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Arizona Broadcasters Association

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 860264750 · Form 990 · FY2022 · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.azbroadcasters.org
revenue
$1.6M
expenses
$935K
net assets
$2.4M
employees
2
volunteers
6
program ratio
0%
mission · from form 990

The Arizona Broadcasters Association (ABA) acts as the official trade association for Arizonas over-the-air radio and TV stations and their supporting organizations. Among the focus areas, the ABA funds Arizonas only broadcast lobbyist at the state legislature, offers station protection programs to guard against government inspections and fines, provides free personalized and on-demand training, and promotes the voice of Arizona broadcasters in Washington to better influence national regulation. The ABA also funds legal support for shared station needs. With a futureproofing focus, the organization offers paid internships at member stations, partners with universities and trade schools to build staff pipelines, and develops programs within the school environment to help teach skills required for tough-to-fill broadcasting roles. The ABA also prioritizes product education around the fast-changing tech evolution, ensuring member stations feel armed with the training necessary to drive bu

profile · synthesized from sources

The Arizona Broadcasters Association is a nonprofit organization that advocates for local media in Arizona, providing legal support, training, and resources to its members. It serves local media brands across the state, focusing on enhancing the quality and accessibility of journalism and media services. The association also collaborates with the Arizona Local News Foundation to support community journalism initiatives.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Arizona Media Icon Lunch
Annual event recognizing outstanding contributions to Arizona's media community, including the induction of members into the Arizona Media Hall of Fame.
Internship Program
Funds paid internships at local media brands to support training and development of the next generation of media professionals.
Public Education Program
Offers discounted advertising services for Arizona government agencies and nonprofits to promote public interest messages.
activities · 8 groups

