2013-05-14T09:46:45-07:00 2012-06-30 990 2011-07-01 262810489 WNET WNET 2125601355 825 EIGHTH AVENUE 14TH FL NEW YORK NY 100197435 CAROLINE CROEN 2125601355 2013-05-13 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z CAROLINE CROEN 825 EIGHTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10019 44424996 false X WNET.ORG X 2008 NY TO DELIVER MEDIA EXPERIENCES OF LASTING SIGNIFICANCE FOR NEW YORK, AMERICA AND THE WORLD. 39 39 386 146 0 22399664 21819322 2810280 2646380 1831433 3335817 845414 -836146 27886791 26965373 0 0 20207458 20068988 0 1619336 23932836 21471654 44140294 41540642 -16253503 -14575269 191368786 199160717 104452877 135630797 86915909 63529920 TO DELIVER MEDIA EXPERIENCES OF false false 14352754 1743540 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 13,000 MEMBERS, AND THIRTEEN HAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000 MEMBERS. 1966442 BROADCAST STATION: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BROADCAST SIGNAL WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. DURING THE 2011/2012 FISCAL YEAR, WNET BROADCASTS OVER 24,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE PRIMARILY ON THE DIGITAL CHANNELS OF WLIW 21. 6315459 902840 EDUCATION: WNET PRODUCES A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TARGETED FOR GROUPS RANGING FROM PRE-SCHOOLERS TO SENIOR CITIZENS. 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 75,000 NEW YORK STATE REGISTERED EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH OVER 6,000 EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING IN LO 22634655 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 false true false false false true true false false false true 82 0 386 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 39 39 true false false 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 X JAMES S TISCH 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE NICHOSON ACKERT 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN G TENENBAUM 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIRK ZIFF 2.00 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 CECILIA HEALY HERBERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE NOURI HUGHES 1 X ELISE JAFFE 1 X MARK N KAPLAN 2 X DAVID H KOCH 1 X PHILIP A LASKAWY 1 X JOHN LEVIN 1 X DANIEL LEVINE 1 X CAROL SUTTON LEWIS 1 X CHERYL MILSTEIN 2 X THOMAS MORAN 1 X MICHAEL PETERSON 1 X 3743576 25201 214731 66 true true false ZEROCHAOS C/O PNC BANK PO BOX 534305 ATLANTA GA 30353 PAYROLL SERVICES 1946605 CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD 100 WALL STREET 28TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10005 REAL ESTATE COMMISSION 851481 THE NIELSON COMPANY US LLC PO BOX 532453 CHARLOTTE NC 10087 RATINGS 481765 ISA ADVERTISING 845 THIRD AVENUE 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 CREATIVE SERVICE & PRODUCTION AGENCY 340666 STUDLEY INC 399 PARK AVENUE 11TH FL NEW YORK NY 10022 COMMISION-SUBLET 306416 15 3751174 3972442 3522657 10573049 321383 21819322 Service and License Fees 511110 2053025 PROGRAM ROYALTIES 900099 474296 Production Cost Reimbursements 513100 119059 2646380 1790673 1790673 1125507 1125507 5226056 7221460 -1995404 -1995404 -1995404 11783307 10238163 1545144 1545144 1545144 Miscellaneous 900099 33751 33751 33751 26965373 2646380 2499671 2105107 147426 1957681 0 14645337 8054408 6450846 140083 349518 202212 142918 4388 1706509 767709 932560 6240 1262517 582617 670175 9725 1316001 359362 789646 166993 582835 26 582809 0 301886 1174 300687 25 22024 0 22024 0 234116 0 234116 0 228808 118295 67152 43361 2558690 639750 943741 975199 754992 0 754992 0 219 219 0 0 4062276 2609182 1437423 15671 698919 648776 34424 15719 2068359 2020469 47890 0 410968 39 410929 0 1536581 923037 607391 6153 325109 86975 237112 1022 Dues & PBS Assessments 839811 826271 13540 0 Program Production/Acquisitions 4544186 4218339 190340 135507 Miscellaneous 909412 409811 443187 56414 Fulfillment 76462 18558 15068 42836 41540642 22634655 17286651 1619336 2161147 7031599 5761580 10860390 50570984 59839526 1373653 210609 1868157 1716654 33029715 4567489 30248376 28462226 54022359 54770076 31199960 20668806 14162570 15600831 191368786 199160717 18337042 19277302 7519552 5849351 78596283 110504144 104452877 135630797 X -48314921 -57646115 80614614 71459760 54616216 49716275 86915909 63529920 191368786 199160717 -14575269 -8810720 X false true true X true true X 3245250 14487756 22399664 21819322 61951992 3245250 14487756 22399664 21819322 61951992 61951992 62321 114 5616400 8616532 14295367 1510 7922 12994 35335 57761 76305120 2646380 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.; DESCRIPTION: PRODUCTION REIMBURSEMENTS; 2008: 0.; 2009: 7922.; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false true true false true 22024 false true 22024 false 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. 