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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$46,032,036
Total expenses
$46,009,840
Contributions and grants received
$280,441
Grants paid
$55,481
Program service revenue
$34,474,327
Investment income
$11,269,552
Other revenue
$7,716
Total assets, end of year
$257,852,150
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,008,571
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$222,843,579
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,050,925
Management and general expenses
$8,724,042
Fundraising expenses
$234,873
Program service expenses (Part III)
$37,050,925

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $280,441

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR PROGRAMMING

    total $33,386,864 · related or exempt $33,386,864

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SALES AND LICENSING

    total $643,861 · related or exempt $643,861

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $443,602 · unrelated business $443,602

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,241,050 · excluded $6,241,050

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $48,365,116 · other assets $13,781

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

    securities $43,253,369 · other assets $97,026

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,111,747 · other assets -$83,245

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,028,502 · excluded $5,028,502

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $7,716 · related or exempt $7,716

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,716

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $34,524 · program services $34,524

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $20,957 · program services $20,957

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,382,825 · program services $2,120,798 · management and general $245,221 · fundraising $16,806

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $22,884,870 · program services $20,368,336 · management and general $2,355,126 · fundraising $161,408

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,600,875 · program services $1,424,835 · management and general $164,749 · fundraising $11,291

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $403,492 · program services $359,121 · management and general $41,525 · fundraising $2,846

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,752,021 · program services $1,559,360 · management and general $180,304 · fundraising $12,357

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $55,609 · management and general $55,609

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $260,580 · management and general $260,580

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $106,706 · management and general $106,706

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $699,237 · program services $87,662 · management and general $611,575

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $984,419 · program services $984,419

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $406,866 · program services $174,694 · management and general $230,210 · fundraising $1,962

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,761,476 · program services $1,761,476

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,980,807 · program services $582,449 · management and general $3,374,473 · fundraising $23,885

  • 17 · Travel

    total $566,542 · program services $486,425 · management and general $80,117

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,158,812 · program services $2,102,683 · management and general $51,811 · fundraising $4,318

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $519,156 · management and general $519,156

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $2,842,977 · program services $2,842,282 · management and general $695

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRANSMISSION

    total $1,140,702 · program services $1,140,702

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDIO AND EQUIP. MAINT

    total $622,560 · program services $440,057 · management and general $182,503

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & BOOKS

    total $208,572 · program services $157,636 · management and general $50,936

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $615,255 · program services $402,509 · management and general $212,746

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,781,809 · end of year $3,202,790

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $43,272,267 · end of year $38,771,039

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,088,906 · end of year $5,668,806

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,598,948 · end of year $1,774,471

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

    $64,133,907

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

    $52,699,552

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,912,840 · end of year $11,434,355

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $146,711,348 · end of year $148,864,288

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $13,756,733 · end of year $15,225,789

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $35,339,839 · end of year $32,910,612

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,742,252 · end of year $5,399,937

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $19,392 · end of year $25,046

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $33,666,666 · end of year $29,583,588

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $223,034,380 · end of year $222,843,579

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • THE TELEVISION AND RADIO NETWORKS OPERATED BY NCSC PROVIDE COVERAGE OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE US CONGRESS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENTS. THESE EVENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA NCSC WEBSITES WHICH HOST MORE THAN 250,000 HOURS OF CONTENT.

    Expenses $37,050,925 · Grants $55,481 · Revenue $34,038,441

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Allan Block

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Winfrey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Watson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis Mathew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Demond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • John Pascarelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Laulis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.5 related
  • Lou Borrelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Greatrex

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Deprey

    CFO/TREASURER (FROM 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $393,634
    From this org
    $350,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,545
    Hours/week
    45 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,089
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $695
    Filer's total
    $393,634
  • Pat Esser

    CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Pat McAdaragh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phil Spencer

    OUTGOING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rocco B Commisso

    OUTGOING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Samuel Feist

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (FROM 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $216,988
    From this org
    $210,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,899
    Hours/week
    45 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,516
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $3,573
    Deferred
    $6,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $232
    Filer's total
    $216,988
  • Steve Miron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Teresa Elder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Rutledge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Lamb

    MANAGER/DIRECTOR (THRU 8/24)

    Total calculated
    $428,489
    From this org
    $405,463
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,026
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $42,187
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $363,276
    Deferred
    $2,423
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,603
    Filer's total
    $428,489
  • Robert Kennedy

    VICE-PRESIDENT AND CO-CEO (THRU 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $732,843
    From this org
    $694,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,986
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,421
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $469,436
    Deferred
    $22,615
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,371
    Filer's total
    $732,843
  • Susan Swain

    VICE-PRESIDENT AND CO-CEO

    Total calculated
    $610,871
    From this org
    $565,314
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,557
    Hours/week
    45 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $556,644
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,670
    Deferred
    $30,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,057
    Filer's total
    $610,871
  • David Lindsey

    MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $310,208
    From this org
    $259,880
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,328
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,880
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,287
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,041
    Filer's total
    $310,208
  • Martha Dominguez

    MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $366,197
    From this org
    $323,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,213
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,984
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,668
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,545
    Filer's total
    $366,197
  • Peter Kiley

    MANAGER/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $381,533
    From this org
    $324,080
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,453
    Hours/week
    45 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $324,080
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,719
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,734
    Filer's total
    $381,533
  • Richard Weinstein

    MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $423,108
    From this org
    $343,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,778
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $343,330
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,041
    Filer's total
    $423,108
  • Roxane Kerr

    MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $429,847
    From this org
    $368,376
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,471
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,770
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $19,606
    Deferred
    $31,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,734
    Filer's total
    $429,847
  • Teresa Easley

    MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $364,328
    From this org
    $309,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,505
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $309,823
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $39,960
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,545
    Filer's total
    $364,328

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PARTICIPANTS IN A QUALIFIED PLAN UNDER IRC SECTION 403(B), AND CERTAIN OFFICERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE PARTICIPANTS IN INELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS AS DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 457(F) WHICH ARE MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANS. THE PARTICIPANTS' RIGHTS UNDER THE SECTION 457(F) PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISKS OF FORFEITURE (INCLUDING CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIFIED FUTURE PERIODS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBSTANTIAL FUTURE SERVICES). UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE PARTICIPANTS MAY RENEW AND EXTEND THEIR DEFERRALS INSTEAD OF RECEIVING PAYMENT. AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C) REPRESENT CURRENT-YEAR EMPLOYEE DEFERRALS IN THE SECTION 457(F) PLANS AND COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SECTION 403(B) QUALIFIED PLAN. AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III) REPRESENT PROCEEDS FROM ONE OR MORE AWARDS FROM THE 457(F) PLAN THAT WERE DEFERRED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AGO AND VESTED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
PART I, LINE 7
SAMUEL FEIST RECEIVED A SIGNING BONUS OF $45,000 IN JULY 2024.

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620489349301642

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