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.) .... | 13,132 | 25,980 | 34,797 | 39,091 | 55,712 | 168,712 |
| 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 | 13,132 | 25,980 | 34,797 | 39,091 | 55,712 | 168,712 |
| 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).. | 6,920 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 161,792 | |||||
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.. | 13,132 | 25,980 | 34,797 | 39,091 | 55,712 | 168,712 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,879 | 2,849 | 7,793 | 13,268 | 12,910 | 40,699 |
| 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. | 209,411 | |||||
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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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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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 | ||||
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| 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, PAGE 1, ITEM B | WE INADVERTENTLY LIST THE WRONG NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE 990 NOW IT MATCHES THE DETAIL IN THE BODY OF THE 990. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE MUSEUM HAS APPROXIMATELY 30 VOLUNTEERS, WITH THE EXACT NUMBER CHANGING AT ANY GIVEN TIME AS VOLUNTEERS LEAVE AND NEW PEOPLE VOLUNTEER. VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE DOCENTS (WHO PROVIDE TOURS FOR VISITORS), TECHNICIANS (WHO RESTORE RADIOS AND TELEVISION SETS), AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO HELP WITH TASKS SUCH AS PUBLICITY, DATA ENTRY, SCANNING OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, ETC. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | FESTIVAL. AS SUCH, THE MUSEUM OFFERS AND ALSO PARTICIPATES IN PROGRAMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THE ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL. LECTURES: THE MUSEUM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOWIE BRANCH, PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY SYSTEM, OFFERS LECTURES ON THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF BROADCASTING. RECENT TOPICS INCLUDE WORLD WAR II BATTLE COMMERMORATIONS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS A SMALL SPEAKERS BUREAU WHICH CAN PROVIDE SPEAKERSA TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. ON-SITE K-6 EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE MUSEUM HAS A FEE-BASED PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ADULT CAREGIVERS. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION. PARTICIPANTS IN THE HOUR LONG PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVE LEARNING FACILITATED BY INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING, HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH CULTURAL ARTIFACTS. SCREENINGS: THE MUSEUM SCREENS CLASSIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM THE 1950S AND 1960S EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY AT 2:00 P.M. THE SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT NCRTV.ORG. TOURS: THE NCRTV OFFERS GUIDED TOURS OF THE EXHIBITS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING OPENING HOURS AND TO GROUPS BY APPOINTMENT. DOCENT-LED TOURS ADDRESS RADIO AND TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY, THE CHRONOLOGY OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT, THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF BROADCASTING, AND THE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES BEHIND BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING. THE VOLUNTEER CORPS CONSISTS OF ABOUT 15 INDIVIDUALS OF VARYING BACKGROUNDS WHO SHARE A LOVE OF BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORY. DONATIONS ARE REQUESTED FOR GROUP TOURS. TUBE RADIO REPAIR CLASSES: THIS LIMITED SPACE, 3-HOUR PER WEEK, 10-WEEK HANDS-ON PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO WISH TO LEARN HOW TO RESTORE VACUUM TUBE RADIOS TO WORKING CONDITION. IN ADDITION TO THEORETICAL CLASSWORK, STUDENTS LEARN BY DOING, WITH EACH STUDENT PROVIDED WITH A RADIO TO RESTORE. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT RADIO OPERATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING, INCLUDING TUBES, CAPACITORS, TRANSFORMERS, SPEAKERS, SOLDERING TECHNIQUES, ETC. TUBE RADIO REPAIR THE MUSEUM HAS A CADRE OF VOLUNTEERS WHO REPAIR TUBE RADIOS FOR MEMBERS: MEMBERS PAY FOR PARTS AND MAKE A DONATION TO THE MUSEUM COMMENSURATE WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON THE REPAIR. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL RADIO & TELEVISION MUSEUM COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND INTERPRETS ARTIFACTS, PROGRAMMING, AND PUBLICATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE MUSEUM STAFF AT (301) 390-1020 OR INFO@NCRTV.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | WE HAVE 3 LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, (SINGLE, FAMILY AND HAM RADIO) WITH NO INCREASING BENEFIT, JUST GREATER SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM. MEMBERS AT ANY LEVEL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING "10% DISCOUNT IN THE MUSEUM STORE "DISCOUNT TO FEE-BASED PROGRAMS "MEMBERS' ONLY PROGRAMS "DIALS &CHANNELS, OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER "FREE/REDUCED COPYING (FIRST 10 PAGES FREE, THEN .20/PAGE) "RADIO REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR COST OF PARTS PLUS A DONATION COMMENSURATE TO LABOR "ACCESS TO THE MEMBER'S-ONLY SECTION OF THE WEBSITE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LIST, HAM MEMBERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING: "ACCES TO OUR STATION K3RTV FOLLOWING THEIR TRAINING IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LIST, FAMILY MEMBERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING: "SAME BENEFITS AS INDIVIDUALS BUT FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS "DISCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, CURATOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEN IT IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW ALSO. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONITOR. THIS IS A VERY SMALL ORGANIZZTION AND THUS WE ARE ABLE TO ENSURE NO CONFLICTS HAPPEN. BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN DOCUEMNT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR TO COMPLETE, DESCRIBING WHAT, IF ANY INTERESTS MIGHT BE SEEN AS CONFLICTS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | UPON REQUEST COPIES OF ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE SENT TO ANYONE REQUESTING THEM AND AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. |
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