White Pine Community Broadcasting INC EIN 39-1341618

White Pine Community Broadcasting INC

EIN  39-1341618 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rhinelander, WI Founded 1979
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides educational radio broadcasts to Northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Leadership
Jessica Dick · Director · $78K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $790K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency

Provides educational radio broadcasts to Northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $790K in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$790K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $456K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▲ +41% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
18.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +89% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+37%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +417% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +66%
Expenses
$790K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +39%
Total liabilities
$55K
FY2024▼ -19%
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$790K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$456K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $548K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Public radio station broadcasting in northern wisconsin and the upper peninsula of michigan to prsent program services which enrich, entertain and educate, in the broadest sense, the citizens of local communities.

$548Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWhite Pine Community Broadcasting INC
EINHdr · item D39-1341618
Principal addressHdr · item CRhinelander, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wxpr.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1979
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A34Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1979

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$77,825Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Dick’s $78K as Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Dick$77,825$73,075$73,278$66,852$58,725$57,125
Katie Thorson$47,770$16,541
Emily Yaddof$40,712
Martin Mackenzie$31,602

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.1M · 85%
Program service revenue$69K · 6%
Other revenue$66K · 5%
Investment income$53K · 4%
Contributions & grants85%$1.1M
Program service revenue6%$69K
Other revenue5%$66K
Investment income4%$53K
— government grantsLn 1e$255K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.14
Program services69%$548K
Management & general17%$132K
Fundraising14%$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$790K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$712K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$55K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed10.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $790K
18.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $548K · Total expenses $790K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $132K · Total expenses $790K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $110K · Total expenses $790K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $137K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $529K
$0.26 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.2M
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $255K · Total revenue $1.2M
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $69K · Total revenue $1.2M
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $53K · Total revenue $1.2M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $69K · Total expenses $790K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $748K
+66%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $676K · FY2024 $1.2M
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $790K
+37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.8M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $478K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
27%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessica Dick · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $790K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $417K · Total expenses $790K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 66%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$748K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$719K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$658K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$925K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$676K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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