Nonprofit · EIN 22-2137728
NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC
Tax-exempt · NEWARK, NJ 07102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,940,186 | $4,860,038 | $80,148 | $4,228,054 | $1,922,640 | $2,305,414 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,300,559 | $5,320,669 | -$1,020,110 | $3,608,341 | $1,391,603 | $2,216,738 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,824,020 | $5,563,336 | -$739,316 | $3,676,352 | $437,939 | $3,238,413 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,362,261
- of which government grants
- $1,555,656
- Program service revenue
- $513,296
- Investment income
- $52,942
- Net income from fundraising events
- $11,687
- Other revenue
- $11,687
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $433,982
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,532,491
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,360,281
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $377
- Accounting fees
- $118,604
- Occupancy
- $217,347
- Travel
- $62,637
- Depreciation
- $81,648
- Program services (functional)
- $2,136,721
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,184,672
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,538,645
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,608,341
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,228,054
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,922,640
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,305,414
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,809,700
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,547,802
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $757,612
- Gross receipts
- $5,091,815
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $217,634 |
| ONDINE LANDA | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,308 |
| MICHELE RALPH-RAWLS | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,040 |
| KARL FREDERIC | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOB OTTENHOFF | INTERIM CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TARA DOWDELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID WEINER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BILL HOFSTETTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OSTROFF | VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA MORGAN | CAB LIAISON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NEWTON JONES BURKETT | JOURNALISM Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JON DUTTON | FINANCE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA EPPS | PUBLIC HISTORIAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRENDA FELICIANO | ARTIST MANAGEMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JORDAN GARRISON | MEDICINE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER JAMES | GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID KOMAR | FINANCE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB SOMMER | BUSINESS CONSULTING Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OBI TAWAIN OZOCHIAWAEZE | UN OFFICIAL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD THIGPEN | GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEREZ | LAW Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STANISLAV ZAKHARENKO | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEH JOHNSON | EMERITUS MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CHIMENE | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $8,596 |
| ONDINE LANDA | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,417 | $20,253 |
| JONATHAN CHIMENE | CFO Officer | 40 | $126,072 | $25,296 |
| MICHELE RALPH-RAWLS | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,040 | $8,500 |
| KARL FREDERIC | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA DOWDELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WEINER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HOFSTETTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OSTROFF | VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA MORGAN | COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ( Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA EPPS | RECRUITMENT/STRATEGIC PLAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEREZ | LITIGATION OVERSIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON DUTTON | FINANCE & INVESTMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KOMAR | FINANCE & INVESTMENT/DEVEL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN GARRISON | GOVERNANCE & RECRUITMENT/M Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB SOMMER | STRATEGIC PLANNING/COMMUNI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA FELICIANO | DEVELOPMENT/FUNDRAISING Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OBI TAIWAN OZOCHIAWAEZE | FINANCE/STRATEGIC PLANNING Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEWTON JONES BURKETT | STRATEGIC PLANNING/MKTG & Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB OTTENHOFF | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $205,000 | $7,663 |
| JONATHAN CHIMENE | CFO Officer | 40 | $126,072 | $25,390 |
| ADRIENNE MCWILLIAMS | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,052 | $11,172 |
| DAVID ANTOINE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,450 | $1,104 |
| MICHELE RALPH-RAWLS | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,040 | $7,567 |
| STEVAN SMITH | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,250 | $5,250 |
| KARL FREDERIC | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA DOWDELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WEINER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HOFSTETTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OSTROFF | VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA MORGAN | COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB) CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA EPPS | RECRUITMENT/STRATEGIC PLANNING/COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEREZ | LITIGATION OVERSIGHT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON DUTTON | FINANCE & INVESTMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KOMAR | FINANCE & INVESTMENT/DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN GARRISON | GOVERNANCE & RECRUITMENT/MKTG & DVPT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB SOMMER | STRATEGIC PLANNING/COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA FELICIANO | DEVELOPMENT/FUNDRAISING Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OBI TAIWAN OZOCHIAWAEZE | FINANCE/STRATEGIC PLANNING Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEWTON JONES BURKETT | STRATEGIC PLANNING/MKTG & DVPT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB OTTENHOFF | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 54 PARK PL, NEWARK, NJ 07102-4302
- In care of
- % JONATHAN CHIMENE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN A WILLIAMS, 54 PARK PLACE, NEWARK, NJ 07102
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN A WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (973) 624-8880
- Website
- WWW.WBGO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
Mission
NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO, INC. ("WBGO") SEEKS TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY, CURATED JAZZ AND BLUES PROGRAMMING PRODUCED IN THE JAZZ CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- ALL ACTIVITIES AND EXPENSES RELATE TO OPERATING NEW JERSEY'S LARGEST NPR AFFILIATED, PROFESSIONAL NON-COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION. WBGO'S BROADCAST SIGNAL COVERS SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE, METRO-AREA WITH EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIONAL, AND JAZZ PROGRAMMING. WBGO PROMOTES ITSELF VIA A WEBSITE (WWW.WBGO.ORG) AND STREAMS ITS BROADCAST SIGNAL DIGITALLY VIA THE INTERNET AND CELL PHONE TECHNOLOGY. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAIL)Expenses $2,136,721 · revenue $513,296
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2137728
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,228,054
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,091,815
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $4,940,186 | $4,860,038 | $4,228,054 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $4,300,559 | $5,320,669 | $3,608,341 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,824,020 | $5,563,336 | $3,676,352 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $4,179,484 | $5,439,852 | $4,298,624 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 22-2137728).
Questions about NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC
- What is the EIN of NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC is 22-2137728.
- Is NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO 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 NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names STEVEN A WILLIAMS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $217,634 (STEVEN WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,940,186, expenses of $4,860,038 and total assets of $4,228,054 at year end.
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