2022-05-14T08:10:53-05:00 2021-06-30 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP ONE NORTH BRENTWOOD SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2020-07-01 430685345 ST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC STLO 3145129145 3655 OLIVE STREET ST LOUIS MO 631083601 DENISE KAHLE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO 3145129145 2022-05-10 1 DENISE KAHLE 999009999 KIMBERLY A RYAN P00829977 3142903300 0 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z NINE NETWORK OF PUBLIC MEDIA DENISE KAHLE 3655 OLIVE STREET ST LOUIS MO 63108 13369535 0 X WWW.NINEPBS.ORG X 1952 MO NINE PBS HAS A MISSION OF IGNITING THE SPIRIT OF POSSIBILITY AND ENVISIONS A STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA. ST. LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA (D/B/A NINE PBS) IS CONSISTENTLY RATED IN THE MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC TV STATIONS, PROVIDING SERVICES ON FOUR DISTINCT DIGITAL CHANNELS. 28 28 130 300 395120 0 11970590 11519887 0 41162 60770 47942 1125530 1129659 13156890 12738650 0 0 0 0 5177251 5445229 338911 274365 2722666 6435380 5453466 11951542 11173060 1205348 1565590 28819814 34134031 2127563 4617665 26692251 29516366 X ST. LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA (D/B/A NINE PBS)-A PBS AFFILIATE CONSISTENTLY RATED IN THE MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC TV STATIONS, SERVES AS THE REGION'S STORY-TELLER - BROADCASTING, PRODUCING AND SHARING THOSE STORIES ON FOUR DIGITAL VIDEO CHANNELS, A WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES. THE STATION PROVIDES SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY FAR BEYOND BROADCAST TELEVISION THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THAT SERVE TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST WITH CRITICAL NEEDS. 0 0 3266186 41162 BROADCASTING AND PROGRAMMING:-TO ACQUIRE AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE THE POPULATION OF THE GREATER METROPOLITAN SAINT LOUIS REGION AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND THE SOUTH-CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGION WITH NATIONALLY PRODUCED PBS PROGRAMS ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROGRAM GENRES SUCH AS... IN THE NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY GENRE: PBS NEWS HOUR, AMANPOUR AND COMPANY, BBC WORLD NEWS, WASHINGTON WEEK, FRONTLINE AND INDEPENDENT LENS. IN THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM GENRE: SESAME STREET, DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, DINOSAUR TRAIN, MOLLY OF DENALI, NATURE CAT, SUPER WHY, WILD KRATTS, ODD SQUAD, HERO ELEMENTARY, AND MANY MORE; PROGRAMS THAT ADD TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND ENRICHMENT SUCH AS NOVA, NATURE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, THIS OLD HOUSE, MASTERPIECE CLASSIC, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, TRAVELSCOPE, AMERICAN MASTERS, BEST OF JOY OF PAINTING AND MANY MORE. NINE PBS IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE NATION. NINE PBS BROADCASTS ITS PROGRAMS OVER FOUR DISTINCT DIGITAL CHANNELS. THE FOUR CHANNELS ARE REBRANDED AS FOLLOWS: NINE PBS, NINE PBS KIDS, NINE WORLD AND NINE CREATE. 1652366 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION:UTILIZING THE MANY PLATFORMS OF PUBLIC MEDIA - ON AIR, ON-LINE AND IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, THE NINE NETWORK PRODUCES A BODY OF WORK IN THE FORM OF SHORT AND LONG FORM DOCUMENTARIES WHICH ARE COMPLIMENTED BY A ROBUST WEBSITE AND INITIATIVES THAT ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. SOME YEARS AGO, NINE PBS WAS SELECTED BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO LEAD A MULTI-YEAR PUBLIC MEDIA INITIATIVE CALLED "AMERICAN GRADUATE" TO HELP COMMUNITIES CREATE AWARENESS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT CRISIS AND HELP PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS COORDINATE ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE DROPOUT CRISIS WAS MOST ACUTE. MOST RECENTLY, THE INITIATIVE HAS BROADENED FOCUS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR GRADUATES TO AQUIRE THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORKFORCE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OTHER EDUCATION/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THAT NINE PBS PERIODICALLY RECEIVES FUNDING FOR TO PRODUCE PROGRAMS AND/OR ENGAGE CONSTITUENTS IN COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TOPICS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. TO MEET EMERGING LEARNING NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITHOUT RELIABLE ACCESS TO DIGITAL DEVICES OR INTERNET ACCESS, NINE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS TO CREATE CURRICULUM FOR PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS. "TEACHING IN ROOM 9" IS BROADCAST DAILY AND ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE ON YOUTUBE.COM. 1156907 4854 PRODUCTION:NINE-PBS, THOUGH THE USE OF ITS ROBUST PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING FULLY INTEGRATED STUDIOS AND CONTROL ROOMS, HIGH-DEFINITION EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION SUITES AND AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM OF PRODUCERS AND TECHNICAL STAFF, PRODUCE REGULARLY SCHEDULE LOCALLY PRODUCED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY SERIES "LIVING SAINT LOUIS AND THE WEEKLY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOW "DONNYBROOK." LIVING SAINT LOUIS IS A MAGAZINE-FORMAT SHOW THAT SHOWCASES THE RICH HISTORY OF OUR REGION, IN ADDITION TO ITS ARTS AND CULTURE AND STORIES OF COMMUNITY LIFE AT LARGE. DONNYBROOK IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING LOCALLY PRODUCED PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING. DONNYBROOK, A HALF-HOUR WEEKLY BROADCAST, IS FOLLOWED BY (AND COMPLIMENTED BY) "DONNYBROOK NEXT UP" -A HALF-HOUR CALL-IN SHOW THAT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON SUBJECTS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL INTEREST. 1142444 PUBLIC INFORMATION - TO INFORM VIEWERS OF SCHEDULED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ABOUT NINE PBS ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE STATION PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM GUIDE TO NEARLY FORTY THOUSAND MEMBERS AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS. THE PROGRAM GUIDE ALSO FEATURES ARTICLES ABOUT PROGRAMS AND OTHER EVENTS AND INITIATIVES OF NINE PBS. THE STATION HAS A ROBUST WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES PROGRAM INFORMATION, VIDEO STREAMING OF PROGRAMS, AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES WHICH SERVE TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. 