2026-04-28T12:12:27-07:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 452552448 PUBLIC MEDIA NJ INC PUBL 2125601355 825 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10019 CAROLINE CROEN TREASURER 2125601355 2026-04-23 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NJPBS CAROLINE CROEN 825 EIGHTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10019 15882131 false X NJPBS.ORG X 2011 NY TO BRING QUALITY PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND ITS TRI-STATE NEIGHBORS. ITS CONTENT, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE, AIMS TO REFLECT THE DIVERSE 15 14 91 14 0 0 4789719 4867217 6516527 6536899 154994 281099 23999 0 11485239 11685215 0 0 6444078 6134905 50336 46679 1288942 5046990 5110105 11541404 11291689 -56165 393526 13345675 14035819 3211523 3520338 10134152 10515481 TO BRING QUALITY PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND ITS TRI-STATE NEIGHBORS. ITS CONTENT, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE, AIMS TO REFLECT THE DIVERSE false false 8930051 0 6536494 NATIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAM SERVICES: TELEVISION PROGRAMMING FOR NJTV, INCLUDING NJTV NEWS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEW JERSEY PROGRAMMING THAT BROADCASTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND ITS TRI-STATE NEIGHBORS. PMNJ HAS MORE THAN 14,000 MEMBERS AS OF JUNE 30, 2025. PMNJ ALSO PROVIDES THE NATIONAL PROGRAMS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM (PBS) ON NJPBS. IN ADDITON, PMNJ OFFERS LOCAL EDUCATORS FREE, CLASSROOM-READY, DIGITAL RESOURCES THROUGH PBS LEARNING MEDIA NJ, WITH OVER 400,000 USERS IN NEW JERSEY IN FISCAL 2025. NJTV ALSO BROADCASTS A FULL SLATE OF CHILDRENS AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING, TOTALING OVER 2,000 HOURS PER YEAR. 56333 0 406 TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF PMNJS BROADCAST SIGNAL TO THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY WHICH IN TURN BROADCASTS THE PROGRAMS WITHIN BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION MARKETS. DURING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR, PMNJ (a/k/a NJ PBS) TRANSMITTED OVER 17,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE. 8986384 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 12 0 true 91 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 15 14 false false true false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ NY PA X X CAROLINE CROEN 2125602000 825 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10019 NEAL SHAPIRO TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO 10.00 X X 0 799774 52060 CAROLINE CROEN TREASURER 10.00 X 0 378976 40613 ROBERT FEINBERG SECRETARY 10.00 X 0 358217 16177 JAMES KRAFT SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 271357 0 35394 JOSEPH LEE GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 282717 0 11608 ELVIN BADGER DIRECTOR, STUDIO OPERATIONS 40.00 X 164389 0 44349 DEBRA FALK DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 125915 0 31680 BRIANA VANNOZZI ANCHOR 40.00 X 122618 0 18467 DAVID CRUZ SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR 40.00 X 127221 0 12687 MARK NIXDORF ENGINEER 40.00 X 129740 0 6529 SCOTT KOBLER TRUSTEE & CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH THOMAS TRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS A BRACKEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS DEKKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE VENUTI FREE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATALYA JOHNSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GOV THOMAS H KEAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER M LEPRE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH T MAZZEO TRUSTEE (THROUGH 6/24/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY H OSTROWSKY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER J PALADINO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PECHTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT L SMARTT TRUSTEE (THROUGH 12/16/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK THIGPEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW TSAO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL VOORHEES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 1223957 1536967 269564 12 false true false 0 0 0 0 20000 1141750 3705467 77061 4867217 SERVICE AND LICENSE FEE 516120 6536493 0 0 PROGRAM ROYALTIES 900099 406 0 0 6536899 114815 0 114815 4363200 4196916 166284 166284 0 0 166284 0 11685215 6536899 0 281099 608981 608981 0 0 4353788 3797453 58663 497672 121963 114950 581 6432 700060 627299 170 72591 350113 310537 4412 35164 1013539 130 852175 161234 27076 26250 826 0 38100 0 38100 0 60000 0 60000 0 46679 46679 0 0 0 0 88485 88405 0 80 80971 80971 0 0 537080 205955 29 331096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 746145 697072 0 49073 97888 97437 0 451 0 0 0 0 15867 4615 0 11252 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 612612 612612 0 0 7803 3334 0 4469 DUES & PBS ASSESSMENTS 999724 998209 0 1515 PROGRAM PRODUCTION/ACQUISITION 659102 649103 0 9999 MISCELLANEOUS 125713 63071 1407 61235 11291689 8986384 1016363 1288942 51163 53347 3742683 4377535 623133 592590 520224 604951 112587 35114 6974950 5188591 2419456 1786359 3223861 4395581 2652568 2190342 13345675 14035819 312880 394151 2898643 3126187 3211523 3520338 X 7629409 7838266 2504743 2677215 10134152 10515481 13345675 14035819 393526 -12197 X false true X true false X 0 3895772 5973943 4686948 4789719 4867215 24213597 0 0 3895772 5973943 4686948 4789719 4867215 24213597 6158996 18054601 78945 57770 113 38030 114815 289673 0 407 13500 0 23999 0 37906 24541176 30778590 0.73570 0.69690 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MISCELLANEOUS 2020: 407. 2021: 13500. 2022: 0. 2023: 23999. 2024: 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false true 0 false false true 60000 false false 60000 Pt II-B Line 1 CERTAIN OFFICERS, STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL APTS CAPITOL HILL DAY TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFFS AS REPORTED ON LINES 1(d) AND 1(g). CERTAIN OFFICERS AND STAFF ALSO MET WITH STATE LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFFS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING. IN ADDITION, PMNJ RETAINED CONSULTANTS FOR STATE LOBBYING PRESENCE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE CONSULTANTS WAS REPORTED ON THE LINE 1(g) ABOVE. 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 1.00000 false false 0 0 0 0 0 2966219 1937383 1028836 0 3818096 3090919 727177 0 190635 160289 30346 1786359 LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 2190342 2190342 DUE TO WNET 760764 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING 2365423 3126187 X 11858306 -12197 185288 173091 11685215 11685215 11476977 185288 185288 11291689 11291689 Pt X, Line 2 INCOME TAXES (FIN 48): PER PMNJS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTE 11, PMNJ RECOGNIZES THE EFFECTS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. PMNJ EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITION AT JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. 