2022-08-12T09:09:08-05:00 2021-09-30 420714325 RSM US LLP 1250 H STREET SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2020-10-01 520907625 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC NATI 2025132000 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 DEBORAH A COWAN CFO AND TREASURER 2025132000 2022-08-11 1 DEBORAH COWAN 999009999 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 2022932200 2022-08-10 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z NPR JOHN F LANSING 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 455825207 0 X WWW.NPR.ORG X 1970 DC NPR WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSEES TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, ONE THAT IS CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EVENTS, IDEAS AND CULTURES. NPR INC. ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PRODUCING, ACQUIRING, AND DISTRIBUTING NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION; REPRESENTING MEMBER STATIONS IN MATTERS OF THEIR MUTUAL INTEREST; AND PROVIDING SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM. 23 22 1308 22 83790413 0 102284217 91834860 166084643 192311416 2717045 1579624 6519222 2341210 277605127 288067110 1371675 983559 0 0 167047335 164840844 0 0 10463860 123314607 105325781 291733617 271150184 -14128490 16916926 392176596 423960780 265031511 272758853 127145085 151201927 X NPR WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSEES TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC - ONE CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EVENTS, IDEAS AND CULTURES.TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, NPR PRODUCES, ACQUIRES, AND DISTRIBUTES NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION; NPR REPRESENTS ITS MEMBER STATIONS IN MATTERS OF THEIR MUTUAL INTEREST; AND NPR PROVIDES SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM. 0 0 161956050 983559 90406977 NEWS AND INFORMATION, PROGRAMMING, AND ENGINEERING - NPR IS ANINTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF NEWS, DIGITAL MEDIA, PROGRAMMING, AND AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN SOUNDGATHERING AND AUDIO PRODUCTION. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, NPR'SBROADCAST PROGRAMMING REACHED A WEEKLY AUDIENCE OF 22.8 MILLION PEOPLE.ABOUT 98.5% OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS WITHIN THE LISTENING AREA OF ONE OR MORE STATIONS THAT CARRY NPR PROGRAMMING. NPR PRODUCES AND/OR DISTRIBUTES 24 NEWS, TALK, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT BROADCAST PROGRAMS, AND 23 PODCAST-ONLY PROGRAMS (APPROXIMATELY 12.6 MILLION AVERAGE UNIQUE WEEKLY USERS OF NPR-PRODUCED PODCAST PROGRAMS), AND 17.1 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS TO NPR.ORG WEEKLY, MARKING AN DECREASE OF 8% FOR PODCASTS AND AN INCREASE OF LESS THAN 1% FOR NPR.ORG OVER THE PAST YEAR. SMART SPEAKER WEEKLY AUDIENCE DECREASED 4% FROM THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, NPR PROGRAMMING IS HEARD ON SMART SPEAKERS, SATELLITE RADIO, HD RADIO, ITUNES RADIO, ON MEMBER STATION WEB STREAMS, AND INTERNATIONALLY. NPR ALSO BROADCASTS ITS PROGRAMMING TO THE U.S. MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE ARMED FORCES RADIO NETWORK AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. SOME PROGRAMS PRODUCED AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY NPR INCLUDE: MORNING EDITION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, WEEKEND EDITION,FRESH AIR, THE TED RADIO HOUR, ASK ME ANOTHER, 1A, WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, HERE & NOW, INVISIBILIA, AND NPR NEWSCASTS 24 HOURS A DAY.NPR'S DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION EXPANDS NPR'S PUBLIC SERVICE BY OFFERING NPR CONTENT FREE OF CHARGE ON THE WEB, MOBILE DEVICES, VIA DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS WITH THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS AND ON OTHER EMERGING DIGITAL CHANNELS. MONTHLY, NPR'S DIGITAL CONTENT REACHES APPROXIMATELY 129 MILLION USERS. THAT CONTENT INCLUDES REAL-TIME NEWS REPORTS, LIVE AUDIO STREAMS, LIVE VIDEO STREAMS, ON-DEMAND DOWNLOADS AND STREAMS OF NPR AND MEMBER STATION AUDIO, ON-DEMAND VIDEO SEGMENTS, ARCHIVAL AUDIO SPANNING MORE THAN A DECADE, ORIGINAL TEXT STORIES AND PHOTOS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND INSIGHT INTO REPORTS AIRING ON NPR PROGRAMS, COMMENTARY, AND CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THE