EIN 33-1061947

Ancient Faith Radio and Publishing

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
26
State
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Ancient Faith Ministries exists to carry out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ through accessible and excellently crafted publications and creative media that lead to a living experience of God the Father, through Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit. Our mission is to embrace the fullness of the Orthodox Christian faith, encourage the discipleship of believers, equip the faithful for ministry, and evangelize the world. Ancient Faith Ministries is a department of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America with a pan-Orthodox outreach.
Also known as...
Ancient Faith Ministries; Conciliar Press and Ancient Faith Radio; Conciliar Media Ministeries; Conciliar Press MNSTR
Total revenues
$3,468,406
2023
Total expenses
$3,480,814
2023
Total assets
$1,981,388
2023
Num. employees
26
2023

Program areas at Ancient Faith Radio and Publishing

Ancient Faith Publishing publishes a large number of books, booklets and brochures with regard to various aspects of orthodox christianity. It also sells religious icons, religious jewelery and liturgical items for the home. It also sells books from other publishers regarding orthodox christianity. Presently, Ancient Faith Publishing has approximately 220 active book titles in print in addition to e-books, audio-books and an array of literature in booklet/brochure format. Approximately 50% of its sales are to orthodox and other christian bookstores, churches and church bookstores. The other 50% of its sales are to individuals. It distributes orthodox books and literature to approximately 2,000 wholesale customers (bookstores and church bookstores) as well as a number of individuals. The purpose of this distribution is to introduce orthodox christianity to non- orthodox christians and to enlighten and teach orthodox christians about their Faith.
Ancient Faith Radio operates three internet religious Radio stations, two of which primarily provide music (english language and global) and the other of which primarily focuses on conversation, lectures and presentation about orthodox christianity. The Radio stations' reach is primarily in the united states, but there are regular listeners in various other countries world-wide. At the present time,with regard to its podcasts, which feature a large number of speakers on a variety of religious topics, there are over 375,000 downloads of the content every month as well as nearly 46,000 episodes of podcasts and 7 live shows. The purpose of the content for these three Radio stations and all the podcasts is to introduce orthodox christianity to non-orthodox christians and to enlighten and teach orthodox christians about their Faith.

Who funds Ancient Faith Radio and Publishing

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Orthodox Vision FoundationReligious$65,000
The Renaissance Fund NFPAncient Faith Kids Matching Grant$50,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$16,540
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at Ancient Faith Radio and Publishing

NameTitleCompensation
Melinda JohnsonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$110,655
Presbytera MagdaChief Taxonomist
Tonya MaddexOffice and Donor Relations Manager
fr. JohnWeb Manager
Dawn DragicevichCustomer Service Manager
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Ancient Faith Radio and Publishing

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,268,838
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$5,420
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$14,255
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$2,022,374
Miscellaneous revenues$157,519
Total revenues$3,468,406

Form 990s for Ancient Faith Radio and Publishing

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-11990View PDF
2022-122023-10-27990View PDF
2021-122022-11-07990View PDF
2020-122021-11-08990View PDF
2019-122021-08-12990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
February 24, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 20, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $65,000 from Orthodox Vision Foundation
January 3, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from The Renaissance Fund NFP
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,000 from Robert G and Florence E Van Duyn
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr
Nonprofit Types
Charities
Issues
Religion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1050 Broadway Ste 6
Chesterton, IN 46304
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Porter County, IN
Website URL
ancientfaith.com 
Phone
(800) 967-7377
Facebook page
ancientfaithradio 
Twitter profile
@ancientfaith 
IRS details
EIN
33-1061947
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X20: Christian
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Exempt - Religious
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
None yet
FTB Entity ID
2540077
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-04-16
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