WALLINGFORD PUBLIC ACCESS ASSOCIATION INC

EIN: 061378847 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

Wallingford, CT

Total Revenue
$323,459
Total Expenses
$132,641
Total Assets
$693,434
Net Assets
$693,434
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1993
Legal Domicile
CT
Principal Officer
James S Stavris Jr
Phone
2032949722
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

WALLINGFORD PUBLIC ACCESS ASSOCIATION INC, founded in 1993, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $323K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 142% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $191K, a strong 59% operating margin.

Mission

To provide a brave, safe, creative space for a diversity of expression within our community of Wallingford, CT, and beyond, with media tools and space for media creation and distribution, inclusive of story performance, advocacy, concurrent with a public art gallery integrated throughout the building on related themes. Our studioW facility offers professional-grade equipment and production space, enabling anyone to develop high-quality digital content for community access television and their preferred distribution platforms. We are the home of the Nelson Carty Ford Memorial Art Gallery serrated to encourage social action and TeenTigerTV Youth Training and Empowerment program.Bylaws: to empower the people of Wallingford and beyond to uplift the community through story, conversation, and content creation by operating a community-centric digital media center and public art gallery. Goal: To operate a community-based media center, inclusive of a television studio...

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $89,689 Revenue: $0

A30 Maintained civic media infrastructure serving 16000 Wallingford households dozens of nonprofits and local businesses. Make TV our core program provides professional staff to train volunteer...

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A30 Maintained civic media infrastructure serving 16000 Wallingford households dozens of nonprofits and local businesses. Make TV our core program provides professional staff to train volunteer producers and facilitate media production and distribution. Annual outcome data filed with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority PURA includes 168 hours of weekly programming and 456 programs produced in studioW with nearly 4000 media assets managed annually. The facility operates 6 days 55 hours per week. Recognized for Overall Excellence by a New England peer association in 2025 all services are provided entirely free of charge to the public. WPAA does not sell merchandise or charge fees for its services ensuring equitable access to media tools for all residents.

Program 2
Expenses: $15,326 Revenue: $0

A99 Art and Culture Program Democracy Is A Creative Practice. This initiative hosts storytelling and performance events featuring TV simulcast and onsite attendance. The organization manages an...

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A99 Art and Culture Program Democracy Is A Creative Practice. This initiative hosts storytelling and performance events featuring TV simulcast and onsite attendance. The organization manages an integrated art gallery showcasing photography sculpture upcycled and fine art designed to inspire community engagement and social action. We support festival and competition entries for youth and adult creators and host media making events focused on public interest stories and local history. The program actively engages the community in book publishing and documentary filmmaking. Award winning at the regional and national levels since 2025 all program activities and gallery access are provided free of charge to the public to ensure equitable participation in the creative process.

Program 3
Expenses: $17,424 Revenue: $0

O99 Youth Training and Empowerment Program TeenTigerTV. This initiative recently honored with the Rika Welsh Award for a decade of community impact provides comprehensive media development for...

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O99 Youth Training and Empowerment Program TeenTigerTV. This initiative recently honored with the Rika Welsh Award for a decade of community impact provides comprehensive media development for socially and economically disadvantaged youth. The core program consists of an intensive six week summer session 16 hours per week supplemented by extended hours during the school year. In 2025 the program served 12 core summer participants and 35 youth through specialized workshops and a new year round weekly drop in pilot extension. By offering professional grade training and mentorship entirely free of charge TeenTigerTV ensures that financial barriers do not prevent local youth from gaining critical 21st century digital literacy and storytelling skills.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $321,503
Program Service Revenue $1,950
Investment Income $6
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $323,459

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $26,435
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $122,439
Other Expenses $106,206
TOTAL EXPENSES $132,641

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $323,459 $133,558 +1.4%
Expenses $132,641 $115,246 +0.2%
Net Income $190,818 $18,312 +9.4%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
N/A
Employees
5
Volunteers
72

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$0
Total Directors
8
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Curt Huizenga Board Member 6
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jeff Kohan Board Member 1
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ben Negron Board Member 2
Director
$0 $0 $0
Adam Benzinane Board 3
Director
$0 $0 $0
Herb Jackson President 2
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Cassandra Allen Vice President 2.5
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
James S Stavris Treasurer 3
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Elaine Gaffney Secretary 2.5
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $323,459 $132,641 $693,434 $190,818
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $199,384 $166,658 $405,139 $32,726
2022 $164,985 $122,385 $363,466 $42,600
2021 $85,850 $69,633 $334,548 $16,217
2020 $96,860 $65,997 $316,429 $30,863
2019 $92,416 $53,604 $320,105 $38,812
2018 $87,964 $83,508 $285,441 $4,456
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