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Amplifies and protects overlooked voices and perspectives. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $196K in revenue, $238K in expenses, and $151K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Boulder, CO
Website
www.alternativeradio.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$196KFY2023
Expenses
$238K
Net assets
$151K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-4043799 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boulder, CO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Amplifies and protects overlooked voices and perspectives.
Leadership
David Barsamian · Founding Director · $84K
Money in and out
$196K revenue, $238K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$196K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$238K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$42K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.21
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$196K
FY2023▼ -40%
Expenses
$238K
FY2023▼ -28%
Total assets
$151K
FY2023▼ -25%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$196K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$238K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$151K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$42K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$151K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRise Up
EINHdr · item D47-4043799
Principal addressHdr · item CBoulder, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.alternativeradio.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A34)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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
Founding Director
$84,297Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$70,485Pt VII · Sec A
Office Staff
$35,250Pt VII · Sec A
$578Pt VII · Sec A

David Barsamian’s $80K as Founding Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
David Barsamian$80,205$84,297$70,892$64,667
Joseph Richey$67,080$70,485$59,326
Joseph Ritchey$55,500
Brian Klocke$41,000$35,250$27,460$24,934
Piller Designs$3,128
Willian Donahoe$200$578$1,095
William Donahoe$1,083

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $155K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

This weekly one-hour public affairs program established in 1986 by David Barsamian is offered free to all public community college and non-commercial radio stations in the US Canada Australia and beyond. Thats 52 radio programs each year for the past 39 years.

$61Kprogram expense
02

Rise Up curates an audio archive of hundreds of speakers covering political historical cultural and scientific topics. It offers educators researchers publishers authors and journalist primary and secondary source material in an organized and accessible way.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Rise Up and AR founding director David Barsamian gives public talks at universities conferences peace groups and benefit gatherings. His broadcast and print journalism have produced 21 books and countless articles for national magazines.

$46Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$105K · 53%
Program service revenue$74K · 38%
Other revenue$13K · 6%
Investment income$5K · 3%
Contributions & grants53%$105K
Program service revenue38%$74K
Other revenue6%$13K
Investment income3%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$196K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.21
Program services65%$155K
Management & general17%$41K
Fundraising21%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$151K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $149K · Operating expenses/yr $238K
7.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $155K · Total expenses $238K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $238K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $49K · Total expenses $238K
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $51K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $145K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $105K · Total revenue $196K
53%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $196K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $74K · Total revenue $196K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $196K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $74K · Total expenses $238K
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $196K · Prior year $327K
-40%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $151K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $196K · Expenses $238K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $151K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $151K · Total assets $151K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $151K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Barsamian · Reported title Founding Director · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $238K
35%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $192K · Total expenses $238K
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 47%
Revenue growth -40%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $30K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,880

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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 (Latest)$319K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$196K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$327K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$248K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$274K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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