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Foxboro Cable Access INC

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Foxboro, MA501(c)(3)Since 1980Arts & Culture EIN 04-2819084Revenue $390K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfcatv.orgPo Box 524, 02035-0524 · Foxboro, MATax-exempt since Oct 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Organization is structured to empower Foxboro citizens, government and educational institutions to communicate through media. The Organization serves as an electronic forum for the free exchange of information and ideas and to promote its use by providing access to media-making tools and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 160 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$390K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$390K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$478K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$390K
Expenses
$459K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$484K
FY2025$459K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1990.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $237K Management & general 48% · $222K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Michael Webber
Executive Director
$143,254Pt VII · Sec A
Lynda Walsh
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruth Mackie
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Beck
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Williams
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Webber’s $143K as Executive Director is at the 98th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Webber$143,254$133,852$115,534$117,741$126,806$121,328
Paul R Beck——$1,243$5,675$4,950$1,800
Paul Beck—$4,675————
Rick Plasmati———$500$500—
Timothy Zerrip—————$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 15aNo

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide programs of interest to town citizens. To provide facilities and technical training for residents, who wish to produce programs of local interest. To upgrade the use of video in academic and other school activities.

$237Kprogram 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
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$35
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$464
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$362K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$490K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6160
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$443K$490K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$185K$204K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$243K$99K$143K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$421$605
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$9K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$1K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$100K$100K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$15K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K$237K$222K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $390K$459K−$69K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$484K$22K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $507K$468K$39K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $473K$496K−$22K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $467K$442K$25K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $478K$461K$17K$1.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $390,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,776$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $418,200$366,067
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,803$21,586
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,459
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,779$390,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $271,860$265,049
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,973$192,863
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $483,833$458,912
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,946−$68,800
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $390,112 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $366,067$366,067
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,122$21,122
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $464$464
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,459$2,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $368,990 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,122$390,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $458,912 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,497 · Management $143,254$242,751
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $421 · Management $605$1,026
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,722 · Management $12,550$21,272
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,559$1,559
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,995 · Management $1,787$5,782
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,772$6,772
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,602$5,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,250 · Management $23,754$25,004
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $99,890$99,890
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,213$11,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,643 · Management $13,899$28,542
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,249 · Management $1,250$3,499
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,269 · Management $221,643 · Fundraising $0$458,912
Part X · Balance sheet $1,877,588 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,870$128,548
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $352,297$361,855
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115,165$79,695
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$675
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,197,702$1,103,234
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $185,021$203,581
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,941,055$1,877,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,183$1,110
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,372$11,674
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,555$12,784
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,925,500$1,864,804
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,925,500$1,864,804
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,941,055$1,877,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,864,804 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,112
XI-2 Total expenses$458,912
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,925,500
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,104
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,864,804

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

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