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THE COMPENSATION OF PMNJS PRESIDENT AND CEO (WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WNET) WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WHICH WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF WNET (THE COMMITTEE). THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN FOR PMNJS PRESIDENT AND CEO ( WHO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WNET), AND THE TREASURER. ADDITIONALLY, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMMITTEE USES MARKET DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. WNET MAINTAINS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. THE COMMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. Pt I Line 7 SEE SCHEDULE O, PART VI, LINE 15(a). X 33 67065 X 1 9996 false true true Pt I Line 32b PMNJS VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY A THIRD PARTY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 33 CAR DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED. Pt I Line 32b PMNJ RECEIVED STOCK GIFTS FROM ONE DONOR THAT ARE PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES DURING THE YEAR. Pt VI, Line 4 PMNJ AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS BY-LAWS AT ITS OCTOBER 8, 2024 MEETING. Pt VI, Line 6 MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS: WNET IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF PMNJ. Pt VI, Line 7a THE POWER OF ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY: IN ADDITION TO THE ELECTED TRUSTEES, THE CEO OF WNET SERVES AS A DESIGNATED TRUSTEE (EX OFFICIO), PURSUANT TO THE PMNJ BYLAWS. Pt VI, Line 7b GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION RESERVED: PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, CERTAIN GOVERNANCE MATTERS, SUCH AS AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OR BY LAWS, REQUIRES THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE MEMBER, IN ADDITION TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 11b THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING FORM 990: A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY: PMNJ IS GOVERNED BY THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR WNET AND ITS AFFILIATES. PMNJ REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY BY REQUIRING ANNUAL AND ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURES BY THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AND PMNJ FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND RECUSAL BY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS WHEN WARRANTED. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, EACH OF WHOM AFFIRMS RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SUBMITS A SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE SECRETARY. IN ADDITION, EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE MUST REPORT PROMPTLY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS AND WHEN IT ARISES TO THE SECRETARY, WHO SHALL THEN INFORM THE PMNJ FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE DISCLOSURE. TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH THE SECRETARY AND/OR THE PMNJ FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IF THEY ARE UNSURE AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. THERE IS ALSO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF WNET AND ITS AFFILIATES, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. Pt VI, Line 15a THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING OFFICERS COMPENSATION THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE OF WNETS BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE COMMITTEE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF WNETS COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF PMNJS PRESIDENT AND CEO (WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WNET), PMNJS SECRETARY (WHO IS ALSO VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY OF WNET), TREASURER (WHO IS ALSO VICE PRESIDENT, CFO AND TREASURER OF WNET), AND GENERAL MANAGER (WHO IS ALSO A VICE PRESIDENT OF WNET). THE COMMITTEES GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ONLY REASONABLE COMPENSATION TO THESE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. TO THAT END, WNET ENGAGES QUATT ASSOCIATES, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF WNETS SENIOR MANAGERS, INCLUDING ITS CEO. QUATT ASSOCIATES REVIEWS EACH SENIOR MANAGERS TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION AGAINST APPROPRIATE MARKET MEDIANS AND ITS FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. THE COMMITTEES DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. BASED ON ITS ANALYSIS, QUATT ASSOCIATES CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPENSATION FOR WNETS SENIOR MANAGERS FOR 2024/2025, INCLUDING BASE PAY, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT, WAS REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH COMPENSATION PRACTICES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MARKET IN WHICH WNET OPERATES. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED QUATT ASSOCIATES COMPENSATION ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS BEFORE APPROVING THE 2024/2025 COMPENSATION FOR EACH OF WNETS SENIOR MANAGERS. Pt VI, Line 15b THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION - LINE 15(b): SEE PART VI, LINE 15(A) ABOVE. Pt VI, Line 19 AVAILABILITY OF THE DOCUMENTS: PMNJ HAS POSTED ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS), ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.NJTVONLINE.ORG. PMNJS 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THROUGH GUIDESTAR. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE FOREGOING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Other PART I, LINE 1 & PT II, LINE 1: PMNJ MISSION: PMNJ MISSION: TO BRING QUALITY PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY AND ITS TRI-STATE NEIGHBORS. ITS CONTENT, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE, AIMS TO REFLECT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT RESIDE THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN STATE, INFORM ITS CONSTITUENTS, AND CAPTURE THE SPIRIT AND SUBSTANCE OF THE STATES CULTURE, FROM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TO ARTS AND BUSINESS. Other PART VI, LINE 12 (a)A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: PMNJ IS GOVERNED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES APPLICABLE TO WNET AND ITS AFFILIATES. Other PART IX, LINE 11 (g) OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 11 (g) REPRESENTS FEE FOR SERVICES PAID TO THIRD PARTIES FOR THEIR VARIOUS PRODUCTION WORK PERFORMED. WNET 825 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100197435 262810489 PUBLIC BROADCASTING NY 501(c)3 7 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true true false false