Attleboro Access Cable System INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

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

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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$812K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% 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
$723K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$789K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$723K
FY2023▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$745K
FY2021$777K
FY2022$890K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$678K
Expenses
$789K
FY2023▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$784K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$804K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2023▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2023 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $705K Management & general 11% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Mgr
$128,351Pt 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 service account for $705K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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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…

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$688K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$789K
Ln 25
Programscol B$705K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$688K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$386K
Other assetsLn 15$651K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$858K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$462K$386K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$827K$812K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.6M
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$128K$118K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$203K$187K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$59K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$26K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$97K$93K$4K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$2K
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$95K$93K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$24K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$94K$432
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$789K$705K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $678K$804K−$127K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $723K$789K−$66K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $890K$827K$63K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $723,170 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $688,019$688,019
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35,151$35,151
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 $723,170$723,170
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $789,457 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 $118,083 · Management $10,268$128,351
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,564 · Management $16,223$202,787
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,651 · Management $5,100$63,751
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,851 · Management $2,872$28,723
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,605$9,605
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,346$15,346
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,433$12,433
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,405$1,405
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,197 · Management $3,944$97,141
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,072 · Management $2,006$6,078
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 $93,120 · Management $1,900$95,020
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,112 · Management $2,679$26,791
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,791 · Management $432$94,223
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,803$7,803
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $705,244 · Management $84,213 · Fundraising $0$789,457
Part X · Balance sheet $2,441,618 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $858,229$1,031,959
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $145,869$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $351,779$326,079
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,731$47,221
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $461,956$385,646
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 $697,755$650,713
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,523,319$2,441,618
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,489$77,776
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $774,458$733,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $826,947$811,533
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,696,372$1,630,085
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,696,372$1,630,085
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,523,319$2,441,618
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,630,085 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$723,170
XI-2 Total expenses$789,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,287
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,696,372
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,630,085

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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