Wave Farm INC EIN 83-0346659

Wave Farm INC

EIN  83-0346659 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Acra, NY Founded 2002
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports artists experimenting with broadcast media and transmission technologies.
Leadership
Galen Joseph-Hunter · President · $68K
Money in and out
$894K revenue, $879K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Supports artists experimenting with broadcast media and transmission technologies. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $894K in revenue, $879K in expenses, and $852K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$894K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$879K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$852K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +112% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -58% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$894K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses
$879K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +29%
Total liabilities
$710K
FY2025▲ +90%
Total revenue
$894K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$879K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$852K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $839K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

New york state council on the arts regrant program.

$480Kprogram expense
02

Arts organization focused on establishing and cultivating the genre transmission arts. This genre encompasses a diversity of practices and media working with the idea of transmission or the physical properties of the electromagnetic spectrum.

$359Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWave Farm INC
EINHdr · item D83-0346659
Principal addressHdr · item CAcra, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wavefarm.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2002
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A34)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$67,708Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Galen Joseph-Hunter’s $68K as President is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Galen Joseph-Hunter$67,708$63,400$62,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$780K · 87%
Program service revenue$87K · 10%
Investment income$27K · 3%
Contributions & grants87%$780K
Program service revenue10%$87K
Investment income3%$27K
— government grantsLn 1e$584K
Total revenueLn 12$894K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program services95%$839K
Management & general3%$27K
Fundraising2%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$879K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$745K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$710K
Total net assetsLn 32$852K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $745K · Operating expenses/yr $879K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $839K · Total expenses $879K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $879K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $879K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $188K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $780K · Total revenue $894K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants $584K · Total revenue $894K
65%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $87K · Total revenue $894K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $27K · Total revenue $894K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $87K · Total expenses $879K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $894K · Prior year $939K
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $451K · FY2025 $894K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $852K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $894K · Expenses $879K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $852K · Total assets $1.6M
55%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Galen Joseph-Hunter · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $879K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $303K · Total expenses $879K
34%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$38K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$894K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$939K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$959K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$837K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$451K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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