Detroit Public Media

“The executive committee can exercise authority of board between meetings, although they cannot amend articles of incorporation, adopt agreement of merger, approve the sale of all assets, approve dissolution, amend bylaws, fill board vacancies or fix compensation of trustees. Chair of board, chair-elect, designated chair-elect, vice chairs, president and ceo, treasurer, secretary, and chairs of standing committees (finance, governance, development, comp & hr).”

“The controller and cfo review a draft of the 990. Once this review is complete, management provides a draft form 990 to the members of the board of trustees to review and comment before filing.”

“Annually, officers, trustees and key employees are provided a copy of the conflict of interest policy, asked to read and review it, and to complete a written questionaire as to their compliance with the policy. Results of the questionaires are reviewed by the director of human resources and the chief financial officer (who also monitor and enforce compliance), and shared with the finance and audit and executive committees of the board of trustees. If conflict were to arise, that individual would recuse himself/herself of voting on the matter that represented the conflict.”

“The compensation & human resource committee of the board of trustees annually approves the goals and objectives for the organization relevant to the compensation of the president and ceo, and for other key employees. The committee evaluates these persons' performance in light of the goals and annually determines their compensation. The committee seeks and considers objective external comparative data, past years' compensation amounts and the committee's assessment of current and expected contribution these individuals bring to the organization's success. This evaluation process is administered and documented by the human resources department, with final approval by the compensation & human resource committee and executive committee.”

“Audited financial statements, 990 and 990-t, corporate policies and governing documents are available on organization's website www.detroitpbs.org and upon request. All other information is available upon request.”

“Programming services: program service expenses 1,260,130. Fundraising expenses 47,895. Total expenses 1,308,025. Production services: program service expenses 26,144. Management and general expenses 24,265. Fundraising expenses 3,235. Total expenses 53,644. Other professional services: program service expenses 2,004,110. Management and general expenses 85,430. Fundraising expenses 134,007. Total expenses 2,223,547. Mlc engagement services: program service expenses 113,317. Management and general expenses 30,637. Total expenses 143,954.”