2024-03-22T07:45:10-05:00 2023-12-31 161468002 CHIAMPOU TRAVIS BESAW & KERSHNER LLP 45 BRYANT WOODS NORTH AMHERST NY 14228 990 2023-01-01 161511190 HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS HOLY 7168396117 6325 SHERIDAN DRIVE WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 JAMES N WRIGHT PRESIDENT 7168396117 2024-03-21 1 JAMES WRIGHT 999009999 0 EUGENE G KERSHNER P00601324 7166302400 2024-03-21 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JAMES N WRIGHT 6325 SHERIDAN DRIVE WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 2026736 0 X WWW.THESTATIONOFTHECROSS.COM X 1996 NY THE STATION OF THE CROSS IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CATHOLIC MEDIA NETWORK THAT EXISTS IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY EVANGELIZE THROUGH RADIO PROGRAMMING, DIGITAL CONTENT, AND COMMUNITY ACTION. 4 4 15 0 0 0 1506483 2023172 0 0 223346 10 -2261 1821 1727568 2025003 0 0 0 0 606245 850094 0 0 264150 1145939 2236404 1752184 3086498 -24616 -1061495 6485461 5181062 2784558 2541654 3700903 2639408 X THE STATION OF THE CROSS IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CATHOLIC MEDIA NETWORK THAT EXISTS IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY EVANGELIZE THROUGH RADIO PROGRAMMING, DIGITAL CONTENT, AND COMMUNITY ACTION. 0 0 2523982 1. PROGRAMMING/PRODUCTION:ONE OF OUR MAJOR GOALS FOR 2023 WAS TO DEVELOP TWO NEW SHOWS IN 2023, OUR FIRST SHOW DEVELOPED WAS ACT AIRING WEEKDAYS AT 7:00AM AND THE SECOND, ASK A PRIEST LIVE AIRING WEEKDAYS AT 6:00PM. WE ALSO MOVED MOTHER ANGELICA CLASSICS INTO THE 10AM HOUR WHEN WE MOVED MOTHER MIRIAM INTO THE 2:00PM TO REPLACE JESSE ROMARO WHICH WENT INTO THE 8:00PM HOUR. 2. FOUR MEN'S MARCHESHIGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VIA THE MEN'S MARCH AND RALLY IN ALBANY, D.C., AND BOSTON,WITH ASSOCIATED EVENTS IN NYC, D.C., AND BOSTON, WHICH ALSO REINFORCED OUR ORGANIZATIONAL BRAND MOST ESPECIALLY AS "SWORD BEARERS AND "LEADERS IN THE CULTURE BATTLE." 3. NEW STATION ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WE PURCHASED, REBUILT, AND LAUNCHED 5 NEW TERRESTRIAL STATIONS IN 2023WACE 730AM SPRINGFIELD, MA [BUILT FROM SCRATCH: 1/5/2023]WHVM 91.9FM OWEGO, NY [COMPLETELY REBUILT: 3/20/2023]W266DK 101.1 FM SOUTHBRIDGE, MA [LAUNCHED TRANSLATOR ON: 4/18/2023]WPMW 88.5 FM MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA [COMBINED WPMW & WRRS: 8/19/2023]HIRED 3 NEW SUBCONTRACTED ENGINEERS FOR STATIONSWPMW: DAVID GOLDSTEIN, WHVM: TROY BRYANT, WQOM: JOHN GARRETT PURCHASED NEW SHOW HOST EQUIPMENTCREATED A FULLY FUNCTIONAL REMOTE STUDIO FOR NEW HIRE JOE MCCLANE FOR ACTJIM HAVENS RECEIVED A HIGH-END VIDEO CAMERA FOR THE SIMPLE TRUTHASK A PRIEST LAUNCHED, JORDAN PACHECO RECEIVED NEW MICROPHONE, 15 PRIEST HEADSETSBOTH FATHER MCTEIGUE AND RYAN CAESAR RECEIVED NEW LAPTOPS FOR THE CATHOLIC CURRENT 13 TRANSMITTER SITES NOW HAVE FULLY FUNCTIONAL CELLULAR BACKUP INTERNETALL 19 OF OUR TERRESTRIAL STATIONS HAD A SUCCESSFUL FCC NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST WE PROPERLY PROGRAMMED OUR 14 SAGE EMERGENCY ALERT TRANSMITTER UNITS BEFORE TESTALL REQUIRED FCC LEGAL FORMS: 1, 2, 3 WERE SUBMITTED ON TIME.ALL STATIONS WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL FOR BOTH THE SPRING & FALL 2023 APPEALSNO STATIONS FAILED DURING THE APPEAL WHICH ALLOWED FOR MAXIMUM DONOR PARTICIPATIONSUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE NEW SHOW "ASK A PRIEST"15 DIFFERENT PRIESTS RECEIVED THE SAME HEADSETS FOR AUDIO CONTINUITY BETWEEN GUESTSNEW HOST JORDAN PACHECOINSTALLED A NEW STATE OF THE ART VMIX STREAMING SYSTEMTHIS SYSTEM REPLACES A FAILING UNIT AND GIVES GREATER GUEST SHOW CAPACITYINSTALLED HIGH-END VIDEO EDITING WORKSTATION (DANIEL WEISS)THIS SYSTEM GREATLY DECREASES OUR RENDERING/EXPORTING TIMEIT ALLOWS FOR GREATER CAPACITY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA & SPECIAL PROJECTSINSTALLED NEW WORKSTATIONS FOR ZACH & NORA 4. FUND APPEALS AND SPONSORSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTSRAISED OVER $750,000 IN BOTH SPRING AND FALL APPEAL BEST FUND DRIVES IN HISTORYFALL WAS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE IT CAME RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF SPRING APPEAL, AND WE WERE MISSING ONE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL ON-AIR HOSTS RENEWED SEVERAL PAST SPONSORS AND CONVERTED MONTHLY DONORS TO ONGOINGDEVELOPING AND EXECUTING STRATEGY FOR LAPSED DONORS 2523982 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 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 35 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY MA PA X X RICHARD PAOLINI 7168396117 6325 SHERIDAN DRIVE WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 X JAMES N WRIGHT CEO AND PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE WRIGHT VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ELLEN CAPECE SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL HAVAS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HAVENS COO/INTEGRATOR 45.00 X 100271 0 7608 100271 0 7608 1 0 0 0 0 2023172 6580 2023172 10 10 1733 -1733 -1733 -1733 OTHER INCOME 900099 3554 3554 3554 2025003 1821 0 10 X 727007 508905 116321 101781 62822 43975 10052 8795 60265 42186 9642 8437 7791 1558 6233 17500 3500 14000 3668 1354 2314 48597 14579 29158 4860 479576 431618 23979 23979 25683 7705 10273 7705 73821 73821 23013 18410 4603 LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT 837501 837501 UTILITIES 150545 127963 7527 15055 PROMOTION 100895 55492 45403 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 84254 58978 16851 8425 383560 296437 47413 39710 3086498 2523982 