2012-03-01T11:13:57-07:00 2011-08-31 990 2010-09-01 410769851 TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC TWIN 6512221717 172 E 4th Street Saint Paul MN 551011400 Barbara Van Loenen 6512291396 2012-03-01 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z James Pagliarini 172 E 4th St Saint Paul MN 551011400 31635957 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. 26 25 313 740 242452 106142 28565503 26901105 2288371 2950234 937512 255816 978486 1152062 32769872 31259217 44368 40000 0 0 14028122 14691660 551248 644443 5477594 12004748 12414376 26628486 27790479 6141386 3468738 40383739 44504019 5328752 4816060 35054987 39687959 The mission of Twin Cities Public Television Inc (TPT) is to enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media. 0 0 14433441 40000 2835016 Programming & Production: TPT both acquires television programming and produces original programming for both local and national audiences. In 2011, we produced approximately 190 original programs, including the longest-running local television program in the Twin Cities ("Almanac"), a weekly arts and cultural affairs program ("Minnesota Original"), and a series of films produced for and distributed by PBS for viewers across the United States (Including "Suze Orman's Money Class","SciGirls", and "Digital Media:New Learners of the 21st century"). 3208529 0 0 Broadcasting: TPT originates four over-the-air broadcast television channels to local audiences. TPT 2 is our flagship service, featuring the best of PBS programming along with additional programs produced or acquired by TPT. TPTLife showcases the best of lifestyle and current affairs programs. TPTMN is the home of "The Minnesota Channel": A 24 hour per day channel that provided 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 as a regional 24 hour per day weather channel, with emphasis on aviation weather. 1131468 0 0 Program Information: TPT produces a printed full-color magazine nine times each year with a total circulation of approximately 75,000. In addition, TPT operates a series of websites that were visited in 2011 more than one million times by roughly one half million unique users. TPT maintains an extensive online collection of television programs and video segments - at last count more than 1,100 programs representing roughly 1300 hours of TPT video content were available through TPT's interactive portals. 0 0 0 18773438 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 83 0 1 313 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN WI X Barbara Van Loenen 6512291396 172 East 4th Street Saint Paul MN 55101 Jeffrey T Bakken 1 X 0 0 0 Lawrence T Bell 1 X 0 0 0 Wendy Dayton 1 X 0 0 0 Mary Gilbertson 1 X 0 0 0 Peter Gill 1 X 0 0 0 Russell B Hagen 1 X 0 0 0 Diane P Lilly 1 X 0 0 0 Mai Moua 1 X 0 0 0 James H Murphy 1 X 0 0 0 Robert H Nazarian 1 X 0 0 0 Jose A Peris 1 X 0 0 0 John M Pohlad 1 X 0 0 0 Connie Remele 1 X 0 0 0 Robert P Rinek 1 X 0 0 0 Hussein Samatar 1 X 0 0 0 Jim Scheibel 1 X 0 0 0 Carole Schram 1 X 0 0 0 Gayle Schueller 1 X 0 0 0 James J Seifert 1 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey C Slocum 1 X 0 0 0 James B Stake 1 X 0 0 0 Caroline Stockdale 1 X 0 0 0 Jodie Tanaka 1 X 0 0 0 R Kirk Weidner 1 X 0 0 0 David C Weyerhaeuser 1 X 0 0 0 James R Pagliarini 40 X X 320584 0 14142 Barbara Van Loenen 40 X 127912 0 5386 Allen Giles 40 X 147297 0 11250 Terry O'Reilly 40 X 194559 0 19742 Stephen Usery 40 X 169680 0 7093 Gerald Richman 40 X 150552 0 17627 Willard Hanley 40 X 150330 0 15837 Jenny Masters-Wolfe 40 X 134075 0 17220 Glenn Fisher 40 X 125366 0 16853 1520355 0 125150 14 0 1 0 Market Enginuity 3131 E Carendon Ave Suite 103 Phoenix AZ 85016 Fundraising 424664 Partisan Pictures Inc 11 West 25th Street 12th Floor New York City NY 10010 Production 269472 Links Print & Promotional Resources 2817 Anthony Lane South Suite 200 St Anthony MN 55418 Printing 251951 Mobile Digital Arts 255 Cleveland Ave Mill Valley CA 94941 Production 232662 GHC Media Partners 28 Westwood Street West Newton MA 02465 Management & Web Design Consulting 369969 12 0 10348635 0 0 4335655 12216815 493427 26901105 Production, Distribution 515100 2950234 2835016 115218 0 0 0 0 0 2950234 316768 0 0 316768 0 0 0 0 1021782 0 0 1021782 0 0 315788 0 321705 55035 -5917 -55035 -60952 0 0 -60952 0 Advertising 541800 125565 0 125565 0 Other revenue 900099 4715 0 1669 3046 0 0 0 0 130280 31259217 2835016 242452 1280644 40000 40000 906690 248730 514577 143383 10918402 7402157 1529143 1987102 204250 133996 28359 41895 1846241 1142986 336294 366961 816077 538624 131468 145985 65074 1511 63563 92881 92881 61782 61782 644443 644443 4089347 3313100 402083 374164 477259 140571 9969 326719 466948 192808 27227 246913 925748 754126 88197 83425 319664 247557 21316 50791 92091 28624 13451 50016 1515828 1384313 51632 79883 Program acquisition 2225068 2225068 0 0 Memberships 376457 305942 65007 5508 Premiums 564529 0 0 564529 Rental and Maintenance 613385 444526 60476 108383 Miscellaneous 365241 106435 38091 220715 163074 122364 3931 36779 27790479 18773438 3539447 5477594 3087233 5405751 2835383 2835697 10986332 12689458 562644 887560 677917 555652 27041856 16785739 11446016 10256117 9769913 11329721 1006073 531835 12228 12228 40383739 44504019 2479351 2180419 245432 360654 2603969 2274987 5328752 4816060 X 22643821 24064682 11453125 14665236 958041 958041 35054987 39687959 40383739 44504019 X 3468738 1164234 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 20838727 24142011 22300188 28565503 26901105 122747534 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20838727 24142011 22300188 28565503 26901105 122747534 3377881 119369653 2281165 1266137 613540 1818466 1332633 7311941 37538 63300 73280 76944 106142 357204 