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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,508,501
Total expenses
$26,250,308
Contributions and grants received
$22,697,972
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$323,294
Investment income
$532,675
Other revenue
-$45,440
Total assets, end of year
$69,494,469
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,975,339
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$61,519,130
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,912,185
Management and general expenses
$2,522,697
Fundraising expenses
$5,815,426
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,912,185

Program services were 68.2% 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

    $11,051,049

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $216,345

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,829,626

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,600,952

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $833,021

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION STUDIO RENT

    total $124,829 · related or exempt $124,829

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TOWER RENT

    total $83,700 · unrelated business $83,700

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $79,266 · related or exempt $59,270 · unrelated business $19,996

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $32,356 · related or exempt $32,356

  • 2e · Program service revenue: BROADCAST ROYALTIES

    total $3,143 · related or exempt $3,143

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $594,330 · excluded $594,330

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $796,804

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

    securities $858,459

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$61,655

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$61,655 · excluded -$61,655

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,100

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

    $216,345

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $160,926

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$92,826 · excluded -$92,826

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $47,386 · excluded $47,386

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $47,386

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $606,202 · management and general $606,202

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,703,962 · program services $6,151,429 · management and general $586,281 · fundraising $1,966,252

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $245,652 · program services $162,308 · management and general $31,464 · fundraising $51,880

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,713,072 · program services $1,131,864 · management and general $219,417 · fundraising $361,791

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $783,894 · program services $517,936 · management and general $100,404 · fundraising $165,554

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $84,593 · management and general $84,593

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $125,500 · management and general $125,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $46,228 · management and general $46,228

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,722,404 · program services $1,421,365 · management and general $126,726 · fundraising $1,174,313

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $867,862 · program services $542,834 · management and general $7,500 · fundraising $317,528

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,129,099 · program services $1,073,533 · management and general $66,314 · fundraising $989,252

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,845,945 · program services $2,400,850 · management and general $266,096 · fundraising $178,999

  • 17 · Travel

    total $220,683 · program services $168,466 · management and general $37,800 · fundraising $14,417

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $267,975 · program services $75,114 · management and general $146,551 · fundraising $46,310

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,112 · management and general $3,112

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $780,084 · program services $701,645 · management and general $34,922 · fundraising $43,517

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $490,205 · program services $409,207 · management and general $30,234 · fundraising $50,764

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACQUISITIONS

    total $3,103,405 · program services $3,103,405

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRANSACTION FEES

    total $456,310 · program services $2,308 · management and general $1,703 · fundraising $452,299

  • 24c · Other expenses: FINANCE LEASE

    total $49,921 · program services $49,921

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $4,200 · management and general $1,650 · fundraising $2,550

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $121 · end of year $150

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $13,186,372 · end of year $10,887,739

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,024,904 · end of year $2,770,160

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $634,684 · end of year $744,203

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $6,690,000 · end of year $6,690,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $126,613 · end of year $146,551

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $425,389 · end of year $568,626

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

    $19,149,362

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

    $6,158,293

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,180,507 · end of year $12,991,069

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,332,329 · end of year $15,451,886

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $7,194,115 · end of year $6,820,863

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,416,401 · end of year $12,423,222

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,709,523 · end of year $2,004,322

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $364,360 · end of year $132,839

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,765,632 · end of year $2,760,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,539,068 · end of year $3,078,178

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $58,571,945 · end of year $56,442,470

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,260,907 · end of year $5,076,660

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC FABRIC OF COLORADO THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC FABRIC OF COLORADO.

  • PROVIDE A MULTI-PLATFORM PUBLIC MEDIA SERVICE TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS SEEMING DIVIDES THROUGH THE THOUGHTFUL CREATION AND CURATION OF SHARED EXPERIENCES, LEARNING, AND DIALOGUE TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES ACROSS COLORADO.

    Expenses $14,179,254 · Revenue $219,598

  • CURATE TWO MULTIPLATFORM PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS TO CONNECT COLORADO COMMUNITIES THROUGH TWO UNIQUELY AMERICAN ARTFORMS OF JAZZ AND HIP HOP BRIDGING DIVIDES OF HISTORY AND GENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.

    Expenses $3,732,931

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Mountain

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $372,584
    From this org
    $354,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,826
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,618
    Bonus
    $103,000
    Other
    $140
    Deferred
    $9,856
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,970
    Filer's total
    $372,584

  • Allan Singer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Anna Stout

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bob Greene

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chad Hollingsworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Charles Gilford III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Colleen Abdoulah

    IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Craig Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Duke Hartman

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Erin McIlvain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Evan P Banker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jim Foster

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Katie Macwilliams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lisa Neal-Graves

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lucille Echohawk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michelle Campbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mollie Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Raylene Decatur

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Susan Greenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tom Whyte

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Karla Hanlon

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $224,570
    From this org
    $219,699
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,871
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,789
    Bonus
    $43,770
    Other
    $140
    Deferred
    $4,601
    Nontaxable benefits
    $270
    Filer's total
    $224,570

  • Kirby Witten-Smith

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $200,001
    From this org
    $186,688
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,313
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,377
    Bonus
    $32,171
    Other
    $140
    Deferred
    $5,672
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,641
    Filer's total
    $200,001

  • Alissa Nicole Swarn

    GENERAL MANAGER, KUVO RADIO

    Total calculated
    $189,761
    From this org
    $176,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,796
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,095
    Bonus
    $29,870
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,411
    Filer's total
    $189,761

  • Kim Salvaggio Clemensen

    CHIEF COMMUNITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $186,792
    From this org
    $176,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,635
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,289
    Bonus
    $29,868
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,635
    Filer's total
    $186,792

  • Dennis James Diamond

    SVP, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $177,050
    From this org
    $174,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,351
    Bonus
    $28,643
    Other
    $140
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,916
    Filer's total
    $177,050

  • Kelly Flink

    VP, CLIENT SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $192,755
    From this org
    $173,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,437
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,058
    Bonus
    $32,171
    Other
    $89
    Deferred
    $5,645
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,792
    Filer's total
    $192,755

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE CEO'S FINAL BONUS AFTER AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND DETERMINED WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TIED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • KUVO LLC

    RADIO BROADCAST · CO · income $2,255,141 · assets $5,497,926

    Directly controlled by RMPM

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • CMC QALICB LLC

    RELATED · REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT · CO · 5% owned · share of income $2,847 · share of assets $120,522 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by RMPM

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • RMPB VENTURES INC

    C · PROFIT ACTIVITY · CO · 100% owned · share of income -$5,000 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RMPM

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349308273

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