2020-08-19T13:56:04-05:00 2019-09-30 420714325 RSM US LLP 2021 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2018-10-01 520907625 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC NATI 2025132000 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 DEBORAH A COWAN CFO AND TREASURER 2025132000 2020-08-19 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 2022932200 108.31.134.16 2020-08-19 14:47:16 ED 99999920202270356e16 2020-08-14 P E25B1A0FED8951AE1B45D414259F3C99B27D2D51 E25B1A0FED8951AE1B45D414259F3C99B27D2D51 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z NPR JOHN LANSING 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 407737202 0 X WWW.NPR.ORG X 1970 DC NPR WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC - ONE CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EVENTS, IDEAS AND CULTURES. 23 22 1335 35 61861647 0 97140734 109112881 142185731 163474736 4060065 1310839 8574133 3809460 251960663 277707916 276841 1986515 0 0 144078971 155969720 0 0 14414493 99507899 114763884 243863711 272720119 8096952 4987797 357686876 374768060 224754593 234687968 132932283 140080092 X NPR WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS 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 160469991 1986515 90603053 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 27.4 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 26 NEWS, TALK, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT BROADCAST PROGRAMS, AND 15 PODCAST-ONLY PROGRAMS (APPROXIMATELY 10.1 MILLION AVERAGE UNIQUE WEEKLY USERS OF NPR-PRODUCED PODCAST PROGRAMS), AND 11.5 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS TO NPR.ORG WEEKLY, MARKING AN INCREASE OVER THE PAST YEAR OF 51% FOR PODCASTS AND A DECREASE OF 3% FOR NPR.ORG. SMART SPEAKER STREAMING WEEKLY AUDIENCE INCREASED 60% 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 34,260,000 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 VETTING AND SELECTING A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH WILL REPLACE THE SYSTEMS CURRENTLY IN USE BY NPR AND MEMBER STATIONS, BEGINNING THE MIGRATION OF STATIONS CURRENTLY USING A LEGACY SERVICE TO THE NEW ONE, EXPANDING THE PLACEMENT OF STATION HEADLINES AND STORIES ON NPR.ORG AND THE COLLECTING AND SHARING OF EMAIL ADDRESSES WITH STATIONS, PLANNING AND DESIGNING A NEW MOBILE APPLICATION THAT WILL COMBINE THE FEATURES OF THE TWO NPR-BRANDED APPS CURRENTLY IN THE MARKET, AND LAUNCHING A NEW FUNCTION ON THE AMAZON ALEXA PLATFORM THAT ENABLES THE CONTINUOUS PLAY OF AUDIO SEGMENTS. THE DIVISION ALSO LAUNCHED A YEAR-LONG "PUBLIC RADIO INCUBATION LAB" CHARGED WITH ADDRESSING STRATEGIC CHALLENGES THAT CONFRONT OUR DIGITAL BUSINESS AND PROTOTYPING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. STRUCTURED AS A ROTATION PROGRAM COMPRISING STAFF FROM NPR AS WELL AS MEMBER STATIONS, THE LAB FOCUSED ON NEW APPROACHES TO SUPPORTING STATION MEMBERSHIP-SOLICITATION ON NPR'S DIGITAL PLATFORMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PBS AND TWO MAJOR PUBLIC TV-RADIO STATIONS, WGBH AND KQED, NPR HELPED SECURE INITIAL FUNDING FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO HELP SUPPORT LICENSING AND IMPLEMENTATION COSTS OF THE SHARED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESCRIBED ABOVE AS WELL AS A "SINGLE-SIGN-ON" FEATURE THAT CAN ENABLE PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TO GATHER MORE PERSONALIZED DATA FROM DIGITAL AUDIENCES IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THEM AND ACTIVATE THEM TOWARD MEMBERSHIP. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE VISION OF A SHARED DIGITAL INFRASTUCTURE THAT CAN SUPPORT THE PUBLIC MEDIA SYSTEM, CREATE EFFICIENCIES OF SCALE AND COST SAVINGS AROUND COMMODITY TECHNOLOGIES, ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MORE NIMBLY, AND ALLOW STATIONS TO FOCUS ON MISSION-DERIVED LOCAL CONTENT, BRAND POSITIONING, AND REVENUE DEVELOPMENT. 18952076 7656259 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. 