2025-02-03T13:08:00-06:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8215 GREENWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 600 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2023-07-01 237363536 WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION INC WISC 8007477444 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 SARAH ASHWORTH DIRECTOR OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO 8007477444 2025-01-30 1 1 LAURA SCHWEITZER CPA P01760010 6086628600 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARAH ASHWORTH 821 UNIVERSITY AVE MADISON WI 537061412 15190517 0 X WWW.WPRA.ORG X 1974 WI THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION FURTHERS THE OBJECTIVES OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO BY: (1) SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS, (2) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO WPR AUDIENCES, (3) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DIGITALLY AND ON THIRTY NINE (39) STATIONS, AND (4) DISTRIBUTING TO THE LICENSEES A PORTION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FROM ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMING OPERATIONS. 18 18 0 18 0 0 12448449 12510197 506 3695 326700 488230 0 0 12775655 13002122 672250 1165937 0 0 1268943 1146537 0 198907 2317129 10388265 8900851 12329458 11412232 446197 1589890 13567543 16341778 482246 512745 13085297 15829033 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 8690438 1165937 3695 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 39 RADIO STATIONS REACH OVER 375,000 LISTENERS EVERY WEEK ON TWO NETWORKS: WPR NEWS AND WPR MUSIC. IN MAY 2024 WPR CHANGED ITS NETWORKS FROM THREE TO TWO: THE PREVIOUS THREE NETWORKS WERE WPR NEWS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC, THE IDEAS NETWORK, AND THE ALL CLASSICAL NETWORK. THE CURRENT TWO ARE WPR NEWS AND WPR MUSIC. WPR ALSO OFFERS ARCHIVES AND PODCASTS OF MANY PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THESE NETWORKS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WPR NEWS BROADCASTS TRUSTED AND TIMELY NEWS PROGRAMS INCLUDING "MORNING EDITION," "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND THE BEST OF NPR, THE BBC AND APM PLUS STATE AND LOCAL NEWS EVERY WEEKDAY. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON EVERYTHING FROM CURRENT EVENTS TO PRACTICAL ADVICE TO POP CULTURE. WPR'S SEASONED HOSTS FACILITATE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GUEST EXPERTS AND CALLERS EVERY YEAR. REPORTERS STRENGTHEN AND FORGE STATEWIDE CONNECTIONS IN OUR EIGHT BUREAUS IN MILWAUKEE, MADISON, GREEN BAY, WAUSAU, LA CROSSE, EAU CLAIRE SUPERIOR, AND THE STATE CAPITOL, AND PRODUCE LOCALLY-HOSTED STORIES AND SEGMENTS FOR REGIONAL USE. WPR IS ALSO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS WITH PUBLIC MEDIA'S HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY VIA MULTIPLE FELLOWSHIPS FOR EARLY CAREER REPORTERS.WPR MUSIC PROVIDES MUSIC PROGRAMS 7 DAYS A WEEK THAT ARE NOT GENERALLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE'S COMMERCIAL AIRWAVES INCLUDING CLASSICAL, FOLK, JAZZ, AND WORLD MUSIC. WPR MUSIC BROADCASTS WISCONSIN-HOSTED AND PROGRAMMED CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR 13 HOURS EVERY WEEKDAY, AND FOR MULTIPLE HOURS ON WEEKENDS. WPR MUSIC ALSO CARRIES LIVE METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCASTS, MADISON OPERA PERFORMANCES, AND OTHER BROADCASTS FEATURING WISCONSIN-BASED PERFORMERS AND PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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 50 THOUSAND 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 A 15-MINUTE NEWS SUMMARY EACH WEEKDAY, IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS AND PODCASTS OF 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, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, HONOR VETERANS, ENCOURAGE LITERACY, CELEBRATE MUSIC EDUCATION, AND MORE. 8690438 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 18 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 WI IL MN X X CINDY GILLIS 8007477444 821 UNIVERSITY AVENUE MADISON WI 53706 X ROY CHRISTIANSON CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN TIKALSKY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY GRAHAM TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAT HEIM SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH ASHWORTH LICENSEE REPRESENTATIVE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEDE ECKELS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRAN RAUSCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANAN NAJEEB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAI LO LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE STUART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS ABTS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NILES BERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OMAR GRANADOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL HSU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL STURGUL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LUNDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM COBURN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUNA SINGH BALDWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DONOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 141 UNION BOULEVARD LAKEWOOD CO 80228 CANVASSING SERVICES 310347 1 12510197 381503 12510197 EVENT AND REGIONAL 900099 3695 3695 3695 411065 411065 2265560 2188395 77165 77165 77165 13002122 3695 0 488230 1165937 1165937 841718 73925 767793 304819 22988 281831 141394 141394 33825 33825 198907 198907 57101 57101 221981 221981 33229 33229 17397 17397 7283647 7268695 14952 124068 29003 95065 6109 6109 MEMBERSHIP SOLICITATION 958581 958581 PUBLIC AWARENESS 22530 22530 989 989 11412232 8690438 404665 2317129 889948 1040348 442881 691104 10882 159060 31515 9329 31935 37380 620319 472630 271757 147689 11807525 14166848 81100 90020 13567543 16341778 482246 512745 482246 512745 X 11919021 14507080 1166276 1321953 13085297 15829033 13567543 16341778 1589890 1153846 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 11261726 11659082 12694399 12448449 12510197 60573853 94182 11279 8825 506 3695 118487 11355908 11670361 12703224 12448955 12513892 60692340 59015 64161 61587 26154 65589 276506 0 59015 64161 61587 26154 65589 276506 60415834 210357 246709 433245 402729 411065 1704105 210357 246709 433245 402729 411065 1704105 11566265 11917070 13136469 12851684 12924957 62396445 0.96830 0.97000 0.02730 0.02540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 1 175 0 1 18150 0 1 15500 33825 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: WPRA INCURRED COSTS FOR AN ADVOCACY VIDEO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDS OF PBS WI. STAFF TIME AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES WERE ALSO INCURRED TO PLAN AND PROMOTE ADVOCACY DAY. 10921906 1074031 1500000 390062 13105875 8758101 1390777 1145210 327332 44850 10921906 8986349 1828938 -1721998 280190 54998 8758101 6362129 1079988 1815699 219743 51724 8986349 5077297 1269014 236084 181210 39056 6362129 0.91092 0.08908 0.00000 0 0 620319 472630 147689 147689 14098867 1153846 1153846 12945021 57101 57101 13002122 11355131 0 11355131 57101 57101 11412232 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. X X X X 1 ACD DIRECT INC 240 NORTHEAST PROMONTORY STE 200 FARMINGTON UT 84025 CALL CENTER 0 367387 13127 354260 DONOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 141 UNION BOULEVARD LAKEWOOD CO 80228 CANVASSING 0 134716 185780 -51064 502103 198907 303196 WI MN IL 1 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON 21 NORTH PARK STREET MADISON WI 53715 396006492 GOVERNMENT 1065936 0 PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT, MUSIC FUND, JOURNALISM FUND, SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD 3310 WEST BELTLINE HIGHWAY MADISON WI 53713 391155267 GOVERNMENT 100000 0 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 2 0 PART I, LINE 2: WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION, INC. (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 438 278388 LIQUIDATION VALUE X 25 103115 MARKET VALUE 1 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS BEING REPORTED. 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 A, LINE 7B WPRA HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES AND BYLAWS CONFER NO EXPRESS VOTING RIGHTS ON MEMBERS. UNDER THE BYLAWS, MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS IN THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS WHO MAKE UP WPRA'S GOVERNING BODY. HOWEVER, MEMBERS DO HAVE LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS, CONFERRED BY STATUTE, IN THE EVENT CERTAIN EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS WERE TO BE PROPOSED. THOSE INCLUDE MERGER, DISSOLUTION OR SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS OTHER THAN IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS. APPROVAL OF ANY SUCH ACTION WOULD REQUIRE THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST 2/3 OF THE MEMBER VOTES CAST OR A MAJORITY OF THE ENTITLED VOTES, WHICHEVER IS LESS. 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 ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT DESCRIBES PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS DOING BUSINESS OR PROVIDING ADVICE ON ISSUES OR TRANSACTIONS 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 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.