Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. COMMUNITY IMPACT Fiscal Year 2020 October 1, 2019– REPORT September 30, 2020 2020 IN REVIEW Prairie Public’s Persistence, a Radio Election coverage Prairie Public hosted a Prairie Public welcomed television documentary Play by Kathy Coudle- furnished voters with premiere party for the the popular radio show promoting peace and King and a year-long regional and national Antiques Roadshow The Moth for a live understanding, More radio series titled reports. Main Street episodes filmed in storytelling event at the Than Just the Music, Dakota Datebook: was a conversation North Dakota. The most historic Fargo Theatre. premiered in 2019 100 Years of Women space for all the valuable item from the and was nominated Voting commemorated North Dakota ballot 2020 season came for a regional Emmy the centennial of candidates, and live from North Dakota— More Award and distributed women’s suffrage. debates provided a 1971 Rolex Oyster 2020 IN REVIEW nationally in 2020. a podium for key Cosmograph watch. inside... candidates. 2020 IN REVIEW IMPACTFUL MEDIA Educational webchats hosted by Educational services stepped up Prairie Public connected K-12 teachers with At Home Learning Resources, in a peer-supported environment. PBS LearningMedia, webchats, and Involved community partners helped us schedules of classroom programming. produce One Book One North Dakota, Main Street broadcast a Town Hall Small Stories, and TellTale: Dakota Series, our newsroom hosted a daily Folklife and Stories. blog, and remote interview equipment and socially-distanced sets kept Painting with Paulson inspired us everyone safe. to be creative and add beauty to our lives, and the digital series Drying Prairie Public’s development staff worked Time with Buck Paulson featured I’m pleased to report that Public with our business and non-profit partners Buck’s favorite anecdotes. Media is thriving in the Prairie to help them broadcast free pandemic- Prairie Pulse serves as a town Public service region—thanks to related announcements. square for our region—a place where our community of viewers and the audience can learn about public listeners, members, partners, And while the community isolated, affairs, newsmakers, destinations, board, and staff. Prairie Public was a trusted friend that arts, and culture. distracted us with music and laughter The Northwest Angle: Minnesota’s In the news, 2020 was a year of and exceptional arts and entertainment Best-Kept Secret toured a historic, economic stressors, social unrest, programming. breathtaking landscape in our and an unprecedented election. northern region. Prairie Public and its PBS and NPR Our audience is counting on us even more partners were there to keep you now, and we intend to continue to meet The Great American Folk Show informed—and trust in public media their expectations every day. added a new roster of storytellers to cover issues thoroughly and fairly and musicians to the radio schedule. continued, and continues, to grow. Public media thrives with member and The Poetry Out Loud radio special community support, and that’s what this celebrated our region’s young poets, The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 community impact report is all about: and Poems for the Moment asked tested us all, and I admire all the Prairie Public’s relationships in our North Dakota poets to reflect on the people who work in essential jobs community that make it all possible. pandemic, politics, and social justice. who “kept the lights on.” When it As always, thank you. Season 12 of Prairie Musicians became apparent that the world amplified our region’s music scene, and was facing a serious health crisis, season 11 of Prairie Mosaic introduced it became apparent that Prairie us to area artists and exhibits. Public would be more vitally important than ever, and our John E. Harris III Our intern connected sound and programming and services Prairie Public topography for Flying Across the increased to meet those needs. President & CEO North Dakota Landscape: A Radio Adventure with Patrick Mathews- Halmrast, and MSUM film professor Raymond Rea created Put the Brights AWARD-WINNING MEDIA On, audio narratives from transgender voices in rural America. In 2020, Basketball, More Than More Than Prairie Public Water and Just the Music Just the Music The digital series Energy Issues and documentaries the Lost City Bronze Telly in Emmy Nomination Answers: Oil Well Reclamation reported were honored of Elbowoods Documentary: Individual in Documentary on the hundreds of North Dakota oil wells with 41st Silver Telly Bronze Telly in that are being returned to agricultural land. Annual Telly Winner in Diversity & Inclusion Prairie Mosaic: In September, Prairie Public took another Awards and History Tim Pierce, leap into the digital