Because Our Children are Watching

Because Our Children
are Watching
2 0 1 3 A N N UA L R E P O R T PA R E N T S T E L E V I S I O N C O U N C I L
The mission of the Parents Television Council is to protect children from the proven harm that comes
from exposure to graphic sex, violence and profanity in entertainment media. Our vision is to provide
a safe and sound entertainment media environment for children and families across America.
The PTC’s research, public education, public policy, and grassroots advocacy programs are directed
at educating and inȵuencing parents, families, concerned citi]ens, advertisers, government including
the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, and the Supreme Court) and the entertainment
industry. The PTC informs and empowers TV and media viewers; encourages advertisers and Hollywood to avoid sponsoring or producing explicit and or graphic content; and urges government to
enforce broadcast decency laws. By our actions, the PTC seeks to protect children and create a safe
media culture.
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Board of Directors/Company Officers
Providing leadership and ȴnancial support for the Parents Television Council are the members of
its Board of Directors. The PTC’s Board meets at least three times each year and each member is vital to
the continued success of the PTC’s mission of protecting children from harmful media inȵuences.
Board of Directors
MICHELE
D’AMOUR
PAT
BOONE
WENDY H.
BORCHERT
PATTY
LEONARD
D. SCOTT
PLAKON
BOARD CHAIR
DR. DELMAN
COATES
PHILIP M.
FRIEDMANN
CORPORATE
SECRETARY
CORPORATE
TREASURER
Officers of the Parents Television Council
TIM
WINTER
BRAD
TWETEN
PRESIDENT
CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
PTC Advisory Board
The Parent Television Council has the suppoprt of prominent leaders – inside and outside of
Hollywood – who support us in our mission. Members of the PTC’s Advisory Board have supported the
PTC’s mission of protecting our children – and our culture – from graphic and gratuitous violence, sex,
and profanity in entertainment.
STEVE ALLEN
SUSAN HOWARD
FR. VAL PETER
National Honorary
Chairman-Emeritus
DAVE ALLEN JOHNSON
ROBERT W. PETERS
PAUL PORTER
PHIL BARON
GARY JOHNSON
WILLIAM BENNETT
NAOMI JUDD
MEL RENFRO
WILLIAM BLINN
DEAN JONES
CHERLY RHOADS
GOVERNOR SAM BROWNBACK
BLANCHE LINCOLN
CONNIE SELLECA
JOHN CARVELLI
COLEMAN LUCK
MARY STREEP
NICOLE CLARK
HOLLY MCCLURE
PATRICK A. TRUEMAN
TIM CONWAY
MICHAEL MEDVED
KEN WALES
MARYBETH HICKS
JIM OTTO
SUSAN WALES
A Message from the PTC
Leadership Team
MICHELE
D’AMOUR
TIM
WINTER
BOARD CHAIR
PRESIDENT
Dear Friends:
With today’s electronic media and its ever-coarsening content targeting children on a 24x7
basis, a parent’s job has never been more challenging. The staff and the volunteers at the Parents
Television Council are here to help.
The PTC equips parents with information so they can make safer and more informed media
choices. And we provide the resources to ȴght for positive change in what has become a toxic entertainment media environment.
We do this because thousands of scientiȴc research studies have conȴrmed what parents already know to be true: The entertainment media that a child consumes does have an impact on that
child’s behavior.
We are proud of our many achievements in 2013. Here are a few highlights:
• Our research exposed a troubling new trend on primetime broadcast TV where the sexual
exploitation of children is now being used as humor.
• Our report on media violence found that violent programming on broadcast TV was just as
graphic as violence on the paid cable and satellite networks. Even worse, the broadcast TV networks
rated their graphically violent programs as appropriate for children.
• When the FCC was considering a weakened enforcement of the congressionally-mandated
and Supreme Court approved broadcast indecency law, the PTC helped lead a national campaign to
keep the current standard in place. More than 100,000 Americans ȴled public comments and the FCC
ceased its attempts to weaken the law.
• Our grassroots network waged a national campaign against – a song glorifying date-rape;
the song was removed from airplay. We convinced the Oxygen Network to cease development of a
degrading program called All My Babies’ Mamas. And we engaged with scores of corporations that
sponsor television programming, encouraging them to shift millions of advertising dollars away from
harmful shows.
• Our unrelenting ȴght for Cable Choice, whereby consumers could buy just the cable networks they want coming into their homes, led to the introduction of bipartisan legislation in Washington. We also played a pivotal role helping judicial efforts for Cable Choice across the nation.
We are proud of our record of achievement this past year, and it is only possible because of the
generous help from our friends like you. Thank you for standing together with us in support of our vision
for a safe and sound entertainment media environment. Because our children are watching.
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Protecting children and families from sex, foul language, and media violence is the core of the
PTC’s activism; and that activism is made possible by our ground-breaking research. The PTC documents every act of violence, sexual act or reference, and use of profanity on prime-time broadcast
network TV in a speciali]ed database. Each year, we also produce multiple studies of harmful trends in
entertainment. In June of 2013, the PTC released research data showing that blurred or pixilated full
nudity is increasingly being shown on prime-time broadcast TV there was as much nudity in only the
ȴrst four months of 2013 as in the entire 2011-2012 television season), and that almost 70 of this
type of nudity is being shown on programs rated TV-PG.
But our efforts don’t stop with producing research reports. Under federal law, broadcasters are
required to operate “in the public interest.” Part of that interest is not airing obscene or indecent material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. If local stations violate broadcast decency standards, any member of the
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public has the right to ȴle a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission and demand the
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government enforce the law. Before he left oɝce, former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski unilaterallyy
announced that henceforth, the FCC would only act on complaints that were “egregious” – though he
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refused to deȴne what “egregious” content might be.
The FCC called for a public comment period to consider its proposed rules change -- and the
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PTC’s membership leapt into action. While the TV networks urged the FCC to “cease attempting broad-cast indecency limits once and for all,” the PTC led a coalition of like-minded organi]ations and as a
result, over 100,000 members of the public ȴled comments supporting broadcast decency – more
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comments than about any other subject in the FCC’s 80-year history. Because of the PTC, the publicc
was informed of a threat to their children and empowered to act. The FCC listened, and has not ad-opted Genachowski’s new “egregious” standard.
Through press releases; our website containing media tips for parents, movie and TV show
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reviews and recommendations, our Family Guide to Prime-Time TV®, which offers a description and
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easy-to-understand “traɝc-light” rating red, yellow, green) of each show on prime-time broadcast TV,,
and our Best TV Show of the Week, Worst TV Show of the Week, and Worst Cable TV Show columns; ourr
PTC Weekly Wrap email newsletter; our PTC Insider postal newsletter; our “PTC Watchdog” blog; and
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our use of social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, the PTC is constantly educating, inform-ing, and engaging with members of the public about the dangers posed by media.
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In the wake of the Newtown/Sandy Hook tragedy in December of 2012, the PTC produced
several studies of media violence. After Newtown, entertainment industry representatives met with
Vice-President Joe Biden and stated that they would provide parents with “the tools necessary” to
block violent programming. In January 2013, a PTC study found that almost half of the shows on TV
contained violence, many using guns. And our December 2013 study not only found that violence in
programs on the publicly-owned broadcast airwaves is identical to the violence found on paid cable
and satellite TV – it also found that the TV ratings system is virtually worthless. In fact, violent shows
that earned a TV-MA adults only) rating on cable were rated TV-14 appropriate for 14-year-olds) on
broadcast TV, which is watched by far more people.
Because TV programs carry an age and content rating, the networks claim it is acceptable
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more and more graphic content earlier in the day, when they know children are watching.
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networ shift the responsibility to parents to keep their children away from toxic programming
through the utili]ation the V-Chip and similar “parental control” technologies. However, to be workV-Chip system requires ratings that are accurate and consistent. An incorrectly rated program
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will slip past the V-Chip, exposing children to harmful programming. In our December 2013 study, the
PTC proved that the ratings are inaccurate and inconsistent between shows and between networks.
For example, cable network AMC’s ultra-violent “]ombie apocalypse” program The Walking
Dead
d is ȴlled with graphic gore and violence against children – yet the network rated the program appropriate fo
for 14-year-olds. The PTC mobili]ed our grassroots members to write to AMC and demand
the program be rated for mature viewers only. Within weeks, an AMC executive contacted the PTC and
told us about
abou a network change in policy: going forward, every new episode of The Walking Dead would
TV-MA. Because of this, more children were protected and more parents warned about the
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Advertiser Accountability
The PTC’s Advertiser Accountability program engages directly with our members and with the
viewing public, empowering them to communicate with TV show sponsors and urge them to cease supporting harmful programming, and to encourage advertisers to promote more family-friendly shows. We
also contact advertisers directly, and cite the kind of program content graphic sex, violence, and profanity) they are underwriting. As a result, each year advertisers stop sponsoring harmful programs, sending
a clear message to the entertainment industry.
In the early months of 2013, the PTC contacted advertisers regarding extreme content in Fox’s
cartoon The Cleveland Show. By April, Fox cancelled the show. Advertisers also pulled off of many other
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harmful shows after being contacted by the PTC, such as Fox’s ADHD, American Dad, Family Guy and The
Following; FX’s American Horror Story and Sons of Anarchy; and NBC’s Hannibal.
The PTC holds stock in key corporations so that we can attend shareholder meetings and confront CEOs and Boards of Directors about their media choices in front of shareholders and media, and
ask if graphic violence and sex reȵect their company’s values. Among the corporate shareholder meetings the PTC attended in 2013 were Intuit, Dr. Pepper/Snapple, Best Buy, AT&T, and Procter & Gamble.
Every year, the PTC releases its annual Best and Worst TV Advertisers List, applauding companies that sponsor family-friendly TV programming, and critici]ing those that underwrite violent, sexually explicit, or profane content.
In 2013, the most inspiring corporate performance came from Walmart, which has a longstanding commitment to sponsoring family-friendly TV programming. Brands owned by Procter & Gamble,
General Mills, Smucker’s, Clorox, and Johnson & Johnson also consistently favor family programming.
The most disappointing corporate performance in 2013 came from McDonalds.
WIRELESS PROVIDERS
Best: Sprint
Worst: ATT, Veri]on
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
Best: Dunkin Donuts, Dominos Pi]]a, Wendy’s, Arby’s
Worst: McDonalds, Subway, Taco Bell
GENERAL RETAIL
Best: Walmart, Sears
Worst: JC Penney, Kohl’s, Macys, Target
RESTAURANTS
Best: Red Lobster, Cracker Barrel
Worst: TGI Friday’s, Red Robin
CLOTHING RETAIL
Best: Famous Footwear, H&M
Worst: Old Navy/Gap,
Burlington Coat Factory
SOFT DRINKS
Best: Coca Cola, Diet Coke
Worst: Diet Pepsi, Dr Pepper
AUTOMOBILES
Best: Chevrolet
Worst: Honda
Cable Choice
Pay-TV services like cable and satellite TV require
consumers to pay for do]ens of channels they don’t want,
in order to get the handful of channels that they do. Many
of these channels show content that is harmful or offensive
to many viewers – yet those viewers are required to pay for
them. As a result, major cable networks receive hundreds of
millions of dollars every year from families who don’t want
that network in their home.
The PTC’s response to this unfair situation is to promote a la carte Cable Choice, under which customers would
pay for only those channels they actually watch. Thanks to
the PTC’s unrelenting emphasis on this issue, we are recogni]ed across the nation as the driving force in the public
policy sphere for Cable Choice. The PTC has joined with national consumer organi]ations in calling for some form of £
la carte cable pricing. In 2013, Senator John McCain R-A=)
introduced the “TV Consumer Freedom Act,” a Senate bill
which would pave the way for consumer cable choice.
Through analysis and reports, and our Worst Cable
TV Show of the Week website column, the PTC draws public attention to the explicit and graphic content on pay-TV
programming, such as the MTV Movie Awards and Comedy
Central’s “Roasts.” By so doing, we encourage consumers to
demand Cable Choice.
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Nicole Clarke
Increasingly, America’s girls are under threat from a media industry that treats them as sex
objects, and tells them they are only worthwhile for their sexuality and appearance, not their personality or accomplishments.
