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INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA INC (EIN 22-2600747)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-08
IRS object ID
201721289349300447
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-05-08T10:34:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11600 MARKET STREET 32ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222600747EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIABusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2OF PHILADELPHIA INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINDEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2154833900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1441 NORTH FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19123ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRENE SMITHPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2154833900PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS MCGLONEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00029799PTIN
Phone2152972100PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRENE SMITHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19123ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,972,818GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WYBE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Formation1981FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers4TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,069,659PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$30PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$62CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$1,972,818CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,235,271CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,478PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$205,229TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$257,177TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$994,492NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$732,039NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionINDEPENDENCE MEDIA ENRICHES LIVES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE, AND INSPIRE. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF TELEVISION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE DIVERSITY, AND ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,757,107ExpenseAmt
Revenue$575,453RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TELEVISION BROADCAST SERVICE LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO OPERATE WYBE-TV, ON CHANNEL 35 IN PHILA.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2154833900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1441 NORTH FIFTH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19123ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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RENE DEGEORGE SMITH
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KAREN KIRCHNER
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VINIT DHRUVA
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HOWARD BLUMENTHAL
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FRANK C LORDI
FINANCE - TREASURER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER DUNNE
VICE CHAIR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FEATHER HOUSTOUN
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All Other Contributions$870,490AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM UNDERWRITING FDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$575,453TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$62ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,630TotalAmt
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Management And General$34,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,060FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$31,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,500FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$9,181FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,390TotalAmt
Program Services$43,758ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$11,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$221,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484TotalAmt
Program Services$484ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,165TotalAmt
Program Services$9,569ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,203FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,007TotalAmt
Program Services$96,007ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,711TotalAmt
Program Services$29,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,500FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$175,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,004FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,005TotalAmt
Program Services$12,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,735FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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LOCAL PRODUCTION$188,976$188,976
UTILITIES$121,468$114,634$2,278$4,556
PROGRAMMING PURCHASED$78,299$78,299

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$54,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,067FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,235,271TotalAmt
Program Services$1,757,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$278,033FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$406,689BOYAmt
EOY$146,729EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$14,000BOYAmt
EOY$264,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$4,115BOYAmt
EOY$5,976EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,182,637LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,618,574LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$766,469BOYAmt
EOY$564,063EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,448BOYAmt
EOY$8,448EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,199,721BOYAmt
EOY$989,216EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$205,229BOYAmt
EOY$257,177EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$205,229BOYAmt
EOY$257,177EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$944,074BOYAmt
EOY$727,039EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,418BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$994,492BOYAmt
EOY$732,039EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,199,721BOYAmt
EOY$989,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$262,453ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,193,254CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$878,495CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,662,382CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,637,878CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,964,503CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,336,512TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,193,254CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$878,495CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,662,382CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,637,878CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,964,503CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,336,512TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$7,336,512PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,748CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,675CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,971CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$73,220TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,409,732TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$646,266GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98840PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$25,802InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,087DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,715BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$4,156,835InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,600,487DepreciationAmt
Book Value$556,348BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$564,063TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,972,818TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,972,818RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,972,818TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,235,271TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,235,271ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,235,271TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CORPORATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. INCOME UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("U.S. GAAP") REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSETS) IF THE CORPORATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2016, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHOWARD BLUMENTHALPersonNm
TitleSECRETARYTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$172,801BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$172,801TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION HAS ONLY ONE COMMITTEE WHICH IS ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS PREPARE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE 990 IS PREPARED BASED ON THE BOARD APPROVED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH IS THEN SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW AND SIGNATURE BY AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS 990 AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BASED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 212,862. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20,562. TOTAL EXPENSES 233,424. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,720. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,960. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 19,680.

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