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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 THEY ARE RELEASED. 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. A mobile app was created that features Planet Money content covering a wide range of business and financial news. NPR ALSO LAUNCHED NEW CAPABILITY WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH FORD, TO PROVIDED CONNECTED CAR CAPABILITIES IN 'SYNC' EQUIPPED FOR VEHICLES. THIS FUNCTIONALITY ADHERES TO FORD'S SAFETY STANDARDS WHILE ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO LISTEN TO ANY NPR MEMBER STATION IN THE COUNTRY OR LISTEN TO THE TOPICAL NEWS OF THEIR CHOICE. 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SINCE THEN, NPR LABS WAS ASKED BY THE HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER TO DEVELOP A BRAILLE RADIO SERVICE DEMONSTRATION, WHICH HAS BEEN PROTOTYPED FOR INTEGRATION WITH THE PENDING LAUNCH OF CAPTIONED RADIO SERVICES, AND THIS YEAR NPR LABS COMPLETED THE DEMONSTRATION OF CAPTIONED BRAILLE. THE GROUP ALSO FURTHERED DEVELOPMENT ON ACCESSIBLE ALERTING SERVICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS FIRST RESPONDERS, AND A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ALERTS FOR THE DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING AND DEAF-BLIND IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL DISASTER, SUCH AS A HURRICANE OR TORNADO, OR AN AMBER OR SILVER ALERT, IN THE EVENT OF A MISSING CHILD OR ADULT. KNOWN FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART SIGNAL MAPPING SERVICES, NPR LABS CONTINUED DEMONSTRATING UTILITY LOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SMART-GRID SUPPORT. 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ELECTION OF MEMBERS FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A AND 7B OF THE 17 NPR BOARD MEMBERS 10 SHALL BE MEMBER DIRECTORS ELECTED FROM AMONG 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 AFFECTING THE CORPORATION. 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. 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 MONITORS AND SURVEYS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE GENERAL COUNSEL IS AUTHORIZED, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, TO SEEK FROM DIRECTORS SUCH INFORMATION AS TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, NONPUBLIC CORPORATE INFORMATION AND GRATUITIES AS HE OR SHE DEEMS APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING PERIODIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERESTS OF THE DIRECTOR WHICH COULD LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN REGARDS TO ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, A 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 THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF NPR ("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 THE 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. DETERMINING COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION 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 NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, PREPARED BY COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS, AT THE TIME OF EMPLOYEE HIRING OR WHEN SPECIAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE AWARDED. THE ORGANIZATION SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ALL RECORDS REGARDING COMPENSATION. JOINT VENTURE POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 16B NPR IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A JOINT VENTURE POLICY. IN THE MEANTIME, KEY NPR DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING 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 EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORMS 990 & 990-T ARE POSTED AND AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON WWW.NPR.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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