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NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION (EIN 84-0751854)
Tax period
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31
Filed
2019-02-15
IRS object ID
201940469349301004
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-02-15T08:29:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840751854EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027373220PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 N CAPITOL STREET NW NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT G KENNEDYPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027373220PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL O'SHEAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00957510PTIN
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT G KENNEDYPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200011550ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone2027373220PhoneNum

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DIRECTOR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLAN BLOCK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAT MCADARAGH
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROCCO B COMMISSO
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAT ESSER
DIRECTOR3.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN D EVANS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
AMOS HOSTETTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE LAULIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
ROBERT J MIRON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS RUTLEDGE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR3.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF DEMOND
DIRECTOR3.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEXTER GOEI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERESA ELDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN LAMB
CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT46.00Yes (X)$407,541$0$56,4044.00Yes (X)
SUSAN SWAIN
VICE-PRESIDENT AND CO-CEO41.00$621,742$0$142,1954.00Yes (X)
ROBERT KENNEDY
VICE-PRESIDENT AND CO-CEO41.00$617,224$0$149,3944.00Yes (X)
BRUCE COLLINS
VICE-PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL41.00$390,489$0$87,1154.00Yes (X)
JANA FAY
SECRETARY/TREASURER45.00$266,805$0$42,556Yes (X)
TERRY MURPHY
MANAGER45.00$314,330$0$55,457Yes (X)
ROXANNE KERR
MANAGER45.00$305,958$0$70,409Yes (X)
KATHY CAHILL
MANAGER45.00$292,935$0$53,227Yes (X)
PETER KILEY
MANAGER45.00$266,112$0$51,114Yes (X)
MARTHA DOMINGUEZ
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NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE
3725 CONCORDE PARKWAY STE 100CHANTILLYVA20151CLOSED CAPTIONING$596,867
MEDIA CAPTIONING SERVICES
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PO BOX 936518ATLANTAGA31193CLOSED CAPTIONING$238,262
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57 EAST 11TH ST 5TH FLRNEW YORKNY10003MARKETING$187,878
RSM US LLP
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K12CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$3,940,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$752,196TotalAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,647TotalAmt
Management And General$100,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$215,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$519,641TotalAmt
Management And General$519,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PRODUCTION$3,171,648$3,171,648
CLOSED CAPTIONING$1,565,649$1,565,649
STUDIO AND EQUIPMENT MA$513,450$513,450

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,170,861EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$9,866,561EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$109,860,899BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$11,110,084BOYAmt
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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$200,010,503EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$200,010,503EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$212,985,532EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,663,884ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,731,917NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$664,387OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,392,210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68,593,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,310,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,980,150CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,109,851TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$69,833,061CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,392,210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$68,593,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,310,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,980,150CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,109,851TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$339,109,851PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,411,793CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,933,248CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,468,194CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,903,082CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,964,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,680,669TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,411,793CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,933,248CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,468,194CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,903,082CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,964,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,680,669TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$19,018CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,018TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$73,244,854CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$73,325,458CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$70,061,705CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,214,001CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$67,963,520CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,809,538TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95850PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.96030PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.04150InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03970InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,715OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$19,715BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,761,318OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,149,735DepreciationAmt
Book Value$611,583BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$54,128,330OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,893,067DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,235,263BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,866,561TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$11,586,403BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$11,586,403TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$6,196,716
DEFERRED RENT$1,205,903
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,402,619TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$75,117,342TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,731,917NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,731,917RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$71,385,425RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$71,385,425TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$63,721,541TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$63,721,541ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$63,721,541TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, THE COMPANY DETERMINES WHETHER A TAX POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENTS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE COMPANY RECORDING A TAX LIABILITY THAT WOULD REDUCE THE COMPANY'S NET ASSETS. AS OF MARCH 31, 2018 AND 2017, THERE WERE NO LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR ANY PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ANALYSIS OF ACTIVITIES THAT COULD GENERATE NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2014 FOR THE COMPANY ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE TAX JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$11,586,403RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$11,586,403SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$11,586,403TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1C-SPAN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 N CAPITOL STREET NW STE 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN521867105RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$200,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantPROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HIGH SCHOOLS & COLLEGES.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANT IS GIVEN TO A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE USE OF THE FUNDS IS MONITORED BY REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

