WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTI… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1955

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

TOM CALDERONE

Phone

7168457000

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, founded in 1955, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $14.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 20% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring.

Mission

WE ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, EXPLORATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT - EVERYWHERE - INCLUDING ASSISTING PARTNERS IN ACHIEVING THE SAME.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,746,988

WNED-TV IS A FULL-SERVICE PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION OFFERING INSTRUCTIONAL, CULTURAL, AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING 24 HOURS/DAY. WNED-TV, KNOWN AS BTPM PBS, HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS AND VIEWERS. CONTENT INCLUDES NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY LICENSED PROGRAMMING AND ORIGINAL CONTENT INCLUDING COMPACT HISTORY, LET'S GO!, AND COMPACT SCIENCE. BTPM PBS CONSISTS OF TWO SUB-CHANNELS BTPM CREATE AND BTPM PBS KIDS. CONTENT IS ALSO SHARED ON STREAMING APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE CORPORATE WEBSITE (BTPM.ORG), YOUTUBE CHANNEL (YOUTUBE.COM/BUFFALOTORONTOPUBLICMEDIA), AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

Program 2

Expenses: $1,798,791

WBFO-FM, WOLN-FM, AND WUBJ-FM OPERATE PRIMARILY AS 24-HOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION RADIO STATIONS. THE STATIONS, KNOWN AS BTPM NPR, HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS. WBFO-FM HAS TWO...

WBFO-FM, WOLN-FM, AND WUBJ-FM OPERATE PRIMARILY AS 24-HOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION RADIO STATIONS. THE STATIONS, KNOWN AS BTPM NPR, HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS. WBFO-FM HAS TWO SUB-CHANNELS ON HD: WBFO HD2/BTPM THE BRIDGE HAS A AAA FORMAT AND FEATURES LOCAL ARTISTS WHILE WBFO HD3/BTPM RADIO BILINGUE PROVIDES BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH PROGRAMMING.

Program 3

Expenses: $704,414

WNED-FM AND WNJA-FM OPERATE PRIMARILY AS 24-HOUR CLASSICAL MUSIC STATIONS. THE STATIONS, KNOWN AS BTPM CLASSICAL HAS 2 MILLION MONTHLY CUMULATIVE LISTENERS AND FEATURES LOCAL COMPOSERS AND MUSICIANS, ENGAGES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH STUNTS SUCH AS FEATURING HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS ON AIR, AND PROVIDES FREE, MONTHLY PERFORMANCES AT THE STATION BUILDING.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $13,363,824

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $181,854

Other Revenue $968,256

TOTAL REVENUE $14,513,934

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $7,588,766

Fundraising Expenses $4,573,928

Program Expenses $8,250,193

Other Expenses $7,668,288

TOTAL EXPENSES $15,340,424

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$14,513,934	$18,243,753	-0.2%
Expenses	$15,340,424	$15,238,059	+0.0%
Net Income	$-826,490	$3,005,694	-1.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

122

Volunteers

125

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

$1,711,385

Total Directors

$467,895

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
TOM CALDERONE	PRESIDENT & CEO	39.00	Officer Director	$363,968	$103,927	$467,895
CYNTHIA E VANCE	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
YVONNE S MINOR-RAGAN PHD	VICE CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY W HOOVER	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ADRAGNA MD	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TAMARA O ALSACE PHD	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAREN ARRISON	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CINDY BARRETT	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JIM DEEKS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PHILIP L GLICK MD	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MUSTAFA GOKCEK	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT M GREENE ESQ	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN GWITT	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN HOGAN	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAMELA HOKANSON	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARY ANN LAURICELLA	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANCESCA B MESIAH	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALPHONSO O'NEIL - WHITE	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS M PENMAN	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN REINHOLD	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CASIMIRO D RODRIGUEZ	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK ROMOFF	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROSEMARY SADLIER	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DR TANIKA SHEDRICK	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
NANCY A HAMMOND	EXECUTIVE VP & COO	39.00	Officer	$209,095	$46,399	$255,494
LYNN BADER	VP, ORIGINAL CONTENT CREAT	40.00	Officer	$87,607	$24,712	$112,319
SYLVIA BENNETT	SR VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT O	40.00	Officer	$168,418	$34,886	$203,304
BREE BOVE	VP MEMBERSHIP	40.00	Officer	$80,682	$24,539	$105,221
JENNIFER HASSE	DIRECTOR, PEOPLE OPERATION	40.00	Officer	$108,003	$16,865	$124,868
JOHN JACOB	ASST VP FINANCE	40.00	Officer	$82,430	$16,536	$98,966
KATHRYN LARSEN	VP BROADCASTING	40.00	Officer	$95,111	$15,857	$110,968
JOSEPH PUMA	VP ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOG	40.00	Officer	$105,123	$17,251	$122,374
WILLIAM SAURER	VP, CORPORATE SUPPORT	40.00	Officer	$94,126	$15,850	$109,976

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	$14,513,934	$15,340,424	$25,781,814	$-826,490
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$15,242,336	$14,339,514	$24,173,443	$902,822
2022	$17,007,080	$14,356,474	$22,943,472	$2,650,606
2021	$16,361,288	$13,734,231	$22,194,989	$2,627,057
2020	$15,235,511	$13,848,615	$20,445,081	$1,386,896
2019	$14,216,365	$14,332,718	$18,510,439	$-116,353
2018	$13,466,319	$13,914,932	$17,748,114	$-448,613

WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION