Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$9,574,921

Total expenses

$5,905,527

Contributions and grants received

$8,630,093

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$733,532

Investment income

$164,865

Other revenue

$46,431

Total assets, end of year

$35,262,607

Total liabilities, end of year

$17,544,655

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$17,717,952

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,129,325

Management and general expenses

$444,042

Fundraising expenses

$1,332,160

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,129,325

Program services were 69.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION:ALL CLASSICAL RADIO (ACR) IS A RARE NON-COMMERCIAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT, CLASSICAL MUSIC AND ARTS AND CULTURE FORMATTED RADIO STATION ORIGINATING FROM KQAC 89.9 IN PORTLAND, OREGON WITH REPEATER STATIONS BROADCASTING FROM THE COLUMBIA GORGE TO THE OREGON COAST, AND STREAMING WORLDWIDE AT ALLCLASSICAL.ORG 24 HOURS A DAY. ALL CLASSICAL RADIO BROADCASTS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY SYNDICATED CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING TO AS MANY AS 250,000+ WEEKLY REGIONAL FM LISTENERS ALONE (SOURCE: NIELSEN AUDIO), AND TO THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS WHO ACCESS OUR ONLINE STREAM AND MOBILE APP EACH MONTH, REPRESENTING 50 STATES IN THE USA AND OVER 100 COUNTRIES. ALL CLASSICAL RADIO PROVIDES DAILY PROGRAMMING THAT IS 98% LOCALLY PRODUCED, CURATED FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD. PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATE THE STATIONS MISSION TO BUILD CULTURAL COMMUNITY, FEATURING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND TOURING MUSICIANS ON THURSDAYS @ THREE (NEARLY 80 PERFORMANCES ON 42 SHOWS IN FY24) AND WEEKLY BROADCASTS OF CONCERTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED IN OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON ON PLAYED IN OREGON. ALL CLASSICAL RADIO AIRS SIX+ ANNUAL BROADCASTS OF OREGON SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES, PROGRAMS CONTAINING HISTORICAL AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT COMPOSITIONS AND COMPOSERS, AND NEWS ABOUT LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. ON-GOING SPECIALTY PROGRAMS INCLUDE ON DECK WITH YOUNG MUSICIANS FEATURING YOUTH REGIONAL MUSICIANS, CLUB MOD FOCUSING ON THE MUSIC OF LIVING COMPOSERS, AND SUNDAY BRUNCH EXPLORING CULTURES THROUGH DELICIOUS MUSIC. IN ADDITION, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO PRODUCES A WEEKLY ARTS ROUND-UP SEGMENT CALLED NORTHWEST PREVIEWS AND NATIONALLY SYNDICATES THE SCORE, A RADIO SHOW ABOUT FILM MUSIC. ALL CLASSICAL RADIO CREATED NEW SERIES TO HIGHLIGHT THE INTERSECTION OF LITERATURE AND MUSIC INCLUDING NOTEBOOK, SOUND IN PRINT, AND THE IMPROV POETRY SESSIONS. IN APRIL 2019, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO LAUNCHED A NEW RADIO CHANNEL FOR CHILDREN, THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS ARTS NETWORK (ICAN). ICAN BROADCASTS 24 HOURS A DAY WITH CONTENT CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR AND EDUCATE THEM. ICAN RADIO CONTINUES TO GROW IN LISTENERSHIP, WITH WEBSITE VISITS AND STREAMING LISTENERSHIP INCREASING STEADILY YEAR OVER YEAR. THE SERVICE IS USED BY PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO SUPPLEMENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. ICAN IS A COMMERCIAL-FREE NETWORK AVAILABLE ON ALL CLASSICAL RADIOS HD-2 CHANNELS, ONLINE AT ICANRADIO.ORG AND VIA THE FREE MOBILE ALL CLASSICAL RADIO APP. IT IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE, STIMULATE CREATIVITY AND PLAYFULNESS, ENCOURAGE HEALTHY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AWAKEN THE IMAGINATION, PROMOTE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL LITERACY, AND FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS. ICANS MUSICAL PROGRAMMING TAKES A UNIQUE AND PLAYFUL APPROACH TO THE CLASSICAL CANON TO HIGHLIGHT TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH AN ENTRY POINT TO LEARNING ABOUT WORLD CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THROUGH MUSIC AND LITERATURE. DAILY PROGRAMMING CONSISTS OF STORYTELLING AND POETRY SHARED WITH MUSIC, IMAGINED ADVENTURES IN CHILDRENS OWN VOICES, AND A BEDTIME HOUR FEATURING SOUNDS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (WIND, OCEAN, BUGS, ETC.) PAIRED WITH LULLABIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. A NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPED IN 2023, ICAN BECOME, NOW IN ITS 3RD SEASON, GIVES CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR CURIOSITY ABOUT DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS BY INTERVIEWING EXPERTS IN THE FIELD THAT THEY WANT TO PURSUE AS A CAREER; SEASON 1 EXPERTS INCLUDED A NASA ASTRONAUT AND BBC NEWSCASTER, AND SEASON 2 FEATURED DAME JULIE ANDREWS, ALONGSIDE A STAR CHEF, BASEBALL PLAYER, AND MORE. ANOTHER NEW PROGRAM, SATURDAY MORNING CAR-TUNES, LAUNCHED IN FY24. IT IS A WEEKLY AUDIO ROAD TRIP WITH MUSIC, FUN, AND GAMES PERFECT FOR THE SUMMER. MANY EPISODES FEATURED THE VOICES OF THE STATIONS YOUNG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AND YOUNG ARTIST AMBASSADORS. THESE NEW SHOWS INCREASED INTERNATIONAL LISTENERSHIP AND EXPANDED CONTENT TO REACH NEW FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS.IN FY2024, ICAN REMAINED AN UNMATCHED RESOURCE FOR 20,000+ EDUCATORS, GUARDIANS, AND FAMILIES. ITS AUDIO BOOK TOUR PROVIDES SAFE, AGE-APPROPRIATE, AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE STORYTIMES; SINCE ITS LAUNCH, THE AUDIO BOOK TOUR HAS FEATURED OVER 50 BOOKS ADDRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS BULLYING AND BELONGING.ALL CLASSICAL RADIOS RECORDING INCLUSIVITY INITIATIVE (RII) SAW THE CREATION OF BRAND-NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING WITH THE STATION TO LEAD CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRY BY ADVANCING REPRESENTATION ON THE AIRWAVES. ALL CLASSICAL RADIO HAS DISTRIBUTED MULTIPLE RECORDINGS INTERNATIONALLY TO DATE THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH NAVONA RECORD LABEL, INCLUDING THE SECOND ALBUM OF THE INITIATIVE, ELEVATE, RELEASED IN APRIL 2024.RIIS FY2021 LAUNCH RESULTED IN THE NAMING OF THREE COMPOSERS IN RESIDENCE: JASMINE BARNES, LAUREN MCCALL, AND KEYLA OROZCO. THESE COMPOSERS JOINED LOCAL MUSICIANS FOR IN-STUDIO RECORDING SESSIONS IN SUMMER 2021. IN FY2022, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO RECEIVED THE COVETED NATIONAL LOCAL THAT WORKS MEDIA AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF RII. IN FY2023, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO CONTINUED TO OFFER SUPPORT AND FREE RESOURCES TO OVER 50 CLASSICAL MUSIC RADIO STATIONS NATIONWIDE VIA THE ONLINE RII HOW-TO KIT, HELPING THEM BUILD THEIR OWN RECORDING INITIATIVES. MULTIPLE RADIO STATIONS SUCCESSFULLY ADDED RECORDINGS AND PERFORMANCES USING THE RII HOW-TO KIT, INCLUDING WIPR IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - ALLEGRO 91.3 FM AND WDAV IN DAVIDSON, NC. IN FY24, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO CONTINUED THE NATIONAL EXPANSION OF (RII) THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND RELEASE OF THE RII DATABASE, A FREE ONLINE REPOSITORY FOR RECORDINGS MADE AS PART OF RII. PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS FOR ALL CLASSICAL RADIOS THIRD RII COMMERCIALLY RELEASED ALBUM (EXPECTED RELEASE IS SPRING OF 2026).

