2014-05-08T14:03:55-07:00 2013-06-30 990 2012-07-01 262810489 WNET WNET 2125601355 825 EIGHTH AVENUE 14TH FL NEW YORK NY 100197435 CAROLINE CROEN 2125601355 2014-05-07 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z CAROLINE CROEN 825 EIGHTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10019 49063533 false X WNET.ORG X 2008 NY TO DELIVER MEDIA EXPERIENCES OF LASTING SIGNIFICANCE FOR NEW YORK, AMERICA AND THE WORLD. 36 36 372 61 -3661 21819322 16591012 2646380 2362862 3335817 2634197 -836146 -1667701 26965373 19920370 0 0 20068988 18800928 0 1538788 21471654 21379296 41540642 40180224 -14575269 -20259854 199160717 226191116 135630797 45991756 63529920 180199360 TO DELIVER MEDIA EXPERIENCES OF false false 13704391 2075308 NATIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAM SERVICES: THROUGH WLIW LLC, CREATIVE NEWS GROUP, LLC, INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT GROUP LLC, AND PUBLIC MEDIA NJ, INC., WNET PRODUCES BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMING OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS INCLUDING THIRTEEN. WLIW HAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MEMBERS, PUBLIC MEDIA NJ, INC. HAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MEMBERS, AND THIRTEEN HAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000 MEMBERS. 2544222 120242 BROADCAST STATION: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BROADCAST SIGNAL WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. DURING THE 2012/2013 FISCAL YEAR, WNET BROADCASTS OVER 24,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE PRIMARILY ON THE DIGITAL CHANNELS OF WLIW 21. 2573085 167312 EDUCATION: WNET PRODUCES A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TARGETED FOR THE FULL RANGE OF OUR AUDIENCE, INCLUDING PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, AS WELL AS FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. DURING THE YEAR, WNET AND THIRTEEN BROADCAST OVER 3,000 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, WNET'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAMMING WITH DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CURRICULUM RESOURCES THROUGH ITS WEB-BASED VITAL SERVICE, WITH OVER 50,000 NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED EDUCATORS AND DELIVERY 18821698 true true false true false false false false false true true true false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false true 66 0 372 true true true false false false false true true false false false false X 36 36 true false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true true true NY NJ CT X X CAROLINE CROEN 2125601355 825 EIGHTH AVENUE 14TH FL NEW YORK NY 100197435 JAMES S TISCH 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE NICHOSON ACKERT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN G TENENBAUM 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIRK ZIFF 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL MILSTEIN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WAHEED ALLI 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN P ARNHOLD 2.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH BARUCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA M CAPUTO 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND G CHAMBERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS J CONNOLLY 1.00 X 0 0 0 D RONALD DANIEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARINA KELLEN FRENCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD GREBOW 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY HALIS 1 X CECILIA HEALY HERBERT 1 X KATHERINE NOURI HUGHES 1 X ELISE JAFFE 1 X MARK N KAPLAN 2 X DAVID H KOCH 1 X JOHN LEVIN 1 X DANIEL LEVINE 2 X CAROL SUTTON LEWIS 1 X MICHAEL PETERSON 1 X JUDITH RESNICK 1 X 3479922 126155 222420 12 false true false ZEROCHAOS C/O PNC BANK PO BOX 534305 ATLANTA GA 30353 PAYROLL SERVICES 3858092 THE NEILSEN COMPANY PO BOX 532453 CHARLOTTE NC 10087 RATINGS 408807 MARKS PANETH & SHRON LLP 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 ACCOUNTING 266317 VELOCITY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 750 3RD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 HOSTING SERVICE 242520 ALLIED BARTON SECURITY PO BOX 828854 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 SECURITY SERVICE 239442 28 3631526 3227151 3790794 5941541 16591012 Service and License Fees 511110 2066583 PROGRAM ROYALTIES 900099 296279 2362862 1681496 1681496 955941 955941 5340047 8176170 -2836123 -2836123 -3015 -3661 -2829447 21919694 20966993 952701 952701 952701 Miscellaneous 900099 212481 212481 212481 19920370 2359847 -3661 973172 2630319 691239 1939080 0 13195526 7186428 5855062 154036 298859 266987 23371 8501 1472830 711927 741822 19081 1203394 590762 598985 13647 1163015 612422 434092 116501 477978 2126 475852 0 329817 0 329817 0 52235 0 52235 0 283880 0 283880 0 180746 128985 48486 3275 225779 82989 50185 92605 1890768 289455 744011 857302 944458 160991 783467 0 3432 3432 0 0 4166393 2572401 1554344 39648 583053 477670 96889 8494 90231 9395 80836 0 279701 95 279602 4 1467133 946695 503351 17087 295732 86271 206268 3193 Dues & PBS Assessments 810749 792429 18320 0 Program Production/Acquisitions 3310446 3136952 