Nonprofit · EIN 58-1702220
FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70151
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,585,777 | $5,827,075 | $758,702 | $8,900,458 | $2,055,880 | $6,844,578 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,434,155 | $6,612,292 | $821,863 | $7,846,386 | $1,809,102 | $6,037,284 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,954,465 | $5,081,234 | $873,231 | $5,484,911 | $269,490 | $5,215,421 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,087,017
- of which government grants
- $415,240
- Membership dues
- $4,790,383
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $98,957
- Net income from fundraising events
- $159,546
- Other revenue
- $399,803
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $407,930
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,321,910
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,332,687
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $26,920
- Accounting fees
- $37,000
- Occupancy
- $265,079
- Depreciation
- $122,845
- Program services (functional)
- $2,684,003
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,399,285
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,743,787
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,846,386
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,900,458
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,055,880
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,844,578
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $866,657
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,593,803
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,844,578
- Gross receipts
- $6,846,872
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- LA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH UTTERBACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $198,275 | $22,684 |
| CHAUNCEY ROYSTER | CFO Officer | 40 | $124,882 | $33,911 |
| DAVID ANKERS | DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,507 | $18,037 |
| DAMOND JACOB | CHIEF ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,817 | $17,278 |
| IRMA THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $3,000 | $0 |
| NORMAN ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $300 | $0 |
| DAVID KERSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD MCCLAIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY CATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY MAJOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LEBATO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE WAINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FLOZELL DANIELS JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GOLDRING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH HARKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY SLATTEN-KATZENSTEIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| SKIPPER BOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID FRANCIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TARA CARTER-HERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH UTTERBACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $185,872 | $20,996 |
| CHAUNCEY ROYSTER | CFO Officer | 40 | $111,707 | $35,274 |
| DAVID ANKERS | DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,738 | $16,116 |
| DAMOND JACOB | CHIEF ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,862 | $15,612 |
| DAVID KERSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IRMA THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD MCCLAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY CATES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY MAJOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LEBATO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE WAINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FLOZELL DANIELS JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GOLDRING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD CORTIZAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY SLATTEN-KATZENSTEIN | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SKIPPER BOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FRANCIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH UTTERBACK | CEO Officer | 40 | $174,718 | $19,916 |
| CHAUNCEY ROYSTER | CFO Officer | 40 | $106,329 | $29,787 |
| DAVID ANKERS | DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,614 | $15,501 |
| DEBORAH D HARKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB EDMUNDSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KERSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IRMA THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD MCCLAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIDNEY CATES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY MAJOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TULIO MURILLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J PEGUES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER LEBATO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE WAINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FLOZELL DANIELS JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GOLDRING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD CORTIZAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 51840, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70151-1840
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHAUNCEY L ROYSTER, PO BOX 51840, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70151
- Signed the 990
- CHAUNCEY L ROYSTER, CFO
- Phone
- (504) 568-1239
- Website
- WWW.WWOZ.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LAPORTE APAC
Mission
FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC. OPERATES A NONCOMMERICAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION WHICH WAS LICENSED TO OPERATE BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 29, 1981. THE STATION'S CALL LETTERS ARE WWOZ-FM THE MISSION OF THE STATION IS TO CELEBRATE [CONT'D ON SCH O] 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 8,754 FOR 2025.
Program accomplishments
- 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 8,754 FOR 2025.Expenses $2,684,003
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1702220
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,900,458
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,846,872
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $6,585,777 | $5,827,075 | $8,900,458 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $7,434,155 | $6,612,292 | $7,846,386 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $5,954,465 | $5,081,234 | $5,484,911 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $5,645,952 | $4,740,891 | $4,509,272 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1702220).
Questions about FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC is 58-1702220.
- Is FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names CHAUNCEY L ROYSTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,275 (BETH UTTERBACK, CEO).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,585,777, expenses of $5,827,075 and total assets of $8,900,458 at year end.
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