2019-08-15T11:00:04-05:00 2018-09-30 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 9139 W RUSSELL RD STE 200 LAS VEGAS NV 891481250 990 2017-10-01 237441306 NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO NEVA 7022597801 1289 SOUTH TORREY PINES DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89146 FLORENCE ME ROGERS PRESIDENT/CEO 7022597801 2019-08-14 1 BRENDA BLUNT P00075126 7023040405 2019-08-14 216.147.181.49 2019-08-14 17:19:54 MD P 2316026AB521B54C878C970DF94961CDE9E8C3BE 876727232E1B1A387AA05A7BF9170A2D4481ACCC 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z KNPR (CON'T ON SCH O) FLORENCE ME ROGERS 1289 SOUTH TORREY PINES DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89146 11692341 0 X KNPR.ORG X 1975 NV A PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION PROVIDING NEWS, INFORMATION, & CULTURAL CONTENT TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 16 14 66 75 1047041 -46 5206152 8212556 1087260 1058502 268523 321140 203937 3396 6765872 9595594 0 0 0 0 3760875 4004394 14189 9076 2328114 3528046 3417524 7303110 7430994 -537238 2164600 7572273 9465994 1986282 2126032 5585991 7339962 X FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO (NVPR) HAS REMAINED TRUE TO ITS MISSION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY INFORMING, EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OUR GROWING AUDIENCES THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA - INCLUDING CONTENT ON AIR, ONLINE (CON'T SCH O) AND IN PRINT. NVPR IS LAS VEGAS' FIRST AND ONLY NPR AFFILIATE AND THE PUBLISHER OF THE CITY REGIONAL MAGAZINE DESERT COMPANION. NVPR'S BROADCAST NETWORK INCLUDES TWO FM STATIONS SERVING THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN AREA - NEWS 88.9 KNPR AND CLASSICAL 89.7 KCNV. COMBINED WITH FIVE ASSOCIATE STATIONS, 10 TRANSLATOR STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED HD DIGITAL CHANNELS, NVPR SERVES A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF MORE THAN 66,000 SQUARE MILES INCLUDING PARTS OF CALIFORNIA, UTAH AND ARIZONA 0 0 3111639 NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO (NVPR) IS A PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK COMPRISED OF URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY STATIONS SERVING NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND SOUTHERN UTAH; KNPR, KCNV, KLNR, KTPH, KWPR, KLKR, KSGU AND KVNV, ALONG WITH A SYSTEM OF 10 TRANSLATORS. NVPR'S SERVICE IN ANALOG AND HD INCLUDES THE TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES AS THEY RELATE TO BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND DELIVERY OF DIGITAL/ONLINE CONTENT. NVPR ACQUIRES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMMING FROM PRODUCERS INCLUDING NPR, PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA. THE FLAGSHIP STATIONS FOR THE NETWORK ARE LAS VEGAS' FIRST AND ONLY NPR AFFILIATE: NEWS 88.9 FM KNPR AND A FULL-TIME CLASSICAL SERVICE AT CLASSICAL 89.7 KCNV FM. NVPR'S NEWEST CHANNEL, NV89 MUSIC DISCOVERY, (CONT'D ON SCH O) SERVES A YOUNGER AND MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND BROADCASTS FROM RENO, NV (SUN VALLEY) WITH A REPEATER INTO CARSON CITY, NV. THESE FREQUENCIES ROUND OUT OUR REACH SO THAT WE ARE TRULY NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO REACHING 93% OF THE POPULATION OF THE STATE. KVNV (AKA NV89) CHAMPIONS LOCAL ARTISTS FROM NEVADA. LOCAL ARTISTS ARE FEATURED EVERY HOUR AND NV89 IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE VIDEO PLATFORM VUHAUS THAT COMBINES THE EFFORTS OF NON-COMMERCIAL MUSIC STATIONS NATIONWIDE. NV89 ON AIR, ONLINE AND THROUGH VIDEO IS A GATEWAY FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCES TO DISCOVER BOTH MUSIC AND PUBLIC MEDIA. IN TURN, NVPR CAN FOSTER THE CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR REGION IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY. WITH A CUMULATIVE MONTHLY AUDIENCE OF 220,000, NVPR IS AN ACTIVE PARTNER WITH OUR NETWORKS IN THE SHARED GOALS OF PUBLIC MEDIA IN SERVICE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. NVPR IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA IS SIGNIFICANT ON AIR, ONLINE AND IN PRINT. OUR INVESTMENTS AND THIS ROLE IS INCREASING AS TRADITIONAL NEWS MEDIA WITHDRAWS FROM LOCAL REPORTING AND ORIGINATION, AND AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS SHIFT TO ON-DEMAND DELIVERY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS. NVPR PRODUCES MORE THAN 10 HOURS A WEEK OF ORIGINAL HIGH-QUALITY BROADCAST NEWS/TALK PROGRAMMING AND NEWS HEADLINES COMPLEMENTED BY ONLINE DELIVERY IN ALL PLATFORMS. 