2026-08-11T13:38:14-05:00 2025-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-10-01 821246245 AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO AMER 2025132000 1111 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 MARTA MCLELLAN ROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025132000 2026-08-11 1 0 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARTA MCLELLAN ROSS 1111 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 592719 0 X WWW.GOACPR.ORG X 2017 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 3 1 0 1 0 0 232882 592719 0 0 0 0 0 0 232882 592719 0 0 0 0 48965 100364 0 0 0 183917 492355 232882 592719 0 0 0 489 0 489 0 0 X THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF PUBLICLY FUNDED, NONCOMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS, NETWORKS, AND SYSTEMS (COLLECTIVELY, "PUBLIC RADIO"). 0 0 573568 THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO (ACPR) SOLICITS AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC RADIO THROUGH GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. ACPR ALSO OPERATES THE NONCOMMUSIC ALLIANCE, THE ALLIANCE OF RURAL PUBLIC MEDIA, AND, UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, PROTECTMYPUBLICMEDIA.ORG. THE NONCOMMUSIC ALLIANCE IS A GROUP OF PUBLIC RADIO MUSIC STATIONS, MUSICIANS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RADIO AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF MUSIC DISCOVERY, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY, AND HELPS PUBLIC RADIO MUSIC STATIONS SERVE THEIR LISTENERS. IT DISSEMINATES INFORMATION THROUGH NONCOMMUSIC.ORG. THE ALLIANCE OF RURAL PUBLIC MEDIA IS A GROUP OF PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS SERVING RURAL AUDIENCES. IT SEEKS TO INFORM LAWMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL WORK OF THESE STATIONS NATIONWIDE, TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ALLOW RURAL STATIONS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING INDISPENSABLE LOCAL NEWS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND PRESERVATION OF LOCAL CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC AND OTHER PROGRAMMING. IT DISSEMINATES INFORMATION THROUGH RURALPUBLIC.ORG. PROTECTMYPUBLICMEDIA.ORG ENCOURAGED THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS ABOUT PUBLIC RADIO. ACPR CO-MANAGED THE SITE WITH APTS ACTION, INC., AN ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH AMERICA'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS (APTS). ACPR IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER APTS OR APTS ACTION, INC. IN MAY 2025, ACPR LAUNCHED THE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN GOACPR.ORG, GIVING PUBLIC RADIO SUPPORTERS AN ADDITIONAL CHANNEL FOR VOICING THEIR OPINIONS TO THEIR ELECTED STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES. 573568 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CHRISTIAN J CURTIN 2025132000 1111 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 MICHAEL SMITH DIR., SEC. & TREAS. (END 03/25) 0.03 39.97 X X 0 448165 49046 GEMMA HOOLEY DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT 0.03 39.97 X X 0 361531 31665 PAUL G HAAGA CHAIR 0.03 1.03 X X 0 0 0 RYAN MERKLEY DIR., SEC. & TREAS. (BEG. 05/25) 0.03 39.97 X X 0 0 0 MARTA MCLELLAN ROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3.87 36.13 X 0 297006 19323 0 1106702 100034 0 0 1 0 0 590715 2004 592719 592719 0 0 0 X 32679 30893 1786 53593 52140 1453 3189 3185 4 4612 4606 6 6291 6087 204 4144 4144 326102 326102 79750 79750 49016 39777 9239 8357 8064 293 1232 1232 394 394 INTERCOMPANY EXPENSES 22593 21803 790 OTHER EXPENSES 767 767 592719 573568 19151 0 0 489 0 489 489 0 489 X 0 0 0 489 X 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO NPR 489 489 X PART X, LINE 2: THE EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION CANNOT BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNLESS IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS AS OF THE REPORTING DATE. THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD REPRESENTS A POSITIVE ASSERTION BY MANAGEMENT THAT NPR IS ENTITLED TO THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A TAX POSITION. IF A TAX POSITION IS NOT CONSIDERED MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED BASED SOLELY ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS, NO BENEFITS OF THE POSITION ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED. MOREOVER, THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD MUST CONTINUE TO BE MET IN EACH REPORTING PERIOD TO SUPPORT CONTINUED BENEFIT RECOGNITION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH LIABILITY SHOULD BE RECORDED. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL SMITH DIR., SEC. & TREAS. (END 03/25) 0 390375 0 57790 0 0 0 21842 0 27204 0 497211 0 0 GEMMA HOOLEY DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT 0 315432 0 46099 0 0 0 20592 0 11073 0 393196 0 0 MARTA MCLELLAN ROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 270084 0 26922 0 0 0 17500 0 1823 0 316329 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO (ACPR) RELIES ON ITS RELATED ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. (NPR), TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF ACPR'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TO ENSURE MARKET REASONABLENESS, NPR UTILIZES INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS AND OBJECTIVE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION IS THEN APPROVED BY THE NPR BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ITS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE IRS FORMS 990 AND 990-T (IF APPLICABLE) FOR THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO (ACPR) ARE PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE RETURNS ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DIVISION AND THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL OF NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. THE FINAL VERSIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF ACPR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO (ACPR), NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. (NPR) REGULARLY MONITORS AND SURVEYS ACPR'S PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ACPR BOARD) TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NPR'S CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND SECRETARY (NPR GENERAL COUNSEL) IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST INFORMATION FROM ACPR'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, NONPUBLIC CORPORATE INFORMATION, AND GRATUITIES. THIS INCLUDES REQUIRING PERIODIC DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN ACPR DIRECTOR MUST: (A) REFRAIN FROM USING THEIR POSITION FOR PERSONAL GAIN OR THE GAIN OF ANOTHER PERSON OR ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH THEY ARE ASSOCIATED, AND (B) RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY FORMAL OR INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. THE ACPR DIRECTOR MUST INFORM THE ACPR BOARD CHAIR OF THIS RECUSAL. THE ACPR BOARD CHAIR WILL THEN PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE OTHER ACPR DIRECTORS AND NPR'S GENERAL COUNSEL. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ACPR DIRECTOR MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE NPR GENERAL COUNSEL THAT A DISCLOSURE BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL. IF THERE IS UNCERTAINTY REGARDING WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE ACPR DIRECTOR OR THE ACPR BOARD WILL REQUEST A WRITTEN OPINION FROM THE NPR GENERAL COUNSEL. TO ADDRESS ANY POLICY VIOLATIONS, THE ACPR BOARD CHAIR, EITHER ON THEIR OWN INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF ANOTHER ACPR DIRECTOR, WILL CONSULT WITH THE NPR GENERAL COUNSEL AND INITIATE AN ACPR BOARD VOTE ON APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING ACPR OFFICERS ARE ADDRESSED IN A SIMILAR MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. (NPR) COMPENSATES THE OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO DIRECTLY UNDER NPR'S COMPENSATION POLICY. TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE UNDER SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED, NPR UTILIZES BENCHMARK STUDIES AND AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MARKET DATA. THIS DATA, PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS, INCORPORATES BOTH NONPROFIT AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AND IS REVIEWED AT THE TIME OF EMPLOYEE HIRING OR WHEN SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS ARE AWARDED. COMPENSATION IS THEN SET WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE GOING MARKET RATE. INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THESE COMPENSATION DECISIONS, AND NPR CONTEMPORANEOUSLY MAINTAINS ALL RELATED RECORDS. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE BALANCES, ACTIVITIES, AND INFORMATION OF THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO (ACPR), ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON HTTPS://WWW.NPR.ORG/ABOUT-NPR/XXX-XX-XXXX/PUBLIC-RADIO-FINANCES. ACPR'S IRS FORMS 990 AND 990-T (AS APPLICABLE) ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBPAGE. ACPR'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,750. FORM 990, PART IX, LOBBYING ACTIVITY DISCLOSURE: THE AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO (ACPR) DOES NOT CONDUCT POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES. IT REPRESENTS NOT ONLY ITSELF, BUT ALSO THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF PUBLICLY FUNDED, NONCOMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATIONS, NETWORKS, AND SYSTEMS (COLLECTIVELY, "PUBLIC RADIO") TO LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ENTITIES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, AND IN WASHINGTON, DC. ACPR ENGAGED A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM TO ASSIST WITH ITS REPRESENTATION ACTIVITIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM MET WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFS, AND STAFF AT OTHER FEDERAL POLICY MAKING DEPARTMENTS RELATED TO ISSUES CONCERNING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MUSIC LICENSING FOR NONCOMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS, FUNDING FOR RURAL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS TO ENSURE SUCH STATES CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING INDISPENSABLE LOCAL NEWS, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PRESERVATION OF LOCAL CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC AND OTHER PROGRAMMING, AND OTHER GENERAL ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC RADIO. ACPR DOES NOT COLLECT MEMBER DUES OR RECEIVE ASSESSMENTS. 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