Accessvision FY2021 filing

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Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. 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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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
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
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
15.1 mo
of spending, in cash
15.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$440K
59% of total assets
Liabilities are 59% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$445K
Spent
$494K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$445K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$445K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$518K
FY2026$400K
Expenses
$494K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$494K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$430K
FY2026$422K
Net assets
$301K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$301K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$382K
FY2026$360K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $370K Management & general 25% · $124K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$78,860Pt 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
Director
$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

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  • 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 · $370K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-2791079) · Dispute this line
$370Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$445K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$494K
Ln 25
Programscol B$370K
Managementcol C$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$620K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$440K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47
Total revenueLn 12$445K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$594
SavingsLn 2$619K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$620K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$440K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$644K$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$775K$741K
LiabilitiesLn 26$433K$440K
Net assetsLn 32$342K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$74K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$173K$173K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$16K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$59K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$118$118
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$289
OccupancyLn 16$67K$64K$3K
TravelLn 17$166$166
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$17K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$688
Total functional expensesLn 25$494K$370K$124K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 LatestFiled 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
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 24, 2021 $445K$494K−$49K$301K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $444,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,490$11,122
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $432,280$428,243
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,772$5,506
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $169$47
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $472,711$444,918
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $387,295$369,788
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,835$123,778
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $517,130$493,566
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,419−$48,648
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $444,918 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,672
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,122
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $428,243$428,243
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,506$5,506
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $47$47
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $428,290 · Excluded from tax $5,506$444,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $493,566 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $73,768$73,768
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $173,289$173,289
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,526 · Management $6,639$22,165
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,310 · Management $22,356$81,666
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,257 · Management $5,643$18,900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,600$5,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $118$118
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,158 · Management $289$1,447
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,011 · Management $3,300$67,311
IX-17 TravelPrograms $166$166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,655 · Management $5,552$22,207
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,827$13,827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,840$10,840
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,574 · Management $688$2,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $369,613 · Management $123,953 · Fundraising $0$493,566
Part X · Balance sheet $741,353 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $631$594
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $643,377$619,326
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,277$17,255
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,227$57,563
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $38,407$46,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $774,919$741,353
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,864$13,923
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $417,318$426,133
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $433,182$440,056
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $341,737$301,297
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $341,737$301,297
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $774,919$741,353
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,297 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$444,918
XI-2 Total expenses$493,566
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,648
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$341,737
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,297

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