Public Charity

FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC

FRIENDS OF WWOZ INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW ORLEANS, LA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $7.4M revenue, $6.6M expenses, $7.8M total assets. 65 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 581702220 NEW ORLEANS, LA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.4M
Total Expenses$6.6M
Total Assets$7.8M
Grant Records65
Funding Total$9.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

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 8,780 FOR 2024.

Officers & Directors

CEO Beth Utterback
SECRETARY Brittany Major
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Barnes
BOARD MEMBER Bruce Wainer
CFO Chauncey Royster
BOARD MEMBER Christopher Lebato

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Top Grant Purposes

TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS IN OPERATION TO RECEIVE OTHER FUNDING.
$3,871,869 4 grants
RCSG
$2,421,958 8 grants
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION IN BROADCASTING AND STREAMING THE MUSIC, CONCERTS, AND FESTIVALS OF LOUISIANA AROUND THE WORLD.
$1,450,000 3 grants
Radio CSG
$310,801 1 grant
RFSG
$303,822 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.4M $6.6M $7.8M
2023 $6.0M $5.1M $5.5M
2022 $5.6M $4.7M $4.5M
2021 $4.5M $2.8M $5.4M
2020 $3.4M $2.8M $3.3M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.4M to $7.4M (+119%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.8M.

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