2021-05-14T16:22:17-05:00 2020-06-30 BDO USA LLP 1801 MARKET STREET SUITE 1700 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2019-07-01 231438083 WHYY INC % KEVIN A YOSHIOKA WHYY 2153511200 150 NORTH SIXTH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 KEVIN A YOSHIOKA VP Finance/Analysis 2153511200 2021-05-14 true Marc R Berger CPA P01871563 2155641900 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z William J Marrazzo CEO 150 NORTH SIXTH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 45124190 false X HTTP://WWW.WHYY.ORG X 1953 PA WHYY IS THE PHILADELPHIA REGION'S LEADING PUBLIC MEDIA PROVIDER, SERVING SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, AND ALL OF DELAWARE. 26 25 346 1282 16860 -6976 33244084 27137383 6989806 8816254 860701 862367 651956 2175645 41746547 38991649 0 0 0 0 18745082 20042328 1797442 1747995 8162349 17227068 16319572 37769592 38109895 3976955 881754 54178422 57841127 10374565 12649845 43803857 45191282 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 13992563 3807071 See Schedule O 10053115 6964384 See Schedule O 3025271 See Schedule O 895591 140233 27966540 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 175 0 true 346 true true true false false false false true true true 2 false false false true false false false X 26 25 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NJ PA X X KEVIN A YOSHIOKA 2153511200 150 NORTH SIXTH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 William J Marrazzo President and CEO 40.0 0.0 X X 703369 0 36640 Terry Gross Host - Fresh Air 40.0 0.0 X 351110 0 36565 Kyra G McGrath President,Ventures/Enterprises 40.0 0.0 X 323045 0 43405 Daniel B Miller Executive Producer - Fresh Air 40.0 0.0 X 208742 0 30701 Sandra Clark VP, News & Civic Dialogue 40.0 0.0 X 194660 0 43206 Kevin Yoshioka VP, Finance & Analysis 40.0 0.0 X 142437 0 36738 Marjorie Moss-Coane Host - Radio Times 40.0 0.0 X 140253 0 27223 Arthur Ellis VP, Comms & Member Relations 40.0 0.0 X 148954 0 16631 Ruth Clauser VP, Administrative Services 40.0 0.0 X 154389 0 9885 Rosanne Oleyn VP, Inst Advancement thru 9/19 40.0 0.0 X 152994 0 8840 L Frederick Sutherland Chairman of the Board 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 John F Salveson Vice-Chairman of the Board 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Larry Weiss Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Barbara C Bisgaier Secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Craig L Adams Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Robert D Auritt Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Barbara A Austell Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Steven Scott Bradley Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Benito Cachinero-Sanchez Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 The Honorable Michael Castle Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Walter D'Alessio Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Nina Gussack Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 La-Toya P Hackney Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Eric G Helt Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Lukach Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Cheryl D Maddox Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Tracy L Maeter Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Ralph Muller Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 William B Petersen Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Vivian Weyerhaeuser Piasecki Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Charles P Pizzi Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Wendell E Pritchett Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Sneed Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Helen Stimson Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Zarus Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 2519953 0 289834 23 false true false Trains Towers Inc PO Box 16 HADDON HEIGHTS NJ 08035 Install Equipment 847440 Next Generation Fundraising Inc 1235 Westlakes Drive Suite 130 BERWYN PA 19312 Direct Response Mktg 748727 Arts Advance Inc 927 Remington Road WYNNEWOOD PA 19096 Program Production 394556 Donor Development Strategies LLC 141 Union Boulevard Suite 300 LAKEWOOD CO 80228 Door-to-Door Canvass 380860 Allegiance Fundraising LLC 3064 49th Street South FARGO ND 58104 Direct Response Mktg 326731 22 18872784 282143 7982456 500213 27137383 PROGRAM CONTRACTS & OTHER PROJECTS 515100 8816254 8799394 16860 0 8816254 475558 475558 0 20158 20158 60053 60053 0 60053 60053 6519350 6132541 386809 386809 386809 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FCC REPACK FUNDING 515100 1620860 1620860 CHANNEL SHARING INCOME 515100 416150 416150 OTHER INCOME 515100 58424 58424 2095434 38991649 10894828 16860 942578 0 0 0 0 1596030 845720 534462 215848 0 14911933 11331263 624149 2956521 481944 356639 33736 91569 1904183 1390054 190418 323711 1148238 849287 81605 217346 0 156800 117516 39284 81778 59698 8178 13902 16802 16802 1747995 1747995 0 674461 568037 51665 54759 1173082 1139133 12217 21732 