METROEAST COMMUNITY MEDIA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

METROEAST COMMUNITY MEDIA

EIN 93-0846600 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A32Z)

What they do

METROEAST COMMUNITY MEDIA WAS ESTABLISHED to PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS, EDUCATIONAL and GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMMING to EIGHT COMMUNITY ACCESS CABLE TELEVISION CHANNELS AS REQUIRED IN THE CABLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OREGON JURISDICTIONS of MULTNOMAH COUNTY, GRESHAM, FAIRVIEW, TROUTDALE and WOOD VILLAGE, and COMCAST and VERIZON CABLE COMPANIES.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

Easy charity check

Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$79.00of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$2.90of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$74.75spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$18.10of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$2.81in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

61.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $89,252 for JOHN LUGTON (HEAD OF PRODUCTION). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$79.00

ManagementOffice and general costs$18.10

FundraisingAsking for donations$2.90

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202479.0% mission

202377.5% mission

202276.1% mission

202175.1% mission

202076.9% mission

201983.7% mission

201881.8% mission

201783.3% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,352,403

Expenses$1,758,373

Annual surplus $594,030 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,388,677 · 79.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$318,973 · 18.1% of expenses

Fundraising$50,723 · 2.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,352,403

Expenses$1,758,373

Assets$4,937,754

Income$2,656,941

Contributions$1,449,499

Mission work (program services)$1,388,677

Fundraising$50,723

Management and general$318,973

Executive compensation (total)$150,268

Investing fees$12,183

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JOHN LUGTONHEAD OF PRODUCTION · 40 hrs/week $89,252Base $76,545 · Other $12,707

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (8)

JOHN LUGTONHEAD OF PRODUCTION

JESSICA VANTERPOOLSECRETARY

JULIE OMELCHUCKPRESIDENT

LEM NGUYENDIRECTOR

LORENA CONNELLYTREASURER

MARESHAH JACKSONVICE PRESIDENT

SARA ALIDIRECTOR

TSERING SHERPADIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1985
Location: 829 NE 8TH STREET, GRESHAM, OR 970305643
County: Multnomah
In care of: JOHN LUGTON
Primary officer: JOHN LUGTON, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION SERVICES

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(503) 667-8848

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HOFFMAN STEWART & SCHMIDT PC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A32Z)
IRS tax category: Periodical Publishers