DR JAMES DOBSON FAMILY INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
DR JAMES DOBSON FAMILY INSTITUTE (EIN 27-1394708)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-05-06
IRS object ID
202611269349301226
Schema version
2024v5.5
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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Return2026-05-06T09:52:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN300514455PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Hoelting & Company IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line131 East Platte Avenue Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityColorado SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80903ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN271394708EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Dr James Dobson Family InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlDRJABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7192449300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 39000AddressLine1Txt
CityColorado SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80949ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDr William BrockPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7192449300PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer0DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Form8822 B AttachedYes (X)Form8822BAttachedInd

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Preparer PersonThomas G SistarePreparerPersonNm
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Phone7196301091PhoneNum
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerDr William BrockPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 39000AddressLine1Txt
CityColorado SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80949ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$10,927,495GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DRJAMESDOBSON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo help preserve and promote the institution of family and the biblical principles on which it is based, and to seek to introduce as many people as possible to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Specifically, the focus of the ministry is on marriage, parenthood, evangelism, the sanctity of human life and encouraging righteousness in the culture.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee40TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$32,576PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$187,910CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$228,153PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$214,996CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,376,445PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,926,989CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,604,761PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$10,021,884PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,768,408CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,354,561PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,158,581CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$11,357,640TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,149,569TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,641,626TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,557,433NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,716,014NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo help preserve and promote the institution of the family and the biblical principles on which it is based, and to seek to introduce as many people as possible to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Specifically, the focus of the ministry is on marriage, parenthood, evangelism, the sanctity of human life and encouraging righteousness in the culture.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,711,236ExpenseAmt
DescBroadcast Production and Expansion: Dr. Dobson and the broadcast team began production of a daily radio series, Dr. James Dobson Family Talk, in March 2010. This program is still the centerpiece of Family Talk's outreach today. Family Talk programs are now heard on approximately 1400 outlets in the U.S. in addition to online radio stations that broadcast throughout the world. Along with the half-hour daily broadcast and the 90-second commentary, Family Talk can be heard via online streaming, podcast, and mobile apps. The focus of these programs is on marriage, parenting, evangelism, the sanctity of human life and encouraging righteousness in the culture.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$730,453ExpenseAmt
DescConstituent Response: Family Talk Correspondence Team and Counseling personnel, along with contracted Call Center and Fulfillment House, responded to calls, letters, and prayer requests from constituents each month throughout the year responding with personal letters, emails, phone calls, and resources to meet the needs of individuals and families who contacted the organization for help.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

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Expense$4,276,428ExpenseAmt
DescOther indirect program expenses related to the Organizations mission.Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$4,276,428TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,718,117TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document48IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee40EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7192449300PhoneNum

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Address Line1PO Box 39000AddressLine1Txt
CityColorado SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80949ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Dr James C Dobson
Founder, Chairman of the B10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr William Brock
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan Sears
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Roy Stringfellow
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa Granger
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michele Bachmann
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Danae Dobson
Member10.00Yes (X)$14,467$0$0
Britt Beau Henderson
Director of Creative40.00Yes (X)$113,602$0$42,941
Jenanne Jenkins-Ratti
Sr VP Stewardship40.00Yes (X)$132,107$0$6,474
Joe Waresak
President40.00Yes (X)$194,327$0$45,330
Dan Lawrence
VP of Marketing40.00Yes (X)$125,713$0$17,682
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$580,216TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$112,427TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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The Broadmoor
1 Lake AveColorado SpringsCO80906Rental Facilities$471,164
Brian Bozarth
3665 Tapestry TerraceColorado SpringsCO80918IT Services$432,222
Facebook
1 Hacker WyMenlo ParkCA94025Advertising$328,907
Bott Radio
10550 Barkley Suite 100 - A/ROverland ParkKS66212Radio Airtime$325,790
1Vision
9346 Telge RoadHoustonTX77095Printing and Mailing$322,401
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$10,524,083AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$91,162NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,524,083TotalContributionsAmt