INTERNET. SOME OF THE DIVISION'S PROJECTS THIS YEAR INCLUDED: DEPLOYING OUR NEW CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MIGRATING MEMBER STATIONS TO IT; DESIGNING & BUILDING A NEW CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING CONTENT TO OUR NPR PLATFORMS; BUILDING READING FUNCTIONALITY IN THE NPR ONE MOBILE APPLICATION; MIGRATING KEY SYSTEMS TO CLOUD HOSTING PROVIDERS; CREATION OF LIVE-BLOGGING FUNCTIONALITY TO BETTER COVER MAJOR NEWS EVENTS (E.G. COVID-19, RACIAL INJUSTICE); SEO AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS; ONBOARDING AND OFFBOARDING PODCASTS AND LAUNCHING A NEW TROUBLESHOOTING AND SUPPORT PORTAL FOR THE SAME; IMPLEMENTING NEW HOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PODCAST FEEDS; CREATE A TAGGING SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC AD / PROMOTION INSERTION IN PODCASTS; MODERNIZE BUILD AND DEPLOYMENT TOOLING; DESIGNING & BUILDING NEW TOOLING FOR FULFIL SOUND EXCHANGE REPORTING OBLIGATIONS; CONSOLIDATING TWO AMAZON ALEXA 'SKILLS' INTO ONE; LOAD TESTING & SCALE IMPROVEMENTS TO HANDLE HIGH TRAFFIC LOADS; OPERATION OF THE 'TINY DESK CONTEST', INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A JUDGING PLATFORM FOR USER-SUBMITTED VIDEOS; LAUNCHED A NEW DATA REPORTING SERVICE SUPPORTING ONLINE LISTENING FOR STATIONS; LAUNCHED NPR STUDIO, A SALESFORCE COMMUNITY THAT GIVES MEMBER STATIONS ACCESS TO NPR PRODUCTS, TOOLS & SUPPORT, LAUNCHED A NEW DONATION FORM ON NPR.ORG THAT USES STRIPE AS THE PAYMENT PROCESSOR; LAUNCHED A STRIPE-SALESFORCE INTEGRATION TO PASS STRIPE TRANSACTIONS & AUDIENCE DATA TO SALESFORCE. 19125253 13972614 NPR'S DISTRIBUTION DIVISION (DISTRIBUTION) OPERATES AND MANAGESTHE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM (PRSS). PRSS IS A COMBINEDSATELLITE AND INTERNET CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR PUBLICRADIO PROGRAMMING AND RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT. IN ADDITION TO ITSREGULAR OPERATIONS, DISTRIBUTION MANAGES GRANT-FUNDED NATIONALPROJECT INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE PRSS ACTIVITIES. RELATEDDIGITAL CONTENT IS COMPRISED OF NPR'S CONTENT AS WELL AS CONTENTFROM OTHER PROGRAM PRODUCERS AND INDEPENDENT RADIO PRODUCERS. THEPRSS IS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE,INCOME, ORGANIZATION, OR PROGRAMMING AFFILIATION. THE ANNUALOPERATIONS OF THE PRSS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE FEES PAID BY BOTHPUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS FOR THEIR USE OF THE PRSS. 802203 4597353 NPR'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTED OF 264 NON-COMMERCIAL LICENSEES, OPERATING A NETWORK OF HUNDREDS OF ASSOCIATED PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS. WHEN 84 NON-MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO LICENSEES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED STATIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED, A GRAND TOTAL OF 1,092 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS BROADCAST PROGRAMMING LICENSED FROM NPR. NPR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE LONG ESTABLISHED, HIGHLY REGARDED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING MANY TOP PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES), AS WELL AS SOME OF THE LARGEST, MOST INFLUENTIAL STATION-BASED PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. NPR'S FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH DERIVES IN SIGNIFICANT MEASURE FROM THE STRENGTH OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE NPR MEMBER NETWORK AS A WHOLE. 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NPR ALSO SOLICITS AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC RADIO AND ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS ABOUT PUBLIC RADIO WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, DIRECTLY AND THROUGH THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO. 309720463 183000 73701452 15415757 368189158 309462166 1124096 14159255 15025054 309720463 316715900 5396 5401929 12661059 309462166 320927201 105201 18056470 12977297 1090581 325020994 301573900 6044 35223223 14807864 1068102 320927201 0.58493 0.41507 0 1 1 55753066 55753066 145479056 29043814 116435242 7434860 3137688 4297172 55123954 33812280 21311674 10802096 9259851 1542245 199339399 DUE TO SUBSIDIARIES 10942068 CONDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 1995879 