2013-11-14T12:44:14-06:00 2013-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2012-07-01 237363536 WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC WISC 6082631235 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 JOAN RUDNITZKI 6082631235 2013-11-13 1 KIMBERLY ANDERSON CPA P00188889 6086628600 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ANNE KATZ 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 8242418 0 X WWW.WPRA.ORG X 1974 WI THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, WHICH BROADCASTS IN WISCONSIN ON THIRTY-FOUR STATIONS AND ON THE INTERNET. THE IDEAS NETWORK PROVIDES CALL-IN TALK RADIO TO PROVIDE LISTENERS OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WHILE THE NPR NEWS & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK OFFERS CLASSICAL, JAZZ, FOLK, AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACCLAIMED NEWS MAGAZINES. THESE NETWORKS, AS WELL AS THE HD CLASSICAL NETWORK, ARE ALSO STREAMED OVER THE INTERNET. 19 18 0 100 0 0 6863693 7348141 84569 31556 31689 44102 -668 581 6979283 7424380 0 226951 0 0 0 0 111610 116948 1506377 6930861 6977719 7042471 7321618 -63188 102762 2451442 2355942 571449 316325 1879993 2039617 X THE PURPOSE OF THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION (WPRA) IS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO. WPRA'S SUPPORT FALLS INTO THESE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: 1. TO SERVE AS A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR THOSE LISTENERS TO WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED AT A MINIMUM MEMBERSHIP LEVEL. 2. TO SERVE THE TWO LICENSEES OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (UW BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD [ECB]) AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR FUNDS RAISED ON BEHALF OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO. 3. TO ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM SERVICE OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO 4. TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND GUIDANCE FOR LISTENER RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES. 5. THROUGH REGIONAL COMMITTEES, TO SERVE AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE LICENSEES AND LISTENERS; TO SPONSOR PROJECTS THAT INVOLVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO'S LISTENER AREA; AND TO PROMOTE THE SERVICE SO AS TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL MEMBER SUPPORT THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES. 1 0 5684879 226951 32137 WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) CAPITALIZES ON DIGITAL MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE BROAD ACCESS TO AWARD-WINNING NEWS, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS, INSPIRING MUSIC AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS WISCONSIN. OUR 34 STATIONS REACH MORE THAN 425,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON THREE NETWORKS: THE IDEAS NETWORK, THE NPR NEWS & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK, AND THE HD CLASSICAL NETWORK. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. THE IDEAS NETWORK ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL CALL-IN SHOWS THAT FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POP CULTURE. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE OVER 3,000 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR. ON THE NPR & CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK, WPR CARRIES NPR AND BBC NEWS PROGRAMS AND PRODUCES SEVENTY-NINE MINUTES OF STATE AND LOCAL NEWS EVERY WEEKDAY, WITH REPORTERS BASED IN SEVEN BUREAUS AROUND THE STATE AND AT THE CAPITOL. WPR PROVIDES RICH AND DIVERSE MUSICAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS AND PRODUCES REGIONAL MUSIC SHOWS. WPR'S HD CLASSICAL NETWORK BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC TWENTY-FOUR HOURS-A-DAY USING A COMBINATION OF ORIGINAL AND SYNDICATED PROGRAMS. FINALLY, WPR SYNDICATES THREE WEEKLY PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE: MICHAEL FELDMAN'S WHAD'YA KNOW?, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, AND ZORBA PASTER ON YOUR HEALTH. THESE SHOWS ARE CARRIED ON 168, 214, AND 73 STATIONS, RESPECTIVELY, AND ARE HEARD BY MORE THAN 900,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK. EACH WEEK, OVER 30,000 LISTENERS STREAM WPR'S NETWORK BROADCASTS LIVE FROM WWW.WPR.ORG. WPR'S EXTENSIVE NEWS AND CALL-IN ARCHIVES ARE REQUESTED OVER 50,000 TIMES AND DOWNLOADED OVER 6,000 TIMES EACH WEEK, AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH PODCAST SUBSCRIPTIONS. IN ADDITION, WPR'S MOBILE IPHONE, IPAD AND ANDROID APPS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 20,000 TIMES SINCE THEIR RELEASE AND MAKE IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO OUR NEWS STORIES, AND LISTEN TO OUR LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT. 5684879 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI IL MN X X PATTY STOCKDALE 6082631235 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 X KATZ ANNE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RUDNITZKI JOAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DIETRICH DEAN R 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GAGNON DEAN P 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERLACH CHET 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILMORE BARBARA 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM LARRY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASPER LAURA 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLER KATRINA 1.00 X 0 0 0 KORKER MARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETERSON MARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 POWLESS CHRIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCHNEIDER KATHERINE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIGMAN MICHAEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 MUSE JEFFERY 1.00 X 0 0 0 UTLEY DAVID 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUNLAP RONALD 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOCHA AMY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRANE MIKE 3.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AM MAILING SERVICES LLC 100 INTERSTATE BLVD EDGERTON WI 53534 DIRECT MAILING SERVICES 221087 1 7348141 54887 7348141 WHAD'YA KNOW TICKETS 515100 31556 31556 31556 35436 35436 823113 814447 8666 8666 8666 4172 3591 581 581 7424380 32137 0 44102 226951 226951 11040 11040 116948 116948 10201 10201 69356 58201 11155 35730 35730 43010 43010 5726 5726 6086123 5365745 720378 MEMBERSHIP SOLICITATION 657896 657896 WHAD'YA KNOW PROJECT 51453 51453 STATE PROGRAM RESEARCH 5000 5000 2184 2184 7321618 5684879 130362 1506377 370550 318963 838644 568397 326771 119931 43657 4937 7926 6420 176224 30679 60983 60983 0 0 687670 1306615 2451442 2355942 571449 308662 0 7663 571449 316325 X 1651349 1838195 68266 41044 160378 160378 1879993 2039617 2451442 2355942 102762 56862 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5977073 6405693 6549218 6863693 7348141 33143818 113952 112859 81372 94095 35728 438006 6091025 6518552 6630590 6957788 7383869 33581824 9710 13084 19356 24839 27631 94620 0 9710 13084 19356 24839 27631 94620 33487204 83909 50943 43107 27135 35436 240530 83909 50943 43107 27135 35436 240530 6174934 6569495 6673697 6984923 7419305 33822354 0.99010 0.98960 0.00710 0.00830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 749145 542868 99055 61820 10201 1319047 641078 142568 19232 46921 6812 749145 517176 43326 86294 5718 641078 366048 125896 28261 3029 517176 303842 90000 -26443 1351 366048 0.86710 0.12160 0.01130 0 0 60983 60983 0 0 7474632 56862 56862 7417770 10201 -3591 6610 7424380 7315008 3591 3591 7311417 10201 10201 7321618 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES AND ALSO USED IN THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE LICENSEES. SPENDING POLICY DESCRIBES UP TO 5% OF ENDOWMENTS AVERAGED OVER 20 QUARTERS CAN BE APPROPRIATED FOR USE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -3,591. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 3,591. X X 1 ACD DIRECT INC 1133 N MAIN STREET LAYTON UT 84041 CALL CENTER 0 1866488 37971 1828517 ARIA COMMUNICATIONS 717 WEST ST GERMAIN STREET ST CLOUD MN 56301 TELEMARKETING 0 79436 40393 39043 DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE INC 401 NORTH 3RD STREET SUITE 370 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 ACQUISITIONS LIST 0 54496 38584 15912 2000420 116948 1883472 WI MN IL 1 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION 432 N LAKE STREET MADISON WI 53706 391805963 15780 CONSCIOUSNESS COMIC BOOK PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION 432 N LAKE STREET MADISON WI 53706 391805963 100000 PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION 432 N LAKE STREET MADISON WI 53706 391805963 21000 WISCONSIN LIFE PROJECT EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD 3319 WEST BELTLINE HIGHWAY MADISON WI 53713 391155267 19495 WSSU SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD 3319 WEST BELTLINE HIGHWAY MADISON WI 53713 391155267 70676 NORTHWOOODS