To provide and nurture open channels of communication for the citizens of the roaring fork valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$263K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$263K
to officers and key staff · 60% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 60% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$430K
Spent
$435K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$430K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$406K
Expenses
$435K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$432K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$484K
Net assets
$59K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$189K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1972.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $431K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $263K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$122,494Pt VII · Sec A
Station Manager
$73,704Pt VII · Sec A
Station Manager
$66,504Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Masters$133,090$133,090$137,756$128,683$122,494
Jeremy Isenhart$89,019$89,019$94,751$81,035$73,704
Amy R Gab$89,413$89,413$84,653$72,870$66,504

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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Connects Roaring Fork Valley residents through open communication channels.

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1 program · $420K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Commercial free, non-profit television cablecasting

$420Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$430K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Investment incomeLn 3$105
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$431K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Government grantsLn 1e$140K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$105
Total revenueLn 12$430K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$56K$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$15K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$263K$263K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$37K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$431K$0$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $406K$484K−$78K$189K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $418K$510K−$92K$249K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $747K$462K$284K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $410K$432K−$21K$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $430K$435K−$5K$59K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $429,512 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $175,472$192,706
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $251,766$236,701
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90$105
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $427,328$429,512
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $303,658$297,733
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,636$136,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,294$434,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$966−$5,063
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $429,512 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,211
VIII-1e Government grants$140,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,495
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$192,706
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $236,701$236,701
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $105$105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $236,806$429,512
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,575 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $262,702$262,702
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,031$35,031
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,250$2,250
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,365$2,365
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,750$18,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,051$3,051
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,504$52,504
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,911$1,911
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,851$1,851
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,696$10,696
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,790$2,790
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,807 · Fundraising $3,867$40,674
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $430,708 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,867$434,575
Part X · Balance sheet $90,222 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,908$73,708
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,142$14,446
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,068$2,068
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,118$90,222
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$5,241−$5,084
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,126$31,171
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,992$59,051
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,118$90,222
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,051 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$429,512
XI-2 Total expenses$434,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,063
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,992
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,078
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$54,200
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,051

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