Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,451,836 | 6,349,389 | 7,382,545 | 8,056,283 | 7,619,924 | 32,859,977 |
| 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 | 3,451,836 | 6,349,389 | 7,382,545 | 8,056,283 | 7,619,924 | 32,859,977 |
| 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. | 32,859,977 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,451,836 | 6,349,389 | 7,382,545 | 8,056,283 | 7,619,924 | 32,859,977 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11,152 | 61,030 | 62,308 | 54,757 | 77,252 | 266,499 |
| 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.).. | 2,645 | 4,784 | 423,306 | 7,909 | 438,644 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 33,565,120 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | OTHER INCOME 20,134 PPP LOAN FORGIVEN 418,510 |
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| FORM 990 | PART I LINE 8 THE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2022 ARE 436,359 LESS THAN IN 2021 DUE TO 2021 CONTAINING A SPECIAL ONE-TIME PROJECT NEED TO RAISE RESTRICTED FUNDS NEEDED THAT YEAR ONLY TO LAUNCH THE 88.3 SIGNAL FOR THE EASTERN SHORE. 2022 HAD NO SUCH SPECIAL ONE-TIME PROJECT NEED OF COMPARABLE SIZE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | THE RADIO STATION RECEIVES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DONATED SERVICES FROM UNPAID VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST IN FUND-RAISING AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THE CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION UNDER ASC 958-605-25 HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WE ENCOUNTER TO TAKE ONE STEP CLOSER TO CHRIST." OVER 500,000 LISTENERS DEPEND ON THE POWERFUL FM RADIO SIGNALS OF WGTS 91.9 ACROSS THE ENTIRE WASHINGTON DC METRO REGION FROM FREDERICK, MARYLAND (NORTH) TO FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA (SOUTH) AND ON 88.3 (WGBZ) ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE. THE AWARD-WINNING RADIO STATIONS ARE THE PRIMARY MEDIA MINISTRIES OF ATLANTIC GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS, A NON-PROFIT- 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION. FUNDED BY TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS MAINLY FROM INDIVIDUALS, THE MINISTRY IS A CONSTANT DESTINATION OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT ON-AIR, ONLINE, AND ON THE GROUND. ALL OF WGTS AND ATLANTIC GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS ENCOURAGING AND CHRISTIAN-BASED MUSIC AND CONVERSATIONS. THE CULTURALLY-RELEVANT CONTENT IS CREATED OR DELIVERED BY LOCAL STAFF AND TOUCHES EVERY AREA OF LIFE INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS, FINANCES, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND BUILDING COMMUNITY, WGTS CREATES LIFE-IMPACTING CONNECTION, SERVES AS AN ENCOURAGING VOICE FOR THE LONELY AND DISCONNECTED IN OUR SOCIETY, AND MOBILIZES LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO HELP EACH OTHER WHO ARE IN NEED IN TANGIBLE WAYS. A POWERFUL AND NEWER 50,000-WATT FM RADIO SIGNAL WAS LAUNCHED JUNE 2021 WHEN WGTS EXPANDED ITS MEDIA MINISTRY IMPACT OVER THE EASTERN SHORE. WGTS'S CHRISTIAN MUSIC AND CONVERSATIONS CAN NOW BE HEARD ON FM FREQUENCY 88.3 (WGBZ). OVER 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING, WGTS'S CHRISTIAN AND EDUCATIONAL IMPACT NOW COVERS THE MARYLAND AND DELAWARE BEACH COMMUNITIES WITH DAILY MESSAGES OF HOPE AND GOD'S LOVE. PROGRAM SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH VARIOUS PLATFORMS AND OTHER TYPES OF MEDIA WHICH SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE. THESE INCLUDE NONCOMMERCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING ON-AIR, VARIOUS ONLINE PLATFORMS INCLUDING THE NEWLY ACQUIRED AND POPULAR INTERNET-ONLY "ALL WORSHIP" CHANNEL PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL MUSIC CHANNELS, A COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL WEBSITE, SMARTPHONE APPS, INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA, PLUS ONE-TO-ONE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS ON THE GROUND THROUGH LOCALLY PRODUCED AND HOSTED COMMUNITY CONCERTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. WGTS WAS TWICE AWARDED THE RADIO AND MEDIA INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST HONORS BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB), RECEIVING THE MARCONI AWARD FOR 2021 "RELIGIOUS STATION OF THE YEAR." THE STATION RECEIVED A 2ND MARCONI AWARD FOR "RADIO PODCAST OF THE YEAR" FOR THE PODCAST "WE NEED TO TALK," HOSTED BY CLAUDE JENNINGS AND JERRY WOODS. THE PODCAST ADDRESSED ISSUES OF RACE IN AMERICA AND EMPHASIZED BRINGING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER. WGTS WAS ALSO NAMED "BEST CHRISTIAN WORKPLACE" FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY THE BEST CHRISTIAN WORKPLACES INSTITUTE (BCWI). |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THERE SHALL BE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. THE MEMBERS SHALL BE THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE ELECTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DESIGNATED AS PROVIDED BY THE BYLAWS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | ELECTED MEMBER IS NOMINATED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. THE ACT OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AT A MEETING AT WHICH QUORUM IS PRESENT SHALL BE THE ACT OF THE MEMBERS, UNLESS THE ACT OF A GREATER NUMBER IS REQUIRED BY THE LAW, BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BY THE BYLAWS. EACH MEMBER SHALL CAST HIS OWN VOTE AND NO VOTE CAST BY THE PROXY SHALL BE RECOGNIZED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | WHEN FORM 990 IS COMPLETED, IT IS PRESENTED AND REVIEWED WITH ORGANIZATION'S BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT HE/SHE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO EVALUATE AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION AND GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | COPIES OF THE FORM 990 PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ARE INCLUDED ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE AS WELL. ALL OTHER PUBLIC INSPECTION COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILBLE UPON REQUEST. |
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