Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 6,744,851 | 6,864,010 | 6,843,327 | 6,850,397 | 6,877,402 | 34,179,987 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 6,744,851 | 6,864,010 | 6,843,327 | 6,850,397 | 6,877,402 | 34,179,987 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 34,179,987 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 6,744,851 | 6,864,010 | 6,843,327 | 6,850,397 | 6,877,402 | 34,179,987 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 109,480 | 122,682 | 119,371 | 114,452 | 39,166 | 505,151 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 34,423,867 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 | WAMC, NORTHEAST PUBLIC RADIO, CHARTERED BY THE NYS BOARD OF REGENTS IN 1984, IS A NON-COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC RADIO STATION. WITH STATIONS AND TRANSLATORS IN 28 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST, WAMC'S LISTENING AREA REACHES PARTS OF SEVEN STATES, INCLUDING NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. WITH MORE THAN 400,000 MONTHLY LISTENERS, WAMC RANKS AMONG THE MOST-LISTENED-TO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. WAMC BROADCASTS TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH A SCHEDULE OF NEWS, INFORMATION, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION TO PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY NPR, TO WHICH WAMC SUBSCRIBES, THE STATION IS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC PRODUCERS OF ORIGINAL PUBLIC RADIO STYLE PROGRAMMING IN THE COUNTRY. WAMC PRODUCES AND BROADCASTS NINE LOCALLY-AIRED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE ROUNDTABLE, WHICH IS A MULTI-AWARD WINNING, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, ECLECTIC TALK PROGRAM. WAMC ALSO PRODUCES NINE NATIONALLY-SYNDICATED PROGRAMS WHICH ARE BROADCAST BY HUNDREDS OF RADIO STATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND ON ARMED FORCES RADIO. IN ADDITION TO RADIO PROGRAMMING, WAMC ALSO OWNS AND OPERATES THE LINDA (WAMC'S PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO). KNOWN FOR ITS INTIMATE SETTING AND COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC QUALITY, THE LINDA STANDS OUT AS A HYBRID PERFORMANCE VENUE, BROADCAST STUDIO, AND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER THAT HOSTS A DIVERSE SELECTION OF EVENTS; INCLUDING LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, DEBATES, SPOKEN WORD AND COMEDY. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 3B | IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, WAMC SOLD CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FROM WHICH IT DERIVED RENTAL INCOME. THE RENTAL OPERATIONS WERE CONSTRUED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME SUBJECT TO UBIT AND WERE REPORTED AS SUCH IN PRIOR YEARS FORM 990. THE RELATED LOSS ON THE SALE OF THESE PROPERTIES WAS REPORTED IN THE PRIOR YEAR FORM 990. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, WAMC HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE CPA/PREPARER REVIEWS A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITH WAMC'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND ANY PROPOSED COMMITTEE CHANGES ARE COMPLETED. SUBSEQUENTLY, BUT PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. |
| 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 CERTAIN OTHER 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 | BUILDING SUPPLIES/EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 168. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 137,421. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,014. TOTAL EXPENSES 139,603. FUND RAISING PREMIUMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 106,750. TOTAL EXPENSES 106,750. BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 47,353. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 58,148. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,501. PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,856. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,856. TELEPHONE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,106. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 24,298. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,475. TOTAL EXPENSES 80,879. DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 57,163. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,385. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,347. TOTAL EXPENSES 72,895. REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,991. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,991. OTHER COSTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,504. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,141. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 45,363. TOTAL EXPENSES 58,008. POSTAGE AND SHIPPING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,188. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,124. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 44,723. TOTAL EXPENSES 57,035. |
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