427440 260358 53937 113145 723378 489009 36684 197685 0 432400 367713 21562 43125 203949 137946 30685 35318 0 0 688521 176233 128105 384183 0 1105164 1105164 127987 81912 35836 10239 PRODUCTION/ACQUISITION COSTS 7325287 7325287 0 0 MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT EXP 1415979 0 0 1415979 TRANSMITTER/STUDIO MAINT 881049 881049 0 0 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 165972 5246 1656 159070 719523 462474 96827 160222 38109895 27966540 1981006 8162349 2823801 5389701 1488076 1079405 6681042 6018049 1690926 807248 0 0 0 0 0 0 51988 54168 234129 196217 44140584 27851523 14909698 16289061 20021972 21386457 0 0 0 0 0 0 6276790 6620821 54178422 57841127 3912119 3280403 0 0 1326476 1043385 0 0 0 0 0 0 4800185 8326057 0 0 335785 0 10374565 12649845 X 31917807 34746594 11886050 10444688 43803857 45191282 54178422 57841127 X 881754 337813 191442 -23584 X X false true X true false X 24850661 25417853 27744166 33244084 27137383 138394147 0 0 24850661 25417853 27744166 33244084 27137383 138394147 4078639 134315508 209473 326795 476136 582695 555769 2150868 0 0 140545015 55625274 0.95568 0.94506 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 16802 false false 16802 false FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1G The lobbyists for WHYY Inc. aim to maintain and increase annual support from the State of Delaware and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 18518341 1983492 1242756 449635 21294954 17472145 1417813 371617 18518341 16486393 1178672 192920 17472145 7651433 8000000 934165 99205 16486393 5683437 2423203 -209534 239840 5833 7651433 0.84200 0.12400 0.03400 false false 1543979 1543979 20782330 10636422 10145908 21814275 17215101 4599174 16289061 UNBILLED PROJECT REVENUES 4827032 BROADCAST LICENSES 1078430 BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRUST 562110 DEFERRED PROJECT COSTS 153249 6620821 0 0 X 39624916 337813 319038 -23584 633267 38991649 38991649 38237491 127596 127596 38109895 38109895 Form 990, Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The endowment funds are used to support programming and educational programs of WHYY. Form 990, Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 WHYY IS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS THEREFORE EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(a) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019, WHYY DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, WHYY BELIEVES IT HAS NOT ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EXAMINATION. WHYY'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE CORPORATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXING AUTHORITY. WHYY ENGAGES IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. THESE ACTIVITIES RESULT IN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME THAT IS TAXABLE AT NORMAL CORPORATE RATES. THERE WAS NO INCOME TAX PROVISION OR BENEFIT RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019. AS OF JUNE 30, 2020, WHYY HAS NET OPERATING LOSS CARRY FORWARDS, EXPIRING AT VARIOUS DATES THROUGH 2038. THE DEFERRED TAX ASSET RESULTING FROM THE NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARD HAS BEEN FULLY RESERVED SINCE ITS USE IS NOT CONSIDERED MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT. 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WHYY uses a third party vendor to process vehicle donations. ORGANIZATION'S MISSION-FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 WHYY is the Philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving southeast Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and all of Delaware. WHYY produces and distributes news and information, arts and culture, and education programs on television, radio, the web and mobile devices. WHYY reaches and engages about 616,000 television viewers and 478,000 radio listeners a week and nearly 2 million unique monthly website visitors to Whyy.org. In addition, Whyy reaches a national audience in excess of 5.4 million listeners a week primarily through distribution of "Fresh Air". Fresh Air with Terry Gross, which covers popular culture and public affairs, is now heard by over 5.4 million people each week on some 654 public radio stations. Fresh Air receives in excess of 3.9 million downloads per week. PROGRAM SERVICES-FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A Television Programming: WHYY provides news and information, arts and culture and children's programming on three 24/7 broadcast channels as well as online, via cable, on-demand services and on mobile devices. WHYY-TV offers a varied blend of the best national programming along with WHYY's local content. Local WHYY video productions include You Oughta Know, a guide to people, places and events you might not know about in the Philadelphia region; On Stage at Curtis, presenting student recitals taped at the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music; Movers & Makers, introduces fascinating people and interesting places in the greater Philadelphia region that explores the vibrant local arts scene and creators