Marlborough Cable Trust

Tax-deductible

Marlborough, MA501(c)(3)EIN 04-2741882

Local access television

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$182K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$480K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$518K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$185K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$480K
FY2025▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$484K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$480K
Expenses
$518K
FY2025+0.2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$419K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$517K
FY2025$518K
Net assets
$185K
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$315K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$185K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1983.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $387K Management & general 25% · $130K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$91,064Pt VII · Sec A
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
$1,350Pt VII · Sec A
$1,050Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Ryan Malyar$91,064$84,067$8,173—
Michael Lawton——$79,058—
Linda Ossing$1,500$1,500$1,650—
Arthur Vigeant——$1,650—
Jerry Christian Dumais$1,500———
Meredith Harris$1,350$1,350——
Mike Bergeron——$1,350—
Mary Murphy$1,050$1,200——

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Marlborough Cable Trust is a supporting organization based in Marlborough, MA.

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1 program service account for $387K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Providing the residents of marlborough with a dependable community based view of the city by providing coverage of local events and politics.

$387Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$480K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$477K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$518K
Ln 25
Programscol B$387K
Managementcol C$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$185K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$477K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$480K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$104K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$109K
Other assetsLn 15$149K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
Net assetsLn 32$185K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K$104K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K$109K
Total assetsLn 16$457K$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$182K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$185K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$198K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$34K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$15K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$518K$387K$130K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $480K$518K−$38K$185K 990 PDF
FY2024 $496K$517K−$21K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 $462K$500K−$38K$244K 990 PDF
FY2022 $370K$403K−$33K$282K 990 PDF
FY2021 $484K$419K$65K$315K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $479,803 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $477,122$477,122
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,681$2,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $477,122 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,681$479,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $517,644 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $87,197$87,197
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,214$198,214
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,281$7,281
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,730 · Management $14,838$48,568
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,582 · Management $10,029$24,611
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,407$8,407
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,294$3,294
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,209$6,209
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,540$54,540
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,906$19,906
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,947 · Management $1,316$7,263
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,950$49,950
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,204$2,204
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $387,444 · Management $130,200 · Fundraising $0$517,644
Part X · Balance sheet $367,085 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,573$103,769
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,781$1,907
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,099$109,026
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,243$3,243
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $199,228$149,140
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $456,924$367,085
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,172$30,125
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $201,900$151,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,072$182,074
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $222,852$185,011
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,852$185,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $456,924$367,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $185,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,803
XI-2 Total expenses$517,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,841
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,852
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$185,011

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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