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Lower Cape Communications INC FY2020 filing

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Provincetown, MA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 04-2664623Revenue $661K in FY2020

On file with the IRSwomr.org494 Commercial St, 02657-2414 · Provincetown, MATax-exempt since Jun 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide public broadcasting to Lower Cape cod

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $104K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$345K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$661K
Spent
$458K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$927K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$661K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$661K
FY2021$709K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$694K
FY2025$858K
Expenses
$458K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$562K
FY2023$615K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$728K
Net assets
$927K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$927K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1978.

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

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $223K Management & general 27% · $125K Fundraising 24% · $110K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Marcy Feller
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Boak
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eli Ingraham
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sheila Lyons
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Sigel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

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Offers public broadcasting services to lower Cape Cod residents.

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1 program · $223K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Providing noncommercial educational radio broadcast byvolunteers both music and spoken word and public affairs to residents of cape cod, massachusetts. Audience of approximately 30,000

$223Kprogram expense

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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
Pasadena Community FoundationFY2025$6K
Davidson-Hooker Fund U/D Sidney W Davidson 12 30 50FY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$661K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$458K
Ln 25
Programscol B$223K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$927K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Government grantsLn 1e$279K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$577
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$661K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$224K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K
Net assetsLn 32$927K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$802K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K$345K
Net assetsLn 32$724K$927K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$159K$46K$63K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$9K$12K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$4K$5K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$424$584$13K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$6K$6K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$43K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$810$419$391
InterestLn 20$9K$8K$778
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$16K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$14K$3K$695
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$71K$755$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$7K$7K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$458K$223K$125K$110K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $858K$728K$130K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $694K$670K$23K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $658K$615K$43K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $611K$562K$49K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $709K$535K$174K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $661K$458K$203K$927K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $661,064 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $524,711$568,594
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,291$55,297
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $531$577
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,830$36,596
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $640,363$661,064
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,927$201,312
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $275,174$256,593
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $476,101$457,905
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,262$203,159
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $661,064 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$273,834
VIII-1e Government grants$278,663
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,097
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$568,594
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,297$55,297
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $577$577
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,495$19,495
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $17,101$17,101
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,297 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,173$661,064
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,905 across 14 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $46,284 · Management $63,430 · Fundraising $48,862$158,576
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,762 · Management $12,060 · Fundraising $9,327$30,149
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,674 · Management $5,035 · Fundraising $3,878$12,587
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,047$1,047
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,125$12,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $424 · Management $584 · Fundraising $13,036$14,044
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,954 · Management $5,634 · Fundraising $13,872$25,460
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,856 · Management $3,207$46,063
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $419 · Fundraising $391$810
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,779 · Management $778$8,557
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,642 · Management $10,106$25,748
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,027 · Management $2,761 · Fundraising $695$17,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,644 · Management $755 · Fundraising $9,468$80,867
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,273 · Management $6,618 · Fundraising $10,498$24,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,319 · Management $124,559 · Fundraising $110,027$457,905
Part X · Balance sheet $1,272,670 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $310,109$224,287
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,000$4,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $802,499$1,033,529
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,336$10,104
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,125,944$1,272,670
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,551$563
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,776$20,228
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,060$4,068
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $401,739$345,306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $724,205$927,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $724,205$927,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,125,944$1,272,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $927,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$661,064
XI-2 Total expenses$457,905
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$203,159
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$724,205
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$927,364

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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