To provide the residents of the Town of Watertown, Massachusetts access to cable channels that promote ideas, thoughts and talent through programming that covers local events, news, sport and government. The Organization also provides educational workshops and community access to production equipment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 12 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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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 $139K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$620K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$663K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$620K
FY2024▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$620K
Expenses
$663K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$718K
FY2021$700K
FY2022$757K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$663K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $362K Management & general 39% · $261K Fundraising 6% · $40K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$90,760Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Hogan’s $91K as Executive Dir. is at the 83rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Helen Chatel——$75,459$95,014$91,294
Andrea Hogan$90,760————
Andrea Santopietro—$89,436$64,245——

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

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Offers local programming, workshops, and production equipment access for Watertown residents.

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2 programs · $362K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided community access cable channels and the use of video equipment to residents of the Town of Watertown, Massachusetts. WCA-TV covered municipal meetings, high school sporting events, WHS events and weekly news programs. Volunteers and staff created additional programs.

$303Kprogram expense
02

The Organization provided the town with workshops for video production and editing. Also, the Organization is using social media to create more community awareness and engagement.

$59Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$620K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$519K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$663K
Ln 25
Programscol B$362K
Managementcol C$261K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$519K
Investment incomeLn 3$396
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$620K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
SavingsLn 2$390K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$540K
Other assetsLn 15$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 615
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$549K$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$514K$540K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$5K$77K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$287K$227K$41K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$20K$10K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$707$166
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$1K$796$408$96
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$64K$33K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$8K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$23K$24K$456
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$663K$362K$261K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2025 $620K$663K−$43K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $382K$777K−$395K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 22, 2024 $634K$757K−$123K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $630K$700K−$70K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2021 $654K$718K−$64K$1.8M 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 $620,029 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$92,196
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $564,476$519,375
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$187,118$396
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,708$8,062
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,066$620,029
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $457,076$458,760
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,973$201,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $777,049$662,626
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$394,983−$42,597
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $620,029 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$82,328
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,196
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $519,375$519,375
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $396$396
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,062$8,062
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $519,375 · Excluded from tax $8,458$620,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $662,626 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,538 · Management $77,146 · Fundraising $9,076$90,760
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $226,886 · Management $41,379 · Fundraising $18,721$286,986
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $48,647$48,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,829 · Management $10,156 · Fundraising $2,382$32,367
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,711$9,711
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,733$11,733
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,429$2,429
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,384 · Management $707 · Fundraising $166$2,257
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $796 · Management $408 · Fundraising $96$1,300
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,346 · Management $32,955 · Fundraising $7,729$105,030
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,451 · Management $4,327 · Fundraising $1,015$13,793
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,884 · Management $23,960 · Fundraising $456$47,300
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,313$6,313
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $361,856 · Management $261,129 · Fundraising $39,641$662,626
Part X · Balance sheet $1,209,960 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,608$94,430
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $455,672$389,618
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $144,300$90,687
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,907$7,368
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $514,279$539,549
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,460$88,308
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,257,226$1,209,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,067$14,398
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,067$14,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,238,159$1,191,476
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$4,086
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,238,159$1,195,562
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,257,226$1,209,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,195,562 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$620,029
XI-2 Total expenses$662,626
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,597
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,238,159
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,195,562

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