Radio Kingston Corp

Kingston, NY · EIN 82-1753945 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Radio Kingston Corp reported $10.7 million in revenue and $6.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $21,950 (CHAIR). Revenue rose 33% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.6M

Program services$100.00 $6.6M
Management & general$0.00 $0
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$97.43 $10M
Investment income$1.99 $214K
Other revenue$0.58 $62,533

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	100.0%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	97.4%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$21,950	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.33%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	27.1	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	2 of 3	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$6.6M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Radio station program: celebrating the diversity of the city of kingston through music, conversation, spoken-word performances, educational programming and more. This programming offers a chance for all residents to engage, listen and learn from each other

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CHAIR Officer, 0.50 hrs/week	$21,950	$0	$0	$21,950

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Radio Kingston Corp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $478K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$11M	$6.6M	100.0%	$15M	$21,950
2023 ⓘ	$2.3M	$5.4M	100.0%	$11M	$165,075
2022 ⓘ	$5.9M	$5.6M	100.0%	$14M	—
2021 ⓘ	$9.6M	$5.1M	100.0%	$14M	$18,525
2020 ⓘ	$4.7M	$4.4M	100.0%	$9.2M	$55,026
2019 ⓘ	$8.1M	$3.3M	94.8%	$8.9M	$35,170

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 2 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 574

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Questions people ask

How much of Radio Kingston Corp's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Radio Kingston Corp reported that 100.0% of its $6.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Radio Kingston Corp pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Radio Kingston Corp reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $21,950, for the role of CHAIR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Radio Kingston Corp get its money?

Of $10.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Radio Kingston Corp a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 82-1753945 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521909349301202 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412679349300116 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349305450 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349314504 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113169349302606 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349307085 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 82-1753945: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.