| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO CONSISTS OF WNYC AM 820, WNYC FM 93.9, WWW.WNYC.ORG, WNJT FM 88.1, WNJP FM 88.5, WNJY FM 89.3, WNJO FM 90.3, WWW.NJPR.ORG, WQXR 105.9 FM, WWW.WQXR.ORG, WWW.WQXW.ORG, WWW.gothamist.com AND THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE. WNYC AND WQXR ARE AMONG THE COUNTRY'S TOP LEADING PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS. ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AS A MUNICIPAL RADIO STATION AND OPERATED AS SUCH FOR SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS, NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO NOW EXISTS AS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A VIBRANT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WNYC ORIGINATES A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES. WNYC IS A MAJOR CONTENT PROVIDER FOR PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITS NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE TAKEWAY, RADIOLAB, ON THE MEDIA AND FREAKONOMICS RADIO. WNYC'S ORIGINAL CONTENT IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHEREVER THEY ARE VIA MOBILE PLATFORMS, ONLINE AUDIO STREAMS, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WNYC ALSO PROVIDES NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY WITH THE BEST PROGRAMMING FROM NPR, PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL, THE BBC, AND PUBLIC RADIO EXCHANGE. NEW JERSEY PUBLIC RADIO EXTENDS WNYC REACH AND SERVICE MORE DEEPLY INTO NEW JERSEY. WQXR 105.9 FM IS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST LISTENED-TO CLASSICAL STATIONS AND NEW YORK CITY'S ONLY ALL-CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARNEGIE HALL AND AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, WQXR CO-PRODUCES A LIVE BROADCAST SERIES CALLED CARNEGIE HALL LIVE THAT AIRS ON STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WQXR OFFERS PROGRAMS SUCH AS METROPOLITAN OPERA RADIO SATURDAY MATINEE BROADCASTS AND NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK. IN THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE, WQXR GIVES AUDIENCES ACCESS TO A ROSTER OF CONCERTS, CONVERSATIONS, SEASON PREVIEWS AND LIVE RADIO SHOWS. WQXR.ORG HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE DESTINATION FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC FANS WORLDWIDE WITH OFFERINGS LIKE Q2 MUSIC (ITS MUSIC STREAM DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS) AND OPERAVORE (ITS HOME FOR ALL THINGS OPERA). WQXR ACQUIRED WQXW (FORMERLY WDFH) EXPANDING ITS REACH INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY ON THE NEW WQXR 90.3FM. IN ADDITION TO ITS AUDIO CONTENT, WNYC AND WQXR PRODUCE CONTENT FOR LIVE RADIO AND WEB AUDIENCES FROM THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE, THE STATION'S STREET-LEVEL MULTIPURPOSE, MULTI-PLATFORM BROADCAST STUDIO AND PERFORMANCE SPACE. THE GREENE SPACE PRODUCES PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING LIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES, LIVE PODCAST TAPINGS, AND POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS. |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11A FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. SENIOR MANAGEMENT THEN REVIEWS THE FINAL DRAFT 990 WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE MONITORING AND ENFORCING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPLETED FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL. IF ANY CONFLICTS ARE NOTED, THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CONSULT ON THE PROPER PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING CEO COMPENSATION |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO ROUTINELY UTILIZES BENCHMARK STUDIES AND INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF MARKET COMPENSATION DATA FROM BOTH NONPROFIT AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, AT THE TIME OF EMPLOYEE HIRING OR WHEN SPECIAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE AWARDED. NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO SETS COMPENSATION WITHIN THE RANGE OF THIS GOING MARKET RATE. NO INDIVIDUAL HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR A CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO'S COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT, IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPENSATION REVIEW OR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN RECORDS ARE KEPT OF THE PROCESS. THE LAST REVIEW WAS DONE IN SEPTEMBER 2019. |
| PROCESS BY WHICH ORGANIZATION MAKES GOVERNING DOCS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE UNDER THE "ABOUT" HEADING. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.