TOWER PROJECT 2 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION, INC. (WPRA) RECEIVES REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM WPRA'S LICENSEES FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE ASSISTANCE REQUESTS ARE APPROVED AND DISBURSED TO THE LICENSEES TO BE USED TO THE APPROVED PROJECTS. X 29 54887 MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 1 THIRD PARTY USE: PART I, LINE 32B: ROBERT W. BAIRD SELLS STOCK GIFTS RECEIVED BY WPRA. NEW PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 AT THE END OF JUNE 2013, NPR'S TALK OF THE NATION AND WPR'S PROGRAM "AT ISSUE" ENDED BROADCASTING. WPR CREATED A NEW SHOW CALLED CENTRAL TIME WITH VERONIC RUECKERT AND ROB FERRET. OTHER IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS WERE RECHEDULED TO ENHANCE THE LINE-UP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PERSONS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION WILL BECOME AND CONTINUE AS MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING UPON THE DATE OF CONTRIBUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OCCURS BY SECRET BALLOT OF THE MEMBERSHIP. THE BOARD OF OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS, DISTRIBUTES BALLOTS TO ALL MEMBERS, AND COUNTS THE BALLOTS (WPRA AUDITORS COUNT BALLOTS). RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ARE MADE KNOWN TO THE MEMBERSHIP BY PUBLICATION OR OTHER MEANS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE ELECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ASSOCIATION REQUIRES ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY TO HAVE ACCESS FOR REVIEW PURPOSES OF THE IRS FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE WILL SUBMIT A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM TO THE DIRECTORS AT THE EARLIER OF EITHER THE MEETING PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN OR THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE RETURN IS DUE. EACH DIRECTOR WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND IN WRITING OR BY EMAIL TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS OR OBJECTING TO ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE RETURN. IN THE EVENT THAT THE OBJECT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE, THE RETURN WILL BE EXTENDED AND THE SUBJECT INCLUDED AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. IT IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A DRAFT COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS BY EMAIL AND REQUESTING THAT APPROVAL IS IMPLIED BY NO RESPONSE TO THE EMAIL. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT THIS POLICY HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH AND MAINTAINS COPIES OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE, QUESTIONS, AND OBJECTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT DESCRIBES PROBITED ACTIVITIES, AS DOING BUSINESS OR PROVIDING ADVICE ON ISSUES OR TRANSACTION THAT WILL PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY BENEFIT THEM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES BY THE RESPECTIVE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD. HIS/HER TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE, INCLUDING SALARY AND BENEFITS, IS NEGOTIATED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE LICENSEES OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO AND IS CONSISTENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AND STATE OF WISCONSIN COMPENSATION POLICIES. THE LICENSEES CONDUCTED A COMPARATIVE SALARY SURVEY IN MARCH 2008 TO ALIGN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION WITHIN PUBLIC RADIO MARKETS. THE SURVEYS TYPICALLY USE DATA SUPPLIED BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SALARY RANGES WERE MADE BY THE UW-SYSTEM IN MAY, 2010 BASED ON INTERNAL EQUITY COMPARISONS. KEY EMPLOYEES WERE ARE INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL 1% MERIT POOL FOR UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SYSTEM ACADEMIC STAFF AND THEIR PAY WAS ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT, NOT BASED ON ANY REVIEW OF COMPARABLE PAY DATA. EVERYONE WITH SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE RECEIVED THE 1% PAY ADJUSTMENT. ALL RANGES FOR ALL ACADEMIC STAFF POSITIONS IN RANGES 2 THROUGH 7 WERE IDENTICALLY ADJUSTED BY 1% AT THAT TIME. THE ADJUSTMENT WAS BASED ON DATA COMPILED BY UW-SYSTEM OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE NEW RANGES WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON WPRA.ORG. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.