797987 3699867 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. NPR SERVES AND COLLABORATES WITH MEMBER STATIONS IN NEWSGATHERING AND REPORTING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL EVENTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FUNDRAISING, RADIO AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION, AND REPRESENTATION ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING. 402013 80185 CONSUMER PRODUCTS 402013 80185 180622067 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 895 0 1 1335 1 1 1 1 RS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DC AL AK AR CA CO CT GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X NPR DEBORAH A COWAN CFO 2025132000 1111 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 JARL MOHN PRESIDENT & CEO 39.50 0.50 X X 645741 0 31164 FABIOLA ARREDONDO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BOSKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE CRANE DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DECKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRED DUST DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL G HAAGA JR BOARD CHAIR 0.90 0.10 X X 0 0 0 ROGER LAMAY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICO LEONE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WONYA LUCAS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAFONTAINE E OLIVER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAY PEARCE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE RESES DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GOLI SHEIKHOLESLAMI BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF SINE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE SLOCUM DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY SWANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JO ANNE WALLACE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS WATSON DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD L WOLLNER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN S WOTOWICZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS ALVAREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIM EBY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FERRO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NEAL ZUCKERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL F BEACH VP, DISTRIBUTION 40.00 0.00 X 245282 0 33136 DEBORAH A COWAN CFO & TREASURER 39.50 0.50 X 374712 0 26698 STANLEY M GARRISON TO 762019 VP, TECH OPS & BRDCST ENG 40.00 0.00 X 258524 0 34084 JONATHAN HART CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, GC, SECRETARY 40.00 0.00 X 414997 0 31164 GEMMA HOOLEY SR VP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIP 40.00 0.00 X 283214 0 25663 ELISABETH G LANG ASSISTANT TREASURER 40.00 0.00 X 185547 0 29598 LOREN A MAYOR PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS 39.90 0.10 X 473886 0 34023 MICHAEL E RIKSEN VP, POLICY & REPRESENTATION 36.00 4.00 X 271258 0 31017 MICHELLE M SHANAHAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 39.70 0.30 X 235856 0 16782 CHRISTOPHER TURPIN INTERIM SVP-NEWS;VP-EDITORIAL INNOV & NEWSROOM DEV 40.00 0.00 X 371510 0 35089 KEITH M WOODS VP, DVRSTY IN NEWS & OPS AND ED TRNG 40.00 0.00 X 250944 0 32596 ANYA GRUNDMANN SR VP, PROGRAMMING AND AUDIENCE DEV 40.00 0.00 X 316388 0 31862 THOMAS HJELM CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 395592 0 23815 MICHAEL LUTZKY VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 262678 0 29502 MARGARET GOLDTHWAITE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 39.90 0.10 X 352033 0 16060 MATTHEW MYERS VP, BRAND & MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 258273 0 1153 STEPHANIE WITTE TO 6152019 CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 39.00 1.00 X 362198 0 8348 STACEY FOXWELL VP, OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 199041 0 30283 SARAH GILBERT VP, NEWS PROGRAMMING 40.00 0.00 X 235342 0 16104 KERRY LENAHAN VP, PRODUCT 40.00 0.00 X 169793 0 9904 EMILY LITTLETON VP, CORP COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 171146 0 12752 JOEL SUCHERMAN VP, NEW PLATFORM PARNERSHIPS 40.00 0.00 X 236582 0 32393 NANCY BARNES SR VP, NEWS AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 31732 0 1113 CARRIE STORER CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN A INSKEEP SR. 