2026-08-11T16:52:10-04:00 2025-09-30 383828234 CARTER P C 301 COLLEGE ST STE 320 ASHEVILLE NC 288012449 990 2024-10-01 581445328 WESTERN N CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO WEST 8282104800 73 BROADWAY ST ASHEVILLE NC 288012929 ELEANOR ELLIS CURRENT GM / CEO 8282536875 2026-08-11 true true ALAN TOLER P01522061 8282599900 2026-08-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO ELEANOR ELLIS 73 BROADWAY ST ASHEVILLE NC 28801 5474100 false X WWW.BPR.ORG X 1979 NC COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC RADIO NETWORK COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 22 22 30 94 0 3058712 4873086 0 56663 131738 197583 173162 3312958 5177986 0 0 1786730 1866709 0 975654 2062844 2170729 3849574 4037438 -536616 1140548 3373058 4847693 865757 960501 2507301 3887192 BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO CREATES AND CURATES CONTENT THAT INFORMS, INSPIRES, CONNECTS AND REFLECTS THE PEOPLE AND PLACES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. false false 2249686 BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO (BPR) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION SERVING WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH BPR NEWS AND BPR CLASSIC. BPR PROVIDES TRUSTED LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS, EMERGENCY INFORMATION, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING THROUGH BROADCAST, DIGITAL, AND ON-DEMAND PLATFORMS. ORIGINAL LOCAL JOURNALISM, PUBLIC SERVICE REPORTING, AND MUSIC PROGRAMMING HELP FULFILL BPR'S MISSION TO PROVIDE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINIANS WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF ONE ANOTHER AND THE WORLD. 2249686 true true false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 35 3 true 30 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NC X X X HEATHER NELSON 8282104800 73 BROADWAY ST ASHEVILLE NC 28801 WILLIAM TRAVIS CHILDS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK DEVEREAUX VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIN GABRIEL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY SAVILLE-AMTOWER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN CARTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAINGER CAUDLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA FEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL KELLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE MARTINEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACIE METZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTIE MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE PARKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER PARLIER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL PERRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEMMY PUREWAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN REISER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL ROVELLO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE ROWE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS SNEED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH SZUREK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIO TORDOYA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM COLLINS BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA MCGILLEY BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE MCGUIRE BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM PLAUT BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORGE REDMOND BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGI WEST BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA FLIPPIN WYNN BRD MBR THRU 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY POPE GM / CEO THR 40.00 X 176555 0 9877 ELEANOR ELLIS CURRENT GM / 40.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER NELSON CFO 40.00 X 54296 0 0 230851 9877 1 false true false 4873086 255033 4873086 48519 48519 60376 60376 60376 60376 242283 56402 215466 26817 56402 83219 83219 419 419 419 187125 80648 106477 -41919 148396 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5890 5890 5890 5177986 -41919 346819 X 295149 88545 118059 88545 1264530 741606 158821 364103 53404 34611 6828 11965 139406 89603 18407 31396 114220 60092 21370 32758 3850 3850 27395 27395 8086 8086 794180 288846 215969 289365 120159 72805 84 47270 130757 24049 25154 81554 91089 70442 20647 289663 123718 165945 42515 29018 6734 6763 5752 2125 3627 80397 56482 7971 15944 45294 15296 29998 PROGRAMMING FEES 544717 544717 SPECIAL EVENTS 63934 2087 61847 MISCELLANEOUS 3590 1794 1277 519 LESS: RAFFLES & GAMBLING -80649 -80649 4037438 2249686 812098 975654 460607 1695079 207086 159685 177932 6407 6407 25877 51401 2334230 1427528 874205 906702 1108313 1117037 185624 184945 552340 501104 3373058 4847693 243301 374082 44357 57019 578099 529400 865757 960501 X 2507301 3680106 207086 2507301 3887192 3373058 4847693 1140548 23290 216053 X false true X true false X 2936262 2926679 2895338 3042520 4895385 16696184 2936262 2926679 2895338 3042520 4895385 16696184 16696184 53530 69270 29004 51274 48519 251597 142148 124257 106477 372882 961 86956 206047 161891 193015 648870 17969533 0.92910 0.93830 X PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING RAFFLE 613,430 MISCELLANEOUS 35,440 SANCTUARY SERIES 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1106593 55978 54130 8086 1100355 1053035 73438 11930 7950 1106593 1269305 42321 250000 8591 1053035 1352075 -72553 10217 1269305 995301 186378 193067 11770 10901 1352075 1.00000 true false 11579 11579 377807 53668 324139 1832629 1373860 458769 112215 112215 906702 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ENDOWMENT 1100355 F INVESTMENTS 16682 F 1117037 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE LEASE 501104 501104 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 529400 529400 X 5489891 23290 216053 80648 319991 5169900 8086 8086 5177986 4110000 80648 80648 4029352 8086 8086 4037438 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, 2024, 2023, AND 2022, 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 80,648 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D GAMING DIRECT EXPENSE 80,648 false false 187125 41919 38729 false 187125 41919 38729 80648 106477 NC true false false false 1.00000 HEATHER NELSON 73 BROADWAY ST ASHEVILLE NC 28801 false false X false false false false false false false false false JEFFREY POPE GM / CEO THRU 4/2025 176555 7130 2747 186432 X 9 251593 TRADING VALUE X SET & TRVL VCHR 1 3440 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II LINE 9 - 9 DONORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE 251,593. LINE 25 - 2 DONORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE 3,440. FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC RADIO FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ANSWERING PHONES, BASIC CLERICAL WORK, HOSTING EVENING ON-AIR PROGRAMMING, AND BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT. UPON COMPLETION AND REVIEW, THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES FOR DETAILED REVIEW, THEN PROVIDED TO ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH RESPONSIBLE PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ONGOING BASIS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME APPARENT SO THE BOARD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THEM AND DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATON. THIS REVIEW, DESIGNED AND CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH INPUT FROM THE FULL BOARD, IS PERFORMED WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE REVIEW FOCUSES ON THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S ACTIVITIES IN LINE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND MEASURABLE GOALS. THE REVIEW CONTAINS A MECHANISM TO ASSESS HOW EFFECTIVELY THE OFFICERS HAVE IMPLEMENTED BOARD POLICIES AND DECISIONS AND WORK TOWARDS FUTURE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. AS OF THIS FILING, THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS PERFORMED DURING THE 2024- 2025 TAX 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 288,846 215,969 289,365