2020-07-10T11:39:42-07:00 2019-06-30 990 2018-07-01 362246703 WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC WIND 7735835000 5400 N St Louis Avenue Chicago IL 60625 Sandra Micek President & CEO 7735835000 2020-07-09 73.210.175.184 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Sandra Micek 5400 N St Louis Avenue Chicago IL 60625 43909953 0 X wttw.com X 1953 IL WTTW and WFMT are committed to producing and presenting trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility. We engage our audiences by entertaining, inspiring, educating, and reflecting a diversity of perspectives. 65 64 299 1000 2148024 0 32557300 30930744 11044249 9314077 4777166 2394362 -77883 -244446 48300832 42394737 0 0 0 0 19273993 19535151 462117 313215 8135409 24808269 22214006 44544379 42062372 3756453 332365 75392500 73500917 26480939 24616873 48911561 48884044 X WTTW and WFMT are committed to producing and presenting trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility. We engage our audiences by entertaining, inspiring, educating, and reflecting a diversity of perspectives. 0 0 10462094 0 2837883 WTTW produces both local and national programming content which is shown locally for the people living in and around Chicago to better connect with all that our great city has to offer. Our productions work in concert to allow connections to happen when, where and how you want. WTTW produces several original locally focused programs including Chicago Tonight. 8843547 0 1692234 WTTW Channel 11 is Chicago's premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique content for television, and digital media. WE ARE: ...dedicated to bringing Chicago and the world together and invite our audiences to explore the knowledge and creative life of the arts, sciences, humanities, and public affairs. ...committed to diverse perspectives, accessibility, innovation, community engagement, and life-long learning - we embrace the power of public service to make lives richer and our region stronger. ...trusted by parents, grandparents, care-givers, and teachers and provide educational content that promotes the healthy development of our children. ...balanced in our objective, in-depth reporting and encourage our audiences to engage in dialogue and make informed decisions. 2992308 0 2040623 WFMT 98.7 - Chicago's only classical radio station. It's mission is to help people living in and around Chicago to better connect with all that our great city has to offer. Radio works in concert to allow connections to happen when, where and how you want. Our content is driven by our commitment to three key things: 1) Helping you engage the rich cultural life of Chicago; 2) Helping you to discover and learn about Chicago's diverse community life; 3) Proving a safe haven for all of Chicago families for learning and fun. Our mission is shaped by our many audiences, people who helped us see how we can better serve our community and fulfill our role as of one Chicago's major cultural institutions. 5966163 0 1631458 See Schedule O, Statement 3 5966163 0 1631458 28264112 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 381 0 1 299 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 65 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL IN MI WI X X Window to the World Communcations Inc 7735835000 5400 N St Louis Avenue Chicago IL 60625 Sandra Micek President & CEO 40 0 X X 292919 0 27671 James W Mabie Chairman 2.5 0 X 0 0 0 Cary D McMillan Secretary/Treasurer 1.25 0 X 0 0 0 David C Blowers Vice Chairman 1.25 0 X 0 0 0 Renee Crown Vice Chairperson 1.25 0 X 0 0 0 Mark A Hoppe Vice Chairman 1.25 0 X 0 0 0 Chris E Abbinante Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Wendy Abrams Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Phillip A Alphonse Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Nicholas Antoine Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Valerie Alexander Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 John W Ballantine Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Robert H Baum Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Norman R Bobins Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 John L Brennan Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Alan A Brown Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 William G Brown Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Clifford Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Richard W Colburn Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Lewis Collens Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Tilden Cummings Jr Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Deborah L DeHaas Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Victoria Dinges Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Howard Dubin Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Janice Feinberg Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 James D Firth Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Scott J Fisher Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Theresa Frankiewicz Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Marshall B Front Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Marvin Goldsmith Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Graham C Grady Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Robert S Hamada Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 J Thomas Hurvis Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel J Hyman Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Loretta L Julian Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel E Levin Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 The Honorable Faye Hartog Levin Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Trish Lukasik Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Peter B McNitt Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Alexandra C Nichols Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 David Olivencia Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Pinsky Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Peter B Pond Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Julian Posada Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Emma