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NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO (EIN 62-1631652)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-01-18
IRS object ID
202120189349300507
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2021-01-18T09:19:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN620713250PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRAFTCPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 GREAT CIRCLE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN621631652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNASHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6157602903PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 MAINSTREAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP372281204ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE SWENSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6157602903PhoneNum
Signature2021-01-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEN YOUNGSTEADPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00320901PTIN
Phone6152427351PhoneNum
Preparation2021-01-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVE SWENSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 MAINSTREAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,550,193GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WPLN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1962FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-COMMERCIAL PUBLIC MEDIA SERVICE. NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND DELIVER CONTENT ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent16VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee33TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$17,271TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$17,544NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,458,828PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,119,469CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$421,947PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$468,373CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$78,539PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$102,429CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,959,314PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,690,271CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,710,954PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,827,642CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$861,473PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$724,016CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,547,749CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,176,343PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,302,760CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,748,770PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,854,418CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,210,544PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$835,853CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$22,059,815TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$680,622TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$893,518TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$20,680,534NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,166,297NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO'S MISSION IS TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED & INDEPENDENT NASHVILLE VOICE, CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM, COMPELLING STORYTELLING, CIVIL CONVERSATION AND MUSIC DISCOVERY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,613,044ExpenseAmt
Revenue$114,601RevenueAmt
DescOPERATIONS OF NON-COMMERICAL BROADCASTING STATIONS PRESENTING EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND PUBLIC INTEREST PROGRAMMING IN THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA. ONLINE STREAMING, WEB CONTENT AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PODCASTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND DEPTH OF OUR SERVICES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,613,044TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document28IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee33EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members17GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member16IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EVELYN ROBERTS NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6157602903PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 MAINSTREAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
STEVE SWENSON
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$177,482$0$26,081
ROBERT GORDON
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO40.00$172,482$0$25,923Yes (X)
CARL PEDERSEN
TREASURER & SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$143,977$0$10,715
DONNA ROBINSON
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00Yes (X)$125,584$0$17,825
ANITA BUGG
VP OF CONTENT40.00Yes (X)$107,795$0$17,240
MARTIN S BROWN JR
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
BARBARA G CHAZEN
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
DONNA ESKIND
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
LUCY DAVIS HAYNES
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELISSA KIM
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAROL KIRSHNER
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICIA C MEADOWS
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFF MCGRUDER
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALICE GAINER ROLLI
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
CURT THORNE
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
BETSY WILLS
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
BETH SIEGENTHALER COURTNEY
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
SAMAR ALI
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL CARPENTER
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
KATY VERNEY
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
RICHARD ABRAMSON
DIRECTOR1.30$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$727,320TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$97,784TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKET ENGINUITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13131 E CLARENDON AVE STE 105AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesPROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISINGServicesDesc
Compensation$709,080CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,313,213MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,806,256AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,119,469TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$272,448TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$272,448ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$6,600PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$23,871PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal-$17,271PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$17,271TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$17,271UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,025,142SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,829,217SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$195,925SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$195,925TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$195,925ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$11,933FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$6,834FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,099TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,099ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$114,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$114,601RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$114,601OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,690,271TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$114,601RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$17,271UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$473,472ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$629,366TotalAmt
Program Services$148,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$208,505FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,656,221TotalAmt
Program Services$1,256,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$223,772FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,116TotalAmt
Program Services$83,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,447ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,819FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,633TotalAmt
Program Services$227,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,238FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,306TotalAmt
Program Services$101,094ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,606FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,156TotalAmt
Program Services$10,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,632TotalAmt
Management And General$25,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$724,016TotalAmt
Fundraising$724,016FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,530TotalAmt
Program Services$37,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,775FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,412TotalAmt
Program Services$2,412ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,050TotalAmt
Program Services$58,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$157,395FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,667TotalAmt
Program Services$96,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,651FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,444TotalAmt
Program Services$57,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,952FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,954TotalAmt
Program Services$14,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,178FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,006TotalAmt
Program Services$5,006ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,947TotalAmt
Program Services$118,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,294FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,672TotalAmt
Program Services$34,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,134FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO F$593,168$593,168
PRI/APM PROGRAM FEES$369,466$369,466
TOWER EXPENSES$133,640$133,640
ALL OTHER PROGRAMMING$91,814$91,814

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,202TotalAmt