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 PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (10 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
BRIAN LAMB
CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT$287,541$0$0$0$120,000$0$29,700$0$26,704$0$463,945$0$120,000$0
SUSAN SWAIN
VICE-PRESIDENT AND CO-CEO$469,859$0$0$0$151,883$0$100,950$0$41,245$0$763,937$0$56,748$0
ROBERT KENNEDY
VICE-PRESIDENT AND CO-CEO$465,726$0$0$0$151,498$0$100,950$0$48,444$0$766,618$0$56,748$0
BRUCE COLLINS
VICE-PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL$361,199$0$0$0$29,290$0$67,700$0$19,415$0$477,604$0$23,532$0
JANA FAY
SECRETARY/TREASURER$266,805$0$0$0$0$0$24,535$0$18,021$0$309,361$0$0$0
TERRY MURPHY
MANAGER$314,330$0$0$0$0$0$45,496$0$9,961$0$369,787$0$0$0
ROXANNE KERR
MANAGER$288,180$0$0$0$17,778$0$43,266$0$27,143$0$376,367$0$13,500$0
KATHY CAHILL
MANAGER$292,935$0$0$0$0$0$43,266$0$9,961$0$346,162$0$0$0
PETER KILEY
MANAGER$266,112$0$0$0$0$0$24,535$0$26,579$0$317,226$0$0$0
MARTHA DOMINGUEZ
MANAGER$274,081$0$0$0$0$0$24,535$0$10,041$0$308,657$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUBSTANTIALLY ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PARTICIPANTS IN A QUALIFIED PLAN UNDER IRC SECTION 403(B), AND CERTAIN OFFICERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE PARTICIPANTS IN INELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS AS DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 457(F) WHICH ARE MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANS. THE PARTICIPANTS' RIGHTS UNDER THE SECTION 457(F) PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISKS OF FORFEITURE (INCLUDING CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIFIED FUTURE PERIODS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE SERVICES). UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE PARTICIPANTS MAY RENEW AND EXTEND THEIR DEFERRALS INSTEAD OF RECEIVING PAYMENT. AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C) REPRESENT CURRENT-YEAR EMPLOYEE DEFERRALS IN THE SECTION 457(F) PLANS AND COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SECTION 403(B) QUALIFIED PLAN. AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III) REPRESENT PROCEEDS FROM ONE OR MORE AWARDS FROM THE 457(F) PLAN THAT WERE DEFERRED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AGO AND VESTED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1TO PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, AND ARCHIVE VIDEO AND AUDIO COVERAGE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:PROVIDE THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE LIVE GAVEL-TO-GAVEL PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE US CONGRESS, AND OTHER FORUMS WHERE PUBLIC POLICY IS DISCUSSED, DEBATED, AND DECIDED - ALL WITHOUT EDITING, COMMENTARY OR ANALYSIS AND WITH A BALANCED PRESENTATION OF POINTS OF VIEW, PROVIDE ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS WHO WOULD INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY A DIRECT CONDUIT TO THE AUDIENCE WITHOUT FILTERING OR OTHERWISE DISTORTING THEIR POINTS OF VIEW, PROVIDE THE AUDIENCE, THROUGH THE CALL-IN PROGRAM, DIRECT ACCESS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, OTHER DECISION MAKERS AND JOURNALISTS ON A FREQUENT AND OPEN BASIS, EMPLOY PRODUCTION VALUES THAT ACCURATELY CONVEY THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT RATHER THAN DISTRACT FROM IT, AND CONDUCT ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF ITS OPERATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THESE PRINCIPLES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. UPON APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, IT IS GIVEN TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. A COPY IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT UPON HIS OR HER ELECTION OR RE-ELECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. EACH MANAGEMENT-LEVEL EMPLOYEE WILL COMPLETE SUCH STATEMENT UPON EMPLOYMENT AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OR PERCEPTION OF A CONFLICT FROM A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILL INSTRUCT THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN ANALYSIS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR A FINAL DETERMINATION AND HOW IT IS TO BE RESOLVED. UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE FROM A MANAGEMENT-LEVEL EMPLOYEE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES WILL SEEK FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL A WRITTEN ANALYSIS. THE REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR A FINAL DETERMINATION AND HOW IT IS TO BE RESOLVED. WHEN ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO ANY MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION OR REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY COMMITTEE THEREOF, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHALL NOT BE PRESENT DURING THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER AND SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE WITH ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION HE OR SHE MAY HAVE RELATED TO THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND THE CO-CEOS. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OR, AS PROVIDE IN THE BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM OF TOWERS WATSON TO OBTAIN COMPARABILITY DATA AND TO OFFER AN OPINION AS TO THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE SUMMARIZED IN COMMITTEE MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:SECTION 481(A) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING METHOD. -664,387.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1:THE 2017 FORM 990 WAS PREPARED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION PREPARED THE FORM 990 USING THE CASH BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION SWITCHED TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS IN 2017 TO MAKE THE PREPARATION PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT IN FUTURE YEARS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1C-SPAN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 N CAPITOL ST NW STE 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521867105EIN
Primary ActivitiesEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATL CABLE SATELLITE CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1C-SPAN EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$200,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt