2025-08-12T07:29:28-05:00 2024-09-30 593204548 JAMES MOORE & CO PL 5931 NW 1ST PLACE GAINESVILLE FL 326072063 990 2023-10-01 590711482 WJCT INC WJCT 9043586321 100 FESTIVAL PARK AVE JACKSONVILLE FL 322021309 DAVID MCGOWAN CEO 9043586335 2025-07-25 1 1 CORINNE LAROCHE P01500189 3523781331 2025-07-25 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID MCGOWAN 100 FESTIVAL PARK AVE JACKSONVILLE FL 322021309 15564566 0 X WWW.WJCT.ORG X 1958 FL WJCT IS THE COMMUNITY-OWNED AND OPERATED PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION SERVING JACKSONVILLE AND THE FIRST COAST SINCE 1958, USING TELEVISION, RADIO, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND LIVE EVENTS TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS LEARN, SHARE, AND GROW. 19 19 82 65 72807 0 7009111 9243009 1853610 1419132 176336 307369 541572 626695 9580629 11596205 0 0 0 0 5022738 5235963 33300 32255 1404865 4101073 4426820 9157111 9695038 423518 1901167 14159861 16216428 1224121 1032979 12935740 15183449 X WJCT'S MISSION IS TO USE OUR UNIQUE ASSETS AS A RESOURCE FOR CITIZENS TO COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HUMAN DIVERSITY, EXPERIENCE LIFELONG LEARNING, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN MATTERS OF CIVIC IMPORTANCE, ALL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITY. 0 1 7273204 1420811 COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT:AT WJCT PUBLIC MEDIA, WE ARE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING INTELLIGENT AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING NEWS AND INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTLY TO HOMES ACROSS THE FIRST COAST. WE SERVE AS AN ACCESSIBLE FORUM FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND DEBATE, STRIVING TO OPEN MINDS, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.STEWARDSHIP:SINCE OUR FIRST TELEVISION BROADCAST IN SEPTEMBER 1958 AND OUR FIRST RADIO BROADCAST IN APRIL 1972, WE HAVE STRIVED TO REFLECT AND RESPOND TO THE DIVERSE VOICES OF OUR FIRST COAST COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION, BALANCE, AND RESPECT. WE RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA AND HONOR OUR HERITAGE BY STAYING RESPONSIVE TO CITIZENS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, CULTURES, AND VALUES.EDUCATION:NOTHING SURPASSES OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUNG LEARNERS. MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO, WHEN "COMMERCIAL-FREE TELEVISION" WAS STILL A NOVELTY, WJCT ADDED THEN CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMMING TO ITS SCHEDULE: SESAME STREET AND MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD. IN BOTH THEIR STYLE AND CONTENT, THESE PROGRAMS MODELED GOOD CHARACTER AND GAVE RISE TO THE TERM "SAFE HAVEN." PARENTS SOON LEARNED THAT THEY COULD TRUST THEIR KIDS TO JAX PBS, A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT HAS NEVER WAVERED. TODAY, WJCT OFFERS A FULL SUITE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND LIVE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. WITH UNIVERSAL ACCESS REACHING ACROSS THE "DIGITAL DIVIDE," WJCT'S EDUCATION SERVICES ARE WIDELY USED AND PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN STUDY AFTER STUDY. PBS KIDS CONTENT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO ENHANCE EARLY LITERACY SKILLS LIKE NAMING LETTERS, SOUNDS, AND UNDERSTANDING STORIES. CHILDREN USING PBS CONTENT AT HOME OUTSCORED A COMPARISON GROUP ON WIDELY USED STANDARDIZED TESTS THAT MEASURE MATH CONCEPTS SUCH AS NUMBERS AND COUNTING. CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS USING THE FLORIDA PBS LEARNING MEDIA CONTENT OUTPERFORMED NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NORMS BY 10%. PARENTS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS AND DIVERSE ETHNICITIES TRUST PBS AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER MEDIA BRAND. 7273204 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 34 0 1 82 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X BENITA FEARS 9043586321 100 FESTIVAL PARK AVE JACKSONVILLE FL 322021309 ABEL HARDING TREASURER UNTIL 4/2024 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE MADSEN TREASURER AS OF 4/2024 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ASGHAR SYED TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL HENDRICH CHAIR-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN BUSH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE BUCKLAND TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FARLEY KERN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK DENTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE MAXEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG ANDERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FEAGINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIA WARREN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMMIE WINSTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LATANYA WYNN-HALL TRUSTEE UNTIL 2/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWSIKIA HODGES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA BAKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEERA SHETTY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN FOLEY TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LOEB TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI MCELROY TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY WILSON TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY ALICEA VP & COO JCT SERVICES 40.00 X 146752 0 22065 CARLOS SEMIDEI SECRETARY 40.00 X 48985 0 1625 DAVID MCGOWAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 219922 0 16584 GERALDINE CIRILLO SENIOR VP & COO 40.00 X 148942 0 17908 564601 0 58182 3 0 1 0 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE 1225 S CLARK STREET ARLINGTON VA 22202 CONTENT PROVIDERS 952304 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 CONTENT PROVIDERS 361792 CENTRALCAST LLC 415 W FAYETTE STREET SYRACUSE NY 13204 MASTER CONTROL SERVICES 142866 BLACKBAUD 65 FAIRCHILD STREET CHARLESTON SC 29492 COMPUTER SERVICES 113322 4 2799764 1847700 4595545 9243009 PROGRAMMING SERVICES 517000 1235656 1235656 MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 900099 172735 172735 CONFERENCES 900099 10741 10741 1419132 291056 -182 291238 885381 266564 618817 618817 72989 545828 3718110 3701797 16313 16313 16313 