realm and began nominated Bronze Telly Women Behind Knife Maker live streaming on prairiepublic.org, for Regional Winner in the Plow Emmy Nomination Cultural Bronze Telly in History in Interstitial pbs.org, and the PBS app. Emmy Awards. Now more than ever, Prairie Public’s work is a critical COMMUNITY component for public health, safety, and social resilience. Prairie Public partners with community to support the SUPPORTED voices that keep you company, the reporting that keeps you MEDIA informed, and the conversations that keep you connected. Prairie Public’s daily radio news Television productions from Prairie Education resources from Prairie coverage of our region is an authentic Public shine the spotlight on the Public engage families, caregivers, and informative respite from the typical community’s interesting people and and teachers with innovative, news grind. Credible and fact based, places, and they reflect our audiences’ relevant experiences. We offer and combined with trusted national concerns and interests. As storytellers professional development for and world-wide coverage from NPR, and archivists, our production crews educators and trusted services it’s offered in context, mindful of the collect the narratives of our region and that extend the impact of public language used to frame the facts and craft it all into video that’s watchable media to augment classroom presented respectfully. and shareable on any device any time. and family learning. Prairie Public Broadcasting provides quality radio, television, and public media services that educate, involve, and inspire the people of the prairie region. Prairie Public Broadcasting When you support Prairie Individual and Prairie Public is a member of the is a trusted public media Public, your contribution community Public Broadcasting Service, a private, service dedicated to goes to work to make great support is a nonprofit corporation that provides building an exciting and television and radio programs crucial part of quality television programming and productive future for our happen. It works to secure Prairie Public’s related services. region and its people the very best of PBS and success, and this by offering a window on NPR programming, along annual report Prairie Public is a member of NPR, the world and creating a with high-quality, original celebrates our a privately supported, nonprofit forum for discussion of productions created to meet dedicated partners membership organization that important issues. your interests and needs. and contributors. serves its audience in partnership with independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations. Television Radio Prairie Public Amount % Amount % Total Broadcasting, Inc. Sources Annual Financial Membership $1,563,923 21% $568,951 25% $2,132,874 Report Underwriting $125,064 2% $133,914 6% $258,978 Corporation for Public Broadcasting $1,536,726 20% $279,108 12% $1,815,834 for the Year Ending Local Production Funding $87,316 1% $55,274 3% $142,590 9/30/20 State of North Dakota $708,368 9% $245,000 11% $953,368 State of Minnesota $557,197 7% $0 0% $557,197 Grants ¹ $1,154,022 15% $283,920 12% $1,437,942 Fees, Rents $749,168 10% $305,440 13% $1,054,608 Financial data provided from Eide Bailly LLP Charitable Gaming $537,272 7% $230,259 10% $767,531 audited financial statements of Planned Giving ² $534,498 7% $147,245 7% $681,743 Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. Other $79,766 1% $24,378 1% $104,144 Due to declining interest rates, long term investments held for long-term needs such as equipment purchases were redeemed at TOTAL SOURCES $7,633,320 100% $2,273,489 100% $9,906,809 maturity and are now being held in short term investment. These amounts are excluded from sources listed here. Uses 1. Grants include unrestricted support for operations and grants for capital Programming & Production $2,075,105 40% $1,127,454 48% $3,202,559 construction and equipment, from the Engineering $1,227,095 23% $333,961 14% $1,561,056 Federal Communication Commission and loan forgiveness under the Administration $1,018,067 19% $436,314 19% $1,454,381 Payroll Protection Program. Fundraising $378,277 7% $89,552 4% $467,829 2. Planned giving includes contributions System Upgrade & Other $154,530 3% $160,308 7% $314,838 to Endowment Funds, Interest Earnings, Change in Prairie Public Endowment $446,083 8% $191,178 8% $637,261 and Realized and Unrealized Gains from Endowment Funds. TOTAL USES $5,299,157 100% $2,338,767 100% $7,637,924 Local membership and underwriting is the largest source of unrestricted support for Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. EXCESS (DEFICIT) SOURCES OVER USES $2,334,163 ($65,278) $2,268,885 Brandon Winnipeg Like us facebook.com/prairiepublic SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN MANITOBA