2015-08-17T15:32:20-05:00 2014-09-30 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 8485 W SUNSET RD STE 204 LAS VEGAS NV 891132253 990 2013-10-01 237441306 NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO NEVA 7022589895 1289 S TORREY PINES DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89146 FLORENCE ME ROGERS PRESIDENT/CEO 7022589895 2015-08-17 1 MEGAN A SCHIMICK P00544475 7023847717 2015-08-17 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z KNPR FLORENCE ME ROGERS 1289 S TORREY PINES DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89146 7075412 0 X KNPR.ORG X 1975 NV FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO (NVPR) HAS REMAINED TRUE TO ITS (CONTINUED) MISSION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY INFORMING, EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OUR GROWING AUDIENCES THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA - INCLUDING CONTENT ON AIR, ONLINE AND IN PRINT. NVPR IS LAS VEGAS' FIRST AND ONLY NPR AFFILIATE AND THE PUBLISHER OF THE CITY REGIONAL MAGAZINE DESERT COMPANION. NVPR'S BROADCAST NETWORK INCLUDES TWO FM STATIONS SERVING THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN AREA - NEWS 88.9 KNPR AND CLASSICAL 89.7 KCNV. COMBINED WITH FIVE ASSOCIATE STATIONS, 10 TRANSLATOR STATIONS AND ASSOCIATED HD DIGITAL CHANNELS, NVPR SERVES A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF MORE THAN 66,000 SQUARE MILES INCLUDING PARTS OF CALIFORNIA, UTAH AND ARIZONA. 13 13 49 300 1177594 -154 4261496 4252010 1218116 1166048 158845 199709 95483 60356 5733940 5678123 0 0 0 0 2803116 2940618 0 28946 1842656 3050243 3184484 5853359 6154048 -119419 -475925 8316458 7988620 978172 969570 7338286 7019050 X ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY INFORMING, EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OUR GROWING AUDIENCES. 0 0 2525761 NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO (NVPR) IS A PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK COMPRISED OF URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY STATIONS SERVING SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND SOUTHERN UTAH; KNPR, KCNV, KLNR, KTPH, KWPR, KLKR AND KSGU, ALONG WITH A SYSTEM OF 10 TRANSLATORS. NVPR'S SERVICE IN ANALOG AND HD INCLUDES THE TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES AS THEY RELATE TO BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND DELIVERY OF DIGITAL/ONLINE CONTENT. NVPR ACQUIRES NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMMING FROM PRODUCERS INCLUDING NPR, PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA. THE FLAGSHIP STATIONS FOR THE NETWORK ARE LAS VEGAS' FIRST AND ONLY NPR AFFILIATE: NEWS 88.9 FM KNPR AND A FULL TIME CLASSICAL SERVICE AT CLASSICAL 89.7 KCNV FM. NVPR IS AN ACTIVE PARTNER WITH OUR (CONTINUED) NETWORKS IN THE SHARED GOALS OF PUBLIC MEDIA IN SERVICE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. NVPR IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA IS SIGNIFICANT ON AIR, ONLINE AND IN PRINT. THE ROLE IS INCREASING AS TRADITIONAL NEWS MEDIA WITHDRAW FROM LOCAL REPORTING AND ORIGINATION AND AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS SHIFT TO ON-DEMAND DELIVERY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS. NVPR PRODUCES 7+ HOURS A WEEK OF HIGH QUALITY BROADCAST NEWS/TALK PROGRAMMING AND NEWS HEADLINES COMPLEMENTED BY ONLINE DELIVERY IN ALL PLATFORMS. 1201192 21333 NVPR IS THE PUBLISHER OF THE CITY REGIONAL MAGAZINE, DESERT COMPANION, WITH AN AUDITED MONTHLY READERSHIP IN EXCESS OF 125,000. ON AIR, ONLINE AND PRINT ACTIVITIES ARE UNDUPLICATED IN OUR REGION IN THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE FOCUS. NVPR IS INVESTING IN MEETING OUR AUDIENCES "WHERE THEY ARE" AS MEDIA HABITS SHIFT TO DIGITAL DELIVERY, AND AS IMPORTANT, CREATING CONTENT THAT IS RELEVANT TO A MORE DIVERSE POPULATION. NVPR'S MEDIA OUTPUT DEMONSTRATES A "BETTER THAN INDUSTRY" BENCHMARK IN REACHING NON-WHITE AUDIENCES (APPROXIMATELY 30% OF OUR AUDIENCE SELF IDENTIFIES AS NON-WHITE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE 45% OF THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFY AS NON-WHITE), A GOAL WE SEEK TO MAINTAIN AND EXCEED TO BETTER REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 179086 NVPR'S PUBLIC MEDIA SERVICES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY LIFE OF OUR REGION. THROUGH CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WE ELEVATE AWARENESS OF THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF SOME OF THE NATION'S MOST WELL-KNOWN HOSPITALITY BRANDS INCLUDING CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT AND CIRQUE DU SOLEIL. IN TURN, THIS POTENTIATES THE PHILANTHROPY OF INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER BUSINESS IN THE REGION. IN SUPPORTING NVPR, COMPANIES DRIVE AWARENESS OF OTHER NOT FOR PROFIT ENTITIES AND THEIR NEEDS. NVPR DONATES MORE THAN $1M OF AIRTIME DIRECTLY TO CIVIC, SOCIAL SERVICE AND CULTURAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES EACH YEAR. NVPR WEBSITES ARE A "GO TO" SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY EVENTS, A SERVICE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OTHER NON-PROFITS. ON AIR UNDERWRITING AND PRINT ADVERTISING WITH NVPR IS PROVEN IN ACTIVATING AUDIENCES TO ATTEND (CONTINUED) CULTURAL EVENTS AND BE INVOLVED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR MEDIA SERVICES ARE ALSO UNDUPLICATED IN THEIR ABILITY TO CONNECT LOCAL COMPANIES WITH THEIR CONSUMERS GIVEN THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR AUDIENCE. AS MARKETING PARTNERS, WE ARE EMBEDDED IN THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED COMPANIES.OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:NVPR HOSTS TWO "DRIVE THRU" RECYCLING DAYS ANNUALLY. EACH ATTRACTING MORE THAN 500 CARS WITH RECYCLABLES AND ITEMS TO BE DONATED TO GOODWILL AND THE BLIND CENTER OF NEVADA. SHREDDING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AND THE VITAL SERVICE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISPOSAL. THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS GENERATE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE FOR PARTNER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND DIVERT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RECYCLABLES FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS. WE BRING THE PROMOTION OF ON AIR AND ONLINE RESOURCES AND OUR PARTNERS REPORT THESE EVENTS TO BE SOME OF THEIR HIGHEST YIELDING EVENTS EACH YEAR. 3906039 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 61 0 1 49 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AZ CA UT X X FLORENCE ME ROGERS 7022589895 1289 S TORREY PINES DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89146 SUSAN MALICK BRENNAN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA ALEXANDER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM WONG TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FLORENCE ME ROGERS SECRETARY; PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X X 123596 0 22357 KEVIN M BUCKLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAN JONES BLACKHURST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD I DREITZER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN ISAACS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN M NYLEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY J PEARL ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KLAI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL MASON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY NADAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER O-NEILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAMOON AHMAD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIRK CLAUSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE LABONNEY BUSINESS MANAGER 40.00 X 59414 0 15282 MELANIE CANNON DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 119107 0 23163 CHRISTINE KIELY CORPORATE SUPPORT MANAGER 40.00 X 127165 0 7504 LAMAR MARCHESE PRESIDENT EMERITUS 2.00 X 24000 0 0 453282 0 68306 3 1 0 0 0 62696 4189314 580250 4252010 DESERT COMPANION ADVERTISING 511120 1166048 21333 1144715 1166048 84088 84088 1500 1500 25276 0 25276 25276 25276 1512910 1397289 115621 115621 115621 CUSTOM PUBLISHING 900099 32879 32879 OTHER INCOME 900099 701 701 33580 5678123 21333 1177594 227186 204389 46700 110989 46700 2034496 1112964 74035 847497 247830 123931 24733 99166 247963 154684 23814 69465 205940 105061 12979 87900 11000 11000 3332 3332 26600 26600 28946 28946 32702 32702 108946 79986 27460 1500 72807 71253 1554 163706 97632 19711 46363 236830 191651 45179 35233 11057 11047 13129 7645 3144 1392 3109 12766 12766 293782 179392 23224 91166 21421 14203 7218 PROGRAM/CONTENT/PRODUCT 883043 883043 PROGRAM FEES 691448 691448 AGENCY & BANK FEES 201334 201334 FUNDRASING SUPPLIES/EXP 181964 181964 199925 123792 41713 34420 6154048 3906039 405353 1842656 70805 38933 50486 221592 214731 281934 286886 44173 44211 7835473 4400737 3602750 3434736 3929440 3613770 169690 165764 135177 8316458 7988620 563845 593720 94750 119522 201019 156257 118558 100071 978172 969570 X 3197033 2309158 3290943 3859582 850310 850310 7338286 7019050 8316458 7988620 -475925 156688 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3434721 3608929 4113170 4261496 4252010 19670326 60000 60000 60000 60000 60000 300000 3494721 3668929 4173170 4321496 4312010 19970326 504305 19466021 96732 111554 64806 98257 110864 482213 297 245 143 819 701 2205 20454744 467033 0.95170 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 297. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 245. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 143. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 819. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 701. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3113422 321529 89984 3344967 2901344 286758 74680 3113422 2777715 370257 246628 2901344 2935656 -75473 82468 2777715 2878559 159307 102210 2935656 0.03960 0.70620 0.25420 0 0 4092717 1415914 2676803 3742756 2984823 757933 3434736 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 81919 CAPITAL LEASE 18152 100071 X 6094842 156688 282016 45013 483717 5611125 32702 34297 66999 5678124 6369066 282016 282016 6087050 32702 34297 66999 6154049 PART V, LINE 4: AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013, THE ORGANIZATION HAD ONE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT AND TWO TERM ENDOWMENTS. THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT (ENDOWMENT #2) HAS A CORPUS OF $850,310 WITH THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. BOTH TERM ENDOWMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED PER AGREEMENTS WITH THE DONALD W. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION. THE FIRST OF THESE (ENDOWMENT #1) HAS A CORPUS OF $906,452. THE CORPUS AND EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT ARE RESTRICTED FOR PROVIDING MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE BUILDING DONATED BY THE DONALD W. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, THE DONALD W. REYNOLDS FOUNDATION RECLASSIFIED ENDOWMENT #1 FROM A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TO A TERM ENDOWMENT WHICH ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO SPEND UP TO 5% OF THE CORPUS PER YEAR. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ORIGINAL CORPUS WAS RECLASSIFIED FROM PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE SECOND TERM ENDOWMENT (RESTRICTED FUND FOR PROGRAMS) WAS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, WITH AN ORIGINAL CORPUS OF $906,452. THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT AND 5% OF THE CORPUS MAY BE SPENT ON PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS EACH YEAR. THE ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE ONLY DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND EARNINGS. NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE STATUS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MAKES ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ULTIMATELY DUE OR OWED. NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, OR RECORDED AS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS 45,013. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COMMISSIONS ON AUTO SALES 34,297. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COMMISSIONS ON AUTO SALES 34,297. X 1 ARIA COMMUNICATIONS 717 WEST ST GERMAIN STREET ST CLOUD MN 56301 PHONE SOLICITATIONS 0 65457 24055 41402 65457 24055 41402 NV CA UT AZ X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAMAR MARCHESE PRESIDENT EMERITUS 0 0 0 0 24000 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 24000 0 PART I, LINE 4B LAMAR MARCHESE $26,000 X 209 163320 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 3200 290885 FMV X SHOW TICKETS 1001 126045 FMV 1 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: NVPR HIRES A THIRD PARTY TO RECEIVE AND SELL DONATED VEHICLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER AND SECRETARY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSULTING AND ADVISING MANAGEMENT ON SIGNIFICANT POLICY DECISIONS AND HAS THE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD ON MATTERS THAT REQUIRE ACTION BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS UPDATED ONCE A YEAR AND GIVEN TO ANY NEW BOARD MEMBER OR SENIOR MANAGER TO COMPLETE AND IS KEPT ON FILE. THE DOCUMENTS ARE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO'S PAY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN LAST IN APRIL, 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT FINANCIAL DATA IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA WEBSITE (KNPR.ORG) AND UPON REQUEST.