what they do

  • Education Policy & Funding Analysis 4 activities
    • Arizona Community Collaborative Education Reporting
      Employs 16 full-time education reporters across Arizona to focus on classroom innovations and community-driven solutions, sharing their coverage with local newsrooms statewide to expand access to deeply reported stories on underreported issues.
    • Education Solutions Reporting
      Employs 16 full-time education reporters across Arizona as part of the Arizona Community Collaborative, focusing on classroom innovations and community-driven solutions, and shares this coverage with local newsrooms statewide to expand access to deeply reported stories.
    • Education Solutions Reporting
      Employs 16 full-time education reporters across Arizona as part of the Arizona Community Collaborative to focus on classroom innovations and community-driven solutions, sharing their coverage with local newsrooms statewide to expand access to deeply reported stories.
    • Supporting Education Solutions Reporting
      Employs 16 full-time education reporters across Arizona who focus on classroom innovations and community-driven solutions, sharing their coverage with local newsrooms statewide to expand access to deeply reported stories.
  • Local Journalism Support Initiatives 4 activities
    • Funding and Supporting Local News Organizations
      Invests in and provides grant funding to local newsrooms, including seed funding for new newsrooms and Startup + Innovation Grants for existing ones, to support expansion, experimentation, and storytelling innovation. This includes a $250,000 investment in the Arizona Local News Foundation.
    • Funding and Supporting Local News Organizations
      Invests in and provides grant funding to local newsrooms, including seed funding for new organizations and Startup + Innovation Grants for existing ones, to support expansion, experimentation, and storytelling innovation. This includes underwriting the Arizona Local News Foundation and funding the initial round of Startup + Innovation Grants.
    • Funding and Supporting Local Newsrooms
      Invests in and provides grant funding to local newsrooms, including seed funding for launching new newsrooms and supporting innovation within existing ones, through the Arizona Local News Foundation.
    • Supporting Local News through the Arizona Local News Foundation
      Invests in and underwrites the Arizona Local News Foundation to support local news statewide, providing grant funding for startup and innovation grants to launch, grow, and strengthen local newsrooms, and funding journalists for solution-focused stories on underreported issues.
  • Legal Support for Media Professionals 4 activities
    • Legal and Regulatory Support for Members
      Provides members with access to a media business lawyer for basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense, offers FCC lawyer access and support for emergency alert systems/tower issues for broadcast members, and assists newspaper members with public notice navigation.
    • Legal and Regulatory Support for Members
      Retains a media business lawyer for members' basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense needs, and provides broadcast members with access to an FCC lawyer and support for emergency alert systems and tower issues.
    • Legal and Regulatory Support for Members
      Retains a media business lawyer for members' basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense needs, provides broadcast members with access to an FCC lawyer and support for emergency alert systems and tower issues, and offers newspaper members support for public notice navigation.
    • Legal and Regulatory Support for Members
      Provides members with access to a media business lawyer for basic legal questions, maintains funds for membership-wide legal defense, offers access to an FCC lawyer, and supports emergency alert systems, tower issues, and public notice navigation.
  • Professional Development & Certification Programs 4 activities
    • Professional Development and Training
      Offers radio and TV members access to a third-party inspection program for FCC compliance training, and hosts events and training for evolving technology and topic expertise.
    • Professional Training and Resources for Members
      Offers radio and TV members access to a third-party inspection program for FCC compliance training, hosts events and training for evolving technology, and provides members with a comprehensive list of media contacts, legal guides, and ad agency contacts.
    • Professional Training and Resources for Members
      Offers radio and TV members access to a third-party inspection program for FCC compliance training, hosts events and training for evolving technology, and provides members with access to media legal guides and a comprehensive list of media and ad agency contacts.
    • Training and Professional Development
      Offers radio and TV members access to a third-party inspection program for FCC compliance training and hosts events and training for evolving technology and topic expertise.
  • Journalism Internships for Students 3 activities
    • Journalism Internships and Career Development
      Fully funds paid 12-week internships for aspiring journalists in local newsrooms in Arizona, offering 70 internships annually valued at $3,700 each. It also covers costs for members to participate in university career fairs and maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities.
    • Journalism Internships and Career Development
      Fully funds paid 12-week internships for aspiring journalists in local newsrooms in Arizona, offering 70 internships annually valued at $3,700 each, and covers costs for members to participate in university career fairs.
    • Journalism Internships and Career Development
      Fully funds paid 12-week internships for aspiring journalists in local newsrooms, offering 70 internships annually valued at $3,700 each. It also covers costs for members to participate in university career fairs and maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities.
  • Statewide Public Opinion and Market Research Studies 3 activities
    • Media Consumption Research
      Commissions an annual research study to track media consumption habits, advertising trends, and trust in news across Arizona, with results released each spring.
    • Media Consumption and Advertising Research
      Commissions an annual research study to track media consumption habits, advertising trends, and trust in news across Arizona, with results released each spring.
    • Media Consumption and Advertising Research
      Commissions an annual research study to track media consumption habits, advertising trends, and trust in news across Arizona, with results released each spring.
  • Professional Membership and Job Board Services 1 activity
    • Media Job Board
      Maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities, allowing members to post positions and marketing the board to job seekers.
  • Uncategorized 17 activities
    • Advocacy for Local Media
      Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation. It also connects members with legislative leaders and provides a legislative newsletter, and will be a founding member of a national alliance protecting local newspapers.
    • Advocacy for Local Media
      Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation, and will become a founding member of a national alliance focused on protecting and promoting local newspapers.
    • Advocacy for Local Media
      Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation. The organization also connects members with legislative leaders and provides a legislative newsletter.
    • Advocacy for Local Media
      Funds a lobbyist to advocate for Arizona local media at the state legislature, working for solutions and against detrimental legislation, and will become a founding member of a new national alliance focused on protecting and promoting local newspapers.
    • Media Industry Recognition and Awards
      Hosts the annual Arizona Media Icon Lunch to recognize individuals in the local media community, presenting the Arizona Media Hall of Fame Award for transformative contributions and the Arizona Media Lifetime Service Award for sustained contributions to the industry.
    • Member Communication and Resources
      Provides members with access to a comprehensive list of media contacts, media legal guides, ad agency contacts, and maintains the largest job board in Arizona for local media opportunities. It also sends a monthly email newsletter and urgent updates as needed.
    • Member Communication and Resources
      Provides members with a legislative newsletter, a comprehensive list of media contacts, legal guides, ad agency contacts, and a monthly email newsletter with updates and opportunities.
    • Organizing and Distributing Political Debates
      Organizes political debates for statewide offices, congressional districts, and key ballot propositions in Arizona, making them available in white-labeled format to local media across Arizona via TV, radio, and digital streaming at no cost. This includes providing simulcast Spanish translation and ASL interpretation.
    • Organizing and Distributing Political Debates
      Organizes political debates for statewide offices, congressional districts, and key ballot propositions in Arizona, making them available in white-labeled format to local media across Arizona via TV, radio, and digital streaming at no cost. This includes providing simulcast Spanish translation and ASL interpretation.
    • Organizing and Distributing Political Debates
      Organizes and moderates political debates for statewide offices, congressional districts, and key ballot propositions in Arizona, making them available in white-labeled format to local media across Arizona via TV, radio, and digital streaming at no cost, including simulcast Spanish translation and ASL interpretation.
    • Public Education Program (PEP)
      Operates the Public Education Program (PEP) which offers deeply discounted advertising space from its nearly 400 member media brands to 7-10 nonprofit and government partners for public education campaigns. The program creates pro bono commercials in English and Spanish and provides monthly performance reports with a promised ROI of at least 2:1 or 4:1.
    • Public Education Program (PEP)
      Operates the Public Education Program (PEP) which offers deeply discounted advertising space from its nearly 400 member media brands to 7-10 nonprofit and government partners for public education campaigns. The program creates pro bono commercials in English and Spanish and provides monthly performance reports with a promised ROI of at least 2:1 or 4:1.
    • Public Education Program (PEP)
      Operates the Public Education Program (PEP) to help Arizona government agencies and non-profit groups advertise public interest messages by offering deeply discounted advertising space from its nearly 400 media brand members. The program creates pro bono commercials in English and Spanish and provides monthly performance reports with a promised ROI of at least 2:1 or 4:1.
    • Public Education Program (PEP)
      Operates the Public Education Program (PEP) which offers deeply discounted advertising space from its nearly 400 media brand members to 7-10 nonprofit and government partners for public education campaigns. The program creates pro bono commercials in English and Spanish and provides monthly performance reports with a promised ROI of at least 2:1 or 4:1.
    • Recognizing Media Professionals
      Hosts annual events, including the Arizona Media Icon Lunch, to recognize individuals in the local media community. This includes presenting the Arizona Media Hall of Fame Award for transformative contributions and the Arizona Media Lifetime Service Award for sustained contributions over at least 35 years.
    • Recognizing Media Professionals
      Hosts the annual Arizona Media Icon Lunch to recognize individuals in the local media community, presenting the Arizona Media Hall of Fame Award and the Arizona Media Lifetime Service Award to media professionals for their contributions to Arizona’s media landscape.
    • Recognizing Media Professionals
      Hosts the annual Arizona Media Icon Lunch to recognize individuals in the local media community, presenting the Arizona Media Hall of Fame Award for transformative contributions and the Arizona Media Lifetime Service Award for sustained contributions to the local media industry.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$1.58M
Contributions & grants$80K5%
Program service revenue$1.58M100%
Investment income$-80K-5%
Other revenue$-3K
expenses
Total expenses$935K
Program expenses0%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$346K
Grants paid out$122K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.44M
Cash$1.51M
Investments$674K
Liabilities$6K
Net assets$2.43M
Liquid reserves28.1 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +31.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Chris Kline President/CEO 40 $202K
board members · 14
  • Andrew Deschapelles — Chairman
  • Anita Helt — Director
  • Brian Cisek — Director
  • Debbie Bush — Secretary/Treas
  • Jim Ryan — Director
  • Linda Little — Director
  • Michael Mallace — Director
  • Mike Barna — Director
  • Patty Ruiz — Vice Chairman
  • Sanford Cohen — Director
  • Scott Sutherland — Past Chairman
  • Steve Hoshor — Director
  • Tregg White — Director
  • Trip Reeb — Director
relationships · 43

