WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO INC (EIN 58-1445328)
Tax period: 2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed: 2023-08-14
IRS object ID: 202342269349301799
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-08-14T15:13:49-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	383828234	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARTER P C	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	301 COLLEGE ST STE 320	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	288012449	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581445328	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WESTERN N CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8282104800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	73 BROADWAY ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	288012929	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFFREY POPE	PersonNm
Person Title	GEN MANAGER / CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8282536875	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-08-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JEFF	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	POPE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RUFUS W DOLLAR	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01293995	PTIN
Phone	8282599900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-08-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN NOOR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	73 BROADWAY ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,045,991	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BPR.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1979	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	27	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	33	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,936,262	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,805,629	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$30,416	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$40,094	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$43,520	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$143,770	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,010,198	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,989,493	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,580,843	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,504,639	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$757,485	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,293,340	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,553,461	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,874,183	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,058,100	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$136,015	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$68,607	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,491,277	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,301,744	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$241,622	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$211,421	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,249,655	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,090,323	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO CREATES AND CURATES CONTENT THAT INFORMS, INSPIRES, CONNECTS AND REFLECTS THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,630,044	ExpenseAmt
Desc	BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO (BPR) OPERATES A FULL-SERVICE PUBLIC RADIO STATION ON TWO CHANNELS AND MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES SERVING 13 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA. BPR PROVIDES FAIR, ACCURATE AND IN-DEPTH LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND INFORMATION, DRAWING ON OUR NEWS STAFF AS WELL AS THAT OF NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND THE BBC WORLD SERVICE. BPR ALSO OFFERS CLASSICAL MUSIC, JAZZ, BLUEGRASS AND FOLK MUSIC ALONG WITH INTERVIEWS WITH CREATIVE AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. BPR SERVES MORE THAN 85 THOUSAND LISTENERS EACH WEEK.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,630,044	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	Yes (true)	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	27	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C Filed	Yes (true)	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAMRA SWIDERSKI	PersonNm
Phone	8282104804	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	73 BROADWAY ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN NOOR
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRAVIS CHILDS
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH WRIGHT
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN L EWING JR
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL BURTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA BYRD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN CARR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM COLLINS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEANNIE DUBOSE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIN GABRIEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARYANN KIEFER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANE MANCE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MARKS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE MCGUIRE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL MEDINA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARTIE MILLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN REISER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLIE ROWE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TARA THEODOSSIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANGI WEST
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MONICA FLIPPIN WYNN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADRIANA CHAVELA
BOARD MBR TH	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL GETTYS
BOARD MBR TH	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CONNIE HAIRE
BOARD MBR TH	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT HOOPER
BOARD MBR TH	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNN KILLIAN
BOARD MBR TH	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PARKER PLATT
BOARD MBR TH	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MELISSA WARGO
BOARD MBER T	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID FEINGOLD
CEO THRU 12/	40.00		Yes (X)	$112,271	$0	$0
JEFFREY POPE
GEN MANAGER	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$112,271	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$2,805,629	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$52,312	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,805,629	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,456	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,456	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$56,814	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$56,814	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$56,814	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$56,814	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$49,467	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$21,829	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$27,638	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$27,638	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$27,638	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$121,050	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$34,669	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$86,381	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$86,381	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$575	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$575	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$575	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,989,493	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$183,864	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,650	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,533	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,650	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,161,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$571,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$176,053	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$413,795	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,561	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,239	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,396	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,033	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,510	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,343	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,843	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$113	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,098	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,217	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,217	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$218,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$165,909	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,596	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,593	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$174,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,675	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$88,367	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$28,219	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$136,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,645	TotalAmt
Program Services	$460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,694	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,644	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,099	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,245	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,648	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,994	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAMMING FEES	$521,049	$521,049
SPECIAL EVENTS	$6,004	$4,400	$1,604

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,058,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,630,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$670,571	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$757,485	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$770,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$741,234	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,191	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$129,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,687	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,640	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,084,136	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,182,226	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$944,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$901,910	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,797	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,352,075	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,269,305	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$186,980	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,491,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,301,744	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,601	BOYAmt
EOY	$161,489	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,932	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$211,421	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,212,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,074,132	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,191	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,249,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,090,323	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,491,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,301,744	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$68,607	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$113,450	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$41,518	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$18,793	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,988,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,498,742	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,306,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,936,262	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,926,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,656,177	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,988,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,498,742	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,306,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,936,262	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,926,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,656,177	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$494,896	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$14,161,281	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$76,229	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$90,911	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,604	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$53,530	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$69,270	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$352,544	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$51,037	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$65,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$961	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$86,956	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$209,903	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$15,218,624	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.93050	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.92660	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FUNDRAISING RAFFLE 222,630 MISCELLANEOUS 5,083 SANCTUARY SERIES -17,810	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,352,075	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$72,553	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$10,217	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,269,305	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$995,301	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$186,378	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$193,067	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,770	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$10,901	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,352,075	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$858,919	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$93,592	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$62,643	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,980	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$7,873	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$995,301	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,196,147	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$510,502	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$40,400	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$877,910	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$10,220	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$858,919	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,190,924	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$16,659	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,436	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,196,147	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,579	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$11,579	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$377,807	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$25,056	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$352,751	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,682,363	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,157,170	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$525,193	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,387	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$12,387	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$901,910	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ENDOWMENT	Desc
Book Value	$1,269,305	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,269,305	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,942,013	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$113,450	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$41,518	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$34,669	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$37,263	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,979,276	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$10,217	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$10,217	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,989,493	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,101,345	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$53,462	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$53,462	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,047,883	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$10,217	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$10,217	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,058,100	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IS USED TO BENEFIT THE GENERAL BUDGET. THE BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED AN ANNUAL 4% DRAW DOWN ON EACH ENDOWMENT. REQUESTS FOR DRAW DOWNS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDED TO THE FULL BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SEC 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, 2020, AND 2019, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	GAMING DIRECT EXPENSE 34,669
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES 18,793 GAMING DIRECT EXPENSE 34,669

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor Bingo	false	VolunteerLaborBingoInd
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs	false	VolunteerLaborPullTabsInd
Gross Revenue Other Gaming	$121,050	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming	$34,669	NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	false	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$121,050	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming	$34,669	NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	$34,669	DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$86,381	NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming Conducted	NC	StatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed	Yes (true)	LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers	false	GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility	1.00000	GamingOwnFacilityPct
Individual With Books	TAMRA SWIDERSKI	IndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	73 BROADWAY ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev	false	CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr	false	CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	8	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$52,312	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	TRADING VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C	BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	ANSWERING PHONES, BASIC CLERICAL WORK, HOSTING EVENING ON-AIR PROGRAMMING, AND BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT. UPON COMPLETION AND REVIEW, THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES FOR DETAILED REVIEW, THEN PROVIDED TO ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EACH RESPONSIBLE PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME APPARENT SO THE BOARD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THEM AND DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATON. THIS REVIEW, DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH INPUT FROM THE FULL BOARD, IS PERFORMED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE REVIEW FOCUSES ON THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S ACTIVITIES IN LINE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND MEASURABLE GOALS. THE REVIEW CONTAINS A MECHANISM TO ASSESS HOW EFFECTIVELY THE OFFICERS HAVE IMPLEMENTED BOARD POLICIES AND DECISIONS AND WORK TOWARDS FUTURE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND IN THE STATION'S FCC PUBLIC FILE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	UNCOLLECTABLE PLEDGES -18,793