2025-10-27T08:44:53-05:00 2024-12-31 393647910 WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC 170 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD SUITE 200 RADNOR PA 19087 990 2024-01-01 201257939 RADIO MILWAUKEE INC RADI 4144758097 220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE MILWAUKEE WI 53204 ERIC BLASHKA TREASURER 4144758097 2025-10-21 1 1 SOLOMON MARDAKHAEV P01806552 6105653930 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ERIC BLASHKA 220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE MILWAUKEE WI 53204 5079530 0 X WWW.RADIOMILWAUKEE.ORG X 2003 WI THROUGH MUSIC AND STORIES CREATED FOR A CULTURALLY OPEN- MINDED COMMUNITY, RADIO MILWAUKEE, INC. IS A CATALYST FOR CREATING A BETTER, MORE INCLUSIVE, AND ENGAGED MILWAUKEE. 13 13 42 150 64895 0 885350 2631631 2289008 2264198 37739 22860 28310 56181 3240407 4974870 0 0 0 0 2534703 2439208 0 0 1148032 1955082 1697053 4489785 4136261 -1249378 838609 3988619 4758158 268357 245436 3720262 4512722 X 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. 0 0 1932722 0 1611124 RADIO MILWAUKEE IS A PUBLIC RADIO STATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ESTABLISHED IN 2007, THE STATION HIGHLIGHTS MILWAUKEE'S VIBRANT COMMUNITY, SHOWCASING ITS MUSICIANS, NON-PROFITS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO ITS DIVERSITY AND VITALITY. DAILY, RADIO MILWAUKEE FEATURES FRESH MUSIC, LOCAL ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY STORIES THAT CELEBRATE THOSE WORKING TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S LIVABILITY. THE STATION FOSTERS AN ACTIVE ONLINE COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND A DYNAMIC WEBSITE WITH COMMUNITY CALENDARS. LISTENERS WORLDWIDE CAN TUNE IN VIA ONLINE STREAMING. IN 2024, RADIO MILWAUKEE CONTINUED ITS PROGRAMMING OF NATIONALLY SYNDICATED SHOWS LIKE ALT LATINO, ALL SONGS CONSIDERED, JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA, AND WORLD CAFE, ALONGSIDE NEW LOCAL SEGMENTS AND PROGRAMS. 266087 0 512978 IN JUNE 2022, RADIO MILWAUKEE LAUNCHED ITS LATEST CHANNEL, "HYFIN." THIS BLACK-LED, DIGITAL-FIRST MEDIA INITIATIVE AIMS TO CONNECT CULTURES AND CELEBRATE THE FULL RANGE OF BLACK MUSIC. AS MILWAUKEE'S ONLY URBAN ALTERNATIVE RADIO STATION, HYFIN OFFERS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF BLACK MUSIC BEYOND JUST R&B AND HIP-HOP, WHILE ALSO FEATURING LOCAL MILWAUKEE ARTISTS. THE CHANNEL KEEPS AUDIENCES INFORMED WITH THE LATEST NEWS ON BLACK CULTURE, PODCASTS, AND MORE. HYFIN BROADCASTS ON-AIR AT 88.9FM HD2, ONLINE AT HYFIN.ORG, AND THROUGH THE 88NINE AND HYFIN MOBILE APPS. FUNDING COMES FROM GENEROUS DONATIONS BY CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS, AND SPONSORSHIPS. IN 2024, HYFIN, POWERED BY RADIO MILWAUKEE, ORGANIZED A DIVERSE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY-FOCUSED EVENTS, SHOWCASING THEIR COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATING BLACK CULTURE AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES. A STANDOUT EVENT WAS THE BLACKITY BLACK HOLIDAY MARKET. THIS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY INITIATIVE FEATURED BLACK-OWNED VENDORS FROM THE MILWAUKEE AREA, OFFERING ATTENDEES A CHANCE TO SUPPORT LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS WHILE ENJOYING YOUTH PERFORMANCES, FOOD, AND MUSIC CURATED BY HYFIN DJS. HYFIN CONTINUED ITS MAJOR FUNDRAISER GALA, DEMONSTRATING THE STATION'S GROWTH AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. THROUGHUT THE YEAR, THEY CONTINUED TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES WITH THEIR "LATEST & GREATEST LIVE" SERIES, FEATURING LOCAL AND EMERGING ARTISTS. THESE EVENTS UNDERSCORE HYFIN'S ROLE AS A CULTURAL HUB, FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES IN MILWAUKEE'S VIBRANT ARTS AND BUSINESS SCENES. 231608 0 0 RADIO MILWAUKEE PRODUCES AND AIRS SHORT STORIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT HIGHLIGHT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MILWAUKEE. EACH STORY, ROUGHLY THE LENGTH OF A SONG, IS BROADCAST DAILY AS PART OF THE MUSIC MIX AND ALSO AVAILABLE IN A LONGER PODCAST FORMAT ON THE RADIOMILWAUKEE.ORG WEBSITE. LISTENERS CAN VISIT THE SITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS AND ACCESS LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES FOR INVOLVEMENT, CONTRIBUTIONS, OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IN 2024, RADIO MILWAUKEE SHOWCASED OVER 170 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, FOCUSING ON THEMES SUCH AS VOLUNTEERISM, ARTS AND CULTURE, NEIGHBORHOODS, YOUTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND NARRATIVES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. 89544 0 1869 IN 2018, RADIO MILWAUKEE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ITS SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE. INITIALLY CALLED "BACKLINE AND REBRANDED AS "AMPLIFIER" IN 2021, THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO CULTIVATE THE GROWTH OF MILWAUKEE'S MUSIC LANDSCAPE AND ATTRACT EMERGING TALENT TO THE CITY. AMPLIFIER ORIGINALLY BEGAN BY PROVIDING INTENSIVE, YEAR-LONG CAREER GUIDANCE TO FOUR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS. HOWEVER, THE PROGRAM HAS SINCE TRANSITIONED INTO A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL TO BROADEN ITS REACH AND IMPACT.WITH THE PROGRAM'S EVOLUTION, AMPLIFIER NOW INCLUDES AN ONGOING "MASTER CLASS" SERIES, CONNECTING MILWAUKEE ARTISTS, MANAGERS, SONGWRITERS, AND PRODUCERS TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION. THE SERIES STRENGTHENS TIES WITHIN THE MUSIC COMMUNITY BY OFFERING SESSIONS ON ESSENTIAL TOPICS SUCH AS BUILDING BUSINESS CREDIT, PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, SONGWRITING, MENTAL WELLNESS, NEGOTIATION SKILLS, AND LIVE PERFORMANCE STRATEGIES. THESE SESSIONS ARE RECORDED AND ARCHIVED, CONTRIBUTING TO A PERMANENT CONTENT LIBRARY SHARED ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS. IN ITS HISTORY, THE PROGRAM HAS GENERATED OVER 110,000 VIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 14,000 PODCAST DOWNLOADS, AND ATTRACTED 400 IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS. AMPLIFIER'S MASTER CLASSES RUN MONTHLY FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER, PROVIDING ARTISTS WITH INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM TOP INDUSTRY EXPERTS, ENHANCING BOTH THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. 62936 0 73332 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. IN 2024, 291 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT MILWAUKEE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. 152480 0 75201 2582897 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 42 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI X X MAGGIE CORRY 4148927927 220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE MILWAUKEE WI 53204 ROSS WILLIAMS BOARD CHAIR (PRESIDENT) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC BLASHKA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRELL DJ HINES II SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSH ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA BRONAUGH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERICKAJOY DANIELS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DEMICHELE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN FEASTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK GUARASCI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEBASTIAN MEI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL ORR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LACEY SADOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALIKA SIKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAXIE JACKSON III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 172166 0 834 LEANA HENDERKOTT FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 91870 0 3611 JORDAN LEE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING 40.00 X 102000 0 13000 KRIS DEFELICE MAJOR GIVING MANAGER 40.00 X 107668 0 2857 JEREMY ZULEGER DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS 40.00 X 103153 0 2624 576857 0 22926 4 0 1 0 0 71716 2559915 16063 2631631 MEMBERSHIP FEE REVENUE 516100 998172 998172 TRADE UNDERWRITING REVENUE 516100 701717 701717 UNDERWRITING REVENUE 516100 564309 499414 64895 2264198 24126 24126 11250 11250 55137 0 55137 55137 55137 1266 -1266 -1266 -1266 82179 71716 103394 -21215 -21215 11009 11009 11009 4974870 2199303 64895 79041 268481 40272 187937 40272 1795608 1022334 27017 746257 33137 17042 3440 12655 187544 95359 18788 73397 154438 79611 16920 57907 358 358 47139 47139 64656 11520 41136 12000 711315 705678 5637 43235 9150 15771 18314 33079 16614 3723 12742 123085 110777 6154 6154 4798 430 3229 1139 19816 1776 13335 4705 138082 124274 6904 6904 STATION PROGRAMMING 327697 326487 1125 85 MEMBER EVENTS 155221 9358 145863 BANK FEES 28572 12215 12356 4001 4136261 2582897 405332 1148032 182849 373487 1002493 1180597 353374 963721 146844 82378 44714 42577 4084826 1999414 2224760 2085412 33585 29986 3988619 4758158 242735 214376 14029 23448 11593 7612 268357 245436 X 3180384 3257863 539878 1254859 3720262 4512722 3988619 4758158 838609 2916 -49065 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1826733 997178 966481 885350 2631631 7307373 1826733 997178 966481 885350 2631631 7307373 2101766 5205607 25597 1511 7604 66944 90513 192169 48706 14392 63098 38275 47281 46663 11009 143228 7705868 11008874 0.67550 0.80080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 285000 285000 2509245 786944 1722301 1290581 1212470 78111 2085412 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES 7612 7612 X 5097243 2916 16063 18979 5078264 -103394 -103394 4974870 4304783 65128 65128 4239655 -103394 -103394 4136261 PART X, LINE 2: 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. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -103,394. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -103,394. FALL BALL 76836 19890 56946 1289 3757 5373 1388 HYFIN ANTI-GALA 60549 36600 23949 12925 8793 14400 7564 28637 1 16510 15226 1284 263 500 2267 4190 5878 6170 153895 71716 82179 1552 13425 11060 22347 18815 36195 103394 -21215 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 MAXIE JACKSON III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 164166 0 8000 0 0 0 0 0 834 0 173000 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 THE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS RECEIVED COMMISSIONS OF $23,469 BASED ON UNDERWRITING REVENUE. PART I, LINE 7 SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) REPORTS DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE AMOUNTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED UPON PERFORMANCE. 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. SOUND FOUNDATION LLC 220 E PITTSBURGH AVENUE MILWAUKEE WI 53204 201257939 REAL ESTATE HOLDING WI 0 0 RADIO MILWAUKEE INC