Apple Country Radio Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To carry out educational and charitable activities via radio, print, video and online; to establish, build, maintain and operate a volunteer-based, noncommercial, community broadcast radio station in the town of Brookfield, Massachusetts, in compliance with Federal Communications Commission regulations and Massachusetts General Law; to develop, produce and broadcast a variety of educational, cultural and public service programs for the benefit of Brookfield and surrounding communities; to make broadcast air time available and to offer education and resources to residents of Brookfield and the general public in and for the production of and dissemination of community-based media; to provide residents of Brookfield and the surrounding communities with information and instructions from local public safety agencies in the event of emergencies or disasters; and to use its assets to promote community education, cohesion, partnership and development.
- Income
- $10,036
- Spending
- $6,992
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $4,028 spent. Broadcasting a complete schedule of programming at 98.1FM for Brookfield and all or substantial portions of surrounding towns, including West Brookfield, East Brookfield, North Brookfield, Spencer, and portions of Sturbridge, Warren and Ware, for a listening audience of approximately 13,657 households as determined by the U.S. 2020 Census. Program service expenses include studio space maintenance and operational expenses, including utilities, music licensing fees and software updates.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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