1142444 7217903 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 50 0 130 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MO IL X DENISE KAHLE 3145129145 3655 OLIVE STREET ST LOUIS MO 63108 MARK LINDGREN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BRINKLEY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK KRIEGER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY KEMPER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID STEWARD II IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE ADEWALE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD AVEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY BARNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED BENDANA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE BROUGHTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CONNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JILL FALK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GAGLIANO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HARVEY A HARRIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS HUMMEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KOPLAR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD KORTE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK S LAVIGNE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDAN LIND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS LOWER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS C MELZER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA MORRIS-THORNTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY NELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA PEARSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA PETERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SNOWDEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHAND STEINING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES E WILLIAMS JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN BURKHARDT DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAXINE CLARK DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEPE PRINCE FINN DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUANITA HINSHAW DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET M HOLLOWAY DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN KRANZBERG DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM OLSON DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACK SCHREIBER DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK SLY DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR DONALD SUGGS DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MILTON P WILKINS JR DIRECTOR - EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SHAW PRESIDENT AND CEO 50.00 X 263804 0 9814 RICHARD E SKALSKI SR VICE PRESIDENT, CFO, COO 50.00 X 186520 0 17565 JAMES MARLOW VP AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 50.00 X 153686 0 28943 MATTHEW HUELSKAMP VP AND CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 50.00 X 119420 0 23757 JAMES KIRCHHERR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 50.00 X 116563 0 17807 ROYA BROMELL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 50.00 X 104623 0 18808 ANGELA CARR VP AND CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 50.00 X 101738 0 15398 RUSS HITZEMANN VP & CHIEF INDIVIDUAL GIVING OFFICER 50.00 X 108179 0 7980 DEAN MUTTER VP AND CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 50.00 X 121001 0 2431 1275534 0 142503 9 1 1 0 ALLEGIANCE FUNDRAISING LLC 3064 49TH ST S FARGO ND 58104 DIRECT MARKETING, SOFTWARE 232817 1 427961 2750628 8341298 248492 11519887 PUBLIC BROADCASTING REVENUE 515100 41162 41162 41162 47942 47942 657691 657691 17400 274767 0 288640 17400 -13873 3527 -13873 17400 396839 427961 342245 54594 54594 VIDEO PRODUCTION 900003 355783 355783 ADVERTISING (PROGRAM GUIDE) 900004 53210 53210 4854 4854 413847 12738650 46016 395120 777627 753523 187325 566198 3736702 2485430 252841 998431 631460 437117 15967 178376 323544 198704 46194 78646 13727 1099 12404 224 51800 51800 17944 17944 274365 274365 18266 18266 61370 38935 8250 14185 36309 36309 239501 20054 91928 127519 336471 115275 24702 196494 382928 331274 23460 28194 7958 2789 4858 311 19245 15396 1925 1924 803295 671892 53505 77898 72347 59965 6191 6191 PROGRAM ACQUISITION RIG 1918733 1918733 SUPPLIES, AFFINITY GROU 485459 232034 7471 245954 DIRECT MAIL, PRINTING, 417812 121271 296541 TELECOMM. 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SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D (OTHER): DIRECT EXPENSES OF $342,245 FROM FUND-RAISING EVENTS (ON-AIR PLEDGE) DEDUCTED FROM GROSS REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B TO ARRIVE AT NET INCOME FROM FUND-RAISING EVENTS ON LINE 8C. CROSS REFERENCE SCHEDULE G, PART II LINE 10D. ALSO, $288,640 RENTAL EXPENSE DEDUCTED FROM GROSS RENTS ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B. SCHEDULE D, PART XII LINE 2D (OTHER): DIRECT EXPENSES OF $342,245 FROM FUND-RAISING EVENTS (ON-AIR PLEDGE) DEDUCTED FROM GROSS REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B TO ARRIVE AT NET INCOME FROM FUND-RAISING EVENTS ON LINE 8C. CROSS REFERENCE SCHEDULE G, PART II, LINE 10D. ALSO, $288,640 RENTAL EXPENSE DEDUCTED FROM GROSS RENTS ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B. 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SCHEDULE J, PART 1, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN THAT REQUIRES SUBSTANTIATION OF ALL BUSINESS EXPENSES INCURRED BY ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND DIRECTORS, IF APPLICABLE. X 282 248492 NET SALES/PROCEEDS 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: LINE 32B - THIS ENTITY USES THIRD PARTY (AUTOMOTIVE RECOVERY SERVICES, INC.) TO PROCESS DONATIONS OF VEHICLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSACT ALL REGULAR BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO ANY LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CFO PREPARES THE FORM 990 AND IT IS REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED (PRIOR TO FILING) TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEB-SITE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WE HAVE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT REQUIRES DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IF ANY) AND REFERS THEM TO THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IF RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND DOES SO USING THE 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA. THE CEO RECOMMENDS THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH PUBLIC BROADCASTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990 IS POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE FORM 990 AND 990-T ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED TO OUR WEB-SITE. 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