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Millbrae Community Television FY2020 filing

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Millbrae, CA501(c)(3)Since 1996Arts & CultureEIN 94-3254672Revenue $187K in FY2020

On file with the IRS621 Magnolia Ave, 94030-1852 · Millbrae, CATax-exempt since Feb 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provides tv coverage of local meetings such as the city of Millbrae city council meetings, the school board meetings, etc. Also posts information for organizations and provides Community education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$11
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$187K
Spent
$205K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$66K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$187K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$225K
Expenses
$205K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$182K
Net assets
$66K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$175K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $183K Management & general 11% · $22K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Marshall Nielsen
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Sahae
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joseph Teresi
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Dowdy
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Kramer
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rod Pasion
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Films and shares local government and school meetings, plus community information and education.

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1 program · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provided TV coverage of meetings, local issues, information, etc.

$183Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$187K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$66K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K
Total revenueLn 12$187K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11
Net assetsLn 32$66K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$86K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$11
Net assetsLn 32$84K$66K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$110K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$51K
Office expensesLn 13$382$382
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$6K$200
All other expensesLn 24e$405$405
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$183K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $225K$182K$43K$175K 990 PDF
FY2024 $282K$236K$46K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 $242K$208K$35K$87K 990 PDF
FY2022 $211K$220K−$9K$52K 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$207K−$5K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $187K$205K−$18K$66K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $187,128 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $68,333$60,140
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $169,588$126,988
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $237,922$187,128
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,584$123,786
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,613$80,963
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $205,197$204,749
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,725−$17,621
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $187,128 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $336 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$55,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,890
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,140
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $126,652$126,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $126,988$187,128
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,749 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,454$110,454
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,156$4,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,176$9,176
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,632$2,632
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,932$50,932
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $382$382
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,128$5,128
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,607$7,607
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,911$1,911
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,586 · Management $3,726$5,312
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,454 · Management $200$6,654
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $405$405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $182,758 · Management $21,991 · Fundraising $0$204,749
Part X · Balance sheet $66,413 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,175$53,767
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,646$12,646
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $85,821$66,413
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,798$11
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,798$11
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,023$66,402
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $85,821$66,413
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $66,402 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$187,128
XI-2 Total expenses$204,749
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,023
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$66,402

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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