WAMC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: WAMC (EIN 22-2400593)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-02-16
IRS object ID: 201540489349300934
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-02-16T10:48:55-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	141555429	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UHY ADVISORS NY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	66 SOUTH PEARL STREET SUITE 400	AddressLine1
City	ALBANY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12207	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	222400593	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WAMC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5184655233	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	318 CENTRAL AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	ALBANY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12206	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALAN S CHARTOCK	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5184655233	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-02-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WILLIAM M KAHN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543542	PTIN
Phone	5184493166	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ALAN S CHARTOCK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	318 CENTRAL AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	ALBANY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12206	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,402,840	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WAMC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1981	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	20	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	69	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$4,228	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,864,010	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,843,327	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$198,727	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$190,739	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$53,008	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$90,143	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$40	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,228	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,115,705	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,128,437	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	$3,034,568	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,109,048	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,708,723	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,372,684	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,645,809	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,407,252	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,754,857	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$708,453	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$373,580	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,577,539	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,636,476	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,205,584	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,815,469	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,371,955	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,821,007	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WAMC IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITY WITH BROADCASTING COVERAGE IN NEW YORK STATE AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. WAMC SERVES THE PUBLIC BY PREPARING AND PRESENTING NON-PROFIT AND NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL AND CULTURAL RADIO AND LIVE PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE PROGRAMMING INTERESTS AND DIVERSITY OF OUR BROADCAST AND LIVE AUDIENCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,093,120	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,956,114	RevenueAmt
Desc	WAMC PROVIDES A MIX OF NEWS AND INFORMATION, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CULTURAL AND MUSIC PROGRAMMING TO APPROXIMATELY 450,000 MONTHLY LISTENERS IN PORTIONS OF NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. FULL POWER STATIONS SERVE LISTENERS IN ALBANY (AM AND FM), KINGSTON, MIDDLETOWN, PLATTSBURGH, CANAJOHARIE, TICONDEROGA, REMSEN-UTICA, MT. KISCO, AND STANFORD, NEW YORK; AND GREAT BARINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. ADDITIONAL TRANSLATORS SERVE RENSSELAER/TROY, ONEONTA, WARWICK, BEACON, ELLENVILLE, HUDSON, MIDDLETOWN, LAKE PLACID, COOPERSTOWN, AND NEWBURGH; AND MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION TO BROADCASTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, THE BBC AND OTHER PROGRAM PROVIDERS, WAMC PRODUCES NEARLY (CONTINUED ON SCH O) TWO THOUSAND HOURS OF ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING ANNUALLY, MUCH OF WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE NATIONALLY, AT NO COST, TO OTHER PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS.THE LINDA (WAMC'S PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO) OFFERS LIVE LECTURES, CONCERTS, FILMS AND MORE, MUCH OF WHICH IS BROADCAST REGIONALLY. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES FOLK AND POPULAR MUSIC, JAZZ, FILMS, LECTURES, FORUMS AND DEBATES. ADDITIONALLY, WE PARTNER WITH A NUMBER OF LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING SPECIAL EVENTS TO THE COMMUNITY. WAMC'S MORNING PROGRAM, THE ROUNDTABLE, IS A DAILY 3 HOUR LIVE PROGRAM COMMITTED NOT ONLY TO STRONG AND IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF WORLD AFFAIRS. BUT ALSO TO KEEPING LISTENERS INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE ROUNDTABLE STAFF REGULARLY BRINGS THE SHOW ON THE ROAD TO VARIOUS LOCALES IN OUR LISTENING AREA.WAMC HAS AN EXTENSIVE WEB PRESENCE AT WWW.WAMC.ORG, PROVIDING INTERNET STREAMING OF TWO DISCRETE PROGRAM SCHEDULES AND OFFERING PODCASTS OR ON-DEMAND LISTENING FOR MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,093,120	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	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	101	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	69	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	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	20	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	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5184655233	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	318 CENTRAL AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	ALBANY	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	12206	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANNE ERICKSON
CHAIR	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH BROWDY
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEANNE HUNTER
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOROTHY REYNOLDS
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LAVELLE
ASSISTANT TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALAN S CHARTOCK
PRESIDENT	45.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$183,722	$0	$7,977
ROBERT NORRIS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM LEWIS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY BALLOU
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRA FUSFELD
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CARMI RAPPORT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAURICE D HINCHEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY GRUNBERG
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERALD BENJAMIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN BAZILE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROGER PHILLIPS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEDI MCKINLEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILL LITTLE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET AXELROD
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN PAGANO
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN DUNNE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBERA SAGLIMBENI
UNDERWRITING REPRESENTATIVE	40.00			$123,280	$0	$39	Yes (X)
DONA FRANK-FEDERICO
CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00		Yes (X)	$93,551	$0	$8,826

