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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP

EIN 22-2859005 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A32Z)

What they do

OCEAN STATE MEDIA is RHODE ISLANDS TRUSTED PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION, AMPLIFYING ALL VOICES THROUGH THOUGHT-PROVOKING STORYTELLING, ORIGINAL JOURNALISM, LIFELONG LEARNING, and ENGAGING LIVE EVENTS. WE FOSTER HOPE, CONNECTION, and EDUCATION THAT STRENGTHENS and INSPIRES OUR SHARED COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $59.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

83.44%of revenue went to mission work59.7% of expenses · Program services
15.49%of revenue went to fundraising11.1% of expenses
$139.75spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
40.82%of revenue went to management and office costs29.2% of expenses
$7.12in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
42.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $4,811,168 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $306,760 for TOREY MALATIA (CO-CEO(THRU SEP 2024)). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$12,104,480
Mission workProgram services$10,099,85583.44% of revenue59.7% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$4,941,19740.82% of revenue29.2% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$1,874,59615.49% of revenue11.1% of expenses
Total expenses$16,915,648139.75% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 59.7% mission · 29.2% management · 11.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 139.75% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 54.9% mission · 36.5% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.36% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 59.2% mission · 32.4% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 348.49% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 64.2% mission · 26.9% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.83% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 63.1% mission · 28.4% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.82% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 63.7% mission · 26.9% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 137.88% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 65.6% mission · 23.5% management · 10.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.32% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 65.7% mission · 24.1% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$12,104,480
Expenses$16,915,648
Annual shortfall $4,811,168 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$10,099,855 · 59.7% of expenses
Management and office costs$4,941,197 · 29.2% of expenses
Fundraising$1,874,596 · 11.1% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$12,104,480
Expenses$16,915,648
Assets$120,358,602
Income$23,834,168
Contributions$5,153,286
Mission work (program services)$10,099,855
Fundraising$1,874,596
Grants given$396,500
Average grant$26,433
Management and general$4,941,197
Executive compensation (total)$335,066
Stocks and bonds$71,638,703
Accounting fees$94,349
Investing fees$214,821
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
TOREY MALATIACO-CEO(THRU SEP 2024) · 40 hrs/week $306,760Base $300,614 · Other $6,146
DAVID PICCERELLICO-CEO(THRU SEP 2024) · 40 hrs/week $265,087Base $236,342 · Other $28,745
MARY-CATHERINE ARMSTRONGDIRECTOR OF FINANCE/ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $171,575Base $135,867 · Other $35,708
JAN BOYDCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $170,857Base $146,075 · Other $24,782
RICHARD DUNNDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING · 40 hrs/week $135,181Base $112,654 · Other $22,527
KRISTEN HAFFENREFFERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $128,043Base $118,998 · Other $9,045
PAMELA JOHNSTONPRESIDENT (AS OF SEP 2024) · 40 hrs/week $126,084Base $115,725 · Other $10,359
JOAO SOUZABROADCAST ENGINEER · 40 hrs/week $122,627Base $112,575 · Other $10,052

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (28)

TOREY MALATIACO-CEO(THRU SEP 2024)

DAVID PICCERELLICO-CEO(THRU SEP 2024)

MARY-CATHERINE ARMSTRONGDIRECTOR OF FINANCE/ADMIN

JAN BOYDCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

RICHARD DUNNDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

KRISTEN HAFFENREFFERDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

PAMELA JOHNSTONPRESIDENT (AS OF SEP 2024)

JOAO SOUZABROADCAST ENGINEER

MEREDITH CURREN SECRE-TARY (THRU 6/4/25), CHAIR AFTER

BARBARA HAYNESDIRECTOR

SUSAN RITTSCHERDIRECTOR

SCOT JONESDIRECTOR

BARI HARLAMDIRECTOR

RAJANI MAHADEVANDIRECTOR

PABLO RODRIGUEZ MDDIRECTOR

NICHOLAS DENICETREASURER

MICHAEL BEAUREGARDDIRECTOR

MERRILL SHERMANDIRECTOR

DAVID LAVERTYCO-CHAIR (THRU 6/4/25)

MELISSA CUMMINGSDIRECTOR

CAROLYN WIESENHAHNDIRECTOR

AMANDA MCMULLENDIRECTOR

JOHN HOEYDIRECTOR

DAVID FONTESDIRECTOR

GINA MCDONALDDIRECTOR

GARY GLASSMANDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH FRANCISDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH DELUDE-DIXCO-CHAIR (THRU 6/4/25)

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1988
Location
50 PARK LN, PROVIDENCE, RI 02907-3124
County
Providence
In care of
% WSBE TV
Primary officer
PAM JOHNSTON, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(401) 222-3636

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification
Arts, Culture & Humanities (A32Z)
IRS tax category
Periodical Publishers
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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