Countryside Broadcasting INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Ramsey, IL501(c)(3)EIN 36-3671689Revenue $406K in FY2021

On file with the IRSwjly.org2740 N 800 St, 62080-4005 · Ramsey, ILTax-exempt since Jun 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
Liabilities
$18K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$370K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$406K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$287K
Expenses
$326K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
$370K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$231K

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 Jun 1994.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $172K Management & general 47% · $154K

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; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$73,116Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

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  • 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 · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$172Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$176
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$370K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$176
Gains on assetsLn 7$170
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$192K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$370K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K$192K
Total assetsLn 16$295K$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$290K$370K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$224$224
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$56K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$756$378$378
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$27K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$6K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$172K$154K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $287K$308K−$21K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $294K$375K−$81K$254K 990 PDF
FY2022 $291K$327K−$36K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $406K$326K$80K$370K 990 PDF
FY2020 $364K$315K$48K$290K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $406,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,423$309,753
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,617$96,306
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$290$176
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,095$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $363,845$406,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $125$224
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,223$182,179
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,065$143,824
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $315,413$326,227
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,432$80,008
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 $406,235 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$309,753
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$309,753
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,707 · Unrelated business $72,599$96,306
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6$6
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $170$170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,883 · Unrelated business $72,599$406,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,227 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $224$224
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,915 · Management $55,915$111,830
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,796 · Management $34,797$69,593
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $378 · Management $378$756
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,102$3,102
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,277$9,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,198 · Management $7,198$14,396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,111 · Management $25,114$50,225
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,418 · Management $1,419$2,837
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,141 · Management $5,146$10,287
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,539 · Management $10,527$37,066
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,824 · Management $10,810$16,634
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,821 · Management $154,406 · Fundraising $0$326,227
Part X · Balance sheet $388,375 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $141,155; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,881$55,470
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $202,037$191,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,628$388,375
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,414$18,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,414$18,153
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,214$370,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,214$370,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,628$388,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $370,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$406,235
XI-2 Total expenses$326,227
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,008
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,214
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$370,222

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

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