Everyday Support

Mission

KFAI is a volunteer-based community radio station that exists to broadcast information, arts, and entertainment programming for an audience of diverse racial, social, and economic backgrounds. By providing a voice for people ignored or misrepresented by mainstream media, KFAI increases understanding between peoples and communities while fostering the values of democracy and social justice.

About

Founded in 1978, KFAI is a registered 501(c)(3) noncommercial educational (NCE) media organization whose financial support comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), local, state, and federal grants, underwriting and sponsorship, and through the generosity and good-will of listeners and members.

Programming Overview

KFAI’s community-powered 24/7/365 broadcast is known for its eclectic entertainment and public affairs programming that features 89 programs in ten languages, with 84 programs produced locally and in-house. People of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and many intersectional identities lead more than 50% of the programs on the broadcast schedule, making KFAI one of Minnesota's most culturally, generationally, and socio-economically diverse broadcast media outlets. 

KFAI’s immediate neighborhood is home to the largest Somali community in the United States and Minnesota's most culturally diverse neighborhood: Cedar-Riverside/West Bank. Beyond the broadcast, KFAI supports community building through developing, hosting, presenting, and sponsoring arts, entertainment, and cultural events across the Twin Cities.

Culture

KFAI nurtures a mission-centered workplace with generosity, adaptability, and compassion. Staff are accountable to one another, our volunteers, and themselves to benefit the community's wellness.

From the leadership level to the casual volunteer, we're committed to achieving community wellness through accessibility, dependability, mutuality, and collective action:

• Accessibility: sharing knowledge and maintaining safe spaces for healthy participation.

• Dependability: building trust by holding ourselves and each other accountable.

• Mutuality: sharing responsibilities, resources, and opportunities.

• Collective Wellbeing: holding safe and collaborative spaces to bridge gaps in understanding and work to create common ground.
  
  

Support

KFAI is made possible through the collective support of our volunteers, donor-members, member-listeners, and dedicated staff.