85318408 60000 1902371 4904000 229001 82147778 78262586 12093490 4800000 237668 85318408 0.23200 0.65220 0.11580 false true true 1362899 1362899 1958813 23938 1934875 21168508 2740886 18427622 5535655 1400796 4134859 3003840 401869 2601971 28462226 CITY OF LONDON 3469160 F ADAGE CAPITAL 13797199 F WELLINGTON INVESTMENTS CTF REAL ASSET FUND 3402447 F 20668806 FRANCHISE/LICENSE 7700000 DUE FROM PRG ADVANCES & DEPOSITS 2722 CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 3471494 DUE FROM PMNJ 1092836 DEFERRED RENT ASSET 1799391 DEFERRED LEASE ASSET 1254258 OTHER ASSETS 280130 15600831 DUE TO THIRTEEN 95540941 SHORT TERM LOAN 5000000 LOANS PAYABLE 6333333 LOANS PAYABLE - PNC BANK 3629870 110504144 Pt X FIN 48 PER CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTE 2 (O): WNET HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2012 AND 2011 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 2009. 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 OTHER LIABILITIES: REPRESENTS DUE TO THIRTEEN, A RELATED PARTY. 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 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. X true true X X X X X X false true false false false false false false false NEAL SHAPIRO 479205 125000 73431 7361 18402 703399 73431 ROBERT CLAUSER 200918 4125 6053 211096 ROBERT FEINBERG 241918 6913 1876 250707 KERRY KRUKEL GIBBS 246660 1043 247703 STEPHEN SEGALLER 298978 25000 8061 13788 345827 CHARLENE SHAPIRO 204976 6175 1242 212393 RONALD THORPE 234617 7110 6869 248596 JOSHUA NATHAN 273951 3900 10547 288398 FRANK PESCE 198386 6058 14307 218751 HARVEY SESLOWSKI 193111 114666 17160 324937 KENT STEELE 137584 122946 4836 1793 267159 122946 KATHLEEN RAE 112673 100188 4260 13888 231009 100188 TOM CASCIATO 176304 5580 20270 202154 JOHN SERVIDIO 154788 25201 2436 749 17009 2757 174233 28707 Pt I Line 1a TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS - WNET WITHHELD APPROPRIATE TAXES FROM COMPENSATION AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER ECONOMIC BENEFITS PROVIDED WHEN SUCH WITHHOLDING WAS IN THE JUDGEMENT OF WNET, REQUIRED BY LAW, REGULATION OR THE TERMS OF ANY PLAN AND AGREEMENT. Pt I Line 4b NEAL SHAPIRO, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RECEIVED DISTRIBUTION FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON QUALIFIED 457 RETIREMENT PLAN AMOUNTING TO $73,431. Pt I Line 4a THE FOLLOWING OFFICER AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM A NON QUALIFIED 457 RETIREMENT PLAN: NEAL SHAPIRO; KENT STEELE AND KATHLEEN RAE. X 75 321383 FMV false false false Pt VI, Line 2 MR. PHILIP LASKAWY IS A DIRECTOR OF A CORPORATION, OF WHICH MR. JAMES TISCH IS PRESIDENT, CEO, AND A DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION, MR. EDWARD GREBOW IS A DIRECTOR OF A CORPORATION OF WHICH MR. TISCH IS ALSO A DIRECTOR. MR.JOHN ARNHOLD AND MS. MARINA KELLEN FRENCH ARE RELATED BY FAMILY. MR. ALEJANDRO SANTO DOMINGO IS AN INVESTOR IN A COMPANY OF WHICH MR. DANIEL STERN IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. MS. MARSHA SIMMS AND MR. MICHAEL SOVERN ARE BOTH DIRECTORS OF THE SAME COMPANY. MR. DIRK ZIFF IS INDIRECTLY INVESTED IN A COMPANY OF WHICH MR. DANIEL STERN IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. MR. NEAL SHAPIRO AND MR. JOSH WESTON ARE BOTH TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC MEDIA NJ, INC., OF WHICH WLIW,L.L.C. IS THE SOLE MEMBER. THE SOLE MEMBER OF WLIW, L.L.C. IS WNET. MR. RAYMOND CHAMBERS HAS A CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH A COMPANY OF WHICH MR. DANIEL H. STERN IS CEO. MR. DANIEL LEVINE IS THE SON-IN-LAW OF CHAIRMAN MR. JAMES TISCH. LISA CAPUTO IS A DIRECTOR OF SESAME WORKSHOP. MR. GEOFFREY SANDS IS THE CHAIRMAN OF PBS. MR. MICHAEL PETERSON SERVES ON THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE WITH D. RONALD DANIEL, OF A FOUNDATION WHICH MR. PETERSON IS THE PRESIDENT. Pt VI, Line 2 SOME OF THE OFFICERS OF WNET ARE ALSO OFFICERS OR TRUSTEES OF THIRTEEN. Pt VI, Line 11a A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE WNET AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE IT WAS FILED. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO WNET SENIOR OFFICERS PRIOR TO WNET FILING THE FORM 990. Pt VI, Line 12c WNET HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SENIOR OFFICERS.EACH TRUSTEE AND SENIOR OFFICER REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND RETURNS 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 TRUSTEE BELIEVES THAT HE OR SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH TRUSTEE 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 HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. IF UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT, THE MATTER WILL BE REFERRED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR THE FULL BOARD AS AVAILABILITY PERMITS, WHICH SHALL DETERMINE A COURSE OF ACTION THAT WILL BEST SERVE THE CORPORATIONS INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS.THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 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 15 WNET ASKED QUATT ASSOCIATES, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FOR AN OPINION ON THE REASONABLENESS OF WNET'S 2011/2012 COMPENSATION FOR ITS SENIOR OFFICERS. QUATT ASSOCIATES COMPARED EACH SENIOR OFFICER'S 2011/2012 BASE PAY AND MOST RECENT BONUS WITH APPROPRIATE MARKETPLACE MEDIAN AND WNET'S BENEFITS PRACTICE TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT MARKETPLACE. BASED ON ITS ANALYSIS, QUATT ASSOCIATES CONCLUDED THAT WNET'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE, 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 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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