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 6199 6199 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 1679 1679 7878 11596205 1420811 72807 859578 X 475646 174272 301374 3760139 2851645 245724 662770 45716 36899 8817 636911 452982 81556 102373 317551 227995 40139 49417 8065 8065 143150 143150 32255 32255 133668 18978 38855 75835 1012575 710447 103903 198225 74652 49605 25047 283249 173844 26314 83091 610455 464737 3889 141829 26841 8639 13693 4509 1610 399 1182 29 616509 579032 37477 152513 152513 PROGRAMMING COSTS 1371252 1355329 9515 6408 OTHER EXPENSES 18616 2645 5411 10560 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 8878 5178 3700 RENTAL ALLOCATIONS -35213 -35213 9695038 7273204 1016969 1404865 1539483 2353387 1970000 1760000 352104 1233483 283064 231803 61067 111462 20658356 15048705 5949590 5609651 3631323 4626371 134754 61067 89777 177409 200494 14159861 16216428 535929 510071 518370 325063 169822 197845 1224121 1032979 X 11772195 12499659 1163545 2683790 12935740 15183449 14159861 16216428 X 1901167 314742 31800 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7177054 7972721 7979118 7009111 9243009 39381013 75737 77563 608951 1100279 887587 2750117 7252791 8050284 8588069 8109390 10130596 42131130 33086 42098044 553642 598559 431667 656634 837066 3077568 47319 58206 72807 178332 1544988 1400469 1986 5014 6199 2958656 48345686 4803574 0.87080 0.83670 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,544,605. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,400,190. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 383. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 279. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,986. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,014. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 6,199. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 87760 87760 9901764 8295043 1606721 4043850 1830873 2212977 6527888 4922789 1605099 97094 97094 5609651 GIFT ANNUITY LIABILITY 107344 LEASE LIABILITY 90501 197845 X PART X, LINE 2: WJCT IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER 501(C)(3) AND JCT SERVICES IS AN LLC, WHOLLY OWNED BY WJCT AND CONSIDERED A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES. ALL ACTIVITY OF JCT SERVICES IS INCLUDED ON THE TAX RETURN OF WJCT. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE STATION WHICH CAUSE IMPOSITION OF THE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX PROVISION HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX AMOUNTS. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023, THE STATION HAD NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $3,900,000 AND $4,000,000, RESPECTIVELY. THE NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS, IF NOT UTILIZED, WILL BEGIN TO EXPIRE IN 2025. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE OBJECT EVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE STATION'S HISTORY OF LOSSES AND UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ACTIVITY, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE NET DEFERRED TAX ASSETS WILL NOT BE FULLY REALIZABLE. THEREFORE, NO BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE REALIZATION OF ANY TAX ASSETS. THE STATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE STATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES AND MAY CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. THE STATION HAS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED THE RELEVANT TECHNICAL MERITS OF EACH OF ITS TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE STATION. X 1 GREATER PUBLIC PO BOX 303279 AUSTIN TX 78703 MAIL ACQUISITION SERVICES 0 16406 32255 -15849 16406 32255 -15849 FL SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASES MAIL ACQUISITION SERVICES FROM THE FUNDRAISER. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVID MCGOWAN PRESIDENT & CEO 199922 0 20000 0 0 0 5846 0 10738 0 236506 0 0 0 ANTHONY ALICEA VP & COO JCT SERVICES 119752 0 27000 0 0 0 3416 0 18649 0 168817 0 0 0 GERALDINE CIRILLO SENIOR VP & COO 100238 0 48704 0 0 0 4039 0 13869 0 166850 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE PAY FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 JCT SERVICES, LLC WAS FORMED AS A LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION IN MAY 2012 TO SERVICE PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION FOR THE DIGITAL CONVERGENCE ALLIANCE (DCA). JCT SERVICES, LLC IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE STATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, JCT SERVICES WAS DISSOLVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CEO, BOARD TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS APPROVED BY THE CEO AND BOARD TREASURER AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNS THEIR ACCEPTANCE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE ACTING CORPORATE SECRETARY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT DOES ARISE DURING THE YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE PAY FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. MARKET SURVEYS HELP DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 447,291. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 84,286. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,988. TOTAL EXPENSES 560,565. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 19,617. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 19,617. MEMBERSHIP MAINTENANCE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 169,237. TOTAL EXPENSES 169,237. TALENT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 48,973. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 48,973. ENGINEER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,000. CONSULTANT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 150,208. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 150,208. RESEARCH PROJECT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 43,975. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 43,975. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN ANNUITY AGREEMENT 9,034. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 22,766. JCT SERVICES LLC 100 FESTIVAL PARK AVENUE JACKSONVILLE FL 32202 455027591 PROVIDE OPERATIONAL, MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, & MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR DCA FL 1877062 0 WJCT INC