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NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO (EIN 62-1631652)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2019-11-11
IRS object ID
201933159349301898
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-11T11:18:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN620713250PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRAFTCPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 GREAT CIRCLE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN621631652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNASHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6157602903PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 MAINSTREAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP372281204ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE SWENSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6157602903PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEN YOUNGSTEADPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00320901PTIN
Phone6152427351PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-07PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.198.206.98IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-07IPDt
IP Tm11:17:10IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-01-14 16:20:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVE SWENSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 MAINSTREAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,711,734GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WPLN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1962FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-COMMERCIAL PUBLIC MEDIA SERVICE. NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND DELIVER CONTENT ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee30TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$5,897,435PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$645,250PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$421,947CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$67,154PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$78,539CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,609,839PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,959,314CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$810,911PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$861,473CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,653,222CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,158,058PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,176,343CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,378,721PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,748,770CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,231,118PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,210,544CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$21,361,156TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,988,924TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$680,622TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,647,917NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,680,534NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO'S MISSION IS TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED & INDEPENDENT NASHVILLE VOICE, CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM, COMPELLING STORYTELLING, CIVIL CONVERSATION AND MUSIC DISCOVERY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,424,317ExpenseAmt
Revenue$82,174RevenueAmt
DescOPERATIONS OF NON-COMMERICAL BROADCASTING STATIONS PRESENTING EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND PUBLIC INTEREST PROGRAMMING IN THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA. ONLINE STREAMING, WEB CONTENT AND LOCALLY PRODUCED PODCASTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BROADEN THE SCOPE AND DEPTH OF OUR SERVICES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,424,317TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee30EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EVELYN ROBERTS NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6157602903PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1630 MAINSTREAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNASHVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37228ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
LAUREN BRISKY
BOARD VICE-CHAIR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA LOVELL
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATY VARNEY
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR RICK ABRAMSON
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMAR ALI
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN S BROWN JR
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA G CHAZEN
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA ESKIND
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCY DAVIS HAYNES
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISSA KIM
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL KIRSHNER
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA C MEADOWS
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF MCGRUDER
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE GAINER ROLLI
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CURT THORNE
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY WILLS
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON WILLIAMSON
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE PRUITT
DIRECTOR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRE GULMI
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH SIEGENTHALER COURTNEY
GOV. COMM. CHAIR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GORDON THRU APRIL 2019
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$200,614$0$33,020Yes (X)
STEVE SWENSON BEG APRIL 2019
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL CARPENTER
BOARD CHAIR1.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL PEDERSEN
VP OF FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY40.00$140,127$0$10,430Yes (X)
DONNA ROBINSON
VP OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$122,306$0$16,880Yes (X)
ANITA BUGG
VP OF CONTENT40.00$105,002$0$16,269Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$568,049TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$76,599TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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 Line1MARKET ENGINUITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13131 E CLARENDON AVE STE 105AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesUNDERWRITING MANAGEMENTServicesDesc
Compensation$855,753CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,341,245MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$5,117,583AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,458,828TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$393,759TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$393,759ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$6,600PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal$29,075PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal-$22,475PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$22,475TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$22,475UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$743,270SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$715,082SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$28,188SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,188TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$28,188ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$27,103FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$8,263FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,840TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$18,840ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$82,174RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$82,174OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,959,314TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$82,174RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$22,475UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$440,787ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$690,217TotalAmt
Program Services$363,044ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$196,757FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,518,030TotalAmt
Program Services$1,057,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$247,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$212,757FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,324TotalAmt
Program Services$75,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,787FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,708TotalAmt
Program Services$184,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,130FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,675TotalAmt
Program Services$99,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,184FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,889TotalAmt
Program Services$11,846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,565TotalAmt
Management And General$23,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$861,473TotalAmt
Fundraising$861,473FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,305TotalAmt
Program Services$2,305ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,511TotalAmt
Program Services$52,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,190FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,752TotalAmt
Program Services$63,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,684ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,224FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,810TotalAmt
Program Services$57,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,844FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,652TotalAmt
Program Services$11,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,608FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,513TotalAmt
Program Services$50,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,302ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,072FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,959TotalAmt
Program Services$116,191ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,582FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,500TotalAmt
Program Services$31,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,290FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UBIT TAX PAID$243$243
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO F$549,199$549,199
PRI/APM PROGRAM FEES$368,817$368,817
TOWER EXPENSES$132,406$132,406

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,222TotalAmt
Program Services$196,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133,324FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,748,770TotalAmt
