Northside radio is funded by personal subscriptions, listener donations and sponsorship from businesses across Sydney’s North Shore and greater metropolitan area. It is run as a cooperative and managed by a board of up to nine directors. Each director serves up to three years in office, with three directors elected at each Annual General Meeting.

There are approximately 120 volunteers who donate their personal time to keep the station running via activities such as on-air presenting, technical support, program production, book keeping, general administration and even cleaning. Northside has a permanent Station Manager and commission based sales staff.