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THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL (EIN 95-4222933)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201623199349305447
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-14T13:58:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GILBERT ASSOCIATES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95833ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN954222933EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CALIFORNIA CHANNELBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCALIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9164449792PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11121 L STREET NO 110AddressLine1Txt
CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95814ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN HANCOCKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9164449792PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDARLA A COLSONPreparerPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJOHN HANCOCKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11121 L STREET NO 110AddressLine1Txt
CitySACRAMENTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,455,426GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CALCHANNEL.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.CREATED AND SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY TO COVER PROCEEDINGS OF THE CA STATE GOVERNMENT AS A MEANS OF BRINGING CIVIC UNDERSTANDING AND BALANCE TO STATE POLICY QUESTIONS IN A COMPLETELY UNEDITED, UNBIASED WAY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO DISTRIBUTE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION IN ORDER TO CREATE AN ELECTRONIC BRIDGE BETWEEN CALIFORNIANS AND THEIR PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND, IN THE PROCESS EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION OF VOTING CITIZENS AND CIVIC LEADERS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF STATE GOVERNMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$969,272ExpenseAmt
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CABLE FEES515210$1,104,083$1,104,083
VIDEO SALES515210$61$61
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,104,144TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$13,919ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$101,124TotalAmt
Program Services$101,124ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$187,365TotalAmt
Program Services$152,789ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$2,280TotalAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$678TotalAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,400TotalAmt
Program Services$103,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$7,603TotalAmt
Management And General$7,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SATELLITE TIME$160,428$160,428
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$13,076$12,481$595
REALTIME VIDEO/AUDIO$12,957$12,957
STUDIO PRODUCTION$12,223$12,223

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$4,816ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$193,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$100BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$970,366BOYAmt
EOY$825,284EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,619BOYAmt
EOY$176,954EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,874BOYAmt
EOY$35,209EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,395,620LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,668BOYAmt
EOY$143,979EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,020,341BOYAmt
EOY$1,239,627EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,902BOYAmt
EOY$1,851EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,459,870BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$288BOYAmt
EOY$266EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,510BOYAmt
EOY$21,093EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,798BOYAmt
EOY$21,359EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,440,072BOYAmt
EOY$2,401,545EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,440,072BOYAmt
EOY$2,401,545EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,459,870BOYAmt
EOY$2,422,904EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$27,554ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$10,973NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,251,175CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,196,974CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,152,718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,111,131CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,104,144CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,816,142TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,196,974CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,152,718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,111,131CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,104,144CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,816,142TotalAmt

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$5,816,142PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,408CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,990CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$234,006TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,408CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,990CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$234,006TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$759CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,429CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$463CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,415CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,292CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,358TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,252,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,195,589CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,150,552CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,135,426CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,065,506TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95890PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95540PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03860InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.04240InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,758OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,038DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,720BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,347,790OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,210,762DepreciationAmt
Book Value$137,028BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,072OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,841DepreciationAmt
Book Value$231BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$143,979TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
LONG-TERM CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT$308,018F
SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT$931,609F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,239,627TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOMPENSATED ABSENCESDesc
Amt$21,093Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$21,093TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,124,453TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$10,973NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$10,973RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,135,426RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,135,426TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,162,980TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,162,980ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,162,980TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHANNEL HAS IMPLEMENTED THE AMENDED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THERE IS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN HANCOCKPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$186,531BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$18,825DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,575NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$222,931TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EACH ELIGIBLE CABLE TELEVISION OPERATING COMPANY WITH 100,000 SUBSCRIBING HOUSEHOLDS OR MORE SHALL BE INVITED TO DESIGNATE A MAXIMUM OF 2 CANDIDATES OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL'S BYLAWS UNDER ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3, "EACH ELIGIBLE CABLE TELEVISION OPERATING COMPANY WITH 100,000 SUBSCRIBING HOUSEHOLDS OR MORE SHALL BE INVITED TO DESIGNATE A CANDIDATE OF THE BOARD, PROVIDED THAT SUCH OPERATING COMPANY MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CANDIDATES SHALL BE THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER, MOST SENIOR OFFICER OF ITS REGIONAL CABLE DIVISION, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE CORPORATION, OR A DESIGNATED COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE WITH FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF IN DISCHARGING THE DUTIES OF DIRECTOR." WHEN A DIRECTOR OPENING IS ESTABLISHED, THE CABLE OPERATING COMPANY IS REQUESTED TO NOMINATE A REPLACEMENT AND A VOTE IS TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PER BOARD DIRECTIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION STATISTICS, PERFORMANCE AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND IS BASED ON COMPARABLE STATISTICS, AUDITOR NOTES AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. SALARIES ARE REVIEWED EVERY YEAR WITH REGIONAL COMPENSATIONS, AND RAISES ARE GENERALLY PROVIDED IN LINE WITH COST OF LIVING PROJECTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VIISAM ATTISHA - 5887 COPLEY DRIVE, SUITE 300, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111. WALTER HUGHES - 1001 K ST., 2ND FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. DEL HEINTZ - 4781 IRWINDALE AVE., IRWINDALE, CA 91706. DEANE LEAVENWORTH - 1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 950, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. CAROLYN MCINTYRE - 1001 K ST., 2ND FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. SUZANNE CURTIS - 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD, CT 6901. KRISTY HENNESSEY - 1500 AUTO CENTER DR., ONTARIO, CA 91761. JEFFREY GILES - 3055 COMCAST PLACE, LIVERMORE, CA 94551. DOUG WHITE - 5651 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.