Municipal Public Access Cable

Analysis

Municipal Public Access Cable is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmer, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. 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 December 2023, Municipal Public Access Cable reported income of $384k and spending of $397k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $349k to $384k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Municipal Public Access Cable sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Amherst Soccer Club ($384k), Mentor Electrical Jatc ($384k) and Meadows Apartment Ownership Inc ($384k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.5% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 7 employees.