Kqed Inc.

“Form 990 review process the process for reviewing the kqed form 990 prior to filing included a virtual 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. After the audit committee approves the form 990, the form 990 is provided to all voting members of the board prior to filing.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of conflict-of-interest policy 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. Board of directors fill out the conflict of interest disclosure form when their initial 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 process.”

“Process for determining compensation of officers and key employees 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 president/ceo 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 chief administrative officer, 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 discussions 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.”

“Documents made available to the public: 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 26 u.s. Code 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.”

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

“Description of organization mission kqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone; and engaging audiences to share their stories. Kqed helps students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms and takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration - exposing them to new people, places and ideas. Kqed's vision kqed is redefining public media for the bay area, making it more inclusive, participatory and community powered. We celebrate diversity, embrace innovation, value lifelong learning and partner with those who share our passion for public service.”

“Program service accomplishments kqed's multidisciplinary content teams - focusing on news; arts & culture; education and science - work to expand regional coverage and ensure our content is available via mobile, social and interactive media as well as on radio and television. In fy20, new multimedia projects included the political mind of jerry brown and sold out: rethinking housing in america. Above the noise, deep look, mindshift, rightnowish, truth be told, bay curious and other projects also continued this year. The political mind of jerry brown explores brown's take on government, politics and the state he loves. It aired on kqed public radio and was also released as a podcast. Sold out: rethinking housing in america, envisions what home should be by examining california, the epicenter of the nation's affordability crisis. The podcast focuses on dreamers and doers who are finding solutions to high housing costs. Each year, kqed celebrates the diversity of our community with a special lineup of programs, including events and film screenings during black history; women's history; asian american pacific islander; lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer (lgbtq); latino heritage; indian heritage; and disability culture awareness months. Kqed has long recognized the important connection between cultural heritage and the arts and has made events (online this year because of the pandemic) an integral part of our heritage month celebrations.”

“Program service accomplishments kqed 9 and kqed plus are among the nation's most-watched public television stations with an average of 843,000 weekly viewers in the san francisco-oakland-san jose market. Kqed owns and operates public television stations kqed-tv/dt channel 9 (san francisco), kqeh-tv/dt channel 54 (san jose) and kqet-tv/dt channel 25 (watsonville/monterey). Kqed's digital television channels include kqed 9; kqed plus; kqed world; and pbs kids, and are available 24/7 over the air and on cable. Since first going on the air in 1954, kqed has been an integral part of the bay area's media and cultural landscape. The station produces its own unique content and collaborates with filmmakers and documentary producers to present independent programming. Kqed public television is committed to producing, co-producing and presenting content that serves the people of northern california and beyond. In fy20, kqed continued to broadcast locally produced series showcasing different aspects of life in the bay area. Programs included the 15th season of check, please! Bay area, where local diners review their favorite bay area restaurants; and spin-off episodes check, please! Bay area kids; the 7th season of kqed newsroom, a weekly multiplatform news program on television, radio and online; and the documentary series truly ca, which presented 10 independently produced films in its 15th season. Kqed was also a leader in presenting independent productions to nationwide audiences, including several releases from roadtrip nation, including rerouting, making it balance and to be determined. Also, kqed presented joanne weir's plates and places, season three; and a collaborative release with the world channel called states of america. Kqed supported these programs in finding distribution and national audiences in fy20.”

“Program service accomplishments kqed public radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation, with an average of 728,533 weekly radio listeners in the san francisco metro survey area, and an additional 31,808 in the sacramento area. Kqed owns and operates kqed public radio 88.5 fm san francisco and 89.3 fm sacramento. Its award-winning news and public affairs program service can be heard on 88.5 fm or comcast channel 960 in san francisco, kqei 89.3 fm in sacramento and 88.3 fm in santa rosa and 88.1 fm in martinez. Kqed public radio broadcasts many of npr's stellar programs. Kqed public radio also produces a significant number of local programs and series, including the award-winning forum; political breakdown; the california report, a weekday news report carried across the state, and its counterpart the california report magazine, a weekly 30-minute news magazine. In addition, there are weekly kqed science radio reports and 18 weekday and weekend kqed news reports. Kqed public radio presented content from the commonwealth club of california, the world affairs council and city arts and lectures. It also broadcasts a radio version of kqed newsroom. Kqed public radio continued to embrace 21st-century media techniques in 2020, serving the san francisco bay area with content through a wide array of on-demand online services. Some kqed public radio broadcasts are also part of the sirius satellite network. Kqed public radio staff received two awards from the society of professional journalists (national). Form 990, part iii, line 4d: other program services kqed digital, which includes kqed.org, develops content and applications for digital platforms, smart speakers and mobile devices; hosts online services for kqed public television, kqed public radio and kqed educational services; and serves as a community convener, providing event listings, resources, online polls, podcasts, blogs and other items of timely interest. Kqed.org functions as kqed's third media platform, delivering content specifically acquired and produced for the web. Kqed series and blogs include deep look, a remarkable science video series on the pbs digital studios network; above the noise, series that investigates controversial subject matter to help young viewers draw informed conclusions, also on the pbs digital studios network; if cities could dance, a videos series that explores dancers from around the country; mindshift, a blog and podcast series exploring the future of learning in all its dimensions; local news podcasts; and the california report. Additional podcasts include bay curious, about the unexplored san francisco bay area; the bay, a local news podcast; and more. Kqed digital is a leader in the national public broadcasting arena, developing interactive technology products and digital content that serve the bay area's growing digital-first audience. This year, we reached this audience through a smart speaker series called the voicebot chronicles, which earned a webby award for best writing in the apps, mobile and voice category. Kqed.org's audience continues to grow and is one of the most-trafficked public media websites in the united states. In fy20, kqed.org served an average of 1.8 million unique users each month and an average of 5.7 million monthly page views of its online content. Proposed language: in fy20, kqed reached a weekly average of approximately 593,000 website users. Kqed received prominent awards for multimedia/web content in fy20. They include two northern california emmy awards for portraits of napa workers: arleene correa valencia and for deep look; the curious webspinner insect knits a cozy home. Kqed also won national edward r. Murrow awards for graying california, a collaborative reporting project. The bay podcast won a regional edward r. Murrow award for excellence in innovation. And kqed was also awarded five additional regional edward r. Murrow awards. Kqed's arts & culture team's feature-length film”

“On january 30, 2020, the world health organization ("who") announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus (the "covid-19 outbreak") and the risks to the international community as the virus spread globally beyond its point of origin. In march 2020, the who classified the covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic. The corporation saw a reduction in underwriting revenue, due to a decline in demand for on-air sponsorships. To address this decline, management identified cost saving measures across the corporation. Revenue within all other major categories remained stable through fiscal year-end. The full impact of the covid-19 outbreak to the corporation is uncertain and will depend on the duration and depth of the pandemic. Management is actively monitoring the impact on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, and workforce.”