EIN 23-7401827

Kfai

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
4
Year formed
1973
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
KFAI is a volunteer-based community radio station that exists to broadcast information, arts and entertainment programming for an audience of diverse racial, social and economic backgrounds.
Also known as...
Fresh Air
Total revenues
$795,016
2023
Total expenses
$686,984
2023
Total assets
$1,281,334
2023
Num. employees
4
2023

Program areas at Kfai

Collective & Reflexive Broadcasting: Fresh Air, Inc's community-powered 24/7/365 broadcast is known for its eclectic entertainment and public affairs programming that features 89 programs in nine languages, with 84 programs produced locally and in-house. People of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and many intersectional indentities lead more that 50% of the programs on the broadcast schedule, making Fresh Air, Inc one of Minnesota's most culturally, generationally, and socio-economically diverse broadcast media outlets.
First-time broadcast participans and content creators outside of Fresh Air Inc's. community, our special 24-hour programming observances featured more than 40 new programmming contributions from the Twin Cities community (new-to-KFAI, non-volunteers/members). Fresh Air Inc's. sponsored/co-sponsored over 200 events at partner-venues across the Twin Cities and conducted 8 remote broadcasts in 2023.
Community Empowerment & Collective Action: Fresh Air, Inc's immediate neighborhood is home to the largest Somali community in the United States and Minnesota's most culturally diverse neighborhood: Cedar-Riverside/West Bank. Beyond the broadcast, Fresh Air, Inc supports community building through developing, hosting, presenting, and sponsoring arts, entertainment, and cultural events across the Twin Cities. Languages spoken on-air at Fresh Air, Inc. include, Amharic, English, Filipino, French, Oromo, Spanish, Somali, and Vietnamese. East African immigrant communities are represented by Somali Link Radio, Eritrean Community Radio, SNIT: Eritreans in Minnesota, Voices of Ethiopia, Voice of Oromiyaa, and MaliStar. Other weekly programming directed by and to underserved immigrant cultures includes Vietnam MN Radio and Filipino-American News.

Who funds Kfai

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Corporation for Public BroadcastingRCSG$105,872
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$6,400
Mightycause Charitable FoundationUnrestricted$6,070

Financials for Kfai

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$652,537
Program services$135,031
Investment income and dividends$3,614
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
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$0
Miscellaneous revenues$3,834
Total revenues$795,016

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Data update history
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,400 from American Online Giving Foundation
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $105,872 from Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsRadio producers / broadcastersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Receives government fundingEndowed supportManagement and technical assistanceCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1808 Riverside Ave Ste 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
kfai.org/ 
Phone
(612) 341-3144
Facebook page
kfaiFMradio 
Twitter profile
@kfaifmradio 
IRS details
EIN
23-7401827
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1973
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A34: Radio
NAICS code, primary
51511: Radio Broadcasting
Parent/child status
Independent
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