THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL (EIN 95-4222933)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-09-23
IRS object ID: 201502669349300815
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-09-23T12:16:43-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680037990	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GILBERT ASSOCIATES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95833	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	954222933	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CALI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9164449792	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1121 L STREET NO 110	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN HANCOCK	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9164449792	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-08-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DARLA A COLSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00027123	PTIN
Phone	9166466464	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN HANCOCK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1121 L STREET NO 110	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,965,553	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CALCHANNEL.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1991	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE 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
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	12	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,152,718	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,111,131	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$42,408	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$33,006	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$463	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,415	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,195,589	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,150,552	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$597,475	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$557,344	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$770,337	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$704,976	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,367,812	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,262,320	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$172,223	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$111,768	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,598,524	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,459,870	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$32,133	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$19,798	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,566,391	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,440,072	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO 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
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,048,479	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,117,546	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL TRANSMITS LIVE AND TAPED TELEVISION COVERAGE OF CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS VIA VIDEO STREAMING AND 118 CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS INTO OVER 4.72 MILLION HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA. AN ADDITIONAL CABLE SYSTEM SERVICING OVER 203 HOMES ARE SUPPORTING THE NETWORK WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CARRIAGE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,048,479	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	12	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	Yes (1)	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN HANCOCK	PersonNm
Phone	9164449792	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1121 L STREET SUITE 110	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SUZANNE CURTIS
CHAIRPERSON	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA FREGOSO-COX
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SAM ATTISHA
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WALTER HUGHES
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEL HEINTZ
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN MCINTYRE
STATE ASSOC. REP.	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEANE LEAVENWORTH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY GILES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG WHITE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HANCOCK
PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$186,510	$0	$37,003

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$186,510	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$37,003	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CABLE FEES	515210	$1,110,931	$1,110,931
VIDEO SALES	515210	$200	$200

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,111,131	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,006	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$33,006	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$815,001	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$815,001	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	515210	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,415	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,415	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,415	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,150,552	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,117,546	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,006	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$223,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$201,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$228,955	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,323	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,621	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,647	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,918	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,851	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,333	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,903	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,125	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$152,838	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,927	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,765	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,581	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,133	TotalAmt
Program Services	$120,045	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,279	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SATELLITE TIME	$160,428	$160,428
FIELD PRODUCTION	$26,788	$26,788
STUDIO PRODUCTION	$18,954	$18,954
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$14,997	$12,874	$2,123

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,656	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,262,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,048,479	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213,841	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100	BOYAmt
EOY	$100	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$597,703	BOYAmt
EOY	$970,366	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,619	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,874	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,559,386	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,301,718	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$363,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,668	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,419,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,020,341	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,967	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,902	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,598,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,459,870	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$288	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,510	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,133	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,798	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,566,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,440,072	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,566,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,440,072	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,598,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,459,870	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$111,768	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$14,551	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,305,212	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,251,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,196,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,152,718	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,111,131	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,017,210	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,305,212	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,251,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,196,974	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,152,718	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,111,131	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,017,210	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$6,017,210	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$61,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$79,595	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,408	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,006	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$266,771	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$61,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$79,595	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$50,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,408	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,006	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$266,771	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$738	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$759	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$463	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,415	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,804	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,367,705	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,331,529	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,252,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,195,589	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,150,552	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,297,785	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.95540	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.95270	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.04240	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.04600	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$34,758	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$25,174	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,584	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,511,556	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,263,980	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$247,576	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,072	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,564	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$508	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$257,668	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
LONG-TERM CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT	$493,878	F
SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT	$526,463	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,020,341	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	COMPENSATED ABSENCES	Desc
Amt	$19,510	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$19,510	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,136,001	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$14,551	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$14,551	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,150,552	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,150,552	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,262,320	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,262,320	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,262,320	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN HANCOCK	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$186,510	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$18,825	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$18,178	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$223,513	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	EACH 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 7A	THE 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 11	THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PER BOARD DIRECTIVE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD 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 15	THE 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 19	THE CALIFORNIA CHANNEL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII	SUZANNE CURTIS - 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD, CT 06901. PATRICIA FREGOSO-COX - 41551 10TH STREET, PALMDALE, CA 93551. SAM ATTISHA - 5651 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111. WALTER HUGHES - 1001 K ST., 2ND FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. DEL HEINTZ - 4781 IRWINDALE AVE., IRWINDALE, CA 91706. CAROLYN MCINTYRE - 1001 K ST., 2ND FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. DEANE LEAVENWORTH - 1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 950, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814. JEFFREY GILES - 3055 COMCAST PLACE, LIVERMORE, CA 94551. DOUG WHITE - 5651 COPLEY DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.