who they work with

  • AZPM Partner — Collaborated on a series of statewide debates for the Arizona Congressional District 7 Special Election.
  • Arizona Capitol Times Partner — Teri Hayt, a sustaining board member, is from Arizona Capitol Times.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Invested $250,000 to support local news, expand internships, and launch a statewide innovation fund.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Named Tregg White as President & CEO of both organizations.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Newly merged operation with the Arizona Broadcasters Association
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Partnering to offer fully funded internships and receiving investment from the Arizona Media Association.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Provided funding for the initial round of Startup + Innovation Grants for the foundation.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Sister organization that co-funds paid internships at member local media brands.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Supports the Arizona Media Icon Lunch.
  • Arizona Local News Foundation Partner — Underwrites the Arizona Local News Foundation to connect communities with more local news and information.
  • Arizona Media Association Partner — The Arizona Media Association (AMA) is the newly combined operation of the Arizona Broadcasters Association and Arizona Newspapers Association.
  • Arizona Media Association Partner — The Foundation is backed by 400 local media brands that are part of the Arizona Media Association.
  • Arizona Media Association Partner — The Foundation is backed by nearly 400 local media brands that are part of the Arizona Media Association.
  • Arizona Newspapers Association Partner — Newly merged operation with the Arizona Broadcasters Association
  • Arizona Newspapers Association Partner — The Arizona Media Association (AMA) is the newly combined operation of the Arizona Broadcasters Association and Arizona Newspapers Association.
  • Citizen’s Clean Elections Commission Partner — Partnership to produce and distribute political debates in Arizona.
  • Desert Botanical Garden Partner — Chris Kline, Chair of the Foundation Board, is from Desert Botanical Garden.
  • Earth Gives Partner — Rhonda Bannard, a sustaining board member, is the Founder of Earth Gives.
  • East Valley Institute of Technology Partner — Michael Mallace represents the Arizona Media Association board.
  • Flinn Foundation Partner — Stacy Sullivan, a sustaining board member, is from Flinn Foundation.
  • Grand Canyon University Funder — Latest collaborator whose generosity made a new reporter position possible.
  • Grand Canyon University Funder — Provided a $250,000 donation to expand the Arizona Community Collaborative.
  • Gray TV Partner — Debbie Bush represents the Arizona Media Association board.
  • Independent Newsmedia Partner — Charlene Bisson represents the Arizona Media Association board.
  • KPNX-TV (12News) Partner — A new education solutions reporter will be working at KPNX-TV (12News) in Phoenix.
  • KPNX-TV (12News) Partner — Host for a new education solutions reporter within the Arizona Community Collaborative.
  • Kramer Publishing Partner — Brian Kramer represents the Arizona Media Association board.
  • Lane Terralever Partner — Cassandra Snelling, a sustaining board member, is from Lane Terralever.
  • Local Media Association Partner — Supports programs from the Local Media Association.
  • National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations Network — Is a member of the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations.
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