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← SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC TELEVISION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC TELEVISION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,586,474
Total expenses
$1,149,252
Contributions and grants received
$1,516,677
Grants paid
$618,415
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$136,106
Other revenue
-$66,309
Total assets, end of year
$5,600,770
Total liabilities, end of year
$674,235
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,926,535
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,063,227
Management and general expenses
$75,385
Fundraising expenses
$10,640
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,063,227

Program services were 92.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $480,511

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $37,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $452,359

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $546,307

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $80,153

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $104,779 · excluded $104,779

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $342,382

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $311,055

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $31,327

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,327 · excluded $31,327

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $76,364

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $37,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $142,673

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$66,309 · excluded -$66,309

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $618,415 · program services $618,415

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $106,614 · program services $106,614

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $51,541 · program services $51,541

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,590 · management and general $8,590

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $36,000 · management and general $36,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,363 · management and general $17,363

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,034 · program services $22,720 · management and general $3,262 · fundraising $2,052

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,176 · program services $3,176

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,439 · program services $7,544 · management and general $4,967 · fundraising $6,928

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,835 · program services $876 · management and general $4,813 · fundraising $146

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & FEES

    total $236,765 · program services $236,375 · management and general $390 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: INDIRECT COSTS

    total $15,920 · program services $15,920

  • 24c · Other expenses: DONOR RECOGNITION

    total $1,560 · program services $46 · fundraising $1,514

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $361,657 · end of year $237,150

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $490,865 · end of year $960,889

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $186,730 · end of year $584,953

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,484

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,466,922 · end of year $3,814,294

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $291,203 · end of year $674,235

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $543,049 · end of year $4,665,852

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,671,922 · end of year $260,683

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SECURE FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAGNIFY THE COMMUNITY IMPACT OF VEGAS PBS MEDIA SERVICES.

  • SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC TELEVISION (SNPT) CONTINUES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY SECURING VEGAS PBS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONATIONS, WHICH ARE THEN CONTRIBUTED AND UTILIZED BY VEGAS PBS TO CREATE UPLIFTING AND FAMILY CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES CAN PARTICIPATE IN. SNPT ALSO COORDINATED A FUNDRAISING GALA -THE BIG PARTY- TO GATHER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND DONATIONS. SOME OF THE QUALITY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES VEGAS PBS IS ABLE TO PRODUCE BECAUSE OF SNPT'S SUPPORT ARE: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES, EDUCATING BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON HOW TO BECOME BETTER READERS, LOCALLY-PRODUCED PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING THE ARTS AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH ARTS MATH (STEAM) CAMP PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $625,137 · Grants $618,415

  • SNPT RECEIVED FUNDING FROM A FEDERAL CLARK COUNTY ARPA GRANT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED HELPING THEM IDENTIFY APTITUDES AND ABILITIES AND MATCH THEM UP WITH POTENTIAL JOB TRAINING OR JOBS.

    Expenses $438,090

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • NORA LUNA

    PRESIDENT (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JASON GASTWIRTH - VICE PRESIDENT

    (THRU 12/23) PRESIDENT (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BENSON RISEMAN - BOARD MEMBER

    (THRU 12/23) V. PRESIDENT (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM

    SECRETARY (THRU 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW THURLOW - BOARD MEMBER

    (THRU 12/23) SECRETARY (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KIM WALKER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TRACY BOWER

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MO DENIS

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER GUZMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA CAVAZOS

    CCSD TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THOMAS WARDEN

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAREN RUBEL

    BOARD MEMBER (FROM 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHANNON MCCALLUM

    BOARD MEMBER (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELLEN SCHOLHOFER

    BOARD MEMBER (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNE YAMAMOTO

    BOARD MEMBER (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATT WALKER

    BOARD MEMBER (FROM 1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRANDON MERRILL

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $14,263
    From this org
    $13,172
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,091
    Hours/week
    4

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $13,172
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,091
    Filer's total
    $14,263

  • MARY MAZUR

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $36,690
    From this org
    $27,228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,462
    Hours/week
    6

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $27,228
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,964
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,497
    Filer's total
    $36,689

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CCSD), AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990. THE PROCESS OF SALARY DETERMINATION WAS GOVERNED BY CCSD POLICIES.
SCHEDULE J, PART II
BRANDON MERRILL, FINANCE DIRECTOR, WAS COMPENSATED BY VEGAS PBS, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • VEGAS PBS

    $618,415

    PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP SUPPORT THE MISSION OF VEGAS PBS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349308513

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