2016-03-15T11:11:23-07:00 2015-08-31 990 2014-09-01 410769851 TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC TWIN 6512221717 172 E 4th Street Saint Paul MN 551011400 Jennifer Schmidt Sr. VP of Finance & Bus Admin 6512291480 2016-01-29 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z James R Pagliarini 172 E 4th Street Saint Paul MN 551011400 36692070 0 X www.tpt.org X 1955 MN The mission of Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. (TPT) is to enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media. A not-for-profit educational, civic and cultural resource, TPT produces original television productions for national and state broadcast. TPT operates channels TPT2, TPT Life, TPT MN, and TPT WX. TPT is also developing and distributing online content via www.tpt.org and www.mnvideovault.org, as well as through Youtube and other distribution channels. 27 26 296 650 228788 58591 25617092 30711281 3173948 3110234 433398 966857 1703283 1258001 30927721 36046373 16795 0 0 0 16899996 16719450 1197541 1115776 5321710 13153831 13579856 31268163 31415082 -340442 4631291 45362971 49484341 6438577 7166847 38924394 42317494 The mission of Twin Cities Public Television Inc (TPT) is to enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media. 0 0 18099347 0 3054725 Programming & Production: TPT produces and acquires television programming for local and national audiences. In 2014, we broadcast more than 35,000 hours of programming to local audiences through our four over-the-air broadcast television channels, and nearly 9,000 hours of programming to audiences across Minnesota (but outside our metro area) via our statewide Minnesota Channel. We produced more than 175 original programs, including the longest running local television in the Twin Cities ("Almanac"), a weekly arts and cultural affairs program ("Minnesota Original"), a new Minnesota music performance series ("The Lowertown Line"), 123 projects produced with local partners focused on issues of local and regional importance, several documentaries, a series of films produced for PBS and broadcast across the United States including "Justin Hayward: Sprits Live", and "Kevin Kling: Lost and Found", and our ongoing "SciGirls" series for PBS, focused on young people interested in science, technology, engineering and math. 2667209 0 0 Broadcasting: TPT originates four over-the-air broadcast television channels to local audiences. TPT 2 is our flagship service, featuring the best PBS programming along with additional programs produced or acquired by TPT. TPT Life showcases the best of lifestyle and current affairs programs. TPTMN is the home of "The Minnesota Channel": A 24 hour per day channel that provides 945 hours of coverage of the Minnesota state legislature, along with over 7,700 hours of programming about the state, its people, heritage and cultures. This channel is distributed throughout the state of Minnesota in conjunction with the Minnesota Public Television Association, an organization representing all of the state's public broadcasting outlets. Finally, TPTWX serves families in the Twin Cities as a free, 24 hour per day weather channel. 1051502 0 0 Program Information: Twin Cities Public Television operates a series of web sites that were visited in 2015 more than 20.8 million times and generated approximately 43.7 million page views. TPT also maintains an extensive online collection of local television programs and video segments. At last count, approximately 3,200 programs representing roughly 2,750 hours of TPT video content are available through TPT's interactive portals. 0 0 0 21818058 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 353 0 1 296 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 27 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN WI X Jennifer Schmidt 6512291480 172 East 4th Street Saint Paul MN 55101 Wendy Dayton Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Scott Dillon Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kim Garretson Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chance Garrity Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Peter Gill Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Marialice Harwood Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Bernadeia Johnson Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth A Kessler Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andy Martens Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert McCrea Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sally Mullen Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert H Nazarian Trustee 1 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jann