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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2023 Expires: November 2025

Parents Television Council

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 882-6868
Post Office Box 4210
Burbank, CA, 91503
https://www.parentstv.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Parents Television Council meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to protect children and families from graphic sex, violence and profanity in the media, because of their proven, long-term harmful effects."

Year, State Incorporated:
2000, CA

Parents Television Council (PTC) reports that it researches and educates the public about the entertainment community and the need to improve television programming content. The organization makes its research available via publications and advertising campaigns and the internet. PTC states that it fosters changes in TV programming to make the early hours of prime time family-friendly and reports that it works to ensure major television advertisers sponsor more family-friendly content. The organization also assists parents in exercising responsibility for their children's viewing habits with the Family Guide to Prime Time Television. Some ($353,743 or 24%) of PTC's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Parents Television Council's program expenses were:

Program services $1,450,691
Total Program Expenses $1,450,691

Chief Executive
Jon Yasuda, President

Chair of the Board
Timothy Stabosz

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Private Investor

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
5

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: Jon Yasuda became President in February 2023. In 2021, the previous President, Timothy Winter, received $225,288 in compensation.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Telemarketing

PTC incurred joint costs of $426,034 for informational materials and activities that included fundraising materials. Of those costs $353,743 was allocated to program expenses and $72,291 was allocated to fundraising expenses.

Fundraising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,431,928, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Parents Television Council's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions $1,425,703
Other income $8,463
In-kind contributions $6,225
Investment income $300
Total Income $1,440,691

Programs: 81% Fundraising: 13% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $1,440,691
Total expenses: $1,783,707
  Program expenses $1,450,691
  Fundraising expenses $236,937
  Administrative expenses $96,079
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-343,016
Beginning Net Assets $842,407
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $499,391
Total Liabilities $239,987
Total Assets $739,378

Note: According to the organization's 2022 audited financial statements, PTC received in-kind gifts totaling $6,225 in the form of computer software.

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Report completed by:
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