Public Broadcasting Service

“The executive committee of the pbs board of directors has the authority to act on behalf of the board between meetings of the board, as needed, and shall timely report such actions to the full board. The executive committee consists of the board chair, the pbs president, the chairs of the four standing committees of the board, and three to five at-large directors to be selected by the board chair. All appointments to the executive committee shall be approved by a majority of the board.”

“Pbs member stations are fcc noncommercial, educational licensees that receive and distribute pbs programming in local markets after having applied for and been granted membership status in pbs by the pbs board.”

“Members of the organization elect 14 of the 27 members of the governing body.”

“Any amendment of the by-laws altering the classes or number of members or directors, or the terms of directors, shall also require the approval of a majority of the members voting.”

“The process for reviewing the pbs form 990 prior to filing includes a review by the ceo, cfo/treasurer, general counsel, and the executive committee of the board. In addition, copies of the form are provided to the full board prior to filing.”

“In accordance with the pbs conflict of interest policy, all pbs staff at the director level and above are required to complete a conflict of interest form annually. These forms are distributed, collected, retained and reviewed by the office of the pbs general counsel. With respect to the pbs board, officers, and directors complete a conflict of interest form annually and these forms are reviewed by the nominating and corporate governance committee and the corporate secretary annually. In accordance with the policy, potential conflicts arising during the year are reviewed by the chairman of the board, the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee, and/or the corporate secretary.”

“The executive committee of the board is responsible for executive compensation. The executive committee retains an independent compensation expert who supplies comparability data on the ceo and all key employees and a written opinion on compliance with intermediate sanctions. The executive committee makes a recommendation on ceo compensation to the full board, which approves any such compensation. The ceo is recused from any discussion and vote. The executive committee approves compensation of the chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief legal officer and chief technology officer.”

“Pbs governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request. Financial statements are available on pbs' website.”

“Pbs has not adopted a written policy or procedure regarding this issue, but extensively examines any potential participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law and takes steps to safeguard the organization's exempt status with respect to such arrangements as part of its due diligence in considering any business venture.”

“The total number of employees employed by pbs who received a 2013 form w-2 was 530. The actual total number of employees at june 30, 2014 was 459.”

“Pbs undergoes an annual audit as a consolidated entity and therefore is not audited on an individual basis. Audits are conducted by an independent accounting firm.”

“Fundraising costs reflected in part ix, column d relate to time spent by staff in writing proposals and soliciting support from government agencies. The associated revenue as a result of these efforts is reflected in part viii, line 1e. Pbs does not incur fundraising expense as relates to its contributions reflected on part viii, line 1f. The amounts in this line item are made up of the following: corporation for public broadcasting (cpb): the public broadcasting act requires that a set percentage of the cpb federal appropriation be used for national public television programming pursuant to a plan developed by cpb in consultation with pbs and others, which is regularly reviewed and adjusted. Pbs does not solicit these funds from cpb. Donated broadcast rights: these are non-cash contributions made by organizations and are not solicited by pbs. Other contributions: pbs foundation (pbsf) solicits funds throughout the country in support of public broadcasting. The majority of these funds are then granted to pbs to ensure pbs's continued excellence and to promote and enhance outstanding public broadcasting programs and services.”

“GRANT RETURNS 177,398.”