Attleboro Access Cable System INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Attleboro, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 32-0157444

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To provide a television cable access system that produces and broadcasts quality programming of local interest to the viewers in the City of AttleboroTo serve access viewers with programs reflecting the activities, concerns, and interests of the residents of Attleboro in the manner that promotes a free exchange of ideas and informationTo provide training in program production, training in camera and editing equipment, use of studio and airtime at the Attleboro Access Cable System facilities.To provide and maintain a high speed fiber infrastructure for all municipal and school buildings in the City of Attleboro.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 deficit $41K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$56K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$777K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$784K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$777K
FY2021▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$745K
FY2021$777K
FY2022$890K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$678K
Expenses
$784K
FY2021▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$784K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$804K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2021-0.5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2021 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 Jul 2006.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $720K Management & general 8% · $64K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Mgr
$121,040Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Jones’s $164K as Operations Mgr is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Jones$163,823$128,351$124,792$121,040$121,700

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Broadcasts local programs, trains residents in media production, and maintains city fiber infrastructure.

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1 program · $720K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

To provide a public educational AND/OR governmental (peg) access program, including facilities, equipment and peg programming in accordance with any agreement entered into by and between the city of attleboro, ma and attleboro access cable system, INC.MAINTAINED a 5,000 watt am radio station to service the emergengy broadcasting needs of…

$720Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$777K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$696K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$784K
Ln 25
Programscol B$720K
Managementcol C$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$947K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$696K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$777K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$947K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$947K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$441K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 623
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$911K$947K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$463K$441K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.7M
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$121K$111K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$226K$208K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$54K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$27K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$87K$83K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$787
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$97K$95K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$26K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$104K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$10K$422
Total functional expensesLn 25$784K$720K$64K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $678K$804K−$127K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $723K$789K−$66K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $890K$827K$63K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $777K$784K−$8K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $745K$813K−$68K$1.7M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $776,635 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$77,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,528
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $695,720$695,720
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,387$3,387
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $699,107$776,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $784,393 across 31 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 $111,357 · Management $9,683$121,040
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $207,943 · Management $18,083$226,026
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,835 · Management $4,681$58,516
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,373 · Management $3,041$30,414
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,392$12,392
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,704$5,704
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,045$1,045
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,304 · Management $3,522$86,826
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,599 · Management $787$2,386
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 $94,713 · Management $1,933$96,646
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,884 · Management $2,876$28,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,006$104,006
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,210 · Management $422$10,632
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $720,224 · Management $64,169 · Fundraising $0$784,393
Part X · Balance sheet $1,759,487 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $911,064$947,366
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $363,083$347,935
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,718$4,718
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $463,273$440,742
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 $76,268$18,726
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,818,406$1,759,487
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,302$55,812
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,973$55,812
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,711,433$1,703,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,711,433$1,703,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,818,406$1,759,487
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,703,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$776,635
XI-2 Total expenses$784,393
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,711,433
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,703,675

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

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