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Total Revenue Column$188,416TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$188,416ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$214,996RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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Real$214,996RealAmt

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Securities$506SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$506SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$506TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$214,490RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$188,416ExclusionAmt

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Total$607,382TotalAmt
Program Services$398,809ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,845ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,728FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,934,721TotalAmt
Program Services$1,268,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$419,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$246,331FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$43,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,010FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$614,403TotalAmt
Program Services$406,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,297FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$123,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,444FundraisingAmt

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Total$106,422TotalAmt
Program Services$63,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,263FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$36,950TotalAmt
Management And General$36,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$61TotalAmt
Program Services$61ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$792,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,856FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$24,604TotalAmt
Management And General$24,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$2,530TotalAmt
Program Services$2,530ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$116,002TotalAmt
Program Services$76,518ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,869FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$1,013,858TotalAmt
Program Services$875,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$138,297FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$137,017TotalAmt
Program Services$76,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,223ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,997FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,600TotalAmt
Program Services$241,600ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,604TotalAmt
Program Services$110,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,294FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Radio Air Time$1,684,019$1,684,019
Miscellaneous - program$553,949$553,949
Ministry Program$490,034$409,559$29,587$50,888
Contract Services$371,042$318,698$52,344

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$536,363TotalAmt
Program Services$272,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,213FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,768,408TotalAmt
Program Services$7,718,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,244,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$805,542FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,595,284BOYAmt
EOY$6,151,816EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,636,760BOYAmt
EOY$59,910EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$34,214BOYAmt
EOY$70,951EOYAmt

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BOY$280,560BOYAmt
EOY$143,056EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,552,501LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,184,293LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,512,255BOYAmt
EOY$4,368,208EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$611,459BOYAmt
EOY$522,229EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,470BOYAmt
EOY$41,470EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,707,002BOYAmt
EOY$11,357,640EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,581BOYAmt
EOY$1,142,913EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,604,988BOYAmt
EOY$3,498,713EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,149,569BOYAmt
EOY$4,641,626EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,514,364BOYAmt
EOY$4,064,640EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,043,069BOYAmt
EOY$2,651,374EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,557,433BOYAmt
EOY$6,716,014EOYAmt

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BOY$9,707,002BOYAmt
EOY$11,357,640EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,158,581ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,407,991CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,880,656CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,520,025CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,115,716CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,524,083CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,448,471TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,880,656CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,520,025CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,115,716CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,524,083CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,448,471TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,679,137SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$45,769,334PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,626CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$232,464CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$251,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$261,469CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$403,412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,153,859TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$50,602,330TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91510PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,127,231OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$829,886DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,297,345BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$425,270OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$354,407DepreciationAmt
Book Value$70,863BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,368,208TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,926,989TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,926,989RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,926,989TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,768,408TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,768,408ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,768,408TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization evaluates the effect of uncertain tax positions, if any, and provides for those positions in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 450, Contingencies. The Organization is required to disclose any material adjustments as a result of tax examinations. The Organization reports interest and penalties resulting from these adjustments as interest expense and other expenses, as applicable. There were no tax examinations or adjustments during the current fiscal year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Joe Waresak
President$194,327$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$45,330$0$239,657$0$0$0
Britt Beau Henderson
Director of Creative$113,602$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$42,941$0$156,543$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDr James C DobsonPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionChairman of the BoardRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$8,550TransactionAmt
TransactionFamily Talk purchases books from publishing companies that publish books authored by Dr. and Mrs. Dobson. Dr. and Mrs. Dobson have waived all royalties associated with such purchases. In addition, Family Talk purchases these books at the author discount.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$91,162NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Dr. James C. Dobson and Shirley Dobson: Family Relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe return is sent to all Board Members for review prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cPotential conflicts of interest are addressed and reviewed annually prior to the audit of the Organization's financial statements.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The board of directors assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant. This procedure has not changed from prior years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Family Talk Action CorporationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 51448AddressLine1Txt
CityColorado SpringsCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80949ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN245071802EIN
Primary ActivitiesIssue advocacy and lobbying arm of Family TalkPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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