Tri-State Public Communications INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 02-0550612)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.5M
FY2021	$666K
FY2022	$755K
FY2023	$739K
FY2024	$681K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$705K
FY2021	$709K
FY2022	$830K
FY2023	$695K
FY2024	$620K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$313K
FY2021	−$356K
FY2022	−$431K
FY2023	−$315K
FY2024	−$485K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

96%

Program services 96% · $596K Management & general 4% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jill Goodman

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Schuchat

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Thompson

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II5 listed

Programs and updates

Tri-State Public Communications INC is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Sharon, CT.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Tri state communications broadcast daily news and information programs as well as local weather alerts sports and school activities and local government meetings

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Corporation for Public BroadcastingFY2025$22K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$681K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$620K

Ln 25

Programscol B$596K

Managementcol C$24K

Owns and owesPt X

−$485K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K

Total assetsLn 16$463K

LiabilitiesLn 26$948K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a0

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$618K

Government grantsLn 1e$178K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$681K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$11K

SavingsLn 2$374K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$386K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K

Total assetsLn 16$463K

LiabilitiesLn 26$948K

Net assetsLn 32−$485K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$371K	$386K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$104K	$77K
Total assetsLn 16	$474K	$463K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$789K	$948K
Net assetsLn 32	−$315K	−$485K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$28K	$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K		$8K
OccupancyLn 16	$71K	$71K
InterestLn 20	$1K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$27K	$27K
InsuranceLn 23	$42K	$27K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$218K	$218K
All other expensesLn 24e	$222K	$222K	$357
Total functional expensesLn 25	$620K	$596K	$24K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$681K	$620K	$60K	−$485K	990 PDF
FY2023	$739K	$695K	$45K	−$315K	990 PDF
FY2022	$755K	$830K	−$75K	−$431K	990 PDF
FY2021	$666K	$709K	−$43K	−$356K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.5M	$705K	$778K	−$313K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $680,639 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $644,510$618,117

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,750$59,762

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,985$1,455

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,895$1,305

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $739,140$680,639

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,427$30,427

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $664,167$589,978

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $694,594$620,405

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,546$60,234

Part VI · Governance 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $680,639 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$177,695

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$440,422

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$618,117

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,762$59,762

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,455$1,455

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,305

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,762 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,455$680,639

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $620,405 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,000$28,000

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,427$2,427

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,495$8,495

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,119$71,119

IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,185$1,185

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,666$26,666

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,015 · Management $15,385$42,400

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $217,630$217,630

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $222,126 · Management $357$222,483

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $596,168 · Management $24,237 · Fundraising $0$620,405

Part X · Balance sheet $462,557 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,983$11,291

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $359,800$374,350

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,582$76,916

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $474,365$462,557

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,145$29,874

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $30,871$37,596

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $789,228$948,042

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$314,863−$485,485

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$314,863−$485,485

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $474,365$462,557

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$485,485 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$680,639

XI-2 Total expenses$620,405

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,234

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$314,863

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$230,856

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$485,485

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Tri-State Public Communications INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV