Annual 2016 Report

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF SERVICE Annie Folger Retires

Annie Folger, Executive Director of the Midpen Media Center, Founding Midpen Media Center Board Member, and author of the bumper sticker, “Let’s Put the VISION in Television,” retired in January 2017. Annie was a pioneer and a revolutionary who nurtured the nascent public access industry and helped shape national policy. Some of Annie’s stellar initiatives and contributions: • Greenlight Environmental Film Festival • Annual Local Heroes Awards • Made Into America Immigrant stories • Youth programs including a Youth Advisory Council • Zoom-In, a collaborative of field producers • Purchase and re-design of the Media Center at 900 San Antonio with Cable Co-op Legacy Funds (2003) • Certification as a Green Business (2008) • Upgrade of studio to high-definition TV (2014) • Selection by the Alliance for Community Media from over 3,000 media centers for programming excellence award

three times Alto Online Palo Weber, Veronica • Creation of a space for creative expression and community action for hundreds of volunteers, producers and thousands show ... and we let it be known that all communicators, of participants dreamers and community builders would be welcome in • Thousands of hours of government access programs, and communicating their ideas. community and cultural events From the earliest days of community-access television, • Policy formulation, lobbying and testifying before Congress Folger has advocated on a local and national level for on behalf of public access TV people’s rights to express themselves. Her advocacy In the February 17, 2017 edition, the Palo Alto Weekly stretches back to just about the time Congress passed the honored Annie with a front-page story. Below are excerpts Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 that paved the way from that story, “The Free Speech Revolutionary: Annie for cities to collect fees from cable operators to fund public, Folger reflects on three decades in public-access television,” educational and government access channels. written by Patrick Condon & Linda Taaffe. Folger said after working for AT&T producing video-training packages in the 1970s, she learned firsthand what could be done with video and television. Sitting in her office amid memorabilia spanning nearly 32 years in broadcasting, Annie Folger remembered the moment “I had this feeling that we could do way more with television a studio was born in Palo Alto. than just entertain ourselves,” she said. … “Back in January 1991 when the first Gulf War began, we She ultimately got involved in public access, and on her 40th didn’t have a studio yet – all we had was a bare room and no birthday – June 19, 1985 – helped launch the Midpeninsula equipment – but we decided we were going to try to go live, Community Media Center (formerly called Mid-Peninsula so we jury-rigged (sic) a camcorder into the cable system and Access Corporation). Though Midpen was incorporated in invited viewers to call in and share their feelings,” recalled 1985, it didn’t open its doors until 1990. Her role included Folger… “People just started calling to tell us how concerned supervising the purchase of the two-story concrete studio they were about this war going on. … We hung up from one at 900 San Antonio Road as well as broadcasting the first call, and another call would come in.” show with a live audience – a segment that prompted one “A studio was born in that moment. That was our first (live) Continued on page 4 Financial Report

OPERATIONS a net difference of -$313.5K.This was in line with the 2016 budget Operating Revenues authorized by the Board, adjusted for the change in accounting for The Total Operating Revenues for 2016 was $912.5K, up $113.0K PEG fees. (14.1%) from 2015. This was driven by increases in Contracted meeting coverage of $20.0K (10.2%), Professional/media services of CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $46.5K (78.9%), Contributions & grants of $3.6K (6.7%), and In-kind In 2016, we had capital expenditures of $25.6K for program equipment. contributions of $54.1K (100.5%). NET ASSETS UPDATE Note: Includes $307.4K of PEG Fees temporarily restricted for capital Net assets increased by $226.6K as compared with 2015. That purchases. increase included $491.5K in disbursements for operations from the investment account, and $180.5K in depreciation. The Board continues Operating Expenses to invest the capital fund conservatively with the advice of professional Operating expenses were $1,226.0K, a $109.2K (9.8%) increase that investment managers. was due to increases in In-kind legal services of $54.1K (100.5%), Salaries and benefits of $58.2K (7.8%), Professional services/ INDEPENDENT AUDIT RESULTS Extraordinary professional services of $6.6K (3.9%), and Facility We engaged accounting firm RJ Ricciardi, Inc. to perform an expenses of $3.7K (6.8%). This was partially offset by a decrease in independent audit of our 2016 financial statements. They issued an General operating expenses of $13.4K (-13.9%). unmodified opinion, meaning that they believe our financial statements are presented, in all material respects, in accordance with accounting Summary principles generally accepted in theOPERATING United States. Overall, Total Operating RevenuesOPERATING less REVENUES Total expenses resulted in EXPENSES

Revenues Expenses

Class & facility use fees Tape sales & other 15% income Facility <1% In-kind legal services 5% PEG fees released from 9% restriction Extraordinary 4% Professional Services In-kind contributions 3% 18% Contracted meeting General operating coverage 7% 36%

Salaries & benefits Professional services 65% 11%

Contributions & grants 10%

Professional/media services 17% Audited Statement of Operations For theAUDITED Year STATEMENT Ended December OF OPERATIONS 31, 2016 For the year ended December 31, 2016 Audited Statement of Fianancial Position

AUDITED STATEMENTDecember OF 31,FINANCIAL 2016 POSITION OPERATING REVENUES December 31, 2016 Unrestricted Contracted meeting coverage $ 216,273 ASSETS Professional/media services 105,509 Current assets Contributions & grants 57,549 Cash & cash equivalents $ 453,801 In-kind contributions 107,961 Investments 5,686,189 Class & facility use fees 90,170 Accounts receivable 107,035 PEG fees released from restrictions 25,631 Prepaid expenses & other current assets 28,842 Tape sales & other income 2,030 Total current assets 6,275,867 Total Unrestricted Revenues $ 605,123 Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation 2,476,498 Temporarily Restricted Total assets $ 8,752,365 PEG subscriber pass-through fees 307,405 Total Operating Revenues $ 912,528 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current liabilities: EXPENSES Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 35,885 Salaries & benefits $ 800,367 Unearned Revenue 67,659 Professional/Outside services 136,719 Total current liabilities 103,544 General operating 82,988 Net assets: Extraordinary Professional Services 40,244 Unrestricted 8,341,416 In-kind legal services 107,961 Temporarily restricted 307,405 Facility 57,700 Total net assets 8,648,821 Total expenses $ 1,225,979 NON-OPERATING REVENUES (AND EXPENSES) Total liabilities & net assets $ 8,752,365 Dividends, interest, and capital gains distribution $ 302,510 Realized gains on investments 92,275 Net assets, beginning of period $ 8,422,236 Unrealized gains on investments 325,718 Change in net assets 226,585 Depreciation -180,467 Net assets, end of period $ 8,648,821 Total Non-operating Revenues (Expenses) $ 540,036

Change in Net Assets $ 226,585 2 Who We Are

Our Mission Our History

Our mission is to Inform, inspire, and empower people to speak Midpen Media Center was created by the 2001 merger of and act on behalf of their communities, to use television and Mid-Peninsula Access Corp, operating since 1990, and Silicon the Internet to create and distribute programs that promote and Valley Community Communications, established by Cable celebrate individual expression, local achievements, education, Co-op to keep local programming alive by providing our facility cultural exchange, arts appreciation and civic engagement. and equipment in perpirtuity. From our earliest day, we have been providing government transparency, enabling multicultural Midpen Media Center is a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation. inclusivity and building social capital.

Midpen Media Center Staff Midpen Media Center Board of Directors Left to right: Louise Pencavel, Becky Sanders, Elliot Margolies, Lupita Back row from left to right: Andrew Mellows, Sue Purdy Pelosi, Segura, Jesse Norfleet, Chris Pearce, Karen Adams, Mary McCargar- Mike Di Battista, Lawrence Lee Van Arkel, Dave Sorokach, Sara Bennett, Nancy Brown. Not pictured: Front row from left to right: Barbara Noparstak, Gayathri Kanth, Joanne Elizabeth Kiler Reed. Not pictured: Michael Stern, Less Lincoln, Marie McKenzie, Azieb Nicodemus, Nick Szegda

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We couldn’t have done it without you! Annie Folger continued from page 1 We celebrate, salute and thank everyone who helped make 2016 a fabulous year. unexpected listener, former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz, to Our deepest gratitude goes to: call into the studio. … • Community members, volunteers and producers for their During her nearly 32 years at Midpen, time, talents and stories including 15 years as executive • Employees for their passion, dedication and expertise director, Folger helped the nonprofit • Board of Directors for their guidance and stewardship media center grow from one channel to • Advisory Council for their referrals five local channels, produce more than • Donors for their financial support 2,000 hours of city council meetings annually and contribute • Field and studio professionals for their skills and educational and public programming to a regional channel that workshops reaches more than 400,000 homes in 15 cities. … Thank you! Her most memorable studio experience, however, wasn’t Barbara Noparstak airing a show. She recalled a time when the Midpen was Board President hosting a group of young adults with Down syndrome. After teaching the group about the aspects of work behind the camera, Folger and others decided to put them in front of it, making the group feel just as important as anyone else Donors and Members working there. The gesture was so unexpected, the group began laughing and hugging each other. Ken Allen Marie McKenzie “These are the things that make me proud,” she said with AmazonSmile Andrew Mellows tears in her eyes. Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Menlo Atherton High School Northern CA Deborah Mytels (Read the entire article at https://paloaltoonline.com/ Judy Blumenstein Stanley Ng news/2017/02/17/the-free-speech-revolutionary) Lessa Bouchard Ai Nguyen Diane & Martin Brandt Azieb Nicodimos Beth Charlesworth Barbara Noparstak What’s in store for Midpen’s next 30 years? Building on Ladoris Cordell Henry Organ Annie’s legacy, Midpen Media Center will continue to provide Linda Craig Susan Purdy Pelosi media access and technology equity, to make sure that every Catherine Crawford Elizabeth Raffel voice can find expression, can find its place in the chorus Czech School of California Joanne Reed of our diverse community and have equal footing in the Doug Devore Nancy Reed marketplace of ideas. When everyone’s voice is valued, more Michael DiBattista John Richards ideas emerge, and those ideas lead to connections and to Dorothy Fadiman Rebecca Sanders solutions. Heising-Simons Foundation Marie Scigliano Joyce Fredrichs Jeffrey Shore Annette Glanckopf Barbara Shufro Theodore Glasser Silicon Valley Community Advisory Council Katie Hammerson Foundation Ron Herman Joe Simitian Elisa Agor, Learning, HR & Technology Director Ellen Hope Phil Smaller Bern Beecham, Former Palo Alto Mayor Gloria Horsley Michael Stern Peter Drekmeier, Tuolumne River Trust Janet & Robert Johnson Lee Taubeneck Sid Espinosa, Director of Corporate Citizenship, Microsoft Larry Klein Melinda Thomas Ted Glasser, Stanford University Cathy Kroymann Tom and Mary Thomas Karen Holman, Former Palo Alto Mayor Lawrence Lee Paul Wehrenberg Tony Klein, Latham & Watkins, LLP Liz Kniss, Palo Alto City Council Janet Littlefield In Kind Mac MacCorkle Meda Okelo, Publisher, El Ravenswood Milk Pail Market Joanie Bigwood Osborn, Former Director, MPAC and SVCC Joyce McClure Salesforce Nancy McErlain Audrey Ramberg, City of Mountain View Hobee’s Carl Yorke, Principal Information Developer at Symantec Patrick McErlain Cooley LLP Silvia Vonderlinden, City of Redwood City 4 Our Volunteers

Zach Acton David Simon Bobak Afshari Mary Skinner Isiah Alcazar Vicci Smith Mike Alexander Jonathan Sneh Will Allen-DuPraw Vidoor Sood Chuck Alley Belinda Sosnow Peter Anderson Tyler Spreng Sayan Andrews Birgit Starmanns Jo Appogast Amber Stime Darya Arad Jeff Stone Pedro Arenas Shobana Swamy Tenaya Austin Lisa Tesler Jason Auzenne Pemo Theodore Eric Baker Jules Thomas Dan Beaulier Gavin Tieng Batya Bell Azita Gandjei Herb Moore Kristil Tillman James Bender Haley Garrison Laura Morejon Rich Tucker Maribea Berry Gianna Gencarella Miguel Moreno Pie Tupou John Bessire Sean George Valentina Morigi Hadas Unger Mira Bicknell Toni Gooch Magdalena Neubrand Tom Upton Ella Blatnik Trich Gray Helga Newman Scott Van Duyne Fred Bockmann Marla-Rae Guerpo Stan Ng Victoria Van Duyne Talia Bodner Shihao Guo Mark O’Neill Maria Vazquez Giana Borgo Twila Harrison Gabe Paganucci Leonardo Wai Lessa Bouchard Mark Hatasaka Sue Pelosi Azalea Wakelee Barbara Breuchert Jake Holzhey Cesar Peralta Ryan Wang Eric Brown Edgar Hsieh Nina Perry Vicky S. Wang Nicholas Brown Hannah Illathu Phil Pflager Marty Wasserman Kevin Burnett Dani Jacobs Isaiah Phillips Greg Weinstein John Cabrera Roxanne Jansen Simone Polanen Nance Wheeler Patrick Campisi Marc Judson Jean Ramacciotti Linda Wieder Doug Carman Kelly Kahuna Premika Ratnam Fiona Wiesner Bryce Caudle Craig Kaplan Sally Rayn Carolyn Williams Shubha Chakravarty Cathy Keys Alexander Redding Charles Williams Stina Chang Sana Khader Judy Rock Ali Williams James Chang-Davidson Keiko Kim Leah Rogers Nozipo Wobogo David Chatman Michael Kim Owen Ryan Evan Wong Vijeet Chaugule Jeff Kimball Elizabeth Salwitz Margaret Yoon Andrew Chen Laura Kinley Kent Schneeveis Loren Young Angela Chen Suresh Kondapalli Mark Scrivener Mark Zand Scott Chesworth Carla Kong Tata Serebryanaya Alan Zoraster Ann Choryan Aleksandr Korolko Karunya Sethuraman Tom Chu Daniel Kottke Don Cirlin Brian Kraker Charlie Class Doug Kreitz Audrey Daniel Jennifer LeBlanc TD Daniell Allyn Leshchiner Santa Dasu Denet Lewis Jeffrey Dauber Erik Lind Bill Daul Zach Lipsett Francisco Del Rosario Tony Lo Stacie Delakovia Carmen Looney Kendy Dickman Alma Love Kate Dobson Austin Lu Edita Donnelly Sheri Luevano Mark Dreschke Allison Ma Asia Dubarenka George Marshall Raevon Ellington Omar Martinez Patricia Faust Jeff McGinnis Kael Fitzpatrick John McGuire Brenna Fong Andrew Mellows Evan Fuccio David Menasco Mei Lin Fung Diego Mendez Ori Gal Sam Miken Roni Gal Oz Sam Miller 5 Organizations We Served in 2016

We are a valuable community resource, helping local residents capitalize on the GGVC evolving opportunities in the digital era. We serve Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Girls to Women Park, Palo Alto, Stanford and unincorporated portions of San Mateo and Santa GLBT National Help Center Clara Counties. We help these residents adapt to the changing media landscape Golden State Greyhound Adoptions Google by teaching them skills to independently use the media. We help schools, Grace Lutheran Church churches, local governments and non-profit organizations tell their story through Gunn High School multiple media platforms. Habitat for Humanity Hands on the Arts City of East Palo Alto Heartlight Studios City of Menlo Park Hillview Middle School City of Mountain View Hortonworks City of Palo Alto Institute of Noetic Sciences City of Palo Alto, Public Works Department IQ 650 City of Redwood City Ironbound Films City of San Jose Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School City of Sunnyvale Jewish Community Center College Track, East Palo Alto JLS Middle School Community School of Music & the Arts Jordan Middle School Concentric Media Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto Costano School & 49ers Academy KiwobaCARES CreaTV San Jose Kleid Group CWA Local 9421 KMVT 15 Silicon Valley Community Media Czech School of California KPMG Denodo La Estrada School Dragon Theatre Las Lomitas School District Earthjustice Laurel Elementary East Palo Alto Academy High School Abilities United League of Women Voters East Palo Alto Charter School Acterra League of Women Voters of San Mateo East Palo Alto Library African American Community Health Advisory LinkedIn East Palo Alto Seed Library Committee Little House East Palo Alto Today African American Composer Initiative loveeverafter.org East Palo Alto YMCA American Legion, Santa Clara County Menlo Atherton High School El Tecolote American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Menlo Park City School District Election Defense Alliance Chapter Menlo Park Fire Protection District Encinal Elementary School AmeriCorps Menlo Park Library Encinal School Amnesty International Menlo Spark ENJOY Arillaga Recreation Center Menlo-Atherton High School EPA Center Arts / Live in Peace Atheer Mental Health Association of San Francisco EPA Today Atherton City Council Michael Doyle Partners First Community Houseing Autodesk MidPen Housing Corporation Foothill-De Anza Community College District Bayview Hunters Point Foundation Minds of Steel Forrester Research Belle Haven School Mothers Against Murder Foster City Lions Club Bill of Rights Defense Committee Move to Amend BOK Brady Campaign to Reduce Gun Violence Breakthrough Initiatives Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School Brentwood Academy Brigit’s Well Celtic Musicians Brilliant Forge Burlingame United Methodist Church CA People of Faith Against the Death Penalty California Council on Science and Technology CarbDM Carlmont High School Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates Cesar Chavez & Green Oaks Academy CgoXchange CharitySmith Cinequest Citizen Climate Lobby Citizens Trade Campaign City Lights Theater Company City of Atherton 6 Organizations We Served in 2016

National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement New America Media Oak Knoll Elementary School Oak Knoll Middle School OEPA/Summer Employment Program Office of John McAlister, Councilmember and former mayor, City of Mountain View Office of Pat Burt, Mayor of Palo Alto Omnicell One East Palo Alto Open to Hope TV Pac-12 Network Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Palo Alto Daily Post Palo Alto High School Palo Alto Historical Assoication Ravenswood City School District Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Palo Alto Impact Center Ravenswood Family Health Center Behavioral Sciences Palo Alto JCC Reading Bonanza in the Park Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Palo Alto Philharmonic Redwood High School Program Palo Alto Players Reel Impact Film Festival Stanford School of Medicine Palo Alto Unified School District REI Stanford University Palo Alto University Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library Stanford University Center for Internet & Palo Alto Weekly Riekes Center Society Paradigm Education Ron Herman Photography Stanford Video Pear Theatre Ronald McNair School Stop Hospital Euthanasia Peery Foundation Rosalie Rendu Center StreetCode Academy Peninsula Boys and Girls Club Rotary Club of East Palo Alto Super Ventures Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center Rotary Club of Palo Alto SV2 Peninsula Health Care District Samsung SVOS Peninsula Humane Society San Francisco 49ers Academy Terman Middle School Peninsula Peace and Justice Center San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers The Compassionate Friends Peninsula Volunteers Authority The Golden Follies Picture the Possibilities San Jose State University The Office of Judge LaDoris Cordell Posit Science San Mateo County The Pink Pistols Precourt Energy Efficiency Center San Mateo County Environmental Health The Soul Line Dancers Predii San Mateo County Office of Education The Team Scot Foundation Project Read Santa Clara County Board of Education Third Baptist Church of San Francisco Project Safety Net Saratoga High School Toastmasters Project WeHope Scary Cow Film Co-Op Tom Ford PSAV Creative Services Sensemo UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Purple Fox & Heebie Jeebies Sequoia Adult School Scholars UCSF Racing Hearts Sequoia District Adult School UN Development Fund for Women Rape Trauma Services Sequoia Healthcare District UN Panel on Climate Change Ravenswood Child Development Center Sequoia Union High School District UNAFF shatterproof.org VA Law Enforcement Training Center SIGGRAPH Conference VA Medical Center Police Department, Sight and Sound Houston Silicon Valley Black Chamber VA National Center for PTSD Silicon Valley Community Foundation VA Palo Alto Health Care System Silicon Valley Shakespeare Veterans Helping Veterans Silicon Valley Thorium Alliance Vets in Tech Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo Vida Somas Una Voice for the People SoundPost Voicekick SPCA West Coast Songwriters SRI Willow Oaks School St. Francis of Assisi Faith in Action Woodside High School Stand4Lyme Y.E.S.S. Collaborative Stanford Broadcasting Crew Yarn Movement Stanford Cancer Institute YMCA Silicon Valley Stanford Department of Neurology & Youth Community Service Neurological Sciences YWCA Silicon Valley Rape Crisis Center 7 Our Year in Numbers

Productions Volunteers & Youth Producers

we mentored 105 by the staff 538 students and volunteers 25 youth interns

held youth 481 by the contributed 24 community workshops & camps 5,751 hours

to serve and tell the showed live stories of 382 409 247 school broadcasts on government meetings organizations our channels

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