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EIN 58-1702220

WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
City
New Orleans
State
Louisiana
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2023-08-01
NTEE code, primary
A34: Radio
Description
WWOZ 90.7 FM is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station, a community radio station currently operating out of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Their governance board is appointed by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Foundation. They are a listener-supported, volunteer-programmed radio station. WWOZ covers many events live in and around the city and across the United States. They also broadcast live from the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival annually. WWOZ's mission is to be the worldwide voice, archive, and flag-bearer of New Orleans culture and musical heritage.
Related structure
WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans is a subordinate organization under New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation.
Also known as...
Friends of Wwoz
Total revenues
$5,954,465
2023
Total expenses
$5,081,234
2023
Total assets
$5,484,911
2023
Num. employees
17
2023

Program areas at WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

Friends of Wwoz, Inc. Operates a noncommerical, educational radio station which was licensed to operate by the federal commmunications commission on october 29, 1981. The station's call letters are wwoz-fm the mission of the station is to celebrate the cultural diversity of new orleans and its surrounding regions through music and information. The station is funded mainly by federal and state grants, support from the new orleans jazz and heritage foundation, community fundraising and underwriting contributions. The broadcast hours of the radio station were 8,760 for 2023.

Who funds WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and FoundationTo Provide Assistance To the Organization in Broadcasting and Streaming the Music, Concerts, and Festivals of Louisiana Around the World.$450,000
Corporation for Public BroadcastingRCSG$248,339
JKP Family FoundationAnnual Operations$40,000
...and 36 more grants received totalling $962,767

Personnel at WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

NameTitleCompensation
Beth UtterbackChief Executive Officer / General Manager / Chief Operating Officer$174,718
Chauncey L RoysterChief Financial Officer$106,329
David AnkersDirector of Content$107,614
Brittany MajorSecretary$0
David KersteinTreasurer / Board Member$0
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

RevenuesFYE 08/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,769,216
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$44,481
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$134,701
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$6,067
Total revenues$5,954,465

Form 990s for WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-082024-07-12990View PDF
2022-082023-04-03990View PDF
2021-082022-07-13990View PDF
2020-082021-04-21990View PDF
2019-082021-01-21990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Newark Public RadioNewark, NJ$4,824,020
Data update history
September 1, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $450,000 from New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 12 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from JKP Family Foundation
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $500,000 from New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsRadio producers / broadcastersChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 51840
New Orleans, LA 70151
Metro area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
County
Orleans Parish, LA
Website URL
wwoz.org/ 
Phone
(504) 568-1239
Facebook page
wwozneworleans 
Twitter profile
@wwoz_neworleans 
IRS details
EIN
58-1702220
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1986
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A34: Radio
NAICS code, primary
51511: Radio Broadcasting
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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