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Winthrop Community Access Television

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Winthrop, MA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 04-2951470Revenue $273K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwcat-tv.org165 Winthrop St, 02152-2665 · Winthrop, MATax-exempt since Jun 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Wcat provides the town of Winthrop with local public Access Television.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$10K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$273K
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$347K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$273K
FY2024+0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$273K
Expenses
$347K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$347K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1992.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $230K Management & general 34% · $117K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alicia Burt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Woodward
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Rodes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erik Hagen
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $230K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Wcat provided the town of winthrop with local public access television concerning local town issues and events.

$230Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$347K
Ln 25
Programscol B$230K
Managementcol C$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$246K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$246K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$296
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$599K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$246K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K$296
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$627K$599K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$102K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$520$520
Office expensesLn 13$30K$24K$6K
TravelLn 17$254$254
InterestLn 20$444$444
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$23K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$25K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$52K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$984$984
Total functional expensesLn 25$347K$230K$117K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $273K$347K−$74K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $272K$338K−$67K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$327K−$46K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$311K−$27K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $298K$320K−$22K$1.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $273,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$2,550
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $269,472$265,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,472$2,202
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,108
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,944$273,110
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$2,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $163,555$171,808
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $174,921$172,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $338,476$346,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,532−$73,738
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,110 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,550
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $265,250$265,250
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,202$2,202
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,108$3,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,358 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,202$273,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,848 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $101,959 · Management $12,777$114,736
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $9,490$9,490
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $47,582$47,582
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,050$11,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,449$5,449
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $520$520
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,101 · Management $5,877$29,978
IX-17 TravelPrograms $254$254
IX-20 InterestManagement $444$444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,537 · Management $5,634$28,171
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,730 · Management $6,183$30,913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,355 · Management $12,422$64,777
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $984$984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $229,940 · Management $116,908 · Fundraising $0$346,848
Part X · Balance sheet $1,112,457 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $289,609$245,974
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $144,900$150,266
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,975
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$1,641
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,429$74,561
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $626,915$598,744
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,185$296
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,000$35,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,117,038$1,112,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,489$9,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,489$9,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,113,549$1,102,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,113,549$1,102,768
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,117,038$1,112,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,102,768 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,110
XI-2 Total expenses$346,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,113,549
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$62,957
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,102,768

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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