Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $33,304,205
- Total expenses
- $26,554,438
- Contributions and grants received
- $27,192,369
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $5,067,761
- Investment income
- $835,240
- Other revenue
- $208,835
- Total assets, end of year
- $63,575,749
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,325,362
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $47,250,387
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $20,119,471
- Management and general expenses
- $2,320,608
- Fundraising expenses
- $4,114,359
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $20,119,471
Program services were 75.8% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$27,192,369
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$4,531,372
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2a · Program service revenue: UNDERWRITING INCOME
total $4,703,549 · related or exempt $4,703,549
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2b · Program service revenue: UNDERWRITING TRADE INCOME
total $217,323 · related or exempt $217,323
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2c · Program service revenue: JOINT VENTURE SUNLIGHT PEAK
total -$2,873 · related or exempt -$2,873
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $149,762 · related or exempt $149,762
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3 · Investment income
total $580,078 · excluded $580,078
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6a · Gross rents
real property $166,348 · personal property $27,786
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $166,348 · personal property $27,786
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $194,134 · unrelated business $27,786 · excluded $166,348
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $6,286,384
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $6,031,222
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $255,162
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $255,162 · excluded $255,162
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$14,701
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $14,701 · related or exempt $14,701
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,123,002 · program services $417,430 · management and general $377,916 · fundraising $327,656
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $12,730,005 · program services $9,921,940 · management and general $812,145 · fundraising $1,995,920
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $47,074 · program services $36,690 · management and general $3,003 · fundraising $7,381
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,271,279 · program services $990,852 · management and general $81,105 · fundraising $199,322
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,109,113 · program services $864,458 · management and general $70,759 · fundraising $173,896
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $55,107 · management and general $55,107
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,144,287 · program services $1,723,932 · management and general $296,102 · fundraising $124,253
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $126,345 · program services $52,081 · management and general $394 · fundraising $73,870
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13 · Office expenses
total $832,801 · program services $428,545 · management and general $58,224 · fundraising $346,032
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14 · Information technology
total $605,295 · program services $366,917 · management and general $12,162 · fundraising $226,216
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,810,303 · program services $1,407,694 · management and general $346,797 · fundraising $55,812
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17 · Travel
total $224,019 · program services $71,112 · management and general $99,600 · fundraising $53,307
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20 · Interest
total $301,113 · program services $291,013 · management and general $4,555 · fundraising $5,545
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $732,925 · program services $655,614 · management and general $52,504 · fundraising $24,807
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23 · Insurance
total $131,656 · program services $103,456 · management and general $12,718 · fundraising $15,482
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS
total $2,098,101 · program services $2,098,101
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24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $460,296 · program services $68,373 · management and general $6,327 · fundraising $385,596
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24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSES
total $204,961 · program services $202,839 · management and general $413 · fundraising $1,709
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $180,507 · program services $175,752 · management and general $1,572 · fundraising $3,183
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24e · All other expenses
total $366,249 · program services $242,672 · management and general $29,205 · fundraising $94,372
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,955,386 · end of year $3,867,506
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $658,780 · end of year $875,113
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $671,350 · end of year $805,605
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $480,604 · end of year $434,672
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$34,028,972
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$15,665,861
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $16,604,512 · end of year $18,363,111
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $13,786,951 · end of year $16,133,506
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $19,475,804 · end of year $19,475,804
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,861,906 · end of year $3,620,432
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,957,451 · end of year $1,521,777
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $143,961 · end of year $228,619
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $11,448,520 · end of year $10,623,265
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $800,000 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $4,070,955 · end of year $3,951,701
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $37,001,550 · end of year $42,214,632
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,072,856 · end of year $5,035,755
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL NEWS, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO EVERYONE IN COLORADO USING THE POWER OF THE HUMAN VOICE IN ALL ITS FORMS
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL NEWS, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO EVERYONE IN COLORADO
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PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION EXPENSES CONSIST OF STAFF AND RELATED EXPENSES TO BROADCAST THREE DISTINCT FORMATS CPR NEWS AND KRCC, CPR CLASSICAL, AND INDIE 102.3, ON AIR 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, AS WELL AS THREE DISTINCT WEBSITES, CPR.ORG, KRCC.ORG, AND DENVERITE.COM. BROADCAST RADIO AUDIENCE REACH WAS APPROXIMATELY 531,000 LISTENERS WEEKLY (SOURCE: NIELSEN FALL 2024/SPRING 2025). MONTHLY DIGITAL AUDIENCE AVERAGES INCLUDED 956,000 ONLINE VISITORS FOR CPR.ORG/KRCC.ORG, 323,000 VISITORS TO DENVERITE.COM, AND 212,000 STREAMING LISTENERS. PODCASTS PRODUCED BY COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO HAD AN AVERAGE OF 19,000 SUBSCRIBERS WEEKLY, AND THERE WERE 115,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO CPR AND KRCC NEWSLETTERS.