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$400,553	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,842	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DIGITAL RADIO ENGINEERING INC	BusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2927 US ROUTE 6	AddressLine1
City	SLATE HILL	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10973	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ENGINEERING SUPPORT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$235,458	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$500,479	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$6,342,848	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$10,877	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,843,327	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO	Desc
Business	711130	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$190,739	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$190,739	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$190,739	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,270	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$26,270	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$93,101	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$88,873	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,228	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,228	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,228	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$249,403	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$185,530	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$63,873	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$63,873	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$63,873	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,128,437	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$254,612	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,228	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$26,270	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	$400,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$186,257	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$173,840	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,201,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,023,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$223,520	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$954,787	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$507,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$285,515	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$180,378	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,441	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$154,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,984	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,802	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,138	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$3,138	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,287	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,793	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,613	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,984	TotalAmt
Management And General	$149,984	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,357	TotalAmt
Program Services	$349,145	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,722	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,601	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,444	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM ACQ/PRODUCTION	$1,348,529	$1,348,529
RENTALS	$239,374	$225,409	$9,965	$4,000
UTILITIES	$182,591	$119,498	$62,422	$671
BUILDING SUPPLIES/EXPEN	$149,971	$5,048	$137,439	$7,484

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$730,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$287,464	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$316,279	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,754,857	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,093,120	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$953,014	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,708,723	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,794,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,980,279	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,094	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$501,052	BOYAmt
EOY	$429,298	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$11,343,644	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$6,197,846	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,283,134	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,145,798	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$867,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$979,058	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,315	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,949	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,577,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,636,476	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,210	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$345,975	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,393,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,069,987	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$479,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$366,297	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,205,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,815,469	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,371,955	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,821,007	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,371,955	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,821,007	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,577,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,636,476	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$373,580	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$75,472	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

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	$6,275,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,605,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,744,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,864,010	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,843,327	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,332,813	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,275,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,605,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,744,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,864,010	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,843,327	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,332,813	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$33,332,813	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$138,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$109,480	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$122,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$119,371	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$590,245	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,516	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,470	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,228	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$46,915	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$33,969,973	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98120	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98150	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	$532,610	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$532,610	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,567,446	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$4,567,446	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,243,588	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$6,243,588	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Depreciation	$6,197,846	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	-$6,197,846	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,145,798	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED COMPENSATION	$200,728
GIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS	$159,569
OTHER	$6,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$366,297	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,203,909	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$75,472	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$75,472	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,128,437	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,128,437	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,754,857	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,754,857	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,754,857	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

WAMC IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501-C(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. WAMC FOLLOWS GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REGARDING ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY WAMC FOR ANY YEARS OPEN UNDER THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS ARE THAT WAMC CONTINUES TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND THAT WAMC RECORDS GROSS REVENUES FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED AN UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTITITY UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN BOTH 2014 AND 2013, HOWEVER, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME (NET OF APPLICABLE OFFSETS AND EXPENSES) RESULTED IN NO TAX EXPENSE. WAMC BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OR DECREASE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE REPORTING DATE. NONE OF WAMC'S FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS IS CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) OR STATE AUTHORITIES. HOWEVER FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS AND VARIOUS STATE AUTHORITIES.

SCHEDULE D, PART VI / LINE 1E - OTHER

TOTAL ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, INCLUSIVE OF BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, IS PRESENTED ON LINE 1E 'OTHER' UNDER PART VI.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	Yes (1)	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALAN S CHARTOCK
PRESIDENT	$183,722	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,425	$0	$1,552	$0	$191,699	$0	$0	$0
DEBERA SAGLIMBENI
UNDERWRITING REPRESENTATIVE	$0	$0	$123,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$39	$0	$123,319	$0	$0	$0
DONA FRANK-FEDERICO
CHIEF OF STAFF	$93,551	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,605	$0	$5,221	$0	$102,377	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 5A AND PART II	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	COMMISSIONS ARE PAID TO MS. SAGLIMBENI, IN LIEU OF SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION, BASED ON UNDERWRITING REVENUES GENERATED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE CPA/PREPARER REVIEWS A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	WAMC MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UNDER WHICH OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY INTERESTS WHICH MIGHT GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. IN ADDITION, TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AT ALL MEETINGS. A QUESTIONNAIRE IS ALSO REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS) IN WHICH TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE BROADCAST HOLDINGS AND LITIGATION MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SET THE PRESIDENT'S (CEO) COMPENSATION AND CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE COMMITTEE PERIODICALLY (NO LESS THAN EVERY THREE YEARS) EVALUATES COMPENSATION, AND OBTAINS AND REVIEWS INFORMATION ON COMPENSATION IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS (SEE SCHEDULE J, PART A). THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR WAMC'S OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: DR. CHARTOCK, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WAMC, ALSO SERVES AS A TRUSTEE. HIS COMPENSATION, HOWEVER, RELATES SOLELY TO HIS ROLE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO. NO TRUSTEES OF WAMC RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR ROLE AS AN OFFICER AND/OR TRUSTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	WAMC HAS A PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE, LOCATED AT ITS ALBANY OFFICE, WHICH CONTAINS ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND IRS FILINGS. WAMC MAKES AVAILABLE COPIES UPON REQUEST. WAMC'S ANNUAL FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WAMC.ORG AND WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E	TELEPHONE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 106,634. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,449. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 13,743. TOTAL EXPENSES 140,826. FUND RAISING PREMIUMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 128,763. TOTAL EXPENSES 128,763. COMPUTER NETWORKING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 70,492. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,127. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,853. TOTAL EXPENSES 120,472. 0THER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 775. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 34,390. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 83,108. TOTAL EXPENSES 118,273. PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 76,347. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 76,347. POSTAGE AND SHIPPING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,679. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,759. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 58,579. TOTAL EXPENSES 75,017. DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,537. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,116. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,233. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,886. REPAIRS / MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,366. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,366.