WQED MULTIMEDIA: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
WQED MULTIMEDIA (EIN 25-1010296)
Tax period
2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed
2013-06-24
IRS object ID
201341759349300109
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-06-24T08:44:39-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN251408703EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11133 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityPITTSBURGHCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code15222ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN251010296EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WQED MULTIMEDIABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlWQEDNameControl
Phone4126221300Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14802 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1
CityPITTSBURGHCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code15213ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDEBORAH ACKLINName
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitle
Phone4126221300Phone
Date Signed2013-06-19DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSUSAN M KIRSCHName
PTINP00341397PTIN
Phone4122613644Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDEBORAH ACKLINNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14802 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1
CityPITTSBURGHCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code15213ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts15559099GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.WQED.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1953YearFormation
State Legal DomicilePAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDES QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ENGAGE, INFORM, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body25NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members23NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees184TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers212TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI285929TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income-75936NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Investment Income Prior Year2372197InvestmentIncomePriorYear
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Other Revenue Prior Year1049446OtherRevenuePriorYear
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Salaries Etc Current Year6532323SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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DescriptionAS THE NATION'S FIRST COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED STATION, WQED HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF THE REGION SINCE 1954 THROUGH IMPACTFUL MULTIMEDIA CONTENT THAT NOW INCLUDES TELEVISION, RADIO, WEB, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES TO INCREASE DIGITAL LITERACY.WQED PRODUCES SEVEN LOCAL TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS THAT AIR MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS WELL AS LOCAL AND NATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES THAT AIR ON THE PBS SYSTEM. WQED-TV AVERAGES 736,000 VIEWERS EACH WEEK; WQED: THE CREATE CHANNEL AVERAGES 260,000 VIEWERS; WQED: THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHANNEL AVERAGES 301,000 VIEWERS; AND WQED SHOWCASE AVERAGES 93,000 VIEWERS.CLASSICAL WQED-FM 89.3 IS THE REGION'S ONLY CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION AND KEEPS LISTENERS UP TO DATE ON LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE NEWS.Description
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members25NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
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Telephone Number4126221349TelephoneNumber

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (32 entries)

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R YVONNE CAMPOS
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WILLIAM R CAROSELLI
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BRIDGETTE COFIELD
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CLYDE JONES
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DANIEL J LEBISH
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MICKEY MCMANUS
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BURTON MORRIS
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NANCY MOULTON
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CYNTHIA D SHAPIRA
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LEONARD A STEPT
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DEBORAH L ACKLIN
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JACQUELYN THOMAS
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CAROLE A BAILEY
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LILLI MOSCO
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RALPH KAISER
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MARIANI & RICHARDS
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WIESNERMEDIA
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Fundraising3000Fundraising

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Advertising Advertising

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Management And General19538ManagementAndGeneral
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Interest Interest

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Fundraising110000Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

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Total13377Total
Management And General13377ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec18037415LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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EOY7530189EOY

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EOY19257776EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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EOY3210511EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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EOY105349EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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EOY5125000EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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EOY8440860EOY
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Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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EOY-714141EOY

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BOY4533891BOY
EOY6296059EOY

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EOY5234998EOY

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EOY10816916EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY18528112BOY
EOY19257776EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-180420ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes761765ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8648957CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8742479CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year11066019CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year10528549CurrentTaxYear
Total50161227Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8648957CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8742479CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year11066019CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year10528549CurrentTaxYear
Total50161227Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total2036843AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17048124384PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years5548476CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1132263CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years932903CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1241597CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1584075CurrentTaxYear
Total10439314Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years16533CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years11188CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years15586CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year13996CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total57303Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support60657844TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc28285587GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.79340PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.75640PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management1PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members0MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators1DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators$187,944DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities0OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB187944TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c30NotDescribedIn501c3

