Nonprofit · EIN 38-2564383
PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK
Tax-exempt · KALAMAZOO, MI 49007
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,137,373 | $1,424,917 | -$287,544 | $2,852,070 | $361,308 | $2,490,762 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,218,689 | $1,501,028 | -$282,339 | $3,259,196 | $540,201 | $2,718,995 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,233,803 | $1,470,632 | -$236,829 | $3,159,044 | $157,710 | $3,001,334 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $708,603
- of which government grants
- $482,603
- Program service revenue
- $377,583
- Investment income
- $51,187
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $10,000
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $93,153
- Other salaries and wages
- $479,888
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $714,310
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,652
- Accounting fees
- $44,477
- Occupancy
- $229,458
- Depreciation
- $81,577
- Program services (functional)
- $1,108,449
- Management and general (functional)
- $135,522
- Fundraising (functional)
- $180,946
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,259,196
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,852,070
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $361,308
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,490,762
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $158,143
- Publicly traded securities
- $911,924
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,374,486
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $116,276
- Gross receipts
- $1,137,373
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATT SCHUSTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $93,683 | $18,794 |
| CLARE BUSZKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE PFINGST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA A GODFREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON COONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY WHALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA MACKIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUBREY JEWEL RODGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNIE L COLEMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET PADGETT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT TAYLOR | SEC/TREASURE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATT SCHUSTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $90,379 | $17,095 |
| DON COONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE BUSZKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERALD M BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA A GODFREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG FOOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY WHALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA MACKIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUBREY JEWEL RODGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNIE L COLEMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET PADGETT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATT SCHUSTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $86,201 | $16,485 |
| DON COONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE BUSZKA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERALD M BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA A GODFREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLIAN GONDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG FOOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HALLORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA MACKIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUBREY JEWEL RODGERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONNIE L COLEMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET PADGETT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 359 S KALAMAZOO MALL STE 300, KALAMAZOO, MI 49007-4845
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATT SCHUSTER, 359 S KALAMAZOO MALL SUITE 300, KALAMAZOO, MI 49007
- Signed the 990
- MATT SCHUSTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (269) 343-2211
- Website
- WWW.PUBLICMEDIANET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SEBER TANS PLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE THROUGH MEDIA TO AMPLIFY CREATIVE EXPRESSION, COMMUNITY DIALOGUE, AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
Program accomplishments
- THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PMN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: MEDIA PRODUCTION TRAINING, EQUIPMENT LOAN, AND PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION. MEDIA PRODUCTION TRAINING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ALSO PEOPLE ARE TAUGHT BASIC MEDIA PRODUCTION SKILLS TO BE EFFECTIVE IN SHARING THEIR VOICE THROUGH MEDIA. PMN PROVIDES A MEDIA PRODUCTION LOAN PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH PROFESSIONAL FIELD PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, VIDEO EDITING EQUIPMENT, AND PRODUCTION STUDIOS FOR TELLING THEIR STORY. PMN MANAGES FIVE LOCAL CABLE ACCESS CHANNELS AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS TO AMPLIFY LOCAL VOICES IN MEDIA.Expenses $1,108,449 · revenue $377,583
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2564383
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A32Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,852,070
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,137,373
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,137,373 | $1,424,917 | $2,852,070 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,218,689 | $1,501,028 | $3,259,196 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,233,803 | $1,470,632 | $3,159,044 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,104,113 | $1,175,324 | $3,402,431 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 38-2564383).
Questions about PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK
- What is the EIN of PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK is 38-2564383.
- Is PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK 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 PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK 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 PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK 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 PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MATT SCHUSTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,683 (MATT SCHUSTER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does PUBLIC MEDIA NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,137,373, expenses of $1,424,917 and total assets of $2,852,070 at year end.
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