Sequim Community Broadcasting: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-2816387)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$147K
FY2021	$202K
FY2022	$196K
FY2023	$207K
FY2024	$229K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	$220K
FY2022	$218K
FY2023	$227K
FY2024	$221K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$349K
FY2021	$326K
FY2022	$296K
FY2023	$281K
FY2024	$287K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

20 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

20%

68%

12%

Program services 20% · $44K Management & general 68% · $151K Fundraising 12% · $26K

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

Derek Brown

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Grilley

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Guthrie

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Dooley

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Bankston

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Scherer

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynda Perry

Secretary

$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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates a public radio station, broadcasting local news and music.

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1 program · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Sequim community broadcasting is committed to creating an educational and cultural hub using all available forms of media and venues for the benefit of the local region and populations well beyond the licensed terrestrial radio signal boundaries.

$44Kprogram 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

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2023$15K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2023$7K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$65

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$22K

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$229K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Money outPt IX

$221K

Ln 25

Programscol B$44K

Managementcol C$151K

Fundraisingcol D$26K

Owns and owesPt X

$287K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K

Total assetsLn 16$485K

LiabilitiesLn 26$198K

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$182K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Total revenueLn 12$229K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$200K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$271K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K

Total assetsLn 16$485K

LiabilitiesLn 26$198K

Net assetsLn 32$287K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$205K	$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$285K	$271K
Total assetsLn 16	$490K	$485K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$209K	$198K
Net assetsLn 32	$281K	$287K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$56K		$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$552		$552
Payroll taxesLn 10	$7K		$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$184		$184
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K		$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1K		$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$19K	$7K	$11K
Information technologyLn 14	$9K	$4K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$45K		$45K
TravelLn 17	$52		$52
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K
InterestLn 20	$6K		$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$16K	$16K	$174
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$829	$726
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$34K	$8K		$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$221K	$44K	$151K	$26K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 5, 2025	$229K	$221K	$8K	$287K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 12, 2024	$207K	$227K	−$20K	$281K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 31, 2023	$196K	$218K	−$22K	$296K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2022	$202K	$220K	−$18K	$326K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 18, 2021	$147K			$349K	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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $228,963 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,933$181,614

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,067$44,014

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $253$3,335

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $207,253$228,963

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,814$66,591

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,434$154,423

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $227,248$221,014

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,995$7,949

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $228,963 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,531

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,083

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,734

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,614

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,014$44,014

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $3,335$3,335

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,014 · Unrelated business $3,335 · Excluded from tax $0$228,963

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,014 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $55,692$55,692

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,306$3,306

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $552$552

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,041$7,041

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $184$184

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,571$15,571

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,275$1,275

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,451$5,451

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,352 · Management $11,333$18,685

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,866 · Management $4,713$8,579

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $44,955$44,955

IX-17 TravelManagement $52$52

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,080$2,080

IX-20 InterestManagement $6,303$6,303

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,862 · Management $174$16,036

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $829 · Fundraising $726$1,555

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,449 · Fundraising $25,248$33,697

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,286 · Management $150,754 · Fundraising $25,974$221,014

Part X · Balance sheet $484,994 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,787$200,481

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $285,228$271,084

X-12 Other securities$13,429

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $490,015$484,994

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,585$200

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $205,147$197,590

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $208,732$197,790

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $281,283$287,204

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,283$287,204

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $490,015$484,994

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $287,204 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$228,963

XI-2 Total expenses$221,014

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,949

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,283

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,028

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$287,204

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

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Sequim Community Broadcasting

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Sequim Community Broadcasting

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV