Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council

Tax-deductible

Cookeville, TN501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 62-1203449Revenue $2.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSwcte.orgPo Box 2040, 38502-2040 · Cookeville, TNTax-exempt since May 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ucbc is a PBS affiliated television station serving the region. The ucbc provides diversified programming and quality instructional programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $351K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2024$3.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1986.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.7M Management & general 23% · $542K Fundraising 7% · $172K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

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Becky Magura’s $80K as President/Ce is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Becky Magura$80,190—
Rebecca Magura—$79,608

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

Provides diverse programming and quality instructional programs as a PBS affiliated television station.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Production and programming according to mission

$715Kprogram expense
02

Broadcast, engineering and digital according to mission.

$554Kprogram expense
03

Education and outreach according to mission

$244Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$542K
Fundraisingcol D$172K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$644K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$775K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$827K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$700K$775K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$913K$827K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$749K$512K$132K$105K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$51K$17K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$37K$11K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$429K$255K$151K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$471$250$221
Office expensesLn 13$38K$32K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$296K$222K$57K$17K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$572$24
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$9K$11K$500
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$90K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$41K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$546K$523K$22K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$9K$100$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.7M$542K$172K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.7M$2.6M$62K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.5M$119K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.3M$272K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.2M$1.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.6M$297K$1.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,567,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,196,866$2,196,539
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $290,042$299,210
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,690$66,527
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,065$5,499
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,656,663$2,567,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $717,988$883,102
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,876,204$1,487,416
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,594,192$2,370,518
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,471$197,257
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $2,567,775 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$354,295
VIII-1e Government grants$643,868
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,198,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,196,539
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $299,210$299,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66,527$66,527
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $5,499$5,499
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $371,236$2,567,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,370,518 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $512,226 · Management $132,088 · Fundraising $105,097$749,411
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,980 · Management $16,987 · Fundraising $11,200$79,167
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,102 · Management $10,715 · Fundraising $6,707$54,524
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $254,899 · Management $151,413 · Fundraising $23,165$429,477
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $250 · Fundraising $221$471
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,746 · Management $3,154 · Fundraising $3,275$38,175
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $222,399 · Management $56,564 · Fundraising $17,031$295,994
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,935 · Management $572 · Fundraising $24$5,531
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,467 · Management $10,510 · Fundraising $500$20,477
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,775$6,775
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $90,159$90,159
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $40,898$40,898
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $523,083 · Management $21,924 · Fundraising $1,341$546,348
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,261 · Management $100 · Fundraising $3,750$13,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,656,348 · Management $541,859 · Fundraising $172,311$2,370,518
Part X · Balance sheet $4,228,224 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,383,149$2,574,628
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$5,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,845$28,887
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,404$4,680
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $913,299$827,065
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $700,486$775,364
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,600$12,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,058,783$4,228,224
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,307$93,867
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $888,154$858,877
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $266,774$241,793
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,257,235$1,194,537
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,283,889$2,448,757
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $517,659$584,930
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,801,548$3,033,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,058,783$4,228,224
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,033,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,567,775
XI-2 Total expenses$2,370,518
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$197,257
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,801,548
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$34,882
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,033,687

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