Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium

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SECCs mission is to provide quality educational resources to learners of all ages in the greater Sacramento community primarily through video and other information and communication technologies via cable systems and networks. SECC is a collaborative effort of the K-20 education community all working together toward this mission.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$199K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$199K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$162K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
Concern: none of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$905K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$873K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$905K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$948K
FY2025$905K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$880K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 1986.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $751K Management & general 17% · $154K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $199K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Directior
$103,354Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$96,010Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Rhodes’s $103K as Executive Directior is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Rhodes$96,010$127,664$121,607$119,597$119,117
Jessica Rhodes$103,354————

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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Provides educational videos and resources via cable for all ages in Sacramento.

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2 programs · $751K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provides educational cable programming on all Sacramento's cable systems serving approximately 300,000 subscribers, 400 schools and district offices. Assists with media production in schools, coordinates broadband content and member educational technology activities.

$462Kprogram expense
02

Provides a broadband fiber network to schools, district offices and the county office of education in Sacramento. The Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission oversees the legal implementation of the educational broadband network or all competing cable companies and SECC manages the build and operation of the network.

$289Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$905K
Ln 25
Programscol B$751K
Managementcol C$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$927K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$475K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$34K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$424$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$25K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$378K$268K$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$28K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$31K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$69K$68K$651
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$816
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$321K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$905K$751K$154K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 19, 2026 $1.2M$905K$334K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 26, 2025 $1.1M$948K$149K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2024 $1.2M$1.0M$160K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $1.0M$1.5M−$421K$880K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 27, 2022 $873K$1.5M−$641K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 15, 2021 $1.8M$967K$874K$2.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,239,197 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,017,559$1,095,244
I-9 Program service revenue$39,926
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,949$40,194
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,915$63,833
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,097,423$1,239,197
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $598,587$426,944
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $349,629$478,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $948,216$905,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $149,207$333,840
Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $1,239,197 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$168,674
VIII-1e Government grants$926,570
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,095,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,926$39,926
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $40,194$40,194
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $63,833$63,833
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,953$1,239,197
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $905,357 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,371 · Management $23,420$48,791
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $268,444 · Management $109,709$378,153
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,964 · Management $4,700$32,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,488$1,488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,863 · Management $8,521$39,384
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,230 · Management $651$68,881
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,775 · Management $1,227$8,002
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,060 · Management $816$1,876
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $320,680 · Management $5,438$326,118
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $750,875 · Management $154,482 · Fundraising $0$905,357
Part X · Balance sheet $1,656,191 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $464,275$475,191
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $822,542$1,062,736
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,925$34,036
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,455$13,142
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $424$17,299
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$53,787
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,322,621$1,656,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,916$103,322
X-25 Other liabilities$58,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,916$161,622
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $991,001$1,276,555
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $198,704$218,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,189,705$1,494,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,322,621$1,656,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,494,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,239,197
XI-2 Total expenses$905,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$333,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,189,705
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$28,976
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,494,569

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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