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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,434,155
Total expenses
$6,612,292
Contributions and grants received
$7,132,662
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$132,809
Other revenue
$168,684
Total assets, end of year
$7,846,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,809,102
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,037,284
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,169,306
Management and general expenses
$1,214,712
Fundraising expenses
$2,228,274
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,169,306

Program services were 47.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $5,933,090

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $109,000

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $600,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $346,202

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $144,370

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $139,761 · excluded $139,761

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,000,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,000,000 · other assets $6,952

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets -$6,952

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$6,952 · excluded -$6,952

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $344,536

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $109,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $204,103

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $140,433 · excluded $140,433

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $22,727 · related or exempt $22,727

  • 11b · Other revenue: LICENSE PLATES

    total $5,524 · related or exempt $5,524

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $28,251

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $322,082 · program services $160,293 · management and general $105,997 · fundraising $55,792

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,238,551 · program services $616,401 · management and general $407,606 · fundraising $214,544

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $81,495 · program services $40,558 · management and general $26,820 · fundraising $14,117

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $365,139 · program services $181,722 · management and general $120,167 · fundraising $63,250

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,049 · program services $58,253 · management and general $38,521 · fundraising $20,275

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,687 · management and general $5,687

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,150 · management and general $34,150

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $94,705 · program services $59,505 · management and general $35,200

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $81,094 · program services $45,053 · management and general $36,041

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $173,566 · program services $91,778 · management and general $43,642 · fundraising $38,146

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $128,491 · program services $44,013 · management and general $84,478

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $78,755 · program services $23,627 · management and general $55,128

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $63,496 · program services $63,496

  • 24a · Other expenses: JAZZ FEST EXPENSES

    total $2,939,757 · program services $1,499,964 · fundraising $1,439,793

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP PREMIUMS

    total $215,227 · fundraising $215,227

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $138,532 · program services $97,610 · management and general $20,461 · fundraising $20,461

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $132,036 · management and general $132,036

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $402,480 · program services $187,033 · management and general $68,778 · fundraising $146,669

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,649,366 · end of year $1,713,216

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,956,469 · end of year $2,538,718

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $64,289 · end of year $18,670

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $63,598 · end of year $83,030

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,632,087

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $679,721

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $174,631 · end of year $952,366

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $1,045,211

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $76,558 · end of year $1,495,175

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $69,077 · end of year $164,005

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $122,610 · end of year $146,135

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $77,803 · end of year $1,498,962

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,215,421 · end of year $6,037,284

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE [CONT'D ON SCH O] THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ITS SURROUNDING REGIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND INFORMATION. THE STATION IS FUNDED MAINLY BY FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, SUPPORT FROM THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND UNDERWRITING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BROADCAST HOURS OF THE RADIO STATION WERE 8,780 FOR 2024.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS [CONT'D ON SCH O] LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ITS SURROUNDING REGIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND INFORMATION. THE STATION IS FUNDED MAINLY BY FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, SUPPORT FROM THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND UNDERWRITING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BROADCAST HOURS OF THE RADIO STATION WERE 8,780 FOR 2024.

  • FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND ITS SURROUNDING REGIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND INFORMATION. THE STATION IS FUNDED MAINLY BY FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, SUPPORT FROM THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING AND UNDERWRITING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE BROADCAST HOURS OF THE RADIO STATION WERE 8,780 FOR 2024.

    Expenses $3,169,306

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Kerstein

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Norman Robinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Irma Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ronald McClain

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sidney Cates

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 6 related

  • Brittany Major

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruce Barnes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christopher Lebato

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruce Wainer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Flozell Daniels Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Goldring

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Cortizas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Courtney Slatten-Katzenstein

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Skipper Bond

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Francis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chauncey Royster

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $146,981
    From this org
    $111,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,274
    Hours/week
    40

  • Beth Utterback

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $206,868
    From this org
    $185,872
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,996
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,823
    Bonus
    $23,049
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,332
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,664
    Filer's total
    $206,868

  • David Ankers

    DIRECTOR OF CONTENT

    Total calculated
    $128,854
    From this org
    $112,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,116
    Hours/week
    40

  • Damond Jacob

    CHIEF ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $119,474
    From this org
    $103,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,612
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND DETERMINES ANY BONUS AMOUNT TO BE PAID.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
29 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501549349301555

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