Program areas at Marfa Public Radio Corporation
Programming, production, and broadcasting: the station purchases national programming and produces locally produced programs of high quality, diversity, creativity, excellence, and innovation in accordance with its mission to be a Public service and a lifeline for the west Texas community. The station broadcasts the purchased and locally produced programs over five fm Radio frequencies with Radio towers in marfa/fort davis (93.5 fm krts), alpine 91.7 fm (krtp), marathon (91.5 fm kdky), presidio (95.3 fm kdjp) and midland/odessa (91.3 fm kxwt). The station is invested in local reporting with a newsroom of four people. Additionally, community volunteers donated more than 1,300 hours of dj services.
Who funds Marfa Public Radio Corporation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Marfa Public Radio Corporation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lisa Kettyle | Chief Operating Officer | | 2021-04-05 |
| Elise Pepple | Executive Director | $100,000 | 2023-05-09 |
| Hannah Siegel-Gardner | Development Director | | 2021-04-05 |
| Jacob Rockey | Programming and Operations Manager | | 2021-04-05 |
| Christian Patry | Board Member | $0 | 2023-10-22 |
| ...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Marfa Public Radio Corporation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,088,406 | $2,036,591 | -46.6% |
| Program services | $41,291 | $38,494 | 7.3% |
| Investment income and dividends | $31 | $350 | -91.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $25,884 | $16,735 | 54.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $1,000 | $0 | 999% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $894 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $1,157,506 | $2,092,170 | -44.7% |
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Data update history
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from F M H Foundation July 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from F M H Foundation July 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsRadio producers / broadcastersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelGala fundraisersAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 238
- Marfa, TX 79843
- County
- Presidio County, TX
- Website URL
- marfapublicradio.org/Â
- Phone
- (432) 729-4578
IRS details
- EIN
- 56-2497864
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2005
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A34: Radio
- NAICS code, primary
- 51511: Radio Broadcasting
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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