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APTS ACTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
APTS ACTION INC (EIN 52-2318787)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2021-11-08
IRS object ID
202143129349302974
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-08T13:31:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522318787EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1APTS Action IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAPTSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2026544200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11225 S Clark Street No 1425AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222024371ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEmil MaraPersonNm
Person TitleVice President, FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone2026544200PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstEmilPersonFirstNm
Person LastMaraPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-04PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPatrick ButlerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11225 S Clark Street No 1425AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222024371ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,516,053GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresshttps://aptsactioninc.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPromotes the legislative interests of noncommerical television stations at the national levelActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body23VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,195,787PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,303,142CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$26,340PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$87,041CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,222,127PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,390,183CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$425,312PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$438,105CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$879,323PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$824,561CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,304,635PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,262,666CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$82,508PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$127,517CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,339,927TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,626,572TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$544,375TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$647,763TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$795,552NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$978,809NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAPTS Action, Inc. promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommerical television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan political support.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$965,983ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,303,142RevenueAmt
DescMembership and Special Projects - With a wide range of policy issues including education, health care and telecommunications, APTS works with its member stations to bring public television's message to Capitol Hill and the Administration in a wide variety of ways.Our legislative priorities include the following: Federal funding for America's public television stations and expanding our outreach in education, public safety and civic leadership.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$965,983TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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 EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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 Members23GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1APTS Action IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2026544200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11225 S Clark Street No 1425AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222024371ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Leo Brooks
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Butler
Trustee/President and CEO10.0030.00Yes (X)$0$560,175$92,220Yes (X)
Eric Easter
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Edwards
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susi Elkins
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Fugate
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey Gilbert
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DeAnne Hamilton
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mimi Gregory
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony Hayes
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura Hunter
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Franz Joachim
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Jones
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carol Kellermann
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Garrett King
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vicki Lawson
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jefferi Lee
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Molly Phillips
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Rae
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Russell
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dax Schieffer
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sherrese Smith
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Steward
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dolores Sukhdeo
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Ulman
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Unger
Trustee1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lonna Thompson
Executive VP, COO, General Counsel10.0030.00$0$351,503$30,859Yes (X)
Emil Mara
VP, Finance, Admin, and Membership5.0035.00$0$212,214$54,480Yes (X)
Kate Riley
VP, Government and Public Affairs30.0010.00$0$169,172$43,600Yes (X)
Kenneth Blunt
Director, Networks and Technology5.0035.00$0$131,548$39,780Yes (X)
Jennifer Captain
Director, Government Relations30.0010.00$0$134,986$44,286Yes (X)
Stacey Karp
Director, Communications15.0025.00$0$125,052$23,322Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,684,650TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$328,547TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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 Line150 State LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 27639AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20038ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesState lobbying consultantsServicesDesc
Compensation$120,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Membership dues813910$1,212,592$1,212,592
Special projects541900$90,550$90,550
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,303,142TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,008TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$18,008ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$194,903SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$125,870SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$69,033SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$69,033TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$69,033ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,390,183TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,303,142RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$87,041ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$348,847TotalAmt
Program Services$348,847ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,049TotalAmt
Program Services$32,049ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,907TotalAmt
Program Services$37,907ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,302TotalAmt
Program Services$19,302ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,000TotalAmt
Management And General$40,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,868TotalAmt
Management And General$1,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,396TotalAmt
Management And General$13,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$444,000TotalAmt
Program Services$444,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,769TotalAmt
Management And General$7,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,180TotalAmt
Program Services$14,180ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,945TotalAmt
Program Services$2,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$233,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,902TotalAmt
Program Services$47,902ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Subscriptions/Library$18,251$18,251
Membership Dues$1,250$1,250

