WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO INC (EIN 58-1445328)
Tax period: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed: 2025-08-06
IRS object ID: 202522189349301102
Schema version: 2023v6.0
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 J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-08-06T09:23:36-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-09-30	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	2023-10-01	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	TRAVIS CHILDS	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8282536875	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-08-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ALAN TOLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01522061	PTIN
Phone	8282599900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-08-06	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	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	TRAVIS CHILDS	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	$3,488,568	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	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	22	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	34	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	69	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,895,338	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,058,712	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$35,192	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$56,663	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$209,548	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$197,583	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,140,078	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,312,958	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,707,602	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,786,730	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$948,541	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,650,217	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,062,844	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,357,819	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,849,574	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$217,741	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$536,616	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,421,973	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,373,058	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$482,193	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$865,757	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,939,780	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,507,301	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	$2,131,643	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	$2,131,643	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	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	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	45	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	34	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
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	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	22	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 (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TRAVIS CHILDS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH BAILEY
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIN GABRIEL
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK DEVEREAUX
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL BURTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRAINGER CAUDLE
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
ANDREA FEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIANNE MARTINEZ
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIKA MCGILLEY
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
TIM PLAUT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JORGE REDMOND
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
ASHLEY SAVILLE-AMTOWER
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
ROB YOUNG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH WRIGHT
SECRETARY TH	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY POPE
GEN MANAGER	40.00		Yes (X)	$176,550	$0	$17,848

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$176,550	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$17,848	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$3,058,712	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$146,567	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,058,712	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,274	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,274	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$71,685	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$71,685	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$71,685	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$71,685	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$145,006	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$139,617	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,389	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,389	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,389	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$161,250	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$35,993	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$125,257	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$125,257	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$641	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$641	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$641	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,312,958	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$254,246	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,397	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,319	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,759	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,319	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,317,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$784,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$178,300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$355,405	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,303	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,753	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,358	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,192	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,469	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,686	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,982	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,821	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,955	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,690	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,950	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$489,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,970	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$230,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,639	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$116,469	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,448	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$132,845	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$37,435	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$260,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$144,157	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,644	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,219	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,683	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$7,584	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,035	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,428	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,536	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,071	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,037	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAMMING FEES	$568,034	$568,034
SPECIAL EVENTS	$17,622	$4,958	$12,664
MISCELLANEOUS	$558		$58	$500

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,849,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,131,643	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$769,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$948,541	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$923,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$460,607	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,935	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,685	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,407	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,080	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,877	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,222,015	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,347,810	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$896,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$874,205	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,053,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,108,313	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$186,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,624	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$552,340	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,421,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,373,058	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$303,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$243,301	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,357	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$578,099	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$482,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$865,757	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	$2,831,845	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,507,301	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,935	BOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,939,780	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,507,301	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,421,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,373,058	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$536,616	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$33,039	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$71,098	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
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	$3,306,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,936,262	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,926,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,895,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,042,520	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,106,914	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,306,115	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,936,262	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,926,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,895,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,042,520	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,106,914	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$15,106,914	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,604	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$53,530	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$69,270	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$51,274	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$265,682	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$142,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$124,257	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$266,405	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$961	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$86,956	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$206,047	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$161,891	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$461,624	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,100,625	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.93830	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94280	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 432,074 MISCELLANEOUS 29,550 SANCTUARY SERIES 0	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	$1,053,035	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$73,438	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,930	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$7,950	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,106,593	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,269,305	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$42,321	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$250,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$8,591	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,053,035	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

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	$44,141	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$333,666	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,763,144	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,303,669	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$459,475	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$69,485	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$69,485	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$874,205	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ENDOWMENT	$1,106,593	F
INVESTMENTS	$1,720	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,108,313	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE LEASE	Desc
Book Value	$552,340	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$552,340	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$578,099	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$578,099	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,445,138	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$33,039	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$71,098	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$35,993	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$140,130	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,305,008	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$7,950	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$7,950	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,312,958	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,877,617	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$35,993	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$35,993	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,841,624	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$7,950	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$7,950	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,849,574	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, 2023, 2022, AND 2021, 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 35,993
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	GAMING DIRECT EXPENSE 35,993

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	$161,250	GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Gaming	$35,993	NonCashPrizesOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	false	VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming	$161,250	GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Gaming	$35,993	NonCashPrizesTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming	$35,993	DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary	$125,257	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 J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFFREY POPE	PersonNm
Title	GEN MANAGER / CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$176,550	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$8,828	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$9,020	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$194,398	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$146,567	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 (8 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 1A	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION TOGETHER WITH THE CHAIRS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES AND SUCH ADDITIONAL PERSONS AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEES FIT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, EXCEPT AS LIMITED BY STATUTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION, FOR DEVELOPING SHORT- AND LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLANS FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SUCH GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND FOR INITIATING ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT SUCH STRATEGIC PLANS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES, FOR DEVELOPING PLANS FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF DEVELOPED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND FOR INITIATING ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PLANS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE DUTY OF EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO ANNUALLY OR OTHERWISE AT INTERVALS CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, AND OF MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS TO THE HIRING, TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, PERFORMANCE, AND RETENTION OF A GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO. EXCEPT AS LIMITED, ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BECOME THE ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN REPORTED TO THE BOARD AT ITS FIRST MEETING THEREAFTER. THE BOARD SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO AMEND, RESCIND, OR TAKE FURTHER ACTION ON ANY ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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. AS OF THIS FILING, THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS PERFORMED DURING THE 2023- 2024 FISCAL YEAR.
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 IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 125,970 230,464 132,639