Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by PERMIAN BASIN PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,781,348
- Total expenses
- $2,078,409
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,621,252
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $91,000
- Investment income
- $71,756
- Other revenue
- -$2,660
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,459,813
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,199,701
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,260,112
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,482,411
- Management and general expenses
- $545,698
- Fundraising expenses
- $50,300
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,482,411
Program services were 71.3% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$243,505
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1c · Fundraising events
$90,000
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$902,533
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$385,214
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2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION REVENUE
total $75,000 · related or exempt $75,000
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2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS
total $16,000 · related or exempt $16,000
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3 · Investment income
total $71,756 · excluded $71,756
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$118,930
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$90,000
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$126,388
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$7,458
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER
total $4,798 · excluded $4,798
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,798
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $147,098 · program services $95,614 · management and general $32,361 · fundraising $19,123
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $458,508 · program services $316,615 · management and general $135,845 · fundraising $6,048
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $86,037 · program services $59,447 · management and general $22,764 · fundraising $3,826
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $44,388 · program services $30,416 · management and general $12,374 · fundraising $1,598
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $55,980 · management and general $55,980
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $21,552 · program services $19,810 · management and general $849 · fundraising $893
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,901 · program services $2,198 · management and general $4,451 · fundraising $252
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14 · Information technology
total $12,262 · program services $8,579 · management and general $2,467 · fundraising $1,216
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $206,452 · program services $150,711 · management and general $55,741
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17 · Travel
total $5,164 · program services $4,458 · management and general $706
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,270 · program services $845 · management and general $395 · fundraising $30
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $304,849 · program services $183,018 · management and general $121,831
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23 · Insurance
total $56,871 · program services $5,268 · management and general $51,603
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24a · Other expenses: PBS DUES
total $390,719 · program services $390,719
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24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS
total $70,163 · program services $70,103 · management and general $30 · fundraising $30
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24c · Other expenses: SERVICE CONTRACTS
total $41,095 · program services $36,319 · fundraising $4,776
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24d · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS
total $40,000 · program services $40,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $129,100 · program services $68,291 · management and general $48,301 · fundraising $12,508
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,055,712 · end of year $2,125,710
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $6,875 · end of year $14,750
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $47,993 · end of year $31,228
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $47,434 · end of year $46,550
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,944,463
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,786,315
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,455,777 · end of year $4,158,148
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,145,399 · end of year $1,083,427
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,607 · end of year $37,795
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $29,000 · end of year $51,950
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,159,556 · end of year $1,109,956
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,367,491 · end of year $6,093,106
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $175,536 · end of year $167,006
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
It is Basin PBS' mission to see that telecommunication and broadcast media are used to advance education, culture and community throughout our Permian Basin home. We're here to empower West Texas' most valuable resource...YOU!Basin PBS serves the Permian Basin with programming and services of the highest quality. We use media and programs like ONE QUESTION to inform, inspire, entertain, educate and express a diversity of perspectives.As a trusted, community-owned, non-profit asset, Basin PBS empowers West Texans to achieve their potential and strengthens the social, democratic and cultural health of the Permian Basin. We, quite literally, belong to you, serve you and need you.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Basin PBS is West Texas classroom. The areas largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world. Our educational media helps prepare children for success in school and opens up the world to them in an age-appropriate way. Through PBS Kids and local colaborations with other non-profits including CASA, Boys and Girls Club, Buckner and more, Basin PBS helps with social/emotional learning. This is also evident in our work with MISD and ECISD. Basin PBS also educates and entertains adults of all ages. From renowned programming such as NOVA and Great Performances, to local Town Halls, debates and music programming, Basin PBS meets the needs of adults and kids alike.
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Basin PBS serves a large area covering Midland/Odessa, Texas, and the Trans Pecos region of West Texas with educational programs that promote lifelong learning.Basin PBS focuses on education, families and communities, offering engagement events, screenings and programming throughout the year to help build community awareness on topical issues by being a producing partner with ITVS for Indie Lens Pop-Up for the eighth consecutive year.Basin PBS reached many diverse groups in 2024 by hosting or partnering different events & appealing to those of differing ages, socio-economic, education levels & interests.
Expenses $1,482,411
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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LAURA WOLF
GENERAL MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $143,966
- From this org
- $143,966
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 55
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FELIZ ABALOS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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JOHNNY BURNETT
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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TERESA BURNETT
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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PAT CANTY
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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JENA CAREY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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RON CHESNUT
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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CARLA HARTWIG
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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LAURIE JOHNSON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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KENNY LUNDA
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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SARANA SAVAGE
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 9 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531909349300038
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