Springfield Area Public Access Television FY2021 filing

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Springfield, VT501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 03-0358977Revenue $297K in FY2021

On file with the IRSsapatv.org335 River St Ste 1, 05156-2244 · Springfield, VTTax-exempt since Mar 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide Public Access Television

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $45K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$297K
Spent
$226K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$457K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$297K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$297K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$286K
Expenses
$226K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$226K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$297K
Net assets
$457K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$457K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$461K
FY2025$456K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $220K Management & general 3% · $6K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec
$51,320Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$37,451Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$220Kprogram expense

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$226K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$457K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$409K
Total assetsLn 16$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$973
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$383K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$409K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$457K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K$409K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$361K$465K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$337K$457K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$56K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$984$984
Office expensesLn 13$178$178
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$832$832
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K$220K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $286K$297K−$11K$456K 990 PDF
FY2024 $263K$266K−$3K$461K 990 PDF
FY2023 $256K$239K$17K$460K 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$247K$30K$446K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $297K$226K$71K$457K 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 $296,684 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $591$18,810
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $204,678$253,595
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47$23,306
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $550$973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $205,866$296,684
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $165,644$164,193
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,006$61,867
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $222,650$226,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,784$70,624
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $296,684 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,810
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $253,595$253,595
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,667$2,667
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $20,639$20,639
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $973$973
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $277,874$296,684
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $226,060 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,878$55,878
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,072$77,072
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,236$1,236
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,121$20,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,886$9,886
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,003$1,003
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,699 · Management $1,350$5,049
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $984$984
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $178$178
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,202$2,202
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $832$832
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,361$30,361
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,042$4,042
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,698$13,698
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,518$3,518
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,665 · Management $6,395 · Fundraising $0$226,060
Part X · Balance sheet $464,857 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,694$26,404
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $222,066$382,532
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,820$55,921
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $140$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $360,720$464,857
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,500$6,809
X-25 Other liabilities$1,046
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,500$7,855
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $337,220$457,002
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $337,220$457,002
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $360,720$464,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $457,002 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$296,684
XI-2 Total expenses$226,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$337,220
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$50,478
XI-7 Investment expenses−$1,320
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$457,002

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