2016-08-02T13:30:41-05:00 2015-09-30 135381590 BDO USA LLP 201 S ORANGE AVE SUITE 800 ORLANDO FL 328013421 990 2014-10-01 596155012 COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS INC COMM 4072732300 11510 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32817 LAFONTAINE OLIVER PRESIDENT & GM 4072732300 2016-08-02 1 ANNE MCHUGH CPA P01066774 4078416930 2014 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z WMFE LAFONTAINE OLIVER 11510 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32817 3809140 0 X WWW.WMFE.ORG X 1961 FL PROVIDE CENTRAL FLORIDA'S LEADING PUBLIC BROADCASTING RADIO AND MEDIA CONTENT. 15 14 31 67 9800 -1950 3522424 3535614 0 0 114337 122116 32654 111969 3669415 3769699 0 0 0 0 1546597 1728781 0 0 648391 1988875 2070644 3535472 3799425 133943 -29726 4573529 4289363 350293 289023 4223236 4000340 X WMFE ENLIGHTENS, EDUCATES, INSPIRES, ENTERTAINS AND REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING HIGH QUALITY CONTENT THAT EARNS THE INTEREST, INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. 0 0 2426043 WMFE WILL INSPIRE AND EMPOWER ALL CENTRAL FLORIDIANS TO DISCOVER, GROW AND ENGAGE WITHIN AND BEYOND THEIR WORLD. 90.7 WMFE CONTINUES TO BUILD OUT OUR BROADER-CASTER STRATEGIC PLAN WITH A FOCUS ON GOALS IN THE FOUR AREAS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DIGITAL GROWTH, LOCAL PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT, AND GROWING OUR PHILANTHROPIC STRENGTH. THIS PLAN INVOLVES THE INPUT OF STAFF, OUR BOARD AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS WERE BEING ADDRESSED. THERE ARE SIX PRIMARY COUNTIES OUR STATION COVERS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. FOUR OF THEM ARE IN THE ORLANDO METRO AREA, BUT TWO OF THEM ARE THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES ALONG THE COAST. WE HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO GO IN-DEPTH COVERING ISSUES UNIQUE TO THESE COUNTIES IN OUR DAILY NEWSCASTS, LONG-FORM REPORTING, AND OUR TWICE-A-WEEK NEWS SHOW. THE FRIDAY EDITION OF OUR NEWS SHOW, INTERSECTION, NOW FEATURES A ROTATING PANEL OF JOURNALISTS FROM ACROSS OUR LISTENING AREA. IT ALSO TAKES CALLS FROM LISTENERS TO COMMENT ON THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE WEEK. SINCE ROLLING OUT THE SHOW IN JULY, WE HAVE RECEIVED SCORES OF CALLS FROM LISTENERS ACROSS OUR ENTIRE LISTENING AREA. NEWSROOM REPORTERS ARE USING TWITTER AND FACEBOOK TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH ON-SCENE REPORTING AND REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS, CREATING A TWO-WAY STREET WHERE WE CAN GET VITAL INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO CONNECT WITH LISTENERS/FOLLOWERS WHO BECOME SOURCES FOR STORIES. WE ARE ALSO ASKING LISTENERS THROUGH ASCERTAINMENT FORUMS AND OUR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR THE STATION COVER. THE NEWSROOM HAS NOW MADE IT POLICY TO COMB NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE REPORTING ON THEM, ASKING RESIDENTS WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE THE EDITORIAL PROCESS BEGINS ON ANY OF OUR SERIES. THE NEWSROOM HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO AIR ONE LONG-FORM SERIES EACH QUARTER. WE HAVE ALSO RAMPED UP OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN FLORIDA TO GET OUR STORIES OUT ACROSS THE STATE AND ALSO AIR STORIES PRODUCED IN OTHER PARTS OF FLORIDA. FINALLY, WE HAVE DRAMATICALLY BOOSTED OUR REPORTING FOR NPR, GETTING CENTRAL FLORIDA STORIES OUT TO THE NATION. IN FY 2015 WE PARTNERED WITH FLORIDA HEALTH NEWS TO PARTICIPATE IN AND BROADCAST A STATEWIDE SERIES LOOKING AT THE RISING RATES OF HIV INFECTIONS IN FLORIDA. WE ALSO DELIVERED A WEEK-LONG SERIES ON FLORIDA'S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THAT AIRED ON SEVERAL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN THE STATE. WE PARTNERED WITH THE DAYTONA BEACH MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES AND THE ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATRE FOR TAPINGS OF INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE. OUR NEWS SHOW FEATURES REPORTERS AND EDITORS AT NEWSPAPERS ACROSS OUR LISTENING AREA AS GUESTS TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR REPORTERS HAVE TAKEN PART IN PANELS SPEAKING TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. MEMBERS OF THE NEWSROOM HAVE SPOKEN TO STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, ROLLINS COLLEGE, AND BROWN UNIVERSITY ABOUT THEIR CAREERS IN JOURNALISM. ANOTHER REPORTER TOOK PART IN AN EVENT FOR THE FLORIDA BAR ASSOCIATION TRAINING MEMBERS ON CONTACTING THE MEDIA. BOY SCOUTS AND, TIGER CUBS WITH THEIR PARENTS HAVE TOURED THE STATION. 