Information Technology Expenses	$6,155
Insurance Expenses	$4,893
Interest Expenses	$0
Investment Management Fees	$851
Legal Fees	$0
Pension Plan Contributions	$5,400
Professional Fundraising Expenses	$0

Hermano Pablo Ministries

Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Fiscal year ending: Download Data

Assets	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Contributions	$370,002
Cash & Equivalents	$42,936	$16,742	($26,194)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$194,181	$204,863	$10,682
Other	$34,344	$39,455	$5,111
Total Assets	$271,461	$261,060	($10,401)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2008	Dec 31, 2008	Change
Net Assets	$271,461	$261,060	($10,401)

Assets	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Contributions	$286,955
Cash & Equivalents	$16,742	$10,580	($6,162)
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$204,863	$177,325	($27,538)
Other	$39,455	$30,238	($9,217)
Total Assets	$261,060	$218,143	($42,917)

Liabilities	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Total Liabilities	$0	$0	$0

Fund balance	Jan 01, 2009	Dec 31, 2009	Change
Net Assets	$261,060	$218,143	($42,917)

Assets	Jan 01, 2010	Dec 31, 2010	Change
Contributions	$290,663
Cash & Equivalents	$10,580	$10,141	($439)
Accounts Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivable, Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Securities	$0	$0	$0
Investment, Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets (LBE - Depreciation)	$206,313	$190,654	($15,659)
Other	$1,250	$0	($1,250)
Total Assets	$218,143	$200,795	($17,348)

Hermano Pablo Ministries

Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Business model indicators

Profitability	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation	-$10,872	$33,970	$210,426	$17,703	$40,006
As % of expenses	-3.5%	9.1%	61.0%	4.7%	10.9%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation	-$20,370	$24,059	$199,763	$1,471	$24,461
As % of expenses	-6.4%	6.3%	56.2%	0.4%	6.4%

Revenue composition
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted)	$371,937	$335,495	$555,500	$378,743	$383,849
Total revenue, % change over prior year	5.6%	-9.8%	65.6%	-31.8%	1.3%
Program services revenue	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Membership dues	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Investment income	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%	0.9%	2.5%
Government grants	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other grants and contributions	86.7%	84.3%	90.1%	84.2%	83.1%
Other revenue	13.1%	15.2%	9.7%	14.9%	14.4%

Expense composition
Total expenses before depreciation	$307,809	$373,524	$344,700	$377,786	$366,653
Total expenses, % change over prior year	-10.7%	21.3%	-7.7%	9.6%	-2.9%
Personnel	64.5%	57.8%	66.4%	65.3%	67.0%
Professional fees	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%	3.2%
Occupancy	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Interest	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Pass-through	0.0%	6.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All other expenses	33.1%	34.4%	32.4%	33.5%	29.8%

Full cost components (estimated)	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total expenses (after depreciation)	$317,307	$383,435	$355,363	$394,018	$382,198
One month of savings	$25,651	$31,127	$28,725	$31,482	$30,554
Debt principal payment	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fixed asset additions	$0	$0	$67,316	$0	$0
Total full costs (estimated)	$342,958	$414,562	$451,404	$425,500	$412,752

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Months of cash	4.7	2.4	7.6	1.1	3.7
Months of cash and investments	4.7	2.4	7.6	7.3	8.7
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets	1.8	2.3	7.5	7.2	8.6

Balance sheet composition	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash	$121,747	$74,902	$218,386	$35,234	$111,965
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$194,592	$153,725
Receivables	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE)	$353,126	$361,942	$423,758	$429,118	$432,718
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE)	54.8%	56.2%	49.2%	52.0%	55.1%
Liabilities (as a % of assets)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Unrestricted net assets	$206,532	$230,591	$430,354	$431,825	$456,286
Temporarily restricted net assets	$75,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total restricted net assets	$75,000	$3,001	$3,375	$3,375	$3,375
Total net assets	$281,532	$233,592	$433,729	$435,200	$459,661

Key data checks

Key data checks	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Material data errors	No	No	No	No	No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents

Letter of Determination

Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Principal Officer

Dr. Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart (Carlos Rey), President, is the son of missionaries, and was born in Cuba and reared in Colombia, South America. The stories in Charles' programs emphasize Latin American culture, literature and history. Charles holds a Master of Arts degree in Ibero-American History from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. in Intercultural Communication from Regent University. He served as a missionary in Colombia until 1985 and then became Editorial Director at Vida Publishers. He was also the Coordinating Editor on the Spanish NIV project. He came to Hermano Pablo Ministries in 1995 and his special version of the program is now broadcast at least three times each week.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

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Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation

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Hermano Pablo Ministries

Board of directors
as of 03/22/2023

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Board chair

Dr. Charles Stewart

No Affiliation

Term: 1996 - 2023

Charles Ray Stewart

Hermano Pablo Ministries

Ken Wayman

No Affiliation

Frank Yubeta

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John L. Bueno

No Affiliation

Dave Ellis

Regional Director World Missions for Latin America

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Ray T. Rachels

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John Johnson

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Jordan Hansen

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Adelita Garza

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Megan Judkins

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Board leadership practices

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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/28/2021

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity

White/Caucasian/European

Gender identity

Male

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual or straight

Disability status

Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

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Hermano Pablo Ministries

Mission

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Our programs

UN MENSAJE A LA CONCIENCIA

Where we work

Financials

Financial documents

Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown

Liquidity in 2022 info

1067.03

Months of cash in 2022 info

3.7

Fringe rate in 2022 info

10%

Funding sources info

Assets & liabilities info

Financial data

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Principal Officer

Dr. Charles Stewart

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Dr. Charles Stewart

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