Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: | APTS Action, Inc. promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommercial television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan political support. |
| Form 990, Part V, Lines 2a and 2b, Part IX Lines 7-10: | All compensation is paid by a related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS). APTS allocates payroll costs to APTS Action, Inc. based upon allocated time spent by staff. APTS Action, Inc. reimburses all allocated costs to APTS. APTS files all required federal employment returns. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | APTS Action has three classes of membership: Founding member: America's Public Television Stations. Station members: An organization operating a noncommercial educational broadcast station. Station members are entitled to one vote on extraordinary matters as set in bylaws. Industry membership: An organization interested in promoting the interests of public broadcasting that is interested in the pursuit and objectives of APTS Action and is not a commercial educational broadcast station. Industry members do not have a vote. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Founding Member, acting through its Board of Trustees, elects the Board of Directors of the Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Members approve some significant actions, such as certain amendments to the bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Board is provided a copy of the Form 990 prior to filing through a secure internet portal or similar electronic means. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Trustees are required to complete and update on an annual basis a form describing certain required disclosures, including any current positions held, investments, previous employment, and any other information potentially relevant to compliance with the APTS ethical conduct statement (the entity's conflict of interest policy). The Trustees approve the ethical conduct statement. Completed disclosures are reviewed and retained with the General Counsel. If a conflict is found, the Trustees will decide if conduct or interests of the Trustee in question may be restricted. The Trustees or a committee of the Trustees will review and approve all such restrictions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | APTS Action, Inc. reimburses its related organization, America's Public Television Stations (APTS), for allocated staff time. The process for determining compensation of APTS officer, key and other employees is listed below: An independent compensation firm is hired to perform a compensation survey of similar organizations to determine a range of salaries for each position within the organization. The compensation is typically targeted at the mid-point amount. When an employment contract is up for renewal, an independent compensation firm is hired to perform another compensation survey to set salaries for the next contract. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | APTS Action, Inc. makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and Forms 990 and 1024 available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | APTS Action, Inc.'s Board Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from prior years. |
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