Kqed Inc.

“The process for reviewing the kqed form 990 prior to filing included a live meeting and presentation by the organization's cpa firm to the audit committee, a review by the controller, cfo, and the audit committee of the board. The audit committee approved the form 990. The form 990, as approved by the audit committee, was provided to all voting members of the board prior to filing.”

“In accordance with the organization's conflict of interest policy, all directors, officers, and key employees fill out and sign a conflict of interest disclosure form, which is reviewed and maintained in the general counsel's office. Key employees and officers fill out the conflict of interest disclosure form annually. Directors fill out the conflict of interest disclosure form when their initial board term commences, and then are asked annually to report any changes that would give rise to a conflict of interest. If a conflict of interest were to arise, the key employee, officer or board member with the conflict would be recused from the decision making.”

“The executive committee of the board is responsible for reviewing the compensation of the president/ceo, and it makes recommendations to the board of directors, who approved any such compensation. The officer is recused from any discussion and vote. The process followed by the board to develop and approve the compensation package for the president/ceo included the review of data on comparable compensation packages and recommendations, prepared by an outside consultant. Based on the data and recommendations from the consultant as well as an evaluation of the president/ceo's performance against previously set goals, the executive committee deliberated and agreed upon recommendations to the board. The full board deliberated about the compensation package based on the recommendations from the executive committee and approved the salary for the president/ceo. In determining salaries for other officers and key employees, kqed's president/ceo and its vp of human resources and labor relations, analyze data from relevant compensation surveys, including the executive compensation survey sponsored by weta, and the executive compensation for pbs station survey. In addition, they have discussion with contemporaries at similarly situated public broadcasting stations concerning compensation for key employees in comparable positions. Finally, they consider the historical and current compensation paid by kqed for comparable positions, as well as the skills and experience of the individual employee.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request for the same period of time set forth in sec. 6104(d). Condensed financial information is also made available to the public via the annual kqed report to the community, which is posted on the organization's website in addition to its form 990 and audited financial statements.”

“Corporation for public broadcasting is a private, not-for-profit corporation which receives appropriations from congress which it distributes to support a national policy for growth and development of radio and television broadcasting.”

“Kqed is for everyone who wants to be more. Our television, radio, digital media and educational services change lives for the better and help individuals and communities achieve their full potential. Kqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions, convene community dialogue, bring the arts to everyone, and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration, exposing them to new people, places and ideas. We celebrate diversity, embrace innovation, value lifelong learning and partner with those who share our passion for public service.”