90.7 WMFE CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE OTHER PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN THE STATE THROUGH OUR ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC MEDIA IN FLORIDA (FPBS). THROUGH THIS ASSOCIATION WE COLLABORATE ON STATEWIDE UNDERWRITING BUYS AND PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES SUCH AS SHARING NEWS REPORTS AMONG THE STATION GROUP. IN FY15 90.7 WMFE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH FPBS, CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION KNOWN AS THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO EMERGENCY NETWORK (FPREN). THROUGH THE FPREN PROJECT 90.7 WMFE HAS STRENGTHENED ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS, FEMA AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO RESULTED IN THE LAUNCH OF THE FREE FLORIDA STORMS MOBILE APPLICATION THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES. THE WEATHER APPLICATION OFFERS LISTENERS A SIMPLE WAY TO STAY INFORMED OF WEATHER AND OTHER HAZARDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS APPLICATION HAS EXTENDED THE REACH OF THE FPREN OVER THE AIR PARTNERSHIP AND FURTHER IMPROVED THE STATION'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN PREPAREDNESS AND ACCESS TO CONVENIENT AND TIMELY INFORMATION IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES AND NATURAL DISASTERS.90.7 WMFE CONTINUES TO USE OUR REACH TO AMPLIFY THE WORK OF OTHER NONPROFITS IN OUR REGION THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR. THE FREE ONLINE SERVICE SAW THE ADDITION OF AN ON-AIR COMPONENT IN 2015 THAT GAVE EVEN MORE REACH AND FREQUENCY TO THE EVENTS OF DOZENS OF KEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.THE STATION'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS IN FY 2015 DESIGNED TO BOTH PROMOTE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN AND PARTNER WITH EIGHT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH EVENTS AND FESTIVALS HAS HAD A STRONG IMPACT ON VISIBILITY OF BOTH THE STATION AND THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. EVENTS SUCH AS THE ASIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN ORLANDO, THE ZORA NEAL HURSTON FESTIVAL IN EATONVILLE, AND THE UPTOWN ART FESTIVAL IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS ALLOWED THE STATION TO ENGAGE WITH AND SUPPORT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. SOMETIMES THE IMPACT WAS SIMPLY MAKING COMMUNITIES AWARE THAT WE EXISTED AND HAD VALUABLE PROGRAMMING TO OFFER. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS IN FY 2015 INCLUDED A COLLABORATIVE MAJOR GIVING EFFORT RESULTING IN FUNDS DONATED NOT ONLY TO 90.7 WMFE BUT ALSO TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTED OUR SERIES LOOKING AT THE LACK OF PRENATAL CARE ACROSS THE STATE IN A SEGMENT IN THE ORLANDO SENTINEL. WE'VE HAD HEALTH CLINICS TELL US OUR COVERAGE OF HIV WAS FOLLOWED BY A SPIKE IN PEOPLE COMING IN FOR TESTING. AFTER OUR SERIES ON HIV, THE STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR TOOK SOME HEAT FOR THE STATE'S RISING HIV RATES (OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS PICKED UP THE STORY FOLLOWING OUR COVERAGE). ORLANDO WEEKLY WROTE A BLURB PRAISING US ON OUR SERIES LOOKING AT LITTLE VIETNAM DRIVING WEB TRAFFIC TO OUR STORIES. OUR "PREGNANT AND POOR" SERIES GENERATED HUNDREDS OF SHARES AND COMMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE. OUR NEWS SHOW FEATURING JUVENILE ARRESTS SPARKED FAITH ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL PUBLIC DEFENDER TO DISCUSS ITS WORK WITH YOUNG OFFENDERS. OUR RE-VAMPED COVERAGE ON THE SPACE INDUSTRY HAS ELICITED CALLS FROM MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY WANTING TO BE A PART OF OUR REPORTING. THE STATION'S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS REMAINED STRONG IN FY15 THROUGH BOTH OUR PROGRAMMING AND THE PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETED MINORITY AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. MEDIA SPONSORSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENTS RANGING FROM THE FLORIDA DIVERSITY INC. DIVERSITY BREAKFAST, TO A STATION REPRESENTATIVE HOSTING THE CITY OF ORLANDO'S ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMEMORATION, TO PRESENTATIONS AT THE CENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE YOUTH SUMMIT ARE EXAMPLES OF THE COMMITMENT TO SERVING DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THE NEWSROOM ROLLED OUT THREE MAJOR SERIES CENTERED ON MINORITY GROUPS: ONE FOCUSED ON ORLANDO'S VIETNAMESE POPULATION, ANOTHER ON THE POOR, BLACK ORLANDO NEIGHBORHOOD OF PARRAMORE, AND A SERIES ON CENTRAL FLORIDA'S CUBAN-AMERICAN POPULATION. WE HAVE ALSO REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON OUR GROWING PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY, HAITIAN COMMUNITY AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY. WE HAVE LOOKED AT MINORITIES AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE POOR AND HEALTH CARE, DRUG ADDICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE COVERING THESE MINORITY GROUPS, ESPECIALLY THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY AND AIM TO PROVIDE AUDIO FOR OUR STORIES ON THEM IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN FY 2016 90.7 WMFE WILL ALSO BEGIN TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF NEW A PROGRAM FEED AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT CENTRAL FLORIDA'S GROWING HISPANIC COMMUNITY. 2426043 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 84 0 1 31 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X X SHERRY ALEXANDER 4072732300 11510 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO FL 328174699 LAFONTAINE OLIVER PRESIDENT & GM 57.50 X X 143326 0 40148 JULIA FREY CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER C BARR JR VCHAIR,BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYN BERELSMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLIE L BRASWELL JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKITA COOPER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BISHI DAS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY DECKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR STACEY JOHNSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE E KELLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY HENRICHS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 J HENRY MALDONADO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL SEGAL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT B WHITE JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY ALEXANDER NON-VOTING VP FINANCE/SECTARY/TREAS 45.00 X 89586 0 23166 CHRIS BARCH DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 45.00 X 115655 0 22221 STEPHEN M STECK FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO 1.00 X 20000 0 0 368567 0 85535 2 1 1 0 0 134289 100000 3301325 65075 3535614 155100 155100 6000 6000 32984 -32984 -32984 -32984 95131 134289 6457 88674 88674 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 9800 9800 OTHER REVENUE 900099 7495 7495 17295 3769699 13495 9800 210790 333427 41012 259605 32810 1115587 804780 135311 175496 42012 24216 12364 5432 137784 88731 19885 29168 99971 61589 23358 15024 14150 1500 12650 15867 11900 3967 2582 2582 7259 7259 26486 26486 21864 13704 5634 2526 1484 1484 57067 53005 4062 78322 78322 PROGRAM ACQUISITION 770217 770217 CONTRACTED SERVICES 387148 112074 120044 155030 SUPPLIES & PREMIUMS 194962 56155 11717 127090 AGENCY FEES 151035 151035 