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Media for the Public Good Inc

EIN 13-3722146 • 501(c)3 • Dobbs Ferry, NY

Profile

produce/disseminate public radio programming and podcasts

21 Brookside LaneDobbs Ferry, NY 10522

mfpg.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

77th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

92nd percentile

0.61x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 92% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

9th percentile

-63%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

45th percentile

-0.2%

Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-24%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Down

$122,581

Down $257 (-0.2%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$12,987

Up $12,987 from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$109,594

Down $13,244 (-11%) from 2022

Revenue

Down

$21,143

Down $6,787 (-24%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$34,387

Down $8,234 (-19%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$13,244

Up $1,447 (+9.8%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $98,339Liabilities 2010: $130,6082010Assets 2011: $86,861Liabilities 2011: $130,6082011Assets 2012: $93,886Liabilities 2012: $130,6082012Assets 2013: $0Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $65,316Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $71,234Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $64,161Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $57,638Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $67,328Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $83,079Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $80,312Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $137,529Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $137,5292021Assets 2022: $122,838Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $122,8382022Assets 2023: $122,581Liabilities 2023: $12,987Net Assets 2023: $109,5942023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$122,581
Liabilities$12,987
Net Assets$109,594

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2010: $56,347Expenses 2010: $55,286Net Income 2010: $1,0612010Revenue 2011: $49,107Expenses 2011: $60,585Net Income 2011: -$11,4782011Revenue 2012: $62,567Expenses 2012: $55,543Net Income 2012: $7,0242012Revenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: $02013Revenue 2014: $44,316Expenses 2014: $169,222Net Income 2014: -$124,9062014Revenue 2015: $47,405Expenses 2015: $41,488Net Income 2015: $5,9172015Revenue 2016: $32,410Expenses 2016: $39,483Net Income 2016: -$7,0732016Revenue 2017: $31,025Expenses 2017: $37,548Net Income 2017: -$6,5232017Revenue 2018: $51,807Expenses 2018: $42,118Net Income 2018: $9,6892018Revenue 2019: $55,182Expenses 2019: $39,431Net Income 2019: $15,7512019Revenue 2020: $36,175Expenses 2020: $38,941Net Income 2020: -$2,7662020Revenue 2021: $95,535Expenses 2021: $38,318Net Income 2021: $57,2172021Revenue 2022: $27,930Expenses 2022: $42,621Net Income 2022: -$14,6912022Revenue 2023: $21,143Expenses 2023: $34,387Net Income 2023: -$13,2442023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$21,143
Expenses$34,387
Net Income-$13,244

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.13$1.10$0.21$0.34$0.13
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.23$0.28$0.43$0.15
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.38$0.00$1.38$0.96$0.38$0.57
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.80$0.00$0.36$0.39$0.03
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.55$0.39$0.16
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.67$0.00$0.52$0.42$0.10
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.31$0.38$0.07
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.64$0.00$0.32$0.39$0.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.71$0.00$0.47$0.41$0.06
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.65$0.00$0.44$1.69$1.25
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.94$1.31$0.63$0.56$0.07
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.87$1.31$0.49$0.61$0.11
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.98$1.31$0.56$0.55$0.01
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
May 13, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$46,193
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

producing public radio programming and podcasts

produce/disseminate public radio programming and podcasts

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Media for the Public Good, Inc., is the creator of public radio's nationally distributed LGBTQ youth programs, also available on various podcast sites as well as our web site, https://mfpg.org$8,855$34,387
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Marc SophosChairman - See Schedule O For Column (D)FT$0--
Melissa FogartyDirector-$0--
Christopher BastardiDirector-$0--
Marilyn SophosTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Media for the Public Good Inc
EIN
13-3722146
Phone
9146740900
Address
21 Brookside Lane, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Signing Officer

Name
Marc Sophos
Title
Executive Director
Phone
9146740900
Signed
2024-05-13
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Moving and hauling: 5,937; insurance: 1855; transportation: 561; office supplies: 416; corporate fees: 195; parts and supplies: 131; contracting: 125; software: 40.

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

Accounts payable: $12,987. Over a period of many years, Marc Sophos, MFPG's founder and executive director, permitted MFPG to use, at no cost, studio equipment and furnishings belonging to him personally. These assets were never transferred to MFPG but rather remained the personal property of Mr. Sophos on long-term loan to MFPG. During the auction in which MFPG's studio equipment and furniture were sold, these personal assets of Mr. Sophos were also sold. The gross amount paid by purchasers for these personal assets was $17,842; the commission paid to the auction house on these personal assets was $4,855; and the resulting net due to Mr. Sophos was therefore $12,987. MFPG was paid by the auction house for all of the assets that were sold -- both those belonging to MFPG and those belonging to Mr. Sophos -- but as of the end of the 2023 tax year, MFPG had not yet reimbursed Mr. Sophos in this amount.