  Expenses $2,316,934 · Revenue $779,963

• PLATFORMS/INCREASED CAPACITY: ALL CLASSICAL RADIO SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED LISTENERSHIP AND DIGITAL STREAMING. IN FY2024, THERE WAS A NOTABLE INCREASE IN LISTENERS ACCESSING ALL CLASSICALS ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS; THE AUDIO ARCHIVE PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE HAD A 19% YOY INCREASE IN VISITS. IN DECEMBER 2023 ALL CLASSICAL RADIO HAD EXTREMELY HIGH RATINGS, LEADING THE NATION (AS A CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION), FOR MARKET SHARE. ONLINE STREAMING DATA INDICATES STEADILY INCREASING LISTENERSHIP FOR ACRS SECOND NETWORK, ICAN. QUANTITATIVE DATA FOR ICAN IS BASED ON ONLINE STREAMING METRICS, SHOWING THAT ONLINE LISTENERSHIP HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE NETWORKS LAUNCH. PARENTS AND TEACHERS USE ICAN TO SUPPLEMENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND INCORPORATE ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. ICAN HAS SEEN A CONTINUED INCREASE IN WEB STREAMS AND IN FY24 ICANS ON-DEMAND CONTENT PAGE SAW A 158% INCREASE IN VISITORS. IN FY24, ICAN RADIOS OVERALL SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WERE UP 13.1% ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS (X, INSTAGRAM, AND FACEBOOK) WITH A 50% INCREASE IN POST CLICKS. AUDIENCE GROWTH ON ICANS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GROWN BY 25.6% YOY, REFLECTING ENHANCED ENGAGEMENT WITH AUDIENCES. THROUGHOUT FY2024, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO FOCUSED ON THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH A ROBUST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND THE BUILDING OF NEW HEADQUARTERS AT KOIN TOWER IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND. THIS COMPREHENSIVE MEDIA ARTS CENTER WAS CAREFULLY DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TO REALIZE THE STATIONS VISION AND STRATEGIC GOALS AND TO EMPOWER ALL CLASSICAL RADIO TO GROW ITS SERVICE AND IMPACT, STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, AND HELP LEAD URBAN REJUVENATION IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND THROUGH THE ARTS. AN $11.5 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN BEGAN IN MAY 2023, AND BY JUNE 2024, $8.2 MILLION IN TOTAL HAD BEEN RAISED. IN JANUARY 2024, ALL CLASSICAL RECEIVED THE LARGEST GRANT IN STATION HISTORY: $750K FROM THE M.J. MURDOCK CHARITABLE TRUST.

