Echo Publishing INC EIN 93-3556557

Echo Publishing INC FY2023 filing

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Provides weekly news and information to inform and involve residents and visitors in their communities. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $182K in revenue, $264K in expenses, and $-83K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Mears, MI
Website
oceanaecho.com
Filings
2 on file (2023–2023)
Revenue
$182KFY2023
Expenses
$264K
Net assets
$-83K
People
7
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  93-3556557 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mears, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides weekly news and information to inform and involve residents and visitors in their communities.
Leadership
Amanda Dodge · Vice Preside · $32K
Money in and out
$182K revenue, $264K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$182K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$264K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-83K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$83K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-45%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$182K
FY2023
Expenses
$264K
FY2023
Total assets
$4K
FY2023
Total liabilities
$87K
FY2023
Total revenue
$182K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$264K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-83K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$83K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $217K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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News and information in 2023, echo publishing provided 341,500 issues of paper to readers.

$217Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcho Publishing INC
EINHdr · item D93-3556557
Principal addressHdr · item CMears, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Joceanaecho.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2024

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 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Preside
$32,365Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer -
$29,876Pt VII · Sec A
$7,200Pt VII · Sec A
$6,484Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Dodge’s $48K as Vice Preside is at the 42nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Amanda Dodge$48,000$32,365
Andrian Roberts$41,600$7,200
Janet Thomas$29,876
Sharon Hallack$9,575$6,484
Connie Vanderzanden$6,555

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
Program service revenue$179K · 98%
Contributions & grants$3K · 2%
Program service revenue98%$179K
Contributions & grants2%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$182K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$217K
Management & general18%$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$491
Total assetsLn 16$4K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$87K
Total net assetsLn 32$-83K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $491 · Operating expenses/yr $264K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $217K · Total expenses $264K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $264K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $264K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $3K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3K · Total revenue $182K
2%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $182K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $179K · Total revenue $182K
98%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $182K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $179K · Total expenses $264K
68%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $182K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-83K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $182K · Expenses $264K
-45%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-83K · Total assets $4K
-2103%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amanda Dodge · Reported title VICE PRESIDE · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $264K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $108K · Total expenses $264K
41%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%

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 1 funder$125K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$440K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$182K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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