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Summit Public Radio and TV Inc

EIN 84-1467619 · Dillon, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

Purchase and maintain equipment to transmit radio & TV signals to Summit County residents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
10 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$28,404 spent. TO PROVIDE TRANSMISSION OF PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION TO SUMMIT COUNTY RESIDENTS NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF OUR MOUNTAIN LOCATION. WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 RESIDENTS AND 75,000 PART-TIME RESIDENTS AND GUESTS. WE PRESENTLY RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT 7 PUBLIC RADIOSTATIONS THAT ARE INFORMATIONAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRANSMISSION OF PBS, ABC, NBC AND CBS TV TO RESIDENTS WHO RELY ON HOME ANTENNAS.
Beginning with the 2025 return, the organization has reported substantial contributor amounts on Schedule A, Part III, Line 7a in accordance with Sections 4946(a)(2) and 507(d)(2). One contributor (also reflected on Schedule B as Contributor No. 3) made contributions in 2024 ($187,500) and 2025 ($112,500), each of which exceeded 2% of the organization's total contributions received through the close of the respective tax year, qualifying the contributor as a substantial contributor. As a result, the 2025 public support percentage reported on Line 15 (61.76%) reflects exclusion of these amounts. The 2024 Schedule A as filed reported a public support percentage of 99.75% without applying this exclusion; the corresponding restated percentage for 2024 would be approximately 73.54%. The organization continues to qualify as a section 509(a)(2) public charity by a substantial margin under either calculation.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 November 6, 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 March 1999.
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 November 4, 2026.

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