74705 98789 Miscellaneous 263576 56328 146807 60441 Fulfillment 76669 15719 14766 46184 4483505 0 4483505 0 40180224 18821698 19819738 1538788 7031599 4972902 10860390 9975298 59839526 42431549 210609 1578182 1716654 21452499 66822469 33853603 28462226 32968866 54770076 49739255 20668806 41293593 15600831 21778972 199160717 226191116 19277302 32958908 5849351 5940815 110504144 7092033 135630797 45991756 X -57646115 34877607 71459760 90778030 49716275 54543723 63529920 180199360 199160717 226191116 -20259854 -4274845 141204139 X false true X true true true X 3245250 14487756 22399664 21819322 16591012 78543004 3245250 14487756 22399664 21819322 16591012 78543004 78543004 62321 114 5616400 8616532 8273763 22569130 1510 7922 12994 35335 212481 270242 101382376 3315788 X 0 0 0 0 REPRESENTS OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME.; OTHER INCOME PART II, LINE 10; DESCRIPTION: OTHER INCOME; 2008: 1510.; 2009: 0.; 2010: 12994.; 2011: 35335.; 2012: 212481.; DESCRIPTION: PRODUCTION REIMBURSEMENTS; 2008: 0.; 2009: 7922.; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false true true false true 52235 false true 52235 Pt II-B Line 1i WNET RETAINED A CONSULTANT FOR STATE AND LOCAL LOBBYING PRESENCE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNT PAID WAS REPORTED ON LINE 1G ABOVE. 82147778 1014731 6734161 4524000 236630 85136040 85318408 60000 1902371 4904000 229001 82147778 78262586 12093490 4800000 237668 85318408 0.22080 0.64120 0.13800 false false 1362899 1362899 2174147 75156 2098991 21608550 4547121 17061429 38670353 28528939 10141414 3006520 702387 2304133 32968866 CITY OF LONDON 3616009 F ADAGE CAPITAL 17408636 F WELLINGTON INVESTMENTS CTF REAL ASSET FUND 3153536 F LONE JUNIPER 7377659 F MILLENNUIM PARTNERS, L.P. 3630461 F DAVID KEMPNER INST'NL PARTNERS, L.P. 3065820 F YORK INVESTMENT LIMITED 3041472 F 41293593 FRANCHISE/LICENSE 7700000 ADVANCES & DEPOSITS 20056 OTHER ASSETS 381831 CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 3596327 DUE FROM PMNJ 14215 DEFERRED RENT ASSET 1645033 DEFERRED LEASE ASSET 1058790 EXCESS OF PURCHASE PRICE OVER NET TANGIBLE ASSETS 5854027 RETIREMENT, SPLIT DOLLAR POLICY, AND OTHER ASSETS 1508693 21778972 DUE TO THIRTEEN SHORT TERM LOAN LOANS PAYABLE 4333333 LOANS PAYABLE - PNC BANK 2726200 LOAN PAYABLE - MMG 32500 7092033 X Pt X Line 2 FIN 48 PER CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTE 13 (F): WNET HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2013 AND 2012 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE COMPANY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2010. --- Pt V Line 4 PERMANENT RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENDOWMENT FUND AND THE EARNINGS FROM PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT SHALL BE USED TO FUND WNET'S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. --- Pt X Line 2 OTHER LIABILITIES: REPRESENTS DUE TO THIRTEEN, A RELATED PARTY. --- Pt X Line 2 SHORT TERM LOAN: REPRESENTS BANK LINE OF CREDIT WHICH BEARS INTEREST AT THE LOWER OF THE LONDON INTER-BANK OFFERING RATE (LIBOR) PLUS 2% OR PRIME PLUS 1% AT THE COMPANY'S DISCRETION. --- Pt X Line 2 BANK LINE OF CREDIT WHICH BEARS INTEREST AT THE LOWER OF THE LONDON INTER-BANK OFFERING RATE PLUS 1% OR PRIME + 1% AT THE COMPANY'S DISCRETION. 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PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM (PBS) SEE NOTE #1 BELOW 11502906 SEE NOTE #1 BELOW false LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SEE NOTE #2 BELOW 912626 SEE NOTE #2 BELOW false NOTE #1 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM (PBS) RELATIONSHIP: WNET TRUSTEE GEOFFREY SANDS IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF PBS. TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION: THIS AMOUNT IS COMPRISED OF FEES FOR SERVICES, AND PRIMARILY MEMBERSHIP DUES. WNET IS A DUES-PAYING MEMBER OF PBS. IN EXCHANGE FOR ITS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES, WNET IS GRANTED ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING ACQUIRED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PBS. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE WNET IS A MAJOR PRODUCER OF PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTED BY PBS TO OTHER MEMBER PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS, WNET RECEIVED PROGRAMMING GRANTS FROM PBS TO OFFSET THE EXPENSE OF PROGRAMMING PRODUCTION. NOTE #2 LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RELATIONSHIP: WNET TRUSTEES DAVID H. KOCH AND JOHN LEVIN ARE ALSO ON THE BOARD OF LINCOLN CENTER. TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION: WNET'S SUBSIDIARY, CREATIVE NEWS GROUP LLC HAS A LONG TERM LEASE FOR STUDIO SPACE AT LINCOLN CENTER. WNET IS A GUARANTOR OF THAT LEASE. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY HOUSES TWO TELEVISION STUDIOS, WHERE SEVERAL LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE PRODUCED BY WNET SUBSIDIARIES. THE FACILITY CAN ALSO ACCOMODATE LECTURES, SCREENINGS, AND DONOR EVENTS. X 53 1522456 FMV false true false Pt VI, Line 2 JOHN ARNHOLD AND MARINA KELLEN FRENCH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP; DANIEL LEVINE AND JAMES TISCH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. DIRK ZIFF AND DANIEL STERN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; D. RONALD DANIEL AND GEOFFREY SANDS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; RAYMOND CHANBERS AND DANIEL STERN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; AND EDWARD GREBOW AND JAMES TISCH HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. --- Pt VI, Line 4 ON JUNE 30, 2013, THIRTEEN AND WNET, BOTH OF WHICH ARE EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CODE SECTION 501(c)(3) AND CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC CHARITIES, CONSOLIDATED, WITH WNET AS THE SURVIVING ENTITY. PRIOR TO THE CONSOLIDATION, WNET WAS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIRTEEN AND APPOINTED ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER THE CONSOLIDATION, SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THIRTEEN WERE TRANSFERRED BY WNET TO ITS WHOLLY OWNED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC. --- Pt VI, Line 11b A COPY OF WNET'S IRS FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE WNET BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE IT WAS FILED. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD REVIEWED THE IRS FORM 990 AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO WNET MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO ITS FILING. --- Pt VI, Line 12c WNET HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL TRUSTEES, VOTING LIFE TRUSTEES, AND OFFICERS, EACH OF WHOM ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SUBMITS A SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO WNET. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE THEN REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE WNET GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION, IN THE EVENT THAT A DIRECTOR BELIEVES THAT HE OR Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f RESERVE FOR RESTORATION COSTS 4483505. 0. 4483505. 0. SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH DIRECTOR SHALL DISCLOSE IT, IN WRITING, TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OR, IF SUCH CONFLICT ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORK OF A BOARD COMMITTEE, TO THE CHAIRMAN OF SUCH COMMITTEE AND THE CORPORATE SECRETARY.IF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONCERNED COMMITTEE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEY WILL CONSULT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE APPARENT CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, WHILE MAINTAINING THE ETHICAL STANDARDS.IF UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT, THE MATTER WILL BE REFERRED TO THE APPLICABLE COMMITTEE, OR THE FULL BOARD AS AVAILABILITY PERMITS, WHICH SHALL DETERMINE A COURSE OF ACTION (WHICH MAY INCLUDE REFERRING THE MATTERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR APPLICABLE COMMITTEE OF THE CORPORATIONS SOLE MEMBER, WNET) THAT WILL BEST SERVE THE CORPORATIONS INTERESTS AND THAT WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. THE APPLICABLE COMMITTEE OR CORPORATE SECRETARY WILL ADVISE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD CONCERNING SPECIFIC CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY. THERE IS ALSO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. --- Pt VI, Line 15a WNET ASKED QUATT ASSOCIATES, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FOR AN OPINION ON THE REASONABLENESS OF WNET'S 2012/2013 COMPENSATION FOR ITS SENIOR MANAGERS. QUATT ASSOCIATES COMPARED EACH SENIOR MANAGER'S 2012/2013 TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION AGAINST APPROPRIATE MARKET MEDIANS AND WNET'S BENEFITS PROGRAM AGAINST APPROPRIATE MARKET MEDIANS. BASED ON ITS ANALYSIS, QUATT ASSOCIATES CONCLUDED THAT WNET'S COMPENSATION, INCLUDING BASE PAY, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT, IS REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH COMPENSATION PRACTICES FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSION TO WNET, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MARKET IN WHICH WNET OPERATES. --- Pt VI, Line 15b SEE PART VI, LINE 15(a)ABOVE. --- Pt VI, Line 19 WNET HAS POSTED ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (CHARTER AND BY-LAWS) ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.WNET.ORG. WNET ALSO POSTS ON ITS WEBSITE ITS LATEST FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND ITS EMPLOYEE AND TRUSTEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR. IN ADDITION, THE FOREGOING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Pt I, Line 8 and CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIRTEEN HAVE BEEN REFLECTED Pt VIII, Line 1 AS REVENUE ON THIRTEEN, EVEN IF TEMPORARILY RECEIVED BY ITS PARENT, WNET. --- Pt IX, Line 25 THE ONGOING MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FORMERLY CONDUCTED BY THIRTEEN (AND THE RELATED EXPENSES) WERE MOVED TO WNET, WHILE MUCH OF THE REVENUE CONTINUED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THIRTEEN. THESE MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES BENEFITED BOTH WNET AND THIRTEEN. --- Pt X, Line 27 THE UNRESTRICTED NET ASSET IS A CUMULATED LOSS OF OPERATIONS. 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