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance6159521BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses981049InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures258387OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance6882183EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance4554540BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions2000000Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-395019InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance6159521EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance4611383BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses-56843InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance4554540EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance4243046BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions478312Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-109975InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance4611383EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.08420BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.76060PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.15520TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis300OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value300BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis3521284OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2832763Depreciation
Book Value688521BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis8947181OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3932858Depreciation
Book Value5014323BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis8181887OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation7649029Depreciation
Book Value532858BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis4916952OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3622765Depreciation
Book Value1294187BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings7530189TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue13785856TotalRevenue
Total Expenses13966276TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-180420ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments779577NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$17,812OtherAmount
Total Adjustments761765TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS581345ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt15250011TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments779577NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities335000DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F9901114577RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal14135434RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included-349578OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-349578RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99013785856TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt14668666TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities335000DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included367390OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990702390ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal13966276ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99013966276TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CAR FEES -17,812.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES -337,082. COST OF GOODS SOLD -30,308. CAR FEES 17,812.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 337,082. COST OF GOODS SOLD 30,308.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Phone SolicitationsXPhoneSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfGovtGrants
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeActivityActivityFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractorNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationName Of IndividualNameOfIndividual
MCPHERSON ASSOCIATES
312 EAST KING STREETMALVERNPA19355DIRECT MAIL01038259360671677588
PHONE BANK SYSTEMS
4990 NORTHWIND DRIVE SUITE 235EAST LANSINGMI48823TELEMARKETING0270726135265135461
(no name)
6629 AYLESBORO AVEPITTSBURGHPA15217FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT00246710ELLIOT OSHRY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts1308985TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors520607TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization813049TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesPALicensedStates
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStates

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments1AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DEBORAH L ACKLIN
24496700018000057390250886000
DARRYL FORD - WILLIAMS
120000030000027600000150276000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 7ReturnReference
ExplanationA PERFORMANCE BONUS WAS AWARDED TO MS. DARRYL FORD - WILLIAMS.Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonELLIOT OSHRYNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipBOARD DIRECTOR'S FAMILY MEMBERRelationship
Amount Of Transaction24671AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionFUNDRAISING SERVICESDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehicles

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions67NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99051990NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesSALE PROCEEDSMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions9NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99018726NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received0NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used1ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierTHIRD PARTY USE:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:ReturnReference
ExplanationAUTOMOBILES ARE DONATED TO WQED MULTIMEDIA. WQED HAS A CONTRACT WITH CENTER FOR CAR DONATIONS LOCATED IN BEND, OREGON. CENTER FOR CAR DONATIONS SENDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERS AND REQUIRED TAX FORMS ON BEHALF OF WQED TO DONORS. TOTAL AUCTION PROCEEDS $51,990 FEE/EXPENSE ($9,141) TOTAL RECEIVED BY WQED $42,850Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENTFORM 990, PART III, LINE 1WQED MULTIMEDIA PROVIDES QUALITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ENGAGE, INFORM, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC WITHIN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WQED PITTSBURGH HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF HONORS, INCLUDING 134 NATIONAL AND MID-ATLANTIC EMMY AWARDS, AN ACADEMY AWARD, AND MANY, MANY OTHERS, INCLUDING TWO EMMY AWARDS FOR STATION EXCELLENCE. WQED WAS FOUNDED IN 1954 AS THE NATION'S FIRST COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED BROADCASTER. THE PEOPLE OF WQED CREATE, PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE QUALITY PROGRAMS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ENGAGE, INFORM, EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WQED MULTIMEDIA INCLUDES WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHANNEL; WQED: THE CREATE CHANNEL; WQED SHOWCASE; CLASSICAL WQED-FM 89.3/PITTSBURGH; CLASSICAL WQEJ-FM 89.7/JOHNSTOWN; THE PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHANNEL AT WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) AND ONLINE AT WWW.WQED.ORG/FM; LOCAL AND NATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO PRODUCTIONS; WQED INTERACTIVE (WWW.WQED.ORG) AND IQ: SMARTMEDIA, WQED'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE (WWW.WQED.ORG/EDU).
PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENTFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WQED-FM PRODUCES AND AIRS MORE THAN 4,000 HOURS OF LOCAL PROGRAMMING EACH YEAR AND SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC AND THE ARTS. IN 2011, THE PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHANNEL SIGNED ON AT WQED-FM HD-2 AND ON WQED INTERACTIVE TO THE PLEASURE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC LOVERS WORLDWIDE. WQEJ-GM 89.7 IS A REPEATER THAT SIMULCASTS WQED-FM PROGRAMMING TO THE JOHNSTOWN/ALTOONA/SOMERSET REGION. WQED-FM BROADCASTS FROM THE CAROLYN M. BYHAM STUDIO IN PITTSBURGH'S CULTURAL DISTRICT AND FROM THE BAYER CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN OAKLAND WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC, HOURLY NPR NEWS UPDATES, AND MORE THAN 300 ON-AIR SEGMENTS THAT PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. WQED-FM HAS AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 72,000 WEEKLY LISTENERS AND SERVES THE COMMUNITY AS THE REGION'S CLASSICAL ARTS AND CULTURE STATION. WQED'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS BUILDING A PLATFORM OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WITH THE LAUNCH OF IQ: SMARTMEDIA, A SIX-YEAR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE THAT FOCUSES ON A NEW CONCEPT OF THE WAY PUBLIC MEDIA INFLUENCES CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IQ: SMARTMEDIA STRATEGY IS A COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE THAT INCORPORATES RESEARCH, OUTREACH, CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND ONLINE ENGAGEMENT. THE STRATEGY ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR A STRONG NON-PROFIT PUBLIC MEDIA COMPANY INTEGRATED WITH PITTSBURGH'S TECHNOLOGICAL, CREATIVE, AND EDUCATIONAL ASSETS. WQED'S WEBSITE ATTRACTS 1,196,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY FROM COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. VISITORS CAN LISTEN TO THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RADIO SERIES, THE LIVE STREAM OF WQED-FM, AND WATCH WQED'S LOCAL TELEVISION PROGRAMS ONLINE FOR FREE. WQED'S SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS RESULTS IN A FACEBOOK FOLLOWING OF 7,023 FRIENDS AND MORE THAN 10,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS. IN 2012 WQED WAS AWARDED A MAJOR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF A NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF PITTSBURGH NATIVE AND PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AUGUST WILSON. AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND WILL BE A 90-MINUTE HIGH-DEFINITION TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY AND THE FIRST IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE LIFE, WORK AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF THE TWO-TIME PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT AND PITTSBURGH NATIVE (1945 - 2005). THE PROGRAM WILL BE A CO-PRODUCTION OF WQED AND THE PBS SERIES AMERICAN MASTERS AND WILL AIR IN LATE 2014. AS A STORIED PRODUCER OF PBS PROGRAMMING, WQED WILL TELL THIS STORY USING THE HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS FOR WHICH WE ARE KNOWN. AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WQED WILL USE THE FINISHED DOCUMENTARY AS THE CENTERPIECE OF A MULTI-PLATFORM EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM. WQED PRESENTED PITTSBURGH FROM THE AIR II IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UPMC - THE SECOND INSTALLMENT IN WQED'S HUGELY POPULAR AERIAL JOURNEY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS NEW DOCUMENTARY PREMIERED ON OCTOBER 4, 2012 ON WQED-TV AND ONLINE FOR VIEWERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. THE ONLINE STREAM WAS IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM VIEWERS AROUND THE COUNTRY LAST YEAR WHO WANTED THE CHANCE TO SEE THE HIGH-DEFINITION DOCUMENTARY AT THE SAME TIME IT AIRED IN THE PITTSBURGH TELEVISION MARKET. PITTSBURGH FROM THE AIR II WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. THE RESPONSE TO THE FIRST DOCUMENTARY IN 2011 WAS OVERWHELMING. SHOT WITH A HIGH-DEFINITION GYROSCOPIC CAMERA FROM AN ASTAR HELICOPTER, THE DOCUMENTARY CAPTURED STUNNING IMAGES AS ITS SWOOPED OVER MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, RIVERS, GORGES, SKYSCRAPERS AND TOWNS TO SHOWCASE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE REGION. WQED PRODUCERS FLEW OVER SEVEN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES TO SHOWCASE SOME FAVORITE LANDMARKS AND SOME OFTEN UNSEEN PLACES. WQED AIRED A SEASON WITH COMPELLING, EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING LOCAL PROGRAMMING. THE NEW TELEVISION SEASON KICKED OFF THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 8, 2012 WITH RETURNING PROGRAMS EXPERIENCE ON MONDAYS; HORIZONS ON TUESDAYS; PITTSBURGH 360 ON THURSDAYS; 4802 ON FRIDAYS; AND FILMMAKERS CORNER ON SATURDAYS. NEW TO THE LOCAL LINEUP THIS SEASON IS CONVERSATION@WQED WEDNESDAYS AT 7:30 PM. WQED'S EMMY AWARD-WINNING MICHAEL BARTLEY HOSTS THIS LIVE, WEEKLY DISCUSSION PROGRAM FOCUSING ON TOPICAL ISSUES. GUESTS WILL INCLUDE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NEWSMAKERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AUTHORS, EDUCATORS, ENTERTAINERS, ATHLETES AND MORE. VIEWERS CAN INTERACT USING NEW MEDIA SUCH AS TWITTER CONVERSATIONS AND TEXT POLLING. CONVERSATION@WQED IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT ADDS ADDITIONAL VARIETY TO WQED'S LINEUP OF LOCAL PROGRAMMING. WQED HAS DEDICATED MANY YEARS OF EFFORT TO PRODUCE LOCAL SHOWS THAT FEATURE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SHOWS THAT TAKE THE TIME TO DELVE INTO ISSUES, AND SHOWS THAT SHOWCASE THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. PART OF WQED'S CIVIC JOURNALISM MISSION INCLUDES INFORMING THE PUBLIC OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND NO AMERICAN HAS A MORE IMPORTANT CIVIC DUTY THAT TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE ISSUES IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. WQED DEVOTED THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2012 TO THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL RACE WITH SPECIAL EPISODES OF 4802 CALLED ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE. EACH EPISODE FOCUSED ON ONE ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE TO A LOCAL AUDIENCE WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE: THE ECONOMY, HEALTH CARE, FOREIGN POLICY, IMMIGRATION, JOBS, AND EDUCATION. WQED TAPED A HALF HOUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATES FORUM ON OCTOBER 28, 2011 THAT AIRED AS A SPECIAL 4802 THAT EVENING. HOST CHRIS MOORE MODERATED A DISCUSSION WITH CANDIDATES D. RAJA AND RICH FITZGERALD ON HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICE ISSUES IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WQED ALSO WELCOMED A STUDIO AUDIENCE TO THIS TAPING. THIS EPISODE WAS NOT A DEBATE - IT WAS AN INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC THAT ALLOWED EACH CANDIDATE TO VOICE THEIR VIEWS AND POLICIES ON AN IMPORTANT LOCAL ISSUE. WQED KICKED OFF A VERY SPECIAL SERIES BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2012 THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO 2013: PORTRAYAL & PERCEPTION: AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN & BOYS TELLS THE STORY OF LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE CHALLENGING COMMON PORTRAYALS AND PERCEPTIONS OF THEM AND THEIR CULTURE. THE SECOND EPISODE IN THE SERIES ON FEBRUARY 28, 2012 FOCUSED ON THE AFRO AMERICAN MUSIC INSTITUTE (AAMI), WHICH IS KNOWN FOR TEACHING THE CRAFT AND CULTURE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL FORMS TO AREA YOUTH FOR ALMOST THIRTY YEARS AND HAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS IT SERVES. ON MARCH 19, 2012, WQED TOOK A LOOK AT LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR UNIQUE BUSINESSES WHERE HARD-WORK, VISION AND SERVICE ARE THE CRUX OF THESE OPERATIONS. OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY COMMERCIAL MEDIA, THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL SUCCESS AND FINDING WAYS TO INSPIRE FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS. THE THIRD SPECIAL EPISODE AIRED ON APRIL 17, 2012 WITH CHRIS MOORE TALKING WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES WHO ARE FED UP WITH THE PORTRAITS OF THEM DRAWN BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA. THROUGH ONE HOOD MEDIA, JASIRI X AND PARADISE THE ARKITECH GRAY ARE TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO CONTROL THE IMAGE OF YOUNG BLACK MALES BY USING THE MEDIUMS AT THEIR DISPOSAL. MOORE EXPLAINED TO VIEWERS HOW THE NEW MEDIA ACADEMY OF ONE HOOD MEDIA IS HELPING THE STUDENTS USE THEIR OWN STORIES TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. A FOURTH EPISODE AND TOWN HALL MEETING WERE PART OF THE NEW SEASON IN OCTOBER 2012 WITH A SPECIAL EPISODE OF PITTSBURGH 360 THAT SHOWED HOW PEOPLE ARE "TEACHING SUCCESS" TO YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN. IN ADDITION TO WQED, THE EPISODE WILL AIR ON WGBH IN BOSTON AND WHUT IN WASHINGTON, DC. WQED CONTINUED ITS YEAR-LONG FOCUS ON MARCELLUS SHALE IN 2012 UNDER THE BANNER MANAGING MARCELLUS - ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE CONTROVERSIES. WQED BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH IN-DEPTH AND BALANCED COVERAGE UTILIZING EXPERTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY FIELDS. THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF MANAGING MARCELLUS AIRED ON MAY 24, 2012 AND WAS TITLED MARCELLUS JOURNALIST TOWN HALL MEETING, WHERE WE HEARD FROM JOURNALISTS WHO ARE COVERING THE TOPIC FOR THEIR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.
PRIOR TO THAT, A MANAGING MARCELLUS PROGRAM AIRED ON JANUARY 26, 2012 AND FOCUSED ON ENERGY AND THE ECONOMY. DURING THIS ONE HOUR LIVE BROADCAST, MICHAEL BARTLEY AND TONIA CARUSO SPOKE WITH A PANEL OF MARCELLUS SHALE EXPERTS THAT INCLUDED: JAN JARRETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PENN FUTURE; DEP SECRETARY MICHAEL KRANCER; DIRECTOR OF THE PENN STATE MARCELLUS CENTER FOR OUTREACH & RESEARCH TOM MURPHY; AND RANGE RESOURCES DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS MATT PITZARELLA. THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM UTILIZED TWITTER AS A SOURCE OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND QUESTIONS THAT WERE RELAYED TO THE PANEL. IT MADE FOR A LIVELY DISCUSSION AND KEPT THE CONVERSATION GOING ONLINE WELL AFTER THE PROGRAM HAD AIRED. WQED HAS PRODUCED AND AIRED SO MUCH PROGRAMMING ABOUT MARCELLUS SHALE THAT IT WAS DECIDED TO AIR THE ENTIRE BODY OF MARCELLUS SHALE WORK ON THE WQED NEIGHBORHOOD CHANNEL IN MAY SO THAT ALL PROGRAMS COULD BE SEEN IN SEQUENCE. THE WEEK OF MAY 13 WAS DEVOTED TO THE COMPLETE MARCELLUS SHALE PROGRAMMING LIBRARY, WHICH ROTATED IN SEVEN-HOUR BLOCKS THROUGH MAY 19. A VIEWER COULD WATCH EACH NIGHT AT 8 PM TO SEE ALL SEVEN HOURS IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BUSINESS, OPERATIONS, AND FINANCE COMITTEE OF THE BOARD ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE RETURN TO REVIEW. A QUOROM OF THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES AND APPROVES THE RETURN IN A CONFERENCE CALL OR MEETING. SUBSEQUENT TO APPROVAL BY THE BUSINESS, OPERATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE SENT A COPY OF THE FINAL 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEVERY YEAR EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A NEW CONFLICTS QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH ADDRESSES ALL THE POINTS IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15WQED MULTIMEDIA IS A PUBLIC TV AND RADIO OPERATOR OF WHICH THERE IS A LARGER NETWORK; THEREFORE BASED ON THE TYPE AND DEMOGRAPHICS, THERE IS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION AVAILABLE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS, OR AS DEEMED NECESSARY, AN INDEPENDENT SALARY CONSULTANT DOES A SURVEY TO MAKE SURE THAT COMPENSATION IS WITHIN THE MARKET RANGE OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ANNUALLY FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ALSO APPROVES A SUM OF MONEY THAT CAN BE USED FOR GENERAL STAFF RAISES IF APPLICABLE. COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR GENERAL STAFF ARE AGREED UPON BY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND HUMAN RESOURCES USING THE FINDINGS OF THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR ORANIZATIONS AS A GUIDELINE. ALL COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE BASED ON MARKET RATES AND ARE DETERMINED TO BE REASONABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 779,577. CAR FEES -17,812. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 761,765.
FORM 990, PART XII, QUESTION 2C, OVERSIGHT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT:WQED MULTIMEDIA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IN ADDITION, WQED MULTIMEDIA HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ITS SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateTotal IncomeTotalIncomeEOY AssetsEOYAssetsDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA
WQED PRODUCTIONS LLC
4802 FIFTH AVEPITTSBURGHPA15213010682712EDUCATIONAL MEDIAPA01000N/A
WAR THAT MADE AMERICA LLC
4802 FIFTH AVEPITTSBURGHPA15213010682697EDUCATIONAL MEDIAPA00N/A

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