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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,442,153
Total expenses
$8,741,329
Contributions and grants received
$8,662,734
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$519,665
Investment income
$209,811
Other revenue
$49,943
Total assets, end of year
$26,181,900
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,719,942
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,461,958
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,809,009
Management and general expenses
$1,144,947
Fundraising expenses
$787,373
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,809,009

Program services were 77.9% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,496,586

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,166,148

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION REVENUE

    total $519,665 · related or exempt $102,450 · unrelated business $417,215

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $256,907 · excluded $256,907

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $3,274 · related or exempt $3,274

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $31,200

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $31,200

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $31,200 · related or exempt $31,200

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,618,777 · other assets $406,496

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

    securities $6,654,329 · other assets $418,040

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$35,552 · other assets -$11,544

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$47,096 · related or exempt -$47,096

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $15,469 · related or exempt $15,469

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,469

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $889,859 · program services $559,040 · management and general $262,407 · fundraising $68,412

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,251,990 · program services $1,778,781 · management and general $153,757 · fundraising $319,452

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $744,443 · program services $556,870 · management and general $96,773 · fundraising $90,800

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $126,616 · program services $33,864 · management and general $92,752

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $993,101 · program services $865,483 · management and general $96,608 · fundraising $31,010

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,192 · program services $4,076 · management and general $12,552 · fundraising $564

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $112,536 · program services $103,129 · management and general $6,720 · fundraising $2,687

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $74,355 · program services $70,640 · management and general $1,429 · fundraising $2,286

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $261,543 · program services $261,543

  • 17 · Travel

    total $172,159 · program services $49,328 · management and general $109,254 · fundraising $13,577

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,724 · management and general $13,724

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $616,003 · program services $513,327 · management and general $48,267 · fundraising $54,409

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $96,288 · management and general $96,288

  • 24a · Other expenses: BROADCAST RIGHTS

    total $930,004 · program services $930,004

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMPUTER SERVICES

    total $423,842 · program services $149,586 · management and general $82,631 · fundraising $191,625

  • 24c · Other expenses: NETWORK FEES

    total $290,223 · program services $290,223

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE

    total $200,727 · program services $200,060 · management and general $667

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $526,724 · program services $443,055 · management and general $71,118 · fundraising $12,551

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,661,791 · end of year $1,587,228

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $579,065 · end of year $324,982

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $155,372 · end of year $146,444

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

    $19,464,622

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

    $12,189,155

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,477,551 · end of year $7,275,467

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,177,682 · end of year $13,898,679

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,095,250 · end of year $1,062,410

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,483,325 · end of year $1,886,690

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $479,487 · end of year $450,855

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $425,990 · end of year $365,533

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $779,358 · end of year $403,119

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $47,676 · end of year $500,435

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,782,516 · end of year $24,369,017

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $115,009 · end of year $92,941

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WMHT USES MEDIA TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES WITH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY, AND REVEAL WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON.

Activities or mission (Part I)

1. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICES WMHT 17.1, WMHT 17.2 (CREATE), WMHT 17.3 (PBS WORLD) AND WMHT 17.4 (PBS KIDS) WHICH REACH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN EASTERN NY AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AND TWO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS WITH DISTINCT MUSICAL FORMATS.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $4,992,297 · Revenue $105,297

  • WMHT HAS 2 RADIO SERVICES WEXT (97.7) A AAA-FORMAT, AND WMHT-FM A CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. WMHT-FM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CLASICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING, COMBINING ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, DISTINCTIVE SPECIALITY PROGRAMS, LIVE CONCERT PRESENTATIONS AND THE TALENTS OF LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HOSTS. THE CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION WMHT-FM IS LOCATED AT 89.1 IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND ON WRHV-FM 88.7 IN THE POUGHKEEPSIE AREA (AND ALSO AVAILABLE VIA HD RADIO), WMHT HELPS KEEP THE ARTS THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING WONDERFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WMHT AND WRHV AIRS RENOWNED PROGRAMS SUCH AS "BACH'S LUNCH, "PERFORMANCE TODAY", "SYMPHONYCAST AND "WMHT LIVE", "COMPOSER'S NOTEBOOK" ALONG WITH NPR NEWS UPDATES. WMHT-FM ALSO CELEBRATES STUDENT MUSICIANS WITH THE MONTHLY FEATURE " CLASSICAL STUDENT MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH." WMHT HAS WORKED TO ASSIST THE LOCAL MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR PRESENTATION OF LIVE MUSIC, AND FOR WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK. PARTNERS INCLUDED THE ALBANY SYMPHONY, ALBANY PRO MUSICA, MUSICIANS OF MA'ALWYCK, HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC, MAVERICK CONCERT SERIES, FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, TROY CHROMATIC CONCERTS, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, TANGLEWOOD, SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL, AND CAPITAL REGION CLASSICAL, AND MORE.WMHT ALSO OPERATES RISE WHICH IS A 24 HOUR RADIO INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND HUDSON VALLEY. BESIDES WMHT/WRHV AND RISE, WMHT ALSO OPERATES 97.7 AND 106.1. WEXT IS THE CAPITAL REGION'S LISTENER-SUPPORTED ROOTS AND ROCK STATION FROM WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA. WITH 30,000 TO 35,000 LISTENERS, WEXT'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WITH MUSIC THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDARY OF GENRE.WEXT CELEBRATED 16 YEARS OF MUSIC DISCOVERY. EXCITING GUEST PERFORMANCES FROM ARTISTS LIKE WILLIAM PRINCE, MARK ERELLI, TAYLOR RAE AND OTHERS PLAYED ALONGSIDE LOCAL 518 SESSIONS WITH SAWYER FREDERICKS, TIA VICTORIA, MARTY WENDELL, HOLD ON HONEYS, THOMASINA WINSLOW, GIRL LOVE AND OTHERS HE LOCAL 518).

    Expenses $1,333,771

  • WHAT DISTINGUISHES WMHT AND PBS FROM OTHER BROADCASTER IS OUR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING. THIS COMMITMENT IS REFLECTED IN OUR ON-AIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OUR ONLINE SERVICES AND THE WORK WE DO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AN ESTABLISHED PBS AFFILIATE SERVING EASTERN NYS AND AREAS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, WMHT-TV OFFERS A RICH ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM SESAME STREET TO CURIOUS GEORGE. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED CHILDREN'S CHANNEL- PBS KIDS WHICH IS A 24/7 CHANNEL. FY 23 EDUCATION/ LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOCUSED ON UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING:COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EVENTSCASA SUSANNA COMMUNITY SCREENINGIN THE 1950S AND '60S, AN UNDERGROUND NETWORK OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND CROSS-DRESSING MEN FOUND REFUGE AT A MODEST HOUSE IN THE CATSKILLS REGION OF NEW YORK, KNOWN AS CASA SUSANNA. WMHT HELD A FREE FILM SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY 'CASA SUSANNA' AT THE AVALON LOUNGE IN CATSKILL TO A PACKED CROWD. HOSTED BY LOCAL DRAG ARTIST DAVON, THE NIGHT WAS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, TEARS, DISCUSSION, AND COMMUNITY. HELD JUNE 20TH, 2023INDIE LENS POP-UP SCREENINGSINDIE LENS POP-UP IS A NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHERVIRTUALLY AND IN- PERSONFOR FILM SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS. FEATURING DOCUMENTARIES SEEN ON PBS'S INDEPENDENT LENS, INDIE LENS POP-UP DRAWS LOCAL RESIDENTS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS WHAT MATTERS MOST, FROM NEWSWORTHY TOPICS AND SOCIAL ISSUES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. WMHT SCREENED SEVERAL FILMS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING 'MOVE ME AND 'LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL." HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEARLEARNING AT WMHTTEACHER APPRECIATION WEEKIN CELEBRATION OF THE AMAZING EDUCATORS IN OUR REGION, WE ASKED OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE TO NOMINATE THEIR FAVORITE TEACHERS FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK 2023. WE WERE OVERWHELMED WITH NOMINATIONS AND IN THE END, TEN TEACHERS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH A SPECIAL GIFT FROM OUR EDUCATION TEAM AND A HIGHLIGHT ON WMHT'S WEBSITE.EARLY LITERACY AT WMHTWMHT'S EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD- CARE PROVIDERS, EARLY EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS USE PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S MEDIA CONTENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE LITERACY SKILLS OF CHILDREN. PROGRAMS MAY BE HELD AT LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OR COMMUNITY CENTERS.PBS LEARNINGMEDIAPBS LEARNINGMEDIA PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF STANDARDS-BASED LESSON PLANS. WMHT HAS CREATED NEW RESOURCES BASED ON LOCAL CONTENT BY WMHT. UTILIZING THE WORK IN PROGRESS COLLECTION, THESE RESOURCES INTRODUCE CAREER EXPLORATION AND NECESSARY TOOLS TO EXCEL IN TODAY'S ECONOMY. AN ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTION INCLUDES A VIDEO OF A STUDIO VISIT WHERE A LOCAL ARTIST, FEATURED ON AHA!, REVEALS THEIR SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND DEMONSTRATES HOW THEY MAKE THEIR ART. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDE TEACHING OBJECTIVES, TIPS, AND ART ACTIVITIES, ALL AT PBSLEARNINGMEDIA.ORG

    Expenses $203,560

  • Expenses $279,381

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Kress

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary-Ellen Piche

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Altman

    PRESIDENT & CEO (EX OFFICI

    Total calculated
    $371,879
    From this org
    $338,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,050
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $327,729
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,100
    Deferred
    $21,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,700
    Filer's total
    $371,879

  • Shelby Schneider

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Applyrs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ian Berry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Carpenter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Dixon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin Mbugua

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barb Nelson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Khadijah Peek

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Del B Salmon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tobi Saulnier

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Simoni

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danika Vittorio

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teresa Zielinski

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bridget Ball Shaw

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doris Fischer Malesardi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathy Jimino

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tammis Groft

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Mintzer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Novotny

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Opalka

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gwen Wright

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Raskin

    VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

    Total calculated
    $147,874
    From this org
    $126,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,037
    Hours/week
    40

  • George Hauenstein

    VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF D

    Total calculated
    $134,749
    From this org
    $123,049
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,700
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chris Wienk

    VICE PRESIDENT, RADIO

    Total calculated
    $112,755
    From this org
    $93,456
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,299
    Hours/week
    40

  • William Pedigo

    VP, CHIEF CONTENT AND ENGA

    Total calculated
    $153,528
    From this org
    $140,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,995
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,533
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,544
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,451
    Filer's total
    $153,528

  • Kathy Beam

    DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SUPP

    Total calculated
    $174,935
    From this org
    $154,844
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,091
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,844
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,037
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,054
    Filer's total
    $174,935

  • Keith Martin

    VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $136,767
    From this org
    $116,716
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,051
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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
IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY CHOSE TO PAY A DISCRETIONARY BONUS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 10% OF THE BASE SALARY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE BOARD DECIDES TO PAY THE BONUS; DECISION TO BE NO LATER THAN JUNE 30TH OF EACH YEAR AND PAYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DAY ON WHICH THE BOARD DECIDES TO AWARD THE BONUS.

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
2022
Filed
25 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400879349301605

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