WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager's Report Wednesday
WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager’s Report Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1. Membership. As of April 30, 2015, WWOZ has received $2,108,830 in donations for FY 2015, an 11% increase over revenue the previous year for the same period (September 2013-April 2014), during which 6.938 WWOZ members donated $1,900,588. During the current reporting period, 7,041 individual members donated to WWOZ: 1,983 sustaining members gave $143,700 (7% of all revenue) and approximately 3,535 out-of-state members gave $705,187 (33% of all revenue). During the same period last year (September 2013-April 2014), 1,728 sustaining members contributed $110,000 (6% of all revenue), and 3,153 out-of-state members contributed $605,683 (32% of all revenue). In the month of April 2015 alone, WWOZ received $504,131 in donations, a 9% decrease from April 2014, owing to an earlier end to Brass Pass sales. 2. Underwriting. As of April 30, 2015, WWOZ has earned $222,893 in underwriting and sponsorship revenue for FY 2015, an increase of 26% over the same period last year (September 2013-March 2014). In April 2015 alone, underwriting and sponsorship revenue totaled $15,614 compared to revenue of $41,780 in April 2014, a decrease of 62%. Underwriting signed four new agreements in May 2015, with: the New Orleans International Beer Fest, the French Market Corporation for the Creole Tomato Festival, the Snake Oil Festival, and the Algiers Economic Development Corporation for Wednesdays on the Point. 3. Major Giving. As of April 30, 2015, WWOZ has received $128,074 in major donations for FY 2015, an increase of 7% over the same period in FY 2014 (September 2013-March 2014), during which major donors contributed $119,644.
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