2019-05-22T16:41:30-05:00 2018-06-30 275360847 CROSSLIN PLLC 3803 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 103 NASHVILLE TN 37215 990 2017-07-01 621740928 NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC NASH 6152599325 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 KEVIN CRANE PRESIDENT & CEO 6152599325 2019-05-22 1 RODNEY C BROWER P00168898 6153205500 71.16.89.174 2019-05-22 16:18:19 CD P C9ED19D146748CAC02A1A8999E376782BC08CAB7 5D794220C68C161820A811785299AFD302F4C684 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z KEVIN CRANE 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 6191439 0 X WWW.WNPT.ORG X 1998 TN SEE SCHEDULE O. 20 19 36 160 0 0 5168685 5734306 126453 128299 56285 75848 229080 221203 5580503 6159656 0 0 0 0 2562048 2437108 264314 277207 978195 2756904 2993708 5583266 5708023 -2763 451633 8497619 9052076 263560 235019 8234059 8817057 X NPT INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC MEDIA. 0 0 2898755 139659 PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION, AND EDUCATION OUTREACH - PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION: NPT SERVES MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY WITH COMPELLING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOMPASS THE COMMUNITY'S EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND CIVIC LIFE. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, OUTREACH TO AT-RISK CHILDREN, PRODUCTIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT LOCAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NPT IS COMMITTED TO HELPING ALL CITIZENS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. NPT IS ONE OF THE MOST WATCHED PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE NATION WITH AN AVERAGE AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 530,000 HOUSEHOLDS PER MONTH, 84% OF NASHVILLE HOUSEHOLDS ANNUALLY. NPT PROVIDES THE FULL PBS SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS LOCAL DOCUMENTARIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING "TENNESSEE CROSSROADS," "VOLUNTEER GARDENER," "A WORD ON WORDS," THE "NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS" SERIES, "AGING MATTERS AND "CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT." MANY OF NPT'S ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS HAVE AIRED NATIONALLY ON PBS, SHARING MIDDLE TENNESSEE'S CULTURE AND HERITAGE WITH THE ENTIRE NATION. NPT'S "NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS PROJECT" SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT NASHVILLE'S STATUS AS A DESTINATION CITY FOR A VARIETY OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE GROUPS WHO HAVE MADE THE CITY THEIR HOME. THROUGH A SERIES OF DOCUMENTARIES, A PROJECT WEBSITE, COMMUNITY FORUMS AND LITERACY OUTREACH NPT SEEKS TO PROVIDE ALL RESIDENTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH A WIDE-RANGING VIEW OF THE REGION'S NEW, RAPIDLY GROWING FOREIGN-BORN COMMUNITIES INCLUDING KURDISH, SOMALI, BHUTANESE, SUDANESE, EGYPTIAN AND HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS."NPT REPORTS: AGING MATTERS" IS A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT THAT IS TAKING AN UNPRECEDENTED DEEP-DIVE LOOK AT ALL THE ISSUES FACING OUR GROWING POPULATION OF SENIORS. NPT IS FOCUSING ON THESE ISSUES THROUGH DOCUMENTARIES, TELEVISED PANEL DISCUSSIONS, "AGING MATTERS" SPOTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONVERSATIONS, SCREENINGS, PROJECT WEBSITE, INTERACTIVE ONLINE SCREENINGS AND DVD DISTRIBUTION. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO CONVENE A DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO CHANGE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE AGING BABY BOOM GENERATION.NPT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST-WATCHED CHANNELS FOR CHILDREN. EACH WEEK NPT BROADCASTS 68 HOURS OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ON OUR MAIN CHANNEL, DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE YOUNGEST VIEWERS ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EARLY MATH AND READING SKILLS. IN ADDITION, NPT BROADCASTS A 24/7 CHANNEL OF ALL EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ON NPT3, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF PARENTS WHO MAY NOT WORK A TRADITIONAL 9-5 SCHEDULE AND CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS. NPT IS PERHAPS THE ONLY SOURCE OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PRESCHOOLERS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY WHO DO NOT ATTEND LICENSED DAYCARE, PRESCHOOL OR ANY EDUCATION PROGRAM.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION: NPT'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT EXTENDS THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMMING WITH SCHOOL-READINESS TRAINING THROUGH PARENT AND EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS THAT REACH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH YEAR INCLUDING LITERACY WORKSHOPS FOR NASHVILLE'S FOREIGN-BORN COMMUNITIES INCLUDING KURDISH, SOMALI, SUDANESE, ASIAN AND HISPANIC POPULATIONS. NPT ALSO ORGANIZES SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS OF PROGRAMS SEEN ON NPT THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS THE LIBRARIES, BUSINESSES, MUSEUMS AND NON-PROFITS. NPT2, NPT'S COMMUNITY-BASED DIGITAL CHANNEL OFFERS LOCALLY BASED EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, SERIES AND DOCUMENTARIES INCLUDING COVERAGE OF THE STATE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NPT SUPPORTS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO AND DVDS OF NPT'S PRODUCTIONS. DVDS ARE AUTHORED WITH CHAPTER MARKERS TO FACILITATE USE BY TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, GIVING THEM THE ABILITY TO JUMP TO A SPECIFIC POINT AND USE A SHORT SEGMENT OF THE PROGRAM FOR DISCUSSION.NPT POSTS "NPT REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY" ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WNPT.ORG, A REPORT THAT COVERS PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 688064 BROADCASTING:ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR BROADCAST AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR ALL STATION OPERATIONS REGARDLESS OF DEPARTMENT AND ONLINE SUPPORT THROUGH WEB CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, VIEWER COMMUNICATIONS, PROGRAM INFORMATION AND FUNDRAISING. 131795 PROGRAM INFORMATION:RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PR AND PROMOTION OF PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY BY NPT THROUGH THE USE OF OUR AIRTIME AND OTHER MEDIA. 3718614 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 80 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 TN X X KATHY MCELROY 6152599325 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 MICHAEL A KOBAN JR CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN CRANE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 126657 0 39787 ELEANOR MCDONALD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF W GREGG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINA ADAMSKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BOWMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER R FRIST BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM W HASTINGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J HIGGINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLENE M LEBOUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE MCCARTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANA LISLE PARHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN S SERGENT MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL D SHMERLING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YANIKA C SMITH-BARTLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN SWIFT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA J THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN H THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENINE TORR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PERTER WESTERHOLME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY MCELROY SENIOR VP & CFO 40.00 X 127504 0 0 DANIEL TIDWELL SENIOR VP OF DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING 40.00 X 125796 0 0 BETH CURLEY PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 172358 0 -604 552315 0 39183 4 1 1 0 CARL BLOOM ASSOCIATES INC 81 MAIN STREET WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 DIRECT MAIL SERVICES 201776 1 12979 430793 5290534 5734306 PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTI 515100 128299 128299 128299 50422 50422 27677 27677 156629 0 156629 156629 156629 25426 0 25426 25426 25426 57320 12979 31783 25537 25537 MISC. 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DUES IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,419 WERE PAID TO THE ORGANIZATION, OF WHICH, $14,840 ARE USED TO SUPPORT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT ALL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS IN TENNESSEE AND $2,579 TO COVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE NATIONAL LOBBY ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY NPT IS APTS ACTION (AMERICA'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS). APTS ACTION IS NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION'S ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. DUES OF $9,750 WERE PAID TO THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ORGANIZE A "CAPITOL HILL" DAY EVERY YEAR WHERE THOSE IN PUBLIC TELEVISION CAN MEET WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR THEIR AIDES IN WASHINGTON. 