Form 990-EZ, Part IV

Form 990-EZ, Part IV, Column D: Media for the Public Good, Inc., has entered into a deferred compensation agreement with its founder, Marc Sophos, under which Mr. Sophos has agreed to defer his compensation otherwise due from MFPG in consideration of his services to MFPG. Under the deferred compensation agreement, the deferral continues until the earliest of: (i) adoption by the board of directors of a resolution authorizing payment of all or any portion of the deferred compensation; (ii) breach by MFPG of any of its obligations under the deferred compensation agreement, including but not limited to its obligation to continue to employ Mr. Sophos as president and chairman of MFPG; (iii) termination of Mr. Sophos's employment by MFPG for any reason; or (iv) failure of the members of MFPG to continue to elect Mr. Sophos to serve on the board of MFPG. Based on Mr. Sophos's more than 30 years of service to MFPG, the amount of deferred compensation remaining is in excess of $2 million.

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IRS990ScheduleN/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0For many years, MFPG has produced long-form, issue-based programming on LGBTQ+ issues as seen from a youth perspective. This programming has been the only nationally distributed programming of its kind in public radio in the U.S. All of the programming -- more than 200 episodes -- is being preserved by the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a project of public broadcaster WGBH in Boston and the Library of Congress. Until 2020, the program's youth participants, mainly high school students, gathered weekly in MFPG's broadcast studio to create this programming, with professional supervision and training. In addition to the public service nature of the programming itself, youth participants gained powerful and sometimes life-changing experiences. During the early years of the pandemic, when working together in a studio environment was not possible, MFPG continued to produce and distribute its programming through remote work. But working remotely made it more difficult to find young people to participate. Ultimately, the years of remote work and other factors resulted in MFPG having too few youth participants, forcing MFPG to suspend the production of new programming in late in 2022. In 2023, MFPG made the difficult decision to close the studio in order to avoid further rent, utility, and insurance payments for a facility that was not being used. Closing the studio took much of 2023 and culminated in the sale of MFPG's equipment and furnishings to a number of private individual buyers through an online auction. No MFPG officers or directors participated as bidders. The auction was held by a professional auction house (Absolute Auctions and Realty, Inc., P.O. Box 1739, Pleasant Valley, NY 12569, EIN 14-1722898). It was publicized online by the auction house and through social media sites related to professional audio equipment. Buyers picked up their purchases in September, and following final cleanup, MFPG vacated the space in October. Production of new programming remains suspended, at least for now, but MFPG continues to make all of its existing programming available to the public through its web site, https://mfpg.org. The programming continues to be featured on public radio stations from time to time.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Moving and hauling: 5,937; insurance: 1855; transportation: 561; office supplies: 416; corporate fees: 195; parts and supplies: 131; contracting: 125; software: 40.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Accounts payable: $12,987. Over a period of many years, Marc Sophos, MFPG's founder and executive director, permitted MFPG to use, at no cost, studio equipment and furnishings belonging to him personally. These assets were never transferred to MFPG but rather remained the personal property of Mr. Sophos on long-term loan to MFPG. During the auction in which MFPG's studio equipment and furniture were sold, these personal assets of Mr. Sophos were also sold. The gross amount paid by purchasers for these personal assets was $17,842; the commission paid to the auction house on these personal assets was $4,855; and the resulting net due to Mr. Sophos was therefore $12,987. MFPG was paid by the auction house for all of the assets that were sold -- both those belonging to MFPG and those belonging to Mr. Sophos -- but as of the end of the 2023 tax year, MFPG had not yet reimbursed Mr. Sophos in this amount.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Form 990-EZ, Part IV, Column D: Media for the Public Good, Inc., has entered into a deferred compensation agreement with its founder, Marc Sophos, under which Mr. Sophos has agreed to defer his compensation otherwise due from MFPG in consideration of his services to MFPG. Under the deferred compensation agreement, the deferral continues until the earliest of: (i) adoption by the board of directors of a resolution authorizing payment of all or any portion of the deferred compensation; (ii) breach by MFPG of any of its obligations under the deferred compensation agreement, including but not limited to its obligation to continue to employ Mr. Sophos as president and chairman of MFPG; (iii) termination of Mr. Sophos's employment by MFPG for any reason; or (iv) failure of the members of MFPG to continue to elect Mr. Sophos to serve on the board of MFPG. Based on Mr. Sophos's more than 30 years of service to MFPG, the amount of deferred compensation remaining is in excess of $2 million.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990-EZ, Part IV
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