Zbs Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7276982)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$97K
FY2022	$91K
FY2023	$86K
FY2024	$90K
FY2025	$68K
FY2026	$62K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$86K
FY2022	$77K
FY2023	$75K
FY2024	$66K
FY2025	$78K
FY2026	$58K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	−$6K
FY2022	$8K
FY2023	$18K
FY2024	$43K
FY2025	$32K
FY2026	$37K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 1973.

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

Where the money goes

9 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

91%

Program services 9% · $8K Management & general 91% · $78K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Robert Fruchter

Secy Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Lopez

President

$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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Creates and produces radio talk stories for public radio and sale.

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1 program · $8K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Redigitize old cassette programs to new platform for sale

$8Kprogram 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

Terebelo Family Foundation INCFY2023$480

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$438

The Macfarlane FoundationFY2023$100

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1K

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$97K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Money outPt IX

$86K

Ln 25

Programscol B$8K

Managementcol C$78K

Owns and owesPt X

−$6K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K

Total assetsLn 16$20K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$97K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$16K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$921

Total assetsLn 16$20K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

Net assetsLn 32−$6K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

Fiscal year endsHeaderApril

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$8K	$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$921	$921
Total assetsLn 16	$14K	$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$31K	$25K
Net assetsLn 32	−$17K	−$6K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$6K		$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8K		$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$540		$540
Accounting feesLn 11c	$400		$400
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$8K	$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$249		$249
Office expensesLn 13	$12K		$12K
OccupancyLn 16	$30K		$30K
InterestLn 20	$1K		$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$14K		$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4K		$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$86K	$8K	$78K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2026 Latest	$62K	$58K	$4K	$37K	990 PDF
FY2025	$68K	$78K	−$10K	$32K	990 PDF
FY2024	$90K	$66K	$25K	$43K	990 PDF
FY2023	$86K	$75K	$11K	$18K	990 PDF
FY2022	$91K	$77K	$13K	$8K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$97K	$86K	$11K	−$6K	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 $96,629 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,428$45,379

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,498$44,988

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$106$1,767

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,384$4,495

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $66,204$96,629

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,994$14,473

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,808$71,072

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $66,802$85,545

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$598$11,084

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $96,629 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$1,812 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,379

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,379

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,988$44,988

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $2,017$2,017

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,290$4,290

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,767$1,767

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$96,629

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,545 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $6,401$6,401

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,532$7,532

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $540$540

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $400$400

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,920$7,920

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $249$249

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,409$12,409

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $30,362$30,362

IX-20 InterestManagement $1,233$1,233

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,356$14,356

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,143$4,143

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,920 · Management $77,625 · Fundraising $0$85,545

Part X · Balance sheet $19,626 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,301$15,595

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,922$3,110

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $921$921

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,144$19,626

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74$84

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $31,021$19,822

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,095$25,493

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$16,951−$5,867

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,144$19,626

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$5,867 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$96,629

XI-2 Total expenses$85,545

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,084

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$16,951

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$5,867

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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