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Iowa Broadcasters Association

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Newton, IA501(c)(6)Since 1980EIN 42-1144372Revenue $115K in FY2025

On file with the IRSiowabroadcasters.com102 N 2nd Ave E Pmb 1009, 50208-3237 · Newton, IATax-exempt since Jul 1980

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To advance the interest of the free, local, over-the-air, full service radio and television broadcast industry in Iowa through Association sponsored activities that enhance the level of respect for the broadcast industry held by the general public, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and policymakers, and business.

28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $38K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $438K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$115K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$329K
To programs
28%
Net assets
$454K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$115K
Expenses
$329K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$329K
Net assets
$454K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$915K
FY2023$841K
FY2024$637K
FY2025$454K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1980.

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

Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $91K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Saluk
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bridget Breen
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes and enhances Iowa's local, over-the-air radio and TV broadcasters.

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3 programs · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Iba Member Training (annual Convention & Webinars)

Iba offers various types of member training webinars throughout the year in addition to training seminars at the annual iba convention. The training opportunities include sales and marketing, management, engineering and programming, legal compliance and other information pertinent to the broadcast industry.

$66Kprogram expense
02

Iba Advocacy

Iba advocates on behalf of its members to advance the interests of the state broadcast industry before the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government at the state and federal levels. The association also educates the public and other businesses about the uses and value of broadcasting. Approximately 200 members served.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Fcc Abip Inspection Program

Iowa broadcasters association provides services related to FCC (federal communications commission) compliance directly to the membership via the alternative broadcast inspection program (abip).

$7Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$115K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$454K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$115K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$438K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$454K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$16K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$608K$438K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$643K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$0
Net assetsLn 32$637K$454K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K
Management feesLn 11a$135K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$33K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
TravelLn 17$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K
InsuranceLn 23$775
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $115K$329K−$214K$454K 990 PDF
FY2024 $152K$401K−$250K$637K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$379K−$114K$841K 990 PDF
FY2022 $320K$336K−$16K$915K 990 PDF
FY2021 $607K$294K$312K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $327K$271K$56K$658K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $114,758 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $124,115$88,605
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,000$15,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,732$11,153
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,847$114,758
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,782$323,543
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,782$328,543
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$176,935−$213,785
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $114,758 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$60,350
VIII-1d Related organizations$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,255
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,605
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,153$11,153
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,153$114,758
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,543 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$5,000
IX-11a Management fees$135,208
IX-11b Legal fees$40,800
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,775
IX-11d Lobbying fees$32,650
IX-11f Investment management fees$7,629
IX-13 Office expenses$2,512
IX-14 Information technology$2,956
IX-17 Travel$19,688
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$40,809
IX-23 Insurance$775
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$36,741
IX-25 Total functional expenses$328,543
Part X · Balance sheet $454,488 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,004$16,433
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,265$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $607,931$438,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $643,199$454,488
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,527$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,527$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $636,672$454,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $643,199$454,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $454,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$114,758
XI-2 Total expenses$328,543
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$213,785
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$636,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,601
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$454,488

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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