  Expenses $1,405,948

• MARKETING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:FY24 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR THE STATION AS ALL CLASSICAL RADIO CELEBRATED ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN AUGUST 2023. AS PART OF THE CELEBRATION, A REBRANDING FROM ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND TO ALL CLASSICAL RADIO WAS ANNOUNCED, REFLECTING THE STATIONS FLOURISHING GLOBAL REACH. A NEW LOGO AND ACCOMPANYING VISUAL UNIVERSE DEBUTED, INSPIRED BY THE 20TH CENTURY ORPHIC CUBISM ART MOVEMENT, WHICH SEES ART AS THE UNIFICATION OF SENSATION AND COLOR. IT IS AN EXCITING ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATIONS EXPANSIVE GEOGRAPHIC REACH AND IMPACT, AND OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING ALL LISTENERS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO HONORED OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL 4-MONTH EXHIBIT AT OHS CALLED ALL CLASSICAL RADIO: ORCHESTRATING MAGIC FOR 40 YEARS. THE RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT HONORED THE STATIONS HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPACT THAT ALL CLASSICAL RADIO HAS HAD ON OREGON AND BEYOND. THE STATION ENGAGES OVER 10,000 PEOPLE WEEKLY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND OVER 35,000 PEOPLE IN A BI-WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER. THE WEBSITE PROVIDES AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RESOURCE ABOUT PROGRAMMING, AND HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. THERE IS ALSO A FREE ONLINE CULTURAL EVENTS CALENDAR WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF LISTINGS, AND HIGHLIGHTS OF KEY CULTURAL EVENTS SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED BY THE STATION. THE WEBSITE OFFERS ARCHIVED PROGRAMS ON-DEMAND.ALL CLASSICAL RADIO ENGAGES AND UPLIFTS YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUTH ROVING REPORTERS (YRR), AN ARTS JOURNALISM TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. THROUGH THE YRR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO AND ICAN ON-AIR HOSTS MENTOR STUDENTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH GUIDANCE AND INSIGHT ON WHAT IT IS TO BE A BROADCASTER AND HOW TO TELL THE STORIES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES EFFECTIVELY, AUTHENTICALLY, AND CREATIVELY. OTHER STATION INITIATIVES INCLUDE:ARTIST IN RESIDENCE (AIR) PROGRAM STARTED IN 2019. AIR IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH FOR YOUNG, EMERGING, AND ESTABLISHED PERFORMING ARTISTS. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL CLASSICAL RADIOS WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES AND STUDIOS. THEY ARE OFFERED ON-AIR AND REGIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING APPEARANCES ON RADIO PROGRAMS, AT STATION EVENTS AND CONCERTS, AND ON SPECIAL BROADCASTS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE ARTISTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS AND TO PUBLISH RELATED ARTICLES ABOUT THEIR WORK AND FINDINGS THROUGH ALL CLASSICAL RADIOS WIDE-REACHING PLATFORMS. RESIDENTS RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD TO ASSIST IN THEIR CREATIVE PROJECTS, PERFORMANCES, AND/OR CONTINUED STUDIES. THE RESIDENCY ENCOURAGES ARTISTS TO PURSUE NEW PROJECTS AND IDEAS, TAKE CREATIVE RISKS, AND EQUITABLY SUPPORTS LOCAL PERFORMERS AND COMPOSERS. IN 2021, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO ADDED THREE RESIDENCIES FOR COMPOSERS, AND IN 2022, THE PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A NEW ROLE FOR YOUNG ARTIST AMBASSADORS. PIANIST MARA GARCA CONCLUDED HER RESIDENCY AT THE END OF 2023. THE FY2024 YOUNG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE WAS A 15-YEAR-OLD TROMBONIST, SINGER, AND COMPOSER, ELAINA STUPPLER. ALL CLASSICAL CONTINUED ITS YOUNG ARTIST AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WITH FOUR YOUTHS NAMED AS AMBASSADORS FOR ALL CLASSICAL RADIO AND ICAN RADIO. ARTIST ANTHOLOGY IS A GROUNDBREAKING COLLECTION OF 40+ OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTS TRAILBLAZING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTSTHE CULTURE BEARERS OF THIS REGIONS THRIVING ARTS COMMUNITY. SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE NEA, ALL CLASSICAL AIMS TO DOCUMENT THIS TIME OF ARTISTIC OUTPUT BY AMPLIFYING REGIONAL CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, WITH PROFILES PENNED BY NOTABLE NORTHWEST WRITERS AND PORTRAITS BY PROMINENT LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. EACH FEATURED ARTIST REPRESENTS A UNIQUE MEDIUM AND PERSPECTIVE, AND THE ENTIRE COLLECTION WILL CULMINATE IN A LIMITED-EDITION BOOK TO BE RELEASED IN 2025.THE STATION MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER AND INTERN PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS BOLSTER THE ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE TRAINING IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING. NEARLY 80 VOLUNTEERS REPRESENT THE STATION. OTHER FY24 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:ON AUGUST 6, 2023, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO OPENED ITS DOOR FOR AN OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY (1983 2023). THIS INCLUDED TOURS OF THE STATION, SNACKS AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, CHANCES TO MEET THE ON AIR HOSTS, AN ICAN RADIO ROOM WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND FREE LIVE PERFORMANCES BY MEESTER & MEESTER AND PIANIST MARA GARCA.IN OCTOBER 2023, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO AND ICAN RADIO WELCOMED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND FOR A TOUR OF THE STATION; THE STUDENTS MET WITH MULTIPLE RADIO HOSTS AND EXPERIENCED THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE OFFICE AND ON AIR STUDIO.IN MAY 20224, ALL CLASSICAL RADIO AND ICAN WELCOMED A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EXCEED OREGON (NOW PART OF ALBERTINA KERR) WHO WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CAREERS IN RADIO.

  Expenses $406,443

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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