Rodriguez-Ayala Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Katie Rooney Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Shirley Welsh Ryan Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Gordon Segal Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Robert S Silver Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Deirdre Joy Smith Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 David J Snyder Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Ian Smith Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Donna Van Eekeren Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Kristin Carlson Vogen Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Robert J Washlow Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Raymond Whitacre Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 James H Wooten Jr Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Yntema Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 David E Zyer Board Members 0.65 0 X 0 0 0 Reese Marcusson - former employee COO & CFO 40 0 X X 562988 0 41260 Jill Britton Sr VP & Chief Development Officer 40 0 X 242365 0 48403 Anne Gleason Sr VP of Marketing and Interactive Media 40 0 X 195433 0 23377 Daniel Soles Sr VP Chief TV Content Officer 40 0 X 168561 0 16838 Geoffrey Baer Executive Producer 40 0 X 149026 0 26530 Douglas Carleton Director of Sales 40 0 X 148959 0 29207 Daniel Schmidt - former employee President & CEO 0 0 X 745857 0 0 2506108 0 213286 37 1 1 0 Spiffy Entertainment LLC 655 Deerfield Road Suite 100-237 Deerfield IL 60015 Production Services 920000 Forest Incentives Ltd 790 JACKSONVILLE ROAD WARMINSTER PA 18974 Premium Vendor 533444 RR DONNELLEY & SONS CO DBA RESPONSE MARKETING SOLUTIONS 35 W WACKER DRIVE Chicago IL 60601 Letter Shop/Postage 391855 A C Nielsen Corporation 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 Media Research 319503 FULFILL IT SOLUTIONS LLC DBA US BRANDS 30753 HARVARD ROAD CHAGRIN FALLS OH 44022 Premium Mailing Services 242913 25 0 0 1302023 0 4312224 25316497 1478728 30930744 Production Underwriting 513100 4046670 4006130 40540 0 Advertising Underwriting 513100 3585988 1703434 1882554 0 Radio Production Programming 513100 905904 905904 0 0 Production Services 513100 526559 370900 155659 0 Web Revenues 513100 243182 243182 0 0 5774 -251 6025 0 9314077 2350612 0 0 2350612 0 0 0 0 97610 0 59311 38299 0 0 1047244 88186 1043989 47691 3255 40495 43750 3255 0 40495 27432 1302023 423536 -396104 0 -396104 Mailing List Rental 515100 33047 0 0 33047 Program Sales and Syndication 515100 1636 1636 0 0 19365 4077 3935 11353 54048 42394737 7238267 2148024 2077702 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 565100 141275 282550 141275 0 0 0 0 15012537 10242690 2617857 2151990 506003 343432 40594 121977 2393662 1747621 299275 346766 1057849 758841 130610 168398 0 0 0 0 118451 960 117491 0 82400 0 82400 0 46865 0 46865 0 313215 313215 481980 0 327775 154205 4954377 2925767 698168 1330442 15160 6625 8535 1492468 436765 597762 457941 0 0 0 0 168369 163369 5000 0 759428 674460 84968 0 274423 214011 34632 25780 0 0 0 0 3097 0 3097 0 663518 426208 115997 121313 0 0 0 0 2559148 2280080 116280 162788 257385 0 257385 0 Program Dues and Acquisitions 5257958 5257958 0 0 Co-production fees 1170888 1079128 375 91385 Premiums 1408475 1362 956 1406157 Postage 956678 2186 2161 952331 1542938 1561374 -199347 180911 42062372 28264112 5662851 8135409 3066194 1221326 3834412 4059971 1335021 982234 161997 77909 658271 621451 67695218 52491667 16988227 15203551 26927261 23004643 20388785 26227686 437123 437123 1595209 1665023 75392500 73500917 5430905 4713635 1302650 913415 18800000 18300000 0 947384 689823 26480939 24616873 X 25676930 25373927 16424324 14062376 6810307 9447741 48911561 48884044 75392500 73500917 X 332365 -354318 0 0 0 -5564 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 41640611 39998312 37313799 39879121 36189917 195021760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41640611 39998312 37313799 39879121 36189917 195021760 195021760 1379603 1365642 1486670 2101610 2384852 8718377 0 0 0 0 0 0 50736 40499 33920 106221 35969 267345 204007482 0 0.95595 0.9611 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 List rental revenue of $33,047 and discounts taken on accounts payable payments pf $2,922. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46865 46865 0 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 This comprises a payment to APT Action Inc which is an advocacy consultant to Public Broadcasting 0 26900 X Works of art displayed at office location 0 45239088 2430434 2059306 0 1778599 432382 47517847 40065413 2142500 5134845 0 1692023 411647 45239088 35508196 144316 6153072 0 1369294 370877 40065413 37198475 2017620 -1923605 0 1415350 368944 35508196 33448000 3056529 2283581 0 1222952 366683 37198475 0.75 0.19 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 22231866 0 13876637 8355229 1372092 0 1084952 287140 39783522 0 35443683 4339839 4307738 0 2086395 2221343 15203551 0 0 Alternative Investments 26227686 F 26227686 0 Long-term accrued vacation/sick pay 436849 Long-term accrued annuities 135035 Long-term accrued deferred rent 47489 Long-term accrued building expenses 70450 689823 X 41976411 -354318 0 0 -5564 -359882 42336293 481980 -423536 58444 42394737 42003928 0 0 0 423536 423536 41580392 481980 0 481980 42062372 Schedule D, Part III, Line 1 Contributed property are recorded at fair market value at the date of the donation. Contributions with donor-imposed stipulations regarding how long the contributed assets must be used are recorded as net assets with donor restrictions, otherwise the contributions are recorded as net assets without donor restrictions. Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 The works of art are displayed in our corporate offices. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The funds are intended to support WWCI's mission: WTTW and WFMT are committed to producing and presenting trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility. We engage our audiences by entertaining, inspiring, educating, and reflecting a diversity of perspectives. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 WWCI's application of USGAAP regarding uncertain tax positions had no effect on its financial position as management believes WWCI has no material unrecognized income tax benefits, including any potential risk of loss of its not-for-profit tax status. WWCI would account for any potential interest or penalties related to possible future liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits as income tax expense. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d This amount is an unrealized loss in Beneficial Interest in Trust of ($5,564) Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Direct fundraising expenses for the year were $423,536, primarily for our annual gala. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Direct fundraising expenses for the year were $423,536, primarily for our annual gala. Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services WFMT has membership in the European Broadcast Union enabling the procurement of classical music programs from the member organizations for broadcast on WFMT. 36592 0 0 36592 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 Your Voice Media 1111 Broadway Suite 2040 Oakland CA 94607 Telemarketing 1 29783 34518 -4735 Lester Inc 100 South Shore Dr Suite 175 East Haven CT 06512 Telemarketing 1 210674 132663 78011 MDS Communications 545 W Juanita Ave Mesa AZ 85210 Telemarketing 1 223752 116404 107348 Falcon Fundraising 1690 Watertower Place Suite 400A East Lansing MI 48823 Telemarketing 1 23835 27506 -3671 488044 311091 176953 IN MI WI Annual Gala 1066793 1058411 8382 0 0 89660 82895 31639 158256 Charity Vehicles 243612 243612 0 0 0 0 0 0 48639 1 19050 0 19050 0 0 0 8319 0 4128 1329455 1302023 27432 0 0 89660 91214 31639 211023 423536 -396104 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandra Micek President & CEO 292919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27671 0 320590 0 0 0 Daniel Schmidt - former employee President & CEO 6951 0 0 0 738906 0 0 0 0 0 745857 0 0 0 Reese Marcusson - former employee COO & CFO 172890 0 0 0 390098 0 14809 0 26451 0 604248 0 0 0 Jill Britton Sr VP & Chief Development Officer 242365 0 0 0 0 0 27066 0 21337 0 290768 0 0 0 Anne Gleason Sr VP of Marketing and Interactive Media 195433 0 0 0 0 0 11785 0 11592 0 218810 0 0 0 Daniel Soles Sr VP Chief TV Content Officer 168561 0 0 0 0 0 5480 0 11358 0 185399 0 0 0 Geoffrey Baer Executive Producer 149026 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26530 0 175556 0 0 0 Douglas Carleton Director of Sales 148959 0 0 0 0 0 2677 0 26530 0 178166 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 Dan Schmidt President and CEO received severance payments of $408,060 and Reese Marcusson COO & CFO received severance payments of $112,594 X 284 243612 Fair Market Value X 67 1213511 Quoted Market Price X Catering Barter 4 21605 Vendor Fair Market Value 0 1 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Vehicle non-cash donations are processed by Charitable Adult Rides and Services, Inc who sells the donated vehicles and remits the proceeds less fees to WWCI. When publicly traded stocks are donated to WWCI two companies are involved in selling those stocks and remitting the proceeds to WWCI. The companies are William Blair and Company and Chicago Capital, LLC. We have a trustee that is a partner at Chicago Capital and the processing fees charged are nominal. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Other sources of Expense are 1) the Advertising/Underwriting Sales department $2,176,700, 2) 98.7 WFMT Radio Network provides classical and jazz music programming to various non-profit institutions across the country including colleges, universities and public radio broadcast stations $1,579,557 3) Websites $925,618 4) Various other program services such as: Facilities rental, internet advertising, corporate communications, and community service events $1,284,287 - Total Expenses $5,966,162 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Two trustees are married to each other Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is sent to trustee Robert Silver (CPA), chair of the Audit Committee who specifically reviews the return. The return is also reviewed by an outside independent accounting firm Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board of Trustees are required annually to sign a statement which consists of their broadcast ownership and any conflicts of interest that they might have with the organization. If during the year there us a change to their statement, a Board of Trustee member is required to inform the organization of such change. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Trustees Executive Committee (independent) reviews the organization's President/CEO and all officers and key employees compensation annually. The committee takes into consideration comparability data from for profit, other media and non profit organizations as well as current economic conditions both within and without the organization. This process is documented in writing. The President/CEO and other officers of the organization are not present during these deliberations. The Executive Committee approves and recommends the President's/CEO's and all other officers and key employees compensation which is incorporated into the annual budget that is approved by the Board of Trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are kept within a "public file" that is made available to the public upon request Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other expenses primarily consist of Outside Services of $2,032,722 (Guard services, Programming Transmission, Building maintenance and services, File digitization, Web streaming and services, Marketing); Printing $664,437; Talent and performer fees $527,859; Free-lance personnel fees $317,976; Mailing service fees $363,633; Mailing List purchases $150,137; Audience research $501,491. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 This comprises an unrealized loss on a Beneficial Interest in Trust of ($5,564). Extension was successfully submitted for filing by 5/15/20 but was extended by the IRS to 7/15/20 due to COVID-19.