WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

4 GLOBAL VW, TROY, NY 12180-8368

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ANTHONY V HAYES, 4 GLOBAL VIEW, TROY, NY 121808368

Signed the 990

ANTHONY V HAYES, PRESIDENT

Phone

(518) 880-3400

Website

WWW.WMHT.ORG

Return prepared by

BONADIO & CO LLP

Mission

WMHT ENRICHES COMMUNITIES AND ELEVATES DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES BY PROVIDING CONTENT, CONNECTION, AND CONVERSATION THAT ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

Program accomplishments

• WMHT PROVIDES WEEKLY LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, COOKING, HEALTH, ECONOMIC ISSUES AND ARTS IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND BEYOND.PROGRAMMING AT A GLANCESINCE 1953, WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA HAS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND LEARNING THROUGH THE POWER OF MEDIA. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY CONFIDENT IN ITS IDENTITY, ITS POTENTIAL FULLY REALIZED, INSPIRED, AND CONNECTED THROUGH TRUSTED PUBLIC MEDIA. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY WITH ROBUST CONTENT HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE STORIES AND STRENGTHS HOUSED IN OUR DIVERSE REGION.NORTH TO NEW YORKA COMPANION PIECE TO HENRY LOUIS GATES JR'S PBS SERIES GREAT MIGRATIONS, WMHT'S NORTH TO NEW YORK: THE GREAT MIGRATION IN NY'S CAPITAL REGION, IS AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THOSE WHO LEFT ALL THEY KNEW BEHIND TO MAKE THE CAPITAL REGION HOME. FROM LAND TO LEGACY: 100 YEARS OF NY STATE PARKSIN SEPTEMBER, WMHT PREMIERED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY "FROM LAND TO LEGACY: 100 YEARS OF NY STATE PARKS". SPANNING A CENTURY OF PRESERVATION, THE FILM INCLUDES HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES, FROM THE FIRST AMERICAN CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT NIAGARA FALLS TO THE MULTICULTURAL NARRATIVES OF SOJOURNER TRUTH AND ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARKS.REFLECTIONS ON THE ERIE CANALIN REFLECTIONS ON THE ERIE CANAL, WMHT LOOKS BACK AT THE 200- YEAR JOURNEY OF THE MAN-MADE WATERWAY THAT MADE NEW YORK THE EMPIRE STATE. WMHT ALSO PRODUCED A 10-PART ONLINE SERIES TO ALLOW THE VIEWER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ERIE CANAL. TVFILMTVFILM IS AN ENGAGING SHOWCASE FOR SHORT, CREATIVE WORKS OF A DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND MEDIA ARTISTS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TVFILM OFFERS FILMMAKERS IN OUR AREA THE CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING. WE WELCOME SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL FILMMAKERS AND ENCOURAGE ENTRIES FROM WOMEN, BIPOC, DISABLED, AND OTHER TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED FILMMAKERS. TVFILM SEASON 17 FEATURED A RECORD NUMBER OF FILMS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED FILMMAKERS ACROSS A VARIED SELECTION OF GENRES.AHA!WMHT'S WEEKLY ARTS AND CULTURE SHOW, AHA! A HOUSE FOR ARTS CONTINUED TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON REGIONAL ARTISTS OF ALL MEDIUMS AND STYLES. AHA!'S HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS COVERAGE OF DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. EACH EPISODE FEATURES AN IN-THE-FIELD ARTIST PROFILE, A STUDIO INTERVIEW WITH CREATIVES AND LEADERS OF LOCAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS, AND A PERFORMANCE BY A LOCAL MUSICIAN OR BAND.NEW YORK NOWNEW YORK NOW, WMHT'S EMMY AWARD-WINNING, IN-DEPTH PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, CONTINUED REPORTING ON ISSUES OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE. MANAGING EDITOR SHANTEL DESTRA ALONG WITH HOST, ELISE KLINE PROVIDED CONSTANT, TIMELY COVERAGE OF THE LATEST IN NEW YORK WHILE MAINTAINING A ROSTER OF POLITICIANS, CIVIL SERVANTS, JOURNALISTS, AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF NEW YORK NOW, WMHT CELEBRATED THIS MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY WITH THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY NEW YORK NOW & THEN: 50 YEARS OF SERVICE.
  Expenses $4,782,766 · revenue $599,676
• WMHT HAS 2 RADIO SERVICES WEXT (97.7) A AAA-FORMAT, AND WMHT-FM A CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. WMHT-FM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING, COMBINING ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, DISTINCTIVE SPECIALITY PROGRAMS, LIVE CONCERT PRESENTATIONS AND THE TALENTS OF LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HOSTS. THE CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION WMHT-FM IS LOCATED AT 89.1 IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND ON WRHV-FM 88.7 IN THE POUGHKEEPSIE AREA (AND ALSO AVAILABLE VIA HD RADIO), WMHT HELPS KEEP THE ARTS THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING WONDERFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WMHT AND WRHV AIRS RENOWNED PROGRAMS SUCH AS "BACH'S LUNCH, "PERFORMANCE TODAY", "SYMPHONYCAST AND "WMHT LIVE", "COMPOSER'S NOTEBOOK" ALONG WITH NPR NEWS UPDATES. WMHT-FM ALSO CELEBRATES STUDENT MUSICIANS WITH THE MONTHLY FEATURE " CLASSICAL STUDENT MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH." NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL WAS INTRODUCED TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH BROUGHT STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. MUSIC FROM THE HOLIDAYS WAS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING WHICH SHOWCASED CAPITAL REGION YOUTH CHOIRS PERFORMING