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Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2026. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-2791079) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 130 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2026, this tax year.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $77 a year · 0.02% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
69% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
16.4 mo
of spending, in cash
16.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$362K
50% of total assets
Liabilities are 50% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$400K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$422K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$360K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$400K
FY2026▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$445K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$518K
FY2026$400K
Expenses
$422K
FY2026▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$494K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$430K
FY2026$422K
Net assets
$360K
FY2026▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$301K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$382K
FY2026$360K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending March 2026) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Oct 1988.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $293K Management & general 31% · $129K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$65,827Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dale Geminder——$58,785$78,181$73,768$78,860
Jason Augenstein$65,827$65,261$51,394———

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

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1 program · $293K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide citizens of the battle creek area the production equipment, training and support services for the creation of locally produced non-commercial programs to cablecast on public access channels.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-2791079) · Dispute this line
$293Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Money outPt IX
$422K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$360K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K
Total assetsLn 16$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$740
SavingsLn 2$576K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$577K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$362K
Net assetsLn 32$360K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6130
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$574K$577K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$819K$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K$362K
Net assetsLn 32$382K$360K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$66K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$139K$139K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$11K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$34K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$10K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$520$520
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$78$78
Office expensesLn 13$1K$922$231
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$63K$2K
TravelLn 17$238$238
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$899$899
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$11K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$407
Total functional expensesLn 25$422K$293K$129K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 5, 2026 $400K$422K−$22K$360K 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS May 20, 2025 $518K$430K$87K$382K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 11, 2024 $494K$457K$37K$291K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2023 $475K$468K$8K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 7, 2022 $463K$525K−$62K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 24, 2021 $445K$494K−$49K$301K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2026 990
Part I · Summary $400,344 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,265$17,288
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $391,008$348,973
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,420$30,190
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,894$3,893
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $517,587$400,344
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,090$304,125
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,065$117,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $430,155$421,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,432−$21,654
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $400,344 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,438
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,288
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,973$348,973
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,190$30,190
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,893$3,893
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $352,866 · Excluded from tax $30,190$400,344
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $421,998 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $65,827$65,827
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,052$139,052
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,676 · Management $5,924$16,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,874 · Management $33,499$67,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,237 · Management $5,036$15,273
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $520$520
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,672$10,672
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $78$78
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $922 · Management $231$1,153
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,995$3,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,188 · Management $2,491$65,679
IX-17 TravelPrograms $238$238
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $899$899
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,644 · Management $3,548$14,192
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,574$13,574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,326$4,326
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,140 · Management $407$2,547
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,866 · Management $129,132 · Fundraising $0$421,998
Part X · Balance sheet $721,552 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $533$740
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $573,528$575,945
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,049$14,872
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $170,900$104,602
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $57,165$25,393
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $819,175$721,552
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,075$14,473
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $315,420$296,176
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,995$50,872
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $437,490$361,521
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $381,685$360,031
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $381,685$360,031
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $819,175$721,552
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $360,031 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$400,344
XI-2 Total expenses$421,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,654
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$381,685
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$360,031

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