342201 209639 28231 104331 3799425 2426043 724991 648391 301385 235804 539372 468389 113051 127477 346020 171224 46468 57776 1466101 1227950 275146 238151 2952087 2990542 4573529 4289363 233167 168569 58235 88337 58891 32117 350293 289023 X 3002115 2782395 190511 187335 1030610 1030610 4223236 4000340 4573529 4289363 -29726 -193170 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4367450 2910160 3357404 3522424 3535614 17693052 15340 15340 4367450 2910160 3372744 3522424 3535614 17708392 87543 67044 61396 52863 33244 302090 0 87543 67044 61396 52863 33244 302090 17406302 60826 57439 126060 100311 155100 499736 60826 57439 126060 100311 155100 499736 16472 3144 360096 24313 23295 427320 4444748 2970743 3858900 3647048 3714009 18635448 0.93400 0.94190 0.02680 0.01910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2931497 228265 -71451 106944 2981367 1910645 950000 141319 70467 2931497 1144112 675000 147680 56147 1910645 1168735 562452 170083 757158 1144112 1134545 78567 44377 1168735 0.62800 0.37200 0 0 1466101 1227950 238151 238151 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 32117 32117 X 4544355 -193170 961369 768199 3776156 -6457 -6457 3769699 4767251 961369 6457 967826 3799425 0 3799425 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO BOLSTER THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING PROVIDED TO WMFE'S AUDIENCE. PART X, LINE 2: THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SIMILAR PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA INCOME TAX CODE. THE COMPANY IDENTIFIES AND EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH THERE IS A LESS THAN MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT PROBABILITY OF THE POSITION BEING UPHELD WHEN REVIEWED BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITY. SUCH POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO BE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY IS ESTABLISHED ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE COMPANY HAS NOT RECOGNIZED A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF THERE WERE AN UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT, THE COMPANY WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST ACCRUED RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES IN OPERATING EXPENSES. THE COMPANY'S TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990 -6,457. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990 6,457. WAIT WAIT DON'T TELL ME 126100 78625 47475 4780 127 DAVID SEDARIS 60480 31737 28743 300 1 42840 23927 18913 1250 229420 134289 95131 6030 427 6457 88674 X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAFONTAINE OLIVER PRESIDENT & GM 130826 0 12500 0 0 0 5612 0 34536 0 183474 0 0 0 STEPHEN M STECK FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO 0 0 0 0 20000 0 0 0 0 0 20000 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B STEPHEN M. STECK, A FORMER OFFICER AND TRUSTEE, RECEIVED A PAYMENT DURING 2014 FROM A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH IS SHOWN AS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. X 136 62875 SALES PRICE X Z/IP ONE IP BROADCAST CODEC, TELOS 1 2200 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A THIRD PARTY, CAR TRUST, INC., TO MANAGE THE SALE OF DONATED VEHICLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE 990 DRAFT FOR REASONABLENESS PRIOR TO RELEASE OF THE FINAL ISSUANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS SIGN THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO AND OFFICERS AND SETS THEIR PAY. MARKET SURVEYS HELP DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. A PAY POOL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT OFFICERS IS ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE BUDGET. ALL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS A PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL ANNUALLY. THE CORPORATION'S AUDITORS ALSO CONDUCT AND ISSUE AN OPINION ANNUALLY AS TO ANY EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS OF ANY OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.