Rochester Community TV Inc

Analysis

Rochester Community TV Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Rochester Community TV Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $453k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $659k to $1.4m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 644%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rochester Community TV Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Incorporated ($1.4m), Green Branch Management Group Corp ($1.4m) and Echo Theater Company ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $153k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 7 employees.