RADIO MILWAUKEE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: RADIO MILWAUKEE INC (EIN 20-1257939)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-10-04
IRS object ID: 202322779349300832
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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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 O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-10-04T15:25:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390758449	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIPFLI LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	RADNOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19087	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201257939	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RADIO MILWAUKEE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	RADI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4144758097	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53204	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIC BLASHKA	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4144758097	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-10-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ERIC	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BLASHKA	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SOLOMON MARDAKHAEV	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01806552	PTIN
Phone	6105653930	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-10-03	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ERIC BLASHKA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53204	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,552,664	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.RADIOMILWAUKEE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THROUGH MUSIC AND STORIES CREATED FOR A CULTURALLY OPEN-MINDED COMMUNITY, 88NINE RADIO MILWAUKEE IS A CATALYST FOR CREATING A BETTER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND ENGAGED MILWAUKEE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	41	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	297	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$57,915	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$997,178	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$966,481	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,601,455	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,531,916	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,511	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,604	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$47,281	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$46,663	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,647,425	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,552,664	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,849,050	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,050,256	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$691,316	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,578,512	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,944,570	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,427,562	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,994,826	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$219,863	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$442,162	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,813,041	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,199,935	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$404,331	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$233,387	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,408,710	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,966,548	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO REACH A NEW GENERATION OF RADIO LISTENERS ON AIR, ONLINE AND IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A COMPELLING SELECTION OF MUSIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING. THE CORPORATION CELEBRATES MILWAUKEE MUSIC, ARTS, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE BY SUPPORTING AND CONTRIBUTING TO A COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES MULTI-ETHNIC COLLABORATION AND CONVERSATION AND BY PROMOTING A POSITIVE GLOBAL IDENTITY FOR THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,022,036	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,812,358	RevenueAmt
Desc	RADIO MILWAUKEE IS A PUBLIC RADIO STATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LAUNCHED IN 2007, THE STATION PROVIDES REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EXPOSURE TO MILWAUKEE'S COMMUNITY ASSETS, MUSICIANS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE THIS A DIVERSE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. EVERY DAY RADIO MILWAUKEE AIRS NEW MUSIC, MILWAUKEE MUSIC, AND COMMUNITY STORIES PROMOTING THE WORK OF THOSE STRIVING TO MAKE MILWAUKEE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. RADIO MILWAUKEE ALSO HAS A VIBRANT ONLINE COMMUNITY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND AN ACTIVE WEBSITE WITH COMMUNITY CALENDARS. RADIO MILWAUKEE CAN BE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD VIA ITS ONLINE STREAMING. IN 2022, RADIO MILWAUKEE RESUMED HOSTING LIVE EVENTS AMONG WHICH ARE STUDIO SESSIONS, GRACE WEBER'S MUSIC LAB, AND THE AMPLIFIER PROGRAM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$278,383	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$577,050	RevenueAmt
Desc	IN JUNE, 2022, RADIO MILWAUKEE'S NEWEST CHANNEL CALLED "HYFIN" LAUNCHED. HYFIN IS A BLACK-LED, DIGITAL-FIRST MEDIA MOVEMENT WHOSE FOCUS IS ON CONNECTIONG THE CULTURE AND CELBRATING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF BLACK MUSIC. MILWAUKEE'S ONLY URBAN ALTERNATIVE RADIO STATION FEATURES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF BLACK MUSIC BEYOND R&B AND HIP-HOP PLUS MILWAUKEE MUSIC. HYFIN CONNECTS THE CULTURE WITH THE LATEST BLACK CULTURE NEWS, PODCASTS AND MORE. HYFIN BROADCASTS ON-AIR AT 88.9FM HD2, ONLINE AT HYFIN.ORG AND VIA THE 88NINE AND HYFIN MOBILE APPS. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING AS WELL AS GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL DONORS AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIPS. HYFIN HAD A COUPLE OF SMALL COMMUNITY EVENTS IN 2022, HOWEVER 2023 WILL REFLECT AN INCREASE IN EVENT REVENUE ACTIVITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$242,311	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	RADIO MILWAUKEE PRODUCES AND AIRS SHORT STORIES FEATURING THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MILWAUKEE. THE STORIES, ABOUT THE LENGTH OF A SONG, ARE AIRED DAILY WITHIN THE MUSIC MIX AND POSTED ON THE RADIOMILWAUKEE.ORG WEBSITE IN A LONGER PODCAST FORMAT. LISTENERS CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE FEATURED ORGANIZATION AND CAN CLICK THROUGH TO AN ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE TO GET INVOLVED, MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, OR ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION. IN 2022, RADIO MILWAUKEE FEATURED OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR STORIES. THE STORIES FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEERISM, ARTS AND CULTURE, NEIGHBORHOODS, YOUTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND STORIES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$93,682	$0	$2,102	RADIO MILWAUKEE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM IN 2018 TO TAKE OUR SUPPORT OF LOCAL MUSIC TO THE NEXT LEVEL. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "BACKLINE AND REBRANDED AS "AMPLIFIER" IN 2021, THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED TO HELP MILWAUKEE'S MUSIC SCENE GROW AND TO ATTRACT YOUNG TALENT TO OUR CITY. AMPLIFIER IS DESIGNED TO HELP ARTISTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTION, COLLABORATION, MARKETING AND MORE.IN 2022, THE PROGRAM EVOLVED TO OPERATE MORE AS AN ONGOING "MASTER CLASS" THAT ALLOWED US TO REACH MORE MILWAUKEE ARTISTS AND BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN, AND WITHIN, THE MUSIC COMMUNITY. RADIO MILWAUKEE'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY CONVENER, AND THE PROGRAM'S SPEAKERS ARE IN LINE WITH THIS MISSION.BEGINNING IN MARCH 2022, RADIO MILWAUKEE OPENED ITS STUDIO SPACE AND STREAMS ITS SESSIONS VIRTUALLY FOR GREATER REACH TO HOST MASTER CLASSES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. SESSIONS ARE RECORDED AND ARCHIVED, CREATING A PERMANENT CONTENT LIBRARY AND RESOURCE BANK FOR LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EACH MASTER CLASS HAS A THEME, SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: MANAGEMENT AND SONG CATALOGING; THE ART OF PRODUCTION; SONGWRITING 101; ENGINEERING, MIXING AND MASTERING; ARTIST BRANDING; MARKETING AND PROMOTION, FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS. THE PROGRAM HOSTS SESSIONS MONTHLY FROM MARCH THROUGH OCTOBER AND PROVIDES ATTENDEES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER WHILE LEARNING FROM SOME OF THE BEST MENTORS IN THE BUSINESS.
