Radio Kingston is a non-commericlal platform dedicated to a vibrant, just and healthy Kingston centered around community storytelling, artistic and musical expression, conversation and connection. Lifting up voices not often heard in other media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2.2M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$136K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.7M
+374% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$15.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.7M
FY2024▲ +374%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$10.7M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$15.0M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$13.8M
FY2022$14.0M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$15.0M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $6.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$21,950Pt VII · Sec A
Co Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Micah Blumenthal’s $22K as Chair is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
James Buff—$165,075——
Kale Kaposhilin—$160,064——
Kristen Thorne—$151,397——
Mariel Fiori———$55,026
Micah Blumenthal$21,950$23,225$18,525$14,475
Greer Smith——$2,600$1,800
Jose Lemus——$2,200$1,800
Andi Turco-Levin———$1,600

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 · $6.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Radio Station Program

Celebrating the diversity of the city of kingston through music, conversation, spoken-word performances, educational programming and more. This programming offers a chance for all residents to engage, listen and learn from each other.

$6.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2.2M
Grants paid · 8 grants · $841K · 2020–2024
Family of Woodstock INCNY · FY2024$37,000
O Positive Festivals INCFY2024$12,963
J Watson Bailey Middle SchoolFY2024$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$84,413
Unitemized GrantFY2022$169,458
Unitemized GrantFY2021$86,720
Unitemized GrantFY2020$431,782

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$214K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.6M
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$214K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$10.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.6M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.0M
Other assetsLn 15$113K
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 60
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$4.1M$7.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.1M$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$862K$136K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M$15.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$73K$73K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
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$478K$478K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$246K$246K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10$194K$194K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$205K$205K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$141K$141K
Office expensesLn 13$168K$168K
Information technologyLn 14$159K$159K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$63K$63K
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$799K$799K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$122K$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$6.6M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $10.7M$6.6M$4.1M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$5.4M−$3.2M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$5.6M$297K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.6M$5.1M$4.6M$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.7M$4.4M$309K$9.2M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,745,036 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,196,815$10,468,902
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68,152$213,601
I-11 Other revenue$62,533
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,264,967$10,745,036
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $94,913$77,488
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,954,466$3,728,746
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,377,467$2,834,954
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,426,846$6,641,188
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,161,879$4,103,848
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,745,036 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,468,902
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,468,902
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $213,601$213,601
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,800$3,800
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 $58,733$58,733
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $276,134$10,745,036
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,641,188 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $72,815$72,815
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,673$4,673
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 $477,967$477,967
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,655,660$1,655,660
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $246,136$246,136
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,154,484$1,154,484
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $194,499$194,499
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,086$17,086
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,042$15,042
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $204,826$204,826
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,901$11,901
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $141,219$141,219
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $168,402$168,402
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $159,001$159,001
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,000$27,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $62,566$62,566
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 $798,633$798,633
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,824$41,824
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,065,871$1,065,871
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $121,583$121,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,641,188 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,641,188
Part X · Balance sheet $15,125,473 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,129,437$7,648,265
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,175$6,365
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,874$60,139
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,146,572$7,010,681
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $287,125$287,125
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $114,882$112,898
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,747,065$15,125,473
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $733,221$38,719
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,615$15,013
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $861,718$136,278
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,885,347$14,989,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,885,347$14,989,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,747,065$15,125,473
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,989,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,745,036
XI-2 Total expenses$6,641,188
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,103,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,885,347
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,989,195

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