2025-10-20T10:39:03-05:00 2024-12-31 463220328 AKINS HENKE AND COMPANY 600 INWOOD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 140 OAKDALE MN 55128 990 2024-01-01 920429167 CENTER FOR BROADCAST JOURNALISM CENT 6513353423 370 WABASHA ST N SUITE 117 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 GEORGIA FORT PRESIDENT 6513353423 2025-10-03 1 1 CHRIS J HENKE P01008921 6516363806 2025-10-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GEORGIA FORT 370 WABASHA ST N SUITE 117 SAINT PAUL MN 55102 349441 0 X CENTERFORBROADCASTJOURNALISM.ORG X 2022 MN MOBILIZE THE NEXT GENERATION TO ADVANCE REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA. 3 2 4 0 0 0 340066 342038 870 1490 2 6 485 5907 341423 349441 0 0 0 0 41920 193406 3975 7800 27599 108548 167074 154443 368280 186980 -18839 189118 170168 2138 2027 186980 168141 X CENTER FOR BROADCAST JOURNALISM'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE THE NEXT GENERATION TO ADVANCE REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA. WE MAKE MEDIA ACCESSIBLE TO EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS BY REMOVING BARRIERS THROUGH EDUCATION, PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO EXCEL IN JOURNALISM. WHILE WE FOCUS OUR WORK ON BLACK AND BROWN ASPIRING JOURNALISTS, OUR GOAL IS TO BALANCE RACIAL REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA IN MINNESOTA AND OUR SURROUNDING REGION. 0 0 80685 IN 2024, THE CENTER FOR BROADCAST JOURNALISM EXPANDED ITS IMPACT BY TRAINING AND MENTORING A NEW COHORT OF YOUNG JOURNALISTS AND RADIO ANNOUNCERS WITH SEVERAL PARTICIPANTS SECURING JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE FIELD AND PUBLISHING OVER 150 STORIES ON-AIR AND ONLINE. TO STRENGTHEN AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, WE CURATED 7TH STREET LIVE, WHICH HAD OVER 1700 PARTICIPANTS AND SERVED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING THAT CELEBRATED OUR SIGNAL'S COMMUNITY WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND BUSINESSES. 126604 5907 CBJ ACQUIRED THE FCC LICENSE FOR A LOW POWER FM RADIO STATION IN ST. PAUL'S EAST SIDE (WEQY POWER104.7FM), BUILT OUT A NEW, STATE OF THE ART STUDIO, AND RELAUNCHED THE STATION UNDER A NEW BRAND IN SEPTEMBER 2023. IT CREATED LOCAL PROGRAMMING, BROADCAST RADIO STORIES REPORTED BY THE NEWSROOM, AND PROVIDED FREE/LOW-COST OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ADVERTISE THEIR SERVICES. THE RADIO STATION SERVES AN AREA WITH A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000. 43999 CBJ LAUNCHED ITS ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM, OFFERING EVENING CLASSES IN SKILLS RELATED TO JOURNALISM (NEWS WRITING, INTERVIEWING SKILLS, AUDIO RECORDING, AND VISUAL STORYTELLING). CBJ OFFERED FOUR CLASSES IN THE FALL OF 2024, SERVING 25 STUDENTS. 251288 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 MN X JOHN THEW 6513353423 2370 DISCOVERY PARKWAY SUPERIOR CO 80027 GEORGIA FORT PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 76560 0 0 MARIANNE COMBS MANAGING NEWS DIRECTOR, CO-CHAIR 1/1/24-11/30/24 40.00 X X 38080 0 0 KIMBERLY NIGHTINGALE BOARD CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BIANCA RHODES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 114640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 342038 342038 STUDIO RENTAL 531390 1490 1490 1490 6 6 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 516100 5907 5907 5907 349441 5907 0 1496 X 114640 85980 17196 11464 62816 55448 818 6550 2375 2375 13575 10819 1378 1378 584 584 13475 13475 7800 7800 81620 55375 26245 6772 2615 4157 8562 4842 3720 3227 1054 2173 1273 1273 4702 2737 1965 8237 8237 2229 664 1344 221 RECRUITING AND STAFF DE 15059 14509 550 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 10307 7668 2639 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 3993 343 3650 MISCELLANEOUS 3579 62 3331 186 3455 935 2520 368280 251288 89393 27599 99093 129535 50000 1085 1109 50478 10954 38940 39524 189118 170168 2138 2027 2138 2027 X 186980 148141 20000 186980 168141 189118 170168 -18839 0 X 0 0 0 X 256283 342038 598321 1490 1490 256283 343528 599811 2000 1750 3750 0 2000 1750 3750 596061 2 6 8 2 6 8 870 870 485 5907 6392 257640 349441 607081 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20072 1305 18767 30406 9649 20757 39524 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 990 RETURN IS PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED. AFTER REVEIW, A FINAL VERSION OF THE 990 RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING NEWS DIRECTOR ARE BOTH OFFICERS AND CO-FOUNDERS OF CBJ. THE BOARD DISCUSSED COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE AREA, THEN CREATED A MULTI-STEP PLAN FOR COMPENSATING EACH EQUITABLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 55,375. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 26,245. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,620.