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 7649054 ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE 2827494 UNDISTRIBUTED CABLE ROYALTIES 1887602 CGA OBLIGATIONS 218976 MISCELLANEOUS LIABILITIES 66641 25587714 X PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS THAT SUPPORT NPR ARE HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, NPR FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION). THE ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF SIXTY FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY DONORS FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES (E.G., NPR'S GENERAL MISSION AND OPERATIONS, JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE, DIGITAL INNOVATIONS/ NEW TECHNOLOGIES, CULTURAL JOURNALISM, JAZZ JOURNALISM AND PROGRAMMING, SCIENCE JOURNALISM, AND THE OPERATION OF NPR'S FACILITIES). PART X, LINE 2: FASB ASC 740 DISCLOSURE: FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNLESS IT IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS AS OF THE REPORTING DATE. THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD REPRESENTS A POSITIVE ASSERTION BY MANAGEMENT THAT NPR IS ENTITLED TO THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A TAX POSITION. IF A TAX POSITION IS NOT CONSIDERED MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS, NO BENEFITS OF THE POSITION ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED. MOREOVER, THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD MUST CONTINUE TO BE MET IN EACH REPORTING PERIOD TO SUPPORT CONTINUED RECOGNITION OF A BENEFIT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A LIABILITY SHOULD BE RECORDED. NPR IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED ("CODE"), BUT IS LIABLE FOR INCOME TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 512 OF THE CODE. THERE WERE NO MATERIAL INCOME-RELATED INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. 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FELLOWSHIPS ARE PAID TO THE RECIPIENTS THROUGH NPR'S COMPENSATION PROCESS. BECAUSE NPR STAFF DIRECTLY SUPERVISE THE FELLOWS, NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING IS DEEMED NECESSARY. FELLOWSHIPS: THE KROC FELLOWSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF EXTRAORDINARY JOURNALISTS FOR THE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM. NPR ACCEPTS SEVERAL FELLOWS EACH YEAR. THE FELLOWSHIP LASTS ONE YEAR AND INCLUDES A STIPEND PLUS BENEFITS. FELLOWS RECEIVE RIGOROUS, HANDS-ON-TRAINING IN EVERY ASPECT OF PUBLIC RADIO JOURNALISM (WRITING, REPORTING, PRODUCING, AND EDITING) FOR BOTH RADIO AND WEB. FELLOWS WORK PRIMARILY AT NPR HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, FELLOWS WORKED VIRTUALLY FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR ROTATION THIS YEAR AND WERE NOT ASSIGNED TO WORK AT A MEMBER STATION. ONE FELLOW WORKED FOR MEMBER STATION KOCC SINCE THEIR HOME WAS CLOSE TO THAT STATION. ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES MUST BE EITHER JUST COMPLETING COLLEGE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL, OR BE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR ONE YEAR OR LESS. CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A RESUME, TWO REFERENCES, AND A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING WHY THEY SHOULD BE SELECTED BY THE KROC FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE. 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NPR IMPUTES INCOME FOR BENEFITS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TAXABLE UNDER U.S. OR APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW AND PROVIDES A "GROSS UP" FOR THE TAX IMPACT ON THE CORRESPONDENT OF THESE TAXABLE BENEFITS. FOR [NAME REDACTED FOR SECURITY], ONE OF NPR'S FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS, THE IMPUTED INCOME FOR THE TAXABLE BENEFITS, ASSOCIATED TAX GROSS UPS, AND OTHER TAXABLE PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT ARE REFLECTED IN "PART II, COLUMN (B)(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION." PART I, LINE 4A MARGARET G. GOLDTHWAITE RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $206,493. JONATHAN D. HART RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $52,007. MICHAEL LUTZKY RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $128,829. MATTHEW S. MYERS RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $52,976. SCHEDULE J, PART II MANAGEMENT REDACTED THE NAME OF THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART VII, AND SCHEDULE J, FOR SECURITY PURPOSES AS THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT IS REPORTING IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOREIGN COUNTRY. THE NAME WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED TO THE IRS UPON REQUEST. SCHEDULE J, PART III BEGINNING IN APRIL 2020 AND IN RESPONSE TO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, NPR'S ENTIRE STAFF MADE SACRIFICES INCLUDING SALARY CUTS, FURLOUGHS, RETIREMENT BENEFIT CUTS, AND DISCONTINUATION OF MERIT INCREASES. RELATIVE TO THE SALARY CUTS AND FURLOUGHS, (A) NPR'S PRESIDENT AND CEO REDUCED HIS SALARY BY 25%, (B) NPR'S SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND LEADERSHIP TEAM REDUCED THEIR SALARIES BETWEEN 10-15%, AND (C) EMPLOYEES EARNING $80,000 OR MORE REDUCED THEIR SALARIES BETWEEN 3%-9%. THE AMOUNT OF THE REDUCTION WAS DETERMINED BY SALARY LEVEL. EMPLOYEE SALARIES WERE RETURNED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS IN OCTOBER 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ENTITIES INDEPENDENTLY LICENSING AND OPERATING PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS BECOME NPR MEMBERS BY MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND PAYING DUES TO NPR; IN EXCHANGE, MEMBERS MAY VOTE TO ELECT CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVES TO THE NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MEMBERS WILL BENEFIT FROM BROADCAST AND DIGITAL RIGHTS NEGOTIATED ON THEIR BEHALF, AS WELL AS SERVICES EXTENDED ONLY TO MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A NPR INC. IS GOVERNED BY A 23-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("NPR INC. BOARD") WHICH CONSISTS OF 12 INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATION MANAGERS WHO ARE ELECTED BY THEIR FELLOW NPR INC. MEMBERS, AND 11 OTHER DIRECTORS. THE 11 OTHER DIRECTORS INCLUDE NPR INC.'S PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE NPR FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND NINE PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ELECTED BY THE NPR INC. BOARD AND CONFIRMED BY NPR INC. MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SAME AS 7A FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY NPR'S FINANCE DIVISION. IT IS ALSO REVIEWED BY NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, KEY MEMBERS OF NPR'S LEADERSHIP, AND BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FINAL VERSION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL NPR DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NPR REGULARLY MONITORS AND SURVEYS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL IS AUTHORIZED TO SEEK INFORMATION FROM DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES AS TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS, NONPUBLIC CORPORATE INFORMATION, AND GRATUITIES AS THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING PERIODIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERESTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. IN REGARDS TO ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS, A DIRECTOR SHALL: 1) REFRAIN FROM ANY USE OF THEIR POSITION AS A DIRECTOR WHICH IS MOTIVATED BY, OR GIVES THE APPEARANCE OF BEING MOTIVATED BY, THE DESIRE FOR GAIN FOR THE DIRECTOR OR FOR ANOTHER PERSON OR ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH THEY ARE ASSOCIATED; 2) DISQUALIFY THEMSELF FROM FORMAL OR INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH DIRECTORS OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISIONS WHICH POSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF SUCH DISQUALIFICATION IS NECESARRY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL INFORM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE OF THAT DISQUALIFICATION, AND IF THE DIRECTOR HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO, THE CHAIR SHALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER INFORM THE OTHER DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL OF SUCH DISQUALIFICATION. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST, IN A WRITING DIRECTED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL, THAT A DISCLOSURE BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE DIRECTOR, BOARD, OR COMMITTEE SHALL REQUEST A WRITTEN OPINION FROM NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE PROPRIETY OF THE DIRECTOR'S INVOLVEMENT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SHALL MOVE THAT THE BOARD VOTE SUCH CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO REMEDY ANY VIOLATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR NPR DIRECTORS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. SUCH MOTION SHALL BE MADE AT THE CHAIR'S INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF ANY DIRECTOR. CONFLICTS OF INTERST INVOLVING OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN DIRECTORS ARE ADDRESSED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 NPR SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE UNDER SECTION 4958 AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. NPR ROUTINELY UTILIZES BENCHMARK STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MARKET COMPENSATION DATA FROM BOTH NONPROFIT AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, PREPARED BY COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS, AT THE TIME OF EMPLOYEE HIRING OR WHEN SPECIAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE AWARDED. NPR SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER NPR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPENSATION REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. NPR MAINTAINS ALL RECORDS REGARDING COMPENSATION DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORMS 990 AND 990-T ARE POSTED AND AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT WWW.NPR.ORG (HTTP://WWW.NPR.ORG/ABOUT-NPR/XXX-XX-XXXX/PUBLIC-RADIO-FINANCES). ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHAIR AND BY RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS PRESENT AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT, DESIGNATE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, PRESIDENT, THE CHAIR OF EACH OF THE ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES AND BODIES DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING ANY CHAIRS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD), AND OTHER DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS PRESENT AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT. IF DESIGNATED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR OR OF AT LEAST THREE (3) MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL OVERSEE THE OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING HAVING AND EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY ACTIONS IT TAKES EXERCISING THAT AUTHORITY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTIONS, APPROVE OR RECOMMEND TO MEMBERS DISSOLUTION, MERGER, OR THE SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS; ELECT, APPOINT OR REMOVE DIRECTORS OR FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ON ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES; OR ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. JOINT VENTURE POLICY: FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16B NPR CONTINUES TO CONSIDER ITS OPTIONS REGARDING A JOINT VENTURE POLICY, IN THE MEANTIME, KEY NPR DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR NEW JOINT VENTURES HAVE BEEN EDUCATED AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY OF AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO SAFEGUARD ITS EXEMPTION STATUS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. LIST OF OFFICERS, ETC: FORM 990, PART VII MS. COWAN SERVED AS NPR'S ACTING PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FROM MARCH 24, 2021, TO JUNE 1, 2021. DURING THIS PERIOD, MS. COWAN WAS ALSO A DIRECTOR. MR. CURTIN SERVED AS ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FROM MARCH 24, 2021, TO JUNE 1, 2021. MS. LANG SERVED AS ACTING TREASURER FROM MARCH 24, 2021, TO JUNE 1, 2021. MS. SHANAHAN WAS ACTING CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND SECRETARY FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2020, TO FEBRUARY 15, 2021. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2020, THE NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS PASSED A RESOLUTION LIMITING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS. AS A RESULT, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS CEASED BEING NPR OFFICERS ON THAT DATE: MR. BEACH, MS. CHAPIN, MS. DANZICO, MS. FOXWELL, MS. GILBERT, MS. LENAHAN, MS. LITTLETON, MR. RIKSEN, AND MR. SUCHERMAN. NONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SATISFIED THE IRS' KEY EMPLOYEE DEFINITION AFTER THEY CEASED BEING OFFICERS. 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