2015-03-05T13:23:20-06:00 2014-06-30 621336737 CROSSLIN & ASSOCIATES PC 3803 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 103 NASHVILLE TN 37215 990 2013-07-01 621740928 NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC NASH 6152599325 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 BETH CURLEY PRESIDENT & CEO 6152599325 2015-03-05 1 RODNEY C BROWER P00168898 6153205500 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z BETH CURLEY 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 5929584 0 X WWW.WNPT.ORG X 1998 TN SEE SCHEDULE O. 20 19 38 237 0 0 5417870 5159121 247110 492351 4293 12564 258501 238093 5927774 5902129 0 0 0 0 2553305 2537251 277403 277941 871897 2883212 3089210 5713920 5904402 213854 -2273 9336315 9859450 474764 893769 8861551 8965681 X NPT INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC MEDIA AND THROUGH MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS. 0 0 3054810 492351 PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION, AND EDUCATION OUTREACH - PROGRAMMING ANDPRODUCTION: NPT SERVES MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN MIDDLETENNESSEE AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY WITH COMPELLING EDUCATIONALEXPERIENCES THAT ENCOMPASS THE COMMUNITY'S EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL,ARTISTIC AND CIVIC LIFE. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FORCHILDREN AND ADULTS, OUTREACH TO AT-RISK CHILDREN, PRODUCTIONSTHAT HIGHLIGHT LOCAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NPT ISCOMMITTED TO HELPING ALL CITIZENS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.NPT IS ONE OF THE MOST WATCHED PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS IN THENATION WITH A WEEKLY AUDIENCE OF OVER 600,000 INDIVIDUALS. NPTPROVIDES THE FULL PBS SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS LOCALDOCUMENTARIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING "TENNESSEE CROSSROADS","VOLUNTEER GARDENER", "A WORD ON WORDS", AND THE "NEXT DOORNEIGHBORS" SERIES, "MEMORIES OF OPRYLAND", "HANK WILLIAMS", "THECARTER FAMILY" AND "CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT". MANY OF NPT'S ORIGINALPRODUCTIONS HAVE AIRED NATIONALLY ON PBS, SHARING MIDDLETENNESSEE'S CULTURE AND HERITAGE WITH THE ENTIRE NATION. NPT'SNEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS PROJECT SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT NASHVILLE'S STATUSAS A DESTINATION CITY FOR A VARIETY OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEEGROUPS WHO HAVE MADE THE CITY THEIR HOME OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS.THROUGH A SERIES OF DOCUMENTARIES, A PROJECT WEBSITE,COMMUNITY FORUMS AND LITERACY OUTREACH NPT SEEKS TO PROVIDE ALLRESIDENTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH A WIDE-RANGING VIEW OF THEREGION'S NEW, RAPIDLY GROWING FOREIGN-BORN COMMUNITIES INCLUDINGKURDISH, SOMALI, BHUTANESE, SUDANESE, EGYPTIAN AND HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS.IN FEBRUARY 2009, NPT LAUNCHED A MAJOR MULTI-YEAR DOCUMENTARYPROJECT "NPT REPORTS: CHILDREN'S HEALTH CRISIS" THAT WILL FOCUSED ONTHE MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES FACING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGHADOLESCENCE IN TENNESSEE. IT INCLUDES A SERIES OF DOCUMENTIARIES, A PROJECT WEBSITE, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NINE EPISODES OF THE EMMY AWARD WINNING PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES HAVE AIRED TO DATE. NPT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST-WATCHED CHANNELS FOR CHILDREN. EACH WEEK NPT BROADCASTS 68 HOURS OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE YOUNGEST VIEWERS ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EARLY MATHAND READING SKILLS. IN ADDITION, NPT IS PERHAPS THE ONLY SOURCE OFPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PRESCHOOLERS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY WHO DO NOT ATTEND LICENSED DAYCARE, PRESCHOOL OR ANY EDUCATION PROGRAM.PRESCHOOL.EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: NPT BRINGS OUR PROGRAMMING TO THE COMMUNITYTHROUGH A RICH ARRAY OF OUTREACH PROJECTS WHICH IMPACT AT-RISKCHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF NASHVILLE'SGROWING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. NPT'S FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES CONTINUES TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT ON NASHVILLE'S GROWING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH A SERIES OF LITERACY WORKSHOPS THATINCORPORATE HEALTH, MATH, AND COMPUTER LITERACY. THE HEALTHY HABITS FORLIFE INITIATIVE PROMOTES PROPER NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND DENTALHEALTH THROUGH A SERIES OF ON-AIR SPOTS AND HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS FORCHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. NPT SUPPORTS TEACHERSTHROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTCOURSES.IN 2013, NPT LAUNCHED A NEW MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE, "NPT REPORTS: AGING MATTERS" DESIGNED TO OPEN A COMMUNITY-BASED CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OLDER CITIZENS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE NEED TO OPTIMIZE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO DO TO PREPARE FOR A COMING EXPLOSION IN OUR AGING POPULATION. NPT WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES, TELEVISED TOWN HALLS AND UPDATES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONVERSATIONS AND A PROJECT WEBSITE. 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. 827193 BROADCASTING:ENGINEERING AND NEW MEDIA SUPPORT PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION,EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FORBROADCAST AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR ALLSTATION OPERATIONS REGARDLESS OF DEPARTMENT AND ONLINE SUPPORTTHROUGH WEB CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, VIEWER COMMUNICATIONS, PROGRAMINFORMATION AND FUNDRAISING. 335755 PROGRAM INFORMATION:RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PR AND PROMOTION OF PROGRAMMING AND SERVICESPROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY BY NPT THROUGH THE USE OF OUR AIRTIMEAND OTHER MEDIA. 4217758 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 1 0 1 63 0 1 38 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 TN X X X KATHY MCELROY 6152599325 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 RICHARD F WARREN JR CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH CURLEY PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 231829 0 32750 FRANK E GORDON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT E BECKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY W BUNTIN SR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER R FRIST BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF W GREGG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT V DALE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLENE M LEBOUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA T PATRICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK D LOWERY JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL W MASON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN S SERGENT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WESTERHOLM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY J WALSH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY WARNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTINA WELHOELTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM W HASTINGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE MCCARTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A KOBAN JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 231829 0 32750 1 0 1 0 CARL BLOOM ASSOCIATES INC 81 MAIN STREET WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 DIRECT MAIL SERVICES 142372 1 9982 587494 4561645 5159121 PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTIO 515100 492351 492351 492351 6405 6405 4047 4047 155274 0 155274 155274 155274 6159 0 6159 6159 6159 49973 9982 27455 22518 22518 FOUNDATION OPERATING S 900099 56254 56254 56254 5902129 548605 0 194403 289172 289172 1789061 1266923 284849 237289 104895 74719 16432 13744 234148 175175 33012 25961 119975 86800 17766 15409 10948 10948 27450 27450 277941 277941 33394 3029 21215 9150 28521 28521 177810 64041 56368 57401 92540 67551 4013 20976 261843 8123 253720 20539 9567 10753 219 13192 7115 5297 780 591948 558048 29037 4863 39188 4980 34208 PURCHASED PROGRAMS 953007 953007 PRODUCTION FREELANCE 258834 245356 13478 PREMIUMS/GIFTS 183507 183507 EQUIP RENTAL AND MAINTE 133160 95944 37216 263329 568859 -330187 24657 5904402 4217758 814747 871897 250 250 4176318 3223404 983340 856575 542795 710277 43214 11597 11506564 8275213 3350000 3231351 123579 237084 90869 1554851 25950 34061 9336315 9859450 464964 884796 9800 8973 474764 893769 X 7606978 7667118 1205840 1141825 48733 156738 8861551 8965681 9336315 9859450 -2273 62116 44287 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4926582 4856943 4495574 5417870 5159121 24856090 4926582 4856943 4495574 5417870 5159121 24856090 24856090 210560 163918 132305 209902 165726 882411 16743 17959 18857 78676 78772 211007 25949508 1401661 0.95790 0.96150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21644 21644 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: OUR STATE LOBBY ORGANIZATION IS TENNESSEE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL, A 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION. DUES IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,419 WERE PAID TO THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH ARE USED TO SUPPORT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT ALL PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS IN TENNESSEE AND TO COVER THE OTHER EXPENSES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS PRODUCTION. THE NATIONAL LOBBY ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY NPT IS APTS ACTION (ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS). APTS ACTION IS NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION'S ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. DUES OF $4,225 WERE PAID TO THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ORGANIZE A "CAPITOL HILL" DAY IN FEBRUARY EVERY YEAR WHERE THOSE IN PUBLIC TELEVISION CAN MEET WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR THEIR AIDES IN WASHINGTON. 139602 1500000 71987 1711589 128219 20 12026 663 139602 131276 5 -2428 634 128219 114106 27 19499 2356 131276 104346 568 11001 1809 114106 0.96930 0.03070 0.00000 1 0 120000 120000 2609847 1981036 628811 10000 8250 1750 8216666 5806579 2410087 550051 479348 70703 3231351 TRUXTON TRUST ACCOUNT 1554851 F 1554851 6338740 62116 347040 27455 436611 5902129 0 5902129 6234610 302753 27455 330208 5904402 0 5904402 PART V, LINE 4: 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 XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 27,455. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 27,455. X X 1 CARL BLOOM ASSOCIATES 81 MAIN STREET SUITE 126 WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 DIRECT MAIL PROCESSING 0 373658 142372 231286 MAIL ENTERPRISES LLC 3810 5TH COURT NORTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35222 RENEWAL MAIL 0 336521 33019 303502 RUFFALO CODY 65 KIRKWOOD CT SW CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52404 TELEMARKETING 0 36329 37466 -1137 746508 212857 533651 TN DOWNTON ABBEY SOIREE & SCREENING 18880 2305 16575 6347 ANTIQUE APPRAISAL EVENT 27642 2517 25125 5091 1 9910 5160 4750 16017 56432 9982 46450 27455 27455 18995 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BETH CURLEY PRESIDENT & CEO 205431 0 20000 0 6398 0 17835 0 14915 0 264579 0 0 0 CHARLES COOK JR EMERITUS, NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER CHARLES W. COOK, JR. IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WHICH HOLDS PART OF NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION'S ENDOWMENT. 0 FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 1 NPT INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC MEDIA AND THROUGH MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 HER 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 IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. A WRITTEN REVIEW AND MEMO OF THE DECISION MADE IS KEPT ON FILE WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT. THE CEO IS NOT PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. 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 OUR 990 AND FINANCIALS ARE POSTED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES - THE STATE OF TN CHARITABLE SOLICITATION SITE, GIVINGMATTERS.COM, GUIDESTAR.ORG AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION AND IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ALSO ALL BOARD AND CAB MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR. TENNESSEE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 37203 581609806 PUBLIC TV TN 501(C)(6) N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 TENNESSEE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL R 17419 FMV TENNESSEE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL S 42471 FMV