Springfield Area Public Access Television

Springfield, VT · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$286K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$297K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$456K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$286K
FY2025▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$297K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$286K
Expenses
$297K
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$226K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$297K
Net assets
$456K
FY2025▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$457K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$461K
FY2025$456K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSpringfield Area Public Access Television
EINHdr · item D03-0358977
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2000
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSpringfield, VT
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A320)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sapatv.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$286K
Management & general4%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$297K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -197% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$462K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$465K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$467K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$462K
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$8K
FY2022$7K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$6K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$462K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Total assetsLn 16$462K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$456K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$192K · 67%
Contributions & grants$75K · 26%
Other revenue$17K · 6%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Program service revenue67%$192K
Contributions & grants26%$75K
Other revenue6%$17K
Investment income1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$75K
Total revenueLn 12$286K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $116K · Operating expenses/yr $297K
4.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $286K · Total expenses $297K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $11K · Total expenses $297K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $297K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $273
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $75K · Total revenue $286K
26%
Government reliance
Government grants $75K · Total revenue $286K
26%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $192K · Total revenue $286K
67%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $286K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $192K · Total expenses $297K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $286K · Prior year $263K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $297K · FY2024 $286K
-0.9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $456K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $286K · Expenses $297K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $462K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $456K · Total assets $462K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $63K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $462K
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Paquet · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $45K · Total expenses $297K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $201K · Total expenses $297K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 9%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$51,450Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$45,369Pt VII · Sec A
$6,365Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Parnell -124 to 525’s $51K as Exec Dir-Former is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Asah Cramer——$52,921$48,037$37,451
Aimee Parnell -124 to 525$51,450————
Jared R Gunnell————$51,320
John Gifford—$46,565$39,973——
Kevin Paquet$45,369————
John Gifford Until Dec 24$6,365————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Offers free public access television programming and resources.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $286K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide public access television to springfield, weathersfield and chester, vermont and surrounding communities

$286Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $286K$297K+9% 990 PDF
FY2024 $263K$266K+2% 990 PDF
FY2023 $256K$239K-8% 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$247K-7% 990 PDF
FY2021 $297K$226K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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