Whyy Inc.

“The form 990 was reviewed prior to filing at a meeting of the finance committee of the board. Whyy provided a copy of the form 990 to all board members immediately after the review by the finance committee via a secured portal. The form 990 was available on the portal until whyy filed the return.”

“Members of the whyy board of directors complete an annual survey to determine, among other issues, if they have an interest in another media organization, or an interest in an organization whose application was dismissed or denied by the fcc for prejudice or due to a character issue. If a conflict were to arise, it would be reviewed by the ceo in consultation with the board chairman (or vice chairman if the chairman were the party to the conflict). If it is determined that a conflict exists, that member of the board would be asked to recuse him or herself from any related matters.”

“The whyy board follows best practices in establishing its executive compensation program, depending exclusively upon advice and analysis from recognized independent consultants. The resultant executive compensation arrangements contain an appropriate mix of base salary as well as variable short and long-term benefits tied to performance metrics. Compensation design is therefore driven to be competitive with other regional for- and not-for-profits of similar size and complexity in and out of the media sector.”

“Upon request of a member of the public, all such policies and statements are available for inspection. All are housed in either whyy's public files or the legal or human resources department.”

“Whyy is the philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving southeast pennsylvania, southern new jersey, and all of delaware. Whyy produces and distributes news and information, arts and culture, and education programs on television, radio, the web and mobile devices. Whyy reaches and engages about 478,000 television viewers and 482,000 radio listeners a week and nearly 1.6 million unique monthly website visitors to whyy.org and billypenn.com. In addition, whyy reaches a national audience in excess of 4.9 million listeners a week primarily through distribution of "fresh air". Fresh air with terry gross, which covers popular culture and public affairs, is now heard by over 4.9 million people each week on some 658 public radio stations. Fresh air podcast receives between 4.5 to 4.9 million downloads per week.”

“Television programming: whyy provides news and information, arts and culture and children's programming on three 24/7 broadcast channels as well as online, via cable, on-demand services and on mobile devices. Whyy-tv offers a varied blend of the best national programming along with whyy's local content. Local whyy video productions include you oughta know, a guide to people, places and events you might not know about in the philadelphia region; on stage at curtis, presenting student recitals taped at the world-renowned curtis institute of music; movers & makers, introduces fascinating people and interesting places in the greater philadelphia region that explores the vibrant local arts scene and creators making an impact on our community; young creators studio, spotlights a collection of youth-created films from students in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware; check please! Philly and delishtory, where kae lani palmisano, explores local eateries and favorite food obsessions and flicks which provides up-to-the-minute coverage of top films, stars and moviemakers.”

“Radio programming: whyy-fm's news and information format offers the region a comprehensive radio service. Whyy-fm has a well-deserved reputation as a trusted source of news and information, combining such npr programs as morning edition and all things considered with reports from whyy's local news team. Whyy is also the producer of radio times, an engaging and thought-provoking interview program that examines regional, national, and international news; fresh air with terry gross, which covers popular culture and public affairs and is now heard by 4.9 million people weekly on 659 npr public radio stations in the us and europe; as well as the pulse, a weekly program featuring reporting and storytelling around health, science and innovation. Podcasts such as march on, half vaxxed, a.i. Nation, family favorite eleanor amplified and the limited series schooled, offer content online to fulfill whyy's strategic focus on delivering content across multiple platforms. All of whyy's audio programming is also available on whyy.org as streaming content and podcast.”

“Online Services: WHYY.org is the organization's online home delivering news and dialogue with an average of 1,239,059 monthly users. Special sections are devoted to arts and culture, health and science and special interest blogs. WHYY.org also provides access to on-demand program content, FM and TV schedules and general information about WHYY. WHYY online properties Billy Penn and Plan Philly (with 373,742 and 85,160 average monthly visitors respectively) provide in-depth coverage of Philadelphia and its neighborhoods. WHYY content is also widely distributed through social media and on YouTube.”

“Whyy continues to help increase student engagement with widely successful afterschool programs, summer camps and in-school media labs. Whyy educational programming has taught young people to explore their environment, problem solve, tell stories and succeed in creative professions. Whyy provided instruction in multimedia production to thousands of teachers and community members this year. Since whyy's media lab program launch in 2014, whyy has brought the number of media labs partnerships with schools throughout the region to nearly 50. Impact & community whyy has trained more than 20,000 students in video and audio production in the last 20 years. Students use media to tell stories while increasing life skills like how to plan projects and how to solve difficult problems. Whyy has now placed media labs in more than 50 philadelphia schools and opened its first new jersey media lab on the camden high school campus. Whyy's education department provides an online tool kit to help stations across the county implement these trainings into their work. To further prepare media lab students for the working world, whyy's youth employment program allows students a seven-week internship experience. Students are paid to work as video producers, reporters, social media producers and more. Since inception, companies such as comcast, al dia and the philadelphia media network have helped students gain career exposure and experience utilizing the skills they learned through our programs. Our students create videos and publish articles and radio segments including a promo video for mural arts and segments from the pulse's kids and "mental health" episode. Whyy is committed to promoting literacy and early learning programs throughout the greater philadelphia region. Thanks to grants from the barnes foundation and pnc, whyy began installing little libraries at sites throughout the area stocked with pbs kids books, take-home activity sheets and resource materials families can keep. Whyy also conducts engagements with kids and families at the various sites. And as schools continued to struggle with issues around the pandemic, whyy expanded its pbs learning media web offerings with a suite of resources to spark genuine excitement and drive learning both in- and outside of the classroom serving as a bridge to learning opportunities.”

“Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts: $ (117,391)”