CPB Compliance Document
Grand Valley Public Radio CO Inc. dba KAFM 88.1 Community Radio
Meetings
Grand Valley Public Radio CO Inc. dba KAFM 88.1 Community Radio holds license for public radio station 88.1 FM, Grand Junction Colorado. KAFM complies with Section 396 (k) (4) of the Communications Act by providing notice to the public before holding public meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of the members, and the Community Advisory Board. Notice of these public meetings is posted on the website kafmcommunityradio.org.
In addition, all such meetings, are posted on our website and that meetings are open to the public. This meets the CPB requirement that this information is conveyed on 7 consecutive days prior to each meeting.
Subject to reasonable limitations (such as size of available meeting space), all members of the public are permitted to attend any of the meetings above without condition such as registration or providing any personal information. All or portions of any board or committee meeting may be "CLOSED" to the public in the event matters relating to individual employees, proprietary information, litigation or other matters which are confidential upon advice of counsel or financial information obtained on a confidential basis, or other matters deemed by the board to be inappropriate for public disclosure. If a meeting is closed, an explanation will be disseminated in the same way that an open meeting is posted, following the meeting.
Financial
KAFM makes accessible a series of public documents and information as part of our commitment to honoring our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) requirements, which provides a portion of our annual support. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us.
KAFM includes the following in the CPB folder of its public file:
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2022-23
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2021-22
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2020-21
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2019-20
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2018-19
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2017-18
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2016-17
- Annual Audit and Financial Report - FY 2014-15
- IRS 990 - 2023
- IRS 990 - 2022
- IRS 990 - 2021
- IRS 990 - 2020
- IRS 990 - 2019
- IRS 990 - 2018
- IRS 990 - 2017
- IRS 990 - 2016
Community Advisory Board
KAFM holds at least two but optimally six Community Advisory Board meetings each year. Community Advisory Board membership and minutes of the meeting will be kept in the CPB folder in the public file and on KAFM’s website.
The Community Advisory Board has a distinct membership from the organization’s governing Board of Directors.
KAFM strives to ensure that Members of the CAB represent a diverse cross-section of the community.
Minutes of the meeting indicate that the CAB is performing its primary functions under the CPB rule:
1. establish and follow its own schedule and agenda, within the scope of the community advisory board's statutory or delegated authority;
2. review the programming goals established by station;
3. review the community service provided by the stations;
4. review the impact on the community of the significant policy decisions rendered by the station; and
5. advise the governing board of the station whether the programming and other significant policies of the station are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station. The advisory board may make recommendations to the governing board to meet those specialized needs.
The Community Advisory Board has a distinct membership from the organization’s governing Board of Directors.
KAFM strives to ensure that Members of the CAB represent a diverse cross-section of the community.
Minutes of the meeting indicate that the CAB is performing its primary functions under the CPB rule:
1. establish and follow its own schedule and agenda, within the scope of the community advisory board's statutory or delegated authority;
2. review the programming goals established by station;
3. review the community service provided by the stations;
4. review the impact on the community of the significant policy decisions rendered by the station; and
5. advise the governing board of the station whether the programming and other significant policies of the station are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station. The advisory board may make recommendations to the governing board to meet those specialized needs.
EEO
Licensees and Permittees of public broadcast stations with fewer than five full-time employees are not subject to the reporting and public records requirements in provision of Section 396 (K) (11) of the Communications Act. KAFM does not meet the five-full-time-employee threshold (i.e. has fewer than five). As such, the FCC EEO Public File Report complies with the FCC's EEO rule and is posted on the website, with a copy placed in the Public Inspection File of the station. It is the policy of KAFM to comply with all FCC and CPB EEO requirements. KAFM does submit annual statistical reports regarding employment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Donor Lists and Political Activities
1. KAFM will comply with all current laws and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, and with all other applicable Federal law or regulations governing political activity and lobbying.
2. KAFM will not sell, rent, lease, loan, trade, give, donate, transfer or exchange its membership or donor names with any outside organization for any purpose.
3. KAFM maintains active control of its contributor and donor lists, and takes all appropriate measures to ensure against unauthorized use of such lists. The bylaws of the organization do not allow any use of its membership and contributor/donor lists by any outside parties.
4. The organization periodically reminds contributors/members/donors that its lists are never used outside of the organization.
2. KAFM will not sell, rent, lease, loan, trade, give, donate, transfer or exchange its membership or donor names with any outside organization for any purpose.
3. KAFM maintains active control of its contributor and donor lists, and takes all appropriate measures to ensure against unauthorized use of such lists. The bylaws of the organization do not allow any use of its membership and contributor/donor lists by any outside parties.
4. The organization periodically reminds contributors/members/donors that its lists are never used outside of the organization.
Diversity Statement 2023
The following information is presented in response to the request by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a brief statement of the diversity goals Grand Valley Public Radio, Inc., the licensee of KAFM.
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The service area for KAFM 88.1 includes Grand Junction, Fruita and Palisade, plus small towns and unincorporated areas in Mesa County, Colorado. Grand Junction is situated 247 miles west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol, Denver. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 58,566, making it the 15th most populous city in the State of Colorado and the most populous city on the Colorado Western Slope. Grand Junction serves as a major commercial and transportation hub within the large area between the Green River and the Continental Divide. It is the principal city of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 147,083 in 2011.
Service Area Demographics: 91.78% White, 0.60% African American, 0.94% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 3.81% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.86% of the population and 13.8% in households of 65 years or older. Diversity is important to the public service mission of KAFM, and those elements that receive the most attention through the station's programming are culture, ideas, music, community engagement, geographic location, gender and generation. KAFM does not take a position on specific, controversial community issues, political perspectives or religious beliefs as part of its program service, although these topics are frequently covered in cultural and community affairs programming. Through our community affairs programming, KAFM is consistently exposed to people, organizations and cultures across the community and these connections are utilized to recruit from and promote to various groups for the purpose of staffing, volunteers, membership on the licensee's governing board and other committees working on behalf of KAFM. The station is conscious of the value of keeping diversity at the forefront of content planning and meaningful decision-making processes for the organization, but we should and do have goals to continue to improve To address and increase diversity KAFM will:
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Non-Discrimination Policy Statement 2024
It is the policy of the Board of Directors of KAFM Community Radio, that there shall be no unlawful discrimination or harassment against applicants for employment, employees or volunteers for the organization because of race or color, religion or creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information or other protected status.
KAFM Board of Directors
| Name | Officer & Seat |
Employer/position | City/County of Residence | Term ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Berry | Member Elected | dave@kafmcommunityradio.org | Retired | Grand Junction, Mesa County | 2028 |
| Linda Taylor | Secretary Board Appointed |
Linda@kafmcommunityradio.org | Retired | Grand Junction/ Mesa County | 2027 |
| Will Raley | Board Appointed | Will@kafmcommunityradio.org | Dufford Waldeck/ Lawyer |
Grand Junction/ Mesa County | 2028 |
| Craig Reid | Member Elected | Craig@kafmcommunityradio.org | Retired | Grand Junction/Mesa Couty | 2028 |
| Tammy King | Vice-President Board Appointed | Tami@kafmcommunityradio.org | Grand Valley Music Store/Owner | Grand Junction/Mesa County | |
| Mark Tidd | Member Elected | Mark@kafmcommunityradio.org | Retired | Grand Junction/Mesa County |
KAFM STAFF
| Name | Job Title | Hire Date | Phone | |
| Betty Ries | Executive Director | 05/23/16 PT |
Betty@KAFMcommunityradio.org | 970-241-8801 x 207 c: 303-257-3330 |
| Katie Meyering | Program Director | 08/31/20 FT |
Katie@KAFMcommunityradio.org | 970-241-8801 x 223 c: 970-433-6088 |
| Ramona Winkeller | Corp. Dev. Director | 09/12/11 FT |
Ramona@KAFMcommunityradio.org | 970-241-8801 x 201 c: 970-623-4159 |
| Guy Curwick | Music Director | 11/27/23 PT |
Guy@KAFMcommunityradio.org |
970-241-8801 x 206 c: 970-712-0771 |
| Jeff “Coach” Shuldener | Community Affairs Director | PT (Vol) | Coach@KAFMcommunityradio.org | 970-241-8801 x 202 c: 970-256-1179 |
| Joe Konicek | Engineer | PT (Vol) | Joekonicek564@gmail.com | c: 970-261-8102 |
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