$65,844	$0	$82,491	GRACE WEBER'S MUSIC LAB IS A FREE MONTHLY MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES THROUGH FEATURED GUESTS FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. STUDENTS ARE ALSO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE, PERFORM, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN THE RADIO MILWAUKEE PERFORMANCE SPACE. THE SESSIONS INVOLVE A PERFORMANCE AND INTERVIEW WITH THE FEATURED GUEST, AS WELL AS A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD WITH STUDENT INQUIRIES. AFTERWARDS, THE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS MAY PERFORM IN AN OPEN MIC ATMOSPHERE WHERE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND OBSERVATIONS BY THE FEATURED GUEST AND RADIO MILWAUKEE'S MUSIC EDUCATION COORDINATOR ARE OFFERED. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENT ARTISTS TO CREATE, BE HEARD, AND FEEL VALUED.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$159,526	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$84,593	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,702,256	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	38	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	41	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEANA HENDERKOTT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4148927927	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53204	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
LEANA HENDERKOTT
FINANCE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$86,117	$0	$8,205
KEVIN SUCHER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2022)	40.00	Yes (X)	$85,902	$0	$1,561
MAXIE JACKSON III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM SEP 2022)	40.00	Yes (X)	$56,833	$0	$257
DANAE DAVIS
INTERIM EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR (FEB 2022 TO AUG 2022)	16.00	Yes (X)	$38,098	$0	$0
ROSS WILLIAMS
BOARD CHAIR (PRESIDENT)	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHAEL STULL
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DJ HINES
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOSH ADAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARLA BRONAUGH
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
IGNACIO CATRAL
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ERICKAJOY DANIELS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHAEL DEMICHELE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LAUREN FEASTER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PATRICK GUARASCI
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JULI KAUFMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LACEY SADOFF
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MALIKA SIKER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KYLE WEATHERLY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$266,950	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$10,023	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$966,481	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$966,481	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP FEE REVENUE	516100	$1,024,133	$1,024,133
TRADE UNDERWRITING REVENUE	516100	$814,061	$814,061
UNDERWRITING REVENUE	516100	$693,722	$635,807	$57,915

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,531,916	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,604	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,604	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,663	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$46,663	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$46,663	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,552,664	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,474,001	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$57,915	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$54,267	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$276,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,665	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$167,642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,665	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,480,051	TotalAmt
Program Services	$906,994	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$414,957	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,213	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,750	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,544	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,281	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,127	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,175	TotalAmt
Management And General	$52,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,972	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,145	TotalAmt
Management And General	$44,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,975	TotalAmt
Program Services	$400	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$675	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$703,530	TotalAmt
Program Services	$694,189	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$9,341	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,203	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,700	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,322	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,181	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,626	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,078	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,078	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,508	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,545	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,511	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,294	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,308	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,666	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$320	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,354	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,575	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,074	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,619	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,645	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,645	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MEMBER EVENTS	$383,820	$300,722	$83,098
STATION PROGRAMMING	$296,276	$294,141	$2,135

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,627	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,752	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,994,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,702,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$601,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$691,316	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,234,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$895,511	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,476,362	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,233,708	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$277,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$413,570	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$238,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$188,222	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,147	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,081,026	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,698,288	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,460,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,382,738	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,241	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,039	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,813,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,199,935	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,523	BOYAmt
EOY	$207,807	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,533	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,047	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$404,331	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,387	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	$4,965,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,350,475	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$443,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$616,073	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,408,710	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,966,548	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,813,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,199,935	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$442,162	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$827,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$526,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,826,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$997,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$966,481	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,144,420	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$827,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$526,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,826,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$997,178	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$966,481	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,144,420	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$734,882	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,409,538	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$27,803	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,597	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,511	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,604	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$94,141	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$14,392	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,392	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,252,953	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$13,011,329	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83940	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.85670	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$285,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$285,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,519,245	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$646,866	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,872,379	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,276,781	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,051,422	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$225,359	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,382,738	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$15,047	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$15,047	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,552,664	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,552,664	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,552,664	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,994,826	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,994,826	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,994,826	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OF A TAX POSITION ONLY AFTER DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAXING AUTHORITY WOULD SUSTAIN THE TAX POSITION UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECORDED NO ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN RECOMMENDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL. ALL COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING TO REVIEW AND APPROVE BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT DISCLOSES INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND FORM 990, IS USED TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE DETERMINATION AND APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUND FOUNDATION LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53204	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201257939	EIN
Primary Activities	REAL ESTATE HOLDING	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$0	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$0	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RADIO MILWAUKEE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt