2024-05-08T16:14:28-05:00 2023-06-30 420714325 RSM US LLP 4622 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2022-07-01 237114952 PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 INC PUBL 8167563580 125 EAST 31ST STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64108 KLIFF KUEHL PRESIDENT/CEO 8167563580 2024-05-06 1 KLIFF KUEHL 999009999 0 KEVIN ENSMINGER P01310558 8167533000 2024-05-06 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KCPT KLIFF KUEHL 125 EAST 31ST STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64108 12826713 0 X WWW.KANSASCITYPBS.ORG X 1961 MO KANSAS CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION EDUCATES AND ENRICHES OUR COMMUNITY WITHQUALITY PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THAT ENTERTAIN, CHALLENGE MINDS ANDCONTRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF LEARNING. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY:1. SERVING AS A PLATFORM TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES.2. PRODUCING AND DELIVERING QUALITY LOCAL PROGRAMMING.3. DELIVERING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING.4. ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TOBETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.5. INCREASING AWARENESS AND VALUE OF KANSAS CITY PBS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM FINANCIALSUPPORT.6. PROVIDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES.7. 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ENDOWMENT WILL BE ALLOCATED ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE LOCAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY. PART X, LINE 2: THE STATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; HOWEVER, THE STATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ARE RECORDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES (PREVIOUSLY FIN 48). FASB ASC 740 REQUIRES THE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN NOT STANDARD THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THERE IS NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECORDED AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022. 1 KCPT EXPANSION SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION 125 E 31ST ST KANSAS CITY MO 64108 874240826 501C3 1737186 0 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MONITORED BY KCPT X X X 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 KLIFF KEUHL PRESIDENT & CEO 260614 0 114123 0 7500 0 12521 0 58049 0 452807 0 0 0 JEFF EVANS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 139396 0 4000 0 0 0 7238 0 20225 0 170859 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE REVIEW IN DETERMINING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, WHICH IS OVERSEEN AND CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 1. THE CEO IS GIVEN A SELF-EVALUATION TOOL, PRIOR TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW, THAT INCLUDES: A. PERFORMANCE RANKING ON MULTIPLE CRITERIA B. LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR C. SELF-EVALUATION OF AREAS OF EXCELLENCE AND AREAS OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENT 2. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON THEIR PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO. 3. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS INDUSTRY COMPENSATION STUDIES AND LOCAL MARKETS ARTICLES AND SURVEYS FOR ANALYTICAL REFERENCE 4. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS EACH ASPECT OF SEVERAL COMPENSATION ELEMENTS TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE INCREASES AND/OR BONUSES. THESE ELEMENTS INCLUDE BOTH OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR LEADERSHIP AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE SELF-EVALUATION TOOL AND THE BOARD FEEDBACK ARE ALSO USED IN DETERMINING ANY BONUS AMOUNTS RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT. 5. THE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE CEO TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF THE EVALUATION 6. NOTES ARE KEPT OF ALL PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS AND RANKINGS PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION PAID BONUSES BASED ON PERFORMANCE. KLIFF KUEHL: $114,123 X 10 112227 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS BASED ON NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART I, ITEM C DBA: KCPT ; KCPBS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICES: THIS YEAR, KANSAS CITY PBS BROUGHT EXTENSIVE, IMPORTANT COVERAGE OF THE DEFINING ISSUES OF OUR TIME. FROM ELECTIONS COVERAGE AND THE STATE OF OUR COUNTRY ON PBS NEWSHOUR, POV, FRONTLINE AND WASHINGTON WEEK, TO LOCAL PROGRAMMING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPARATIONS FOR BLACK KANSAS CITIANS AND THE STATE OF GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE FOR TRANS YOUTH, KANSAS CITY PBS SHINED A LIGHT ON IMPORTANT ISSUES. WE DIVE DEEPER INTO THOSE CURRENT AFFAIRS WITH COMPLEMENTARY CONVERSATIONS ON KANSAS CITY WEEK IN REVIEW AND FLATLAND IN FOCUS. IN 2022, KANSAS CITY PBS AND FLATLAND LAUNCHED THE ON THE BALLOT INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE ELECTION COVERAGE TO HELP VIEWERS BECOME CONFIDENT VOTERS. THROUGH CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS AND TIMELY COVERAGE, KANSAS CITY PBS HAS KEPT ITS FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND HOW THOSE ISSUES MAY EVOLVE IN THE FUTURE. THIS YEAR, THE COMPLEX AND NUANCED HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES WAS PUT ON FULL DISPLAY WITH FILMS LIKE KEN BURNS' THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST AND DR. HENRY LOUIS GATES JR.'S MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP HOP CHANGED THE WORLD, AN INVIGORATING DOCUMENTARY EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY RAPPER CHUCK D, CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP-HOP MUSIC AND CULTURE. THE VOICES SPECIAL JUNETEENTH: FAITH & FREEDOM TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO THE HISTORY BEHIND AMERICA'S NEWEST FEDERAL HOLIDAY AND ONE OF BLACK AMERICA'S LONGEST TRADITIONS. LOCALLY, KANSAS CITY PBS BROUGHT AUDIENCES MOVING, FORMERLY UNTOLD STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LAID A FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESENT AND THE LOCAL LEADERS STRIVING TO KEEP THOSE LEGACIES ALIVE. THOSE STORIES INCLUDE PRESERVING OUR PAST II, PASSING THE BATON, AIDS IN KC, CHANGEMAKERS, ART HOUSE AND LEAVING LINCOLN. THIS YEAR, AUDIENCES WERE CAPTIVATED BY THE BEAUTIFUL AND RENOWNED PERFORMANCE OF THE ART WORLD'S MOST TALENTED ACTS. GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET PRESENTED THE HOURS, STARRING KANSAS CITY'S VERY OWN MULTI-GRAMMY AWARD WINNER MEZZO-SOPRANO OPERA SINGER JOYCE DIDONATO. SEASON 50 OF GREAT PERFORMANCES GAVE US A STELLAR RENDITION OF SHAKESPEARE'S ROBERT III DELIVERED BY ZIMBABWEAN AMERICAN ACTOR DANAI GURIRA. THE PROGRAM ALSO CELEBRATED 50 YEARS OF BROADWAY BRILLIANCE IN A SPECIAL EPISODE HOSTED BY TWO-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER SUTTON FOSTER BY HIGHLIGHTING SHOWS AND SONGS FROM 1973 TO 2023. KANSAS CITY PBS COLLABORATED WITH KANSAS CITY'S LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS AND FILM COMMUNITY TO GIVE VIEWERS EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE CITY'S MOST TALENTED ARTISTS AND THEIR ART IN SHOWS LIKE KC PERFORMS AND ART HOUSE. PLUS, KANSAS CITY PBS SHOWCASED LOCAL PERFORMANCES IN THE ANNUAL BROADCAST OF CELEBRATION AT THE STATION. 19L (ONE NINE LEFT) CHRONICLED THE CITY'S LARGEST PUBLIC ART PROJECT AT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S NEWEST TERMINAL AND STATE OF THE ARTS EXAMINED HOW KANSAS CITY'S LOCAL ART SCENE OVERCAME THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICES: PUBLIC MEDIA 2023 MARKED THE START OF A NEW CHAPTER FOR KANSAS CITY PBS. KANSAS CITY PBS FINALIZED OUR PICTURE THIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WITH THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEWLY RENOVATED HEADQUARTERS AT 125 E. 31ST ST. IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO THIS MOMENT, WE ASKED SUPPORTERS TO "PICTURE" A PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA THAT UPLIFTS OUR COMMUNITY, PROVOKES CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND INFORMS US ALL WHILE LEADING US TO ACTION. THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR BUILDING HAS ALLOWED US TO NOT ONLY PICTURE THAT REALITY BUT ALSO LAUNCH THOSE IDEALS INTO ACTION, INVITE MORE VIEWERS TO OUR VERY OWN LIVING ROOM TABLE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM AND REVITALIZE OUR ROLE AS AN INCUBATOR FOR UNTOLD STORIES THAT WILL INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LIFETIME LEARNERS. THIS YEAR, KCPBS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ENDLESS HOURS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ARTS COVERAGE, EDUCATION AND HISTORY PROGRAMMING. SHOWS LIKE WEEK IN REVIEW AND FLATLAND IN FOCUS KEPT US UPDATED ON HOW MATTERS IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL AFFECT KANSAS CITY, WHILE PROGRAMS LIKE LIDIA'S KITCHEN AND GREAT PERFORMANCES REMINDED US TO TAP INTO OUR CREATIVITY. LOCAL DOCUMENTARIES, LIKE AIDS IN KC AND PASSING THE BATON, INTERROGATED KANSAS CITY'S OWN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE AND INVITED VIEWERS TO HAVE THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF KANSAS CITY. AND 90.9 THE BRIDGE SERVED AS THE CITY'S LEADING PLATFORM FOR LOCAL MUSIC DISCOVERY, A LAUNCHPAD FOR MANY KANSAS CITY MUSICIANS, AVAILABLE TO STREAM ANYWHERE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AFTER SPENDING YEARS CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES VIRTUALLY AND ONLY OCCASIONALLY IN PERSON, KANSAS CITY PBS USHERED IN A NEW ERA OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION OF OUR NEWLY RENOVATED BUILDING AT 125 E. 31ST ST. AT EVERY TURN, KCPBS RELISHED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MEMBERS AND GUESTS IN PERSON, HOST REGULAR DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS, AND SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY TOWN HALLS AND TIMELY DISCUSSIONS. OUR LOCAL DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS FOR AIDS IN KC, WE ARE LATINOS II, PRESERVING OUR PAST II AND 19L (ONE NINE LEFT) GAVE AUDIENCES AN EARLY SNEAK PEEK AT SOME OF OUR MOST ANTICIPATED LOCAL PROGRAMS AND PULLED THE CURTAIN BACK ON EACH FILM BY OFFERING EXCLUSIVE PANELS WITH LOCAL EXPERTS, ARTISTS AND TRAILBLAZERS. 90.9 THE BRIDGE CELEBRATED 22 YEARS OF MUSIC DISCOVERY WITH THE BRIDGE BASH BENEFIT CONCERT CELEBRATION WITH MUSICAL GUESTS NIKKI LANE AND KATY GUILLEN & THE DRIVE. THE BRIDGE ALSO CONTINUED TO SHARE ITS APPRECIATION OF LOCAL ARTISTS WITH 909 SESSIONS, A LIVE LISTENING SESSION OFTEN SHOT IN KCPBS' STUDIO A. KCPBS EVEN INVITED MEMBERS TO EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF WINE TASTING AND MEMBER-ONLY SCREENING EVENTS FOR PROGRAMS LIKE ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL AND SANDITON. KCPBS' DIGITAL NEWS SOURCE, FLATLAND, CONTINUED ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL JOURNALISM ECOSYSTEM ALONGSIDE OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS IN AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE KANSAS CITY MEDIA COLLECTIVE. THIS YEAR, THE KANSAS CITY PBS EDUCATION TEAM IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE KIDS, THEIR CAREGIVERS AND TEACHERS. IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM TOOK PLACE AT TRAILS WEST KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OCTOBER. THE TEAM ALSO OFFERED TWO 2-WEEK PROGRAMS AT THE OTHER AREA LIBRARIES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND KINDERGARTEN READINESS MATERIALS USING PBS KIDS AND SESAME STREET RESOURCES. LIFE'S LITTLE LESSONS WITH DANIEL TIGER THIS WAS A FREE 10-WEEK PROGRAM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HELPING PRESCHOOLERS DEVELOP KEY SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. ATTENDEES VIEWED EPISODES OF DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, PARTICIPATED IN RELATED ACTIVITIES AND RECEIVED 10 FREE BOOKS. KANSAS CITY PBS DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 600 BOOKS TO 60 PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. MARTHA SPEAKS READING BUDDIES PROGRAM THIS 10-WEEK LITERACY PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PAIRED KINDERGARTENERS OR FIRST GRADERS WITH FOURTH GRADERS AS A LITERACY MENTORING PROGRAM. ATTENDEES VIEWED EPISODES FROM MARTHA SPEAKS, PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE READING AND RECEIVED FREE BOOKS. THE EDUCATION TEAM DISTRIBUTED 560 BOOKS DURING THIS PROGRAM. BLACK & VEATCH STEM MENTORING PROGRAM THE EDUCATION TEAM COLLABORATED WITH BLACK & VEATCH TO CONDUCT SCHOOL VISITS AND HOSTED INTERACTIVE LEARNING SESSIONS FOCUSED ON ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT EACH SUBJECT. THIS INITIATIVE REACHED 10 SCHOOLS AND ENGAGED 500 FIFTH GRADERS. TEACHER WORKSHOPS THE EDUCATION TEAM CONDUCTED FOUR VIRTUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKSHOPS, EACH ATTENDED BY 180 EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM ORGANIZED AN IN-PERSON SESAME STREET IN COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE AT THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER, DRAWING PARTICIPATION FROM MORE THAN 90 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AS PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION, AND ALL EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN UPDATED FORM AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING IN OCTOBER. THE CEO'S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IS CHARGED WITH MAKING SURE EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAS COMPLETED A FORM AND REPORTING THE OUTCOMES TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 KCPT REVIEWS ANNUAL DATA COMPILED BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO MONITOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND SALARIES AND TO TRY TO MAINTAIN A MEDIAN LEVEL OF COMPENSATION. THIS DATA IS USED TO MONITOR STAFF SALARIES, CEO SALARIES, AND BENEFIT COMPARABLES FOR STAFF & CEO. AGGREGATE STAFF COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT INFORMATION IS REPORTED AND DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THE FINANCE AND HR COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ESTABLISHES CRITERIA THAT INCLUDES BOTH THE OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE CEO TO DISCUSS THESE CRITERIA AND THEN THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES ANY BONUS AND INCREASE AS AN OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PRIOR TRANSFERS TO SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION -1,805,627. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: KCPT HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. KCPT EXPANSION SUPPORTING ORGANIZAITON 125 E 31ST ST KANSAS CITY MO 64108 874240826 SUPPORTING KCPT MO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 INC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KCPT EXPANSION SUPPORTING ORGANIZAITON B 1737186 CASH KCPT EXPANSION SUPPORTING ORGANIZAITON R 1737186 CASH