2023-12-07T11:30:50-06:00 2023-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2022-07-01 237363536 WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC WISC 6082631235 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 LISA NALBANDIAN INTERIM CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 6082631235 2023-12-04 1 LISA NALBANDIAN 999009999 1 LAURA SCHWEITZER CPA P01760010 6086628600 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LISA NALBANDIAN 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 18762546 0 X WWW.WPRA.ORG X 1974 WI THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, WHICH BROADCASTS IN WISCONSIN ON THIRTY-EIGHT (38) STATIONS AND ON THE INTERNET. 16 16 0 20 0 0 12694399 12448449 8825 506 633441 326700 0 0 13336665 12775655 649715 672250 0 0 1276742 1268943 0 0 2599806 9607008 10388265 11533465 12329458 1803200 446197 11978603 13567543 214524 482246 11764079 13085297 X THE PURPOSE OF THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION (WPRA) IS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO BY ENGAGING IN COOPERATIVE FUNDRAISING, STEWARDSHIP AND ADVOCACY. THE WPRA GENERATES SUPPORT THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES THAT SHOW THE VALUE PROVIDED BY WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO; PROVIDES PROPER STEWARDSHIP FOR ASSOCIATION FUNDS AND FUNDRAISING AND ENHANCES EFFORTS FOR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND WPR STAFF TO COLLABORATE IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONATIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION. 0 0 9464034 672250 506 THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) SO THAT WPR CAN CAPITALIZE ON DIGITAL MULTICASTING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE BROAD ACCESS TO AWARD-WINNING NEWS, COMPELLING CONVERSATIONS, INSPIRING MUSIC AND ENGAGING ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS WISCONSIN. OUR 38 STATIONS REACH APPROXIMATELY 375,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON THREE NETWORKS: THE IDEAS NETWORK, NPR NEWS & MUSIC, AND THE ALL CLASSICAL NETWORK. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE OVER 2,000 HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPR'S TRUSTED AND TIMELY NEWS PROGRAMS INCLUDE "MORNING EDITION," "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND THE BEST OF NPR, THE BBC AND APM PLUS STATE AND LOCAL NEWS EVERY WEEKDAY. REPORTERS AND LOCALLY HOSTED PROGRAMS BUILD STATEWIDE CONNECTIONS AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES FROM BUREAUS IN MILWAUKEE, MADISON, GREEN BAY, WAUSAU, LA CROSSE, EAU CLAIRE AND SUPERIOR.THE IDEAS NETWORK FOSTERS LIFELONG LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH REGIONAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CALL-IN SHOWS THAT FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO PRACTICAL ADVICE TO POP CULTURE. WPR IS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS WITH PUBLIC MEDIA'S HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY VIA THREE FELLOWSHIPS FOCUSED ON EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES.WPR PROVIDES MUSIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS AND PRODUCES REGIONAL MUSIC SHOWS. WPR'S ALL CLASSICAL NETWORK STREAMS ORIGINAL AND SYNDICATED CLASSICAL MUSIC TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY ONLINE AND VIA HD RADIO IN SELECT MARKETS.WPR'S WEBSITE, WWW.WPR.ORG, SERVES MORE THAN 10 MILLION PAGEVIEWS OF WPR AND NPR NEWS AND INFORMATION CONTENT, COMMUNITY CALENDARS, AND STATION INFORMATION. EACH MONTH WPR'S WEBSITE AND APP SERVE MORE THAN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVE AND ARCHIVED AUDIO STREAMS TO AUDIENCES IN WISCONSIN AND AROUND THE WORLD. WPR'S MOBILE APP MAKES IT EASY TO READ AND LISTEN TO OUR LIVE AND ARCHIVED CONTENT WHEREVER AUDIENCES ARE. WPR PODCASTS - AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS - INCLUDE IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS AND PROGRAMS FOUND ON OUR BROADCAST SCHEDULE.WISCONSINITES ATTEND WPR'S COMMUNITY EVENTS HELD ONLINE AND IN CITIES AROUND THE STATE EACH YEAR. WPR ALSO HELPS LOCAL NONPROFITS PROMOTE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE LOCAL TREASURES, ENCOURAGE LITERACY, MUSIC EDUCATION, CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND MORE. 9464034 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI IL MN X X CINDY GILLIS 6082631235 821 UNIVERSITY AVENUE MADISON WI 53706 X NILES BERMAN CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATRINA KELLER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY GRAHAM TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM LULJAK EX-OFFICIO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAT HEIM SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS ABTS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUISA HERRERA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM COBURN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY KOCHA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LUNDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFERY MUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRAN RAUSCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL STURGUL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN TIKALSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY CHRISTIANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANAN NAJEEB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN VAN DAALWYK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DONOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES LLC 141 UNION BLVD LAKEWOOD CO 80228 CANVASSING SERVICES 362765 THE MAIL HAUS PO BOX 5065 DE PERE WI 