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SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA (EIN 23-2964829)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2020-04-16
IRS object ID
202041079349301209
Schema version
2018v3.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-04-16T05:17:33-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Richard C Graves CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1103 Lawyers Row Suite 101AddressLine1Txt
CityCentrevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN232964829EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SAT-7 North AmericaBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSAT7BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4107709804PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 2770AddressLine1Txt
CityEastonCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21601ZIPCd

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PersonRuth ThomasPersonNm
Person TitleVice PresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone4107709804PhoneNum
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Preparer PersonRichard C Graves CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone4107588785PhoneNum
Preparation2020-04-16PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

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Gross Receipts$8,588,144GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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PersonRuth Thomas VP for Finance and AdmiPersonNm
Phone4107709804PhoneNum

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Address Line129509 Canvasback Drive Suite 101AddressLine1Txt
CityEastonCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Board Chairperson001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Mark Schifferdecker
Treasurer Director001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Dr Habib Badr
Director001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Judson Riggs
Director001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ms Debra A Brink
Senior Vice President050.00Yes (X)$143,333$0$9,863001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)
David L Jones
Secretary001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Vicki Gillis
Director001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Gary Nagel
Director001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beverly Gaussiran
Director001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Rex Rogers
President050.00$181,717$0$8,999001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)
Mrs Ruth S Thomas
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Robert Weszely
Area Development Officer050.00$95,503$0$14,850Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$37,060TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Harvest Development & Media
19851 Yorba Linda Blvd Suite 204Yorba LindaCA92886Writing$173,716
Envision Marketing
148 Graves Mill RdLeesburgVA24502Printing/Mailing$150,380
Hovsepian Ministries Inc
2030 Rosita AveBurbankCA91504Program Production$111,994
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$6,028,668TotalAmt
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$150,925FundraisingAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Management And General$23,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,870FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Management And General$41,831ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,576FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Management And General$55,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,800FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,315TotalAmt
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Management And General$5,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,965FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,910FundraisingAmt

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Communications$21,649$7,237$10,361$4,051
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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$693,860ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$837,600FundraisingAmt

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EOY$2,426,824EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,540,523BOYAmt
EOY$399,326EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$25,000EOYAmt

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EOY$53,221EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,756BOYAmt
EOY$52,468EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,311,227BOYAmt
EOY$2,956,839EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,553BOYAmt
EOY$105,505EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,800,085BOYAmt
EOY$1,469,867EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,910,638BOYAmt
EOY$1,575,372EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,386,128BOYAmt
EOY$1,381,467EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,461BOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,400,589BOYAmt
EOY$1,381,467EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$2,956,839EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,358,188CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,417,258CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,993,033CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,582,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,408,982TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,358,188CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,417,258CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,993,033CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,582,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,408,982TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$48,408,982PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,897CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,541CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,931CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,029CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,977TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,822CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$595CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,610CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,665CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,552CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,244TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$48,455,203TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99900PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99880PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,738OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,471DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,267BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$224,417OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$176,216DepreciationAmt
Book Value$48,201BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$52,468TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFederal income taxesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,588,144TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,588,144RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,588,144TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,607,266TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,607,266ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,607,266TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceX 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN48 Disclosure The Financial Statements effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the statements of activities. As of December 31, 2018, SAT-7 had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMiddle East and North AfricaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee100EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSatellite Broadcast TVSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$6,313,496RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees100SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee100TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,313,496SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,313,496TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMiddle East and North AfricaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSupport Broadcasting and production of ProgrammingPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$6,313,496CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementBank DraftsMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSAT-7 NA is a the United States based entity that supports the Production, Broadcasting and Management facilities located in Egypt, Turkey, London UK, Lebanon and Cyprus. The SAT-7 International corporate entity is audited using International Financial Standards and we are in contact with the auditors as well during their audit. We monitor the transfer of funds to SAT-7 International and coordinate regularly with them to insure compliance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Getaway EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$418,700GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$418,700GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$21,266RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$20,324FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$17,473OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$418,700GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$418,700GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$21,266RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$20,324FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$17,473OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$63,563DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$355,137NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAT-7 Education and Development IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2770AddressLine1Txt
CityEastonCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN814373781RecipientEIN
IRC Section501c3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$48,983CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSupportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Dr Rex Rogers
President$181,767$8,999$190,766
Ms Debra A Brink
Senior Vice President$143,333$9,863$153,196

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProcess of determining Compensation of Key Employees, CEO and Officers. Comparison with Salary and Compensation information and surveys provided by nationally recognized Non-Profit Specialists like the EFCA, Guidestar and Charity Navigator for similar sized organizations and activities. The Board of Directors reviews all hiring decisions and compares compensation issues with other organizations using publicly available information.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part IV, Section A, Line 1-3,11Governing Body and Review Process of Form 990. Prior to the annual Spring Board Meeting, the Audit Committee Chair has recieved a draft copy of the Form 990 and the Audited Financial Statements for review. After the Audit Committee Chair reviews and meets with the Audit Committee, issues identified are resolved and the final Form 990 is prepared. During the annual Spring Board Meeting there is a specific Agenda item to review, discuss and approve the Form 990, as well as the Audited Financial Statements.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 12CSAT-7 USA monitors compliance with the Conflict of Interest Policy as follows Each year the Conflict of Interest Policy is completed by key employees and each member of the Board of Directors. Any items listed, whether true, preceived or real conflicts, are discussed and resolved within the Board to ensure compliance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a and bProcess of determining Compensation of Key Employees, CEO and Officers. Comparison with Salary and Compensation information and surveys provided by nationally recognized Non-Profit Specialists like the EFCA, Guidestar and Charity Navigator for similar sized organizations and activities. The Board of Directors reviews all hiring decisions and compares compensation issues with other organizations using publicly available information.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Public Disclosure of Governing Documents, Policies and Audited Financial Statements. On the Organizations website, all the above documents as required by Section 6104 are available. Also available on the website are links to request all the above information. Copies of all the above information has been provided to external organizations such as Charity Navigator, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and others.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAT-7 Education and Development IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypedTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$25,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt