2014-02-15T14:45:27-06:00 2013-06-30 621336737 CROSSLIN & ASSOCIATES PC 3803 BEDFORD AVENUE SUITE 103 NASHVILLE TN 37215 990 2012-07-01 621740928 NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC NASH 6152599325 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 BETH CURLEY 6152599325 2014-02-17 1 RODNEY C BROWER P00168898 6153205500 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z BETH CURLEY 161 RAINS AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 372035330 5958532 0 X WWW.WNPT.ORG X 1998 TN NPT INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC MEDIA AND THROUGH MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS. 20 19 39 357 0 0 4495574 5417870 246988 247110 6386 4293 375443 258501 5124391 5927774 0 0 0 0 2515558 2553305 238858 277403 992110 3586499 2883212 6340915 5713920 -1216524 213854 8996312 9336315 405605 474764 8590707 8861551 X NPT INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC MEDIA AND THROUGH MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS. 0 0 2862719 237110 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", 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 SIX 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 FOCUS ONTHE MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES FACING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGHADOLESCENCE IN TENNESSEE. IT INCLUDES A SERIES OF DOCUMENTARIES, A PROJECT WEBSITE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. EIGHT 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,WITH MORE THAN 75% OF HOMES WITH CHILDREN AGED 2-5 TUNING INWEEKLY. EACH WEEK NPT BROADCASTS 68 HOURS OF CHILDREN'SPROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE YOUNGEST VIEWERS ARRIVE ATKINDERGARTEN 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 MORE THAN 30,000PRESCHOOLERS 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. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR NPT'SEDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SERVED OVER 6,500 CHILDREN AND 10,500 PARENTSIN THE REGION. NPT'S FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEESCONTINUES TO MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT ON NASHVILLE'S GROWING IMMIGRANTCOMMUNITIES THROUGH A SERIES OF LITERACY WORKSHOPS THATINCORPORATE HEALTH AND COMPUTER LITERACY CURRICULUMS. NPT'S ONLINELITERACY PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE COMPUTER LITERACY AMONG AT-RISKCHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN THE VIEWING AREATHROUGH A SERIES OF ON-AIR SPOTS CALLED COMPUTER TIPS AND ACOMPANION WEBSITE, WWW.WNPT.ORG/ED. 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. IN 2013, NPT AIRED "END OF LIFE DECISIONS: AN NPT REPORTS TOWN HALL SPECIAL," COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN A CONVERSATION FOCUSING ON THE DIFFICULT TOPIC AND OPTIONS FOR CARE AT THE END OF LIFE.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. 815800 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. 290136 10000 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. THIS AREA IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING ANDDISTRIBUTION OF NPT PREVIEW, A MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS THAT CONTAINSPROGRAM LISTINGS AND INFORMATION. 3968655 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 47 0 1 39 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 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH CURLEY 40.00 X X 234187 0 33565 FRANK E GORDON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT E BECKER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY W BUNTIN SR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLORIA CHURCHWELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS G CIGARRAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT V DALE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE DAVIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD GENTRY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK D LOWERY JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL W MASON 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBY DALE MASON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNAH SCOTT-BARNES 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY J WALSH 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY WARNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTINA WELHOELTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM W HASTINGS 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE MCCARTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A KOBAN JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 234187 0 33565 1 0 1 0 CARL BLOOM ASSOCIATES INC 81 MAIN STREET WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 DIRECT MAIL SERVICES 167207 1 469439 4948431 5417870 PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTIO 515100 237110 237110 PROGRAM INFORMATION 515100 10000 10000 247110 4293 4293 76753 76753 128856 0 128856 128856 128856 78676 30758 47918 47918 FOUNDATION OPERATING S 900099 4974 4974 4974 5927774 333130 0 176774 276451 276451 1801235 1229513 273041 298681 104789 69744 16842 18203 248611 179849 34243 34519 122219 84984 17407 19828 12178 12178 26650 26650 277403 277403 109894 61538 10571 37785 24286 24286 168332 57798 53691 56843 69699 45551 3688 20460 257241 8575 248666 17853 8394 9405 54 47176 6911 5690 34575 628276 593382 31357 3537 37091 4850 32241 PURCHASED PROGRAMS 969787 969787 PREMIUMS/GIFTS 164251 164251 TALENT 90905 90905 PRODUCTION FREELANCE 78032 73279 4753 181561 459309 -303719 25971 5713920 3968655 753155 992110 250 250 4323445 4176318 539777 983340 182959 542795 13467 43214 11068285 7718285 3712659 3350000 116796 123579 80769 90869 26190 25950 8996312 9336315 405605 464964 9800 405605 474764 X 7917480 7606978 625777 1205840 47450 48733 8590707 8861551 8996312 9336315 213854 11353 45637 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5507215 4926582 4856943 4495574 5417870 25204184 5507215 4926582 4856943 4495574 5417870 25204184 25204184 140752 210560 163918 132305 209902 857437 19830 16743 17959 18857 78676 152065 26213686 1190922 0.96150 0.96610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26569 26569 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: 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 $9,150 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. 128219 20 12026 663 139602 131276 5 -2428 634 128219 114106 27 19499 2356 131276 104346 568 11001 1809 114106 121777 5000 -20056 2375 104346 0.65090 0.34910 1 0 120000 120000 2609847 1880589 729258 10000 7750 2250 7799610 5335327 2464283 528828 494619 34209 3350000 6311758 11353 341873 30758 383984 5927774 0 5927774 6040914 296236 30758 326994 5713920 0 5713920 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: 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 30,758. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 30,758. 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IS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE WHICH HOLDS PART OF NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION'S ENDOWMENT. 0 DAVID WILLIAMS II ENDOWMENT BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER DAVID WILLIAMS, II 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 VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE 2012 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 INFOMATION 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 THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIALS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. OUR 990 AND FINANCIALS ARE ALSO POSTED ON SEVERAL OTHER WEB SITES - THE STATE OF TN CHARITABLE SOLICITAION SITE, GIVINGMATTERS.COM, AND GUIDESTAR.ORG AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION AND IN OUR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ALSO ALL BOARD AND CAB MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 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