making an impact on our community; and Flicks which provides up-to-the-minute coverage of top films, stars and moviemakers. PROGRAM SERVICES-FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B Radio Programming: WHYY-FM'S NEWS AND INFORMATION FORMAT OFFERS THE REGION A COMPREHENSIVE RADIO SERVICE. WHYY-FM HAS A WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION AS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION, COMBINING SUCH NPR PROGRAMS AS MORNING EDITION AND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED WITH REPORTS FROM WHYY'S LOCAL NEWS TEAM. WHYY IS ALSO THE PRODUCER OF RADIO TIMES, AN ENGAGING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING INTERVIEW PROGRAM THAT EXAMINES REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS; FRESH AIR WITH TERRY GROSS, WHICH COVERS POPULAR CULTURE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND IS NOW HEARD BY OVER 5.4 MILLION PEOPLE EACH WEEK ON SOME 654 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS; AS WELL AS THE PULSE, A WEEKLY PROGRAM FEATURING REPORTING AND STORYTELLING AROUND HEALTH, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. PODCASTS SUCH AS A.I. NATION, FAMILY FAVORITE ELEANOR AMPLIFIED AND THE LIMITED SERIES SCHOOLED, OFFER CONTENT ONLINE TO FULFILL WHYY'S STRATEGIC FOCUS ON DELIVERING CONTENT ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. ALL OF WHYY'S AUDIO PROGRAMMING IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WHYY.ORG AS STREAMING CONTENT AND PODCAST. PROGRAM SERVICES-FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C Online Services: WHYY.org is the organization's online home delivering news and dialogue to nearly 2 million unique users each month. Special sections are devoted to arts and culture, health and science and special interest blogs. WHYY content is also widely distributed through social media. WHYY.org provides access to on-demand program content, FM and TV schedules and general information about WHYY. ALL OTHER PROGRAMS-FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D WHYY continues to help increase student engagement with widely successful video and audio production classes, afterschool programs, summer camps and in-school Media Labs. For the past decade, WHYY programming has taught young people to explore their environment, problem solve, tell stories and succeed in creative professions. WHYY engaged 3,300 students, teachers and community members in FY20 in hands-on media arts training through the program. To date, WHYY has now surpassed 20,000 total students, teachers and community members since it began its media arts training programs. WHYY now provides 45 media labs in Philadelphia schools. IMPACT & COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Participant surveys found that the students and teachers learn video and audio production, critical thinking, STEM education skills and problem solving, research, develop a strong sense of self-efficacy and are better prepared for a wide variety of workplaces. Students are also learning valuable life skills like how to work in teams, how to plan projects and how to solve difficult problems. FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B The Form 990 was reviewed prior to filing at a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Board. WHYY provided a copy of the Form 990 to all Board members immediately after the review by the Finance Committee via a secure website. The Form 990 was available on the website until WHYY filed the return. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LN 12C Members of the WHYY Board of Directors complete an annual survey to determine, among other issues, if they have an interest in another media organization, or an interest in an organization whose application was dismissed or denied by the FCC for prejudice or due to a character issue. If a conflict were to arise, it would be reviewed by the CEO in consultation with the Board Chairman (or Vice Chairman if the Chairman were the party to the conflict). If it is determined that a conflict exists, that Member of the Board would be asked to recuse him or herself from any related matters. DETERMINING COMP OF THE CEO-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LN 15A The WHYY Board follows best practices in establishing its executive compensation program, depending exclusively upon advice and analysis from recognized independent consultants. The resultant executive compensation arrangements contain an appropriate mix of base salary as well as variable short and long-term benefits tied to performance metrics. Compensation design is therefore driven to be competitive with other regional for- and not-for-profits of similar size and complexity in and out of the Media Sector. PUBLIC AVAIL OF FINANCIALS-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 Upon request of a member of the public, all such policies and statements are available for inspection. All are housed in either WHYY's Public Files or the Legal or Human Resources Department. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS: ($23,584)