Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 232981775
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA
- Phone
- 8563655600
- Rating
- 42
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $84,287
- Expenses
- $83,362
- Assets
- $210,931
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BILL GELHAUS (Vice President)
- LORA LEWIS (President)
- GARY HENDLER (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- ERIC ADDRESS (Treasurer)
- BILL GELHAUS (Vice President)
- LEIGH RICHARDS (Chairman)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Providing educational opportunities related to broadcasting, including scholarships to college students studying broadcasting, and college career symposia, archiving historical audio, video and print materials relating to broadcasting in the Philadelphia area, conducting luncheons at which educational presentations regarding the broadcast industry are made, and honoring prominent local broadcasters at an annual Hall of Fame event which serves to raise funds for the scholarships and other educational endeavors.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 12
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 50
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 11.9%; rating input score 12
- Program expense ratio: 12%; rating input score 12
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.1%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.53; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 11.9% of revenue deployed · 12% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.