NonprofitsRadio Bilingue Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Radio Bilingue Inc

FRESNO, CA

Total revenue

$4.1M

Total expenses

$3.7M

Net assets

$4.8M

Grants received

$8.9M

75 grants

EIN

942472322

Tax year

2023

Mission

Radio Bilinge is committed to serving as a voice to empower Latinos and other underserved communities. Established in 1977 by a collective of farmworkers, activists, artists, and educators, RB is one of the leading non-commercial Latino radio networks in the U.S. As a trusted producer and broadcaster of Spanish and indigenous language radio programming, Radio Bilinge utilizes its extensive network of radio stations, repeaters and regional affiliates to reach linguistically, socially, and economically marginalized communities in the digital age. RB focuses on meeting the news and informational needs of the most vulnerable Latino populations. Its audience consists of traditionally underserved Spanish-speaking families and workers, many of whom work in farming, construction, service/hospitality, manufacturing, gardening, day labor, trucking, and other low-wage fields. Radio Bilinge is also committed to serving other disenfranchised minority groups, including the Mixteco and Triqui indigen

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.9M
Program service revenue
Investment income$134K
Other revenue$50K
Total revenue$4.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.8M
Fundraising$488K
Other expenses$1.9M
Total expenses$3.7M
Total assets$7.1M
Net assets$4.8M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Hugo Morales

