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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 August 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,292,564
Total expenses
$22,379,481
Contributions and grants received
$21,039,332
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$38,443
Investment income
$214,513
Other revenue
$276
Total assets, end of year
$37,694,850
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,372,727
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,322,123
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,723,273
Management and general expenses
$2,200,000
Fundraising expenses
$456,208
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,723,273

Program services were 88.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $21,039,332

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Ancillary Income

    total $38,443 · related or exempt $38,443

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $214,513 · excluded $214,513

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $276 · related or exempt $276

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $276

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $892,368 · program services $175,932 · management and general $673,524 · fundraising $42,912

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,384,467 · program services $5,560,727 · management and general $558,543 · fundraising $265,197

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $539,098 · program services $425,460 · management and general $90,775 · fundraising $22,863

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $739,387 · program services $589,800 · management and general $117,722 · fundraising $31,865

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $530,540 · program services $418,707 · management and general $89,334 · fundraising $22,499

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $800 · management and general $800

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $186,247 · program services $152,911 · management and general $33,336

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,061 · management and general $41,061

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $32,852 · management and general $32,852

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $967,466 · program services $868,241 · management and general $31,735 · fundraising $67,490

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $807,219 · program services $806,525 · management and general $694

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $52,545 · program services $41,623 · management and general $10,857 · fundraising $65

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $764,557 · program services $507,047 · management and general $257,510

  • 17 · Travel

    total $153,036 · program services $141,437 · management and general $8,982 · fundraising $2,617

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $323,030 · program services $292,688 · management and general $29,642 · fundraising $700

  • 20 · Interest

    total $17,325 · management and general $17,325

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,758 · management and general $56,758

  • 24a · Other expenses: Licensing Agreements

    total $7,797,610 · program services $7,797,610

  • 24b · Other expenses: Outreach

    total $864,007 · program services $858,522 · management and general $5,485

  • 24c · Other expenses: Equipment Costs(net of deprec)

    total $558,056 · program services $419,853 · management and general $138,203

  • 24d · Other expenses: packaging

    total $419,439 · program services $419,439

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $251,613 · program services $246,751 · management and general $4,862

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $300 · end of year $300

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,163,042 · end of year $3,401,497

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,261,360 · end of year $23,620,383

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $167,585 · end of year $171,585

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

    $1,388,987

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

    $1,067,750

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $461,323 · end of year $321,237

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,378,444 · end of year $8,588,984

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $1,590,864

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,624,814 · end of year $1,332,987

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $8,997,250 · end of year $10,050,395

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $490,366 · end of year $374,389

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $1,614,956

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,319,624 · end of year $24,322,123

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO BRING TO PUBLIC TELEVISION AUDIENCES INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING THAT INVOLVES CREATIVE RISKS AND WHICH ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UN-SERVED OR UNDER-SERVED MINORITY AUDIENCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY AND INNOVATIVENESS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  • ITVS continues to operate in the public interest, to enhance the diversity & innovativeness of TV programming available - addressing the needs of un-served/under-served audiences.

    Expenses $19,723,273

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sally Jo Fifer

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $278,866
    From this org
    $268,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,709
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,157
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,709
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $278,866

  • John Cheng

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $250,352
    From this org
    $238,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,922
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,430
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,922
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $250,352

  • James Sommers

    SR. VP CONTENT

    Total calculated
    $228,710
    From this org
    $216,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,922
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,788
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,922
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $228,710

  • Pamm Higgins

    SENIOR VP

    Total calculated
    $218,573
    From this org
    $208,165
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,408
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,165
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,408
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $218,573

  • Lisa Tawil

    VP MAR.&COMMUNICA

    Total calculated
    $198,548
    From this org
    $189,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,455
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,093
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $198,548

  • Royd Chung

    VP OF PRODUCTION

    Total calculated
    $198,548
    From this org
    $189,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,455
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,093
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $198,548

  • Lois Vossen

    EXEC.PRODUCER

    Total calculated
    $186,674
    From this org
    $177,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,889
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,785
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,889
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $186,674

  • Carrie Lozano

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $172,654
    From this org
    $172,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,654
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $172,654

  • Van Soohoo

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $130,125
    From this org
    $123,929
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,196
    Hours/week
    40

  • Garry Denny

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharese Bullock-Bailey

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Curley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Margaret Wilkerson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bathseba J Malsheen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Aufderheide

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danfung Dennis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon La Cruise

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Cortes

    board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew De Vigal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Delida Costin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Malinda Maynor Lowery

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gita Saedi Kiely

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 November 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202413239349301661

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