2015-07-28T16:37:23-05:00 2014-09-30 593651466 CROSS FERNANDEZ & RILEY LLP 201 S ORANGE AVE SUITE 800 ORLANDO FL 328013421 990 2013-10-01 596155012 COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS COMM 4072732300 11510 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32817 LAFONTAINE OLIVER PRESIDENT & GM 4072732300 2015-07-21 1 ANNE MCHUGH CPA P01066774 4078416930 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z WMFE LAFONTAINE OLIVER 11510 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32817 3669415 0 X WWW.WMFE.ORG X 1961 FL PROVIDE CENTRAL FLORIDA'S LEADING PUBLIC BROADCASTING RADIO AND MEDIA CONTENT. 16 15 29 49 9200 -1794 3357404 3522424 0 0 259209 114337 372658 32654 3989271 3669415 0 0 0 0 1435466 1546597 0 0 558265 1997098 1988875 3432564 3535472 556707 133943 4407979 4573529 367574 350293 4040405 4223236 X WMFE ENLIGHTENS, EDUCATES, INSPIRES, ENTERTAINS AND REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING HIGH QUALITY CONTENT THAT EARNS THE INTEREST, INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. 0 0 2243009 WMFE WILL INSPIRE AND EMPOWER ALL CENTRAL FLORIDIANS TO DISCOVER, GROW AND ENGAGE WITHIN AND BEYOND THEIR WORLD. AFTER MONTHS OF BRAINSTORMING, MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WMFE COMPLETED A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE FRAMEWORK AND OBJECTIVES OF OUR BROADER-CASTING STRATEGIC PLAN. OUR APPROACH TO THIS PROCESS INCLUDED OBTAINING BROAD COMMUNITY INPUT THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. THE BROADER-CASTING STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES FOUR OVERLAPPING PILLARS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DIGITAL GROWTH, LOCAL PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT, AND GROWING OUR FUNDRAISING AND PHILANTHROPIC STRENGTH. THESE OVERLAPPING PILLARS REPRESENT FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS THAT WE BELIEVE HOLD TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH FOR WMFE 90.7 AND BROADER COMMUNITY SERVICE.THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE BROADER AUDIENCE REACH, BROADER COMMUNITY REACH AND IMPACT, AND BROADER PHILANTHROPIC AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THESE OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED BY AUDIENCE RATINGS, QUALITATIVE AUDIENCE DATA, ONLINE AND MOBILE ANALYTICS, UNDERWRITING REVENUE, AND PHILANTHROPIC GIVING NUMBERS.EFFORTS TO ASCERTAIN THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WERE FACILITATED THROUGH REGULAR BOARD, STAFF AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS AND THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. WMFE PARTICIPATED IN THREE SUCH COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN FY14. THESE ACTIVITIES HELPED TO EXPOSE OUR STATION AND PROGRAMMING TO YOUNGER AND MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE AUDIENCE. WE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE SPEAKER SERIES WHICH HELPED TO EXPOSE OUR AUDIENCE TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL HOSTS. THESE ACTIVITIES ALLOWED US TO EXPLORE TOPICS AS BROAD AS RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE TO COMMUNITY BASED STORYTELLING. IN THE COMING YEAR WMFE WILL LAUNCH A SALON SERIES DESIGNED TO BRING THOUGHT LEADERS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE REGION.WMFE DIGITAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES SEEK TO ENGAGE A LARGER NUMBER OF LISTENERS PARTICULARLY IN YOUNGER AND MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THIS STRATEGY INCLUDED A RE-LAUNCH OF THE STATION'S WEBSITE WITH IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY, MULTIMEDIA CONTENT, SOCIAL MEDIA INTEGRATION, AND A NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR DESIGNED TO SPOTLIGHT THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE WEBSITE LAUNCH WAS FOLLOWED BY THE LAUNCH OF THE STATION'S FIRST MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ANDROID AND IOS DEVICES. EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF LOCAL PROGRAMMING PRODUCED ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON DISTINCTIVE JOURNALISM RESULTED IN THE LAUNCH OF A NEW ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE SEGMENT SPOTLIGHT, AND WILL CONTINUE IN 2015 WITH THE EXPANSION OF OUR WEEKLY LOCAL NEWSMAGAZINE INTERSECTION. STAFFING IN THE AREA OF NEWS MANAGEMENT, EDITING, AND REPORTING HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL.DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BECAME A MAJOR FOCUS AREA AS WE SET OUT TO ENGAGE OUR BOARD, COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, SENIOR STAFF AND SYSTEM RESOURCES AROUND MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INCLUDED THE FORMAL ADOPTION OF A DIVERSITY STRATEGY THAT EMPHASIZED STAFFING, BOARD RECRUITMENT, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.IN FY 2014 THE WMFE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER CONTINUED A COMMITMENT TO A REGULAR PRESENCE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AS A FORM OF ASCERTAINMENT AND OUTREACH. THIS INCLUDED REGULAR VISITS TO EVENTS OF THE HISPANIC, AFRICAN AMERICAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, AND CARIBBEAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND CONSORTIA OF MINORITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WMFE CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE OTHER PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN THE STATE THROUGH OUR ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC MEDIA IN FLORIDA (FPBS). THROUGH THIS ASSOCIATION WE COLLABORATE ON STATEWIDE UNDERWRITING BUYS AND PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES SUCH AS SHARING NEWS REPORTS AMONG THE STATION GROUP. IN FY14 