1931930 436750 96215 2464895 1782547 149383 1931930 1747913 34634 1782547 1711589 36324 1747913 139602 1500000 71987 1711589 0.75860 0.24140 1 0 120000 120000 2766925 2296905 470020 10000 10000 0 8528941 7328864 1200077 551328 471137 80191 1870288 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ACCOUNT 106431 F TRUXTON TRUST ACCOUNT 1869979 F 1976410 X 6606972 55608 383845 31783 471236 6135736 23920 23920 6159656 6023974 308088 31783 339871 5684103 23920 23920 5708023 PART V, LINE 4: THE STATION'S PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF A BENEFICIAL TRUST HELD BY A TRUSTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONOR'S STIPULATIONS. THE TRUSTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING TO THE STATION THE REALIZED INVESTMENT EARNINGS ANNUALLY. THE STATION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPLENISH EXCESS LOSSES CAUSED BY MARKET FLUCTUATIONS BECAUSE OF THE BENEFICIAL NATURE OF THE TRUST. ADDITIONALLY, THE STATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE ESTABLISHED A DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT CONSISTING OF UNRESTRICTED GIFTS. CURRENTLY, THE RETURN ON DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IS BEING ACCUMULATED UNTIL THE BOARD DECIDES EARNINGS ARE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPLEMENT THE STATION'S OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: NPT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; AND ACCORDINGLY NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NPT ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS FOR NPT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND DETERMINATION OF WHETHER CERTAIN INCOME IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX; HOWEVER, NPT HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 31,783. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 31,783. 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COOK WAS CHAIRMAN OF TRUXTON TRUST UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN DECEMBER 2015 AND REMAINS ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 0 RICHARD WARREN FORMER BOARD CHAIR/MEMBER 1040 LEGAL EXPENSES WITH LAW FIRM BRADLEY. RICHARD WARREN IS A PARTNER WITH THE FIRM. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DETAILED REVIEW OF FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ARE ALSO BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EMPLOYEES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITHIN GUIDELINES THAT PROHIBIT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THIS POLICY ESTABLISHES ONLY THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH NPT WISHES THE BUSINESS TO OPERATE. TRANSACTIONS WITH OUTSIDE FIRMS MUST BE CONDUCTED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED AND CONTROLLED BY THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL OF NPT. BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH OUTSIDE FIRMS SHOULD NOT RESULT IN UNUSUAL GAINS FOR THOSE FIRMS. UNUSUAL GAIN REFERS TO BRIBES, PRODUCT BONUSES, SPECIAL FRINGE BENEFITS, UNUSUAL PRICE BREAKS, AND OTHER WINDFALLS DESIGNED TO ULTIMATELY BENEFIT EITHER THE EMPLOYER, THE EMPLOYEE, OR BOTH. EMPLOYEES AND SUPERVISORS DEVELOP CONTRACTS WITH FREELANCERS/BUSINESSES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS. ALL CONTRACTS ARE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY MANAGERIAL LEVEL EMPLOYEES PRIOR TO BEING SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR APPROVAL. ALL MAJOR CONTRACTS ARE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OR HIS DESIGNEE, WHICH ALLOWS CONTROL AT THE HIGHEST COMPANY LEVEL. THE MULTI-LAYER CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS EMPLOYEES ON ALL LEVELS WITHIN A RESPECTIVE AREA TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS, WITH THE ULTIMATE APPROVAL AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION GOES TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH ALONG WITH THE MEMO OF THE DECISION MADE IS KEPT ON FILE WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT. THE CEO IS NOT PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, BUT DOES PROVIDE INPUT ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS HANDLED BY THE CEO. NPT HAS COMPILED A COMPENSATION GUIDELINE FOR ALL POSITIONS AND MAKES USE OF SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY CPB OF SALARY INFORMATION THAT IS UPDATED ANNUALLY BY ALL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS. A WRITTEN REVIEW IS KEPT ON FILE ALONG WITH ANY MEMO APPROVING COMPENSATION OR OTHER CHANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NPT'S 990 AND FINANCIALS ARE POSTED ON SEVERAL OTHER WEBSITES - THE STATE OF TN CHARITABLE SOLICITATION SITE, GIVINGMATTERS.COM, AND GUIDESTAR.ORG AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. NPT'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION AND IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ALSO ALL BOARD AND CAB MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 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