2014-04-15T13:26:45-07:00 2013-08-31 990 2012-09-01 410769851 TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC TWIN 6512221717 172 E 4th Street Saint Paul MN 551011400 Jennifer Schmidt 6512291480 2014-04-15 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z James Pagliarini 172 East 4th Street Saint Paul MN 551011400 31158482 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. 28 27 298 700 228824 42900 29291713 26108532 2971686 3588360 555729 435955 969016 637408 33788144 30770255 0 0 0 0 16767530 16782924 511414 1227529 6385022 14404357 16329472 31683301 34339925 2104843 -3569670 46704185 44014989 6157882 5991681 40546303 38023308 The mission of Twin Cities Public Television Inc (TPT) is to enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media. 0 0 21209752 0 3495989 Programming & Production: TPT produces and acquires television programming for local and national audiences. In 2013, we broadcast more than 35,000 hours of programming to local audiences through our four over-the-air broadcast television channels. We produced more than 140 original programs, including the longest running local television in the Twin Cities ("Almanac"), a weekly arts and cultural affairs program ("Minnesota Original"), dozens of films produced with local partners focused on issues of local and regional importance, several documentaries and a series of films produced for PBS and broadcast across the United States (including our 4-hour production "Constitution USA" and our ongoing "SciGirls" series for young people interested in science, technology, engineering and math). 2757990 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 nearly 1,000 hours of live coverage of the Minnesota state legislature, along with many 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. 922946 0 0 Program Information: Twin Cities Public Television operates a series of web sites that were visited in 2013 more than 10.2 million times and generated approximately 33.5 page views. TPT also maintains an extensive online collection of local television programs and video segments. at last count, more than 3,000 programs representing roughly 2,300 hours of TPT video content are available through TPT's interactive portals. 0 0 0 24890688 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 1 221 0 1 298 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 28 27 0 0 0 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 1 0 X 0 0 0 Scott Dillon 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kim Garretson 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Gilbertson 1 0 X 0 0 0 Peter Gill 1 0 X 0 0 0 Russell B Hagen 1 0 X 0 0 0 Bernadeia Johnson 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andy Martens 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sally Mullen 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert McCrea 1 0 X 0 0 0 James H Murphy 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert H Nazarian 1 0 X 0 0 0 Alfonso Perez 1 0 X 0 0 0 Robert P Rinek 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jim Scheibel 1 0 X 0 0 0 Carole Schram 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gayle Schueller 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Schumacher 1 0 X 0 0 0 James J Seifert 1 0 X 0 0 0 Bruce Shay 1 0 X 0 0 0 Valeria Silva 1 0 X 0 0 0 James B Stake 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jodie Tanaka 1 0 X 0 0 0 R Kirk Weidner 1 0 X 0 0 0 David C Weyerhaeuser 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sue Wilson-Perez 1 0 X 0 0 0 James R Pagliarini 40 0 X X 347671 0 15590 Barbara Van Loenen 40 0 X 144932 0 4572 Jennifer Schmidt 40 0 X 0 0 0 Allen Giles 40 0 X 157245 0 12079 Terry O'Reilly 40 0 X 229402 0 20913 Judy Diaz 40 0 X 188562 0 7882 Heather Stevenson 40 0 X 169147 0 7295 Donna Sapolin 40 0 X 161981 0 18798 Gerald Richman 40 0 X 158490 0 18422 Glenn Fisher 40 0 X 157308 0 11651 1714738 0 117202 23 0 1 0 Goodhue Pictures Inc 23 East 17th St 5th Floor New York City NY 10003 Production 1380234 Market Enginuity 3131 E Clarendon Ave Suite 105 Phoenix AZ 85016 Fundraising 480264 Cunningham Group Arch PA 201 Main Street SE Suite 325 Minneapolis MN 55414 Management consulting 249370 Trivium Consulting PO Box 269 Kensington MD 20895 Management consulting 184707 Soup2Nuts Inc 311 Arsenal Street Watertown MA 02472 Production 175000 14 0 10903483 0 0 4401438 10803611 472566 26108532 Production and Distribution 515100 3576025 3495989 80036 0 12335 12335 0 0 3588360 431515 0 0 431515 0 0 0 0 442546 0 0 442546 0 0 367667 25000 375043 13184 -7376 11816 4440 0 0 4440 0 Advertising 541800 148788 0 148788 0 Other revenue 900099 46074 0 0 46074 0 0 0 0 194862 30770255 3508324 228824 924575 X 966480 232479 531359 202642 12598312 9171005 1260770 2166537 252968 180322 17209 55437 2236822 1467736 366779 402307 728342 504513 91080 132749 76110 2603 73507 68663 68663 101821 101821 1227529 1227529 6830026 6157840 194079 478107 556511 268252 11113 277146 481208 250598 20962 209648 910490 740733 87425 82332 486696 407183 24103 55410 132662 50380 12838 69444 1199274 1107609 42261 49404 Program acquisition 3183735 3183735 0 0 Premiums 646586 0 0 646586 Rental & Maintenance 817940 674945 63847 79148 Other program cost 440850 397011 4394 39445 396900 93744 92005 211151 34339925 24890688 3064215 6385022 6174180 5488728 1732627 2730305 14088971 11353324 702583 524970 564160 487336 27002719 17590139 9322225 9412580 13759768 13801911 347257 203421 12414 12414 46704185 44014989 2297245 2273778 359895 681709 3500742 3036194 6157882 5991681 X 23293431 25291158 16402384 11881662 850488 850488 40546303 38023308 46704185 44014989 X -3569670 171009 0 0 0 875666 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 22300188 28565503 26901105 29291713 26108532 133167041 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22300188 28565503 26901105 29291713 26108532 133167041 3473318 129693723 613540 1818466 1332633 1385339 866685 6016663 73280 76944 106142 61648 42900 360914 26885 15482 3046 19080 46074 110567 139655185 13830532 0.92867 0.93377 X Part ll of line 10 income of 46,074 is composed of $1,578 from the sale of donated goods, $22,752 of reimbursement of shared facility expense and misc refunds and $21,744 of revenue from events not regularly carried on. 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The endowment fund includes both donor-restricted funds and funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments. SchD_P10_S00_L02 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Internal Revenue Service has determined that TPT is exempt form federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. TPT is also exempt from state income taxes. TPT does pay income taxes on business income which is generated by business activities not substantially related to the exempt purpose on TPT and regularly carried on by TPT. TPT follows accounting standards for contingencies in evaluating uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes recognition threshold principles for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return that are not certain to be realized. No liability has been recognized by TPT for uncertain tax position as of August 31, 2013 and 2012. TPT's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The tax returns for fiscal years 2010 and thereafter are open to examination by federal and state authorities. SchD_P11_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreements--46362 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments 1904000 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Production expense 103099 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services Revenue from Canadian transmission of television programming 26105 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Fundraising Premium payment 3792 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services Web services for Next Avenue 650 0 0 2037646 0 0 0 0 0 0 SchF_P01_S00_L03 Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Expenditures in Column F Part a are recorded on the accrual basis after foreign currency translation. X X X X X X 1 Market Enginuity 3131 E Clarendon Ave Suite 105 Phoenix AZ 85016 Obtain sponsorships and Underwriting 0 1688220 562740 1125480 Donor Development Strategies 899 Logan St Suite 115 Denver CO 80203 Canvassing fundraising 0 0 502040 -502040 Randolph Media Group 14 Bond Street Great Neck NY 11021 Underwriting solicitation 0 0 82000 -82000 Susan Runholt 914 Osceola Ave St Paul MN 55105 Writing services for grants 0 0 30900 -30900 Joyella Media Partners LLC 59 Indian Field Rd Studio 2D Greenwich CT 06830 Obtain sponsorships 0 0 15750 -15750 Patrick Bachler 1307 Ashland Ave Wilmette IL 60091 Fundraising for Next Avenue 0 0 11250 -11250 ACD Direct 1353 North 1075 West Suite 6 Farmington UT 84025 Obtain sustainer memberships 0 0 9959 -9959 Phone Bank Systems Inc 4990 Northwind Dr Suite 235 East Lansing MI 48823 Secure membership renewals 0 0 7890 -7890 Wendy Bromley Bodden 9 Ledgebrook Drive Norwalk CT 06854 Fundraising consultant 0 0 5000 -5000 1688220 1227529 460691 MN WI X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James R Pagliarini 330671 0 0 0 17000 0 8330 0 7260 0 363261 0 0 0 Allen Giles 150745 0 0 0 6500 0 5562 0 6517 0 169324 0 0 0 Terry O'Reilly 208896 0 20506 0 0 0 7273 0 13640 0 250315 0 0 0 Judy Diaz 161452 0 27110 0 0 0 6567 0 1315 0 196444 0 0 0 Heather Stevenson 140407 0 15600 0 13140 0 6146 0 1149 0 176442 0 0 0 Donna Sapolin 159185 0 2796 0 0 0 5698 0 13100 0 180779 0 0 0 Gerald Richman 145413 0 0 0 13077 0 5363 0 13059 0 176912 0 0 0 Glenn Fisher 81274 0 3857 0 72177 0 2558 0 9093 0 168959 0 0 0 SchJ_P01_S00_L03 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 The Human Resources department (HR) conducts an annual salary study for comparative positions for the CEO position. The Executive committee of the Board of Directors, absent the CEO, deliberates the results of the salary study and makes a compensation decision for the CEO position which is communicated back to the HR department. SchJ_P01_S00_L04 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 Glenn Fisher- severance payment of $72,177 X 283 144002 Fair Market Value X 60 160292 Fair Market Value X Donated tickets for pledge 17 97637 Fair Market Value X Donated equipment 2 47636 Fair Market Value X Donated supplies 1 22999 Fair market Value 0 0 1 1 SchM_P01_S00_L06 Schedule M, Part I, Line 6 Twin Cities Public Television reports the number of donated cars using the number of items donated SchM_P01_S00_L25 Schedule M, Part I, Lines 25-28 Twin Cities Public Television reports the number of donated tickets and donated equipment and donated supplies using the number of contributions SchM_P01_S00_L32b Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) uses a third party to process and awll non-cash donations of cars. Using information received from 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. F990_P06_S0B_L11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The review of the content of form 990 was conducted by the finance, investment and audit committee of the Board of Trustees, prior to the filing of the 990. Copies of form 990 are provided to all Board members prior to filing. F990_P06_S0B_L12c 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. F990_P06_S0B_L15 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 is 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 2013. The HR department also conducts 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. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. The financial statements of the organization are available on the organization's website and upon request. F990_P09_S00_L11g Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contract services from TV production companies, on-air talent services, outreach/promotion services related to programs, and writing/editing services to provide content for television and web. F990_P11_S00_L09 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreement -46,362 Change in pension liability 922,028