WMFE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH FPBS, CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION KNOWN AS THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO EMERGENCY NETWORK (FPREN). THE FPREN PROJECT HAS ALLOWED WMFE TO STRENGTHEN ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS AND THE STATION'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES AND NATURAL DISASTERS. STATIONS WILL SHARE ROBUST REPORTING RESOURCES AND EMERGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE.WMFE ALSO SIGNED ON TO BECOME AN LP2 STATION IN THE ORLANDO MARKET, WHICH IS PART OF THE STATE'S EMERGENCY ALERT INFORMATION NETWORK. WE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AS EITHER A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SOURCE FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY INFORMATION BUT THOUGHT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO PROVIDE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ANOTHER WAY TO PROMOTE OURSELVES TO THE COMMUNITY AS A VITAL SOURCE OF LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION. WE ARE NOW PASSING ALONG KEY WEATHER ALERTS AS A PART OF THE STATE'S MASTER EMERGENCY INFORMATION PLAN AND ARE BEING MONITORED FOR THESE ALERTS BY OTHER STATIONS IN THE MARKET.IN FY14 WMFE WAS SELECTED, AS A MEMBER OF NPR LABS GULF STATIONS PROJECT, AS ONE OF TWENTY-FIVE PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT. NPR LABS IDENTIFIED A TEST GROUP OF PEOPLE IN EACH LISTENING AREA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROJECT THAT DELIVERS EMERGENCY ALERTS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD-OF-HEARING IN THE GULF COAST STATES THROUGH LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AND THE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM (PRSS). NPR LABS WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) AND THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) TO DEVELOP THE PILOT SYSTEM.WMFE PARTNERED WITH BOTH THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ORLANDO VA MEDICAL CENTER IN FY 14. WITH THESE PARTNERSHIPS WMFE USED THE POWER OF ITS AIRWAVES NOT ONLY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CRITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO TO COLLECT FOOD AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR THESE TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WITH THE ADVENT OF OUR NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR WMFE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE FREE ONLINE PROMOTION TO NEARLY 25 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY. IN 2015 WE PLAN TO EXPAND THIS EFFORT TO INCLUDE AN ON-AIR COMPONENT AS WELL.WMFE CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WINTER PARK HEALTH FOUNDATION ON HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE REPORTING AND THE NEWSROOM CONTINUES TO REGULARLY HOST COLLEGE INTERNS FROM A LOCAL UNIVERSITY OR SCHOOL EACH SEMESTER, WITH THE GOAL OF TEACHING THEM ABOUT THE RADIO NEWS PROFESSION. MEMBERS OF THE WMFE NEWS STAFF HAVE ALSO VISITED LOCAL COLLEGE JOURNALISM CLASSES TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND OFFER REFLECTIONS ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCREASED AWARENESS ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM HOMELESSNESS TO FOOD DESERTS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN GOING WITHOUT FOOD DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WMFE'S STORYTELLING EVENT HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA HELPED TO CONNECT YOUNGER CITIZENS WITH ISSUES SURROUNDING HUNGER AND HELPED TO SPUR VOLUNTEERISM AMONG THE GROUP.WMFE'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WINTER PARK HEALTH FOUNDATION ON HEALTH REPORTING HAS INCREASED OUR CAPACITY TO COVER HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE ISSUES IMPACTING US LOCALLY. A WINTER PARK HEALTH FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTED THAT WMFE HAS PLAYED A "SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN INCREASING THE HEALTH IQ OF THE ORLANDO COMMUNITY" AS A RESULT OF ITS WORK IN THIS PARTNERSHIP. WMFE'S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING HELPS STUDENTS AND OTHER LISTENERS TO BE MORE ENGAGED AND EDUCATED CITIZENS AND IS AVAILABLE AS PODCASTS AND FULL TEXT SCRIPTS ON WMFE.ORG. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA REMARKED ON HOW MUCH THEY USE WMFE'S CONTENT IN CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND ITS ROLE IN CONNECTING SOMETIMES COMPLEX CONCEPTS TO ACCESSIBLE RELEVANT REAL WORK EXAMPLES THAT STUDENTS CAN BETTER CONNECT WITH.THE WMFE NEWS TEAM HAD SUCCESS IN FILING STORIES NATIONALLY WITH NPR AND ALSO GARNERED TWO FLORIDA ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARDS. NEW ALL THINGS CONSIDERED HOST AND REPORTER AMY KILEY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND WON IN THE BREAKING NEWS SPORTS CATEGORY FOR THE STORY "ORLANDO WINS MLS SOCCER FRANCHISE". NEWS MANAGER MATTHEW PEDDIE WAS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE TEAM WITH WFSU NEWS TEAM (TAMPA) AND WJCT (JACKSONVILLE) IN THE BREAKING NEWS CATEGORY ON FLORIDA'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JENNIFER CARROLL'S RESIGNATION STIRRING QUESTIONS ABOUT INTERNET CAFES AND GAMBLING.AT COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A WMFE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT A FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WILL SUPPORT OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE VERY DIVERSE CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. ACROSS OUR FORMATS AND PLATFORMS WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY AT ALL LEVELS OF OUR ORGANIZATION.THE STATION'S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STORIES COVERING DIVERSE