2020-08-13T14:34:20-05:00 2019-09-30 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 1730 Burnt Boat Loop Ste 100 Bismarck ND 585030886 990 2018-10-01 450276899 Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc PRAI 7012416900 207 5th St N Fargo ND 58102 John E Harris III CEO 7012416900 2020-08-12 1 Lisa Chaffee CPA P00193453 7012551091 2020-08-12 63.157.104.106 2020-08-12 13:27:52 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 93C0C30FADC8E9ECFACDC91E878616133D2A47FE 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z John E Harris III 207 5th St N Fargo ND 58102 32401954 0 X www.prairiepublic.org X 1959 ND To provide public television & radio programming to North Dakota and Western Minnesota. 17 17 161 250 95185 0 7346083 6154883 794187 745509 501290 241429 771083 1194474 9412643 8336295 0 0 0 0 3887051 3787064 162339 224458 477456 3558195 3472299 7607585 7483821 1805058 852474 21786254 22772895 1779487 1524584 20006767 21248311 Prairie Public Broadcasting provides quality radio, television, and public media services that educate, involve, and inspire the people of the prairie region. 0 0 5621434 745509 Prairie Public Broadcasting, headquartered in Fargo, ND, is a non-profit organization and community licensee that provides public television services to North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, southern Manitoba, and parts of Montana and South Dakota; and public radio service to North Dakota and worldwide via online streaming. In addition to broadcasting services, Prairie Public provides a wide range of educational, technological, and online services to educate, involve, and inspire the people of the prairie region. Television schedules, radio schedules, and coverage maps and frequencies are available at prairiepublic.org. 5621434 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 344 285 1 161 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X John Gast Director of Finance 7012397561 207 North 5th Street Fargo ND 58102 Jerry Nagel Past Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Britt Jacobson Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Sarah Smith Warren Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 James Kotowich Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Bethlehem Gronneberg Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Cesareo Alvarez Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua Boschee Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Bull Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Coyle Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Dandewich Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Phyllis Johnson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Kudelka Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Crysta Parkinson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Petrik Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Connie Triplett Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nick Vogel Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John E Harris III President/CEO 40.00 X 238753 0 54853 John Gast Director of Finance 40.00 X 98551 0 28876 Jack Anderson Director of Engineering 40.00 X 103341 0 34628 440645 0 118357 2 0 1 0 Blue Cross Blue Shield PO Box 6005 Fargo ND 581086005 Insurance Premiums 233656 Allegiance Fundraising PO Box 9132 3064 49th St South Fargo ND 58104 Fundraising Services 144910 2 2053125 1178231 2923527 6154883 Underwriting 900099 467274 467274 Instructional TV 515100 153397 153397 Capital Patronage 900099 63154 63154 Contracted Services 515100 28200 28200 Program Products 515100 14436 14436 19048 19048 745509 167707 167707 6755 6755 215843 656588 0 572340 215843 84248 300091 84248 215843 2303515 78 2229871 0 73644 78 73722 73722 6988 18126 -11138 -11138 22105574 21217745 887829 887829 38514 27577 10937 10937 8336295 745509 95185 1340718 601805 309311 266447 26047 2240163 1937642 302521 158570 128860 29710 578585 522007 56578 207941 167619 38361 1961 13137 13137 27612 27612 48402 48402 224458 224458 236553 165729 70824 95156 11066 2143 81947 335728 209896 108190 17642 10875 10875 454212 373007 81205 82052 53796 26033 2223 38078 10274 26979 825 841721 770631 71090 151540 151540 Program Rights 553021 553021 Production 296412 296412 Membership 62117 62117 Bad Debts 60236 60236 165447 101288 64159 7483821 5621434 1384931 477456 2241458 2067193 796493 1248668 254574 294999 16050 14293 506379 504184 46946677 36548214 10321590 10398463 7010469 7358106 35327 35714 603914 851275 21786254 22772895 1127494 848502 651993 676082 1779487 1524584 X 19732071 20953615 274696 294696 20006767 21248311 21786254 22772895 852474 9814 379256 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6088328 5050661 5281298 7346083 6154883 29921253 1231541 1355934 961916 794187 745509 5089087 9421943 9740684 10475335 10879966 22112562 62630490 16741812 16147279 16718549 19020236 29012954 97640830 0 0 0 97640830 34401 54128 115471 157980 390305 752285 34401 54128 115471 157980 390305 752285 16776213 16201407 16834020 19178216 29403259 98393115 0.99240 0.99500 0.00760 0.00500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48402 48402 0 Part II-B, Line 1: Funds were paid to Friends of MN Public TV to lobby on behalf of Prairie Public Broadcasting for additional funding from the state of Minnesota, Wheeler Wolf & Olson Effertz Lobbying and Consulting for the state of North Dakota. 