54115 MAILING SERVICES 124071 2 12448449 281000 12448449 EVENT AND REGIONAL 900099 506 506 506 402729 402729 5910862 5986891 -76029 -76029 -76029 12775655 506 0 326700 672250 672250 930106 53406 876700 338837 17581 321256 16268 16268 49454 49454 22969 22969 247764 247764 58595 58595 6546 6546 8627042 8544020 34147 48875 5750 5750 MEMBERSHIP SOLICITATION 1352975 1352975 ADVOCACY 902 902 12329458 9464034 265618 2599806 775401 889948 1161038 442881 25714 10882 32141 31515 10282 0 50249 31935 620319 348562 221800 271757 9627200 11807525 74778 81100 11978603 13567543 214524 482246 214524 482246 X 10641688 11919021 1122391 1166276 11764079 13085297 11978603 13567543 446197 875021 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10346579 11261726 11659082 12694399 12448449 58410235 202580 94182 11279 8825 506 317372 10549159 11355908 11670361 12703224 12448955 58727607 65249 59015 64161 61587 26154 276166 0 65249 59015 64161 61587 26154 276166 58451441 236856 210357 246709 433245 402729 1529896 236856 210357 246709 433245 402729 1529896 10786015 11566265 11917070 13136469 12851684 60257503 0.97000 0.97160 0.02540 0.02290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17932 0 0 17932 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: WPRA INCURRED COSTS FOR CAPITOL GROUP LOBBYISTS TO EDUCATE AND LOBBY THE WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE DURING ITS SPRING 2022 SESSION AND TO FOCUS ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 8758101 1390777 1145210 327332 44850 10921906 8986349 1828938 -1721998 280190 54998 8758101 6362129 1079988 1815699 219743 51724 8986349 5077297 1269014 236084 181210 39056 6362129 4331656 686908 269692 176945 34014 5077297 0.90318 0.09682 0.00000 0 0 620319 348562 271757 271757 13601222 875021 875021 12726201 49454 49454 12775655 12280004 0 12280004 49454 49454 12329458 PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES AND ALSO USED IN THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE LICENSEES. SPENDING POLICY DESCRIBES UP TO 5% OF ENDOWMENTS AVERAGED OVER 20 QUARTERS CAN BE APPROPRIATED FOR USE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. 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(WPRA) RECEIVES REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM WPRA'S LICENSEES FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE ASSISTANCE REQUESTS ARE APPROVED AND DISBURSED TO THE LICENSEES TO BE USED FOR THE APPROVED PROJECTS. X 386 246390 LIQUIDATION VALUE X 18 34610 MARKET VALUE 3 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IS LISTED. PART I, LINE 32B: ROBERT W BAIRD RECEIVES STOCK GIFTS AND SELLS THEM ASAP. AN AUTOMOBILE CHARITABLE GIFT PROCESSOR RECEIVES THE VEHICLES FROM DONORS AND LIQUIDATES THEM. NET PROCEEDS ARE GIFTED TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR AS CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, SECRETARY, THE CHAIRS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (IF A MEMBER OF THE BOARD) AND THE LICENSEE DIRECTOR. THIS COMMITTEE CAN VOTE ON MOTIONS RELATED TO WPRA ACTIVITIES BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. BYLAWS ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7.02 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PERSONS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION WILL BECOME, AND CONTINUE AS MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ESTABLISHED BY BOARD POLICY, BEGINNING UPON THE DATE OF CONTRIBUTION. IN MOST SITUATIONS, THIS IS ONE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A NOMINEES TO SERVE AS DIRECTORS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WPRA REQUIRES ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO HAVE ACCESS FOR REVIEW PURPOSES OF THE IRS FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO BEING PROVIDED TO THE BOARD. THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO (WPR) DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE WILL SUBMIT A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REASONABLY IN ADVANCE OF THE BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURN. ANY BOARD MEMBER MAY RESPOND IN WRITING OR BY EMAIL TO THE WPR DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE FORM, PRIOR TO THE BOARD DISCUSSION. ANY SUCH CONCERNS THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE BOARD MEMBER AND THE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD DURING THE BOARD'S REVIEW OF THE RETURN. IT SHALL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT FOR THE WPR DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A DRAFT COPY TO ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS BY EMAIL, AS PART OF THE BOARD MEETING MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION. ANY UNUSUAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS OR DEPARTURES FROM COMPLIANCE STANDARDS SUCH AS FRAUD, ASSET DIVERSION OR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MATERIALS FOR THE FORM 990. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING SHALL REFLECT THE BOARD'S REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT DESCRIBES PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES, AS DOING BUSINESS OR PROVIDING ADVICE ON ISSUES OR TRANSACTION THAT WILL PERSONALLY OR PROFESSIONALLY BENEFIT THEM. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES BY THE RESPECTIVE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WPRA DOES NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR A CEO FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS, FORM 990 AND ANNUAL REPORT WITH AUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE POSTED ON WPRA.ORG. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.