2014-11-12T14:18:46-06:00 2014-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2013-07-01 237363536 WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC WISC 6082631235 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 JOAN RUDNITZKI TREASURER 6082631235 2014-11-12 1 KIMBERLY ANDERSON CPA P00188889 6086628600 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MIKE CRANE 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 11157400 0 X WWW.WPRA.ORG X 1974 WI THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, WHICH BROADCASTS IN WISCONSIN ON THIRTY-FOUR STATIONS AND ON THE INTERNET. THE IDEAS NETWORK PROVIDES CALL-IN TALK RADIO TO PROVIDE LISTENERS OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WHILE THE NPR NEWS & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK OFFERS CLASSICAL, JAZZ, FOLK, AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACCLAIMED NEWS MAGAZINES. THESE NETWORKS, AS WELL AS THE HD CLASSICAL NETWORK, ARE ALSO STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET. 19 18 0 100 0 0 7348141 8684249 31556 45783 44102 125251 581 -259 7424380 8855024 226951 506500 0 0 0 0 116948 108164 1680732 6977719 6759238 7321618 7373902 102762 1481122 2355942 3751521 316325 166210 2039617 3585311 X THE PURPOSE OF THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION (WPRA) IS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO. WPRA'S SUPPORT FALLS INTO THESE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: 1. TO SERVE AS A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR THOSE LISTENERS TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED AT A MINIMUM MEMBERSHIP LEVEL. 2. TO SERVE THE TWO LICENSEES OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (UW BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD [ECB]) AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR FUNDS RAISED ON BEHALF OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO. 3. TO ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM SERVICE OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO 4. TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND GUIDANCE FOR LISTENER RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES. 5. THROUGH REGIONAL COMMITTEES, TO SERVE AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE LICENSEES AND LISTENERS; TO SPONSOR PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO'S LISTENER AREA; AND TO PROMOTE THE SERVICE SO AS TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL MEMBER SUPPORT THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES. 0 0 5551273 506500 45524 WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) CAPITALIZES ON DIGITAL MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE BROAD ACCESS TO AWARD-WINNING NEWS, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS, INSPIRING MUSIC AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS WISCONSIN. OUR 34 STATIONS REACH MORE THAN 435,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON THREE NETWORKS: THE IDEAS NETWORK, THE NPR NEWS & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK, AND THE HD CLASSICAL NETWORK. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. THE IDEAS NETWORK ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CALL-IN SHOWS THAT FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POP CULTURE. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE OVER 3,000 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR. WPR PROVIDES RICH AND DIVERSE MUSICAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS AND PRODUCES REGIONAL MUSIC SHOWS. WPR'S HD CLASSICAL NETWORK BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC TWENTY-FOUR HOURS-A-DAY USING A COMBINATION OF ORIGINAL AND SYNDICATED PROGRAMS. WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, SERVES TWO MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR WITH ARTICLES BASED ON WPR'S AND NPR'S BROADCAST CONTENT, WEB-ONLY ARTICLES, COMMUNITY CALENDARS, AND STATION INFORMATION. EACH WEEK, OVER 40,000 LISTENERS STREAM WPR'S NETWORK BROADCASTS LIVE FROM THE WEBSITE. WPR'S EXTENSIVE NEWS AND CALL-IN ARCHIVES ARE REQUESTED OVER 50,000 TIMES AND DOWNLOADED OVER 10,000 TIMES EACH WEEK, AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, WPR'S MOBILE IPHONE, IPAD AND ANDROID APPS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 20,000 TIMES SINCE THEIR RELEASE AND MAKE IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO OUR NEWS STORIES, AND LISTEN TO OUR LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT. 5551273 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI IL MN X X PATTY STOCKDALE 6082631235 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 X KATZ ANNE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RUDNITZKI JOAN TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DIETRICH DEAN R VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GAGNON DEAN P DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERLACH CHET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILMORE BARBARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM LARRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASPER LAURA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLER KATRINA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KORKOR MARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETERSON MARY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POWLESS CHRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCHNEIDER KATHERINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIGMAN MICHAEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MUSE JEFFERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 UTLEY DAVID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUNLAP RONALD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOCHA AMY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRANE MIKE LICENSEE REPRESENTATIVE 3.