Program Services$3,424,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$671,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,653,222FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$851,071BOYAmt
EOY$705,266EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,418BOYAmt
EOY$798,376EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$383,479BOYAmt
EOY$383,968EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,467BOYAmt
EOY$4,977EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,853,710LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,085,022LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,768,746BOYAmt
EOY$2,768,688EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,805,535BOYAmt
EOY$8,704,756EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,995,125BOYAmt
EOY$7,995,125EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,636,841BOYAmt
EOY$21,361,156EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,541BOYAmt
EOY$268,918EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,965BOYAmt
EOY$111,704EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,564,418BOYAmt
EOY$300,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,988,924BOYAmt
EOY$680,622EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,163,041BOYAmt
EOY$11,456,923EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,300,443BOYAmt
EOY$9,032,328EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,433BOYAmt
EOY$191,283EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,647,917BOYAmt
EOY$20,680,534EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,636,841BOYAmt
EOY$21,361,156EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,210,544ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$177,927NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,248,554CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,176,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,166,785CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,897,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,458,828CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,947,878TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,248,554CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,176,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,166,785CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,897,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,458,828CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,947,878TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$787,915SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,159,963PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$517,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$194,067CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$142,933CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$408,126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$393,759CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,656,371TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$30,604,249TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,042,578GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,606,589BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$230,505InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,497,094EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,501,209BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$445,380InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,606,589EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,236,967BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$604,242InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,501,209EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,610,012BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$33,045InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$340,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,236,967EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,089,814BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$69,802InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$410,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,610,012EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$807,467OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$807,467BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,862,296OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,422,895DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,439,401BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,828,596OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,372,625DepreciationAmt
Book Value$455,971BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$355,351OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$289,502DepreciationAmt
Book Value$65,849BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,768,688TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENTS$8,513,473F
PERPETUAL TRUSTS$191,283F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,704,756TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFCC LICENSESDesc
Book Value$7,995,125BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,995,125TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,818,052TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$177,927NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,590DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$170,337RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,988,389RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$29,075OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$29,075RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,959,314TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,785,435TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,590DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$29,075OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$36,665ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,748,770ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,748,770TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION MAY SPEND ENDOWMENT CORPUS FOR ITS OPERATIONS OR ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY 85% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME RENTAL EXPENSES -29,075.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 29,075.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKET ENGINUITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13131 EAST CLARENDON AVENUE SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityUNDERWRITINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$2,618,795GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$856,926RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,761,869NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,618,795TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$856,926TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,761,869TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NPR TOUREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$9,593GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$9,593GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$693FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Event2LIVE FROM HEREEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$8,624GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$8,624GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$845OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$8,885GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$8,885GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$1,204RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,605FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$755EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$2,162OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$27,102GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$27,102GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,204RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$3,298FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$755EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,007OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$8,264DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$18,838NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (2 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
ROBERT GORDON THRU APRIL 2019
PRESIDENT & CEO$200,614$0$0$0$0$0$9,250$0$23,770$0$233,634$0$0$0
CARL PEDERSEN
VP OF FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY$140,127$0$0$0$0$0$10,430$0$0$0$150,557$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF THE ENTIRE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CENFORCING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BEGINS WITH THE ORIENTATION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE BRIEFED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND WHO ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT CONFIRMING THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE POLICY. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE POLICY IS SHARED BY THE STAFF AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS OR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE CEO AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS, MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ARE GIVEN DETAILED FINANCIAL INFORMATION, GIVING BOARD MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS, INCLUDING THAT OF THE CEO, TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES, ARE GUIDED BY PERIODIC COMPENSATION REVIEWS CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, THESE REVIEWS USE SALARY DATA DERIVED FROM THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INDUSTRY AND FROM NON-PROFIT SALARY REFERENCES SOURCES, FURTHER ADJUSTED FOR OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND KEYED TO INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING INDEXES. THE CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO. ANY SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON THE CEO'S RECORD OF PERFORMANCE AND DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S DECISION FOR CEO COMPENSATION IS SHARED WITH AND RATIFIED BY THE FULL BOARD, GIVING EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES ARE SET ANNUALLY BY THE CEO BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND SUCCESS IN MEETING DEPARTMENTAL GOALS. THE CEO SHARES AND DISCUSSES TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO BELIEVE THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD OPERATE IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE STATION WEB SITE, WPLN.ORG, AND ARE FOUND IN THE STATION'S PUBLIC FILE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ON THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS WEBSITE, FCC.ORG. NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO'S BOARD MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE BOARD HAS TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS OR PERSONNEL MATTERS.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.