Program Services$169,911ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,877ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,414FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,854,418TotalAmt
Program Services$3,613,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$693,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,547,749FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$705,266BOYAmt
EOY$1,571,062EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$798,376BOYAmt
EOY$760,226EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$383,968BOYAmt
EOY$353,895EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,977BOYAmt
EOY$3,978EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,923,896LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,089,370LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,768,688BOYAmt
EOY$2,834,526EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,704,756BOYAmt
EOY$8,541,003EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,995,125BOYAmt
EOY$7,995,125EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,361,156BOYAmt
EOY$22,059,815EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,918BOYAmt
EOY$290,171EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,704BOYAmt
EOY$98,747EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,000BOYAmt
EOY$504,600EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$680,622BOYAmt
EOY$893,518EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,456,923BOYAmt
EOY$12,320,339EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,223,611BOYAmt
EOY$8,845,958EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,680,534BOYAmt
EOY$21,166,297EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,361,156BOYAmt
EOY$22,059,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$835,853ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$334,775NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$15,315OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,176,276CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,166,785CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,897,435CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,458,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,119,469CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,818,793TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,176,276CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,166,785CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,897,435CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,458,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,119,469CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,818,793TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$937,971SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,880,822PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$194,067CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$142,933CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$408,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$393,759CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$393,759CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,532,644TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$31,351,437TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$970,174GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,497,094BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$168,335InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,325,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,606,589BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$230,505InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,497,094EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,501,209BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$445,380InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,606,589EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,236,967BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$604,242InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,501,209EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,610,012BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$33,045InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,236,967EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$807,467OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$807,467BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,891,529OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,485,083DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,406,446BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,893,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,365,716DepreciationAmt
Book Value$527,681BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$331,503OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$238,571DepreciationAmt
Book Value$92,932BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,834,526TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENTS$8,347,264F
PERPETUAL TRUSTS$193,739F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,541,003TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFCC LICENSESDesc
Book Value$7,995,125BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,995,125TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,376,957TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$344,775NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,590DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$337,185RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,714,142RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$23,871OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$23,871RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,690,271TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,885,879TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,590DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$23,871OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$31,461ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,854,418ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,854,418TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION MAY SPEND ENDOWMENT CORPUS FOR ITS OPERATIONS OR ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY 85% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME EXPENSE -23,871.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 23,871.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKET ENGINUITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13131 EAST CLARENDON AVENUE SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityUNDERWRITINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$2,207,732GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$724,016RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,483,716NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,207,732TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$724,016TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,483,716TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PODCAST PARTYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$11,933GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$11,933GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,395RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,833FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$550EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,056OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$11,933GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$11,933GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,395RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,833FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$550EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,056OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$6,834DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$5,099NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
STEVE SWENSON
PRESIDENT & CEO$177,482$0$0$0$0$0$10,969$0$15,112$0$203,563$0$0$0
ROBERT GORDON
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO$172,482$0$0$0$0$0$9,500$0$16,423$0$198,405$0$0$0
CARL PEDERSEN
TREASURER & SECRETARY$143,977$0$0$0$0$0$10,715$0$0$0$154,692$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF THE ENTIRE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CENFORCING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BEGINS WITH THE ORIENTATION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE BRIEFED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND WHO ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT CONFIRMING THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE POLICY. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE POLICY IS SHARED BY THE STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS OR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE CEO AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS, MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ARE GIVEN DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION, GIVING BOARD MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS, INCLUDING THAT OF THE CEO, TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES, ARE GUIDED BY PERIODIC COMPENSATION REVIEWS CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, THESE REVIEWS USE SALARY DATA DERIVED FROM THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INDUSTRY AND FROM NON-PROFIT SALARY REFERENCES SOURCES, FURTHER ADJUSTED FOR OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND KEYED TO INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING INDEXES. THE CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO. ANY SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON THE CEO'S RECORD OF PERFORMANCE AND DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S DECISION FOR CEO COMPENSATION IS SHARED WITH AND RATIFIED BY THE FULL BOARD, GIVING EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES ARE SET ANNUALLY BY THE CEO BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND SUCCESS IN MEETING DEPARTMENTAL GOALS. THE CEO SHARES AND DISCUSSES TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO BELIEVE THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD OPERATE IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE STATION WEB SITE, WPLN.ORG, AND ARE FOUND IN THE STATION'S PUBLIC FILE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ON THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS WEBSITE, FCC.ORG. NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO'S BOARD MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE BOARD HAS TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS OR PERSONNEL MATTERS.