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← METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC MEDIA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC MEDIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,164,303
Total expenses
$15,993,497
Contributions and grants received
$13,199,848
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$92,828
Investment income
$138,343
Other revenue
$1,733,284
Total assets, end of year
$21,578,298
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,146,874
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,431,424
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,571,249
Management and general expenses
$4,480,056
Fundraising expenses
$1,942,192
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,571,249

Program services were 59.8% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $489,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $593,838

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,117,010

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $128,806

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FYI Productions revenue

    total $92,828 · related or exempt $92,828

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $138,343 · excluded $138,343

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $872,125 · excluded $872,125

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $692,985

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $692,985 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $692,985 · excluded $692,985

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Management Fee

    total $158,754 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $158,754

  • 11b · Other revenue: Agency Fee

    total $5,016 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $5,016

  • 11c · Other revenue: Other Fees

    total $4,404 · related or exempt $4,400 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $168,174

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $936,260 · program services $327,691 · management and general $468,130 · fundraising $140,439

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,580,421 · program services $3,570,311 · management and general $1,498,741 · fundraising $511,369

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $76,472 · program services $44,897 · management and general $26,159 · fundraising $5,416

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $436,456 · program services $301,378 · management and general $90,742 · fundraising $44,336

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $449,166 · program services $273,915 · management and general $131,227 · fundraising $44,024

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $75,275 · program services $4,362 · management and general $70,913 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,292 · program services $0 · management and general $60,292 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $644,703 · program services $496,161 · management and general $115,460 · fundraising $33,082

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $278,031 · program services $278,031 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $277,682 · program services $86,684 · management and general $182,199 · fundraising $8,799

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $605,762 · program services $319,035 · management and general $268,192 · fundraising $18,535

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,025,439 · program services $280,046 · management and general $745,393 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $135,794 · program services $119,603 · management and general $13,768 · fundraising $2,423

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $207,330 · program services $187,898 · management and general $40 · fundraising $19,392

  • 20 · Interest

    total $80,370 · program services $0 · management and general $80,370 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,165,335 · program services $618,826 · management and general $486,905 · fundraising $59,604

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $171,082 · program services $8,651 · management and general $162,431 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Purchased Programming

    total $2,331,627 · program services $2,262,989 · management and general $0 · fundraising $68,638

  • 24b · Other expenses: Membership

    total $981,205 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $981,205

  • 24c · Other expenses: Content Creation

    total $235,753 · program services $235,643 · management and general $0 · fundraising $110

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $162,460 · program services $97,025 · management and general $60,872 · fundraising $4,563

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $76,582 · program services $58,103 · management and general $18,222 · fundraising $257

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,808,130 · end of year $6,676,493

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,146,905 · end of year $1,120,322

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $561,902 · end of year $977,623

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $412,769 · end of year $480,109

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

    $24,526,092

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

    $14,003,964

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,242,121 · end of year $10,522,128

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,009,412 · end of year $1,009,412

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $950,468 · end of year $792,111

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,430,478 · end of year $1,021,414

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,196,105 · end of year $1,259,198

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,576,224 · end of year $2,283,039

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $668,382 · end of year $583,223

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,246,609 · end of year $14,143,094

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,014,009 · end of year $2,288,330

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Trusted journalism, inspiring stories and lifelong learning.

  • PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION: THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASES, PRODUCES AND BROADCASTS FOR CONSUMPTION BY VIEWERS AND LISTENERS, EDUCATIONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL AND LOCAL CONTENT IN THE INDIANAPOLIS, IN AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN APPROXIMATE AUDIENCE REACH OF 1.5 MILLION ACCROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS.

    Expenses $7,751,583 · Revenue $97,228

  • BROADCASTING: THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES TOWERS AND MASTER CONTROL FACILITIES TO TRANSMIT OVER FCC APPROVED FREQUENCIES THE PUBLIC MEDIA CONTENT ACQUIRED AND PRODUCED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THIS CONTENT IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED DIGITALLY.

    Expenses $1,016,858

  • PROGRAM INFORMATION: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT SERVICES OFFERED IN THE BROADCAST AREA AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS THE READING FOR THE SIGHT IMPAIRED AND LEARNING SERVICES / EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $802,808

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Greg Petrowich

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $274,012
    From this org
    $213,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,941
    Hours/week
    46 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,941
    Bonus
    $32,130
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,571
    Filer's total
    $274,012
  • Howard Schrott

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neelay Bhatt

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raquel Richardson

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sue Back

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terren Magid

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Aaron Williams

    Board Member (Through Dec 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Mereish

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Sellers

    Board Member (Through Dec 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Haney

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenda Horn

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deshong Perry-Smitherman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fernanda Beraldi

    Board Member (Beginning Jan 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Nation

    Board Member (Through Dec 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Glenn Keller

    Board Member (Beginning Jan 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Irena Goloschokin

    Board Member (Through Dec 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Yang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jon Owens

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Okenfuss

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karin Veatch

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Katie Culp

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LaTona Prentice

    Board Member (Through Dec 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rakesh Gangwani

    Board Member (Beginning Jan 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rebecca Kubacki

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rosie Foulke

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stefani Quarles

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanya Stuart Overdorf

    Board Member (Through JAN 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theodore R Boehm

    Board Member (Through Dec 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tiffani Taylor

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Maginn

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Toni Bader

    Board Member (Beginning Jan 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Whitney Ertel

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Connie F Campbell

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $161,942
    From this org
    $136,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,192
    Hours/week
    49 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,633
    Bonus
    $13,117
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,627
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,565
    Filer's total
    $161,942
  • David Slade

    Chief Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $157,665
    From this org
    $151,337
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,328
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,835
    Bonus
    $13,502
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,551
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,777
    Filer's total
    $157,665
  • Erin Earnest

    Chief Content Officer

    Total calculated
    $131,088
    From this org
    $97,155
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,933
    Hours/week
    50
  • Sean R Anker

    Chief Technology Offficer

    Total calculated
    $85,711
    From this org
    $81,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,205
    Hours/week
    50
  • Kathryn A Knerr

    Account Executive

    Total calculated
    $124,758
    From this org
    $105,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,261
    Hours/week
    40
  • Meghan M Dagon

    Account Executive

    Total calculated
    $120,735
    From this org
    $104,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,247
    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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
The Senior Management Team has a portion of their salaries held "at risk" which is accrued during the fiscal year. Payment of the amount held "at risk" is contingent upon each member of the Senior Management Team achieving individual goals as set forth by either the board or upper management and the organization achieving its financial budget goal for the fiscal year.

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.

  • WFYI FOUNDATION INC

    501(c)(3) · SUPPORT · IN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC MEDIA INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512269349302401

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