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Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.

EIN 52-1440112Religion Virginia Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Your source for Christian music

Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. (PAR, Inc.) is a listener supported radio ministry based in Blacksburg, Virginia. PAR, Inc. currently has seven Christian music stations: Joy FM 88.9 (WJYW) in Union City, Ohio; Spirit FM (WRXT) in Lynchburg, Virginia; WCQR in Gray, Tennessee; WPER in Warrenton, Virginia; Joy FM 98.3 (WOKE) in South Shore, Kentucky; Joy FM (WXRI, WTJY, WPIR, WTTX) in North Carolina and Virginia; and Joy FM 88.1 (WPCN) in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.56Overall score
out of 100

72.04Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,642,860

Total expenses · USD$6,423,088

Program expenses

$4,393,392.19 recorded amount

68.4%

Fundraising expenses

$610,193.36 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,406,656.27 recorded amount

21.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Edward Baker
Recorded compensation: $41,019.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. (PAR, Inc.) is a listener supported radio ministry based in Blacksburg, Virginia. PAR, Inc. currently has seven Christian music stations: Joy FM 88.9 (WJYW) in Union City, Ohio; Spirit FM (WRXT) in Lynchburg, Virginia; WCQR in Gray, Tennessee; WPER in Warrenton, Virginia; Joy FM 98.3 (WOKE) in South Shore, Kentucky; Joy FM (WXRI, WTJY, WPIR, WTTX) in North Carolina and Virginia; and Joy FM 88.1 (WPCN) in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
`ein` EIN	52-1440112
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6423088.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.21899999999999997
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.684
`fscore` Financial score	72.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Edward Baker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	41019.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0063
`motto` Tagline	Your source for Christian music
`name` Charity name	Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7642860.0
`score` Overall score	77.56
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Media and Broadcasting
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4393392.192000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	610193.36
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1406656.2719999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1440112
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Media and Broadcasting
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.