Provide a means for the public to produce and view diverse programming

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $456K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$945K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$868K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$878K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$945K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$637K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$748K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$861K
FY2025$945K
Expenses
$868K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$671K
FY2022$707K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$733K
FY2025$868K
Net assets
$878K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$561K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$634K
FY2024$762K
FY2025$878K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1995.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $810K Management & general 7% · $57K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Van Sickle’s $118K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Mary Van Sickle$118,500$107,937$100,674

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 15aNo

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1 program · $810K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Public television serves 35,000 households and broadcast LPFM radio. Public used studio time 126 HRS. Public checked out video equipment (1,248 HRS), radio equipment (1,152 HRS), misc equip (1,080 HRS) dakota media access provides all training on equipment used by public (12 HRS) in-house community service production (126 HRS) local…

$810Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Arts MidwestFY2021$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$945K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$933K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$868K
Ln 25
Programscol B$810K
Managementcol C$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$878K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$933K
Government grantsLn 1e$881K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$945K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$257K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$878K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K$158K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$154K$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$263K$257K
Total assetsLn 16$784K$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$776K$878K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$484K$484K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$94K$31K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$66K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$868K$810K$57K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $945K$868K$77K$878K 990 PDF
FY2024 $861K$733K$129K$762K 990 PDF
FY2023 $794K$761K$33K$634K 990 PDF
FY2022 $748K$707K$40K$601K 990 PDF
FY2021 $673K$671K$2K$561K 990 PDF
FY2020 $637K$584K$53K$559K 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
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Part I · Summary $944,642 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $846,114$933,313
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,170$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,117$11,329
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $861,401$944,642
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $464,411$573,122
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,302$294,393
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $732,713$867,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $128,688$77,127
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $944,642 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$881,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$933,313
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,974$3,974
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $7,355$7,355
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,355 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,974$944,642
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $867,515 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $484,414$484,414
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,139$51,139
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,569$37,569
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,522$13,522
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,135$3,135
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,200$9,200
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,897 · Management $31,299$125,196
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,180$6,180
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,311$3,311
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,937$60,937
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,526$4,526
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,651 · Management $2,735$68,386
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $810,264 · Management $57,251 · Fundraising $0$867,515
Part X · Balance sheet $879,322 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,942$122,712
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $253,671$35,285
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,965$8,305
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $262,855$256,930
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $153,914$456,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $784,347$879,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,661$1,630
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,661$1,630
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,686$877,692
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $775,686$877,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $784,347$879,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $877,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$944,642
XI-2 Total expenses$867,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$77,127
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$775,686
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$24,879
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$877,692

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