Countryside Broadcasting INC

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Countryside broadcastings mission is to provide christian radio programming to fayette county and surrounding areas.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3671689) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 0.6% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
54% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.2 mo
of spending, in cash
2.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13K
5% of total assets
Liabilities are 5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
3 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$287K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$308K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$287K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$287K
Expenses
$308K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
$231K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$231K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1994.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $166K Management & general 46% · $142K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Treasure
$79,105Pt VII · Sec A
$16,715Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Wheeler$79,105$79,037$67,730$73,116$74,162
Caleb Wheeler$16,715————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers Christian radio programming to Fayette County and surrounding areas.

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1 program · $166K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Countryside broadcasting inc. Operates a christian radio station & all costs are associated with the operation of this station.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3671689) · Dispute this line
$166Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Money outPt IX
$308K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$171K
Total assetsLn 16$264K$244K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$254K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35$35
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$108K$54K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$20$10$10
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$30K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K$166K$142K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 15, 2025 $287K$308K−$21K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2024 $294K$375K−$81K$254K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2023 $291K$327K−$36K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $406K$326K$80K$370K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2021 $364K$315K$48K$290K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $286,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,926$193,458
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,415$93,326
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $294,341$286,784
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$35
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,313$160,957
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,784$147,143
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $375,097$308,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,756−$21,351
Part VI · Governance 3 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,784 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$193,458
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,475 · Unrelated business $77,851$93,326
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,475 · Unrelated business $77,851$286,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,135 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35$35
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $53,757 · Management $53,755$107,512
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,200 · Management $25,200$50,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,522 · Management $1,523$3,045
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,866$5,866
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,798$9,798
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,390 · Management $5,390$10,780
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,162 · Management $27,167$54,329
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10 · Management $10$20
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,793 · Management $4,798$9,591
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,321 · Management $10,615$40,936
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,843 · Management $7,980$15,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $165,831 · Management $142,304 · Fundraising $0$308,135
Part X · Balance sheet $243,854 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,022$57,329
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $42,876$15,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $180,863$171,272
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $263,761$243,854
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,160$12,511
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,160$12,511
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $253,601$231,343
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,601$231,343
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $263,761$243,854
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,343 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,784
XI-2 Total expenses$308,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,351
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,601
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$907
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,343

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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