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AM MAILING SERVICES LLC 100 INTERSTATE BLVD EDGERTON WI 53534 DIRECT MAILING SERVICES 228854 1 8684249 114422 8684249 WHAD'YA KNOW TICKETS 515100 45783 45783 45783 63159 63159 2359397 2297305 62092 62092 62092 4812 5071 -259 -259 8855024 45524 0 125251 506500 506500 11050 11050 108164 108164 13739 13739 63475 50569 12906 22474 22474 39305 39305 8138 8138 5830583 4969806 860777 MEMBERSHIP SOLICITATION 698885 698885 WHAD'YA KNOW PROJECT 37493 37493 PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECT 16293 16293 STATE PROGRAM RESEARCH 15000 15000 2803 2803 7373902 5551273 141897 1680732 318963 727401 568397 217538 119931 124902 4937 801 6420 3876 30679 13416 60983 60983 0 0 1306615 2663587 2355942 3751521 308662 152619 7663 13591 316325 166210 X 1838195 3272667 41044 152266 160378 160378 2039617 3585311 2355942 3751521 1481122 64572 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6405693 6549218 6863693 7348141 8684249 35850994 112859 81372 94095 35728 50595 374649 6518552 6630590 6957788 7383869 8734844 36225643 13084 19356 24839 27631 35886 120796 0 13084 19356 24839 27631 35886 120796 36104847 50943 43107 27135 35436 63159 219780 50943 43107 27135 35436 63159 219780 6569495 6673697 6984923 7419305 8798003 36445423 0.99070 0.99010 0.00600 0.00710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1319047 1261826 187469 42205 13739 2712398 749145 542868 99055 61820 10201 1319047 641078 142568 19232 46921 6812 749145 517176 43326 86294 5718 641078 366048 125896 28261 3029 517176 0.93030 0.05910 0.01060 0 0 60983 60983 0 0 8910928 64572 64572 8846356 13739 -5071 8668 8855024 7365234 5071 5071 7360163 13739 13739 7373902 PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES AND ALSO USED IN THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE LICENSEES. SPENDING POLICY DESCRIBES UP TO 5% OF ENDOWMENTS AVERAGED OVER 20 QUARTERS CAN BE APPROPRIATED FOR USE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -5,071. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 5,071. X X X X X 1 ACD DIRECT INC 1353 NORTH 1075 WEST SUITE 6 FARMINGTON UT 84025 CALL CENTER 0 1785466 28812 1756654 ARIA COMMUNICATIONS 717 WEST ST GERMAIN STREET ST CLOUD MN 56301 TELEMARKETING 0 150829 79352 71477 1936295 108164 1828131 WI MN IL 1 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION 432 N LAKE STREET MADISON WI 53706 391805963 500000 PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION 432 N LAKE STREET MADISON WI 53706 391805963 5000 JAZZ PROGRAMING UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION 432 N LAKE STREET MADISON WI 53706 391805963 1500 DIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 1 PART I, LINE 2: WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION, INC. (WPRA) RECEIVES REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM WPRA'S LICENSEES FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE ASSISTANCE REQUESTS ARE APPROVED AND DISBURSED TO THE LICENSEES TO BE USED TO THE APPROVED PROJECTS. X 34 114422 MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: ROBERT W. BAIRD SELLS STOCK GIFTS RECEIVED BY WPRA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PERSONS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION WILL BECOME AND CONTINUE AS MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING UPON THE DATE OF CONTRIBUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ELECTION OF A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS OCCURS BY SECRET BALLOT OF THE MEMBERSHIP. THE BOARD OF OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS, DISTRIBUTES BALLOTS TO ALL MEMBERS, AND COUNTS THE BALLOTS (WPRA AUDITORS COUNT BALLOTS). RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ARE MADE KNOWN TO THE MEMBERSHIP BY PUBLICATION OR OTHER MEANS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE ELECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRES ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY TO HAVE ACCESS FOR REVIEW PURPOSES OF THE IRS FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE DIRECTOR OF RADIO OR DESIGNEE WILL SUBMIT A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM TO THE DIRECTORS AT THE EARLIER OF EITHER THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN OR THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE RETURN IS DUE. EACH DIRECTOR WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND IN WRITING OR BY EMAIL TO THE DIRECTOR OF RADIO OR DESIGNEE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS OR OBJECTING TO ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE RETURN. IN THE EVENT THAT THE OBJECT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF RADIO OR DESIGNEE, THE RETURN WILL BE EXTENDED AND THE SUBJECT INCLUDED AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. IT IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE DIRECTOR OF RADIO OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A DRAFT COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS BY EMAIL AND REQUESTING THAT APPROVAL IS IMPLIED BY NO RESPONSE TO THE EMAIL. THE DIRECTOR OF RADIO OR DESIGNEE PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT THIS POLICY HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH AND MAINTAINS COPIES OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE, QUESTIONS, AND OBJECTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT DESCRIBES PROBITED ACTIVITIES, AS DOING BUSINESS OR PROVIDING ADVICE ON ISSUES OR TRANSACTION THAT WILL PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY BENEFIT THEM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES BY THE RESPECTIVE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON WPRA.ORG. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CD THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.