EIN 15-0620345

WSKG Public Telecommunications Council (WSKG)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
37
City
Year formed
1966
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
WSKG striving to be your trusted partner, enriching the lives of the people and communities we serve.
Total revenues
$5,124,387
2023
Total expenses
$5,654,865
2023
Total assets
$6,632,040
2023
Num. employees
37
2023

Program areas at WSKG

News and Public affairs - WSKG news & Public affairs is guided by powerful ethics, Public media's best practices and community need. We support an understanding of the issues facing our community through an objective and relentless pursuit of the facts, high quality writing and production, and diligent journalism. In the pursuit of news we insistently question, thoroughly research, intelligently analyze, and ethically share stories with the radio listeners, television viewers and web browsers whorely on WSKG Public media. Through the content we produce and the stories we tell, we provide insights into our community's struggles andsuccesses. By maintaining an informed citizenry, we work to improve the quality of their life.
Engineering - engineering is crucial to the Council's existence as a station. It oversees the operation, installation, maintenance, and implementation of television and radio broadcast equipment and towers on a dat-to-day and long-term basis. It also monitors fcc rules and regulations and ensures station compliance with these federal guidelines, including the conversion to a digital broadcast system.
Arts and culture - WSKG's arts and culture is guided by an ongoing commitment to provide the community it serves with the best in arts and culture content, locally and nationally, on multiple platforms. We do this to research, preserve and shore the rich and diverse culture of our viewing area with the community and staying consistent with our goal to create relevant content that promotes upstate new york as a unique cultural destination, to produce compelling stories of the transformotive power of the arts and to feature the extraordinary talents of our local musicians and performers.
Youth focused, history & heritage

Who funds WSKG Public Telecommunications Council (WSKG)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Corporation for Public BroadcastingTVCSG$956,329
Corporation for Public BroadcastingRCSG$215,218
Cornell UniversityOther-Other Non-S & E Fields$50,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $1,383,927

Personnel at WSKG

NameTitleCompensation
Brian FreyDirector of Operations$129,253
Natasha ThompsonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$0
John BellDirector of Development and Marketing
Brieanna MorenoDirector of Education
Gary TalkiewiczDirector of Engineering
...and 16 more key personnel

Financials for WSKG

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,003,225
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$36,635
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$86,214
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$40,306
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$-41,993
Total revenues$5,124,387

Form 990s for WSKG

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-03-26990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-03-02990View PDF
2021-062022-02-24990View PDF
2020-062021-04-12990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Cornell University
May 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $13,000 from Community Foundation for South Central New York (CFSCNY)
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $923,070 from Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsTelevision producers / broadcastersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
601 Gates Rd
Vestal, NY 13850
Metro area
Binghamton, NY
County
Broome County, NY
Website URL
wskg.org/about 
Phone
(607) 729-0100
Facebook page
WSKGPublicBroadcasting 
Twitter profile
@wskg 
IRS details
EIN
15-0620345
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1966
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A30: Media, Communications Organizations
NAICS code, primary
51512: Television Broadcasting
Parent/child status
Independent
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