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WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements Supplemental Consolidating Information June 30, 2018 and 2017 WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements Supplemental Consolidating Information June 30, 2018 and 2017 WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries Index June 30, 2018 and 2017 Page(s) Report of Independent Auditors ........................................................................................................... 1–2 Consolidated Financial Statements Statements of Financial Position .................................................................................................................. 3 Statements of Activities ............................................................................................................................ 4–5 Statements of Cash Flows ........................................................................................................................... 6 Notes to Financial Statements ............................................................................................................... 7–32 Supplemental Consolidating Information (Unaudited) Statement of Financial Position ................................................................................................................. 33 Statement of Activities .......................................................................................................................... 34–35 Note to Supplemental Consolidating Information ...................................................................................... 36 Supplemental Information (Unaudited) Schedule of Functional Expenses .............................................................................................................. 37 Note to Supplemental Information ............................................................................................................. 38 Report of Independent Auditors To the Board of Trustees of WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries (the “Foundation”), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended. Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We did not audit the financial statements of Public Radio International, Inc., a subsidiary whose sole member is WGBH Educational Foundation, which statements reflect total assets of 1.4 percent and 1.7 percent of consolidated total assets at June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively, and total revenues of 7.9 percent and 9.1 percent of consolidated total operating revenue and other support for the years then ended. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose report thereon has been furnished to us, and our opinion expressed herein, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for Public Radio International, Inc., is based solely on the report of the other auditors. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Foundation’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Foundation’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 101 Seaport Boulevard, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02210 T: (617) 530 5000, F: (617) 530 5001, www.pwc.com/us Opinion In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of the other auditors, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2018 and 2017, and their changes in net assets and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Other Matters Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The consolidating information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements. The consolidating information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the consolidated financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements or to the consolidated financial statements themselves and other additional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the consolidating information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The consolidating information is presented for purposes of additional analysis of the consolidated financial statements rather than to present the financial position, changes in net assets and cash flows of the individual companies and is not a required part of the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the financial position, changes in net assets and cash flows of the individual companies. Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The Schedule of Functional Expenses is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the consolidated financial statements. The information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the consolidated financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements or to the consolidated financial statements themselves and other additional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 2018 2 WGBH Educational Foundation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Financial Position June 30, 2018 and 2017 2018 2017 Assets Current assets Cash$ 58,790,761 $ 26,188,423 Short-term investments 109,990,556 - Accounts receivable (less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $556,000 and $547,000 for 2018 and 2017, respectively) 16,282,144 12,099,435 FCC spectrum auction receivable - 218,767,868 Current portion of receivables for asset sales 5,379,267 48,680,415 Grants receivable (less allowance for uncollectible grants of $165,000 and $175,500 for 2018 and 2017, respectively) 89,945,784 83,761,851 Current portion of pledges receivable, net 2,905,440 5,981,858 Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,141,056 1,433,700 Total current assets 285,435,008 396,913,550 Long-term pledges receivable, net 4,364,980 1,617,466 Long-term grants receivable, net 46,348,781 36,315,006 Long-term receivables for asset sales 95,569,984 95,579,738 Radio and television licenses 18,728,713 16,868,713 Other assets 5,462,938 5,026,362 Equity investments 23,760,619 19,288,767 Funds held under bond agreements - restricted 2,818,686 941,085 Long-term investments 282,710,879 88,650,545 Property, facilities and equipment, net 158,668,143 161,048,795 Total assets$ 923,868,731 $ 822,250,027 Liabilities Current liabilities Current maturities of debt$ 2,590,031 $ 2,247,200 Accounts payable 8,250,297 6,303,847 Accrued expenses 16,882,107 16,537,003
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