FAMILY EMPOWERMENT MEDIA INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2021

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Kenneth Scheffler

Phone

2026439288

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT MEDIA INC, founded in 2021, is a community nonprofit in the International Affairs sector that reported $2.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 339% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.6M, a strong 66% operating margin.

Mission

Family Empowerment Media's mission is to enable informed family planning and birth spacing decisions through clear, compelling and accurate radio-based communication to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $681,051 Revenue: $0

Radio-based family planning social and behaviour change campaigns in Nigeria FEM's funding of formative research, content production & broadcasting, and stakeholder engagement in Nigeria encapsulates the main project that FEM is working on. Over the course of 2023, FEM completed a survey of 1,314 participants and 136 in-depth interviews. FEM also aired content in 11 new states across Nigeria.

Program 2

Expenses: $38,802 Revenue: $0

Transmitter Innovation Project With UNITRONIC s.r.o., based in Czechia, FEM has developed transmitter technology which will enable more effective testing and evaluation of radio-based social and...

Transmitter Innovation Project With UNITRONIC s.r.o., based in Czechia, FEM has developed transmitter technology which will enable more effective testing and evaluation of radio-based social and behaviour change campaigns. FEM and UNITRONIC have achieved a 97% replacement rate for five consecutive weeks and, with these positive results, have moved to large-scale production.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,464,128

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $3,423

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $2,467,551

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $542,465

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $23,998

Program Expenses $719,853

Other Expenses $306,410

TOTAL EXPENSES $848,875

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$2,467,551	$562,524	+3.4%
Expenses	$848,875	$247,728	+2.4%
Net Income	$1,618,676	$314,796	+4.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Kenneth Jay Scheffler	President, Treasurer and Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Savoie	Director	0.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pei Lynn Tan	Director & Secretary	0.25	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jueyan Zhang	Director	0.25	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2023	$2,467,551	$848,875	$2,186,165	$1,618,676
2022	$562,524	$247,728	$574,964	$314,796