SEASON SONGS AND HOLIDAY FAVORITES. WMHT HAS WORKED TO ASSIST THE LOCAL MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR PRESENTATION OF LIVE MUSIC, AND FOR WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK. PARTNERS INCLUDED THE ALBANY SYMPHONY, ALBANY PRO MUSICA, MUSICIANS OF MA'ALWYCK, HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC, MAVERICK CONCERT SERIES, FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, TROY CHROMATIC CONCERTS, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, TANGLEWOOD, SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL, AND CAPITAL REGION CLASSICAL, AND MORE.WMHT ALSO OPERATES RISE WHICH IS A 24-HOUR RADIO INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND HUDSON VALLEY. BESIDES WMHT/WRHV AND RISE, WMHT ALSO OPERATES 97.7 AND 106.1. WEXT IS THE CAPITAL REGION'S LISTENER-SUPPORTED ROOTS AND ROCK STATION FROM WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA. WITH 30,000 TO 35,000 LISTENERS, WEXT'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WITH MUSIC THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDARY OF GENRE.WEXT CELEBRATED 18 YEARS OF MUSIC DISCOVERY. LIVE AT EXT SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED BRIAN DUNNE, ALLISON STRONG, THE JAWS OF BROOKLYN, RUTH THEODORE, AND BRAISON CYRUS. LOCAL 518 SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED KEEGAN JAMES, MAGGIE DOHERTY, CARMEN LOOKSHIRE, DAKOTA BATES, MARTY WENDELL, CAROLYN SHAPIRO
  Expenses $1,519,735
• WHAT DISTINGUISHES WMHT AND PBS FROM OTHER BROADCASTERS IS OUR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING. THIS COMMITMENT IS SHOWN IN OUR ON-AIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OUR ONLINE SERVICES, AND THE WORK WE DO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AN ESTABLISHED PBS AFFILIATE SERVING EASTERN NYS AND AREAS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, WMHT-TV OFFERS A RICH ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM SESAME STREET TO CURIOUS GEORGE. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED CHILDREN'S CHANNEL- PBS KIDS WHICH IS A 24/7 CHANNEL. FY25 EDUCATION/ LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOCUSED ON UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING:COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EVENTSINDIE LENS POP-UP SCREENINGSINDIE LENS POP-UP IS A NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON FOR FILM SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS. FEATURING DOCUMENTARIES SEEN ON PBS'S INDEPENDENT LENS, INDIE LENS POP-UP DRAWS RESIDENTS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS WHAT MATTERS MOST, FROM NEWSWORTHY TOPICS AND SOCIAL ISSUES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2025, WMHT PARTNERED WITH THE ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY TO SCREEN THESE FILMS. TO PROMOTE THE FILM HOME COURT, WMHT JOINED THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AT PRACTICE FOR A SOCIAL MEDIA COLLABORATION. LEARNING AT WMHTTEACHER APPRECIATION WEEKEACH YEAR, EDUCATORS FROM OUR VIEWING AREA ARE NOMINATED BY FELLOW TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAY THANK YOU! SELECTED EDUCATORS FROM A VARIETY OF SCHOOLS AND SUBJECTS ARE FEATURED ON WMHT'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A GOODIE BAG IS MAILED COURTESY OF THE WMHT EDUCATION TEAM. EARLY LITERACY AT WMHTWMHT'S EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD- CARE PROVIDERS, EARLY EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS USE PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S MEDIA CONTENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE LITERACY SKILLS OF CHILDREN. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HELD AT LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OR COMMUNITY CENTERS. THIS PAST SUMMER, WMHT TEAMED UP WITH PBS' CARL THE COLLECTOR FOR A FREE LEARNING-BASED SCAVENGER HUNT AT THE NYS MUSEUM.PBS LEARNINGMEDIAPBS LEARNINGMEDIA PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF STANDARDS-BASED LESSON PLANS. WMHT HAS CREATED AND ADDED RESOURCES BASED ON LOCAL CONTENT BY WMHT. UTILIZING THE WORK IN PROGRESS COLLECTION, THESE RESOURCES INTRODUCE CAREER EXPLORATION AND NECESSARY TOOLS TO EXCEL IN TODAY'S ECONOMY. AN ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTION INCLUDES A VIDEO OF A STUDIO VISIT WHERE A LOCAL ARTIST, FEATURED ON AHA!, REVEALS THEIR SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND DEMONSTRATES HOW THEY MAKE THEIR ART. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDE TEACHING OBJECTIVES, TIPS, AND ART ACTIVITIES, ALL AT PBSLEARNINGMEDIA.ORG
  Expenses $342,906
• Expenses $315,371

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

14-1400177

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1955

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$30,447,764

Income (IRS master file)

$27,951,417

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 14-1400177).

Questions about WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC

What is the EIN of WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC is 14-1400177.

Is WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.

Are donations to WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANTHONY V HAYES.

Who are the officers and directors of WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $298,128 (ANTHONY V HAYES, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,458,351, expenses of $9,381,748 and total assets of $30,447,764 at year end.

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