THE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE INC

EIN 06-6000004 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A340)

What they do

THE PURPOSES for WHICH OUR CORPORATION is FORMED ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE PROMOTION of INTEREST IN AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATION and EXPERIMENTATION; THE ESTABLISHMENT of AMATEUR RADIO NETWORKS to PROVIDE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN THE EVENT of DISASTERS or OTHER EMERGENCIES; THE FURTHERANCE of PUBLIC WELFARE; THE ADVANCEMENT of THE RADIO ART; THE FOSTERING and PROMOTION of NON-COMMERCIAL INTERCOMMUNICATION BY ELECTRONIC MEANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; THE FOSTERING of EDUCATION IN THE FIELD of ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION; THE PROMOTION and CONDUCT of RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT to FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT of ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION; THE DISSEMINATION of TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL and SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION RELATING to ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION; and THE PRINTING and PUBLISHING of DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWS LETTERS and PAMPHLETS NECESSARY or INCIDENTAL to ANY of THE ABOVE PURPOSES.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.89%of revenue went to mission work75.4% of expenses · Program services

3.81%of revenue went to fundraising3.9% of expenses

$96.73spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

20.02%of revenue went to management and office costs20.7% of expenses

$2.88in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

28.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$17,176,974

Mission workProgram services$12,520,26872.89% of revenue75.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,439,60320.02% of revenue20.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$654,6013.81% of revenue3.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$562,5023.27% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$16,614,47296.73% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 75.4% mission · 20.7% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.73% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 24.5% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.25% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 24.2% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.94% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 72.1% mission · 24.7% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.79% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 23.1% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.05% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.8% mission · 24.3% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.52% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 24.0% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.67% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 53.7% mission · 42.6% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.87% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$17,176,974

Expenses$16,614,472

Annual surplus $562,502 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$12,520,268 · 75.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,439,603 · 20.7% of expenses

Fundraising$654,601 · 3.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$17,176,974

Expenses$16,614,472

Assets$47,874,100

Income$25,387,044

Contributions$4,821,143

Mission work (program services)$12,520,268

Fundraising$654,601

Grants given$2,693,777

Average grant$269,378

Management and general$3,439,603

Stocks and bonds$42,196,606

Accounting fees$59,775

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DAVID MINSTERCEO/SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $377,405Base $321,291 · Other $56,114

DIANE MIDDLETONCFO · 40 hrs/week $275,909Base $223,867 · Other $52,042

ROBERT INDERBITZENDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & INNOVATION · 38 hrs/week $197,084Base $164,439 · Other $32,645

JONATHAN SIVERLINGTECHNICAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST · 38 hrs/week $185,466Base $161,142 · Other $24,324

BECKY SCHOENFELDPUBLICATION & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR · 38 hrs/week $185,398Base $156,317 · Other $29,081

JUSTIN BIAMONTEIT DIRECTOR · 38 hrs/week $178,727Base $170,385 · Other $8,342

THOMAS BELLCONTROLLER · 38 hrs/week $176,085Base $142,587 · Other $33,498

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

DAVID MINSTERCEO/SECRETARY

DIANE MIDDLETONCFO

ROBERT INDERBITZENDIRECTOR OF MARKETING & INNOVATION

JONATHAN SIVERLINGTECHNICAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST

BECKY SCHOENFELDPUBLICATION & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

JUSTIN BIAMONTEIT DIRECTOR

THOMAS BELLCONTROLLER

RICHARD RODERICKPRESIDENT

KRISTEN MCINTYREFIRST VP

MARK THARPDIRECTOR

MICKEY BAKERDIRECTOR

MIKE RITZSECOND VP

RICHARD NORTONDIRECTOR

JOHN SAGERTREASURER

RODNEY STAFFORDINTL VP

SCOTT YONALLYDIRECTOR

TOM FRENAYEDIRECTOR

JOHN STRATTONDIRECTOR

ANTHONY MARCIN IIOUTGOING DIRECTOR

JOHN LITZDIRECTOR

JIM BOEHNERDIRECTOR

JEFF RYANDIRECTOR

FRED KEMMERERDIRECTOR (UNTIL 01/2025)

EDWARD WILSON IIIDIRECTOR

DAVID NORRISDIRECTOR

CARL LUETZELSCHWABDIRECTOR (UNTIL 01/2025)

BRENT WALLSDIRECTOR

BOB FAMIGLIODIRECTOR

BILL LIPPERTDIRECTOR

ART ZYGIELBAUMDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1931
Location: 225 MAIN ST, NEWINGTON, CT 06111-1494
County: Hartford
In care of: DIANE MIDDLETON
Primary officer: DIANE MIDDLETON, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailhq@arrl.org Phone(860) 594-0200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A340)
Grant-giving organization: Yes