146432 47407 26885 15482 3046 239252 130655931 12834360 0.91362 0.91427 X Part II, line 10 - FY 10 income of 3,046 is from sale of donated goods RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10175 51607 61782 27728697 27790479 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 45796 54712 51607 61782 213897 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 0 0 0 10175 10175 10695491 1833038 883970 0 500000 0 12912499 9828187 479694 821504 0 433894 0 10695491 12606652 222488 -2349953 0 651000 0 9828187 0.93 0.07 0 0 0 0 370000 370000 0 10769790 4905228 5864562 0 0 0 0 0 15734115 11880511 3853604 0 167951 0 167951 10256117 25900 Deferred compensation 469094 Accrued pension liability 1779993 2274987 31259217 27790479 3468738 733294 0 0 0 430940 1164234 4632972 31952901 733294 2427 0 -42037 693684 31259217 0 0 0 31259217 27792906 2427 0 0 0 2427 27790479 0 0 0 27790479 SchD_P05_S00_L04 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. SchD_P10_S00_L02 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Internal Revenue Service has determined that TPT is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. TPT is also exempt from state income taxes. TPT does pay 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 follows the 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 positions as of August 31, 2011 and 2010. TPT's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. The tax returns for the current year as well as fiscal years 2008 through 2010 are open to examination by federal and state authorities. SchD_P11_S00_L08 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8 Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreements: -42,037 Change in pension liability:472,977 SchD_P12_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreements: -42,037 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Production of television programs 60724 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Fundraising Fees for web search engine tool (4,795) Fees for membership drive services (4,430) 9225 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services Revenue from Canadian retransmission of television programs-$36,931 0 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments 1500000 0 0 1569949 1 0 0 0 0 0 SchF_P01_S00_L03 Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Expenditures in Column F, Part 1 are recorded on the accrual basis after foreign currency translation. X X X X X X 1 Market Enginuity 3131 E Carendon Ave Suite 103 Phoenix AZ 85016 Obtain Sponsorships and Underwriting 0 1450884 483628 967256 Judd Consulting 3509 99th Street West Bloomington MN 55431 Campaign Planning and Consulting 0 0 155815 -155815 Matlock & Associates 107 Luckie Street Atlanta GA 30303 Secure sponsorship 0 0 5000 -5000 1450884 644443 806441 MN WI 1 X SchI_P01_S00_L02 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 All grant recipients sign agreements to comply with federal expense/compliance guidelines and provide written certifications of the same. The recipient is required to submit a tracking of hourly and salaried employee' time and deliverables (outreach activities) for the first week of work on the grant no later than seven days after the first week of work. Written and narrative reports which include a detailed reimbursement request are required at the end of the grant period. Prior written approval of expense variances exceeding 10% from grant budget are required. Final payment of grant funds is not made until completion of all grant activities, and receipt and acceptance of all required reports. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James R Pagliarini 274084 0 30000 0 16500 0 7524 0 6618 0 334726 0 Allen Giles 140797 0 0 0 6500 0 5203 0 6047 0 158547 0 Terry O'Reilly 194559 0 0 0 0 0 7000 0 12742 0 214301 0 Stephen Usery 153180 0 0 0 16500 0 5950 0 1143 0 176773 0 Gerald Richman 134052 0 0 0 16500 0 5177 0 12450 0 168179 0 Willard Hanley 150330 0 0 0 0 0 5382 0 10455 0 166167 0 Jenny Masters-Wolfe 126738 0 0 0 7337 0 4827 0 12393 0 151295 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. This information is provided to the executive committee, absent the CEO. This information is deliberated and the compensation decision of the committee is documented by written communication to the HR department. X 256 89759 Fair Market Value X 49 315788 Fair Market Value X Donated tickets for pledge 18 80380 Fair Market Value X Donated food for pledge drive 2 7500 Fair Market Value 0 0 1 1 SchM_P01_S00_L32b Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Twin cities Public Television (TPT) uses a third party to process and sell non-cash donations of cars. Using information received from TPT, the third party arranges pick-up of the 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 then remits the cash proceeds to TPT F990_P06_S0B_L11a Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a 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/form which discloses any potential conflicts of interest. The questionaires are reviewed by the 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 2011. The human resources (HR) department 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 Adminstration and SR VP/Legal & General Counsel, Secr.. The key employee position is CCO, VP of Content & Distribution. Independent outside salary surveys are used to provide a salary 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 2011. 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_P11_S00_L05 Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 Adjustments: Net unrealized gain on investments of 733,294 Change in pension liability of 472,977 Actuarial adjustment related to split interest agreements of -42,037