1203681 1058502 NVPR IS THE PUBLISHER OF THE CITY REGIONAL MAGAZINE, DESERT COMPANION, WITH AN AUDITED MONTHLY READERSHIP IN EXCESS OF 125,000. ON AIR, ONLINE AND PRINT ACTIVITIES ARE UNDUPLICATED IN OUR REGION IN THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE FOCUS. NVPR IS INVESTING IN MEETING OUR AUDIENCES "WHERE THEY ARE" AS MEDIA HABITS SHIFT TO DIGITAL DELIVERY, AND AS IMPORTANT, CREATING CONTENT THAT IS RELEVANT TO A MORE DIVERSE POPULATION. NVPR'S MEDIA OUTPUT DEMONSTRATES A "BETTER THAN INDUSTRY" BENCHMARK IN REACHING NON-WHITE AUDIENCES (APPROXIMATELY 27% OF OUR AUDIENCE SELF-REPORT AS NON-WHITE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE 45% OF THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFY AS NON-WHITE), A GOAL WE SEEK TO MAINTAIN AND EXCEED TO BETTER REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. DESERT COMPANION HOSTS AN ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WHICH ATTRACTS MORE THAN 1,500 (CONT'D ON SCH O) ENTRIES ANNUALLY WITH A STRONG SHOWING AMONG THE AWARDS FROM STUDENTS AND AMATEURS. EVENTS THAT COMPLIMENT DESERT COMPANION EDITORIAL ATTRACT A YOUNGER AND MORE DIVERSE AUDIENCE THAN THE TYPICAL "NPR" STATION EVENT, THUS EXPANDING OUR AUDIENCE AND RELEVANCE AMONG A WIDER DEMOGRAPHIC THAT BETTER REFLECT THE VIBRANCY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 199044 NVPR'S PUBLIC MEDIA SERVICES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY LIFE OF OUR REGION. WE ELEVATE AWARENESS AND EMPOWER OUR LISTENERS TO RESPOND TO AND ENGAGE WITH OUR SHARED COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING OUR LISTENERS WITH IT'S CIVIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, AN ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA FOOD BANKS (THREE SQUARE AND FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN NEVADA) HAS RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEALS DONATED IN LIEU OF TRADITIONAL PUBLIC RADIO "THANK YOU" GIFTS AND NVPR'S TWICE ANNUAL RECYCLING DAYS YIELD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF RECYCLABLES AND - CRITICALLY - HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS DISPOSED OF RESPONSIBLY.NVPR DONATES MORE THAN $1M OF AIRTIME ANNUALLY DIRECTLY TO CIVIC, SOCIAL SERVICE AND CULTURAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. (CONT'D ON SCH O) NVPR WEBSITES ARE A "GO TO" SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY EVENTS, A SERVICE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OTHER NON-PROFITS. ON-AIR UNDERWRITING AND PRINT ADVERTISING WITH NVPR IS PROVEN TO ACTIVATE AUDIENCES TO ATTEND CULTURAL EVENTS AND BE INVOLVED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR MEDIA SERVICES ARE ALSO UNDUPLICATED IN THEIR ABILITY TO CONNECT LOCAL COMPANIES WITH THEIR CONSUMERS GIVEN THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR AUDIENCE. AS MARKETING PARTNERS, WE ARE EMBEDDED IN THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED COMPANIES. 4514364 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 116 0 1 66 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AZ CA UT X X FLORENCE ME ROGERS 7022589895 1289 S TORREY PINES DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89146 JERRY NADAL CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY PEARL VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM WONG TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD I DREITZER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GLASER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 BILL MASON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM GROUNDS DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 TODD AVERY LENAHAN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 GAVIN ISAACS DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN M NYLEN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAN HAMILTON DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 FRED KEETON DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 AMANDA MOORE DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 DON HAMRICK DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 RENEE YACKIRA DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 KEVIN M BUCKLEY DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2017) 1.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FORKISH DIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2018) 1.50 X 0 0 0 FLORENCE ROGERS SECRETARY/PRESIDENT/CEO 50.00 X X 147665 0 31753 MELANIE CANNON DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 126708 0 29003 FAVIAN PEREZ CORPORATE SUPPORT MANAGER 40.00 X 125181 0 23371 399554 0 84127 3 0 1 0 0 1796371 291895 612652 5511638 522809 8212556 DESERT COMPANION ADVERTISING 511120 1058502 11355 1047147 1058502 55728 55728 10866 3450 0 3556 10866 -106 10760 -106 10866 1936427 1669500 1515 266927 -1515 265412 265412 291895 291895 300330 -8435 -8435 121846 121846 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 1071 1071 1071 9595594 11355 1047041 324642 180461 59552 61357 59552 2905102 1534895 226480 1143727 347826 195402 26075 126349 338766 200969 26479 111318 232239 120108 20456 91675 48400 48400 21370 21370 9076 9076 28326 28180 146 223809 114044 55165 54600 78536 78536 503814 167541 45712 290561 250737 197107 53630 173150 150431 17821 4898 21506 11129 1652 8725 3081 1002 932 1147 27203 27203 358059 159264 51489 147306 PROGRAM/CONTENT/PRODUCT 805385 805385 PROGRAM FEES 619165 619165 FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES/EX 151081 151081 AGENCY & BANK FEES 66246 66246 37656 24231 5348 8077 7430994 4514364 588516 2328114 56564 67901 504 594525 565501 1756044 346354 360908 34430 26051 9181801 5385352 3530224 3796449 2246409 2131349 78313 60813 711986 669060 1988 2894 7572273 9465994 1084619 1417815 116271 102498 581676 605719 203716 0 1986282 2126032 X 2009316 2175887 2726365 4313765 850310 850310 5585991 7339962 7572273 9465994 2164600 -150323 -260306 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4252010 4893665 4942466 5206152 8212556 27506849 4252010 4893665 4942466 5206152 8212556 27506849 574527 26932322 110864 117617 100909 79476 66594 475460 701 360 858 1028 1071 4018 27986327 92706 0.96230 0.96740 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 701. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 360. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 858. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,028. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,071. 2324722 141032 273592 2192162 2833215 292269 800762 2324722 3205818 270880 643483 2833215 3344967 18294 157443 3205818 3113422 321529 89984 3344967 0.00000 0.38790 0.61210 0 0 4569843 1916227 2653616 4611958 3469125 1142833 3796449 X 9393367 -150323 29902 -53626 -174047 9567414 28180 28180 9595594 7639396 290208 11991 302199 7337197 28180 65617 93797 7430994 PART V, LINE 4: AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAD ONE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT AND TWO TERM ENDOWMENTS. THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT (ENDOWMENT #2) HAS A CURRENT CORPUS OF $850,310 WITH THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. BOTH TERM ENDOWMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED PER AGREEMENTS WITH THE DONALD W. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION. THE FIRST OF THESE (ENDOWMENT #1) HAS A CURRENT CORPUS OF $906,452. THE CORPUS AND EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT ARE RESTRICTED FOR PROVIDING MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE BUILDING DONATED BY THE DONALD W. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, THE DONALD W. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION RECLASSIFIED ENDOWMENT #1 FROM A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TO A TERM ENDOWMENT WHICH ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO SPEND UP TO 5% OF THE CORPUS PER YEAR. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ORIGINAL CORPUS WAS RECLASSIFIED FROM PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE SECOND TERM ENDOWMENT (RESTRICTED FUND FOR PROGRAMS) WAS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, WITH AN ORIGINAL CORPUS OF $906,452. THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT AND 5% OF THE CORPUS MAY BE SPENT ON PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS EACH YEAR. THE ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE ONLY DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND EARNINGS. NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE STATUS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MAKES ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ULTIMATELY DUE OR OWED. NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, OR RECORDED AS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT EXPENSE -65,617. RENTAL EXPENSES 3,556. ONLINE AUCTION EXPENSES 8,435. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 3,556. ONLINE AUCTION EXPENSES 8,435. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT 65,617. ONLINE AUCTION 583790 291895 291895 300330 583790 291895 291895 300330 300330 -8435 X X X X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 FLORENCE ROGERS SECRETARY/PRESIDENT/CEO 147665 0 0 0 0 0 21000 0 11797 0 180462 0 0 0 MELANIE CANNON DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 111708 0 15000 0 0 0 18200 0 11905 0 156813 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 5 FAVIAN PEREZ, CORPORATE SUPPORT MANAGER, IS PAID A 2% COMMISSION ON THE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS BILLED TO UNDERWRITING CLIENTS. THAT AMOUNT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 2017 WAS $55,337. PART I, LINE 7 MELANIE CANNON IS AWARDED AN ANNUAL BONUS THAT IS DETERMINED BY THE PERFORMANCE OF HER DEPARTMENT DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. JEANNE HAMRICK SPOUSE OF BOARD MEMBER 48600 CONSULTING SERVICES 0 X 234 109068 SELLING PRICE X AUCTION ITEMS 4815 291895 SELLING PRICE X SHOW TICKETS 1807 121846 SELLING PRICE 0 0 0 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPORTED IN PART 1, COLUMN (B) IS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. PART I, LINE 32B: CHARITABLE AUTO RESOURCES IS A THIRD PARTY WHO PROCESSES AND SELLS DONATED VEHICLES FOR NVPR AND TAKES A PERCENTAGE OF THE REVENUE RAISED AS THEIR COMMISSION. PART I, LINE 33: SOME DONATED AUCTION ITEMS AND SHOW TICKETS DO NOT SELL. WE RETAIN ANYTHING THAT IS NOT DATE SENSITIVE AND ATTEMPT TO SELL THOSE ITEMS IN A SIMILAR EVENT. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE REVENUE UNTIL THE DONATED ITEM IS SOLD. FORM 990, PART I, ITEM C DBA: KCNV DBA: NEWS 88.9 DBA: NEWS 88.9 KNPR DBA: CLASSICAL 89.7 DBA: CLASSICAL 87.7 KCNV DBA: DESERT COMPANION DBA: NV89 DBA: KLKR DBA: KLNR DBA: KSGU DBA: KTPH DBA: KWPR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER AND SECRETARY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSULTING AND ADVISING MANAGEMENT ON SIGNIFICANT POLICY DECISIONS AND HAS THE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD ON MATTERS THAT REQUIRE ACTION BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND CFO PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS UPDATED ONCE A YEAR AND GIVEN TO ANY NEW BOARD MEMBER OR SENIOR MANAGER TO COMPLETE AND IS KEPT ON FILE. THE DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE ADDRESSED IN GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND FINDINGS ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA A REPORT. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THAT ACTIVITY IS CEASED IMMEDIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN FY17-18, NVPR PARTICIPATED IN A COMPENSATION STUDY. THIS STUDY ASSISTED THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN REVIEWING THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF ALL EMPLOYEES AND THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT FINANCIAL DATA IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA WEBSITE (KNPR.ORG) AND UPON REQUEST.