2020-12-08T13:10:19-06:00 2020-06-30 BDO USA LLP 150 Boush Street Suite 1100 Norfolk VA 23510 990 2019-07-01 540843118 Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association Inc % BERTEL SCHMIDT HAMP 7578899400 5200 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk VA 235081507 BERTEL SCHMIDT PRESIDENT & CEO 7578899400 2020-11-15 true James E Prince III P00559346 7576407190 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BERTEL SCHMIDT 5200 Hampton Boulevard Norfolk VA 235081507 24539907 false X WWW.WHRO.ORG X 1961 VA TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES BY RESPONDING TO THEIR NEED TO TO BE ENGAGED, EDUCATED, ENTERTAINED AND ENLIGHTENED. 36 36 140 500 175845 6347870 13327979 4667028 4630257 418636 298511 1853016 2283141 13286550 20539888 0 0 0 0 7228470 7679120 0 0 1882770 7109835 7158368 14338305 14837488 -1051755 5702400 23210959 32477430 5862454 9054421 17348505 23423009 WHRO PUBLIC MEDIA PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE BUILDING INDIVIDUAL ACTVITY, COMMUNITY CAPACITY, AND NATIONAL AWARENESS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND ENLIGHTENING CONTENT THROUGH RADIO AND TELEVISION TO EASTERN VIRGINIA. ADDITIONALLY, WHRO EDUCATION PROVIDES A STATE-WIDE PROPULATION OF 286,000 STUDENTS AND 25,000 EDUCATORS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 15 INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, WITH SERVICES THAT RANGE FROM STEM, TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, TO STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE COURSES AND EMEDIAVA. VIEWED AS A LEADER IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WHRO PUBLIC MEDIA IS RECOGNIZED REGIONALLY, STATEWIDE, AND NATIONALLY FOR PROGRAMS IT HAS CREATED. false false 6766781 BROADCAST AND DIGITAL CONTENT- WHRO is the the local public television broadcaster in eastern Virginia, providing quality television programming on four channels 24 hours a day. From childrens shows like Sesame Street, Daniel Tigers Neighborhood and Ready, Jet, Go! To PBS showcase programs like NOVA, Masterpiece, PBS Newshour, American Experience and Frontline, WHRO TV 15 provides quality programming for all ages. Local broadcasts and digital content include, Curate, Cinema 15, Music & Might, local Congressional and Senatorial Debates and a documentaries such as #YoungSingersProject and Comedy Bootcamp. WHRO broadcasts educational television that delights children while building reading, science, technology and math skills, programs for life-long learning, public affairs analysis and documentaries, performance programming celebrating cultural diversity and the country, acclaimed history, science and nature programming, and the best in Independent Films. WHRV 89.5 FM radio is the place to hear NPR programs like Morning Edition and All Things Considered, American Public Medias Marketplace, as well as alternative, jazz and folk music. Call in shows HearSay with Cathy Lewis and Another View hosted by Barbara Hamm Lee provide a forum to the open exchange of ideas and opinions. Podcasts/Broadcasts include Mind Over Manners, Out the Box Album of the Week, This Week in Mal's World, Opening Night with Rebecca Evans, Birdnotes, Strome Business Minute, Educationally Speaking, The Emerging Leaders Smart Pill, Writer's Block and Arts Conversations. WHRO 90.3 FM radio provides 24-hour classical music and fine arts programming and is an important connection between the many fine performing arts organizations in the area and the community through partnerships to record and broadcast concerts, promote events, and highlight the rich cultural offerings of our region including broadcasts of performances by visiting artists with the Virginia Arts Festival, Virginia Symphony and Virginia Opera. 2218626 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY - Serving the needs of the community, providing internet access to schools and students, and telecommunications for cell phone companies 24/7, 365 days. Provides technology services to the internal staff and platforms for streaming services. Provides maintenance, repair and engineering services for television and radio studios and our transmitters located throughout eastern Virginia. 1892821 EDUCATION - HRETA, Inc., owned by 21 Virginia School Divisions, delivers early learning, teacher training, and online content creation and distribution services, including 24 online high school education courses correlated to the Virginia Standards of Learning, and a digital asset library of over 163,000 rich media elements provided to all 100,000 registered public, private and home school teachers and students, and all school divisions in the state. We also provide online high school and college dual credit Advanced Placement courses, offered through Virtual Virginia, a service of the Virginia Department of Education. 10878228 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 86 0 140 true true true false false false false true true false false false false X 36 36 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false true false VA X X X BERTEL SCHMIDT 7578899400 5200 HAMPTON BOULEVARD NORFOLK VA 23508 BERTEL SCHMIDT PRESIDENT & CEO 40.0 0.0 X X 246861 0 19635 DIANE ROGIC DIR CORP SUPPORT 40.0 0.0 X 174997 0 16019 THOMAS BURTON CDO 40.0 0.0 X 142896 0 5700 THOMAS MOREHOUSE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.0 0.0 X 130414 0 5830 HEATHER MAZZONI VP CONTENT 40.0 0.0 X 113501 0 18843 JEFFREY SMITH DIR BUS INTELLIGENCE 40.0 0.0 X 110066 0 16330 GLENN HICKMAN SR. 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ANNUAL DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ENDOWMENT POOL USED TO FUND OPERATIONS EQUAL FOUR PERCENT OF A TRAILING TWELVE-QUARTER MOVING AVERAGE OF THE ENDOWMENT POOL FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON DECEMBER 31 OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. PART X, LINE 2: WHRO IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXES ON INCOME DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON PROFITS, IF ANY, GENERATED FROM ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. WHRO'S MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE IMPACT OF THE GUIDANCE TO ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS NOT ACCRUED THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2020. WHRO RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES INCURRED, IF ANY, RELATED TO INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OTHER INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. WHRO HAS A NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARD OF APPROXIMATELY $1,287,000 RELATED TO ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AT JUNE 30, 2020. THESE CARRYFORWARDS WILL BEGIN TO EXPIRE IN VARYING AMOUNTS BEGINNING IN 2029. WHRO'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINIATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THEY WERE FILED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, WHRO IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2015. PART XI LINE 2D AND PART XII LINE 2D THE NET DECREASE OF $947,156 REPORTED ON PART XI LINE 2D CONSISTS OF THE SUM OF (i) FACILITY RENTAL EXPENSES [$655,139]; (ii) LOSSES FROM SALES AND DISPOSITIONS OF REAL AND DEPRECIABLE ASSETS [$67,091]; AND (iii)THE CHANGE IN VALUE OF A SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS [$263,108] REDUCED BY FINANCIAL SERVICES FEES [$38,182]. THE NET DECREASE OF $684,048 REPORTED ON PART XII LINE 2D CONSISTS OF THE SUM OF (i) FACILITY RENTAL EXPENSES [$655,139] AND (ii) LOSSES FROM SALES AND DISPOSITIONS OF REAL PROPERTY AND DEPRECIABLE ASSETS [$67,091], REDUCED BY FINANCIAL SERVICES FEES [$38,182]. X true true X false false false false false false false false false BERTEL SCHMIDT PRESIDENT & CEO 246861 0 0 6902 12733 266496 0 DIANE ROGIC DIR CORP SUPPORT 174997 0 0 7454 8565 191016 0 ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE: THE WHRO VOICE, A RADIO READING SERVICE FOR THE VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED, FEATURING READINGS OF THE VIRGINIAN PILOT, THE DAILY PRESS, AND OTHER REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS. THE SCENE, WHICH SHOWCASES THE ARTS IN HAMPTON ROADS BY COVERING EMERGING ARTISTS WITH FEATURE WEBISODES. LET'S EAT, A BLOG OFFERING INSIGHTS FOR THE LOCAL FOODIE AND THE WHRO'S VETERAN'S PROJECT AND ONLINE FORUM WHICH FOSTERS DIALOGUE ABOUT VERTERAN'S ISSUES AND OFFERS RESOURCES AND SOLUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: PRODUCTION & PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS. TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF WHRO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE RETURN BY E-MAIL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: ONCE A YEAR, DURING THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING, WE POLL THE BOARD AND HAVE THEM FILL OUT AND SIGN A WRITTEN STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: WE PUT THE ANNUAL REPORT (CONTAINING FINANCIALS) ON OUR WEBSITE. OTHERWISE, EVERYTHING IS IN OUR PUBLIC FILE AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDES A CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT [$263,108]. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS MEET WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE EACH YEAR BEFORE AND AFTER THE AUDIT. THE AUDIT IS REVIEWED WITH THE AUDITORS AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING ACCEPTED. 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