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Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc

501(c)(6) organization Carmel, IN EIN: 35-1264143 Website

The organization's mission is to foster and promote the development of the art of radio broadcasting and to encourage customs and practices which will be in the best interest of the public and the radio broadcasting industry. The Indiana broadcasters association has long maintained a noncommercial sustaining announcement program (the ncsa program)through which member and nonmember radio and television stations in the state voluntarily donate airtime which the association, under the program, makes available to governmental and not-for-profit entities and organizations to achieve state-wide coverage of their activities, events, and programs which benefit the public at large. To participate in the ncsa program, these entities and organizations pay the association customarily a fraction of what it would cost these entities and organizations to purchase the airtime from individual stations throughout the state at normal commercial rates. The monies received by the association are used by th

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc at a glance

In short: Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc gave $41K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $41K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,926
+9.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,926
+9.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,926
Total assets
$3,849,961
+24.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Scholarships to Foundation: $41KScholarships to Foundation$41K

The largest 2025 recipient was Scholarships to Foundation ($41K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Carmel

How Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2020) to $50K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $41K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarships to Foundation —$40,926
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,849,961$1,892,618$1,219,533$40,9261$279,856
2024$3,098,556$1,518,715$1,220,926$37,2501$80,018
2023$2,721,616$998,887$969,126$38,8151$67,489
2022$2,150,752$906,075$962,399$43,7001$38,155
2021$2,805,617$990,810$876,384$33,0001$84,217
2020$2,337,590$1,023,310$800,538$31,3001$73,486
2019$2,033,069$1,152,392$961,463$50,0001$38,314

About Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc

Based on IRS filings

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc is a public charity, based in Carmel, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $41K. Net investment income was $280K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc is led by Lee Tobin, President & District D since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lee Tobin

    President & District D

    Director → District D, 2024

    District D → President & District D, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Ramey

    Tv Chair

    Director Dis → Tv Vice Chai, 2022

    Tv Vice Chai → Tv Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Shewmaker

    Director

    Associate Me → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Brouder

    Director

    Director at → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Al Carl

    Director

    Director at → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Morris

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Sanders

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Holtz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Foerster

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Bartholomew

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Heifetz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Antisdel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Dillon

    Secretary

    Director Dis → Assistant Secretary & Treasurer, 2020

    Assistant Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Arland

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dominic Mancuso

    Vice President

    Director → Tv Vice Chai, 2024

    Tv Vice Chai → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Lander

    Treasurer

    Vice Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Stremming

    District D

    Director at → Director, 2022

    Director → District D, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Chapman

    District D

    Director Dis → Director, 2022

    Director → District D, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Miller

    District D

    Director Dis → Director, 2022

    Director → District D, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Yoder

    District D

    Drector Dist → Drector, 2022

    Drector → District D, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Hulvey

    Drector

    Director → Drector, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky White

    District D

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Grisham

    District D

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darlene Park

    District D

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Uebler

    District D

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Leo Thrower (2024) — Radio Vice C
  • Former: Brien McElhatten (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Curt Molander (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Deon Levingston (2019–2023) — Radio Vice C
  • Former: Rebecca White (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Uecker (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bill Potter (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jenna Huff (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lana Durban Scott (2022–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Dan Byron (2019–2021) — Legal Counsel
  • Former: Gene Kuntz (2019–2021) — Immediate Past C
  • Former: James Reed (2019–2021) — Public Educ
  • Former: Merry Ewing (2019–2021) — Tv Vice Chai
  • Former: Tim Pollard (2019–2021) — Education Re
  • Former: Tim Sturgess (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: James Muhammad (2020–2021) — Director at
  • Former: Lana Durban (2020–2021) — Director at
  • Former: Taja Graham (2020–2021) — Director at
  • Former: Alex Rusciano (2021) — Director of
  • Former: Sam Klemet (2020) — Director of
  • Former: Bob Richards (2019) — Director at
  • Former: Brett Beshore (2019) — Director at
  • Former: Dujuan McCoy (2019) — Nat Associate of
  • Former: Lana Durban-Scott (2019) — Director at
  • Former: Randy Ingram (2019) — Director at

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc

How much does Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc give each year?

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc gave $41K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $37K across 1 grant.

How large is Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc?

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc operate?

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc's EIN?

Indiana Broadcasters Assoc Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1264143. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 12, 2022)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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