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DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132742777 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE A32Z · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$6.6M
expenses
$6.1M
net assets
$8.0M
employees
47
volunteers
11
program ratio
90%
mission · from form 990

SEE PART III LINE 1 ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTERS MISSION

profile · synthesized from sources

DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC is a New York-based nonprofit that provides free and low-cost film production training and media resources to emerging and established artists, with a focus on community issues. The organization serves inner-city youth and nonprofit groups by offering media arts education and producing broadcast-quality content. It operates as a community media center supporting artistic expression and civic dialogue through media.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $1.03M
    COMMUNITY SERVICES - PROVIDE FREE LOW-COST FILM PRODUCTION TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED MEDIA ARTISTS.
  2. #2 $562K
    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - PROVIDES FREE TRAINING IN MEDIA ARTS TO HUNDREDS OF INNER-CITY YOUTH EACH YEAR.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Services
Provides free and low-cost film production training and technical resources to emerging and established media artists.
Educational Programs
Delivers free media arts training annually to hundreds of inner-city youth, fostering creative skills and media literacy.
Production and Distribution
Offers affordable production packages to nonprofits and creates high-quality broadcast content focused on community issues and concerns.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Youth & Emerging Filmmaker Training 2 activities
    • Film production training for media artists
      Provides free and low-cost film production training and resources to both emerging and established media artists.
    • Media arts training for youth
      Provides free media arts training to hundreds of inner-city youth each year.
  • Community and Public Broadcasting Services 1 activity
    • Production support for nonprofits and community broadcasting
      Offers free and low-cost production packages to nonprofits and creates high-quality broadcast content focused on community issues and concerns.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$6.56M
Contributions & grants$1.88M29%
Program service revenue$4.46M68%
Investment income$-3K-0%
Other revenue$223K
expenses
Total expenses$6.07M
Program expenses90%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$3.19M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$8.39M
Cash$2.11M
Investments$17K
Liabilities$360K
Net assets$8.03M
Liquid reserves4.2 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +31.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 10
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DAVID MENESES SENIOR EDITOR 40 $203K
LISA BINNS PRODUCER 40 $163K
ANNA CASPER PRODUCER 40 $152K
TOM DENISON PRODUCER 40 $148K
MOSES NARANJO VIDEO EDITOR 40 $125K
MATTHEW O'NEILL DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 40 $104K
FOLASADE FALEBITA DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR 40 $101K
CATHERINE MARTINEZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40 $92K
JONATHAN ALPERT PRESIDENT AND CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $60K
KEIKO TSUNO DIRECTOR AND CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $56K
board members · 9
  • CORA WEISS — DIRECTOR
  • DENI FRAND — BOARD CHAIR
  • ED JARBATH — DIRECTOR
  • IAN CALDERON — DIRECTOR
  • PIERRE BASTID — DIRECTOR
  • RENE PEREZ JOGLAR — DIRECTOR
  • SUSHANA DUBREIL — DIRECTOR
  • TAMI ALPERT — DIRECTOR
  • THOMAS RICHARDSON — SECRETARY
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community Access Media Training
    methodology: community-access-media-training
    By providing low-cost or no-cost access to film production training and resources, the organization enables broader participation in media creation, particularly among emerging and under-resourced media artists, because removing financial and technical barriers fosters inclusive creative expression and career advancement.
  • Youth Media Education as Pathway Development
    methodology: youth-media-education-outreach
    By delivering free media arts education to underserved youth, the organization cultivates creative skills and opens pathways to future opportunities, because early, equitable access to arts education builds confidence, technical proficiency, and career awareness in media fields.