4284539 139787 158977 8370 4574933 3747940 236160 314111 13672 4284539 2841959 419782 503685 17486 3747940 2218532 435224 200168 11965 2841959 1901278 420466 -103212 2218532 0.93560 0.06440 0.00000 0 0 680971 680971 4969466 3696549 1272917 41296240 32851665 8444575 10398463 X 11756079 9814 404777 414591 11341488 -3005193 -3005193 8336295 10514535 25521 3005193 3030714 7483821 0 7483821 Part V, Line 4: The Organization's board designated endowment consists of funds set aside by the Board of Directors. The earnings on these investments are reinvested in the board designated endowment. At a future date, the Board of Directors has the authority to determine what the board designated endowment will be used for. Part X, Line 2: The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Organization would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Gaming & Concessions Expenses Reclassed from Expenses -2,432,853. UBI Tower Rental Expenses Reclassed from Expenses -572,340. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Gaming & Concessions Expenses Reclassed to Revenue 2,432,853. UBI Tower Rental Expenses Reclassed to Revenue 572,340. North America 0 1 Fundraising and Program Services Public Broadcast Programs 605000 0 1 0 0 0 1 605000 0 605000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: No grants were awarded outside the United States. Part I, line 3: Programming and Fundraising expenses are under contract with a Canadian Non-Profit organization that purchases programming from the American Public Broadcasting System. Costs includes direct and indirect costs with providing those services. X X X X X X X 1 Allegiance Fundraising 3064 49th St Fargo ND 58104 Letters 0 190150 131231 58919 Falcon Fundraising Inc 1690 Watertower Place East Lansing MI 48823 Telemarketing 0 77768 35801 41967 Greater Public 401 North 34d Street Suite 370 Minneapolis MN 55401 Letters 0 55092 57426 -2334 323010 224458 98552 ND MN 3524781 3002416 48039 335488 0 17982641 15740289 245082 1711583 0 598152 69764 8152 56932 0 22105574 18812469 301273 2104003 21217745 887829 ND 1 0 1 0 0.47830 0.52170 John Gast 207 North 5th Street Fargo ND 58102 0 Karen Haugen 73403 The Gaming Manager is responsible for overall supervision for Prairie Public Gaming sites and administrative staff. The Gaming Manager also monitors compliance with state and local gaming regulations. X 1 1087900 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John E Harris III President/CEO 219744 0 0 0 19009 0 24500 0 30353 0 293606 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b There are no committees authorized to act on behalf of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b John Gast, Director of Finance, reviewed the Form 990 prior to it being provided electronically to the Board of Directors. Upon the review and approval by the Board of Directors, John Gast gave the final approval of the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy covers the Board, the President and employees. All employees and board members are expected to avoid any conflict between the interests of Prairie Public Broadcasting (PPB) and their personal interests in dealing with suppliers, vendors and other organizations and individuals doing or seeking to do business with PPB. Board members aware of a potential conflict of interest shall inform the board at the beginning of the discussion of the issue involved. Upon notification of a potential conflict of interest, the Board of Directors shall consider the matter and rule on whether a conflict does indeed exist. If a conflict exists, the board member is permitted to fully participate in the discussion but will abstain from voting on the matter. All employees who become aware that they have a potential conflict of interest will submit a written statement of disclosure to their supervisor prior to the consideration of the issue involved. Employees aware of a possible conflict of interest involving another employee will inform both their supervisor and the employee involved of the potential conflict of interest. The supervisor of an employee who has a potential conflict of interest must determine whether a conflict exists and report all potential conflicts to supervisors, department managers and the President as appropriate. Ultimately the President is to be made aware of all potential conflicts of interest. Potential conflicts of interest of the President must be reported in writing to the board Chair. The President and employees under the President's immediate supervision shall declare annually in writing that they are aware of the company's conflict of interest policy, and that they have not engaged in any potential conflict of interest activity or, if they have, to disclose such action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Under the direction of the board Chair, the Board reviews and adjusts the President's (CEO's) salary annually. The Board reviews wage data and adjusts the President's (CEO's) salary based upon their review of the data, job performance, and budgetary considerations. The President annually reviews job performance of the Director of Finance. Annual adjustments are based upon the review of wage data, job performance, and budgetary considerations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are all available upon request.