Ozzello-Wilcox Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kristen Parrish Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert P Rinek Board Chair 1 1 X 0 0 0 Jim Scheibel Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gayle Schueller Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Schumacher Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 James J Seifert Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Valeria Silva Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Sit Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey C Slocum Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Trick Trustee 1 1 X 0 0 0 R Kirk Weidner Vice Chair 1 1.0 X 0 0 0 Tracy Willams-Dillard Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Wilson-Perez Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 James R Pagliarini President & CEO 40 1 X X 376123 0 24391 Jennifer Schmidt Treasurer & Sr. VP of Finance & Bus Admin/CFO 40 1.0 X 160629 0 19960 Allen Giles Secretary, Sr VP, Legal & General Counsel 40 0 X 243012 0 19100 Melissa Wright Secretary, Director of Legal Affairs 40 1.0 X 44323 0 1164 Terry O'Reilly Chief Content Officer, Sr VP of Content & Distribution 40 0 X 235784 0 14930 Jenny Masters-Wolfe Sr VP, HR and Org Effectiveness 40 0 X 178226 0 19325 Gerald Richman VP, National Production 40 0 X 164922 0 19436 William Hanley VP, Public Engagement/Strategic Partnerships 40 0 X 153924 0 6139 John Daenzer VP, Interactive Media 40 0 X 141617 0 20214 Lucy Swift VP, MN Partnerships 40 0 X 123868 0 10608 Heather Stevenson Sr VP, Revenue 40 0 X 164561 0 5495 Judy Diaz Sr VP, Next Avenue 40 0 X 145647 0 4457 2132636 0 165219 16 1 1 0 Market Enginuity 3131 E Clarendon Ave Suite 105 Phoenix AZ 85016 Fundraising 587977 Forest Incentives 790 Jacksonville Road Warminster PA 18974 Marketing & Commnication 448827 Donor Development Strategies LLC 899 Logan St Suite 300 Denver CO 80203 Fundraising 417845 The Nerdery 9555 James Ave S Bloomington MN 55431 Science Website Development 391657 GLS Companies PO Box 1450 Minneapolis MN 55485 Marketing & Communications 332148 17 0 11318172 0 0 8857812 10535297 457764 30711281 Production and Distribution 515100 3102702 3047193 55509 0 7532 7532 0 0 3110234 1014054 0 0 1014054 0 0 0 0 1057520 0 0 1057520 0 0 598500 0 610964 34733 -12464 -34733 -47197 0 0 -47197 0 Advertising 541800 173279 0 173279 0 Other revenue 900099 27202 0 0 27202 0 0 0 0 200481 36046373 3054725 228788 2051579 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1139418 385970 640784 112664 0 0 0 0 11776483 8370768 1638802 1766913 292198 198987 44706 48505 2765175 1463368 976310 325497 746176 569694 45045 131437 0 0 0 0 69747 3550 66197 0 59723 0 59723 0 56138 0 56138 0 1115776 1115776 0 0 0 0 3777398 3151306 388436 237656 579048 226348 7271 345429 533837 303196 24572 206069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 764958 575528 87531 101899 267176 189484 14221 63471 0 0 0 0 62659 34059 15647 12953 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1075293 1032462 20543 22288 0 0 0 0 Program acquisition 3920291 3920291 0 0 Premiums 524613 0 0 524613 Rental & Maintenance 876572 749407 90377 36788 Other program costs 527679 519782 2778 5119 484724 123858 96233 264633 31415082 21818058 4275314 5321710 2958346 1751770 5732819 1227137 8615498 12181476 570104 1982114 6392800 558841 571749 26703116 18490659 9616959 8212457 15228663 15248497 1954655 1903927 12414 12414 114672 45362971 49484341 2666838 2509573 300158 528075 3471581 4129199 6438577 7166847 X 27320215 30064567 10753691 11402439 850488 850488 38924394 42317494 45362971 49484341 X 4631291 -943280 0 0 0 -294911 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 26901105 29291713 26108532 25617092 30711281 138629723 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26901105 29291713 26108532 25617092 30711281 138629723 2077406 136552317 1332633 1385339 866685 1577125 2024355 7186137 106142 61648 42900 38257 58591 307538 3046 19080 46074 429745 27202 525147 146648545 15336096 0.93115 0.92613 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other income of $27,202 is composed of revenue from events and activities not regularly carried on by TPT. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 56138 56138 31358944 31415082 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 196573 101821 84966 56138 439498 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 0 0 0 0 0 14927720 221042 -52587 0 615000 0 14481175 13432992 520092 1556636 0 582000 0 14927720 13072250 372188 526554 0 538000 0 13432992 12912499 304343 455217 0 599809 0 13072250 10695491 1833038 883970 0 500000 0 12912499 0.94 0.06 0 0 0 0 370000 370000 0 10471193 5599123 4872070 0 0 0 0 0 15537511 12891536 2645975 0 324412 0 324412 8212457 15413 Deferred compensation 1016377 Accrued pension liability 3097409 4129199 X 35111079 -943280 78358 0 -70372 -935294 36046373 0 0 0 36046373 31493440 78358 0 0 0 78358 31415082 0 0 0 31415082 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Endowment funds are established primarily for project support and general support of the organization. The endowment fund includes both donor-restricted funds and funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Internal Revenue Service has determined that TPT and TCPMC are exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. TPT and TCPMC are also exempt from state income taxes. TPT does not pay income taxes on business income which is generated by business activities not substantially related to the exempt purpose of TPT and regularly carried on by TPT. TPT and TCPMC follow accounting standards for contingencies in evaluating uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes recognition threshold principals for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return that are not certain to be realized. No liability has been recognized by TPT and TCPMC for uncertain tax positions as of August 31, 2015 and 2014. TPT's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The tax returns for fiscal years 2012 and thereafter are open to examination by federal and state authorities. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreement of -70,372. Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments Investments 4322000 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services Rev from Canadian transmission 36981 South Asia 0 0 Program Services Program episodes 26200 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services Production expense 650 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services Royalty payment 29 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Royalty payment 28 0 0 4385888 1 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Expenditures in column F are recorded on the accrual basis after foreign currency translation. X X X X X X 1 Market Enginuity 3131 East Clarendon Ave Suite 105 Phoenix AZ 85016 Obtain Sponsorship and Underwriting 0 1801533 594506 1207027 Donor Development Strategies LLC 899 Logan Street Suite 300 Denver CO 80203 Canvassing fundraising 0 321537 314376 7161 Wendy Bromley Bodden 9 Ledgebrook Drive Norwalk CT 06854 Fundraising consultant 0 0 98504 -98504 Next Gen Fundraising 1235 Westlakes Drive Berwyn PA 19312 Obtain sponsorships 0 0 63459 -63459 SD&A Teleservices Inc 5757 West Central Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90045 Obtain memberships 0 0 21664 -21664 Alicia Santiago 10817 Eberhardt Drive Gaithersburg MD 20879 Program fundraising consultant 0 0 8062 -8062 Michele H Kimball 407 Country Road Stillwater MN 55082 Next Avenue fundraising consultant 0 0 6000 -6000 2123070 1106571 1016499 MN WI X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James R Pagliarini President & CEO 303623 0 55000 0 17500 0 10100 0 14291 0 400514 0 0 0 Jennifer Schmidt Treasurer, CFO 155494 0 0 0 5135 0 5743 0 14217 0 180589 0 0 0 Allen Giles Secretary, Sr VP, Legal & General Counsel 122711 0 0 0 120301 0 6969 0 12131 0 262112 0 0 0 Terry O'Reilly Chief Content Officer, Sr VP of Content & Distribution 208284 0 10000 0 17500 0 7862 0 7069 0 250715 0 0 0 Jenny Masters-Wolfe SR VP, HR and Org Effectiveness 140726 0 20000 0 17500 0 5574 0 13751 0 197551 0 0 0 Gerald Richman VP, National Production 164922 0 0 0 0 0 5926 0 13510 0 184358 0 0 0 William Hanley VP, Public Engagement/Strategic Partnerships 153924 0 0 0 0 0 5357 0 782 0 160063 0 0 0 John Daenzer VP, Interactive Media 141617 0 0 0 0 0 5312 0 14902 0 161831 0 0 0 Heather Stevenson Sr VP, Revenue 66094 0 14831 0 83636 0 5245 0 250 0 170056 0 0 0 Judy Diaz SR VP, Next Avenue 25577 0 24776 0 95294 0 4231 0 226 0 150104 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 The Human Resources (HR) department conducts an annual salary study for comparative positions for the CEO position. The Executive committee of the Board of Directors deliberates the results of the salary study and makes a compensation decision for the CEO position which is communicated back to the HR department. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 Heather Stevenson - severance pay of 83,636.02. Judy Diaz- severance payment of $95,294.29. X 52 107720 Fair Market Value X 77 263074 Fair Market Value X Donated program materials 1 2600 Fair Market Value X Donated office supplies 5 147 Fair Market Value X Donated tickets for pledges 700 61624 Fair Market Value X Donated equipment 3 10685 Fair Market Value X Donated software 1 1606 Fair Market Value X Donated food and beverages 10 10308 Fair Market Value 0 0 1 1 Schedule M, Part I, Line 6 Twin Cities Public Television reports the number of donated cars using the number of items donated. Schedule M, Part I, Lines 25-28 Twin Cities Public Television reports the number of donated tickets, donated equipment, software, food and beverages, and office supplies using the number of contributions. Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Twin cities Public Television (TPT) uses a third party to process and value all non-cash donations of cars. Using information provided by TPT, the third party arranges pick-up of donated vehicle, transfer of title and sale or disposal of the vehicle. The third party also provides acknowledgment of the donation to the donor. The third party remits the cash proceeds to TPT. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 TPT Board of Trustee's amended the bylaws on August 19, 2015. Section 1.3 (Terms) was amended to state Trustees are eligible for a second, three-year term. Other minor administrative changes were also made. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The review of the content of Form 990 is conducted by the finance, investment and audit committee of the Board of Trustees, prior to the filing of Form 990. Copies of Form 990 are provided to all Board members prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The officers, directors, trustees and key employees are required annually to read the conflict of interest policy and fill out a questionnaire which discloses any potential conflicts of interest. The questionnaires are reviewed by general counsel to determine follow-up, if needed. Any conflicts of interest result in the person with the conflict being prohibited from participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions affected by the conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The human resources (HR) department conducts an annual salary study for comparative positions for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position. this information is provided to the Executive committee, absent the CEO. The data deliberated and the compensation decision of the committee is documented by written communication to the HR department. The most recent year that the compensation process was undertaken was 2015. The HR department also conducts periodic salary studies for comparative positions for all officers and key employees of the organization. The officer positions are Treasurer/SR VP of Finance & Business Administration and SR VP/Legal & General Counsel, Secretary. The key employee position is COO, VP of Content & Distribution. Independent outside salary surveys are used to provide a framework and this information is used by HR in conjunction with compensation policy in determining compensation. The most recent year that each of these positions had this process undertaken was 2013. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organizations governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. The financial statements of the organization are available on the organizations website and upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contract services from TV production companies of 15,000, on-air talent services of 121,210, outreach/promotion services related to programs of 1,604,668, and writing/editing services to provide content for television and web of 563,952, building administration, IT and engineering services of 226,542, employee recruitment, retention and training of 39,226, membership maintenance and sustaining of 175,841, program evaluation, consultation services and other participant support of 1,018,669, all other production and program related services of 12,290. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreement of -70,372; Change in pension liability of -341,705; Transfer to TCPMC of -309,500; Transfer of net assets from merger of 426,666 Twin Cities Public Media Commons 172 East 4th Street Saint Paul MN 55101 472050252 Supporting organization for Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. MN 501(c)3 509(a)3 TYPE 1 Twin Cities Public Television Inc 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Twin Cities Public Media Commons k 56667 Cash rent payments. Twin Cities Public Media Commons b 309500 Capital campaign contributions. Twin Cities Public Media Commons s 1315776 Balance due for renovations. Twin Cities Public Media Commons q 2013165 Cash reimbursed for renovations.