Liabilities / Assets
31st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 31% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 20-5647819
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
31st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
33rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
37th percentile
Higher net margin than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
57th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 8.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
77th percentile
Faster asset growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
33rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$1,729,938
Up $239,896 (+16%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$1,695,322
Up $205,280 (+14%) from 2016
Liabilities
Up$34,616
Up $34,616 from 2016
Revenue
Down$941,873
Down $13,944 (-1.5%) from 2016
Expenses
Down$948,356
Down $15,272 (-1.6%) from 2016
Net Income
Up-$6,483
Up $1,328 (+17%) from 2016
Arlington community media, inc. (the organization") was established in massachusetts as a nonprofit, membership-based organization dedicated to providing an electronic forum for the free exchange of information and ideas, which reflect the talents, skills, interests, concerns and diversity of the arlington, massachusetts community. The organization manages facilities for community access tv programming on the public, educational, and governmental (peg) access channels on the arlington cable communications systems. The organization also provides access to, and training in, telecommunications technology to members of the community.
To provide an electronic forum for the free exchange of information and ideas, which reflect the talents, skills, interests and concerns of the town of arlington's community.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | - | $515,174 | - |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $1,266,765 | $480,292 | ▼ $786,473 |
| Accounts Receivable | - | $445,668 | - |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $211,298 | $276,299 | ▲ $65,001 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | - | $9,984 | - |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $9,579 | $121 | ▼ $9,458 |
| Total Assets | $1,490,042 | $1,729,938 | ▲ $239,896 |
| Other Assets Total | $2,400 | $2,400 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | - | $34,616 | - |
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $34,616 | ▲ $34,616 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $1,402,705 | $1,684,813 | ▲ $282,108 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $87,337 | $10,509 | ▼ $76,828 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,490,042 | $1,695,322 | ▲ $205,280 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,490,042 | $1,729,938 | ▲ $239,896 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $269,700 | $718,113 | $987,813 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $2,797 | $108,549 | $111,346 |
| Other Land Buildings | $3,802 | $33,460 | $37,262 |
| Period | Beginning | Contrib. | Gain/Loss | Other Uses | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | - | $500,000 | ▲ $15,714 | - | $515,174 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Mcleod | Executive Director | FT | $76,705 | $76,705 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John D Leone | President and Director |
| Michael Healy | Clerk and Director |
| Linda Olsen | Director |
| Martin Thrope | Director |
| Nancy Flynn-barvick | Director |
| Phillip J Privitera | Director |
| Kathleen Colwell | Treasurer and Director |
| Michael Ruderman | Treasurer and Director |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $563,019 |
| Other Expenses | $385,337 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $300,400 | $75,116 | - | $375,516 |
| Occupancy | $98,821 | $32,748 | - | $131,569 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $85,826 | $9,536 | - | $95,362 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $4,408 | $83,746 | - | $88,154 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $36,951 | $14,739 | - | $51,690 |
| Payroll Taxes | $23,713 | $13,338 | - | $37,051 |
| Fees for Services Other | $36,300 | - | - | $36,300 |
| Office Expenses | $12,056 | $10,479 | - | $22,535 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $20,600 | - | $20,600 |
| Advertising | - | $16,098 | - | $16,098 |
| Insurance | $12,759 | $3,190 | - | $15,949 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $8,218 | $2,390 | - | $10,608 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $4,171 | $1,788 | - | $5,959 |
| Travel | $1,418 | $4,255 | - | $5,673 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $2,814 | - | $2,814 |
| Other Expenses | $0 | $2,043 | - | $2,043 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $636,848 | $311,508 | $0 | $948,356 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $948,356 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $948,356 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $948,356 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“The form is circulated electronically via e-mail to all members of the governing body. They review the form and submit comments to the organization's president and treasurer who relay such comments to the paid preparer of the form 990. All comments (if any) are relayed by the treasurer/president/executive director and the paid preparer before the form 990 is filed and an updated version is prepared. The updated version is then approved by the treasurer, executive director, and president, forwarded to all of the organization's other directors via e-mail and electronically filed.”
“The executive director's compensation is approved annually by the board of directors. On an annual basis the executive director's professional performance is reviewed by the organization's board of directors and the executive director meets with the board president for an in-depth performance review. A signed letter documenting the board's decision to provide a pay increase is drafted by the board president and provided to the executive director.”
“UPON REQUEST.”
“Section 481(a) adjustment 197,653.”
“The organization has changed its method of accounting for the form 990 from cash basis to accrual basis to agree with the method of accounting it reports on its annual audited financial statements.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | ARLINGTON COMMUNITY MEDIA, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") WAS ESTABLISHED IN MASSACHUSETTS AS A NONPROFIT, MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AN ELECTRONIC FORUM FOR THE FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS, WHICH REFLECT THE TALENTS, SKILLS, INTERESTS, CONCERNS AND DIVERSITY OF THE ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS TV PROGRAMMING ON THE PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL (PEG) ACCESS CHANNELS ON THE ARLINGTON CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO, AND TRAINING IN, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE FORM IS CIRCULATED ELECTRONICALLY VIA E-MAIL TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THEY REVIEW THE FORM AND SUBMIT COMMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER WHO RELAY SUCH COMMENTS TO THE PAID PREPARER OF THE FORM 990. ALL COMMENTS (IF ANY) ARE RELAYED BY THE TREASURER/PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE PAID PREPARER BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED AND AN UPDATED VERSION IS PREPARED. THE UPDATED VERSION IS THEN APPROVED BY THE TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND PRESIDENT, FORWARDED TO ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER DIRECTORS VIA E-MAIL AND ELECTRONICALLY FILED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETS WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR AN IN-DEPTH PERFORMANCE REVIEW. A SIGNED LETTER DOCUMENTING THE BOARD'S DECISION TO PROVIDE A PAY INCREASE IS DRAFTED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | SECTION 481(A) ADJUSTMENT 197,653. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS CHANGED ITS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR THE FORM 990 FROM CASH BASIS TO ACCRUAL BASIS TO AGREE WITH THE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING IT REPORTS ON ITS ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: |
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