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Houston Media Source INC FY2023 filing

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 76-0194617Revenue $1.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRShmstv.org7305 Navigation Blvd, 77011-1704 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Dec 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Houston MediaSource provides public access cable television programming for the City of Houston.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$169K 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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FY2023 · 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $508K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.1M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
$1.5M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2023▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1987.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.7M Management & general 18% · $382K Fundraising 6% · $133K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tom Richards to 102022
Executive Director
$94,021Pt VII · Sec A
James Danner 102022-22023
Interim Executive Director
$74,799Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Luster
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phan Duy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dwight Williams’s $97K as Executive Director to 10/24 is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Richards———$111,940$114,839$107,815
Dwight Williams$96,546$105,231————
Tom Richards to 102022——$94,021———
James Danner 102022-22023——$74,799———
James Danner$62,722—————

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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Creates public access television programs for Houston residents.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Houston MediaSource (HMS) was created in 1986 by the City of Houston (the City) to coordinate and develop all public and educational cable access activities for access to cable television franchises licensed to operate in the City. The Board of Directors is appointed by the Mayor of the City, subject to the City Council's approval.

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$979
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$382K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$979
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$849K
Other assetsLn 15$976K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$849K
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$184K$111K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$497K$376K$44K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$106K$14K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$50K$12K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$69K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K$61K$23K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$15K$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$92K$72K$18K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$44K$32K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$13K$5K$567
TravelLn 17$1K$984$63
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$29K$21K$8K$876
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K$39
InterestLn 20$56K$40K$14K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$757K$704K$49K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$30K$17K$983
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$20K$10K$516
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.7M$382K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.8M−$610K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$2.0M−$649K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.5M$2.2M−$651K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.2M−$507K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$2.2M−$510K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.0M−$121K$7.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,517,302 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,677,575$1,461,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,005$54,544
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,361$979
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,717,941$1,517,302
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $893,144$885,005
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,331,550$1,282,802
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,224,694$2,167,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$506,753−$650,505
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
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 $1,517,302 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,461,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,461,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,544$54,544
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $979$979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,544 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $979$1,517,302
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,167,807 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,549 · Management $73,698$184,247
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $376,451 · Management $43,950 · Fundraising $76,228$496,629
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $105,527 · Management $13,683 · Fundraising $15,160$134,370
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,143 · Management $11,566 · Fundraising $8,050$69,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,592$68,592
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,013 · Management $22,917 · Fundraising $6,078$90,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,406 · Management $15,040 · Fundraising $14,648$45,094
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,630 · Management $18,161 · Fundraising $1,851$91,642
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,094 · Management $10,862 · Fundraising $1,263$44,219
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,464 · Management $4,879 · Fundraising $567$18,910
IX-17 TravelPrograms $984 · Management $63$1,047
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $20,798 · Management $7,536 · Fundraising $876$29,210
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,484 · Management $1,292 · Fundraising $39$2,815
IX-20 InterestPrograms $39,593 · Management $14,347 · Fundraising $1,668$55,608
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $703,543 · Management $48,572 · Fundraising $4,813$756,928
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,736 · Management $17,258 · Fundraising $983$47,977
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,272 · Management $9,964 · Fundraising $516$30,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,652,687 · Management $382,380 · Fundraising $132,740$2,167,807
Part X · Balance sheet $6,921,677 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,036,351$1,796,704
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,499,883$2,499,867
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $833,467$732,716
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,196$67,705
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,278,651$848,621
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,136,513$976,064
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,858,061$6,921,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $217,495$61,824
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,171,166$1,040,958
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,388,661$1,102,782
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,465,527$1,981,474
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,003,873$3,837,421
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,469,400$5,818,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,858,061$6,921,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,818,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,517,302
XI-2 Total expenses$2,167,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$650,505
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,469,400
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,818,895

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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