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 greater philadelphia region's leading public media company and pbs/npr affiliate. Our mission is to engage audiences, expand perspectives and empower communities through continuous learning, truthful reporting, healthy dialogue and amplification of diverse voices. Whyy is proud to provide important and engaging world-class video programming, news and information and digital content to the greater philadelphia region through whyy-tv 12, whyy-fm 90.9, whyy.org and our whyy app. We serve the fourth largest tv market with 3,214,959 households. Whyy reaches and engages a monthly average of about 837,000 television viewers, 455,000 radio listeners a week, about 1.32 million unique monthly website visitors to whyy websites and a monthly average of 228,000 podcast downloads. In addition, whyy reaches a national audience primarily through distribution of "fresh air"the pulse." fresh air with terry gross, which covers popular culture and public affairs, is now heard by over 4 million listeners each week on some 638 public radio stations. Fresh air podcast receives between over 4.5 million podcast downloads per week. Launched in 2013, weekly health and science show the pulse has expanded it reach, airing on over 100 stations nationwide.”

“Television programming: whyy provides news and information, arts and culture and children's programming on three 24/7 digital channels as well as online, via cable, on-demand services and on mobile devices. Whyy is an npr and pbs member station that broadcasts national favorites in addition to presenting many locally produced radio and television programs. 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, brings the exceptional artistry of young students from one of the world's leading music conservatories, the 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 welcomes three different guests each week to recommend their favorite restaurants, try each other's picks and then come together to dish with host kae lani palmisano; flicks which provides up-to-the-minute coverage of top films, stars and moviemakers; albie's elevator is a whyy-tv original show for three to five year olds and follows a puppet with pizzazz through the ups and downs of preschool problem solving and discovering the arts with the help of her human neighbors.”

“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, is a peabody award winning weekday show of contemporary arts and issues is now heard by over 5 million people weekly on 657 stations in the us and europe and over 4.5 million podcast downloads each week; as well as the pulse, a weekly program exploring the world of health and sciences and can be heard on over 120 public media stations in 29 states; the connection with marty moss-coane features live, long-form interviews about what it takes to live a life of purpose and meaning and studio 2 provides everything you need to know about what's happening in the delaware valley. Podcasts such as stop and frisk: revisit or resist, the statue, schooled, march on: the fight for pride and young, unhoused and unseen 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 543,000 unique weekly 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 is Philly's online go-to news source, engaging, connecting and giving voice to Philadelphia residents and communities and Plan Philly provide in-depth coverage of Philadelphia and its neighborhoods. CPB recently awarded WHYY a two-year, $300,000 grant to increase coverage of Delaware government. WHYY and content partner HOY en Delaware are working together to provide regular multimedia journalism; in-person and virtual engagement activities; and special enterprise and investigative journalism to audiences throughout Delaware. This content is available on WHYY-FM and WHYY.org as well as through other news organizations throughout the state including Delaware Public Media and the News Journais year, WHYY News launched a climate desk, a dedicated team to report on one of the most urgent issues of our time. 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: $ 16,729”