2021-11-15T10:45:47-06:00 2020-12-31 861065772 DELOITTE TAX LLP TWO JERICHO PLAZA JERICHO NY 11753 990 2020-01-01 132805582 THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA PALE 2126216600 25 WEST 52 STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 DAVID SCHOER CFO, EVP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS 2126216600 2021-11-15 1 DAVID SCHOER XXX-XX-XXXX CHRISTINE KAWECKI P00743140 5169187000 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MAUREEN J REIDY 25 WEST 52 STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 22346922 0 X WWW.PALEYCENTER.ORG X 1975 NY SEE SCHEDULE O. 62 61 151 15 109950 0 12288414 14128245 2641071 1069300 497338 793831 1095677 745451 16522500 16736827 0 0 0 0 10787300 9928665 14000 4000 2056835 10170674 5927469 20971974 15860134 -4449474 876693 135793374 149800581 2614042 2190736 133179332 147609845 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 6542605 895486 SEE SCHEDULE O. 1319915 51499 SEE SCHEDULE O. 1487876 SEE SCHEDULE O. 1105870 35550 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:THE PALEY CENTER'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS UTILIZE OUR ARCHIVE TO BUILD PARTICIPANTS' ANALYTICAL THINKING, VIEWING, AND LISTENING SKILLS AND TO DEEPEN STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO INFLUENCE AND INFORM. STUDENTS EXAMINE MEDIA'S SHAPING INFLUENCE ON HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY EVENTS AND ITS UNIQUE POWER TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES. ALL CLASSES ARE ALIGNED WITH AND SUPPORT COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) AND LITERACY AND NEW YORK STATE LEARNING STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND VISUAL ARTS. CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.EACH YEAR, OUR EDUCATORS LEAD OVER 320 STANDARDS-BASED CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS SERVING MORE THAN 10,000 K-12 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS. CLASSES ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO GRADE LEVEL, COVER A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS, AND INCORPORATE GUIDED DISCUSSION TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE OBSERVATION AND CRITICAL THINKING. OVER 80% OF STUDENTS SERVED COME FROM NEW YORK CITY'S UNDER-RESOURCED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WHEN SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE PALEY CENTER CONCEIVED PALEY EDUCATION@HOME, A NEW SUITE OF FREE, ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO REACH STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS NATIONWIDE.DURING CLASSES, STUDENTS VIEW A CURATED SELECTION OF CLIPS FROM THE PALEY CENTER ARCHIVE TO EXAMINE THE MEDIA'S COVERAGE OF AND IMPACT ON A PARTICULAR ERA OR THEME, SUCH AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THE COLD WAR, THE VIETNAM WAR, AND PORTRAYALS OF WOMEN ON TELEVISION. EDUCATORS THEN GUIDE AN INQUIRY-BASED DISCUSSION WHERE STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE CONTENT THEY HAVE VIEWED AND TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED RESPONSES. EDUCATORS SPEAK ABOUT TECHNIQUES USED TO CONSTRUCT A NARRATIVE, VISUAL AND AUDITORY CLUES, AND COMPARE AND CONTRACT TECHNIQUES ACROSS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, EXAMINING THEM FOR PURPOSE AND EFFECT. TO REINFORCE LEARNING AND INTEGRATE IT WITH THE IN-SCHOOL CURRICULUM, CLASSROOM TEACHERS RECEIVE PRE- AND POST-VISIT MATERIALS THAT COVER KEY VOCABULARY, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, AND INCLUDE SUGGESTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO EXTEND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. 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THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION INCLUDE THE PAYMENTS MADE FOR ACQUIRING AND TRANSFERRING TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIALS TO THE PALEY CENTER'S TAPE FORMAT AND RELATED MATERIALS INCLUDING VIDEOTAPE, AUDIOTAPE AND BOOKS OR, IF DONATED, THE ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE OF THE MATERIAL OR SERVICES AT THE TIME OF DONATION, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION. PART III, LINE 4: THE PALEY CENTER'S PERMANENT MEDIA COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 150,000 TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS AND ADVERTISEMENTS FROM 70 COUNTRIES. CURRENTLY, THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW OVER 48,708 HOURS OF DIGITIZED PROGRAMS IN OUR ON-SITE LIBRARY, WHICH FEATURES PERSONAL COMPUTERS FROM WHICH THE DATABASE MAY BE ACCESSED VIA A USER-FRIENDLY DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE PALEY CENTER RECEIVES DONATIONS TO THE ARCHIVE TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE WIDER PUBLIC ACCESS TO CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL. DONATIONS COME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES-TELEVISION NETWORKS, CABLE TV, INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANIES, LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS, VARIOUS ACADEMIES OR ORGANIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. WE ASSESS PROPOSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THEIR HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. ALL ORIGINAL MATERIAL IS STORED OFFSITE IN A STATE-OF-THE ART ARCHIVAL FACILITY. DIGITIZED MASTERS ARE ALSO STORED AT THIS SECURE FACILITY. DIGITIZED COPIES ARE ALSO PRODUCED FOR ONSITE ACCESS. ALL MATERIAL IS CATALOGED AS PART OF THE GENERAL COLLECTION AND SOME