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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by APPALSHOP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,664,004
Total expenses
$3,721,710
Contributions and grants received
$3,050,755
Grants paid
$173,080
Program service revenue
$465,228
Investment income
$1,096,484
Other revenue
$51,537
Total assets, end of year
$9,319,234
Total liabilities, end of year
$215,936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,103,298
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,106,549
Management and general expenses
$1,318,166
Fundraising expenses
$296,995
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,106,549

Program services were 56.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $344,264

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,706,491

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $150,240

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $465,228 · related or exempt $465,228 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,096,484 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,096,484

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $4,652 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $4,652 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $4,652 · related or exempt $4,652 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $46,885 · related or exempt $46,885 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $46,885

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $137,718 · program services $137,718

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $35,362 · program services $35,362

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $354,008 · program services $194,051 · management and general $121,878 · fundraising $38,079

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,727,305 · program services $946,832 · management and general $594,676 · fundraising $185,797

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,666 · program services $6,393 · management and general $3,047 · fundraising $226

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,349 · program services $18,088 · management and general $8,622 · fundraising $639

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $614,177 · program services $406,195 · management and general $193,622 · fundraising $14,360

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,769 · program services $5,369 · management and general $400 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $171,053 · program services $77,105 · management and general $71,775 · fundraising $22,173

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $155,710 · program services $155,710 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $140,554 · program services $59,148 · management and general $55,147 · fundraising $26,259

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $88,791 · program services $21,126 · management and general $67,665 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $81,571 · program services $1,600 · management and general $79,971 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $41,547 · program services $16,976 · management and general $24,511 · fundraising $60

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS & MEETING EXPENSES

    total $30,251 · program services $18,500 · management and general $6,049 · fundraising $5,702

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $100,879 · program services $6,376 · management and general $90,803 · fundraising $3,700

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $67,855 · end of year $22,640

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $680,729 · end of year $1,353,411

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $887,326

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $63,498 · end of year $547,153

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $4,500

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $21,826 · end of year $21,735

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,552

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

    $2,098,445

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

    $773,518

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,214,360 · end of year $1,324,927

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,267,393 · end of year $5,915,444

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $133,924

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $89,003 · end of year $215,936

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $11,032 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,535,251 · end of year $2,480,116

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,625,753 · end of year $6,623,182

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

APPALSHOP INC. IS A NON-PROFIT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER LOCATED IN WHITESBURG, KENTUCKY, IN THE HEART OF APPALACHIA, PRODUCING ORIGINAL FILMS, VIDEO, THEATER, MUSIC, SPOKEN WORDS RECORDINGS, RADIO, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION

  • APPALSHOP FILMS CONTINUES ITS FIFTY-YEAR PLUS TRADITION BY CONTINUING TO DOCUMENT AND TELL THE STORIES OF THE REGION. A WORKING COHORT OF FIVE YOUNG, UP AND COMING FILMMAKERS FROM THE REGION HAS SUPPORTED THE FULL TIME FILMMAKERS AT APPALSHOP AND COMPLETED WORK FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS NEEDING VIDEO ASSISTANCE. THE FILMMAKERS' CONTENT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED AND SHARED WITH MULTIPLE FILM FESTIVALS, GARNERING AWARDS AT SEVERAL RECENT EVENTS.

    Expenses $292,551 · Revenue $186,833

  • WMMT-FM, APPALSHOP'S PUBLIC COMMUNITY RADIO STATION, BROADCASTING AROUND THE CLOCK, PRIMARILY WITH VOLUNTEER DISC JOCKEYS, WMMT PRODUCES RADIO SERIES THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY AND PRODUCES LOCAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING "MOUNTAIN TALK" THAT ADDRESSES LOCAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES. THE COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS CORPS PROJECT IS TRAINING PEOPLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF APPALSHOP AS LOCAL RADIO PRODUCERS.

    Expenses $304,959 · Revenue $179,664

  • THE APPALSHOP ARCHIVE WAS FIRST FOUNDED IN 2003. PROJECT STAFF, INCLUDING TWO ARCHIVISTS, HAVE EVALUATED THE APPALSHOP ARCHIVES OF FILM, VIDEO, AND AUDIO RECORDINGS, BOTH FINISHED PRODUCTS AND "RAW TAPE." THEY DESCRIBE THEIR WORK AS "STABILIZING AND ORGANIZING THE COLLECTION" SO IT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY. THIS HAS INCLUDED BUILDING A NEW VAULT, PRESERVATION OF WORK IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS, CATALOGUING THE MATERIALS, AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO COLLECTION. THE ARCHIVE PROJECT IS WORKING WITH OTHER APPALSHOP STAFF TO MAKE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN NEW FORMATS AND TO EVALUATE PAPER HOLDINGS.

    Expenses $650,357 · Revenue $364,592

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS ARE OPERATED TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS OF APPALSHOP. FOR EXAMPLE, OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) THE APPALACHIA MEDIA INSTITUTE: AMI HAS TRAINED LOCAL APPALACHIA YOUNG PEOPLE IN MEDIA SKILLS SINCE 1988. (2) THE COMMUNITY MEDIA INSTITUTE: CMI WORKS WITH PEOPLE IN GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES. THE CMI "MAKING CONNECTIONS PROJECT" DOCUMENTS INITIATIVES OF MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS REPIDLY CHANGING ECONIMC AND POLITICAL REALITIES. (3) SEEDTIME ON THE CUMBERLAND, IN ITS 36TH YEAR, IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS FESTIVAL BRINGING TOGETHER SOME OF THE FINEST REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MUSICIANS, CRAFTSPEOPLE, AND VENDORS, AS WELL AS PRODUCING A SERIES OF FILM SCREENINGS AND WORKSHOPS. (4) THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC PROJECT SUPPORTS TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH OLD-TIME DAYS AT APPALSHOP; THE AFTER-SCHOOL "PASSING THE PICK AND BOW" CLASSES, IN WHICH TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS TEACH CHILDREN FIDDLE, BANJO, AND GUITAR; PROGRAMMING ON WMMT AND PUBLICIZING TRADITIONAL REGIONAL MUSIC FESTIVALS. (5) MANY OTHER PROGRAMS TO ENLIST THE POWER OF EDUCATION, MEDIA, THEATER, MUSIC, AND OTHER ARTS TO DOCUMENT AND REVITALIZE THE LASTING TRADITIONS AND CONTEMPORARY CREATIVITY OF APPALACHIA; TO TELL STORIES THAT THE COMMERCIAL CULTURAL INDUSTRIES DO NOT TELL; CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES WITH APPALACHIAN VOICES AND VISIONS; TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES' EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE AND EQUITY, AND SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS IN THEIR OWN WAY; TO CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIVERSITY AS A POSITIVE SOCIAL VALUE; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL DIALOGUE TOWARD THESE ENDS.

    Expenses $858,682 · Grants $173,080 · Revenue $2,784,894

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • MIMI PICKERING

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $75,780
    From this org
    $75,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • ERIC VANHOOSE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $71,570
    From this org
    $71,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • TIFFANY STURDIVANT

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,018
    From this org
    $67,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • TOMMY ANDERSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $48,569
    From this org
    $48,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • JOSHUA OUTSEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $47,079
    From this org
    $47,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • AARON ASBURY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $43,992
    From this org
    $43,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • BETSY WHALEY

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • VALERIE HORN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • NELL FIELDS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • ANNA RICHARDSON WHITE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • THOMAS GAGE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202503019349302215

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