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Kser Foundation FY2022 filing

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Provides local public radio and services for arts, education, ideas, and civic engagement. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $293K in revenue, $314K in expenses, and $453K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1994
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Everett, WA
Website
www.kser.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$293KFY2022
Expenses
$314K
Net assets
$453K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1642834 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Everett, WA Founded 1994
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides local public radio and services for arts, education, ideas, and civic engagement.
Leadership
Eric Fetters-Walp · President
Money in and out
$293K revenue, $314K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$293K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$314K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$453K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$21K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$293K
FY2022▲ +10%
Expenses
$314K
FY2022▲ +3%
Total assets
$457K
FY2022▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2022▼ -56%
Total revenue
$293K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$314K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$453K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$457K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKser Foundation
EINHdr · item D91-1642834
Principal addressHdr · item CEverett, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kser.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1994
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A34M)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Clendening’s $32K as General Manager is at the 27th 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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $204K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

The KSER Foundation delivers noncommercial radio programming to listeners in Snohomish and Island counties, as well as the surrounding areas via two radio stations 89.9 KXIR FM and 90.7 KSER FM.

$204Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$280K · 96%
Other revenue$13K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$280K
Other revenue4%$13K
Investment income$85
— government grantsLn 1e$35K
Total revenueLn 12$293K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.13
Program services65%$204K
Management & general22%$70K
Fundraising13%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$314K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$232K
Total assetsLn 16$457K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$453K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $232K · Operating expenses/yr $314K
8.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $204K · Total expenses $314K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $70K · Total expenses $314K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $314K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $235K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $280K · Total revenue $293K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $35K · Total revenue $293K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $293K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $85 · Total revenue $293K
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $314K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $293K · Prior year $267K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $453K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $293K · Expenses $314K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $457K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $453K · Total assets $457K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $457K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Fetters-Walp · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $314K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $110K · Total expenses $314K
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

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 2 funders$79K

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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)$382K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$330K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$293K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$267K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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