OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP (EIN 22-2859005)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-05-08
IRS object ID: 201421289349301442
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-05-08T12:36:14-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453994797	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LGC&D LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	TEN WEYBOSSET STREET - SUITE 700	AddressLine1
City	PROVIDENCE	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02903	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	222859005	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RHODE ISLAND PBS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	RHOD	NameControl
Phone	4012223636	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 PARK LANE	AddressLine1
City	PROVIDENCE	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02907	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID PICCERELLI	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	4012223636	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-08	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LYNN O'MARRA ESQUIRE	Name
PTIN	P00821716	PTIN
Phone	4014214800	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	DAVID PICCERELLI	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 PARK LANE	AddressLine1
City	PROVIDENCE	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02907	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	5557207	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.RIPBS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1987	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	RI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	RHODE ISLAND PBS USES THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT CREATIVE CONTENT AND LEARNING OPPOURTUNITIES IN OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENRICH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN OUR VIEWERS OF ALL AGES IN RHODE ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	13	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	58	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	40	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1450284	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3238860	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2070514	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	2239274	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	150	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	123	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	16411	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	48266	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3537359	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	5526523	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	233096	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	2802614	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	537211	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	3497309	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1721398	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3730405	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4524012	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-193046	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	1002511	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1357796	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2594738	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	799071	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	496002	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	558725	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2098736	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	RHODE ISLAND PBS USES THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT CREATIVE CONTENT AND LEARNING OPPOURTUNITIES IN OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENRICH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN OUR VIEWERS OF ALL AGES IN RHODE ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	1	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	3443245	Expense
Revenue	2239274	Revenue
Description	COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING, AND IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERESTS EXPRESSED BY OUR VIEWERS, RHODE ISLAND PBS, AS A NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL ("NCE") BROADCAST LICENSEE, USES THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT CREATIVE CONTENT AND LEARNING OPPOURTUNITIES IN OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENRICH, INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN OUR VIEWERS OF ALL AGES IN RHODE ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	3443245	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	1	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	9	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	58	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	13	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID PICCERELLI	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	4012223636	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 PARK LANE	AddressLine1
City	PROVIDENCE	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02907	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
DAVID W PICCERELLI
PRESIDENT	40.00	X	X	5323	0	946
JAMES H LEACH
CHAIRPERSON	0.30	X	X	0	0	0
TIA SCIGULINSKY
SECRETARY	0.30	X	X	0	0	0
JAY PLACENCIA
TREASURER	0.30	X	X	0	0	0
ROGER P BOUDREAU
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
JAMES CALBI
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
ROBERT L CAROTHERS
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
PATRICK E CHURCHVILLE
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
MEREDITH A CURREN
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
RENEE HAY
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
MICAHEL B ISAACS
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM C MAAIA
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0
BARBARA OTTMAR
BOARD MEMBER	0.10	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	5323	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	946	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	676746	MembershipDues
Government Grants	1796035	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	766079	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	996958	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	3238860	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FEES & OTHER	515100	2041264	2041264
UNDERWRITING	515100	198010	198010

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	2239274	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	123	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$123	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	78950	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	30684	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	48266	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$48,266	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5526523	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2239274	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$48,389	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	86440	Total
Management And General	86440	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1942660	Total
Program Services	1664702	ProgramServices
Management And General	115274	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	162684	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	131688	Total
Program Services	113132	ProgramServices
Management And General	14444	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4112	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	448452	Total
Program Services	378901	ProgramServices
Management And General	41207	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	28344	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	193374	Total
Program Services	160751	ProgramServices
Management And General	17006	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15617	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	45104	Total
Program Services	185	ProgramServices
Management And General	44919	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	365785	Total
Program Services	251184	ProgramServices
Management And General	27998	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	86603	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25003	Total
Program Services	585	ProgramServices
Management And General	1145	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23273	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	91700	Total
Program Services	40988	ProgramServices
Management And General	15375	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	35337	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	497275	Total
Program Services	438404	ProgramServices
Management And General	17195	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	41676	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17611	Total
Program Services	17222	ProgramServices
Fundraising	389	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10662	Total
Program Services	10662	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	270731	Total
Program Services	270731	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58157	Total
Program Services	46539	ProgramServices
Management And General	2406	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9212	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	112073	10204	101181	688
PREMIUMS	104210			104210
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	66516	6336	55736	4444
BANK FEES	20622			20622

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35949	Total
Program Services	32719	ProgramServices
Management And General	3230	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4524012	Total
Program Services	3443245	ProgramServices
Management And General	543556	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	537211	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	96632	BOY
EOY	126141	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6635	BOY
EOY	540925	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	556498	BOY
EOY	535796	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19431	BOY
EOY	5549	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52856	BOY
EOY	42148	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2749994	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1448961	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	574806	BOY
EOY	1301033	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50938	BOY
EOY	43146	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1357796	BOY
EOY	2594738	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	465698	BOY
EOY	441591	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	57878	BOY
EOY	51879	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	275495	BOY
EOY	2532	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	799071	BOY
EOY	496002	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	558725	BOY
EOY	1561236	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	537500	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	558725	BOY
EOY	2098736	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1357796	BOY
EOY	2594738	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	1002511	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Donated Services	537500	ReconcilationDonatedServices
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	3224843	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3224843	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	3224843	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3224843	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	3224843	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	123	CurrentTaxYear
Total	123	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3224966	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	1.00000	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	697446	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	265126	Depreciation
Book Value	432320	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2052548	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1183835	Depreciation
Book Value	868713	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1301033	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DEPOSITS	Description
Amount	$2,532	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	2532	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6250213	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	723690	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	723690	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	5526523	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	5526523	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4710202	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	186190	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	186190	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	4524012	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	4524012	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	AUCTION	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	78950	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	78950	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	3014	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	27670	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	78950	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	78950	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	3014	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	27670	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	30684	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	48266	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckbox	DescriptionDescription	Number Of ContributionsNumberOfContributions	Noncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
X	BROADCASTING EQUIPMENT	1	852891	FMV
X	BROADCASTING TOWER	1	144067	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	EFFECTIVE OCTOBER, 2012, THE BROADCAST LICENSE OF THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ("RIPTA"), AN ENTITY CREATED BY THE RHODE ISLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO OPERATE WSBE-TV, A NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATION IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ORGANIZATION. CONCURRENT WITH THE LICENSE TRANSFER, RIPTA CONTRIBUTED ALL OF ITS ASSETS TO THE ORGANIZATION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	ONCE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SIGNED, AND FILED.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO OWN AND OPERATE WSBE (A NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATION). THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HAS STRICT RULES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OWNERSHIP AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE RULES ARE EXTENDED TO THE ORGANIZATION AS A MATTER OF PRUDENT PRACTICE.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE PURPOSE IS TO OWN AND OPERATE WSBE (A NON-PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION). THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REQUIRES THAT A "PUBLIC" FILE IS MAINTAINED FOR INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. ACCORDINGLY, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN THAT FILE AND ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.