Civic Intelligence

Massachusetts Broadcaster Association Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 23-7312139

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Jun 21, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.MASSBROADCASTERS.ORG
62 Charles CourtSouthborough, MA 01722

(800) 471-1875

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

75th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

1st percentile

-352%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

72nd percentile

$10,000

Higher top officer pay than 72% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 15.1% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

5th percentile

-55%

Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

92nd percentile

47%

Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$201,488

Down $243,867 (-55%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$196,493

Down $232,260 (-54%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$4,995

Down $11,607 (-70%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue75th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Up

$66,044

Up $21,133 (+47%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$298,304

Down $55,556 (-16%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

-$232,260

Up $76,689 (+25%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth5th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2014: $752,991Liabilities 2014: $15,289Net Assets 2014: $737,7022014Assets 2015: $445,355Liabilities 2015: $16,602Net Assets 2015: $428,7532015Assets 2016: $201,488Liabilities 2016: $4,995Net Assets 2016: $196,4932016Assets 2017: $160,615Liabilities 2017: $5,795Net Assets 2017: $154,8202017Assets 2018: $441,275Liabilities 2018: $11,452Net Assets 2018: $429,8232018Assets 2019: $784,810Liabilities 2019: $51,930Net Assets 2019: $732,8802019Assets 2020: $1,069,460Liabilities 2020: $8,683Net Assets 2020: $1,060,7772020Assets 2021: $1,403,237Liabilities 2021: $21,579Net Assets 2021: $1,381,6582021Assets 2022: $1,638,187Liabilities 2022: $21,116Net Assets 2022: $1,617,0712022Assets 2023: $1,670,590Liabilities 2023: $16,873Net Assets 2023: $1,653,7172023Assets 2024: $1,560,323Liabilities 2024: $19,213Net Assets 2024: $1,541,1102024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$201,488
Liabilities$4,995
Net Assets$196,493
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth92nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2014: $509,980Expenses 2014: $444,566Net Income 2014: $65,4142014Revenue 2015: $44,911Expenses 2015: $353,860Net Income 2015: -$308,9492015Revenue 2016: $66,044Expenses 2016: $298,304Net Income 2016: -$232,2602016Revenue 2017: $171,601Expenses 2017: $213,274Net Income 2017: -$41,6732017Revenue 2018: $578,802Expenses 2018: $303,799Net Income 2018: $275,0032018Revenue 2019: $653,166Expenses 2019: $350,109Net Income 2019: $303,0572019Revenue 2020: $660,743Expenses 2020: $332,846Net Income 2020: $327,8972020Revenue 2021: $642,545Expenses 2021: $321,664Net Income 2021: $320,8812021Revenue 2022: $681,676Expenses 2022: $446,263Net Income 2022: $235,4132022Revenue 2023: $489,499Expenses 2023: $452,853Net Income 2023: $36,6462023Revenue 2024: $317,728Expenses 2024: $430,335Net Income 2024: -$112,6072024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$66,044
Expenses$298,304
Net Income-$232,260
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Jun 21, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$66,044
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's purpose is to promote cooperation and understanding among its members and to foster practices in the best interest of the general public and the broadcasting industry.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$433,749$195,486▼ $238,263
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$8,970$3,677▼ $5,293
Accounts Receivable-$2,325-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$1,696--
Total Assets$445,355$201,488▼ $243,867
Other Assets Total$940--
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$16,602$4,383▼ $12,219
Deferred Revenue-$612-
Total Liabilities$16,602$4,995▼ $11,607
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$428,753$196,493▼ $232,260
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$428,753$196,493▼ $232,260
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$445,355$201,488▼ $243,867
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay72nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleBaseTotal
Merril LefermanTreasurer$10,000$10,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Carl StrubeChairman
Alex Von LichtenbergPast Chairma
Mary MennaVice Chair R
Mark LundVice Chairma
Bill PepinDirector
Ed PerryDirector
Joe FlynnDirector
Tom McauliffeDirector
William FineDirector
Phil WeinerAssociate Di
Craig SwimmSecretary
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$0
Program Service Revenue
$65,321
Investment Income
$723
Other Revenue
$0
Change in Net Assets
$-232,260

