NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC (EIN 52-0907625)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-08-13
IRS object ID: 201432259349301118
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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Form 990
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-08-13T09:33:19-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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Business Name Line1	BDO USA LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1	7101 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 800	AddressLine1
City	BETHESDA	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	208144827	ZIPCode

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Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN	520907625	EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1	NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC	BusinessNameLine1

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In Care Of Name	% NPR INC POC EMMA CARRASCO	InCareOfName
Name Control	NATI	NameControl
Phone	2025132000	Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1	1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20002	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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Name	DEBORAH A COWAN	Name
Title	CFO AND TREASURER	Title
Phone	2025132000	Phone
Date Signed	2014-08-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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Phone	3016544900	Phone

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Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JARL MOHN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line1	1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20002	ZIPCode

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Gross Receipts	276624589	GrossReceipts
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Web Site	WWW.NPR.ORG	WebSite
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State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Independent Voting Members	16	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1344	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	16	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	10709657	TotalGrossUBI
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Other Revenue Current Year	3946813	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Revenue Current Year	190557609	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities BOY	232935340	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	233954157	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	159416813	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Mission Description	TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, NPR PRODUCES, ACQUIRES, AND DISTRIBUTES PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION; NPR REPRESENTS ITS MEMBERS IN MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST; AND NPR PROVIDES SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM.	MissionDescription
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
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Grants	102107	Grants
Revenue	85882792	Revenue
Description	NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT, DIGITAL MEDIA, PROGRAMMING, AND ENGINEERING - NPR IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF NEWS, INFORMATION, DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING, AND AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN SOUND GATHERING AND AUDIO PRODUCTION. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, NPR PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING MORE THAN 100 HOURS OF ORIGINAL BROADCAST CONTENT EACH WEEK, REACHED A WEEKLY AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 27 MILLION PEOPLE. PUBLIC RADIO COVERS 95% OF THE U.S. POPULATION AND NPR STATIONS REACH OVER 35 MILLION LISTENERS WEEKLY. NPR PRODUCES OR DISTRIBUTES 26 NEWS, TALK, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, NPR PROGRAMMING IS HEARD ON SATELLITE RADIO, HD RADIO, ITUNES RADIO, AND ON MEMBER STATION WEB STREAMS, AND INTERNATIONALLY. NPR ALSO BROADCASTS ITS PROGRAMMING TO THE U.S. MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. SOME PROGRAMS DISTRIBUTED BY NPR INCLUDE: MORNING EDITION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, WEEKEND EDITION, TELL ME MORE, FRESH AIR, THE TED RADIO HOUR, ASK ME ANOTHER, THE DIANE REHM SHOW, CAR TALK, WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, HERE AND NOW, AND NPR NEWSCASTS 24 HOURS A DAY. EACH YEAR, PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISH SIGNIFICANT NEW ACHIEVEMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING 2013, WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME REACHED NEW AUDIENCE LEVELS ON RADIO AND BROKE ITS OWN RECORD FOR PAID ATTENDANCE AT A LIVE EVENT(8,700 PEOPLE ATTENDED A RECORDING AT TANGLEWOOD). WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME ALSO PRODUCED A LIVE CINECAST EVENT IN MAY THAT WAS BROADCAST TO MORE THAN 600 CINEMAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NPR DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION EXPANDS NPR'S PUBLIC SERVICE BY OFFERING NPR CONTENT FREE OF CHARGE ON THE WEB, MOBILE DEVICES AND OTHER EMERGING DIGITAL PLATFORMS. CONTENT INCLUDES REAL-TIME NEWS REPORTS, LIVE STREAMS AND ON-DEMAND DOWNLOADS OF NPR AND MEMBER STATION AUDIO REPORTS, ARCHIVAL AUDIO SPANNING MORE THAN A DECADE, ORIGINAL FEATURE STORIES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND INSIGHT INTO REPORTS AIRING ON NPR PROGRAMS, COMMENTARY, AND CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THE INTERNET. NPR'S WEBSITE REACHES THE PUBLIC ACROSS ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS, FROM PHONES TO TABLETS TO LAPTOPS AND LARGE SCREENS. THE SITE ALSO LOCALIZES OUR VIEWERS, CONNECTING THEM WITH THEIR AREA'S MEMBER STATIONS AND LIVE AUDIO STREAMS FROM THOSE STATIONS. NPR HAS OPTIMIZED ITS SITE TO LOAD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS VALUABLE DURING BREAKING NEWS AND WHEN THE PUBLIC'S CONNECTION SPEEDS MAY BE SLOW. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO MADE INTERNAL CHANGES TO PUBLISH AUDIO TO THE INTERNET MORE QUICKLY FROM OUR AWARD-WINNING RADIO PROGRAMS. NPR HAS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENDED THE DATA AVAILABLE IN ITS OPEN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE THAT ENABLES MEMBER STATIONS AND THE PUBLIC TO MAKE NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF NPR CONTENT ON OTHER DIGITAL PLATFORMS OF THEIR CHOOSING. THE NPR NEWS AND MUSIC APPS FOR THE IPHONE, IPAD AND ANDROID PLATFORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE UPDATED AND CREATE A PLACE TO EXPERIENCE STATION AND NPR CONTENT THAT IS UNIQUELY ORGANIZED BY NEWS, MUSIC, AND ARTS & LIFE CATEGORIES, WITH AUDIO AND VISUAL CONTENT THAT IS BROAD, DEEP, AND TIMELY. THE NPR MUSIC APP IS A PLACE TO ENGAGE, EXPLORE, AND DISCOVER MUSIC OF MANY GENRES. MUSIC NEWS AND REVIEWS CAN BE READ WHILE LISTENING TO INTERVIEWS, LIVE CONCERTS OR EXCLUSIVE STREAMS OF ALBUMS BEFORE RELEASE. THE NEWS ANDROID APP WAS DEVELOPED AS AN OPEN SOURCE APP AND CONTINUES TO BE A COMMUNITY-CREATED EXPERIENCE. THE IPHONE AND IPAD APPS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY RANKED IN THE TOP 10 FREE NEWS APPS IN THE APP STORE. THIS YEAR, NPR ALSO EXPANDED ITS PERSONALIZED DIGITAL BROADCAST PLAYER EXPERIMENT ON NPR.ORG. ESTIMATED AUDIENCE ACROSS ALL NPR DIGITAL PLATFORMS IS 29 MILLION AVERAGE UNIQUE VISITORS EACH MONTH. NPR LAUNCHED NEW CAPABILITY IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERAL MOTORS, TO PROVIDE CONNECTED CAR CAPABILITIES IN NEW 2014 AND 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THIS FUNCTIONALITY ADHERES TO GENERAL MOTORS' SAFETY STANDARDS WHILE ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO LISTEN TO ANY NPR MEMBER STATION IN THE COUNTRY OR TO THE TOPICAL NEWS OF THEIR CHOICE. THE GENERAL MOTORS APP WILL ADD TO NPR'S PORTFOLIO OF CONNECTED CAR APPS, WHICH INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH FORD, AUDI, HONDA, SUBARU, AND MAZDA. NPR DIGITAL SERVICES WORKS WITH PUBLIC BROADCAST STATIONS TO GROW AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES ACROSS PLATFORMS BY PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS CONTENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS SUPPORT. THIS DIVISION ENABLES STATIONS TO PROVIDE MORE VALUE TO THEIR CURRENT AUDIENCE AND TO ENGAGE OPINION MAKERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS MORE DEEPLY BY FREEING STATIONS TO FOCUS ON MISSION-DERIVED LOCAL CONTENT, BRAND POSITIONING AND REVENUE DEVELOPMENT. NPR DIGITAL SERVICES RENDERS DIGITAL TOOLS AND SERVICES FOR PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND PRODUCERS, SUCH AS PROVIDING CONTINUOUSLY-IMPROVING MARKETING AND DONATION PRODUCTS, PUBLISHERS THAT ALLOW FOR EASE OF WEBSITE MANAGEMENT, AND THE TRACKING AND REPORTING OF PUBLIC RADIO STREAMING FIGURES. THIS YEAR, NPR DIGITAL SERVICES LAUNCHED A SUITE OF STATION ANALYTICS PRODUCTS TO HELP STATIONS MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR CONTENT REACH. DIGITAL SERVICES EMBARKED ON A RESPONSIVE REDESIGN OF THEIR FLAGSHIP STATION CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WILL ENHANCE DIGITAL CONTENT DELIVERY ACROSS DEVICES AND PLATFORMS, INCLUDING LAUNCHING A NEW SCHEDULING AND PLAYLIST TOOL THAT HELPS STATIONS FEED METADATA TO THEIR DIGITAL PROPERTIES AND TO NPR SITES AND MOBILE APPS. THIS PLAYLISTING TOOL ALSO PROVIDES MUSIC AGGREGATE TUNING HOURS REPORTING FOR QUARTERLY SOUND EXCHANGE COMPLIANCE. DIGITAL SERVICES EXPANDED ITS NEWS AND MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE AND CONTINUED TO OFFER MULTI-TIER DIGITAL NEWS TRAINING TO STATIONS, AS WELL AS LAUNCHING AND SCALING UP A LOCAL STORIES COLLABORATION TOOL WITH STATIONS THAT ALLOWS STATIONS TO GEOTARGET CONTENT THROUGH NPR'S FACEBOOK PAGE. SCRUM -- AN AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT FOSTERS ACCOUNTABILITY, VISIBILITY, AND IMPROVED QUALITY AND IS BASED ON THE NOTION OF "HIGH VELOCITY" AND SELF-MANAGED TEAMS -- HAS BEEN FULLY ADOPTED AND APPLIED TO ALL OF DIGITAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL SERVICE'S SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THIS METHODOLOGY IS CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF PROJECTS OF ALL SIZES, INCLUDING THE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT FOR, AND INTEGRATION WITH THE NEW PUBLIC MEDIA PLATFORM APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API), A CONTENT-FOCUSED API THAT WILL SERVE AS A SINGLE COLLECTION POINT FOR ALL PUBLIC MEDIA CONTENT. FINALLY, NPR2 IS NPR'S SATELLITE RADIO PROGRAMMING UNIT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A 24-HOUR CHANNEL ON SIRIUS/XM RADIO, A DIGITAL SATELLITE TO VEHICLE BROADCASTING SYSTEM. THE CHANNEL, NPR NOW, FEATURES A MIX OF NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAMS. NPR ALSO PROGRAMS A WEB-ONLY STREAM FOR THE SERVICE. NPR2 SEEKS TO EXTEND NPR'S SERVICE TO LISTENERS IN THIS PLATFORM AND BUILD NEW DIVERSE AUDIENCES FOR PUBLIC RADIO. NPR ALSO PROGRAMS A WEB-ONLY STREAM FOR THE SERVICE. NPR2 SEEKS TO EXTEND NPR'S SERVICE TO LISTENERS IN THIS PLATFORM AND BUILD NEW DIVERSE AUDIENCES FOR PUBLIC RADIO.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	16337590	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	14198497	Revenue
Description	NPR'S DISTRIBUTION DIVISION OPERATES AND MANAGES THE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM (PRSS). PRSS IS A COMBINED SATELLITE AND INTERNET CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAMMING AND RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT. IN ADDITION TO ITS REGULAR OPERATIONS, DISTRIBUTION MANAGES GRANT FUNDED PROJECT INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE PRSS ACTIVITIES. DIGITAL CONTENT IS COMPRISED OF NPR'S CONTENT AS WELL AS CONTENT FROM OTHER PROGRAM PRODUCERS AND INDEPENDENT (NON-INSTITUTIONAL) RADIO PRODUCERS. THE PRSS IS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC RADIO USERS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, INCOME, ORGANIZATION OR PROGRAMMING AFFILIATION. THE ANNUAL OPERATIONS OF THE PRSS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE FEES PAID BY BOTH PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS FOR USING THE SYSTEM. THE NPR LABS GROUP IS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY AS A RADIO TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY. IN NOVEMBER 2008, NPR DEMONSTRATED THE WORLD'S FIRST NATIONWIDE TEST OF LIVE, CAPTIONED RADIO FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD-OF-HEARING. SINCE THEN, NPR LABS HAS DEVELOPED FURTHER TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY-ACCURATE LIVE CAPTIONING STREAMS AND RAPID TRANSCRIPTION PRODUCTION. THE TECHNIQUES NPR LABS INVENTED ARE SO NOVEL THAT NPR HAS APPLIED FOR A U.S. PATENT BASED ON THESE TECHNIQUES. IN 2013, NPR LABS BEGAN DEVELOPING ACCESSIBLE ALERTING SERVICES THAT WOULD OPERATE WITH THE AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALERTING DEAF/HARD-OF-HEARING CITIZENS IN THE U.S. GULF COAST STATES TO IMPENDING THREATS SUCH AS HURRICANES, TORNADOES, OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF A UNIQUE, ACCESSIBLE FM RADIO BROADCAST DATA SYSTEM RADIO RECEIVER, IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT GENERATING STRONG INTEREST FOR A NATIONAL ROLL OUT AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE NPR LABS'S ACCESSIBLE RECEIVER WAS CHOSEN BY THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION AS A 2014 ENGINEERING & INNOVATION HONOREE. THE PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXTENDED TO SERVE BLIND PERSONS AND OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE PROJECT'S ALERTING INFRASTRUCTURE IS EASILY EXTENDED TO INCLUDE AMBER, SILVER AND OTHER ALERTS. NPR LABS' RESEARCH INTO MEDIA STREAMING ISSUES AND RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE AND PROPAGATION HAS BROUGHT SEVERAL PROJECTS TO THE FOREFRONT: (I) A C-BAND SATELLITE INTERFERENCE STUDY EXAMINED THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF PROPOSED WIRELESS BROADBAND EXPANSION TO FREQUENCIES NEAR TO THOSE USED BY THE PRSS AND OTHER SATELLITE COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD. (II) A NEW STUDY WAS STARTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS ON FM BROADCAST STATIONS WHEN USING A NEW FM SINGLE-SIDEBAND TECHNIQUE. (III) TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS SPECIFIC TO FM SUBCARRIER TRANSMISSIONS MADE IN THE ACCESSIBLE ALERTING SYSTEM PROJECT HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO THE NATIONAL RADIO SYSTEMS COMMITTEE (NRSC) FOR INCLUSION IN THE NRSC NATIONAL RADIO DATA SYSTEM USAGE GUIDELINES (DOCUMENT NRSC-G300-A). (IV) THE DIGITAL RADIO MULTICASTING INITIATIVE LED BY NPR LABS ENABLES ALL FM RADIO STATIONS, COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL, TO OFFER MULTIPLE STREAMS OF PROGRAMMING ON ONE CHANNEL, FREE TO THE PUBLIC. AN OUTGROWTH OF THIS WORK IS NPR LABS' HIGHLY-ACCURATE MAPPING SERVICES WHICH REMAIN IN-DEMAND BY PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS, AND THE GROUP HAS BEEN RETAINED TO UPDATE ITS INDUSTRY-POPULAR HD POWER CALCULATOR. THESE MAPPING SERVICES QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY SHOW AN FM STATION'S BROADCAST CONTOUR BASED ON SIGNAL STRENGTH AND TERRAIN. NPR LABS STAFF HAVE BEEN ASKED TO CHAIR A NEW CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AUDIO LOUDNESS SPECIFICALLY FOR BROADCAST AND AUDIO STREAMS. NPR LABS IS ALSO PIONEERING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR A NEW ON-CHANNEL LOW-COST, LOW-INTERFERENCE FM BOOSTER SYSTEM THAT IMPROVES AN FM STATION'S SIGNAL COVERAGE IN AREAS OF WEAK OR SPOTTY COVERAGE.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

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Grants	0	Grants
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Description	THE MEMBERSHIP OF NPR CONSISTS OF 263 NON-COMMERCIAL BROADCAST ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE 897 RADIO STATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, 131 NON-MEMBER PUBLIC STATIONS PURCHASED PROGRAMS. NPR IS THE LARGEST RADIO GROUP IN THE COUNTRY AND THE LARGEST IN PUBLIC RADIO. NPR'S MEMBER PARTNERSHIP DEPARTMENT HELPS MEMBER STATIONS INCREASE AUDIENCE, REVENUE, AND VALUE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. NPR SUPPORTS ITS MEMBER STATIONS BY SERVING AS LIAISON WITH NPR NEWS AND PROGRAMMING, ASSISTING WITH PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS, AND HELPING TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF NPR'S PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL STATIONS. IN ADDITION, NPR HELPS STATIONS WITH FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, POLICY AND REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT, AND BY SUPPORTING STATIONS' EFFORTS TO BUILD LOCAL NEWS AND DIGITAL CAPACITY.	Description

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States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	NPR INC POC EMMA CARRASCO	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2025132000	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	CMO 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20002	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (51 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	FormerFormer
KNELL GARY E
CEO & PRESIDENT, TO 11/30/13	39.0	1.0	X	X	583809	0	11978
HAAGA PAUL G JR
DIR,INTERIM CEO, FROM 09/30/13	39.0	1.0	X	X	0	0	0
CARTWRIGHT CAROL A
DIRECTOR, TO 10/30/12	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
DAVIS BILL
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
DENNIS PATRICIA DIAZ
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
EDWARDS DAVE
DIRECTOR, TO 10/30/12	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
FAJARDO JOSE A
DIRECTOR, TO 09/13/2013	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
GARDELLA BETSY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
HAUSER EDUARDO A
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
HERRMANN JOHN A JR
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
JENSEN KIT
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
LAMAY ROGER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
MATHES CARYN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
PETROWICH GREG
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
RIVERO MARITA
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
ROGERS FLORENCE M E
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
SAROW ROGER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
VAN AGTMAEL ANTOINE W
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
WALKER CONNIE
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
WOTOWICZ JOHN S
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	X		0	0	0
BRAND ZACHARY
VP, NPR DIGITAL MEDIA	40.0	0.0		X	203788	0	28303
CARRASCO EMMA
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER	40.0	0.0		X	10050	0	356
COWAN DEBORAH
CFO & TREASURER	39.0	1.0		X	251901	0	10600
GARRISON STANLEY
VP, TECH OPS&BROADCAST ENGING	40.0	0.0		X	269274	0	14575
HANSON MONIQUE
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	40.0	0.0		X	64829	0	2512
KEMPF ROBERT
VP, NPR DIGITAL SERVICES	40.0	0.0		X	245790	0	2218
LANG ELISABETH
ASSISTANT TREASURER	40.0	0.0		X	154757	0	24501
LOEWENSTEIN PETER
VP, DISTRIBUTION	40.0	0.0		X	190868	0	19002
LUMBARD SARAH
VP, CONTENT STRATEGY AND OPS	40.0	0.0		X	174769	0	18965
MACDONALD JOYCE
COS AND VP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIP	40.0	0.0		X	190345	0	23421
MAYOR LOREN
SR VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY	40.0	0.0		X	3846	0	0
MINATRA TERRI
GENERAL COUNSEL, VP, SECRETARY	40.0	0.0		X	236922	0	23186
NUZUM ERIC
VP, PROGRAMMING	40.0	0.0		X	167237	0	12393
PERKINS JEFFREY
VP, HR & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	40.0	0.0		X	247074	0	9012
REHM DANA
SVP MARKETING, TO 5/6/13	40.0	0.0		X	226601	0	16312
RIKSEN MICHAEL
VP, POLICY & REPRESENTATION	40.0	0.0		X	210716	0	26838
SHANAHAN MICHELLE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	32.0	0.0		X	128815	0	10560
SLOCUM JOYCE
CAO AND SECRETARY	40.0	0.0		X	457048	0	23041
SMITH MARGARET LOW
SVP, NEWS	40.0	0.0		X	260858	0	31028
STARLING MICHAEL
VP, EXEC DIR, NPR LABS	40.0	0.0		X	178068	0	13386
WILSON KINSEY
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER	40.0	0.0		X	418454	0	28211
WOODS KEITH
VP, DIVERSITY IN NEWS & OPS	40.0	0.0		X	235176	0	10814
SIEGEL ROBERT
SENIOR HOST	40.0	0.0			368875	0	19855	X
MARTIN MICHEL
HOST, TMM	40.0	0.0			300407	0	29478	X
INSKEEP STEVEN
SR. HOST, MORNING EDITION	40.0	0.0			361925	0	29197	X
SIMON SCOTT
SENIOR HOST	40.0	0.0			371893	0	29487	X
MONTAGNE RENEE
SR. HOST, MORNING EDITION CA	40.0	0.0			369239	0	24311	X
SCHILLER VIVIAN
FORMER CEO 3/9/11	0.0	0.0			162286	0	0		X
WEISS ELLEN
FORMER SVP, NEWS TO 1/7/11	0.0	0.0			140754	0	0		X
DELMAN DEBRA
FORMER CSO, TO 8/24/12	0.0	0.0			246855	0	24500		X
PORTER JAIME
FORMER ACTING VP, TO 4/28/12	0.0	0.0			110609	0	10832		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	7543838	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	528872	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	384	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
TAPPET BROTHERS ASSOCIATES
5 JOHN F KENNEDY STREET STE 304	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	CAR TALK SHOW	3709923
WHYY INC
150 NORTH SIXTH STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19106	FRESH AIR SHOW	3689996
BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSH
PO BOX 3557	BOSTON	MA	02241	CONSTRUCTION OF HQ	1200000
HA DESIGN GROUP LLC
6700 SPRINGFIELS CENTER DRIVE UNIT	SPRINGFIELS	VA	22153	ENGINEERING SERVICES	735265
SOUND PORTRAITS PRODUCTIONS INC
80 HANSON PLACE 2ND FLOOR	BROOKLYN	NY	11217	STORY CORPS	620178

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	43	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	698506	FederatedCampaigns
Related Organizations	28351437	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	310404	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	53328367	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	82688714	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
STATION PROGRAMMING FEES	515100	69791713	69791713
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES	515100	14198497	11226780	2971717
DIGITAL MEDIA SPONSORSHIP	900004	7682063		7682063
MEMBERSHIP DUES	515100	3204000	3204000
DIGITAL SERVICES	518210	4471142	4471142

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3937874	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3919304	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	18570	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	103285289	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	466713	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	-273755	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$740,468	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2862037	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,862,037	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	374036	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	93977	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	280059	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	280059	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$280,059	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	84995521	Securities
Other	0	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	84400746	Securities
Other	424695	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	594775	Securities
Other	-424695	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	170080	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$170,080	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	1470053	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	1147562	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	322491	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	129357	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	193134	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
PARKING GARAGE FEES	812930	358360	$358,360
UNQUALIFIED SPONSORSHIP	541800	117928		117928
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900004	5938	$5,938

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	482226	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	190557609	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	92742296	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	10709657	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$4,416,942	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	102107	Total
Program Services	102107	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6557766	Total
Program Services	5143452	ProgramServices
Management And General	1259533	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	154781	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	94542219	Total
Program Services	74075822	ProgramServices
Management And General	18226580	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2239817	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4933762	Total
Program Services	3869697	ProgramServices
Management And General	947615	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	116450	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7881533	Total
Program Services	6181717	ProgramServices
Management And General	1513790	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	186026	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6986987	Total
Program Services	5480103	ProgramServices
Management And General	1341972	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	164912	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	397467	Total
Program Services	15190	ProgramServices
Management And General	382277	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	273040	Total
Management And General	273040	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	616901	Total
Program Services	616901	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	221059	Total
Management And General	221059	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13236401	Total
Program Services	6400433	ProgramServices
Management And General	6751127	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	84841	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	195163	Total
Program Services	157135	ProgramServices
Management And General	26481	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11547	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6472631	Total
Program Services	2129535	ProgramServices
Management And General	4296297	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	46799	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3147008	Total
Program Services	2786653	ProgramServices
Management And General	360355	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9319241	Total
Program Services	12559712	ProgramServices
Management And General	-3589625	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	349154	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4739803	Total
Program Services	4216493	ProgramServices
Management And General	368645	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	154665	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1093887	Total
Program Services	315015	ProgramServices
Management And General	480266	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	298606	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3393103	Total
Program Services	8	ProgramServices
Management And General	3393095	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8474962	Total
Program Services	3869216	ProgramServices
Management And General	4488256	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	117490	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	734422	Total
Management And General	734422	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
CONTENT ACQUISITION	18120812	18118112	2700
EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT	9637551		9637551
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP	6551824			6551824
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT	1352451	671305	655160	25986

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	301575	Total
Program Services	2298795	ProgramServices
Management And General	-2042701	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	45481	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	209283675	Total
Program Services	149007401	ProgramServices
Management And General	49727895	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10548379	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	320999	BOY
EOY	285582	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24447312	BOY
EOY	15659856	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17298150	BOY
EOY	20926096	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11629033	BOY
EOY	7811491	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	848506	BOY
EOY	1154952	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6490007	BOY
EOY	6559652	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	274719755	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	38095327	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	206334270	BOY
EOY	236624428	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	128827652	BOY
EOY	94138863	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6471822	BOY
EOY	7093714	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5524221	BOY
EOY	3116336	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	91667	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	408283639	BOY
EOY	393370970	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37737941	BOY
EOY	29788589	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27433405	BOY
EOY	31451844	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	165751323	BOY
EOY	171750549	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2012671	BOY
EOY	963175	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	232935340	BOY
EOY	233954157	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	164916505	BOY
EOY	146310931	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10431794	BOY
EOY	13105882	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	175348299	BOY
EOY	159416813	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	408283639	BOY
EOY	393370970	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-18726066	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	2553685	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	240895	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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 Minus4 Years	59250381	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	62731742	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	67366799	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	77721718	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	82688714	CurrentTaxYear
Total	349759354	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	59250381	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	62731742	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	67366799	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	77721718	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	82688714	CurrentTaxYear
Total	349759354	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	0	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	349759354	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	5135888	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5160244	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4602018	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4593520	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3702786	CurrentTaxYear
Total	23194456	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	299309	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	319766	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	336547	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	405987	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	364298	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1725907	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	374679717	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	469830561	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.93349	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.92120	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	true	MailingsMembers
Mailings Members	$65,823	MailingsMembersAmount
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$551,078	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	616901	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LOBBYING ACTIVITY	Identifier
Return Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS, NPR ENGAGED A LOBBYING FIRM TO CONDUCT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON ITS BEHALF RELATED TO ISSUES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM AND NPR. ACTIVITIES OF 3RD PARTY DID NOT CONCERN ANY SPECIFIC LEGISLATION BUT MEMBERS OF THE LOBBYING FIRM DID MEET WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS (AND THEIR STAFF). ADDITIONALLY, NPR STAFF MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS (AND THEIR STAFF), STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND STAFF IN THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. NPR'S CONTACT WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES RELATED TO ISSUES CONCERNING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM THRU FUNDING FOR THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, NATIONAL PUBLIC ALERTING AND WARNING SYSTEM, INTERNET RADIO FAIRNESS ACT OF 2012 (H.R. 6480 AND S. 3609), COPYRIGHT ROYALTIES FOR MUSIC STREAMING, AND THE FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION ACT (H.R. 1962 AND S. 987).	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	245001066	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1500000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	31046911	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	11995748	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	637406	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	264914823	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	227138760	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	27954425	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	9767843	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	324276	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	245001066	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	235422076	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	2488358	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	10110984	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	660690	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	227138760	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	214618667	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	13339	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	21382688	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	592618	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	235422076	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	207438859	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	84964	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	7640081	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	545237	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	214618667	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.74000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.26000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	true	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	55754168	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	55754168	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	145806400	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6106111	Depreciation
Book Value	139700289	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4043256	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2229893	Depreciation
Book Value	1813363	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	58228611	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	27031069	Depreciation
Book Value	31197542	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	10887320	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2728254	Depreciation
Book Value	8159066	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	236624428	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability
Total Of Amounts	0	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ENDOWMENT FUNDS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4	THE ENDOWNMENT FUNDS OF NPR ARE HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY RELATED ORGANIZATION, NPR FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION'S INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF NPR. NPR WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NON-COMMERCIAL MEMBER STATIONS TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC THROUGH THE PRODUCTION, ACQUISITION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION.
FIN 48 DISCLOSURE	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, NPR, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES ON INCOME, EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 OR 2012 SINCE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WILL BE OFFSET BY EXISTING NET OPERATING LOSS (NOL) CARRYFORWARDS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, NPR, INC. HAD FEDERAL NOL CARRYFORWARDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,850,451. THE NOL CARRYFORWARDS BEGIN TO EXPIRE AS EARLY AS FISCAL YEAR 2014 AND AS LATE AS FISCAL YEAR 2032. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012, NEITHER ORGANIZATION HAD RECORDED A DEFERRED TAX ASSET FOR THE NOLS SINCE THEIR REALIZATION IS UNCERTAIN. NPM IS TREATED AS A PARTNERSHIP FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT RESPECTIVE SHARES OF INCOME OR LOSS IN THEIR INCOME TAX RETURNS AND ARE LIABLE FOR ANY RELATED TAXES THEREON. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX HAS BEEN MADE. NPM IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX IN CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS WHERE NPM OPERATES. FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012, NPM ACCRUED $10,000 AND $51,100, RESPECTIVELY, FOR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, NPR EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT ALL ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, NPR BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS OR APPLICABLE INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED. NPR'S TAX RETURNS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, 2011, AND 2012 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (8 entries)

RegionRegion	Number Of OfficesNumberOfOffices	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
East Asia and the Pacific	2	2	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	934253
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	4	4	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	1356182
Middle East and North Africa	3	3	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	1193183
North America	1	1	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	287569
Russia and the Newly Independent States	1	1	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	410877
South Asia	3	2	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	883993
Sub-Saharan Africa	2	2	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	600607
South America	1	1	Program Services	NEWS AND INFORMATION	187378

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	17	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	16	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	17	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	16	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	5854042	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	5854042	TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp	true	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	true	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	true	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	ACCOUNTING METHOD	Identifier
Return Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN F	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE EXPENDITURES, PER REGION, ARE PRESENTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	KROC FELLOWSHIP	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	5	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	102107	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	NPR OFFERS ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF A FELLOWSHIP. NPR DOES NOT GIVE GRANTS TO ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL. FELLOWSHIPS ARE PAID TO THE RECIPIENTS THROUGH NPR'S COMPENSATION PROCESS. BECAUSE NPR STAFF DIRECTLY SUPERVISE THE KROC FELLOWS, NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING IS DEEMED NECESSARY.
KROC FELLOWSHIP	FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART III	THE KROC FELLOWSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF EXTRAORDINARY JOURNALISTS FOR THE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM. NPR ACCEPTS SEVERAL FELLOWS EACH YEAR. THE FELLOWSHIP LASTS ONE YEAR AND INCLUDES A STIPEND PLUS BENEFITS. FELLOWS RECEIVE RIGOROUS, HANDS-ON-TRAINING IN EVERY ASPECT OF PUBLIC RADIO JOURNALISM (WRITING, REPORTING, PRODUCING AND EDITING) FOR BOTH RADIO AND WEB. FELLOWS WORK PRIMARILY AT NPR HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC, THOUGH EACH FELLOWSHIP WILL INCLUDE AN ASSIGNMENT TO AN NPR MEMBER STATION. CANDIDATES MUST BE JUST COMPLETING COLLEGE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL OR BE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR ONE YEAR OR LESS. CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A RESUME, THREE REFERENCES AND A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING WHY THEY SHOULD BE SELECTED BY THE KROC FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	true	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (28 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
KNELL GARY E
CEO & PRESIDENT, TO 11/30/13	549986	0	17451	0	16372	0	0	0	11978	0	595787	0	0	0
BRAND ZACHARY
VP, NPR DIGITAL MEDIA	203732	0	0	0	56	0	13663	0	14640	0	232091	0	0	0
COWAN DEBORAH
CFO & TREASURER	231761	0	5000	0	15140	0	2939	0	7661	0	262501	0	0	0
GARRISON STANLEY
VP, TECH OPS&BROADCAST ENGING	252729	0	0	0	16545	0	0	0	14575	0	283849	0	0	0
KEMPF ROBERT
VP, NPR DIGITAL SERVICES	230971	0	0	0	14819	0	0	0	2218	0	248008	0	0	0
LANG ELISABETH
ASSISTANT TREASURER	154701	0	0	0	56	0	10459	0	14042	0	179258	0	0	0
LOEWENSTEIN PETER
VP, DISTRIBUTION	190523	0	0	0	345	0	12571	0	6431	0	209870	0	0	0
LUMBARD SARAH
VP, CONTENT STRATEGY AND OPS	174682	0	0	0	87	0	8451	0	10514	0	193734	0	0	0
MACDONALD JOYCE
COS AND VP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIP	190258	0	0	0	87	0	12832	0	10589	0	213766	0	0	0
MINATRA TERRI
GENERAL COUNSEL, VP, SECRETARY	236879	0	0	0	43	0	10910	0	12276	0	260108	0	0	0
NUZUM ERIC
VP, PROGRAMMING	167137	0	0	0	100	0	11242	0	1151	0	179630	0	0	0
PERKINS JEFFREY
VP, HR & CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER	235308	0	0	0	11766	0	7140	0	1872	0	256086	0	0	0
REHM DANA
SVP MARKETING, TO 5/6/13	226601	0	0	0	0	0	14789	0	1523	0	242913	0	0	0
RIKSEN MICHAEL
VP, POLICY & REPRESENTATION	210673	0	0	0	43	0	14224	0	12614	0	237554	0	0	0
SLOCUM JOYCE
CAO AND SECRETARY	322002	0	135000	0	46	0	16250	0	6791	0	480089	0	0	0
SMITH MARGARET LOW
SVP, NEWS	260802	0	0	0	56	0	16250	0	14778	0	291886	0	0	0
STARLING MICHAEL
VP, EXEC DIR, NPR LABS	178068	0	0	0	0	0	11515	0	1871	0	191454	0	0	0
WILSON KINSEY
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER	345332	0	73000	0	122	0	16250	0	11961	0	446665	0	0	0
WOODS KEITH
VP, DIVERSITY IN NEWS & OPS	210661	0	0	0	24515	0	9456	0	1358	0	245990	0	0	0
SIEGEL ROBERT
SENIOR HOST	368875	0	0	0	0	0	17500	0	2355	0	388730	0	0	0
MARTIN MICHEL
HOST, TMM	265285	0	35000	0	122	0	17500	0	11978	0	329885	0	0	0
INSKEEP STEVEN
SR. HOST, MORNING EDITION	361803	0	0	0	122	0	17500	0	11697	0	391122	0	0	0
SIMON SCOTT
SENIOR HOST	351771	0	20000	0	122	0	17500	0	11987	0	401380	0	0	0
MONTAGNE RENEE
SR. HOST, MORNING EDITION CA	369193	0	0	0	46	0	17500	0	6811	0	393550	0	0	0
DELMAN DEBRA
FORMER CSO, TO 8/24/12	246855	0	0	0	0	0	16250	0	8250	0	271355	0	0	0
PORTER JAIME
FORMER ACTING VP, TO 4/28/12	92711	0	0	0	17898	0	6119	0	4713	0	121441	0	0	0
SCHILLER VIVIAN
FORMER CEO 3/9/11	0	0	0	0	162286	0	0	0	0	0	162286	0	0	0
WEISS ELLEN
FORMER SVP, NEWS TO 1/7/11	0	0	0	0	140754	0	0	0	0	0	140754	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	OFFICER COMPENSATION	Identifier
Return Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2012: SCHILLER, VIVIAN $ 159,663 WEISS, ELLEN $ 140,754 THE AMOUNTS PAID WERE PROPERLY REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III).	Explanation

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
A	536001131	2548396V0	2010-04-07	165835493	NPR HEADQUARTERS PROJECT	true	false	false
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
B	536001131	25483VNX8	2013-05-02	88716473	PARTIAL REFINANCE OF 2010 BOND	false	false	false

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Amount RetiredAmountRetired	Amount Bond DefeasedAmountBondDefeased	Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Amount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFund	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterest	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrow	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancement	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpenditures	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceeds	Amount UnspentAmountUnspent	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
A	0	88716473	167280331	0	13164951	0	0	0	0	154115380	0	0	2013	false	false	true	true
B	0	0	88716473	0	0	88716473	0	0	0	0	0	0		false	true	true	true

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContracts	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Engage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearch	Prcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers	Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUse	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedProp	Prcntge Bond Financed PropPrcntgeBondFinancedProp	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTaken	Non Qualified Bond Remed ProcdrsNonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs
A	false	false	true	true	true	true	0.00000	0.09100	0.09100	false	false	0.00000	false	true
B	false	false	true	true	true	true	0.00000	0.09100	0.09100	false	false	0.00000	false	true

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYet	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Business Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqs	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate
0
A	false	true	false	false	false	0	false	false
0
B	false		false	false	false	0	false	false	true

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Proc To Undertk Corrective ActionProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction
A	false
B	false

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
.	0
TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE	SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3, COLUMN A	THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE AND ISSUE PRICE IS INVESTMENT EARNINGS (EQUALS $1,444,838).
WRITTEN PROCEDURES	SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 7, AND PART V	AFTER THE END OF THE SUBJECT TAX YEAR, NPR HAS ADOPTED PROCEDURES (A) TO MONITOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 148 AND (B) TO ENSURE THAT VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS ARE TIMELY IDENTIFIED AND CONNECTED.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	HAAGA BLYTHE S	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	FAMILY MEMBER OF DIRECTOR	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	56992	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	EMPLOYMENT	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6	INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED AND OPERATED PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS BECOME NPR MEMBERS BY PAYING DUES TO NPR; IN EXCHANGE THEY MAY VOTE TO ELECT CERTAIN MEMBERS TO THE NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEY BENEFIT FROM BROADCAST AND DIGITAL RIGHTS NEGOTIATED ON THEIR BEHALF AS WELL AS SERVICES EXTENDED ONLY TO MEMBERS.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A AND 7B	OF THE 17 NPR BOARD MEMBERS, 10 SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE AUTHORIZED STATION REPRESENTATIVES. IN EXCHANGE FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENTS, EACH MEMBER STATION MAY DESIGNATE, IN WRITING, ONE STATION REPRESENTATIVE (AUTHORIZED STATION REPRESENTATIVES) WHO MAY PARTICIPATE AND VOTE TO ELECT MEMBER DIRECTORS OF THE NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH AUTHORIZED STATION REPRESENTATIVE SHALL VOTE AND ACT FOR THE MEMBER STATION IN ALL MATTERS ON WHICH MEMBER STATIONS' VOTE AFFECTS NPR.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY NPR'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT THEN REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND SELECT NPR CORPORATE OFFICERS. THE FINAL VERSION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF NPR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C	NPR CONTINUALLY SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL IS AUTHORIZED, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, TO SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, NONPUBLIC CORPORATE INFORMATION AND GRATUITIES AS HE OR SHE DEEMS APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING PERIODIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERESTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. WITH REGARD TO A DIRECTOR, WERE THERE TO BE AN ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE DIRECTOR SHALL: 1) REFRAIN FROM ANY USE OF THEIR POSITION AS A DIRECTOR WHICH IS MOTIVATED BY, OR GIVES THE APPEARANCE OF BEING MOTIVATED BY, THE DESIRE FOR GAIN FOR THE DIRECTOR OR FOR OTHER PERSON OR ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH HE OR SHE IS ASSOCIATED; 2) DISQUALIFY HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM FORMAL OR INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH DIRECTORS OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISIONS WHICH POSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF SUCH DISQUALIFICATION IS NECESSARY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL INFORM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THAT DISQUALIFICATION, AND THE CHAIR SHALL, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER, INFORM THE OTHER DIRECTORS AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF SUCH DISQUALIFICATION. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE DIRECTOR SHALL REQUEST A WRITTEN OPINION FROM GENERAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE PROPRIETY OF THE DIRECTOR'S INVOLVEMENT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH GENERAL COUNSEL, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SHALL MOVE THAT THE BOARD VOTE SUCH CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO REMEDY ANY VIOLATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR NPR DIRECTORS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. SUCH MOTION SHALL BE MADE AT THE CHAIR'S INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF ANY DIRECTOR. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS SHALL BE APPROPRIATE TO THE VIOLATION. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN DIRECTORS ARE ADDRESSED IN A SIMILAR MANNER.
DETERMINING COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15	NPR SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE UNDER SECTION 4958 AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. NPR ROUTINELY UTILIZES BENCHMARK STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MARKET COMPENSATION DATA FROM BOTH NONPROFIT AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, PREPARED BY COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS, AT THE TIME OF EMPLOYEE HIRING OR WHEN SPECIAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE AWARDED. NPR SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER NPR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPENSATION REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. NPR MAINTAINS ALL RECORDS REGARDING COMPENSATION DECISIONS.
JOINT VENTURE POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16B	NPR IS CONSIDERING ITS OPTIONS FOR A JOINT VENTURE POLICY. IN THE MEANTIME, KEY NPR DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR NEW JOINT VENTURES HAVE BEEN EDUCATED AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY OF AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO SAFEGUARD ITS EXEMPTION STATUS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS.
AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORMS 990 & 990-T ARE POSTED AND AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON WWW.NPR.ORG/ABOUT-NPR/XXX-XX-XXXX/PUBLIC-RADIO-FINANCES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
LOSS ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24B	NPR FINANCED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING USING REVENUE BONDS ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2010. THE SERIES 2010 BONDS ORIGINALLY TOTALED $162,125,000. ON MAY 2, 2013, NPR COMPLETED AN ADVANCE REFUNDING OF A PORTION OF THE SERIES 2010 BONDS WHEN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ISSUED THE SERIES 2013 BONDS TOTALING $87,430,000. THE SERIES 2013 BONDS WERE DEPOSITED IN AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FUTURE DEBT SERVICE ON THE REFUNDED PORTION OF THE SERIES 2010 BONDS. ACCORDINGLY, THE REFUNDED PORTION OF THE SERIES 2010 BONDS IS CONSIDERED TO BE DEFEASED AND NPR HAS REDUCED ITS LIABILITY ON THE SERIES 2010 BONDS. AS A RESULT OF THE DEFEASANCE, NPR INCURRED A LOSS OF $9,637,551 ON THE EARLY EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	NPM REVENUE, ADJ TO TAX BASIS 240,895

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1	CityAddressForeign/City	CountryAddressForeign/Country	Postal CodeAddressForeign/PostalCode	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountry
NPR FOUNDATION
1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	521795789	GENERAL SUPPT	DC	501(C)(3)	509(A)(3)	NPR INC	true
NPR MEDIA BERLIN GGMBH
				980687520	PROGR DISTRIB		N/A	N/A	NPR INC	true	KURFURSTENDAMM 32	BERLIN	GM	10719	GM

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	156 W 56TH ST STE 903	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10019	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261156765	EIN
Primary Activity	MEDIA UNDERWRITIN	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileState

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	RELATED	PredominantIncomeType
Share Of Total Income	8960193	ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets	9085236	ShareOfEOYAssets
Disproportionate Allocations	false	DisproportionateAllocations
Code V	-$273,780	CodeVAmount
General Or Managing Partner	false	GeneralOrManagingPartner
Percentage Ownership	0.72000	PercentageOwnership

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	true	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	true	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	true	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (6 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
NPR MEDIA BERLIN GGMBH
P	77796	FMV
NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA
N	1208183	FMV
NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA
P	7552656	FMV
NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA
R	595354	FMV
NPR FOUNDATION
C	28351437	FMV
NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA
A	205877	FMV