ARE ADDED TO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. IN 2020 THE PALEY CENTER ADDED 2,414 PROGRAMS TO ITS COLLECTION, ENCOMPASSING TELEVISION, RADIO, ADVERTISEMENTS, PALEY CENTER ORIGINAL CONTENT, AND NOW NEW MEDIA AS WELL. PART V, LINE 4: THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE PROMOTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA. THIS INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF THE COLLECTIONS HELD. PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS RULED THAT THE PALEY CENTER QUALIFIES AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE IRC. THE IRS HAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE PALEY CENTER IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY COURSE OF ACTION OR SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THAT MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PALEY CENTER'S QUALIFIED STATUS. THE PALEY CENTER IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXES UNDER SECTION 511 OF THE IRC ON INCOME THAT IS UNRELATED TO ITS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE PALEY CENTER HAS NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITY FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE PALEY CENTER HAS A NET OPERATING LOSS CARRY FORWARD OF $364,125 AS OF YEAR-END DECEMBER 31, 2019, RESULTING FROM LOSSES FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXES; HOWEVER, DUE TO A HISTORY OF LOSSES, A FULL VALUATION ALLOWANCE HAS BEEN SET UP AGAINST THIS DEFERRED ASSET. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, TAX YEARS 2017 THROUGH 2020 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL TAX AUTHORITIES. 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FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA IS THE PREMIER INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA-ITS ARTISTIC VALUE, SOCIAL IMPACT AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA IS THE PREMIER INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA-IT'S ARTISTIC VALUE, SOCIAL IMPACT AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE-FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS. WITH LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES, THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA LEADS THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CULTURAL, CREATIVE, AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TELEVISION, RADIO, AND EMERGING PLATFORMS. DRAWING UPON OUR CURATORIAL EXPERTISE, AN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION, AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEADERS OF THE MEDIA COMMUNITY, THE PALEY CENTER EXAMINES THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN MEDIA AND SOCIETY. THE PUBLIC MAY ACCESS OUR PERMANENT MEDIA COLLECTION AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE AND CELEBRATE THE CREATIVITY, INNOVATIONS, PERSONALITIES, AND LEADERS WHO ARE SHAPING MEDIA. PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE MUSEUM OF TELEVISION AND RADIO, THE INSTITUTION WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 BY WILLIAM S. PALEY, A PIONEERING FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF MEDIA. OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 150,000 TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS AND ADVERTISEMENTS-THE NATION'S LARGEST-IS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND RESEARCHERS, A UNIQUE AUDIO-VISUAL RECORD OF AMERICA'S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. ADMISSION IS FREE, AND VISITORS MAY ACCESS THE ARCHIVE AT AN ON-SITE LIBRARY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: PUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE PALEY CENTER'S HIGHLY REGARDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, EXHIBITS AND SCREENINGS EXPLORE THE EVOLVING ROLE OF MEDIA ACROSS ALL GENRES AND PLATFORMS IN SHAPING CULTURAL AND CIVIC AFFAIRS AND CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC DISCOURSE. PROGRAMS DRAW FROM OUR INCOMPARABLE ARCHIVE TO CONTEXTUALIZE ISSUES AND THE CURRENT ZEITGEIST. PROGRAM SERIES INCLUDE PALEYLIVE AND PALEYFRONTROW SCREENINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH NOTED WRITERS, PRODUCERS, ACTORS, AND PRODUCERS; PALEYIMPACT DISCUSSIONS EXAMINING HOW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY CHANGE PERSPECTIVES AND UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL ISSUES; EXHIBITS AND EXPERIENCES, IMMERSIVE EVENTS, AND SCREENINGS, WHICH ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC; AND PALEYFEST ANNUAL TELEVISION FESTIVALS FEATURING SCREENINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CASTS AND CREATORS OF HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SERIES. THE PALEY CENTER CONVENES NOTED THOUGHT LEADERS, CONTENT CREATORS, WRITERS, PERFORMERS, PRODUCERS, AND MEDIA INNOVATORS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC, MUCH OF THE PALEY CENTER'S PROGRAMMING WAS SUCCESSFULLY DONE VIRTUALLY, RELEASING PALEY@HOME IN APRIL 2020. DURING 2020, THE PALEY CENTER RELEASED WEEKLY SCREENINGS, PRODUCED OVER 60 PUBLIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITS ATTRACTING TENS OF MILLIONS OF VIEWERS ON THE PALEY CENTER'S WEBSITE, YOUTUBE CHANNEL, AND OTHER VIRTUAL MEANS. PROGRAMMING IN 2020 ALSO INCLUDED THE PRODUCTION AND AIRING OF THE PALEY CENTER SALUTES 'LAW & ORDER: SVU', 'PARKS & RECREATION', AND 'LAW & ORDER: BEFORE THEY WERE STARS' TELEVISION SPECIALS, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDED NEWLY RECORDED INTERVIEWS WITH ITS TALENT AND