THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA (EIN 13-2805582)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-28
IRS object ID
201603029349300740
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-28T13:15:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1TWO JERICHO PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11753ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN132805582EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPALEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126216600PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 WEST 52 STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID SCHOERPersonNm
Person TitleVP FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126216600PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTINE KAWECKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743140PTIN
Phone5169187000PhoneNum
Preparation2016-10-14PreparationDt
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Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDAVID SCHOERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 WEST 52 STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,882,685GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PALEYCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1975FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Governing Body58VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent57VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee150TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$222,501TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$8,524NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$11,033,598PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$13,961,358CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,422,239PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,442,625CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$972,083PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$904,926CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$846,069PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$752,751CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,273,989PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,061,660CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,862,354PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,287,656CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Other Expenses$10,238,179PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,555,282CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,100,533PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$19,842,938CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,826,544PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,781,278CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$117,780,745TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,480,556TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,088,003TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$112,692,742NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,259,650ExpenseAmt
Revenue$760,492RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,190,854ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,171RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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Expense$1,789,178ExpenseAmt
Revenue$127,840RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,451,393ExpenseAmt
Revenue$503,299RevenueAmt
DescIN 2015, THE PALEY CENTER'S GROUP EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES STUDENTS, SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, FAMILIES, AND CAMP AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA AND BEYOND - ENCOMPASSING A CLASS PROGRAM, DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND MULTI-PART PROGRAMS - SERVED OVER 11,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. THE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM REACHED CLASSROOMS IN 15 STATES, AS WELL AS ENGLAND AND CANADA. DIGITAL AND DVD SALES OF SEMINARS AND PROGRAMS ALSO SERVED TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,451,393TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$503,299TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$13,691,075TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document89IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee150EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (71 entries)

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FRANK A BENNACK JR
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUSTAVE M HAUSER
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEL KARMAZIN
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY KOPLOVITZ
VICE CHAIRMAN THRU OCTOBER 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL L MOSLEY
TRUSTEE/SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY HART ANGELO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOREEN ARBUS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM ARMSTRONG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH BARNES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY B BETTMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDY BIRD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YANICK BOLLORE'
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARYEH B BOURKOFF
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON BURGESS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID CALHOUN
TRUSTEE THRU JULY 24, 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS B CASTRO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUAN LUIS CEBRIAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA CHRISTOFFERSON
TRUSTEE THRU MARCH 24, 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CESAR CONDE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIPPE DAUMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALFONSO DE ANGOITIA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIANA CISNEROS DE GRIFFIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY DUBUC
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMI ERWIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID EUN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY FALCO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN M GIANINNO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GREENWALD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A IGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H JOSEPHSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY A KISSINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT KURNIT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA LEE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER LIGUORI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN LOWE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT MANFRED JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE MARCHESE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN K MARTIN JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACIA MARTORE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YUSUF MEHDI
TRUSTEE THRU NOVEMBER 20, 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN MILLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE MOONVES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MURDOCH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE OLIVER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM C PALEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY PENSKE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUMNER REDSTONE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN ROSE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORDAN ROTH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL ROTH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFFREY K SANDS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH SAPAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY S SHUMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT B SCHUMER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT FX SILLERMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD SKYLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRISTIANA FALCONE SORRELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID J STERN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN TSUJIHARA
TRUSTEE THRU MARCH 23, 20151.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEVIN WENIG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK WOLF
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ZASLAV
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN J REIDY
PRESIDENT & CEO35.00Yes (X)$662,054$0$18,453Yes (X)
DIANE LEWIS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT35.00$300,636$0$52,963Yes (X)
DAVID SCHOER
VP, FINANCE / TREASURER35.00$162,969$0$15,045Yes (X)
SIMON LAZOWSKY
CONTROLLER35.00$146,372$0$28,219Yes (X)
INA CLARK
VP, DEVELOPMENT35.00$253,322$0$2,769Yes (X)
DAVID WEINBERG
VP, LEGAL & BUSINESS AFFAIRS35.00$188,757$0$16,277Yes (X)
MEGAN MARCUS
SENIOR PRODUCER35.00$153,309$0$14,972Yes (X)
DOUG WARNER
DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING35.00$147,346$0$11,690Yes (X)
DOUG GIBBONS
DIRECTOR, LIBRARY35.00$128,660$0$41,405Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,143,425TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$201,793TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PBM LLC
360 LEXINGTON AVE 2ND FLNEW YORKNY10017BUILDING MAINTENANCE/ENGINEERING$878,050
BRAD LACHMAN PRODUCTIONS INC
C/O BARAL AND ASSOCIATES 15821 VENENCINOCA91436VIDEO PRODUCTION AND EDITING$868,938
SATO CONSTRUCTION CO INC
10-40 BORDEN AVENUELONG ISLAND CITYNY11101BUILDING FACADE REPAIR/CLEANING$341,908
NOUVEAU ELEVATOR INDUSTRIES INC
47-55 37TH STREETLONG ISLAND CITYNY11101ELEVATOR REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE$194,604
UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE LLC
26375 NETWORK PLACECHICAGOIL60673SECURITY$181,170
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$2,082,743FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$30,160GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$11,848,455AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$160,649NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,961,358TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
THEATER/GALLERY TICKET711300$760,492$760,492
DIGITAL & DVD PROGRAMS711300$498,833$450,010$48,823
INDUSTRY PROGRAMS711300$127,840$127,840
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS711300$53,289$53,289
COLLECTION711300$2,171$2,171
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,442,625TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$546,692TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$546,692ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,285,898RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$98,864RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,187,034RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,187,034TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$173,678UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,013,356ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$489,609SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$131,375SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$358,234SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$358,234TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$358,234ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$156,503FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,082,743ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$590,786FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$434,283TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$434,283ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,061,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,393,802RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$222,501UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,483,999ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,389,680TotalAmt
Program Services$940,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$907,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$542,014FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,065,749TotalAmt
Program Services$3,949,178ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$514,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$601,799FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,960TotalAmt
Program Services$121,714ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,834ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,412FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$855,496TotalAmt
Program Services$654,998ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$114,688FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$809,771TotalAmt
Program Services$527,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,073FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,432TotalAmt
Management And General$35,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,000TotalAmt
Management And General$95,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,480TotalAmt
Management And General$71,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,932TotalAmt
Program Services$146,932ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,112TotalAmt
Program Services$194,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,832FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,512TotalAmt
Program Services$362,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,639FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,370,521TotalAmt
Program Services$2,954,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$792,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$623,185FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,716TotalAmt
Program Services$30,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,158FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,737TotalAmt
Management And General$6,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,736,612TotalAmt
Program Services$1,248,944ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,071ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$214,597FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,568TotalAmt
Program Services$169,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,771FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEVISION SPECIAL$1,015,511$1,015,511
PALEY FESTIVAL$660,601$660,601
PROGRAMMING EVENTS$611,962$611,962
DOUBTFUL ACCOUNT EXP$449,889$449,889

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,697TotalAmt
Program Services$101,822ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,040FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,842,938TotalAmt
Program Services$13,691,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,262,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,889,097FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,400BOYAmt
EOY$3,400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,440,655BOYAmt
EOY$8,253,622EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,693,037BOYAmt
EOY$12,837,569EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,401BOYAmt
EOY$500,524EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$74,274,403LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$43,526,916LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,983,271BOYAmt
EOY$30,747,487EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,016,729BOYAmt
EOY$65,322,078EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,052BOYAmt
EOY$116,065EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,748,545BOYAmt
EOY$117,780,745EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,822,597BOYAmt
EOY$3,546,605EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,604,845BOYAmt
EOY$434,027EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,053,114BOYAmt
EOY$1,107,371EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,480,556BOYAmt
EOY$5,088,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,629,322BOYAmt
EOY$46,552,545EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,791,951BOYAmt
EOY$13,368,210EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,846,716BOYAmt
EOY$52,771,987EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,267,989BOYAmt
EOY$112,692,742EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,748,545BOYAmt
EOY$117,780,745EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,781,278ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$5,793,969NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$10,639,327CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,562,798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,554,177CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,033,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,961,358CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,751,258TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,639,327CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,562,798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,554,177CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,033,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,961,358CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,751,258TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,988,618SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$54,762,640PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$934,388CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,359,842CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$999,768CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,670,837CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,560,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,524,883TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$154,667CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$142,570CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$113,820CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$148,676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$156,503CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$716,236TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$66,992,377TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,021,375GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81740PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84180PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGROSS FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 154,667. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 142,570. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 113,820. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 148,676. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 156,503.ExplanationTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$75,638,667BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,118,301ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,844,991InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,771,780OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$66,140,197EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,333,339BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,610,789ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,594,962InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,900,423OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$75,638,667EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$62,325,271BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,601,734ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,261,768InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,855,434OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$74,333,339EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$61,418,166BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,649,321ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,512,037InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,254,253OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$62,325,271EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$61,552,017BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,660,144ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,356,407InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,150,402OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$61,418,166EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.21000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,132,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$12,132,590BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,676,421OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,369,747DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,306,674BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,044,427OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,833,777DepreciationAmt
Book Value$210,650BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,420,965OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,323,392DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,097,573BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$30,747,487TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$1,107,371Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,107,371TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,540,586TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$5,793,969NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$344,375DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$5,449,594RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,990,180RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$71,480InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$71,480RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,061,660TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,115,833TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$344,375DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$344,375ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,771,458ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$71,480InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$71,480ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,842,938TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE PALEY CENTER'S COLLECTION CONSISTS OF PROGRAMS, COMMERCIALS, BOOKS, SCRIPTS, ARTIFACTS AND OTHER MATERIALS RELATING TO TELEVISION AND RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA. THE TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIALS IN THE PALEY CENTER'S COLLECTION HAVE NOT BEEN ASSIGNED A VALUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO CLEARLY MEASURABLE BASIS FOR AN AMOUNT TO BE RECORDED. THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION INCLUDE THE PAYMENTS MADE FOR ACQUIRING AND TRANSFERRING TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIALS TO THE PALEY CENTER'S TAPE FORMAT AND RELATED MATERIALS INCLUDING VIDEOTAPE, AUDIOTAPE AND BOOKS OR, IF DONATED, THE ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE OF THE MATERIAL OR SERVICES AT THE TIME OF DONATION, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION.
PART III, LINE 4:ON AN ONGOING BASIS, THE PALEY CENTER ENHANCES THE VALUE OF ITS UNIQUE COLLECTION BY ACQUIRING PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH OUR MISSION TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT THE MOST ACCLAIMED AND ARTISTICALLY ACCOMPLISHED TELEVISION, RADIO, AND NEW-MEDIA PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIALS, AS WELL AS THOSE DEEMED BY OUR CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT TO BE CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, AND/OR SOCIALLY IMPACTFUL. THROUGH SOURCES THAT INCLUDE NETWORKS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES, LOCAL STATIONS, AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, THE COLLECTION CURRENTLY HOLDS OVER 150,000 PROGRAMS AND ADVERTISEMENTS, WITH WORKS FROM MORE THAN SEVENTY COUNTRIES CAPTURING CLOSE TO A CENTURY OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL HISTORY. RECENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION ARE ENABLING THE PALEY CENTER TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND ACCESS OF THE COLLECTION, DEVELOP AND INSTALL A DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - THE MEANS THROUGH WHICH ONSITE VISITORS HAVE ACCESS TO OUR DIGITIZED COLLECTION, AND PROVIDE OFFSITE ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION THROUGH THE PALEY CENTER'S WEBSITE AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. IN 2015 THE PALEY CENTER ADDED 2,183 PROGRAMS TO ITS DATABASE, ENCOMPASSING TELEVISION, RADIO, COMMERCIALS, PALEY CENTER ORIGINAL CONTENT, AND NOW NEW MEDIA AS WELL. ALSO IN 2015, THE PALEY CENTER SERVED OVER 20,000 VISITORS USING THE PALEY LIBRARIES AND VIEWING EXHIBITS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE PROMOTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA. THIS INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF THE COLLECTIONS HELD.
PART X, LINE 2:THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS RULED THAT THE PALEY CENTER QUALIFIES AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC. THE IRS HAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE PALEY CENTER IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY COURSE OF ACTION OR SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THAT MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PALEY CENTER'S QUALIFIED STATUS. THE PALEY CENTER IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXES UNDER SECTION 511 OF THE IRC ON INCOME THAT IS UNRELATED TO ITS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE PALEY CENTER HAS NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITY FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE PALEY CENTER HAS A NET OPERATING LOSS CARRY FORWARD OF $272,072 AS OF YEAR-END DECEMBER 31, 2014, RESULTING FROM LOSSES FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXES; HOWEVER, DUE TO A HISTORY OF LOSSES, A FULL VALUATION ALLOWANCE HAS BEEN SET UP AGAINST THIS DEFERRED ASSET. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, TAX YEARS 2012 THROUGH 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL TAX AUTHORITIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$292,729RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$292,729SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$292,729TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NY GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,316,841GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,210,973CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$105,868GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$127,389FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$249,137OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LA GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$922,405GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$871,770CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$50,635GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$84,715FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$129,545OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$2,239,246GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,082,743CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$156,503GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$212,104FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$378,682OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$590,786DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$434,283NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MAUREEN J REIDY
PRESIDENT & CEO$536,680$0$125,000$0$374$0$10,600$0$7,853$0$680,507$0$0$0
DIANE LEWIS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$300,084$0$0$0$552$0$21,200$0$31,763$0$353,599$0$0$0
DAVID SCHOER
VP, FINANCE / TREASURER$162,781$0$0$0$188$0$6,654$0$8,391$0$178,014$0$0$0
SIMON LAZOWSKY
CONTROLLER$143,324$0$0$0$3,048$0$6,249$0$21,970$0$174,591$0$0$0
INA CLARK
VP, DEVELOPMENT$180,071$0$10,000$0$63,251$0$1,992$0$777$0$256,091$0$0$0
DAVID WEINBERG
VP, LEGAL & BUSINESS AFFAIRS$188,563$0$0$0$194$0$0$0$16,277$0$205,034$0$0$0
MEGAN MARCUS
SENIOR PRODUCER$153,093$0$0$0$216$0$6,242$0$8,730$0$168,281$0$0$0
DOUG WARNER
DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING$146,794$0$0$0$552$0$6,304$0$5,386$0$159,036$0$0$0
DOUG GIBBONS
DIRECTOR, LIBRARY$125,612$0$0$0$3,048$0$16,316$0$25,089$0$170,065$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4AINA CLARK (EMPLOYEE THROUGH 11/19/2015) RECEIVED $61,667 SEVERANCE PURSUANT TO A SEPARATION AGREEEMENT. THIS PAYMENT IS REPORTED IN PART II COLUMN (B)(III).
PART I, LINE 7CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED A BONUS PAYMENT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, BASED ON VARIOUS PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES. THESE PAYMENTS ARE REPORTED IN PART II COLUMN (B)(II).

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$140,649NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAIR VOUCHERSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOST/SELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA IS THE PREMIER INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA-ITS ARTISTIC VALUE, SOCIAL IMPACT AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE-FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA IS THE PREMIER INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA - ITS ARTISTIC VALUE, SOCIAL IMPACT, AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. THE PALEY CENTER, WITH LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, IS HOME TO THE NATION'S FOREMOST PUBLIC ARCHIVE OF TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMMING, A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 150,000 PROGRAMS COVERING ALMOST 100 YEARS OF TELEVISION AND RADIO HISTORY, INCLUDING NEWS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS, DOCUMENTARIES, PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS, CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, SPORTS, COMEDY AND VARIETY SHOWS, AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING. DRAWING UPON THIS COLLECTION AND ITS UNPARALLELED CURATORIAL EXPERTISE, THE PALEY CENTER CONVENES THE PUBLIC, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR A BROAD RANGE OF FORUMS - MORE THAN 100 A YEAR - THAT EXPLORE MEDIA'S PAST AND PRESENT AND ANTICIPATE ITS FUTURE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4APUBLIC PROGRAMS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE PALEY CENTER PRESENTS LIVE EVENTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO BRING TOGETHER THE BRIGHTEST THINKERS AND MOST COMPELLING MEDIA PERSONALITIES - DISTINGUISHED PERFORMERS, WRITERS, PRODUCERS, EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS, CRITICS, AND JOURNALISTS - TO EXPLORE THE GROWING IMPACT OF MEDIA ON OUR LIVES, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY BEFORE, AND WITH, A PUBLIC AUDIENCE. EACH 90 MINUTE SEMINAR TYPICALLY INCLUDES A MODERATED DISCUSSION WITH PANELISTS, SCREENING OF CLIPS FROM THE PALEY CENTER'S COLLECTION, AND A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION TO GIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIALOGUE. DURING 2015, THE PALEY CENTER SCHEDULED OVER 60 PUBLIC EVENTS, WITH OVER 22,000 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING EVENTS THAT WERE PART OF ITS ACCLAIMED WILLIAM S. PALEY TELEVISION FESTIVAL.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BCOLLECTION: ON AN ONGOING BASIS, THE PALEY CENTER ENHANCES THE VALUE OF ITS UNIQUE COLLECTION BY ACQUIRING PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH OUR MISSION TO PRESERVE AND PRESENT THE MOST ACCLAIMED AND ARTISTICALLY ACCOMPLISHED TELEVISION, RADIO, AND NEW-MEDIA PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIALS, AS WELL AS THOSE DEEMED BY OUR CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT TO BE CULTURALLY, HISTORICALLY, AND/OR SOCIALLY IMPACTFUL. THROUGH SOURCES THAT INCLUDE NETWORKS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES, LOCAL STATIONS, AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, THE COLLECTION CURRENTLY HOLDS OVER 150,000 PROGRAMS AND ADVERTISEMENTS, WITH WORKS FROM MORE THAN SEVENTY COUNTRIES CAPTURING CLOSE TO A CENTURY OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL HISTORY. RECENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION ARE ENABLING THE PALEY CENTER TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND ACCESS OF THE COLLECTION, DEVELOP AND INSTALL A DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - THE MEANS THROUGH WHICH ONSITE VISITORS HAVE ACCESS TO OUR DIGITIZED COLLECTION, AND PROVIDE OFFSITE ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION THROUGH THE PALEY CENTER'S WEBSITE AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. IN 2015 THE PALEY CENTER ADDED 2183 PROGRAMS TO ITS DATABASE, ENCOMPASSING TELEVISION, RADIO, COMMERCIALS, PALEY CENTER ORIGINAL CONTENT, AND NOW NEW MEDIA AS WELL. ALSO IN 2015, THE PALEY CENTER SERVED OVER 20,000 VISITORS USING THE PALEY LIBRARIES AND VIEWING EXHIBITS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4CINDUSTRY PROGRAMS: THROUGH THE INDUSTRY PROGRAMS OF ITS MEDIA COUNCIL AND INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL, AND ENCOMPASSING PRIVATE EVENTS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS, THE PALEY CENTER SERVES AS A NEUTRAL SETTING WHERE MEDIA PROFESSIONALS CAN ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ABOUT THE EVOLVING MEDIA LANDSCAPE. THE PALEY CENTER'S MEDIA COUNCIL IS AN INVITATION ONLY MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION COMPOSED OF SENIOR-LEVEL EXECUTIVES THAT SERVES AS AN INTELLECTUAL CENTER FOR THE MEDIA INDUSTRY AND A FORUM FOR DISCUSSING MAJOR ISSUES FACING THE WORLD'S MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES. SERVING THE GLOBAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE, THE PALEY CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL CONNECTS LEADING MEDIA EXECUTIVES, REPRESENTING EIGHTEEN COUNTRIES, WITH THEIR U.S. PEERS TO FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARE INSIGHTS ON THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA MARKETPLACE, USUALLY MEETING TWICE PER YEAR. DURING 2015, THE PALEY CENTER HELD 21 MEDIA COUNCIL EVENTS, SERVING OVER 1300 ATTENDEES. IN ADDITION THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL CONVENED IN NEW YORK WITH OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA FORM 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTROLLER AND VP FINANCE PRIOR TO ITS ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT PRIOR TO ITS ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA REQUIRES ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE THAT IS DESIGNED TO UNCOVER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH PALEY ITSELF AND BETWEEN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPILED, MONITORED AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY AND ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IT PAYS TO ITS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL (CEO) IS REASONABLE. PALEY HAS AN EXECUTIVE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN PLACE TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE IS PREDOMINANTLY COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS THAT HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE CEO IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUT SHE RECUSES HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION AND/OR DECISIONS MADE REGARDING HER OWN COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE MAY UTILIZE IMPARTIAL SURVEYS OR OTHER DATA TO DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ONCE THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE, THE BOARD'S DECISION IS MEMORIALIZED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY RETAINING A COPY OF EACH AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE 1 OF THIS RETURN. ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING A COPY OF THESE DOCUMENTS IS PROVIDED THAT COPY ON THE SAME BUSINESS DAY. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION.

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