2026-05-15T10:02:25-05:00 2025-06-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 101 SOUTH 5TH STREET STE 2100 LOUISVILLE KY 40202 990 2024-07-01 611259787 KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO INC KENT 5028146500 619 S FOURTH STREET LOUISVILLE KY 402022403 KENYA YOUNG PRESIDENT AND CEO 5028146500 2026-05-14 1 1 MELANIE MCPEAK P01346034 8885871719 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA KENYA YOUNG 619 S FOURTH STREET LOUISVILLE KY 402022403 8424309 0 X WWW.LOUISVILLEPUBLICMEDIA.ORG X 1993 KY LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA (LPM) IS AN INDEPENDENT, COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED NONPROFIT SERVING OUR COMMUNITY ON THE WEB, ON THE RADIO, THROUGH PODCASTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. LPM INCLUDES THREE PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND AN INVESTIGATIVE UNIT. 22 22 63 84 0 0 4653887 6879672 2051601 0 76840 155919 170451 -32207 6952779 7003384 0 0 0 0 5830874 5178498 0 0 851553 2701579 2904283 8532453 8082781 -1579674 -1079397 5950278 4850646 1071729 1116407 4878549 3734239 X LPM PROVIDES INDEPENDENT AND COURAGEOUS NEWS, MUSIC AND EXPERIENCES THAT SERVE THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. 0 0 6065825 LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA (LPM) OPERATES THREE NONCOMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS: 89.3 WFPL NEWS LOUISVILLE, 90.5 WUOL CLASSICAL LOUISVILLE, AND 91.9 WFPK MUSIC LOUISVILLE: ALONG WITH THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING (KYCIR), COLLECTIVELY REACHING OVER 322,400 MONTHLY BROADCAST LISTENERS AND 260,157 UNIQUE MONTHLY WEB VISITORS ACROSS GREATER LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. LPM PROVIDES INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN CIVIC JOURNALISM INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, STATEWIDE VOTER GUIDES, LEGISLATIVE SESSION COVERAGE, AND COMMUNITY REPORTING ON TOPICS SUCH AS PUBLIC HOUSING, POLICE REFORM, EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY. LPM ALSO ADVANCES ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE REGION THROUGH FREE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING OVER 50 HOSTED EVENTS, THE WFPK WATERFRONT WEDNESDAY OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES DRAWING OVER 65,000 ATTENDEES, CLASSICAL MUSIC REBROADCASTS, AND YOUTH MUSIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES REACHING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. LPM HAS ALSO EXPANDED ITS REGIONAL JOURNALISM FOOTPRINT AS LEAD STATION FOR BOTH THE ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND THE NEWLY FORMED APPALACHIA + MID-SOUTH NEWSROOM (AMSN), A SEVEN-STATION NPR REGIONAL COLLABORATION SERVING KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, AND WEST VIRGINIA. 6065825 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 1 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 KY X X MILOS MALDONADO 5028146526 619 S FOURTH STREET LOUISVILLE KY 402022403 ABBY SHUE CHAIR 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MOSES ICYISHAKA TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN ROSENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANKUR GOPAL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN COFFEEY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN GEORGEHEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIANA LATHON BUFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MCHOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAZZMA MOORE DIRECTOR (THRU 11/30/24) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE DUNMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SCHRIBER DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATE HOWARD DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAC BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NAT IRVIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROB FREDRICK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SEEMA SHETH DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MOSS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TERRIAN BARNES DIRECTOR (START 1/1/25) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY TOLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TODD LOWE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TORI POWELL DIRECTOR (START 2/1/25) 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY SIRCHIO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN GEORGE PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 12/31/24) 40.00 0.00 X 204587 0 13550 DENNIS A STOVALL VP OF FINANCE 40.00 0.00 X 118798 0 10657 KENYA YOUNG PRESIDENT & CEO (START 05/19/25) 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GRAY SMITH VP OF BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 0.00 X 158100 0 11785 JOHN GRANTZ SR. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP MANAGER 40.00 0.00 X 142915 0 11290 ELLEN OOST VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING 40.00 0.00 X 122950 0 11247 CHARLES SPIVEY VP OF OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 40.00 0.00 X 111493 0 10438 GABRIELLE JONES VP OF CONTENT 40.00 0.00 X 141599 0 9902 REBECCA FELDHAUS ADAMS NEWS DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 106237 0 10237 1106679 0 89106 8 0 1 0 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC 1111 NORTH CAPITAL STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 CONTENT FOR PROGRAMMING 409330 1 233193 6646479 154242 6879672 54131 54131 1293725 1191937 101788 101788 101788 0 233193 228988 -228988 -228988 7811 0 7811 7811 AKPRS REVENUE 900099 164800 164800 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 24170 24170 188970 7003384 0 0 123712 507651 340743 166908 3880026 3427964 93936 358126 88635 80380 848 7407 439972 357326 34710 47936 262214 206179 25080 30955 71980 22082 49898 76264 45790 18918 11556 8775 8775 447427 383283 40303 23841 53561 53561 133229 41084 43737 48408 210305 156758 18023 35524 268593 129133 138983 477 43196 29534 10755 2907 330435 209686 99131 21618 44298 15947 28351 PROGRAMMING COSTS 720242 681793 38449 BUSINESS EXPENSES 172940 103837 42899 26204 TRADE SERVICES RECEIVED 72853 43742 18072 11039 EVENT EXPENSES 50143 46370 3734 39 200042 31376 110058 58608 8082781 6065825 1165403 851553 756213 479163 103761 570455 343964 643644 578776 361513 82623 62531 8717595 5984255 3039755 2733340 1004943 40243 0 5950278 4850646 973000 1075162 56779 41245 41950 0 1071729 1116407 X 4525349 3380943 353200 353296 4878549 3734239 5950278 4850646 -1079397 -64913 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7917433 6784762 6024252 6705488 6879672 34311607 7917433 6784762 6024252 6705488 6879672 34311607 34311607 67635 87796 70099 72810 54131 352471 238934 249690 303075 335249 196781 1323729 35987807 7652401 0.95340 0.93180 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 238,934. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 249,690. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 303,075. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 335,249. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 196,781. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6477767 3979535 2498232 2239828 2004720 235108 2733340 X 7158684 -64913 -64913 7223597 8775 -228988 -220213 7003384 8302994 228988 228988 8074006 8775 8775 8082781 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO INCOME TAX EXPENSE IS REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS USING THE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" APPROACH AS DEFINED IN THE ASC. NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -228,988. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 228,988. WATERFRONT WEDNESDAY 233193 233193 65800 163188 233193 233193 65800 163188 228988 -228988 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 STEPHEN GEORGE PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 12/31/24) 204587 0 0 0 0 0 6588 0 6962 0 218137 0 0 0 GRAY SMITH VP OF BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS 98023 0 60077 0 0 0 4823 0 6962 0 169885 0 0 0 JOHN GRANTZ SR. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP MANAGER 53195 0 89720 0 0 0 4328 0 6962 0 154205 0 0 0 GABRIELLE JONES VP OF CONTENT 141599 0 0 0 0 0 2940 0 6962 0 151501 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 JOHN GRANTZ AND GRAY SMITH ARE PAID COMMISSIONS BASED ON UNDERWRITING PERFORMANCE X 98 53471 SELLING PRICE X 10 100771 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN B OF SCHEDULE M FOR ALL DONATIONS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE CATEGORY. PART I, LINE 32B: STOCK DONATIONS ARE SOLD UPON RECEIPT. VEHICLE DONATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND PROCESSED THROUGH A THIRD PARTY; ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SOLD BY THE THIRD PARTY, WE RECEIVE THE PROCEEDS LESS EXPENSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 990 IS PREPARED BY COMPANY'S CPA FIRM AFTER THE ANNUAL AUDIT IS PERFORMED AND REVIEWED BY COMPANY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION REQUIRES WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM EACH EMPLOYEE OR BOARD MEMBER EXPLAINING RELATIONSHIP FOR ANY NEW VENTURES FOR WHICH THEY MAY BE ACTUALLY OR PERCEPTUALLY RELATED. EVERY EMPLOYEE AND BOARD MEMBER MUST SIGN A STATEMENT WHEREBY THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE RECEIVED AND UNDERSTOOD THE CONFLICT POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUES TO SELECT THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO CONDUCT THE ANNUAL AUDIT. THE AUDIT REPORT IS ISSUED TO THE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED BY THE AUDITORS. THE REPORT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.