PRODUCERS, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR SIGNIFICANCE AND SHARING FAVORITE MOMENTS OF THESE ICONIC SERIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: INDUSTRY PROGRAMS: THE PALEY CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMMING FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDING A NEUTRAL SETTING WHERE THEY MAY ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ABOUT THE EVOLVING MEDIA LANDSCAPE. OUR MEDIA COUNCIL IS AN INVITATION-ONLY COMMUNITY FOR MEDIA EXECUTIVES AND PROVIDES AN INDEPENDENT FORUM FOR INDUSTRY LEADERS TO EXPLORE THE EVOLVING WAYS IN WHICH WE CREATE, CONSUME, AND CONNECT THROUGH MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. FEATURING CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BEST MINDS OF THE INDUSTRY, THE MEDIA COUNCIL OFFERS EVENTS COVERING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MEDIA BUSINESSES, INCLUDING PALEYDIALOGUES, ROUNDTABLE BREAKFASTS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND INTERACTIVE CONVERSATIONS COVERING THE INDUSTRY'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES, AND PALEY NEXT BIG THING, WHICH PAIRS SEASONED EXECUTIVES WITH EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS. DURING 2020, THE PALEY CENTER HELD 10 MEDIA COUNCIL EVENTS, MOSTLY OF THE VIRTUALLY, SERVING THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES. THE PALEY CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL SUMMIT, AN ACCLAIMED ANNUAL EVENT, BRINGS TOGETHER CEOS AND THOUGHT LEADERS TO ADVANCE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON CRITICAL ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY. INFORMAL AND ORGANIZED DISCUSSIONS COVER A WIDE RANGE OF CRITICAL ISSUES THAT DEFINE THE MEDIA INDUSTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY. IN 2020, THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL CONVENED VIRTUALLY WITH OVER 350 PARTICIPANTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C: COLLECTION: THE PALEY CENTER'S PERMANENT MEDIA COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 150,000 TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS AND ADVERTISEMENTS FROM 70 COUNTRIES. CURRENTLY, THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW OVER 48,708 HOURS OF DIGITIZED PROGRAMS IN OUR ON-SITE LIBRARY, WHICH FEATURES PERSONAL COMPUTERS FROM WHICH THE DATABASE MAY BE ACCESSED VIA A USER-FRIENDLY DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE PALEY CENTER RECEIVES DONATIONS TO THE ARCHIVE TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE WIDER PUBLIC ACCESS TO CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL. DONATIONS COME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES-TELEVISION NETWORKS, CABLE TV, INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANIES, LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS, VARIOUS ACADEMIES OR ORGANIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. WE ASSESS PROPOSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THEIR HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. ALL ORIGINAL MATERIAL IS STORED OFFSITE IN A STATE-OF-THE ART ARCHIVAL FACILITY. DIGITIZED MASTERS ARE ALSO STORED AT THIS SECURE FACILITY. DIGITIZED COPIES ARE ALSO PRODUCED FOR ONSITE ACCESS. ALL MATERIAL IS CATALOGED AS PART OF THE GENERAL COLLECTION AND SOME ARE ADDED TO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. IN 2020 THE PALEY CENTER ADDED 2,414 PROGRAMS TO ITS COLLECTION, ENCOMPASSING TELEVISION, RADIO, ADVERTISEMENTS, PALEY CENTER ORIGINAL CONTENT, AND NOW NEW MEDIA AS WELL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TRUSTEE JAMES MURDOCH AND TRUSTEE LACHLAN MURDOCH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA FORM 990 HAS BEEN REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTROLLER AND CFO PRIOR TO ITS ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT PRIOR TO ITS ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA REQUIRES ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE THAT IS DESIGNED TO UNCOVER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH PALEY ITSELF AND BETWEEN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPILED, MONITORED AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY AND ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA UNDERTAKES A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IT PAYS TO ITS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL (PRESIDENT/CEO) IS REASONABLE. PALEY HAS AN EXECUTIVE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN PLACE TO DETERMINE THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE IS PREDOMINANTLY COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS THAT HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUT SHE RECUSES HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION AND/OR DECISIONS MADE REGARDING HER OWN COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE MAY UTILIZE IMPARTIAL SURVEYS OR OTHER DATA TO DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION ONCE THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE, THE BOARD'S DECISION IS MEMORIALIZED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE SAME PROCEDURE LISTED ABOVE IS USED FOR OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY RETAINING A COPY OF EACH AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE 1 OF THIS RETURN. ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING A COPY OF THESE DOCUMENTS IS PROVIDED THAT COPY ON THE SAME BUSINESS DAY. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION.