To maintain and operate an interactive telecommunications system for the instruction of the public on subjects that are useful to the individual and beneficial to the Community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 8 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$468K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$467K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$220K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$468K
FY2025-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$592K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$468K
Expenses
$467K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$452K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$439K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$467K
Net assets
$220K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$235K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$220K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1977.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $363K Management & general 14% · $66K Fundraising 8% · $38K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$41,283Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather M Adams’s $41K as Executive Di is at the 36th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Heather M Adams$41,283$43,417$66,931$65,264$55,726
English Bradley—$51,119———

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 · $363K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Production of community TV programs to benefit the local area.

$363Kprogram 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 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$363K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$220K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$471K
Government grantsLn 1e$285K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Gains on assetsLn 7−$872
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$220K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$228K$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$218K$220K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$35K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$180K$175K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$327$261
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$4K$145
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$1K$2K$98
Advertising and promotionLn 12$895$268$627
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$27K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$129$129
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$37K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$36K$14K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$6K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$363K$66K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $468K$467K$1K$220K 990 PDF
FY2024 $469K$457K$13K$218K 990 PDF
FY2023 $468K$439K$29K$206K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$484K−$59K$176K 990 PDF
FY2021 $592K$452K$141K$235K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $468,073 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $470,521$471,492
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,575$5,605
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,889$186
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,553−$9,210
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $469,432$468,073
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,653$300,661
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,858$165,975
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $456,511$466,636
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,921$1,437
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,073 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,902
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,015
VIII-1e Government grants$285,217
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,358
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,492
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,605$5,605
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,058$1,058
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$872−$872
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$9,210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,733 · Excluded from tax $1,058$468,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,636 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,257 · Management $21,940 · Fundraising $21,752$78,949
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $174,728 · Management $5,250$179,978
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,523 · Management $327 · Fundraising $261$3,111
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,223 · Management $1,970 · Fundraising $1,577$18,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,100 · Management $2,085 · Fundraising $1,668$19,853
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,082 · Management $3,558 · Fundraising $145$5,785
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,409 · Management $2,406 · Fundraising $98$3,913
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $268 · Fundraising $627$895
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,754$1,754
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,076 · Management $4,513 · Fundraising $4,513$36,102
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,550$4,550
IX-20 InterestManagement $129$129
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,671 · Management $1,514$38,185
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,225 · Management $1,306$6,531
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,790 · Management $14,470 · Fundraising $1,049$51,309
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,459 · Management $4,076 · Fundraising $6,287$16,822
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $363,093 · Management $65,566 · Fundraising $37,977$466,636
Part X · Balance sheet $223,027 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,218$113,354
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$26,148
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $86,254$61,876
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $29,284$21,649
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $227,756$223,027
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,435$3,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,273$3,107
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $218,483$219,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $218,483$219,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $227,756$223,027
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $219,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,073
XI-2 Total expenses$466,636
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$218,483
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$219,920

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