2014-11-06T11:57:42-06:00 2013-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2013-01-01 461662927 EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADCASTERS COALITION EXPA 2023294750 1301 CANYON BOULEVARD NO 306 BOULDER CO 80302 PRESTON PADDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2023294750 2014-11-06 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2014-11-04 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z PRESTON PADDEN 1301 CANYON BOULEVARD NO 306 BOULDER CO 80302 774839 0 X WWW.BROADCASTCOALITION.ORG X 2012 CO EOBC'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE INTERESTS FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THE TELEVISION BROADCAST INDUSTRY. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 0 769839 0 0 0 0 0 774839 0 0 0 0 0 195000 0 0 0 0 579839 0 774839 0 0 0 114097 0 114097 0 0 X THE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADCASTERS COALITION'S (EOBC) MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS, WHICH ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TELEVISION BROADCAST INDUSTRY, PRIMARILY BY ADVOCATING BEFORE POLICY MAKERS IN RULEMAKINGS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S (FCC) FORTHCOMING BROADCAST INCENTIVE AUCTION OR THAT MAY OTHERWISE IMPACT AUCTION PARTICIPANTS. 0 0 EOBC EDUCATES POLICY MAKERS, INCLUDING THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF, WIRELESS CARRIERS AND TELEVISION BROADCASTERS AS TO THE NEEDS OF EOBC'S MEMBERS REGARDING THE FCC'S SPECTRUM AUCTION. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY THROUGH MEETINGS WITH SUCH GROUPS AND PARTICIPATION IN FILING COMMENTS AND CONFERENCES. EOBC ACTIVELY MONITORS DEVELOPMENTS IN FCC RULEMAKING AND POLICIES GOVERNING THE SPECTRUM AUCTION. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY THROUGH RESEARCH BY OUTSIDE LEGAL AND POLICY ADVISORS. EOBC REGULARLY COMMUNICATES UPDATES REGARDING THE FCC SPECTRUM AUCTION TO MEMBERS VIA EMAIL MESSAGES AND CONFERENCE CALLS AND SOLICITS FEEDBACK FROM MEMBERS REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X PRESTON PADDEN 2023294750 1301 CANYON BOULEVARD NO 306 BOULDER CO 80302 X PRESTON PADDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 0.00 X X 195000 0 0 195000 0 0 1 0 1 0 WILEY REIN LLP 1776 K STREET NW SUITE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20006 LEGAL SERVICES 300986 NAVIGANT CONSULTING INC 4511 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO IL 60674 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 132430 2 5000 5000 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 410000 410000 SPEC. ASSESSMENT FEES 900099 339839 339839 INITIATION FEE 900099 20000 20000 769839 774839 769839 0 0 X 195000 361489 164493 38719 HONORARIUM 10000 BOOKS/SUBSCRIPTIONS 5138 774839 52882 61215 0 114097 114097 0 114097 X 0 0 0 114097 0 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 PRESTON PADDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 195000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 195000 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 EOBC HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS, FOUNDING MEMBERS AND REGULAR MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH ARE ENTITIES FROM THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY. REGULAR MEMBERS PAY ANNUAL DUES. FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY ANNUAL DUES AND ADDITIONAL DUES TO FUND EOBC EXPENSES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE AGGREGATE ANNUAL DUES; THEREFORE, EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING ANNUAL DUES REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS. NEW BUSINESSES MAY JOIN AS REGULAR OR FOUNDING MEMBERS UPON APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS AND AGREEMENT TO PAY THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF DUES. REGULAR MEMBERS MUST AGREE TO PAY DUES FOR A MINIMUM OF 9 MONTHS TO JOIN EOBC, AND FOUNDING MEMBERS MUST PAY DUES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B FOUNDING MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON (I) ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS, (II) EXPENDITURES THAT WILL REQUIRE THEM TO PAY ADDITIONAL DUES AND (III) PAYMENT OF BONUSES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DEVELOPS POLICY POSITIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE CONSENSUS SUPPORT OF MEMBERS, BUT NO ONE FOUNDING MEMBER MAY BLOCK A PARTICULAR POSITION OR ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A EOBC HAS NO GOVERNING BODY, THOUGH IT DID DOCUMENT ACTIONS OF MEMBERS DURING THEIR MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B EOBC HAS NO COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 EOBC IS CONTROLLED DIRECTLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HAS NO GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF EOBC REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EOBC MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATIONS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EOBC HAS NO GOVERNING BODY OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DECISIONS ARE GENERALLY MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS NOT ELECTED BY THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, AND SOME DECISIONS REQUIRE CONSENT OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS (INCLUDING EXPENDITURES ABOVE THE AGGREGATE ANNUAL DUES AND ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS). THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEEKS REGULAR INPUT FROM THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHO CAN RESIGN AND CEASE PROVIDING FUNDING AFTER MID-2014. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 142,430. ENGINEERING ANALYSIS 22,063.