COM 2243009 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 82 0 1 29 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X SHERRY ALEXANDER 4072732300 11510 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE ORLANDO FL 328174699 LAFONTAINE OLIVER PRESIDENT & GM 57.50 X X 69213 0 13615 SHERRY ALEXANDER NON-VOTING VP FINANCE/SECRET/TREAS 57.50 X X 93929 0 21526 SUSAN ARKIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER C BARR JR VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEREK J BLAKESLEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKITA D COOPER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY DECKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE E KELLY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA FREY CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA LANDMAN GONZALEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY HENRICHS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 J HENRY MALDONADO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT B WHITE JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYN BERELSMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLIE BRASWELL JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MCEWEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL SEGAL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 163142 0 35141 0 0 0 0 0 3522424 63966 3522424 91970 91970 8341 8341 22367 0 22367 22367 22367 OTHER REVENUE 900099 15113 15113 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 9200 9200 24313 3669415 115424 9200 22367 X 255613 15365 224883 15365 1020744 722482 137823 160439 42843 21705 16026 5112 133312 75757 31612 25943 94085 54070 26786 13229 32675 24923 7752 16234 12176 4058 425847 107107 153851 164889 2673 2673 114923 114923 14954 9104 4066 1784 2429 41 2388 64464 57347 7117 79966 79966 PROGRAM ACQUISTION 708271 708271 0 0 AGENCY FEES 186317 186317 0 0 SUPPLIES & PREMIUMS 94576 26093 8280 60203 POSTAGE & FREIGHT 66652 390 1620 64642 178894 106979 27644 44271 3535472 2243009 734198 558265 253569 301385 538844 539372 353932 113051 145474 346020 957184 0 67026 46468 1448958 1173812 149301 275146 1942649 2952087 4407979 4573529 244757 233167 35906 58235 86911 58891 367574 350293 X 2659831 3002115 349964 190511 1030610 1030610 4040405 4223236 4407979 4573529 133943 48888 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5854655 4367450 2910160 3357404 3522424 20012093 39924 15340 55264 5894579 4367450 2910160 3372744 3522424 20067357 133238 87543 67044 61396 52863 402084 0 133238 87543 67044 61396 52863 402084 19665273 54857 60826 57439 126060 100311 399493 54857 60826 57439 126060 100311 399493 8050 16472 3144 360096 24313 412075 5957486 4444748 2970743 3858900 3647048 20878925 0.94190 0.95000 0.01910 0.01680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1910645 950000 141319 70467 2931497 1144112 675000 147680 56147 1910645 1168735 562452 170083 757158 1144112 1134545 78567 44377 1168735 1129349 51516 46320 1134545 0.61400 0.35100 0.03500 0 0 1448958 1173812 275146 275146 LIABILITY UNDER SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENT 10715 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 48176 58891 X 4708358 48888 990055 1038943 3669415 0 3669415 4525527 990055 990055 3535472 0 3535472 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO BOLSTER THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING PROVIDED TO WMFE'S AUDIENCE. PART X, LINE 2: THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SIMILAR PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA INCOME TAX CODE. THE COMPANY IDENTIFIES AND EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH THERE IS A LESS THAN MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT PROBABILITY OF THE POSITION BEING UPHELD WHEN REVIEWED BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITY. SUCH POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO BE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY IS ESTABLISHED ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE COMPANY HAS NOT RECOGNIZED A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF THERE WERE AN UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT, THE COMPANY WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST ACCRUED RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES IN OPERATING EXPENSES. THE COMPANY'S TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. SCHEDULE D, PART V: AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN PRIOR YEARS FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. X 111 63639 SELLING PRICE OF CARS X OTHER GOODS 0 327 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A THIRD PARTY, CAR TRUST, INC., TO MANAGE THE SALE OF DONATED VEHICLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE 990 DRAFT FOR REASONABLENESS PRIOR TO RELEASE OF THE FINAL ISSUANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS SIGN THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO AND OFFICERS AND SETS THEIR PAY. MARKET SURVEYS HELP DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. A PAY POOL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT OFFICERS IS ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO THE BUDGET. ALL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS A PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL ANNUALLY. THE CORPORATION'S TAX ADVISORS ALSO ISSUE A LETTER ANNUALLY AS TO ANY EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS OF ANY OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,579. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,579. CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 107,107. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 151,272. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 164,889. TOTAL EXPENSES 423,268.