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← WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,513,934
Total expenses
$15,340,424
Contributions and grants received
$13,363,824
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$181,854
Other revenue
$968,256
Total assets, end of year
$25,781,814
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,982,714
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,799,100
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,250,193
Management and general expenses
$2,516,303
Fundraising expenses
$4,573,928
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,250,193

Program services were 53.8% 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

    $6,054,764

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $8,167

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,275,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,920,818

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,105,075

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $214,611 · excluded $214,611

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $380,365 · related or exempt $380,365

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $55,372 · personal property $391,187

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $55,372 · personal property $391,187

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $446,559 · unrelated business $391,187 · excluded $55,372

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $3,334,550

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

    other assets $3,367,307

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$32,757

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$32,757 · related or exempt -$32,757

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,281

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

    $8,167

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $14,044

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $14,237 · excluded $14,237

  • 11a · Other revenue: PRINT ADVERTISING

    total $1,100 · unrelated business $1,100

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $125,995 · related or exempt $125,995

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $127,095

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,748,563 · program services $458,104 · management and general $970,213 · fundraising $320,246

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,524,627 · program services $2,464,313 · management and general $500,494 · fundraising $1,559,820

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $182,522 · program services $120,465 · management and general $905 · fundraising $61,152

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $693,250 · program services $298,381 · management and general $118,274 · fundraising $276,595

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $439,804 · program services $218,937 · management and general $81,662 · fundraising $139,205

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $74,039 · program services $2,506 · management and general $71,533

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $83,370 · fundraising $83,370

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $34,314 · management and general $34,314

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $774,855 · program services $529,748 · management and general $108,913 · fundraising $136,194

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $379,391 · program services $27,849 · fundraising $351,542

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $525,936 · program services $38,552 · management and general $64,179 · fundraising $423,205

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $404,561 · program services $157,553 · management and general $143,515 · fundraising $103,493

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $554,531 · program services $488,500 · management and general $33,000 · fundraising $33,031

  • 17 · Travel

    total $93,185 · program services $27,257 · management and general $39,549 · fundraising $26,379

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,027 · program services $14,070 · management and general $17,169 · fundraising $9,788

  • 20 · Interest

    total $142,280 · program services $119,515 · management and general $7,114 · fundraising $15,651

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $957,708 · program services $603,356 · management and general $114,925 · fundraising $239,427

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $180,696 · program services $93,268 · management and general $83,061 · fundraising $4,367

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMMING

    total $2,382,185 · program services $2,382,185

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP SOLICITATION

    total $403,322 · fundraising $403,322

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING PREMIUMS

    total $298,479 · fundraising $298,479

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSMITTER POWER

    total $133,180 · program services $133,180

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $288,599 · program services $72,454 · management and general $127,483 · fundraising $88,662

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,911,052 · end of year $2,754,322

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,533,905 · end of year $571,517

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $323,175 · end of year $324,175

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $843,599 · end of year $670,619

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $180,184 · end of year $337,758

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

    $34,629,132

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

    $24,032,472

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,404,832 · end of year $10,596,660

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,543,067 · end of year $1,661,163

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $433,949 · end of year $380,098

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $3,766,000 · end of year $3,766,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,104,017 · end of year $4,719,502

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,827,285 · end of year $2,177,944

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $373,648 · end of year $252,919

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $58,905 · end of year $58,911

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,125,000 · end of year $2,025,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $463,190 · end of year $467,940

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,057,016 · end of year $20,639,195

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $138,736 · end of year $159,905

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, EXPLORATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT - EVERYWHERE - INCLUDING ASSISTING PARTNERS IN ACHIEVING THE SAME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BINATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA ASSOCIATION THAT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL CONTENT THROUGH TELEVISION, RADIO, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS.

  • WNED-TV IS A FULL-SERVICE PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION OFFERING INSTRUCTIONAL, CULTURAL, AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING 24 HOURS/DAY. WNED-TV, KNOWN AS BTPM PBS, HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS AND VIEWERS. CONTENT INCLUDES NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY LICENSED PROGRAMMING AND ORIGINAL CONTENT INCLUDING COMPACT HISTORY, LET'S GO!, AND COMPACT SCIENCE. BTPM PBS CONSISTS OF TWO SUB-CHANNELS BTPM CREATE AND BTPM PBS KIDS. CONTENT IS ALSO SHARED ON STREAMING APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE CORPORATE WEBSITE (BTPM.ORG), YOUTUBE CHANNEL (YOUTUBE.COM/BUFFALOTORONTOPUBLICMEDIA), AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

    Expenses $5,746,988

  • WBFO-FM, WOLN-FM, AND WUBJ-FM OPERATE PRIMARILY AS 24-HOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION RADIO STATIONS. THE STATIONS, KNOWN AS BTPM NPR, HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS. WBFO-FM HAS TWO SUB-CHANNELS ON HD: WBFO HD2/BTPM THE BRIDGE HAS A AAA FORMAT AND FEATURES LOCAL ARTISTS WHILE WBFO HD3/BTPM RADIO BILINGUE PROVIDES BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $1,798,791

  • WNED-FM AND WNJA-FM OPERATE PRIMARILY AS 24-HOUR CLASSICAL MUSIC STATIONS. THE STATIONS, KNOWN AS BTPM CLASSICAL HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS AND FEATURES LOCAL COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS, ENGAGES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH STUNTS SUCH AS FEATURING HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS ON AIR, AND PROVIDES FREE, MONTHLY PERFORMANCES AT THE STATION BUILDING.

    Expenses $704,414

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • TOM CALDERONE

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $467,895
    From this org
    $363,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $103,927
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,714
    Bonus
    $40,254
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $85,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,887
    Filer's total
    $467,895

  • CYNTHIA E VANCE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • YVONNE S MINOR-RAGAN PHD

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIMOTHY W HOOVER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL ADRAGNA MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TAMARA O ALSACE PHD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN ARRISON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CINDY BARRETT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM DEEKS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PHILIP L GLICK MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MUSTAFA GOKCEK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT M GREENE ESQ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN GWITT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN HOGAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAMELA HOKANSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY ANN LAURICELLA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANCESCA B MESIAH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALPHONSO O'NEIL - WHITE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENNIS M PENMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JOHN REINHOLD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • CASIMIRO D RODRIGUEZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK ROMOFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROSEMARY SADLIER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR TANIKA SHEDRICK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NANCY A HAMMOND

    EXECUTIVE VP & COO

    Total calculated
    $255,494
    From this org
    $209,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,399
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,595
    Bonus
    $23,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,878
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,521
    Filer's total
    $255,494

  • LYNN BADER

    VP, ORIGINAL CONTENT CREAT

    Total calculated
    $112,319
    From this org
    $87,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,712
    Hours/week
    40

  • SYLVIA BENNETT

    SR VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT O

    Total calculated
    $203,304
    From this org
    $168,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,886
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,668
    Bonus
    $8,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,705
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,181
    Filer's total
    $203,304

  • BREE BOVE

    VP MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $105,221
    From this org
    $80,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,539
    Hours/week
    40

  • JENNIFER HASSE

    DIRECTOR, PEOPLE OPERATION

    Total calculated
    $124,868
    From this org
    $108,003
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,865
    Hours/week
    40

  • JOHN JACOB

    ASST VP FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $98,966
    From this org
    $82,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,536
    Hours/week
    40

  • KATHRYN LARSEN

    VP BROADCASTING

    Total calculated
    $110,968
    From this org
    $95,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,857
    Hours/week
    40

  • JOSEPH PUMA

    VP ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOG

    Total calculated
    $122,374
    From this org
    $105,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,251
    Hours/week
    40

  • WILLIAM SAURER

    VP, CORPORATE SUPPORT

    Total calculated
    $109,976
    From this org
    $94,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,850
    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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 4B
IN 2014, THE ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 457(F) AND 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED INTO A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH TOM CALDERONE, PRESIDENT AND CEO. IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTED $34,064 TO THE 457(F) PLAN AND $23,500 TO THE 457(B) PLAN WHICH IS INCLUDED IN PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C. IN 2014, THE ASSOCIATION ADOPTED A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AND ENTERED INTO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS WITH NANCY A . HAMMOND, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND COO; AND SYLVIA BENNETT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR, THE ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTED $17,000 AND $13,000 RESPECTIVELY TO THE 457(F) PLAN WHICH IS INCLUDED IN PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D AND SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C.

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
2024
Filed
12 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611049349300921

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