Creating a digital marketplace to share the stories that connect our communities by providing public access Television to the local Community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$47K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$591K
Spent
$493K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$740K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$591K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$591K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$635K
Expenses
$493K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$493K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$697K
Net assets
$740K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$740K
FY2023$856K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$630K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 1992.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $413K Management & general 15% · $76K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Starbuck’s $99K as Director is at the 88th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Carol Starbuck$99,037$19,296
James Connor$96,919$23,705

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 · $413K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization provides public access television through station KMVT 15 to the communities of sunnyvale, mountain view, los altos, and cupertino. Programs include production workshops, internships, public service announcements, sports coverage, public service programs (over 50 per year)and community access services (over 25 new…

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$543K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$795
Money outPt IX
$493K
Ln 25
Programscol B$413K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$740K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K
Total assetsLn 16$787K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$543K
Government grantsLn 1e$523K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$795
Other incomeLn 4–11$8
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K
Other assetsLn 15$24K
Total assetsLn 16$787K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$740K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6100
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$408K$349K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$676K$787K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$642K$740K
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$88K$79K$7K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$90K$8K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$11K$1K$156
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$2K$295
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$90$90
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$101K$99K$1K$659
TravelLn 17$0
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$34K$33K$474$203
InsuranceLn 23$21K$20K$281$135
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$52K$36K$323
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$7K$14K$59
Total functional expensesLn 25$493K$413K$76K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $635K$697K−$62K$630K 990 PDF
FY2024 $537K$693K−$156K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023 $664K$666K−$3K$856K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $591K$493K$98K$740K 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 $591,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $543,413$542,546
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $145,941$47,875
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $906$795
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $409$8
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $690,669$591,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $336,482$222,730
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,465$270,017
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $648,947$492,747
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,722$98,477
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $591,224 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,950
VIII-1e Government grants$523,145
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$542,546
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,875$47,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $795$795
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 $8$8
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,678$591,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $492,747 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 $79,491 · Management $7,374 · Fundraising $1,135$88,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,137 · Management $8,362 · Fundraising $1,288$99,787
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,908 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $156$12,076
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,656 · Management $1,916 · Fundraising $295$22,867
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,075$2,075
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $90$90
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,513$2,513
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,318 · Management $1,368 · Fundraising $659$101,345
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $33,165 · Management $474 · Fundraising $203$33,842
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,400 · Management $281 · Fundraising $135$20,816
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,223 · Management $35,567 · Fundraising $323$88,113
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,669 · Management $14,495 · Fundraising $59$21,223
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $412,967 · Management $75,527 · Fundraising $4,253$492,747
Part X · Balance sheet $787,247 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $407,734$348,998
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $164,259$157,226
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,116$7,563
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,031$249,934
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 assetsStart of year $23,526$23,526
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $675,666$787,247
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,779$32,944
X-19 Deferred revenue$13,939
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2$2
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,781$46,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $635,593$736,250
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,292$4,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $641,885$740,362
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $675,666$787,247
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $740,362 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$591,224
XI-2 Total expenses$492,747
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,477
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$641,885
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$740,362

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