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$66,044
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$66,044
Total Revenue per Form 990
$66,044
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$256,628
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$31,676
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$10,000
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Management---$65,000
Fees for Services Lobbying---$40,000
Grants to Domestic Individuals---$31,676
Fees for Services Legal---$29,655
Travel---$13,143
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees---$10,000
Conferences and Meetings---$9,000
Office Expenses---$8,011
All Other Expenses---$5,829
Fees for Services Accounting---$4,200
Other Expenses---$3,106
Total Functional Expenses$0$0$0$298,304

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$298,304
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$298,304
Total Expenses per Form 990$298,304
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
In-house lobbying only
No
Subject to proxy tax
Yes
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
No
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
Yes

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 3

“The association has neither employees nor an office. Accordingly, the association has engaged a subcontractor to serve aa a partime executive director.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“A copy of the association's tax return is provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to the return's filing.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“Treasurer reviews all cash disbursements to insure the absence of any conflicts of interest regarding association's expenditures.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“The board of directors reviews and approves the management fee paid jordan walton for his services.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

“The board of directors approves the treasurer's compensation. The treasurer is the only officer/director to receive direct compensation. The treasurer's compensation of 10,000 is based upon the estimated hours required to perform treasurer and bookkeeping services.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“The board of directors makes the governing documents and financial statements available to its membership and to the general public through its annual meeting, at conventions and in response to general requests.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Massachusetts Broadcaster
EIN
23-7312139
Phone
8004711875
Address
62 CHARLES COURT, SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01722

Signing Officer

Name
Carl Strube
Title
Chairman
Phone
8004711875
Signed
2017-06-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Carl Strube
Formed
1995
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
12
Independent Board Members
12
Employees
0

Preparer

Firm
Seelye & Schulz Pa CPA
Address
451 AMHERST ST STE 204, NASHUA, NH 03063-1200
Preparer
Paul E Seelye CPA
Phone
6038861900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“The organization's purpose is to promote cooperation and understanding among its members and to foster practices in the best interest of the general public and the broadcasting industry.”

Financial Statement Notes

Schedule D, Page 3, Part X

“Income taxes the association is exempt from income taxes pursuant to internal revenue code section 501(c)(6). The association's income tax filings are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. The association's open audit periods are 2013 through 2016. The association believes it has met all the requirements to maintain its not-for-profit status and does not have any unrelated business income which would result in taxable income. It is the association's policy to expense when paid any interest and penalties associated with its income tax”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE ASSOCIATION HAS NEITHER EMPLOYEES NOR AN OFFICE. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSOCIATION HAS ENGAGED A SUBCONTRACTOR TO SERVE AA A PARTIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE RETURN'S FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3TREASURER REVIEWS ALL CASH DISBURSEMENTS TO INSURE THE ABSENCE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING ASSOCIATION'S EXPENDITURES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE MANAGEMENT FEE PAID JORDAN WALTON FOR HIS SERVICES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE TREASURER'S COMPENSATION. THE TREASURER IS THE ONLY OFFICER/DIRECTOR TO RECEIVE DIRECT COMPENSATION. THE TREASURER'S COMPENSATION OF 10,000 IS BASED UPON THE ESTIMATED HOURS REQUIRED TO PERFORM TREASURER AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERSHIP AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ITS ANNUAL MEETING, AT CONVENTIONS AND IN RESPONSE TO GENERAL REQUESTS.
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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$201,488
Liabilities
$4,995
Net assets
$196,493
Revenue
$66,044
Expenses
$298,304
Net income
-$232,260
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.56$0.02$1.54$0.32$0.43$0.11
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.67$0.02$1.65$0.49$0.45$0.04
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.64$0.02$1.62$0.68$0.45$0.24
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.40$0.02$1.38$0.64$0.32$0.32
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.07$0.01$1.06$0.66$0.33$0.33
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.78$0.05$0.73$0.65$0.35$0.30
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.44$0.01$0.43$0.58$0.30$0.28
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.16$0.01$0.15$0.17$0.21$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.07$0.30$0.23
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.45$0.02$0.43$0.04$0.35$0.31
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.02$0.74$0.51$0.44$0.07