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Cape Ann Regional Cable Television Access Corp FY2021 filing

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Gloucester, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 64-0958607Revenue $848K in FY2021

On file with the IRS1623studios.org11 Pleasant Street, 01930-5916 · Gloucester, MATax-exempt since Aug 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$111K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$848K
Spent
$850K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$848K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$848K
FY2022$914K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$832K
FY2025$787K
Expenses
$850K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$850K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$948K
FY2024$924K
FY2025$847K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$646K
FY2023$750K
FY2024$663K
FY2025$605K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $762K Management & general 10% · $88K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Erich Archer
Executive Director
$118,387Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rich Sagall
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erich Archer’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 92nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Erich Archer$110,143$110,410$110,716$105,892$118,387

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $762K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide and operate a community cable televison studio for public, educational and governmental access as customary for a community studio under sections of the federal cable act, 47 united states code 531.

$762Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$848K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$760K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$850K
Ln 25
Programscol B$762K
Managementcol C$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$760K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$848K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$187K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230K$270K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$111K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$95K$24K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$311K$296K$14K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$9K$1K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$60K$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$34K$3K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$776$0$776$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$20K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$30K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K$231$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K$57K$14K$0
TravelLn 17$101$101$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$174$0$174$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$59K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$37K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$850K$762K$88K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $787K$847K−$60K$605K 990 PDF
FY2024 $832K$924K−$92K$663K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$948K$101K$750K 990 PDF
FY2022 $914K$882K$33K$646K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $848K$850K−$2K$1.0M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $848,325 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,715$78,766
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $739,206$760,481
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,731$9,078
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,143$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $838,795$848,325
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $477,917$543,787
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,583$306,243
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $795,500$850,030
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,295−$1,705
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $848,325 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$71,730
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,036
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$78,766
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $33,557 · Excluded from tax $0$760,481
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,078$9,078
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $726,924 · Unrelated business $33,557 · Excluded from tax $9,078$848,325
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $850,030 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,070 · Management $23,767 · Fundraising $0$118,837
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $296,360 · Management $14,321 · Fundraising $0$310,681
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,435 · Management $1,013 · Fundraising $0$10,448
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $59,767 · Management $6,444 · Fundraising $0$66,211
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,275 · Management $3,335 · Fundraising $0$37,610
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $776 · Fundraising $0$776
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,060 · Fundraising $0$8,060
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,505 · Management $2,080 · Fundraising $0$21,585
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,139 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,139
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,560 · Management $1,390 · Fundraising $0$6,950
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,137 · Management $231 · Fundraising $0$13,368
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,248 · Management $14,312 · Fundraising $0$71,560
IX-17 TravelPrograms $101 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$101
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $174 · Fundraising $0$174
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,921 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,921
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,309 · Management $2,327 · Fundraising $0$11,636
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,733 · Management $5,279 · Fundraising $0$64,012
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,313 · Management $4,648 · Fundraising $0$41,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $761,873 · Management $88,157 · Fundraising $0$850,030
Part X · Balance sheet $1,140,538 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,096$187,079
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,272$7,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $475,757$403,689
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $204,431$180,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,877$15,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $229,717$269,551
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $70,105$77,661
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,178,255$1,140,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,772$58,521
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,264$27,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $146,766$110,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $674,464$809,016
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $357,025$220,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,031,489$1,029,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,178,255$1,140,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,029,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$848,325
XI-2 Total expenses$850,030
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,031,489
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,029,784

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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