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NPR'S CONTACT WITH THESE PARTIES RELATED TO ISSUES CONCERNING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE BUDGET AND ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR AMERICA'S PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM THROUGH FUNDING TO THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING; AIRWAVES ACT; AND GENERAL ISSUES RELATED TO C-BAND SPECTRUM AND THE PUBLIC RADIO'S USE OF C-BAND FREQUENCIES FOR PROGRAMMING DISTIBUTION SPECTRUM. NPR ENGAGED A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM TO ASSIST WITH ITS REPRESENTATION ACTIVITIES. 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. 0 316715900 5396 5401929 0 12661059 0 309462166 320927201 105201 18056470 0 12977297 1090581 325020994 301573900 6044 35223223 0 14807864 1068102 320927201 296837867 10147 21038416 0 15320509 992021 301573900 316807270 664 1568274 0 20535218 1003123 296837867 0.67600 0.32400 0 1 1 55753066 55753066 145456027 22612941 122843086 3546560 2517762 1028798 52091438 31018778 21072660 10894882 5919584 4975298 205672908 X PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWNMENT FUNDS THAT SUPPORT NPR ARE HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, NPR FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION). THE ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF FIFTY-SIX 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). FIN 48 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. 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BECAUSE NPR STAFF DIRECTLY SUPERVISE THE FELLOWS, NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING IS DEEMED NECESSARY. FELLOWSHIPS: FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART III 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, THOUGH EACH FELLOWSHIP WILL INCLUDE AN ASSIGNMENT TO AN NPR MEMBER 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 HE/SHE SHOULD BE SELECTED BY THE KROC FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE. 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A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 536001131 2548396V0 2010-04-07 165835493 NPR HEADQUARTERS PROJECT 1 0 0 B DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 536001131 25483VNX8 2013-05-02 88716473 PARTIAL REFUNDING OF 2010 BOND 0 0 0 C DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 536001131 25483VRP1 2016-05-12 81342438 PARTIAL REFUNDING OF 2010 BOND 0 0 0 A 3110000 153850000 165835492 154115380 2013 0 0 1 1 B 90000 88716473 0 1 1 1 C 155000 81342438 68089113 0 1 1 1 A 1 1 0 0 0.01360 0.17630 0.18990 0 0 1 B 1 1 0 0 0.01360 0.17630 0.18990 0 0 1 C 1 1 0 0 0.01360 0.17630 0.18990 0 0 1 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 B 1 C 1 SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINES 6(A) AND 6(B) NPR IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE PRIVATE USE OF ITS BOND-FINANCED FACILITY. SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2(C) REBATE REPORT TO THE COMPUTATION DATE MARCH 31, 2015, WHICH REFLECTED ACTIVITY TO MARCH 31, 2015, OPINION DATED APRIL 23, 2015. NET OPERATING LOSS: FORM 990-T, PART II, LINE 31 THE NET OPERATING LOSS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 9/30/2018 HAS BEEN INCREASED BY A TOTAL OF $339,370, TO REFLECT THE RETROACTIVE REPEAL OF SECTION 512(A)(7) TAXABLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 116-94 (12/20/2019). 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 OF THE 23 SEATS ON THE NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOARD), 12 SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE AUTHORIZED STATION REPRESENTATIVES. AS A BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP, EACH MEMBER STATION MAY DESIGNATE, IN WRITING, ONE STATION REPRESENTATIVE (AUTHORIZED STATION REPRESENTATIVES) WHO MAY PARTICIPATE AND VOTE TO ELECT MEMBER DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD. EACH AUTHORIZED STATION REPRESENTATIVE SHALL VOTE AND ACT FOR THE MEMBER STATION IN ALL MATTERS ON WHICH MEMBER STATIONS' VOTE AFFECTS NPR. CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE NPR BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP. 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 DEPARTMENT. 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. 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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. 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