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Nonprofit · EIN 26-3817913

PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106

Financials

$1.3M$2M2022$1.9M$2.1M2023$2.5M$2.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$2,476,612$2,279,644$196,968$5,040,276$1,490,000$3,550,276
June 30, 2024990$1,868,427$2,103,914-$235,487$4,850,840$1,544,539$3,306,301
June 30, 2023990$1,330,540$2,025,951-$695,411$5,216,586$1,668,773$3,547,813
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,099,031
Membership dues
$23,255
Program service revenue
$79,883
Investment income
$84,285
Other revenue
$213,413

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$118,594
Other salaries and wages
$1,065,672
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,272,759
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$3,000
Accounting fees
$64,177
Occupancy
$339,180
Travel
$22,665
Depreciation
$74,236
Program services (functional)
$1,885,050
Management and general (functional)
$330,463
Fundraising (functional)
$64,131

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,850,840
Total assets, end of year
$5,040,276
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,490,000
Net assets, end of year
$3,550,276
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,399,041
Publicly traded securities
$305,281
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,646,392
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,903,884
Gross receipts
$2,476,612
Employees
25
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
PA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRETJEN CLAUSINGEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$118,593$37,387
JEFFERY ABRAMOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STAFFANY EL BAROUKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ARIANNE BRACHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON BROKENBOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLES CLARKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RACHEL COURTNEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ELIZABETH ESTRADABOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARK GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARP HALLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHARLENE HORNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE KIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUE LANDAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERIN MCGREGORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHRISTOPHER NORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TRENAI NURIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MELISSA SCOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAN WINIKURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MANUEL YEPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRETJEN CLAUSINGEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$100,000$22,456
ARIANNE BRACHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VERONICA BRITTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON BROKENBOUGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLES CLARKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RACHEL COURTNEYSECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH ESTRADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARP HALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLENE HORNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE KIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ERIN MCGREGORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTOPHER NORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KYLE ODUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHANNON ROONEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHAMEKA SAWYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELISSA TALLEY-PALMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN WINIKURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHELLY WOLFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRETJEN CLAUSINGEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$100,000$21,259
JIHAD ALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TAUHID CHAPPELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICKY CLOVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RACHEL COURTNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAISHA ELONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH ESTRADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHARP HALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHARLENE HORNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELLE KIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANTHONY MAZZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KYLE ODUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHANNON ROONEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHAMEKA SAWYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELISSA TALLEY-PALMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PASCALE VALLEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN WINIKURDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHELLEY WOLFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
699 RANSTEAD ST STE 1, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-2334
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GRETJEN CLAUSING, 699 RANSTEAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Signed the 990
SHARP HALL, TREASURER
Phone
(267) 639-5481
Return prepared by
JTGOLDSTEIN