Expenses $17,054,450 · Revenue $5,082,462
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BROADCASTING EXPENSES CONSIST OF STAFF AND RELATED EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF ALL TRANSMISSION SITES AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF 52 TRANSMITTERS AND TRANSLATORS.
Expenses $3,065,021
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Stewart VanderwiltSTEWART VANDERWILT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $336,735
- From this org
- $319,146
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,589
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $319,146
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,030
- Filer's total
- $337,176
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Lori BergenLORI BERGEN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rishi HingoraneyRISHI HINGORANEY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ricardo BacaRICARDO BACA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deidre JohnsonDEIDRE JOHNSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Linda Appel LipsiusLINDA APPEL LIPSIUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy BlairAMY BLAIR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephen ErkenbrackSTEPHEN ERKENBRACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ned HardingNED HARDING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sherisse HawkinsSHERISSE HAWKINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nelson HioeNELSON HIOE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlos Hipolito-DelgadoCARLOS HIPOLITO-DELGADO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marla Jones NewmanMARLA JONES NEWMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adrian MillerADRIAN MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert MooreROBERT MOORE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jay RollsJAY ROLLS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sharon SchneiderSHARON SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brandy SchultzBRANDY SCHULTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah ShraderSARAH SHRADER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle SobelMICHELLE SOBEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff TiemanJEFF TIEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andra ZeppelinANDRA ZEPPELIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jenny GentryJENNY GENTRY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $217,148
- From this org
- $205,803
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,345
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $204,384
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,419
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,786
- Filer's total
- $217,589
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Sean NetherySEAN NETHERY
SVP, CONTENT & PLANNING
- Total calculated
- $190,305
- From this org
- $178,777
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,528
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $177,091
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,686
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,969
- Filer's total
- $190,746
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Jodi GershJODI GERSH
SVP, AUDIENCE & PLATFORMS
- Total calculated
- $187,333
- From this org
- $177,624
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,709
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,205
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,419
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,150
- Filer's total
- $187,774
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Latoya LinzeyLATOYA LINZEY
SVP, PEOPLE & CULTURE
- Total calculated
- $173,644
- From this org
- $161,567
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,077
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,870
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $697
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,518
- Filer's total
- $174,085
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Kevin DaleKEVIN DALE
EXECUTVE EDITOR
- Total calculated
- $182,402
- From this org
- $170,196
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,206
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,124
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,072
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,648
- Filer's total
- $182,844
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Dean PhannenstielDEAN PHANNENSTIEL
VP, ENGINEERING
- Total calculated
- $170,856
- From this org
- $159,647
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,209
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,228
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,419
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,650
- Filer's total
- $171,297
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Donald DixonDONALD DIXON
VP, TECHNOLOGY & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Total calculated
- $176,267
- From this org
- $149,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,459
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,808
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,900
- Filer's total
- $176,708
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Kim NguyenKIM NGUYEN
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS
- Total calculated
- $148,296
- From this org
- $147,791
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $505
- Hours/week
- 40
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Cynthia RailsbackCYNTHIA RAILSBACK
DIR. OF CORP. SUPPORT (THRU 8/24)
- Total calculated
- $165,118
- From this org
- $158,891
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,227
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $115,032
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $38,859
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,521
- Filer's total
- $165,412
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 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 4A
- CYNTHIA RAILSBACK, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SUPPORT - SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $38,485 MADE AS PART OF HER SEVERANCE PACKAGE WHEN HER DEPARTMENT WAS OUTSOURCED AND HER POSITION WAS ELIMINATED.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, IN THE FORM OF A BONUS, WILL BE APPROVED FOR ITS EMPLOYEES. BONUSES ARE APPROVED BASED ON REVIEW OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.
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.
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501(C)(3) · TRANSMISSION · CO
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202620549349301552
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