Rhode Island Broadcasters Association

Providence, RIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 61-1441197Revenue $174K in FY2024

On file with the IRSribroadcasters.com11 South Angell Street · Providence, RI

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To provide services to members and to provide non-commercial sustaining announcements to Rhode Island and southeastern massachusetts.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$174K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$174K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$174K
Expenses
$220K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$220K
Net assets
$146K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$146K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $220K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President Through June 2024
$64,555Pt VII · Sec A
President
$43,737Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori Needham$64,555$95,866$108,415$101,540$98,848
Bill George$43,737————

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

Programs and updates

Offers services and non-commercial announcements to Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The association provided emergency management broadcasting via through a cancellation system portal, free of charge for schools, organizations, religious services and non-profits. (non-commercial sustaining announcements, (ncsa) campaigns were made possible to state agencies and non- profits to educate our communities on health and…

$220Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $16K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$152K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$94
Total assetsLn 16$152K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$205K$152K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$193K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$600
Office expensesLn 13$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K
TravelLn 17$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $174K$220K−$46K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 $192K$207K−$15K$193K 990 PDF
FY2022 $200K$209K−$9K$207K 990 PDF
FY2021 $271K$190K$81K$259K 990 PDF
FY2020 $342K$271K$71K$178K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,020 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $800$10,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $190,004$162,263
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,543$1,507
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $192,347$174,020
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,000$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,866$115,544
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,105$100,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,971$220,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,624−$46,361
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $174,020 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $162,263$162,263
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,507$1,507
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,263 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,507$174,020
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,381 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$4,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$111,562
IX-10 Payroll taxes$3,982
IX-11b Legal fees$2,050
IX-11c Accounting fees$6,580
IX-11g Other fees for services$600
IX-13 Office expenses$1,868
IX-14 Information technology$5,199
IX-17 Travel$1,979
IX-23 Insurance$1,895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$71,231
IX-24e All other expenses$9,435
IX-25 Total functional expenses$220,381
Part X · Balance sheet $151,725 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,424$64,930
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $79,700$81,201
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,683$5,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41$94
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,848$151,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$225−$225
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,429$5,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,204$5,442
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,644$146,283
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,644$146,283
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,848$151,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,283 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,020
XI-2 Total expenses$220,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,361
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,644
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,283

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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