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. During the reporting period, the executive committee consisted of the board chair, the pbs president, the chairs of four standing committees of the board, and five at-large directors, selected by the board chair. All appointments to the executive committee shall be approved by a majority of the board.”

“Pbs's member stations are fcc non-commercial, 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, coo, cfo/ treasurer, chief legal officer and the audit committee. In addition, copies of the form are provided to the full board for review 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 annually a conflict of interest form. These forms are distributed, collected, retained and reviewed by the office of the chief legal officer. With respect to the pbs board, directors complete annually a conflict of interest form and these forms are reviewed by the nominating and corporate governance committee and the corporate secretary. 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 executive compensation expert who supplies comparability data on the ceo and all key employees and submits 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, the chief financial officer, the chief legal officer, the chief technology officer, and the chief digital & marketing officer.”

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

“ALL OTHER - Total Revenue: 92957, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 92957, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;”

“The total number of pbs employees who received a 2023 form w-2 from the filing organization was 655.”

“The public broadcasting service ( pbs) , incorporated in 1969, is a membership organization that, in partnership with its member stations, serves the american public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain and express a diversity of perspectives. As america's largest classroom, pbs is available to all of america's children and offers educational media that helps prepare children for success in school and in life. Pbs is committed to bringing the power of media into the classroom and helping educators to engage students in new and different ways. It also represents institutional and program promotion and press efforts intended to increase viewership and increase awareness of the value of public television. These activities provide public television stations with a broad array of promotional support, including on-air and online promotional spots, social media, print and radio advertising, press support and the coordination of public television's educational message and positioning.”

“(Expenses $ 1,710,421 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 462,402) OTHER - REPRESENTS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS AND PRODUCERS FROM CABLE AND LICENSE FEE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDERS.”

“(Expenses $ 864,792 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 41,199,819) VENTURES - REPRESENTS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MARKETING AND SELLING PROGRAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, DIGITAL CONTENT, PRODUCING AND MANUFACTURING PHYSICAL GOODS SUCH AS DVD AND BLU-RAY PRODUCTS AND PROGRAM-RELATED PRODUCTS; THE LICENSING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTS; THE LICENSING OF VIDEO CONTENT TO COMMERCIAL ONLINE AND MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND ONLINE SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES.”

“The total number of pbs employees who received a 2023 form w-2 from the filing organization was 655.”

“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 is reflected in part viii, line 1e. In addition, pbs does not incur fundraising expenses as it relates to the contributions reflected on part viii, line 1f. The amounts in this line item are made up of the percentage of the cpb federal appropriation that goes towards national public television programming and donated broadcast rights, which are non-cash contributions made by organizations. It also includes funds solicited by pbsf in support of public broadcasting. The majority of these funds are granted to pbs by pbsf to ensure pbs's continued excellence and to promote and enhance outstanding public broadcasting programs and services.”

“Affiliate support to pbs foundation - -5121418; cumulative net effect adjustment - -134750; grant de-obligations - 48962; pbse support - -3000;”

“There have been no changes during the year in the process for oversight of the audit of the organization's consolidated financial statements.”

“Donated broadcast rights - contributions for content development made directly to producers. These funds are not solicited by pbs.”

“Donated broadcast rights - contributions for content development made directly to producers. These funds are not solicited by pbs.”