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US nonprofit · EIN 270565982 · San Diego, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 270565982) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sola Media

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$3.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2m
$177k liabilities
Net assets
$1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.7 years on average
Staff
29
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Brian Esterly
Left since last filing
2
17% of the board
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Sola Media's network

12 people12 organisationsi12 people and 12 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian Esterly ChairChair2019
7 yrs
Bob GehoDirector2019
7 yrs
Don StrandDirector2019
7 yrs
Greg GlennDirector2024
2 yrs
John BolandTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Ken BrownDirector2019
7 yrs
Kendra ChaoDirector2019
7 yrs
Kevin McDunnDirector2023
3 yrs
Michael HortonFounder, Editor in Chief2018
8 yrs
Robert Guzak (also filed as Rob Guzak)Company secretary2023
3 yrs
Robert Olson (also filed as Rob Olson)President and CEO2023
3 yrs
Toby KurthDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Adam SmithDirector of Theo Globalsince 2023
Christopher ThibodeauFinance Directorsince 2022
David MerchantMajor Gift Officer2025
Douglas AstorDirector of Development2025
Mark GreenOutgoing president2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Robert OlsonPresident and CEO40$151k$24k
David MerchantMajor Gift Officer40$134k$16k
Michael HortonFounder, Editor in Chief40$132k
Adam SmithDirector of Theo Global40$125k$16k
Douglas AstorDirector of Development40$108k$12k
Brian EsterlyChair2$0
John BolandTreasurer2$0
Robert GuzakSecretary2$0
Bob GehoDirector2$0
Don StrandDirector2$0
Kevin McDunnDirector2$0
Ken BrownDirector2$0
Toby KurthDirector2$0
Greg GlennDirector2$0
Kendra ChaoDirector2$0

Colorado roster

17 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263007342). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Douglas AstorDirector of Development
David MerchantMajor Gift Officer
Robert J. OlsonPresident
Adam SmithDirector of Theo Global
Kevin McDunnDirector
Ken BrownDirector
Kendra ChaoDirector
Robert GuzakSecretary
Michael HortonFounder, Editor in Chief
Robert OlsonPresident and CEO
Toby KurthDirector
John BolandTreasurer
Don StrandDirector
Greg GlennDirector
Bob GehoDirector
Kathryn Hufford
Brian EsterlyChair

About

Legal name
Sola Media
EIN
270565982
Address
13230 Evening Creek Drive South Ste, San Diego, CA, 92128-4104
State
California
Mission
To promote the advancement of the Christian faith from a Protestant perspective through broadcasting, publishing, and the dissemination of recorded messages, public speaking educational efforts and matters related. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X80 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2009
Principal officer
Robert Olson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2011
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsMichael Horton
≥7years on the filingsBrian Esterly
≥7years on the filingsBob Geho
≥7years on the filingsDon Strand

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2m
Total liabilities
$177k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.8m
Contributions and grants received
$2.9m
Program service revenue
$125k
Employees
29

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.6m$4mDeficit $1.4m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Sola Media likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
20 January 2015
Registered agent
Registered Agents INC (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.