298366 264150 470390 272552 111737 10898 2998869 2140377 824991 858492 2382086 1623625 2696257 2415495 6485461 5181062 29224 16857 2755334 2524797 2784558 2541654 X 3589857 2639408 111046 0 3700903 2639408 6485461 5181062 -1061495 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1489350 2007592 1584550 1506483 1909172 8497147 1489350 2007592 1584550 1506483 1909172 8497147 8497147 5900 2064 5625 77 10 13676 8510823 0.99840 0.99840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 285539 285539 57014 19955 37059 275880 143691 132189 2336822 1933117 403705 43614 43614 0 858492 SECURITY DEPOSITS 2400 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 2413095 2415495 OPERATING LEASE LIABILIITES 2524797 2524797 2026736 0 2026736 -1733 -1733 2025003 3088231 1733 1733 3086498 0 3086498 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS EXPENSES ON RENTAL PROPERTY PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS EXPENSES ON RENTAL PROPERTY X 1 2608 X 1 3972 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JAMES N WRIGHT, PRESIDENT, IS MARRIED TO JOANNE WRIGHT,VICE PRESIDENT. JAMES N WRIGHT'S SISTER-IN-LAW IS MARY ELLEN CAPECE, SECRETARY. JOANNE WRIGHT AND MARY ELLEN CAPECE ARE SISTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS CONDUCT MEETINGS AND MAKE DECISIONS RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRIOR TO ELECTION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, SUBMITS A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE SECRETARY OR OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION STATING WHETHER OR NOT ANY TRANSACTIONS EXIST THAT WOULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH OFFICER SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF ALL COMPLETED STATEMENTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR, IF THERE IS NO SUCH COMMITTEE, TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TAKES ACTION IF NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND ANNUAL TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE TAX RETURNS ARE ALSO ON THEIR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E PROGRAMMING EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 69,497. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 69,497. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 47,483. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,194. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,439. TOTAL EXPENSES 68,116. WEB PAGE EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,556. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,682. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,170. TOTAL EXPENSES 43,408. NEWSLETTER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,104. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,895. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,947. TOTAL EXPENSES 38,946. ENGINEERING EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,202. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,202. DONATION PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,072. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,710. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,420. TOTAL EXPENSES 34,202. POSTAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,381. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,381. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,761. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,523. CONTRIBUTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,650. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,650. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,954. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,954. STATION CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,000. LICENSES AND PERMITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,642. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,642. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,620. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,620. PAYROLL SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,758. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 162. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 325. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,245. BANK CHARGES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,135. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,135. STUDIO SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,996. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,996. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,478. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,074. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 134. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,686. PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,120. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 560. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 560. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,240. LOCAL MINISTRY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 498. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 498. FORM 990. PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY MAY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE INDIVIDUAL'S EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND FORMAL CATHOLIC FORMATION AND EDUCATION. 2. THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION. 3. THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION HISTORY, AS WELL AS COMPENSATION-PAID CEOS WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE CURRENT CEO, AT HIS REQUEST AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS NOT COMPENSATED.