Co-Exec Dir

Board

$104K

40 hrs/wk

Leonor Lizardo

Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Monica Pressley

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Frances Pena-Olgin

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Margaret Carter

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jose Villarreal

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jerry Santillan

Board Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Albert Reyes

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Lea Ybarra

Board Member

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jose Martinez

Co-Exec Dir

Board

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Price Paige & Company LLP

Professional Fees

$204K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
MESSAGING HEALTH EQUITY FOR LATINO IMMIGRANT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
2024
$150K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
BUILDING CIVIC POWER
2024
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$550K
To support Latino essential workers
2023
$375K
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE HEADQUARTERS, BROADCASTING CENTER, AND COMMUNITY HUB THAT WILL EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED LATINO AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH FRESNO TO SHARE MORE RELEVANT AND COMPELLING CONTENT ON A RANGE OF TOPICS AND RESOURCES AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE TO THEIR LISTENERS.
2023
$258K
RADIO BILINGUAL MEDI-CAL REDETERMINATION/EXPANSION CAMPAIGN
2023
$250K
To support a new Spanish-language radio series about water issues and the impact of climate change on water, including the Colorado River, west coast fisheries, and agriculture.
2023
$200K
MESSAGING HEALTH EQUITY FOR LATINO IMMIGRANT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT CONTENT CREATION THAT EMPOWERS LATINO, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA FOCUSED ON NAVIGATING POLICY AND SYSTEM CHANGES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF HEALTH EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE.
2023
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$120K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
BUILDING CIVIC POWER
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
WILDFIRE MITIGATION
2023
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$250K
To develop and broadcast a new Spanish-language radio series about water issues and the impact of climate change on water, including the Colorado River, west coast fisheries, and agriculture.
2022
$210K
Journalism Programming
2022
$200K
COMMUNICATING HEALTH TO LATINO IMMIGRANT AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT RAISES AWARENESS AND EMPOWERS LATINO, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO TAKE ACTION ON HEALTH, IMMIGRATION AND CIVIC CONCERNS.
2022
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$100K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2022
$40K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$200K
COMMUNICATING HEALTH TO LATINO IMMIGRANT AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING THAT RAISES AWARENESS AND EMPOWERS LATINO, IMMIGRANT, INDIGENOUS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO TAKE ACTION ON HEALTH, IMMIGRATION AND CIVIC CONCERNS.
2021
$100K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2021
$61K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$10K
COVID-19 RADIO MESSAGING TO MIXTECO-SPEAKING AUDIENCES
2021
$300K
SUPPORTING HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES IMPACTING IMMIGRANTS: TO INFORM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE CHANGES IN POLICIES AND SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SAFETY.
2020
$275K
To support Latino programming
2020
$150K
DISASTER RESPONSE
2020
$100K
General Support
2020
$65K
PROGRAM - CORE OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$50K
TODOS CONTAMOS! RADIO BILINGUE CENSUS 2020 CAMPAIGN, COVID-19 SJVHF SUPPORT, SJVHF IMMIGRANT CLUSTER, EQUITY ON THE MALL, ACBO CENSUS 2020
2020
$50K
LNEA ABIERTA EXTRA EDITION - COMMUNICATING COVID-19 UPDATES: TO PROVIDE INCREASED EMERGENCY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR LATINO AND INDIGENOUS IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA FACING NEW CHALLENGES INTRODUCED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ECONOMIC CRISIS.
2020
$40K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$25K
For COVID-19 emergency funds
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
CIVIC & ECONOMIC PWR
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
CORE PROGRAMS
2020
$5K
YOUTH JOURNALISM/PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST TRAINING
2020
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$121K
SJVHF IHEEL, ACBO CENSUS 2020
2019
$100K
SUPPORTING HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES IMPACTING IMMIGRANTS: TO INFORM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE CHANGES IN POLICIES AND SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SAFETY.
2019
$100K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2019
$50K
CORE SUPPORT FOR A SPANISH LANGUAGE ETHNIC RADIO STATION WHICH PRODUCES AND AIRS PROGRAMMING ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF HOUSING ISSUES SUCH AS DISPLACEMENT IMPACTING RESIDENTS IN SF AND THE BAY AREA.
2019
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$11K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$5K
PROMOTING IMMIGRANT HEALTH AND PREVENTION: TO SUPPORT MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN SPANISH AND MIXTECO TO INFORM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES AND PROMOTE PREVENTION RESOURCES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
2019
$300K
SUPPORTING HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES IMPACTING IMMIGRANTS: TO INFORM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ABOUT HEALTH EQUITY ISSUES AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE CHANGES IN POLICIES AND SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SAFETY.
2018
$200K
PROMOTING RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AROUND COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS: TO SUPPORT MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN SPANISH AND MIXTECO FOCUSED ON HEALTH EQUITY AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.
2018
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2018
$220K
PROMOTING RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AROUND COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS: TO SUPPORT MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN SPANISH AND MIXTECO FOCUSED ON HEALTH EQUITY AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.
2017
$200K
To increase Spanish news coverage of criminal justice reform issues impacting Latinos
2017
$200K
PROMOTING RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AROUND COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS: TO SUPPORT MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN SPANISH AND MIXTECO FOCUSED ON HEALTH EQUITY AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.
2017
$50K
TO SUPPORT A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE LATINO PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK THAT SERVES PRIMARILY LOWER-INCOME LATINOS ROOTED IN BAY AREA IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WITH EMPOWERING PROGRAMMING INCLUDING JOURNALISTIC, EDUCATIONAL, ARTS AND CULTURAL OFFERINGS.
2017
$30K
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH-RELATED RADIO PROGRAMMING: TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF A STARTUP, YOUTH-LED RADIO STATION TO LAUNCH AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY HEALTH-RELATED RADIO PROGRAMMING THAT IMPROVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.
2017
$10K
Improving quality of life
2017

Funded by

$8.9M from 27 funders · 75 grants · 2017–2024

The California Endowment

$2.6M · 14 grants · 2017–2024

Corporation For Public Broadcasting

$2.0M · 9 grants · 2017–2023

The James Irvine Foundation

$850K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

The Ford Foundation

$550K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$500K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Jewish Community Federation Of San

$300K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

California Healthcare Foundation

$268K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

Sierra Health Foundation

$236K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Details

EIN942472322
NTEE codeA340
Subsection03
Ruling date1978-07
Formed1977
Employees29
Volunteers59
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