2023-05-15T14:03:17-05:00 2022-12-31 390758449 Wipfli LLP 30 Long Creek Drive South Portland ME 041062437 990 2022-01-01 222513428 Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Co SALT 2074696600 PO Box 170 East Orland ME 04431 Pat Pugh President 2074696600 2023-05-12 1 Pat Pugh 999009999 0 Patrick Nicholas CPA P00289567 2077745701 2023-05-12 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Pat Pugh PO Box 170 East Orland ME 04431 620368 0 X WWW.WERU.ORG X 1984 ME WERU Community Radio is an independent, noncommercial, educational media organization. WERU engages with the local community to provide diverse music, independent news, public affairs and cultural content that entertains, connects, informs, and inspires. 12 12 8 125 0 0 739843 613673 0 0 879 1084 8646 -1968 749368 612789 0 0 0 0 341641 370378 0 0 107203 273936 262242 615577 632620 133791 -19831 732028 657309 227778 185226 504250 472083 X WERU Community Radio is an independent, noncommercial, educational media organization. WERU engages with the local community to provide diverse music, independent news, public affairs and cultural content that connects, informs, and inspires. 0 0 341312 0 4504 Salt Pond Community Broadcasting operates WERU-FM Community Radio, which provides music, news and public affairs, and other cultural content. Programming ranges from diverse music (50 genres) to national headline news (5 prime time hours per week) to local public affairs programs. WERU meets a need in our region for an independent, community-based source of entertainment and information. The key to these diverse offerings is another important aspect of WERU, which is the commitment of 175 volunteers to serve as broadcasters and behind-the-scenes workers who reflect the local community. Volunteers receive free training and no prior experience is necessary.WERU's music programming provides citizens of Maine with a wide span of opportunities to learn about diverse forms of music and culture, creating a cross pollination of listener's interests and ideas. Each week, WERU broadcasts a dizzying array of Zydeco, Gospel, Jazz, Folk, Indie Rock, Blues, and Reggae, just to name a few.WERU's highly respected local and national news and public affairs programming provides listeners with opportunities to interact through call-in programs with a wide variety of topics and people. Topics associated with economic development, education, maritime issues, Native American issues and public health are just a few examples of the width and depth of our local public affairs.2,100 individual and household members and 400 local businesses support WERU, amounting to over 70% of annual income. WERU receives approximately 22% of its financial support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, having met rigorous guidelines for community involvement and local support.WERU's broadcast signal reaches a potential audience of 200,000 people in Midcoast, Downeast and Central Maine. WERU broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, both over the airwaves and on the Internet. The radio station was founded in 1988. 341312 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X Willie Marquart 2074696600 1186 Acadia Highway East Orland ME 04331 Pat Pugh President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Conklin-Powers Vice President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lynn Soucy treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Minott Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Anderson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katy Green Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ned Johnston Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Richard Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Rossel Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Sullivan Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan Swanson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shane Osborne Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Murphy General Manager 40.00 X 53345 0 3600 53345 0 3600 0 0 0 0 0 337700 2000 42356 231617 29228 613673 1084 1084 1107 2000 7579 -6472 -6472 Miscellaneous 900099 4504 4504 4504 612789 4504 0 -5388 56945 25625 16514 14806 264456 119006 76692 68758 21600 9720 6264 5616 27377 12320 7939 7118 1191 1191 32807 32807 35626 22055 12182 1389 6428 5206 643 579 13234 7427 5807 57649 57649 Programming 28978 28978 Transmitter and transla 25082 25082 Engineering 16420 15927 493 Supplies 14464 4048 9692 724 30363 8269 13881 8213 632620 341312 184105 107203 439290 390961 35360 34831 18824 19907 808729 675420 154482 133309 79891 75268 4181 3033 732028 657309 42728 42531 185050 142695 227778 185226 X 385151 358115 119099 113968 504250 472083 732028 657309 -19831 -12336 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 517076 522304 655432 739843 609410 3044065 517076 522304 655432 739843 609410 3044065 3044065 749 676 194 879 1084 3582 3047647 11874 0.99880 0.99890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 79891 9000 -12443 1180 75268 61460 10500 10191 2260 79891 60407 3293 2240 61460 53673 8954 2220 60407 57872 1000 -2949 2250 53673 0.67000 0.33000 0.00000 1 0 11440 11440 221159 182774 38385 398731 355773 42958 177399 136873 40526 133309 632727 -12336 33465 21129 611598 1191 1191 612789 664894 33465 33465 631429 1191 1191 632620 Part V, Line 4: See Part XIII Part V, Line 4 In 2010, Salt Pond Community Broadcasting partnered with the Maine Community Foundation to establish an endowment to help support WERU's operating needs. The agreement calls for each Organization to contribute $25,000. Salt Pond's funding portion is treated as board designated and the Maine Community Foundation's is treated as permanently restricted. Income earned from the endowment can be used at Salt Pond's board discretion. X 3 13688 FMV X Compact discs 1554 15540 FMV 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b 1. The outside auditor will prepare the 990 following the completion of the annual audit. 2. The Finance Committee will review the completed 990 and recommend it to the Board for approval (after addressing with the auditor any changes it deems necessary). 3. Board Members will have the opportunity to review the completed 990 and will approve it at its next meeting. 4. The Board President will sign the 990 and see that it is filed promptly with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each member of the WERU Board of Directors will file a letter at the annual business meeting disclosing whether they have a conflict of interest and may need to recuse themselves from voting on issues relating to that conflict. All members of the WERU Board of Directors resolve that no director will participate in any discussion or vote on any matter in which she/he or a member of her/his immediate family has potential conflict of interest due to having material economic involvement regarding the matter being discussed. If a conflict of interest presents itself at another time during the year, the director must announce her/his potential conflict, disqualify herself/himself, and be excused from the meeting until discussion is over on the matter involved. The president of the WERU Board of Directors is expected to make inquiry if such conflict appears to exist and the board member has not made it known. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 General Manager - The General Manager has a review/evaluation on a yearly basis by the Board of Directors via the personnel committee. The evaluation is documented and placed in the employee's file. Those individuals who provide the evaluation are independent of the General Manager and of his/her authority. Pay of the General Manager is not compared in any fashion and is based on performance and financial constraints of the station. Other Employees - Other employees are first evaluated after their first six months of service and then yearly thereafter by the General Manager. The General Manager will consult with the Personnel Committee prior to conducting employee evaluations. Regular reports concerning evaluations will be given to the Personnel Committee and copies placed in the employee's permanent file. Wages are not compared, but are based on individual employee performance and any financial constraints of the station. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 WERU's general policy of disclosing its governing documents is upon request.