Mission

PHILLYCAM PROVIDES TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AND TO PRODUCE AND SHARE MEDIA REFLECTIVE OF THE EXPERIENCES OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE RADIO PROGRAM IS USED AS A PLATFORM FOR RADIO CONTENT FROM VARIOUS CULTURES REPRESENTED IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA.
  • SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED A YOUTH PROGRAM THAT HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN HELP CONNECT PEOPLE OF A VAST AGE RANGE.
  • SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED PRODUCTION STUDIOS FOR VIDEO/TELEVISION CONTENT AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO TEACH MEMBERS HOW TO USE THE VIDEO/AUDIO EQUIPMENT.
  • PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION' S SERVICES SUPPORT THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALLY PRODUCED MEDIA THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ETHNIC AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BE FOUND IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION DBA PHILLYCAM OPERATES A COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER THAT IS WELCOMING AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO AND TRAINING IN THE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA. ANYONE WHO LIVES OR WORKS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION CAN PARTICIPATE IN PHILLYCAM PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY MEDIA CREATION. IN 2018/19 OVER 1100 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE PHILLYCAM MEMBERS AND OVER 13,000 PEOPLE CAME THROUGH PHILLYCAM'S DOORS. ANYONE WHO LIVES OR WORKS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION CAN PARTICIPATE IN PHILLYCAM PROGRAMS AND LEARN TO CREATE AND SHARE THEIR OWN MEDIA. OUR MEMBERSHIP IS MADE UP OF AN ENGAGED CONSTITUENCY OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, WORKING PEOPLE, WOMEN, SEXUAL MINORITIES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, SENIORS, RETURNING CITIZENS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE. MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE TO LOW COST ACCESS TO VIDEO PRODUCTION TRAINING, FREE ACCESS TO HIGH DEFINITION TV AND AUDIO/RADIO STUDIOS AND EQUIPMENT, MEDIA PRODUCTION PROJECT SUPPORT FOR NON-PROFITS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE, PRODUCER NETWORKING EVENTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THEIR CONTENT ON CABLE TELEVISION AND LOW POWER FM RADIO PROGRAMMING. PHILLYCAM OFFERS DIGITAL MEDIA EDUCATION TRAINING TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF OUR MEMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE CONTENT THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ETHNIC, AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE. PHILLYCAM'S IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND OUR MEMBERS TO THE ENTIRE CITY THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS WITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, NON-PROFITS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS BY AMPLIFYING THEIR WORK THROUGH MEDIA. OVER THE PAST YEAR PHILLYCAM CABLECASTED, TO POTENTIAL AUDIENCE OF OVER 1 MILLION VIEWERS, OVER 800 HOURS OF LOCALLY SOURCED, ORIGINAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMING. THIS INCLUDED 150 HOURS OF ORIGINAL STAND-ALONE SPECIALS, 95 LOCAL SERIES, NEARLY HALF OF THE LOCAL SERIES BEING PRODUCED USING PHILLYCAM FACILITIES. THESE PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED LOCAL MUSIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS; YOUTH PRODUCED NARRATIVES AND TALK SHOWS ON CURRENT EVENTS; A VARIETY OF SHOWS COVERING WELLNESS, LOCAL ARTS AND SOCIAL ISSUES; DOCUMENTARIES ON PHILLY NEIGHBORHOODS; AND PSA'S FROM THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY. WE OFFERED 60 DIGITAL MEDIA WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ATTENDED BY 480 PARTICIPANTS. WE HOSTED OR PARTICIPATED IN SCREENINGS, DISCUSSIONS, LIVE TAPINGS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES EVENTS, MOST OF THEM FREE. IN SEPTEMBER 2018 OUR YOUTH MEDIA PROGRAM WENT 5 AFTERNOONS A WEEK. THE YOUTH PROGRAM BENEFITS YOUNG PEOPLE AND BY EXTENSION THE LARGER PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. 20 STUDENTS AGES 14 - 21 FROM ACROSS THE CITY PARTICIPATED IN A RANGE OF ART-MAKING AND MEDIA PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES WHILE ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND TOPICS SUCH AS IDENTITY, POLICE VIOLENCE, POP CULTURE, YOUTH REPRESENTATION AND MEDIA LITERACY. THESE MEDIA CENTERED ACTIVITIES HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL VOICES, GAIN CONFIDENCE, LEARN TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND ACQUIRE IMPORTANT TECHNICAL AND LIFE SKILLS THEY CAN APPLY IN SCHOOL AND IN THE WORKPLACE. PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION IS THE FCC LICENSE HOLDER OF THE LOW POWER FM RADIO STATION WPPM 106.5 FM IN PHILADELPHIA. WPPM, A NON- COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY RADIO STATION, WENT ON THE AIR IN SUMMER 2016. AS OF JUNE OF 2019, 49 MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED RADIO STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS TO HOST THEIR OWN SHOWS. WPPM CURRENTLY HAS 53 RADIO PROGRAMS PRODUCED BY 80 VOLUNTEERS WHO REPRESENT A DIVERSITY OF PHILLYCAM MEMBERS. COMMUNITY PRODUCED PROGRAMS INCLUDE 16 PUBLIC AFFAIRS TALK SHOWS, 7 ARTS AND CULTURAL SHOWS, 23 MUSIC PROGRAMS, 5 VARIETY SHOWS, AND 3 SPORTS SHOWS. EACH WEEK WPPM PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH 68 HOURS OF ORIGINAL, NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. LISTENERS CAN ALSO LIVE STREAM ON STATION FROM OUR WEBSITE OR VIA THE TUNEIN APP.
    Expenses $1,885,050

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.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-3817913
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
2009
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,040,276
Income (IRS master file)
$2,476,612

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$2,476,612$2,279,644$5,040,276IRS
990June 2024$1,868,427$2,103,914$4,850,840IRS
990June 2023$1,330,540$2,025,951$5,216,586XML
990June 2022$1,939,562$1,960,254$4,396,413IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 26-3817913).

Questions about PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION

What is the EIN of PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION is 26-3817913.
Is PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION 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 PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION 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 PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION 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 PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GRETJEN CLAUSING.
Who are the officers and directors of PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,593 (GRETJEN CLAUSING, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC ACCESS CORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,476,612, expenses of $2,279,644 and total assets of $5,040,276 at year end.

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