2025-11-07T09:20:18-06:00 2025-06-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2024-07-01 522318787 APTS Action Inc APTS 2026544200 1225 S Clark Street 410 Arlington VA 222024375 Emil Mara Vice President, Finance 2026544200 2025-11-05 1 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2025-10-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kate Riley 1225 S Clark Street 410 Arlington VA 222024375 2571402 0 X https://aptsactioninc.org/ X 2001 DC Promotes the legislative interests of noncommerical television stations at the national level 24 23 0 28 0 0 0 1025 1749816 1678962 31163 113207 0 0 1780979 1793194 0 0 0 0 567080 797969 0 0 0 1047805 1029027 1614885 1826996 166094 -33802 1507288 1442480 279276 257217 1228012 1185263 APTS Action, Inc. promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommerical television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan political support. 0 0 1515415 1678962 Membership and Special Projects - With a wide range of policy issues including education, health care and telecommunications, APTS works with its member stations to bring public television's message to Capitol Hill and the Administration in a wide variety of ways.Our legislative priorities include the following: Federal funding for America's public television stations and expanding our outreach in education, public safety and community connections. 1515415 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 24 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X Emil Mara 2026544200 1225 S Clark Street Suite 410 Arlington VA 222024375 Patrick Butler President and CEO (Ending 09/24) 10.00 30.00 X X 0 536640 59495 Kate Riley President and CEO (From 10/24) 10.00 30.00 X X 0 321507 65747 Dolores Fernandez Alonso Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Leo A Brooks Jr Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Clarence CC Copeland Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Easter Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Edwards Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Diana Enzi Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Adrienne Fairwell Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Craig Fugate Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DeAnne M Hamilton Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Hayes Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Annette Herrington Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Hunter Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Franz Joachim Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Garrett T King Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Darren LaShelle Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Vickie Lawson Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Nelson Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Padgett Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ajit Pai Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dax Schieffer Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Deborah Smith Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sherrese M Smith Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Steward II Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sylvia Strobel Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Larry D Unger Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Zeglis Board member 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lonna Thompson Executive VP and COO (Ending 08/24) 10.00 30.00 X 0 303200 23267 Emil Mara VP, Finance, Admin., & Membership 5.00 35.00 X 0 254711 68640 Michelle Shanahan General Counsel 10.00 30.00 X 0 256556 21681 Jennifer Captain Sr. Dir., Government Relations 30.00 10.00 X 0 170634 55749 Kenneth Blunt Sr. Dir., IT and Media Production 5.00 35.00 X 0 162542 43629 Stacey Karp Sr. Dir., Communications 15.00 25.00 X 0 151050 29949 Cait Beroza Dir., Digital Advocacy 30.00 10.00 X 0 133329 21153 Colleen Florio Dir., Government Relations 30.00 10.00 X 0 121553 38071 0 2411722 427381 0 0 1 0 50 State LLC 1401 H Street Northwest Suite 550 Washington DC 20005 State lobbying consultants 120000 1 1025 1025 Membership dues 813910 1583812 1583812 Special projects 541900 95150 95150 1678962 34638 34638 856777 778208 78569 78569 78569 1793194 1678962 0 113207 627620 627620 52979 52979 80309 80309 37061 37061 14363 14363 572755 572755 6392 6392 696 696 41934 41934 250953 1145 249808 57212 56194 1018 409 409 15497 15497 Cost Reimbursement 40000 40000 Subscriptions/Library 25066 25066 Bad Debt 3750 3750 1826996 1515415 311581 0 68526 173451 10000 5000 13312 10630 966138 1064138 449312 189261 1507288 1442480 22975 7973 256301 249244 279276 257217 X 1228012 1185263 1228012 1185263 1507288 1442480 -33802 -8947 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 1 0 0 0 Due from affiliates 189261 189261 X 6528559 -8947 4750704 4741757 1786802 6392 6392 1793194 5613338 3792734 3792734 1820604 6392 6392 1826996 Part X, Line 2: APTS and APTS Action are recognized as tax-exempt organizations under IRC Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), respectively, and are exempt from income taxes except for taxes on unrelated business activities. No tax expense is recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, as there was no unrelated business taxable income. Management evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that the Organization's consolidated financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Revenue and eliminations- Consolidated entity 4,750,704. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Expenses and eliminations- Consolidated entity 3,792,734. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Butler President and CEO (Ending 09/24) 0 516875 0 0 0 19765 0 34500 0 24995 0 596135 0 0 Kate Riley President and CEO (From 10/24) 0 288339 0 10000 0 23168 0 30888 0 34859 0 387254 0 0 Lonna Thompson Executive VP and COO (Ending 08/24) 0 280560 0 0 0 22640 0 21397 0 1870 0 326467 0 0 Emil Mara VP, Finance, Admin., & Membership 0 222102 0 1000 0 31609 0 20529 0 48111 0 323351 0 0 Michelle Shanahan General Counsel 0 224334 0 1000 0 31222 0 18554 0 3127 0 278237 0 0 Jennifer Captain Sr. Dir., Government Relations 0 146382 0 1000 0 23252 0 14277 0 41472 0 226383 0 0 Kenneth Blunt Sr. Dir., IT and Media Production 0 155156 0 1000 0 6386 0 13365 0 30264 0 206171 0 0 Stacey Karp Sr. Dir., Communications 0 133608 0 1000 0 16442 0 12845 0 17104 0 180999 0 0 Colleen Florio Dir., Government Relations 0 110497 0 1000 0 10056 0 9905 0 28166 0 159624 0 0 Cait Beroza Dir., Digital Advocacy 0 132178 0 1000 0 151 0 10681 0 10472 0 154482 0 0 Part I, Line 3 All compensation is paid by a related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS). APTS allocates payroll costs to APTS Action, Inc. based upon allocated time spent by staff. APTS Action, Inc. reimburses all allocated costs to APTS. APTS Action, Inc. relies on the APTS's methods for establishing the organization's compensation of the CEO/ Executive Director. These methods include a board committee review, an independent compensation consultant, a written employment contract, a compensation survey or study, and approval by the board. Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: APTS Action, Inc. promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommercial television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan political support. Form 990, Part V, Lines 2a and 2b, Part IX Lines 7-10: All compensation is paid by a related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS). APTS allocates payroll costs to APTS Action, Inc. based upon allocated time spent by staff. APTS Action, Inc. reimburses all allocated costs to APTS. APTS files all required federal employment returns. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 APTS Action has three classes of membership: Founding member: America's Public Television Stations. Station members: An organization operating a noncommercial educational broadcast station. Station members are entitled to one vote on extraordinary matters as set in bylaws. Industry membership: An organization interested in promoting the interests of public broadcasting that is interested in the pursuit and objectives of APTS Action and is not a commercial educational broadcast station. Industry members do not have a vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The Founding Member, acting through its Board of Trustees, elects the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Members approve some significant actions, such as certain amendments to the bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Board is provided a copy of the Form 990 prior to filing through a secure internet portal or similar electronic means. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Trustees are required to complete and update on an annual basis a form describing certain required disclosures, including any current positions held, investments, previous employment, and any other information potentially relevant to compliance with the APTS ethical conduct statement (the entity's conflict of interest policy). The Trustees approve the ethical conduct statement. Completed disclosures are reviewed and retained with the General Counsel. If a conflict is found, the Trustees will decide if conduct or interests of the Trustee in question may be restricted. The Trustees or a committee of the Trustees will review and approve all such restrictions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 APTS Action, Inc. reimburses its related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS), for allocated staff time. The process for determining compensation of APTS officer, key and other employees is listed below: An independent compensation firm is hired to perform a compensation survey of similar organizations to determine a range of salaries for each position within the organization. The compensation is typically targeted at the mid-point amount. When an employment contract is up for renewal, an independent compensation firm is hired to perform another compensation survey to set salaries for the next contract. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 APTS Action, Inc. makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and Forms 990 and 1024 available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: APTS Action, Inc.'s Board Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from prior years. America's Public Television Stations 1225 S Clark Street Suite 410 Arlington VA 222024375 521170071 Promote noncommercial public television DC 501(c)(3) Line 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0