Nonprofit · EIN 81-0454544
MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC
Also known as MCAT
Tax-exempt · MISSOULA, MT 59802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $600,466 | $610,231 | -$9,765 | $579,466 | $75,971 | $503,495 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $593,930 | $596,338 | -$2,408 | $536,872 | $60,024 | $476,848 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $590,037 | $533,503 | $56,534 | $506,510 | $65,628 | $440,882 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $581,400
- of which government grants
- $580,000
- Program service revenue
- $9,996
- Investment income
- $8,630
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $440
- Other revenue
- $440
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $92,295
- Other salaries and wages
- $262,240
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $410,576
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,588
- Occupancy
- $65,874
- Travel
- $570
- Depreciation
- $6,316
- Program services (functional)
- $514,930
- Management and general (functional)
- $95,301
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $536,872
- Total assets, end of year
- $579,466
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $75,971
- Net assets, end of year
- $503,495
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,152
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $503,495
- Gross receipts
- $600,466
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 38
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEL BAIRD | General Mgr Officer | 40 | $90,520 | $2,716 |
| CHRIS BADGLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT GEIGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA FREDERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HATTON LITTMAN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS BRAGG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEVIN GRAVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER GRUTSCH | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MISCHA JAKUPCAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEL BAIRD | General Mgr Officer | 40 | $87,469 | $2,624 |
| BEN DARROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA FREDERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HATTON LITTMAN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS BRAGG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY SCHULTZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEVIN GRAVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER GRUTSCH | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY RABIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEL BAIRD | General Mgr Officer | 40 | $77,512 | $15,753 |
| BEN DARROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIAN COSTANTINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WELLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA FREDERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HATTON LITTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY SCHULTZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER GRUTSCH | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY RABIL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 455 E MAIN ST, MISSOULA, MT 59802-4734
- In care of
- % TED SCHMIDT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOEL BAIRD, PO BOX 7665, MISSOULA, MT 59807
- Signed the 990
- JOEL BAIRD, General Mgr
- Phone
- (406) 542-6228
- Website
- WWW.MCAT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Boyle Deveny & Meyer PC
Mission
MCAT PROVIDES VIDEO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, TRAINING, AND AIR TIME FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE ON A NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS TO THE PUBLIC TO FURTHER THE DIVERSITY OF COMMUNICATIONS. THIS BENEFITS THE ENTIRE MISSOULA COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- MCAT offers equipment, channel time, and training to anyone in the Missoula area who wants to make media within the Missoula community. MCAT offers 16 training media production opportunities every week which are advertised heavily through our community television bulletin board and community radio public service announcements. MCAT also provides service to local City and County governments, and the Missoula County Public School System. This year MCAT provided 1200 hours of coverage for City Council, Boards and Commissions and 1000 hours for Missoula County Commissioners and City-County agencies. MCAT offers local community groups up to 12 hours of time to produce media related to their groups missions. In Fiscal Year 2025 257 different groups requested the service resulting in 208 programs. In-kind donations to local Missoula groups have reached over $3.8 million dollars since the program began in 2001.Expenses $514,930 · revenue $10,436
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
- 81-0454544
- 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
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A32Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $579,466
- Income (IRS master file)
- $600,466
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $600,466 | $610,231 | $579,466 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $593,930 | $596,338 | $536,872 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $590,037 | $533,503 | $506,510 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $585,666 | $502,629 | $444,694 | 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 81-0454544).
Questions about MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC
- What is the EIN of MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC is 81-0454544.
- Is MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION 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 MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION 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 MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION 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 MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOEL BAIRD.
- Who are the officers and directors of MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,520 (JOEL BAIRD, General Mgr).
- How much revenue does MISSOULA COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $600,466, expenses of $610,231 and total assets of $579,466 at year end.
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