2024-12-10T11:49:54-05:00 2024-06-30 251644159 BROWN PLUS 205 EAST MAIN STREET WESTMINSTER MD 21157 990 2023-07-01 522295886 COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER OF CARROLL COUNTY INC COMM 4103864415 1301 WASHINGTON ROAD WESTMINSTER MD 21157 RICHARD TURNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4103864415 2024-12-04 true false WANDA K LYNN CPA P00726749 4108763990 2024-12-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RICHARD TURNER 1301 WASHINGTON ROAD WESTMINSTER MD 21157 1317375 false X WWW.CARROLLMEDIACENTER.ORG X 2000 MD THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER IS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND CONTENT TO INFORM, ENGAGE AND CONNECT THE MANY VOICES AND INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. 9 9 35 12 0 1274642 1255615 23930 19871 11471 41889 2684 0 1312727 1317375 0 0 844484 940869 0 14398 430829 401362 1275313 1342231 37414 -24856 4634505 4557156 435261 405582 4199244 4151574 X THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER IS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND CONTENT TO INFORM, ENGAGE AND CONNECT THE MANY VOICES AND INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. false false 998138 19871 IN FY 2024, THE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER (CMC) OF CARROLL COUNTY MADE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT THROUGH EXTENSIVE SPORTS, GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT ALIGNS WITH ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. SPORTS PROGRAMMING: CMSPORTSNET DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS COVERAGE, PRODUCING 47 FULL GAME BROADCASTS AND 95 SHORTFORM HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, AND LACROSSE. THE NEW WEEKLY SPORTS MAGAZINE SHOW, GAME ON, AIRED 37 EPISODES, ADDING IN-DEPTH COMMENTARY AND LOCAL SPORTS PROFILES AND HIGHLIGHTS. CMC'S BROADCASTS REACHED SIGNIFICANT VIEWERSHIP, WITH FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE VIEWS TOTALING NEARLY 5,000 FOR TWO BASEBALL GAMES ALONE. CMSPORTSNET EXPANDED ITS REACH WITH 469,794 VIEWS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA AND LAUNCHED AN INSTAGRAM PAGE THAT RAPIDLY GREW TO 785 FOLLOWERS, AMASSING OVER 230,000 VIEWS. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ENHANCE LOCAL SPORTS VISIBILITY, FOSTER COMMUNITY PRIDE, AND SUPPORT YOUNG ATHLETES. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: CMC COVERED 207 MUNICIPAL MEETINGS, A 9% INCREASE FROM FY 2023, MEETING COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR ACCESSIBLE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. CMC ALSO INITIATED FULL COUNCIL MEETING BROADCASTS FOR ALL COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE ALIGNS WITH CMC'S MISSION BY INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THE CMC CREATED 12 CANDIDATE PROFILES FOR MARYLAND'S U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE RACES, GARNERING OVER 8,000 VIEWS AND EARNING STATEWIDE PRAISE. ADDITIONALLY, BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE PROFILES AND FORUMS REACHED 500+ VIEWS, ENHANCING VOTER RESOURCES AWARENESS AND INFORMATION. COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, CMC FACILITATED INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SHADOWING, PROVIDING HANDS-ON MEDIA PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE TO TWO HIGH SCHOOL AND THREE COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS FROM WESTMINSTER RESCUE MISSION AND BELLO MACHRE. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS JOB SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL WORKFORCE READINESS. CMC ALSO CREATED A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) WITH OVER 35 STAFF TRAINING MODULES, SUPPORTING PATRON MEMBER TRAINING AND OPTIMIZING STAFF EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE QUALITY. PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: CMC PRODUCED NUMEROUS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) AND EVENT LIVE STREAMS, SUPPORTING LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PROMOTING IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS. NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED THE 200TH-ANNIVERSARY PARADE FOR WESTMINSTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MULTIPLE EVENTS FOR CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SUCH AS THE BROADCAST OF SEVEN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS. CMC'S PSAS AND EVENT COVERAGE CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL CAUSES. TECHNICAL INNOVATION CMC'S TECHNICAL UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE HAIVISION MAKITO SRT STREAMING TRANSCODERS, A MAGEWELL DIRECTOR MINI FOR SPORTS COVERAGE AND A WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM, ENHANCED PRODUCTION QUALITY WHILE OPTIMIZING TEAM WORKFLOW. THESE INNOVATIONS ENABLED MULTI-CAMERA REMOTE SHOOTS WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF AVAILABLE INTERNET BANDWIDTH, ADVANCING CMC'S TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES. FINANCIAL GROWTH AND PARTNERSHIPS: CMC SECURED NEW SPONSORSHIPS TOTALING 11,100 FOR CMSPORTSNET, INCLUDING BRANDS LIKE ANNE ARUNDEL DERMATOLOGY AND RAISING CANE'S. CMC'S OUTREACH EXTENDED ITS SPONSOR PROSPECT LIST TO 143 CONTACTS AND DEVELOPED A SPONSORSHIP POLICY TO STREAMLINE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BOLSTERING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING. RECOGNITION AND AWARDS: CMC RECEIVED LOCAL ACCOLADES, INCLUDING A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE CARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR ITS NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION OF THE CHAMBER'S ANNUAL OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AWARD. CMC WAS ALSO HONORED ON COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY BY MULTIPLE TOWNS AND THE CARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, UNDERSCORING ITS VALUED ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS DEMONSTRATE CMC'S COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBLE MEDIA, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, REINFORCING ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER CARROLL COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, LOCALLY-FOCUSED MEDIA RESOURCES. 998138 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 35 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MD X X BRIGID SHIFFLETT 4103864415 1301 WASHINGTON ROAD WESTMINSTER MD 21157 RICHARD TURNER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 112589 0 37276 THERESA BETHUNE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BUTTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ECKLES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAREY GADDIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY GREEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GERARD HART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY HONEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL KNAUER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN SNELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN WATLEY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 112589 37276 1 false false false 1226820 28795 1255615 PRODUCTION SERVICES 516100 15997 15997 OTHER REVENUE 516100 2534 2534 USER FEES 516100 1340 1340 19871 41889 41889 1317375 19871 41889 151747 109986 39474 2287 589699 435434 145125 9140 32222 20989 10826 407 116498 75887 39143 1468 50703 33027 17035 641 1200 1200 30261 30261 57417 40406 16902 109 11910 11910 11891 5371 6433 87 30231 29913 312 6 22355 19527 2772 56 2648 1955 652 41 6496 6496 6318 5519 783 16 152038 145714 6324 23606 18227 5289 90 BUILDING REPAIR & MAINT. 19318 16875 2395 48 EQUIPMENT REPAIR & MAINT. 12614 12614 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9912 5620 4292 TRAINING 1968 1968 1179 700 477 2 1342231 998138 329695 14398 328392 256675 2350345 2425248 183233 113383 9720 7095 30937 25176 3587260 2509707 1084075 1077553 4858 31895 642945 620131 4634505 4557156 129737 140920 305524 264662 435261 405582 X 2065671 1970566 2133573 2181008 4199244 4151574 4634505 4557156 -24856 -22814 X false true X true false X 1960376 1462292 1304743 1274642 1255615 7257668 81734 81734 81734 61764 47500 354466 2042110 1544026 1386477 1336406 1303115 7612134 7612134 192 177 5744 11471 41889 59473 7671607 151510 0.99220 0.99770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1497268 748586 748682 95715 28943 66772 1937129 1675030 262099 57148 57148 1077553 PROMISED USE OF LAND 620131 620131 1342061 24686 24686 1317375 1317375 1389731 47500 47500 1342231 1342231 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN FY 2024, THE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER (CMC) OF CARROLL COUNTY MADE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT THROUGH EXTENSIVE SPORTS, GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT ALIGNS WITH ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. SPORTS PROGRAMMING: CMSPORTSNET DELIVERED COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS COVERAGE, PRODUCING 47 FULL GAME BROADCASTS AND 95 SHORTFORM HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, AND LACROSSE. THE NEW WEEKLY SPORTS MAGAZINE SHOW, GAME ON, AIRED 37 EPISODES, ADDING IN-DEPTH COMMENTARY AND LOCAL SPORTS PROFILES AND HIGHLIGHTS. CMC'S BROADCASTS REACHED SIGNIFICANT VIEWERSHIP, WITH FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE VIEWS TOTALING NEARLY 5,000 FOR TWO BASEBALL GAMES ALONE. CMSPORTSNET EXPANDED ITS REACH WITH 469,794 VIEWS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA AND LAUNCHED AN INSTAGRAM PAGE THAT RAPIDLY GREW TO 785 FOLLOWERS, AMASSING OVER 230,000 VIEWS. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS ENHANCE LOCAL SPORTS VISIBILITY, FOSTER COMMUNITY PRIDE, AND SUPPORT YOUNG ATHLETES. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: CMC COVERED 207 MUNICIPAL MEETINGS, A 9% INCREASE FROM FY 2023, MEETING COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR ACCESSIBLE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. CMC ALSO INITIATED FULL COUNCIL MEETING BROADCASTS FOR ALL COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE ALIGNS WITH CMC'S MISSION BY INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THE CMC CREATED 12 CANDIDATE PROFILES FOR MARYLAND'S U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE RACES, GARNERING OVER 8,000 VIEWS AND EARNING STATEWIDE PRAISE. ADDITIONALLY, BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE PROFILES AND FORUMS REACHED 500+ VIEWS, ENHANCING VOTER RESOURCES AWARENESS AND INFORMATION. COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, CMC FACILITATED INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SHADOWING, PROVIDING HANDS-ON MEDIA PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE TO TWO HIGH SCHOOL AND THREE COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS FROM WESTMINSTER RESCUE MISSION AND BELLO MACHRE. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS JOB SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL WORKFORCE READINESS. CMC ALSO CREATED A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) WITH OVER 35 STAFF TRAINING MODULES, SUPPORTING PATRON MEMBER TRAINING AND OPTIMIZING STAFF EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE QUALITY. PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: CMC PRODUCED NUMEROUS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAS) AND EVENT LIVE STREAMS, SUPPORTING LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PROMOTING IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS. NOTABLE PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED THE 200TH-ANNIVERSARY PARADE FOR WESTMINSTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MULTIPLE EVENTS FOR CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SUCH AS THE BROADCAST OF SEVEN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS. CMC'S PSAS AND EVENT COVERAGE CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL CAUSES. TECHNICAL INNOVATION CMC'S TECHNICAL UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE HAIVISION MAKITO SRT STREAMING TRANSCODERS, A MAGEWELL DIRECTOR MINI FOR SPORTS COVERAGE AND A WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM, ENHANCED PRODUCTION QUALITY WHILE OPTIMIZING TEAM WORKFLOW. THESE INNOVATIONS ENABLED MULTI-CAMERA REMOTE SHOOTS WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF AVAILABLE INTERNET BANDWIDTH, ADVANCING CMC'S TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES. FINANCIAL GROWTH AND PARTNERSHIPS: CMC SECURED NEW SPONSORSHIPS TOTALING 11,100 FOR CMSPORTSNET, INCLUDING BRANDS LIKE ANNE ARUNDEL DERMATOLOGY AND RAISING CANE'S. CMC'S OUTREACH EXTENDED ITS SPONSOR PROSPECT LIST TO 143 CONTACTS AND DEVELOPED A SPONSORSHIP POLICY TO STREAMLINE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BOLSTERING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMING. RECOGNITION AND AWARDS: CMC RECEIVED LOCAL ACCOLADES, INCLUDING A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE CARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR ITS NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION OF THE CHAMBER'S ANNUAL OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AWARD. CMC WAS ALSO HONORED ON COMMUNITY MEDIA DAY BY MULTIPLE TOWNS AND THE CARROLL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, UNDERSCORING ITS VALUED ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ACHIEVEMENTS DEMONSTRATE CMC'S COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBLE MEDIA, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, REINFORCING ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER CARROLL COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, LOCALLY-FOCUSED MEDIA RESOURCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ARE DEALT WITH ON A BOARD LEVEL VIA SELF- DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS. ANY ISSUES DISCLOSED ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER STAFF, AND SUBMITS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. THE RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER'S EXPERIENCES IN THE INDUSTRY, AND THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO REQUEST HR TO PERFORM A COMPARABILITY STUDY FROM TIME TO TIME (NOT NECESSARILY ANNUALLY). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER OF CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE.