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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,353,038
Total expenses
$21,261,709
Contributions and grants received
$16,383,033
Grants paid
$40,000
Program service revenue
$3,260,159
Investment income
$808,348
Other revenue
$901,498
Total assets, end of year
$43,672,364
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,614,918
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$31,057,446
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,935,182
Management and general expenses
$4,022,435
Fundraising expenses
$4,304,092
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,935,182

Program services were 60.8% 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

    $12,696,821

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $328,987

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,343,321

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,013,904

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $467,182

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCTIONS

    total $2,402,789 · related or exempt $2,402,789

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

    total $857,370 · related or exempt $857,370

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $623,036 · excluded $623,036

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,383,731 · unrelated business $24,496 · excluded $1,359,235

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $311,235

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $311,235

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $311,235 · excluded $311,235

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,388,488

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

    securities $3,201,644 · other assets $1,532

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $186,844 · other assets -$1,532

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $185,312 · excluded $185,312

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $751,857

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

    $328,987

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,779,369

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,027,512 · excluded -$1,027,512

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,400

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$7,400 · related or exempt -$7,400

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $241,444 · related or exempt $241,444

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $241,444

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $40,000 · program services $40,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,393,370 · program services $725,385 · management and general $207,253 · fundraising $460,732

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,657,177 · program services $3,516,660 · management and general $1,646,718 · fundraising $1,493,799

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $395,361 · program services $204,943 · management and general $100,390 · fundraising $90,028

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $657,360 · program services $370,568 · management and general $124,518 · fundraising $162,274

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $556,814 · program services $312,563 · management and general $107,636 · fundraising $136,615

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $320,895 · program services $123,237 · management and general $182,132 · fundraising $15,526

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,300 · program services $19,317 · management and general $28,549 · fundraising $2,434

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $39,188 · management and general $15,696 · fundraising $23,492

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $31,700 · management and general $31,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $538,238 · program services $366,405 · management and general $109,203 · fundraising $62,630

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $94,252 · program services $73,090 · management and general $1,761 · fundraising $19,401

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $304,560 · program services $262,415 · management and general $15,754 · fundraising $26,391

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $925,650 · program services $593,372 · management and general $23,631 · fundraising $308,647

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,057,312 · program services $299,257 · management and general $744,101 · fundraising $13,954

  • 17 · Travel

    total $56,216 · program services $38,065 · management and general $14,126 · fundraising $4,025

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $82,195 · program services $55,657 · management and general $20,653 · fundraising $5,885

  • 20 · Interest

    total $846 · management and general $746 · fundraising $100

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,449,254 · program services $898,537 · management and general $260,866 · fundraising $289,851

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $169,592 · management and general $169,592

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $3,832,949 · program services $2,976,753 · management and general $75,035 · fundraising $781,161

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAMMING

    total $1,948,201 · program services $1,884,910 · management and general $60,953 · fundraising $2,338

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $360,397 · program services $12,027 · management and general $12,556 · fundraising $335,814

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $114,990 · program services $72,528 · management and general $28,966 · fundraising $13,496

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $184,892 · program services $89,493 · management and general $39,900 · fundraising $55,499

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,637,677 · end of year $10,030,334

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,816,259 · end of year $3,607,764

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $404,406 · end of year $160,361

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $609,259 · end of year $760,309

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $225,000 · end of year $275,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,377,752 · end of year $2,020,794

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,484,271

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,318,719

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,902,769 · end of year $9,165,552

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,005,501 · end of year $6,186,366

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,798,310 · end of year $11,465,884

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,565,997 · end of year $1,424,365

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,600,372 · end of year $1,204,854

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,846,467 · end of year $9,985,699

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,562,407 · end of year $27,817,448

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,201,690 · end of year $3,239,998

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

KLRU IS A LEADER IN PUBLIC MEDIA, DISTINGUISHED BY ITS ENERGETIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE QUALITY AND CREATIVITY OF CONTENT. KLRU ILLUMINATES THE WIDER WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE; THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCOURSE; AND THE MANY POSSIBILITIES LIFE PRESENTS US ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND ENTERTAIN CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITIES WITH CONTENT AND SERVICES THAT REFLECT OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND LEVERAGE THEIR CREATIVITY.

  • PUBLIC TV PROGRAMMING - THIS INCLUDES PROGRAMMING, BROADCAST OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATIONSPROVIDES NON-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMING TO THE AUSTIN, TEXAS AREA REACHING A POTENTIAL AUDIENCE EXCEEDING 1,000,680 HOUSEHOLDS. PROVIDES PROGRAMMING TO MULTIPLE CABLE OPERATORS, TWO SATELLITE OPERATORS AND A WIDE RANGE OF ONLINE/DIGITAL DISTRIBUTIONCHANNELS/SITES.

    Expenses $5,946,623

  • CONTENT CREATION - PRODUCTION CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 115 HOURS OF ORIGINAL CONTENT PERTAINING TO EDUCATION, NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ARTS AND CULTURE, TRAIN SUTDENTS IN PRODUCTION AND NEWS OPERATIONS, CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AROUND CONTENT, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL FILMMAKERS SEEKING A WIDER AUDIENCE FUNDED BY DONORS, OTHER NONPROFITS AND BUSINESSES.

    Expenses $6,327,595 · Grants $40,000 · Revenue $2,636,833

  • EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH SERVICES - EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH SERVICES PROVIDE PROGRAMMING, SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND PARENTS. SERVE APPROXIMATELY 7779 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THROUGH OUR READY-TO-LEARN, PLAY-TO-LEARN RELATED WORKSHOPS AND PROJECTS THAT ENCOMPASSED 23 EVENTS AND 131 WORKSHOPS. PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO THROUGH PBS LEARNING MEDIA AND OTHER MEDIA. DIRECT COSTS ONLY FUNDED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES, PRIVATE DONATIONS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS.

    Expenses $660,964 · Revenue $857,370

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • NANCY POLLARD

    BOARD CHAIR / EXECUTIVE CO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISHNA SRINIVASAN

    BOARD VICE CHAIR / BOARD A

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAUREN DILLARD

    BOARD TREASURER / FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NAN MCRAVEN

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT STRAUSS

    ACL COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FRANK WARD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN HALEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR VICTOR SENZ

    EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTIAN BARNARD

    MARKETING & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RYAN ATLAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRYSTLE LOVLAND

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALKA BHANOT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RYAN DALTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN LEVY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PARISA FATEHI-WEEKS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA FRITSCH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DON ROSS HEWLETT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEPHEN JEFFREY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DIANE LAND

    DEVELOPMENT & CORP SPONSORSHIPS COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MYRA LEO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JORDAN LEVIN

    CONTENT STRATEGY COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CARLA MOLINA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT E LEWIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM BALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAY MARTINEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BOB MORSE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH NASH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EMILIO NICOLAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIBBY NEZDA ORR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FELICIA PENA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MONICA WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRAD SCHLOSSER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES TAYLOR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GAVIN VILLAREAL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR MELVA WALLACE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WENDOLYN WASHINGTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN WITTLIFF

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RUDY COLMENERO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LUIS PATINO

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $704,815
    From this org
    $653,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,882
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $462,248
    Bonus
    $175,000
    Other
    $16,685
    Deferred
    $33,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,357
    Filer's total
    $704,815

  • ELIZABETH PERCH

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $217,790
    From this org
    $200,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,389
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,881
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $4,520
    Deferred
    $7,816
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,573
    Filer's total
    $217,790

  • LORI BOLDING

    COO

    Total calculated
    $236,041
    From this org
    $212,285
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,756
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,315
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $3,970
    Deferred
    $14,160
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,596
    Filer's total
    $236,041

  • SARA ROBERTSON

    CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $187,834
    From this org
    $166,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,996
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,323
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $7,515
    Deferred
    $11,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,667
    Filer's total
    $187,834

  • CHRISTOPHER OSTERTAG

    CTO

    Total calculated
    $194,938
    From this org
    $174,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,780
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,875
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $19,283
    Deferred
    $11,841
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,939
    Filer's total
    $194,938

  • CAROLYN CONNOLLY

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $209,435
    From this org
    $187,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,687
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,683
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $10,065
    Deferred
    $12,164
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,523
    Filer's total
    $209,435

  • EDWARD BAILEY

    ACL BRAND MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $157,927
    From this org
    $141,553
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,374
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,520
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $17,533
    Deferred
    $6,403
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,971
    Filer's total
    $157,927

  • OLIVER ROWE

    CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE O

    Total calculated
    $154,456
    From this org
    $135,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,571
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,339
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $8,546
    Deferred
    $9,162
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,409
    Filer's total
    $154,456

  • BENJAMIN KRAMER

    CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $169,231
    From this org
    $149,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,597
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,484
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $3,150
    Deferred
    $10,124
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,473
    Filer's total
    $169,231

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION

    501C3 · STATEWIDE UNDERWRITING CONTRACTS FOR MEMBER TEXAS PBS STATIONS · TX · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CAPITAL OF TX PUBLIC TELECOMM COUNCIL

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • ACL ENTERPRISES LLC

    COMMERCIALIZE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS TRADEMARK AND PROPERTY · TX

    Directly controlled by KLRU NEW VENTURES INC

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • AUSTIN PBS NEW VENTURES

    C · SALE OF ACL MERCH · TX · 100% owned · share of income $579,624 · share of assets $249,686 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CAPITAL OF TEXAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202642269349300334

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