2024-05-14T15:12:45-07:00 2023-06-30 990 2022-07-01 452552448 PUBLIC MEDIA NJ INC PUBL 2125601355 825 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10019 CAROLINE CROEN TREASURER 2125601355 2024-05-14 CAROLINE CROEN XXX-XX-XXXX true 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NJPBS CAROLINE CROEN 825 EIGHTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10019 14675180 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 16 15 89 15 0 0 5973943 4686948 6006261 5904019 -235006 84406 13500 0 11758698 10675373 0 0 5785013 6510697 41176 53881 1408332 5889761 5515787 11715950 12080365 42748 -1404992 13288521 14405209 1770334 4260376 11518187 10144833 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 9574179 0 5903827 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 16,000 MEMBERS AS OF JUNE 30, 2023. PMNJ ALSO PROVIDES THE NATIONAL PROGRAMS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM (PBS) ON NJPBS. 73297 0 192 TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF PMNJ'S 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 2022/2023 FISCAL YEAR, PMNJ (a/k/a NJ PBS) TRANSMITTED OVER 17,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE. 0 0 0 EDUCATION: OFFERS LOCAL EDUCATORS FREE, CLASSROOM-READY, DIGITAL RESOURCES THROUGH PBS LEARNING MEDIA NJ, WITH OVER 407,000 USERS IN NEW JERSEY IN FISCAL 2023. NJTV ALSO BROADCASTS A FULL SLATE OF CHILDREN'S AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING, TOTALING OVER 2,900 HOURS PER YEAR. 9647476 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 16 0 true 89 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 16 15 false false false 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 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & CEO 10.00 X X 0 854024 45356 CAROLINE CROEN TREASURER 10.00 X 0 361441 35123 ROBERT FEINBERG SECRETARY 10.00 X 0 357738 14475 JAMES KRAFT SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR 40.00 X 261289 0 32577 JOSEPH LEE GENERAL MANAGER 40.00 X 276778 0 378 ELVIN BADGER DIRECTOR, STUDIO OPERATIONS 40.00 X 160294 0 38889 STEPHEN PRIOLO DIRECTOR OF LOCAL CORPORATE & SPONSORSHIP 40.00 X 158624 0 17416 DEBRA FALK DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 123027 0 27811 DAVID CRUZ PRODUCER/REPORTER 40.00 X 122811 0 11026 MARK NIXDORF ENGINEER 40.00 X 124247 0 6296 SCOTT KOBLER DIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH THOMAS DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS A BRACKEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS DEKKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN DUFFY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE HENDERSON DIRECTOR (THROUGH 9/16/22) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GOV THOMAS H KEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER M LEPRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN LIMBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE MAHON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY H OSTROWSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PECHTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT L SMARTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK THIGPEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL VOORHEES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH S WESTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 1227070 1573203 229347 10 false true false 0 0 0 0 0 1047308 3639640 81518 4686948 SERVICE AND LICENSE FEE 516120 5903827 0 0 PROGRAM ROYALTIES 900099 192 0 0 5904019 113 0 113 4084100 3999807 84293 84293 0 0 84293 0 10675373 5904019 0 84406 602452 602452 0 0 4753664 4155078 67415 531171 129455 117212 1212 11031 643067 586542 175 56350 382059 341637 5067 35355 1059347 53436 850175 155736 2574 0 2574 0 35500 0 35500 0 54000 0 54000 0 53881 53881 171431 170536 0 895 61636 54461 0 7175 727506 317606 3684 406216 699475 660910 3643 34922 129295 123538 0 5757 4884 3064 0 1820 626172 626172 0 0 5904 2948 358 2598 DUES & PBS ASSESSMENTS 931324 928061 0 3263 PROGRAM PRODUCTION/ACQUISITION 928147 903312 0 24835 MISCELLANEOUS 78592 511 754 77327 12080365 9647476 1024557 1408332 48988 48905 3250066 3487204 1434356 1018453 969916 562344 109370 43663 7289303 4217410 3474666 3071893 4001159 3063270 3109477 13288521 14405209 1029425 504059 740909 3756317 1770334 4260376 X 7619726 7623877 3898461 2520956 11518187 10144833 13288521 14405209 -1404992 31638 X false true X true false X 0 3371609 3675645 3895772 5973943 4686948 21603917 0 0 3371609 3675645 3895772 5973943 4686948 21603917 6597118 15006799 155388 106115 78945 57770 113 398331 0 816 1468 407 13500 0 16191 22018439 29258679 0.68160 0.74590 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MISCELLANEOUS 2018: 816. 2019: 1468. 2020: 407. 2021: 13500. 2022: 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false true 0 false false true 54000 false false 54000 Pt II-B Line 1 CERTAIN OFFICERS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS 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 1488436 1477783 0 4069947 2611780 1458167 0 253137 117194 135943 3071893 LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 3109477 3109477 DUE TO WNET 449341 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING 3306976 3756317 X 11149516 31638 442505 474143 10675373 10675373 12522870 442505 442505 12080365 12080365 Pt X, Line 2 INCOME TAXES (FIN 48): PER PMNJ'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTE 11, PMNJ IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PMNJ BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC")TOPIC 740 ("INCOME TAXES"), WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X X X X true MAL WARWICK & ASSOCIATES INC MAIL SOLICITATION false 310292 24720 285572 HANSEN PHILANTHROPIC SOLUTIONS LLC FUNDRAISING ADVICE false 0 24000 -24000 310292 48720 261572 CT DE NJ NY PA false false false false false false false true false NEAL SHAPIRO 0 752044 0 100000 0 1980 0 12200 0 33156 0 899380 0 0 CAROLINE CROEN 0 340925 0 20000 0 516 0 12200 0 22923 0 396564 0 0 ROBERT FEINBERG 0 340758 0 15000 0 1980 0 12200 0 2275 0 372213 0 0 JAMES KRAFT 260773 0 0 0 516 0 0 0 32577 0 293866 0 0 0 JOSEPH LEE 271262 0 5000 0 516 0 0 0 378 0 277156 0 0 0 ELVIN BADGER 160174 0 0 0 120 0 6530 0 32359 0 199183 0 0 0 STEPHEN PRIOLO 158108 0 0 0 516 0 6335 0 11081 0 176040 0 0 0 DEBRA FALK 122819 0 0 0 208 0 4983 0 22828 0 150838 0 0 0 Pt I Line 4c CERTAIN OFFICERS, INCLUDING THE CEO OF PMNJ ARE PAID BY ITS RELATED ORGANIZATION, WNET. THE COMPENSATION OF PMNJ'S 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 PERSONNEL & DIVERSITY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF WNET (THE "COMMITTEE"). ADDITIONALLY, HIS PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMMITTEE. 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 115a. X 32 79995 X 1 1523 false true true Pt I Line 32b PMNJ'S VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY A THIRD PARTY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, 32 CAR DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED. Pt I Line 32b PMNJ RECEIVED VARIOUS STOCK GIFTS FROM A DONOR THAT ARE PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES DURING THE YEAR. 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 OF THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT. 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 (WHO IS ALSO CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER OF WNET) 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 PERSONNEL & DIVERSITY COMMITTEE OF WNET'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "COMMITTEE") IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF WNET'S COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF PMNJ'S PRESIDENT AND CEO (WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF WNET), PMNJ'S 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 A VICE PRESIDENT OF WNET). THE COMMITTEE'S 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 WNET'S SENIOR MANAGERS, INCLUDING ITS CEO. QUATT ASSOCIATES REVIEWS EACH SENIOR MANAGER'S 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 COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. AT THE OUTSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND DUE TO THE RELATED ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, WNET MANAGEMENT INSTITUTED A SELF-IMPOSED SALARY REDUCTION THAT LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE 2020/2021 FISCAL YEAR UNTIL SALARIES WERE RESTORED IN APRIL OF 2021. IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE AWARD OF ONE-TIME BONUSES TO EACH OF WNET'S SENIOR MANAGERS AND ITS CEO IN RESPONSE TO THESE SALARY REDUCTIONS AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE LENGTH OF TIME SINCE THE COMMITTEE HAD LAST APPROVED SALARY INCREASES IN 2019 AND THEIR PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP DURING THE PANDEMIC. QUATT ASSOCIATES REVIEWED THE PROPOSED BONUSES AND CONFIRMED THAT NO ADDITIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS WAS NECESSARY IN LIGHT OF SIZE AND DURATION OF THE PANDEMIC-INSPIRED SALARY CUTS. WNET DID NOT OTHERWISE ENGAGE QUATT ASSOCIATES TO PERFORM A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOR 2021/2022 AS THERE WERE NO PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES FROM 2019/2020, A PERIOD FOR WHICH QUATT ASSOCIATES HAD PREVIOUSLY CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPENSATION FOR WNET'S SENIOR MANAGERS, INCLUDING BASE PAY, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT, WAS REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH COMPENSATION PRACTICES FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR MISSION TO WNET, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MARKET IN WHICH WNET OPERATES. Pt VI, Line 15b "THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING OTHER OFFICERSX 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. PMNJ'S 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 STATE'S 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