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,262,666TotalAmt
Program Services$965,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$296,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,543BOYAmt
EOY$319,612EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,883BOYAmt
EOY$17,316EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,149,501BOYAmt
EOY$1,289,644EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,339,927BOYAmt
EOY$1,626,572EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,306BOYAmt
EOY$6,680EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,940BOYAmt
EOY$201,239EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,129BOYAmt
EOY$439,844EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,375BOYAmt
EOY$647,763EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,552BOYAmt
EOY$978,809EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,552BOYAmt
EOY$978,809EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,339,927BOYAmt
EOY$1,626,572EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$127,517ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$55,740NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue to affiliateDesc
Amt$439,844Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$439,844TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,854,037TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$55,740NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$3,415,883OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,471,623RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,382,414RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$7,769InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$7,769RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,390,183TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,361,836TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,106,939OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,106,939ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,254,897ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$7,769InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,769ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,262,666TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:APTS and APTS Action are recognized as tax-exempt organizations under IRC Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), respectively, and are exempt from income taxes except for taxes on unrelated business activities. No tax expense is recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as there was no unrelated business taxable income. Management evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that the Organization's consolidated financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Revenue and eliminations- Consolidated entity 3,415,883.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Expenses and eliminations- Consolidated entity 3,106,939.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (6 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
Patrick Butler
Trustee/President and CEO$0$556,715$0$0$0$3,460$0$66,805$0$25,415$0$652,395$0$0
Lonna Thompson
Executive VP, COO, General Counsel$0$323,370$0$0$0$28,133$0$27,704$0$3,155$0$382,362$0$0
Emil Mara
VP, Finance, Admin, and Membership$0$185,492$0$0$0$26,722$0$17,208$0$37,272$0$266,694$0$0
Kate Riley
VP, Government and Public Affairs$0$149,504$0$0$0$19,668$0$14,167$0$29,433$0$212,772$0$0
Jennifer Captain
Director, Government Relations$0$116,818$0$0$0$18,168$0$11,232$0$33,054$0$179,272$0$0
Kenneth Blunt
Director, Networks and Technology$0$126,496$0$0$0$5,052$0$10,896$0$28,884$0$171,328$0$0

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ExplanationAll compensation is paid by a related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS). APTS allocates payroll costs to APTS Action, Inc. based upon allocated time spent by staff. APTS Action, Inc. reimburses all allocated costs to APTS. APTS Action, Inc. relies on the APTS's methods for establishing the organization's compensation of the CEO/ Executive Director. These methods include a board committee review, an independent compensation consultant, a written employment contract, a compensation survey or study, and approval by the board.ExplanationTxt

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Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:APTS Action, Inc. promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommercial television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan political support.
Form 990, Part V, Lines 2a and 2b, Part IX Lines 7-10:All compensation is paid by a related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS). APTS allocates payroll costs to APTS Action, Inc. based upon allocated time spent by staff. APTS Action, Inc. reimburses all allocated costs to APTS. APTS files all required federal employment returns.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6APTS Action has three classes of membership: Founding member: America's Public Television Stations. Station members: An organization operating a noncommercial educational broadcast station. Station members are entitled to one vote on extraordinary matters as set in bylaws. Industry membership: An organization interested in promoting the interests of public broadcasting that is interested in the pursuit and objectives of APTS Action and is not a commercial educational broadcast station. Industry members do not have a vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Founding Member, acting through its Board of Trustees, elects the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bMembers approve some significant actions, such as certain amendments to the bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Board is provided a copy of the Form 990 prior to filing through a secure internet portal or similar electronic means.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTrustees are required to complete and update on an annual basis a form describing certain required disclosures, including any current positions held, investments, previous employment, and any other information potentially relevant to compliance with the APTS ethical conduct statement (the entity's conflict of interest policy). The Trustees approve the ethical conduct statement. Completed disclosures are reviewed and retained with the General Counsel. If a conflict is found, the Trustees will decide if conduct or interests of the Trustee in question may be restricted. The Trustees or a committee of the Trustees will review and approve all such restrictions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15APTS Action, Inc. reimburses its related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS), for allocated staff time. The process for determining compensation of APTS officer, key and other employees is listed below: An independent compensation firm is hired to perform a compensation survey of similar organizations to determine a range of salaries for each position within the organization. The compensation is typically targeted at the mid-point amount. When an employment contract is up for renewal, an independent compensation firm is hired to perform another compensation survey to set salaries for the next contract.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19APTS Action, Inc. makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and Forms 990 and 1024 available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:APTS Action, Inc.'s Board Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from prior years.

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