Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$82,481

Total expenses

$104,324

Contributions and grants received

$74,159

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$7,545

Membership dues (line 3)

$774

Investment income (line 4)

$3

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$252,882

Total liabilities, end of year

— not reported

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$252,882

Program service expenses (Part III)

$56,681

Program services were 54.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Real People Media performed and recorded 4 new episodes of The Red Jacket Jamboree for later radio broadcast. Two radio networks aired Real People Media programming. Together, Interlochen Public Radio and WNMU Public Radio 90 broadcast four hourlong episodes of The Red Jacket Jamboree. These networks cover the entire western half of the Upper Peninsula and the North West Lower Peninsula, reaching tens of thousands of listeners.

  Expenses $32,566 · Grants $4,000

• In 2024, Real People Media was able to launch a new program called Animating the Copper Country with support of the Michigan Humanities Council. 7 Copper Country residents shared their unique stories to be animating by participating artists. The program was presented to youth participating in the Big Annie Klobucher project and residents of the Bluffs senior living community. This is an ongoing program of Real People Media.

  Expenses $8,070

• The Keweenaw Storytelling Center and exhibits was open throughout the year including during major festivals including PastyFest, Copper Dog 150, and Ladies Night . In all, more than a thousand people enjoyed RPMs live events and exhibits.

  Expenses $16,045

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

10 December 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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