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National Religious Broadcasters

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 22-1841274 Website

NRB is a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers, and readers. We work to protect the free speech rights of our members by advocating those rights in governmental, corporate, and media sectors, and works to foster excellence, integrity, and accountability in our membership by providing networking, educational, ministry, and relational opportunities.

National Religious Broadcasters at a glance

Total assets
$3,707,656
+13.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,762,028
+39.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$45,612
+76.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,490,962
+67.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who National Religious Broadcasters funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Nashville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $157K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NRB Network Inc Nashville, TNPayroll Protection Program funds$156,800
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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$3,707,656$6,762,028$7,490,962——$45,612
2024$3,273,622$4,850,537$4,460,387——$25,783
2023$3,279,474$4,313,414$3,616,332——$25,281
2022$2,281,182$3,947,116$3,118,736——$893
2021$2,114,346$4,194,254$3,710,554$156,8001$7,301
2020$1,057,544$2,227,453$2,138,555——$5,169

About National Religious Broadcasters

Based on IRS filings

National Religious Broadcasters is a public charity focused on religion, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $46K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Religious Broadcasters is led by Troy A Miller, President & C.e.o. since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 68 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Troy A Miller

    President & C.e.o.

    C.e.o. → President & C.e.o., 2022

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    $25K (2021) → $214K (2025)

  • Scott Hunter

    Executive Director & Nrb Music Licensing Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $173K (2025)

  • Jim Sanders

    Executive Committee Member & Board Chair

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Farris

    General Counsel

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & First Vice Chairman, 2021

    Executive Committee Member & First Vice Chairman → General Counsel, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2024) → $193K (2025)

  • Beth Wakefield

    Vice President of Membership & Events

    Director of Events → Vice President of Events, 2024

    Vice President of Events → Vice President of Membership & Events, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2023) → $137K (2025)

  • Linda Smith

    Executive Vice Preisdent

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $141K (2023) → $152K (2025)

  • Natalie Bonczek

    C.f.o.

    New on the 2025 filing

    25 hrs/week

    $149K (2025)

  • Bill Blount

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Larson

    Board of Directors Member

    Executive Committee Member & Secretary → Executive Committee Member & Treasurer, 2021

    Executive Committee Member & Treasurer → Board of Directors Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Santrella

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Fraser

    Executive Committee Member & 2nd Vice Chair

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & 2nd Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Myer

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erwin Lutzer

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Rendall

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamey Schmitz

    Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2021

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member → Board of Directors Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Flowers

    Board of Directors Member

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member → Board of Directors Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Kirkland

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Ankerberg

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Fuller

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sorensen

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Fugler

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Battaglia

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Libby

    Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2022

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member → Board of Directors Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Fabarez

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Shelley

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Martin

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Cooke

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Bott II

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Kemp

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Lonnquist

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & Second Vice Chairman, 2021

    Executive Committee Member & Second Vice Chairman → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Geiger

    Executive Committee Member & Secretary

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Star Parker

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Epperson Jr.

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim McDermott

    Executive Committee Member & Treasurer

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2023

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Whitehead

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Hayes

    Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & Treasurer, 2023

    Executive Committee Member & Treasurer → Board of Directors Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Steigleman

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Hart

    Executive Committee & First Vice Chair

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & First Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Pederson

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wes Ward

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Collin Lambert

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2021

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Young

    Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee Member & 2nd Vice Chair, 2023

    Executive Committee Member & 2nd Vice Chair → Board of Directors Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • A Larry Ross

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Cannon

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Baehr

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvonne Carlson

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2022

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Bumpas

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Gould

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gene Bender

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2023

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Stonecypher

    Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member

    Board of Directors Member → Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abraham Hamilton III

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Sala

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Finney

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Michael Jeremiah

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Wollen

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Hayden Stokes

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Kron

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Pacienza

    Board of Directors Member

    On filings since 2024

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex McFarland

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Jackson

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charley Mefferd

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Pierce

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Ward

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Falwell

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Branzell

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Miller

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Krus

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharyn Robertson

    Board of Directors Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (54)
  • Former: Michael Kisha (2021–2024) — Controller
  • Former: Tony Evans (2021–2024) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Noelle Huizenga (2024) — Vice President, Public Policy & Communications
  • Former: Charles Morris (2020–2023) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Frank Wright (2020–2023) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Michael Murray (2020–2023) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Randy Weiss (2020–2023) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Jennifer Hayden (2021–2023) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Joshua Weiss (2023) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Noelle Garnier (2023) — Director of Communications & Public Policy
  • Former: Greg Fast (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Jack Hibbard (2020–2022) — Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Joni Eareckson Tada (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Phillip Bowen (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Robert McFarland (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Shurajit Gopal (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Thomas McCabe (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Wayne Shepherd (2020–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Greg Bogdan (2021–2022) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Art Garza (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Bobby Lewis (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Doug Weiss (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Douglas Hastings (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Douglas Shaw (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Ed Cannon (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Edward Atsinger (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Gordon Robertson (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Jerry Rose (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Larry Ross (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Michael Little (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Nev Larson (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Paul Virts (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Rich Bott (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Richard Land (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Robby Baehr (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Robert Lepine (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Stuart Epperson Sr. (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Theodore Baehr (2020–2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Bob Butts (2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Russell Hauth (2021) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Anthony Evans (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Bruce Everhart (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Cathy Allen (2020) — Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Hannu Haukka (2020) — Executive Committee & Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Jennifer Epperson (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: John Carley (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: June Hunt (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Larry Nobles (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Robert Butts (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Ron Harris (2020) — Executive Committee Member & Board Chair
  • Former: Stan Jeter (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Stephen Arterburn (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Steve Douglass (2020) — Board of Directors Member
  • Former: Tore Stautland (2020) — Board of Directors Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Troy A Miller — President and C.E.O.: $214KTroy A MillerPresident and C.E.O.$214KMichael Farris — General Counsel: $193KMichael FarrisGeneral Counsel$193KScott Hunter — Executive Director, NRB Music Licensing Committee: $173KScott HunterExecutive Director, NRB Music…$173KLinda Smith — Executive Vice Preisdent: $152KLinda SmithExecutive Vice Preisdent$152KNatalie Bonczek — C.F.O.: $149KNatalie BonczekC.F.O.$149KBeth Wakefield — Vice President of Membership and Events: $137KBeth WakefieldVice President of Membership…$137K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $214K, to Troy A Miller (President and C.E.O.). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Religious Broadcasters

How large is National Religious Broadcasters?

National Religious Broadcasters reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.

What is National Religious Broadcasters?

National Religious Broadcasters is a public charity focused on religion, based in Washington, DC. It holds $3.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does National Religious Broadcasters operate?

National Religious Broadcasters has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is National Religious Broadcasters's EIN?

National Religious Broadcasters's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-1841274. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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