We are a peg access tv station and Community Media center. Communityresidents can become members of bcm and take classes to learn how to useour Media tools. We also produce and cablecast all of the governmentmeetings (city council, rent board, etc.) here in the city of berk

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$340K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$348K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$175K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$340K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$421K
FY2025$340K
Expenses
$348K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$339K
FY2025$348K
Net assets
$175K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$175K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $266K Management & general 24% · $82K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Scott’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 42nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Brian Scott$48,000$48,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Provides media access and training, broadcasting local government meetings.

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1 program · $266K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Berkeley community medias mission is to operate two 24 hour community cable channels. One devoted to public access programming and the other devoted to educational and government access programming. This includes cable-casting of all city government meetings in the city of berkeley.

$266Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Money outPt IX
$348K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Managementcol C$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$175K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Government grantsLn 1e$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
Total assetsLn 16$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$175K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$203K$183K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$194K$175K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$170K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$16K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$13K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$983$983
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$5K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$348K$266K$82K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $340K$348K−$8K$175K 990 PDF
FY2024 $421K$339K$82K$194K 990 PDF
FY2023 $309K$329K−$20K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$289K−$19K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 $296K$310K−$14K$152K 990 PDF
FY2020 $339K$292K$47K$135K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $340,239 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $398,738$315,239
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,000$25,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $420,738$340,239
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $250,110$262,606
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,035$85,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $339,145$348,488
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,593−$8,249
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $340,239 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$284,710
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,529
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$315,239
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,000$25,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$340,239
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,488 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,101 · Management $52,573$222,674
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,081 · Management $4,172$20,253
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,854 · Management $6,825$19,679
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,690$9,690
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,624 · Management $1,500$11,124
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,728$7,728
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $983$983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,366$19,366
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,592$20,592
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,515 · Management $7,660$12,175
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,224$4,224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $266,068 · Management $82,420 · Fundraising $0$348,488
Part X · Balance sheet $182,866 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,015$69,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $71,928$71,983
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,927$41,631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $202,870$182,866
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,001$7,451
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,001$7,451
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,567$172,318
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,302$3,097
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,869$175,415
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $202,870$182,866
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $175,415 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$340,239
XI-2 Total expenses$348,488
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,249
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,869
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,205
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$175,415

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