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Salem Access Television Corporation

Tax-deductible

Salem, MA501(c)(3)Since 1993Arts & Culture EIN 04-3176212Revenue $572K in FY2025Latest return filed Aug 13, 2026

On file with the IRSsatvonline.orgSalem, MATax-exempt since Apr 1997Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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SATV mission is to offer training equipment and support in the art oftelevison production to the people of Salem. The goal is to train the people of Salem to use the facility to develop their own TV programming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$625K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$572K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$635K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$572K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$617K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$521K
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$635K
FY2025+0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$722K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$607K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$635K
Net assets
$347K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$666K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$411K
FY2025$347K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $533K Management & general 16% · $102K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Angela Turpin
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Weaver
Chairperson/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul K Bisson
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Kennedy’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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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 · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

A community access television station benefiting the entire community

$533Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$572K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$635K
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$347K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$625K
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$565K
Government grantsLn 1e$564K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$572K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$742
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
Accounts receivableLn 4$141K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$164K
Other assetsLn 15$569K
Total assetsLn 16$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$625K
Net assetsLn 32$347K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$76K$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$215K$164K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$972K
LiabilitiesLn 26$619K$625K
Net assetsLn 32$411K$347K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$298K$251K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$52K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$24K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$714$2K
OccupancyLn 16$100K$100K
TravelLn 17$414$348$66
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$43K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$33K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$805$725$80
Total functional expensesLn 25$635K$533K$102K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 13, 2026 $572K$635K−$63K$347K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2025 $521K$633K−$112K$411K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 $571K$607K−$35K$522K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2023 $594K$614K−$19K$557K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2022 $584K$673K−$89K$577K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 $617K$722K−$105K$666K 990 PDF

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 $571,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $518,039$565,334
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,220$2,045
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,095$4,230
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $521,362$571,609
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 $388,696$391,636
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,191$243,040
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $632,887$634,676
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$111,525−$63,067
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $571,609 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$640
VIII-1e Government grants$563,674
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,020
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$565,334
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,045$2,045
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,000$4,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $230$230
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$571,609
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $634,676 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $250,613 · Management $47,736$298,349
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,948 · Management $1,133$7,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,173 · Management $9,938$62,111
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,240 · Management $3,855$24,095
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,736 · Management $4,521$28,257
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $714 · Management $1,971$2,685
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $100,172$100,172
IX-17 TravelPrograms $348 · Management $66$414
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,575$1,575
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,074 · Management $8,205$51,279
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,384$20,384
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,490 · Management $3,979$37,469
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $725 · Management $80$805
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,808 · Management $101,868 · Fundraising $0$634,676
Part X · Balance sheet $972,184 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,142$87,329
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,933$742
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $121,744$141,256
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,923$9,960
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $214,957$163,678
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $607,721$569,219
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,029,420$972,184
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,172$21,775
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$33,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $607,721$569,220
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $618,893$624,724
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $410,527$347,460
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $410,527$347,460
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,029,420$972,184
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $347,460 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$571,609
XI-2 Total expenses$634,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,067
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$410,527
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$347,460

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

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