Public Access Corp of the District of Columbia

EIN: 521509144 501(c)(3)

Washington, DC

Total Revenue
$2,427,760
Total Expenses
$2,877,227
Total Assets
$10,568,583
Net Assets
$9,516,555
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1986
Legal Domicile
DC
Principal Officer
Nantz Rickard
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Public Access Corp of the District of Columbia, founded in 1986, is a community nonprofit that reported $2.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $2.9M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 19% operating deficit.

Mission

Provide fair and equitable opportunities for community residents and organizations to create non-commercial television programs and telecast them on cable channels, free of censorship or editorial control. Provide media education. Create and telecast community programming.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $1,364,959

Education:Participants received a total of 1,446 hours of education,including students from non-profit organizations, DCTVs membership,the general public, and interns. Programming:The cable providers...

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Education:Participants received a total of 1,446 hours of education,including students from non-profit organizations, DCTVs membership,the general public, and interns. Programming:The cable providers who fund DCTV have granted it exclusive use and programming control of eight public access channels on which DCTV schedules and transmits community programming, most of which is produced and provided by DCTV members.Use of the channels is collectively valued at $95,532,400 based on a per subscriber valuation for Public, Educational and Government(PEG)channel usage.DCTV fulfills its mission to transmit community programming on the cable systems in the District of Columbia by supporting, scheduling and telecasting programming at no charge to DCTV members, and by creating, producing and telecasting DCTVs original locally focused programs.DCTVs volunteers contributed thousands of hours creating and providing the programming telecast on DCTVs 8 cable television channels.

Program 2
Expenses: $1,063,176

Production: During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, a total of 16,950 hours and 9,900 hours of facilities and equipment were used to create community focused original programming. DCTVs...

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Production: During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, a total of 16,950 hours and 9,900 hours of facilities and equipment were used to create community focused original programming. DCTVs charitable work supported nonprofit organizations by producing video content in stories involving their organizations that were telecast and then licensed to them for use on their website and social media.

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

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,081,823
Program Service Revenue $6,277
Investment Income $327,160
Other Revenue $12,500
TOTAL REVENUE $2,427,760

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $1,006,203
Fundraising Expenses $235,833
Program Expenses $2,428,135
Other Expenses $1,871,024
TOTAL EXPENSES $2,877,227

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $2,427,760 $2,391,085 +0.0%
Expenses $2,877,227 $3,393,811 -0.2%
Net Income $-449,467 $-1,002,726 -0.6%
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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
6
Independent Members
6
Employees
17
Volunteers
N/A

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
5
$415,401
Total Directors
6
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Nantz Rickard President and CEO 40.00
Officer
$198,957 $38,837 $237,794
Benjamin Kutner Director of Development 40.00
Highest
$167,481 $22,397 $189,878
Michelle Worthington Chief Financial & Admin Officer 40.00
Officer
$145,428 $32,179 $177,607
Barbara Davis Blum Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Sean Plater Board Member 0.75
Director
$0 $0 $0
Abdullah Wright Board Member 0.75
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cynthiana Lightfoot Board Chair 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Michael Freedman Board Treasurer 1.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Kevin Goldberg Board Vice Chair Secretary 1.00
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 $2,427,760 $2,877,227 $10,568,583 $-449,467
2024 $2,391,085 $3,393,811 $10,574,657 $-1,002,726
2023 $3,498,014 $3,275,125 $11,381,640 $222,889
2022 $1,780,871 $2,770,467 $10,368,322 $-989,596
2021 $3,589,628 $3,186,946 $11,735,762 $402,682
2020 $3,370,222 $2,830,225 $11,604,580 $539,997
2019 $3,055,198 $2,622,070 $10,594,298 $433,128
2018 $3,095,636 $2,227,089 $10,098,836 $868,547
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