PTC’s 4 Every Girl campaign combats the sexuali]ation of girls in media. Through speeches and
educational seminars by PTC President Tim Winter and staff; public service announcements that aired
nationally; research; and an interactive 4 Every Girl website, the PTC has raised awareness of the sexuali]ation issue. Assisting the PTC in this important endeavor is former Elite model and current media
awareness advocate, documentary director, and 4 Every Girl spokesperson Nicole Clark.
In July of 2013, PTC research co-branded with our 4 Every Girl campaign showed that teen or
pre-teen girls are targeted in sexually exploitative scenes more often than adult women, and that the
sexual exploitation of girls – including scenes of child molestation and rape – are increasingly treated
humorously or used as a punch line to a joke.
The PTC struck several other blows in favor of protecting girls from sexuali]ation this year. In
early spring, rapper Rick Ross released a song called “U.O.E.N.O.” that celebrated drugging and dateraping women. The PTC led a coalition of groups calling on radio stations across the country to stop
airing the song, and contacted the president of Reebok, with whom Ross had an endorsement deal.
Reebok swiftly dropped Ross as a spokesman, the song was removed from the airwaves, and Ross was
forced to publicly apologi]e.
And a new reality program planned by the NBC/Universal-owned cable network Oxygen, All
My Babies’ Mamas, would have featured rapper Shawty Lo and his eleven children -- fathered with
ten different women, all living under the same roof and competing for the man’s attention. Working
with PTC Advisory Board member and Rap Rehab founder Paul Porter, the PTC issued action alerts to
our grassroots members, and contacted potential corporate sponsors. Ultimately, Oxygen announced
that the program would not be made.
Through 4 Every Girl, the PTC is standing with – and standing up for – our nation’s most precious resource…because the girls of today are the women of tomorrow.
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PTC Seal of Approval
The PTC Seal of Approval® upholds the highest standards in decency, appropriateness for children and artistic achievement in entertainment. This award is given
to worthy television programs, made-for-TV movies, and motion pictures suitable
for the entire family. If a product has been given the Seal, consumers can be sure it
reȵects their values – and is a safe and family-friendly choice for their children.
MOVIES
TELEVI
TELEVISION
DVD
Escape From Planet Earth
O= the Great and Powerful
From Up on Poppy Hill
Monsters University
Turbo
Planes
Seasons of Grey
Grace Unplugged
UP network
The Bible
The American Bible Challenge
Old Henry
The Carpenter’s Miracle
In the Meantime
Bulloch Family Ranch
Saving Westbrook High
Christmas with Tucker
Cedar Cove
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
When Calls the Heart
Dear Dumb Diary
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Hunters
History Channel/mini-series)
Game Show Network)
INSP)
GMC/UP)
GMC/UP)
GMC/UP)
GMC/UP)
Hallmark Movie Channel)
Hallmark Channel)
Hallmark Channel)
Hallmark Channel)
Hallmark Channel/Walden Family Theater)
Hallmark Channel/Walden Family Theater)
Hallmark Channel/Walden Family Theater)
Rock N Learn: Alphabet
Little Red Wagon
The Bible
This Is Our Time
Wings of Life
Monsters, Inc.
Despicable Me
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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The PTC’s Founder’s Club and Leader’s Circle comprise an exclusive and distinguished group
of some of the best-known and most inȵuential philanthropists in the country. Founder’s Club
members donate $5,000 or more annually; Leader’s Circle members donate between $1,000 and
$4,999 annually.
Founders Club Foundations and Corporations
100 Times Foundation Corporation
Anonymous
Anschut] Foundation
In Memoriam
Margaret I. Anders
John Beckman
Gunnar Gustav
James A. Carey
Lovick Corn
Elizabeth M. Culhane
Dorothy G. Franklin
Philip M. Friedmann Family Charitable Trust
Diana Jaeger Family Fund of Greater Cincinnati Fund
W. Dain Kuhns & Eli]abeth H. Kuhns Fund of the
Community Foundation of Collier County
Mathile Family Foundation
Park Avenue Charitable Fund
Roberts Family Foundation
William E. Simon Foundation
Willard E. Smucker Foundation
Standard Process
George L. Hall
Strake Foundation
Ernest Leyba
Stuart Family Foundation
Gregory Liptak
Thank Heaven Foundation
Mary McCommons
Bill & Katie Weaver Charitable Trust
Kjell Qvale
Gill & Dody Weaver Foundation
Bettie J. Schmerheim
Western & Southern Foundation
Orville N. Strachota
Richard Thompson
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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Founders Club - Individuals
Leaders Circle - Individuals
Leaders Circle - Individuals
Michele and Donald D’Amour
Mrs. Lois W. Dyk
Mr. and Mrs. T. Bondurant French
Chip Gri]]ard
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hester
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell A. Hurd
Leif Jacobsen
Mr. and Mrs. Loren A. Jahn
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keiser
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koscielny
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kovac
Alan L. Lewit]ke
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Don Noblitt, Jr.
W.S. Radgowski
Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Sacher
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Sachs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Schilling
Mr. and Mrs. David Segel
Timothy J. Stabos]
Mary Streep
Jack C. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Basil G. Witt
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Workman
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Anderson
Mr. Craig Awad
Mrs. Teresa J. Battaglia
Mrs. Michele M. Beckenhaupt
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Berglund
Mrs. Patricia C. Biegert
Mr. Michael J. Bonem
Wendy H. Borcherdt
Mr. and Mrs. David Brochu
Mrs. Karen A Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Betty Brye
Mrs. Mary E. Butler
Mr. Robert L. Cahill, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G.D. Chakerian
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Chewning
Dr. Delman Coates, PH.D.
Mrs. Colleen Coon
Mr. and Mrs. Tench Coxe
Mr. Clifton D. Cullum, Jr.
Dr. Robert C. Culpepper
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond V. Damadian
Mrs. Rosemarie C. Decker
Drs. Dayna and Steve Diven
Capt. And Mrs. Charles W. Doolin
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Downey
Mr. John Dyer
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Dykman
Mr. Glen L. Ebert
Mrs. Anne Everson
Mr. and Mrs. Neil B. Feldman
Dr. Marian C. Finan and Dr. John A. =ora
Mrs. Marilynn K. Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gaines
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gardner
Mrs. Coster Gerard
Mr. Robert E. Goff
Mr. Richard Gorsey and Dr. Eleanor Gorsey
Mr. Winston Guest
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Harrigan
Mr. Thomas W. Havey
Mrs. Ralph Hendricks
Mrs. Betty J. Herring
Mrs. Donna J. Hetland
Mrs. Kate Young Houston
Mrs. Shirley Hovermale
Margie and Dave Hunter
Mrs. Joyce Inatome
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Jennett
Mr. Daniel Kaputa
Mr. C. Howard Kast
Mr. and Mrs. John Kerian
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Kessenich
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kitch
Mr. Edward J. Klima
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Korpan
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent W. Kyle
Mr. and Mrs. Don Laws
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lemon
Mr. Gary Lesser
Mr. J. Derek Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. David Mardigian
Mr. Allan Mayer
Mr. Marshall McCrea III
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McDermott
Mrs. E.R. McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. David McGill
Mr. and Mrs. Everett M. Meidell
Mrs. Judith L. Miller
Mrs. Lauralee E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Robin R. Mingo
Dr. Michael Morgan
Mrs. Tobianne Neal
Mrs. Pamela Ondrick
Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dusty Rhodes
Mr. Lunsford Richardson Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Roberts
Dr. Robert K. Roney
Mr. and Mrs. Halvor L. Rover
Mrs. Diane M. Rueb
Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne F. Ryan
Mrs. Nancy Scantland
Mr. and Mrs. Phil F. Schneider
Mrs. A.E. Schreck
Mr. Robert T. Sherman, Jr.
Mr. James M. Shrode
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Snyder
Mrs. Arlana St. Clair
Mr. Jimmy Stallings
Mrs. Helen A. Stefely
Mrs. Mary K. Stine
Mrs. Carol G. Swart]
Mrs. Karen Tinsley
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Troutt
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Trumble
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ungarino
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Waite
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Weicher
Mrs. Alice Wheatley
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy F. Winter
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Workman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert =eidman
Leaders Circle Foundations and Corporations
Ar-hale Foundation
Bell Charitable Foundation
Pat Boone Foundation, Inc.
The Raymond E. and Ellen F. Crane Foundation
Catherine C. Demeter Foundation
Dirigo Marketing
EBS Foundation
Hackstock Family Foundation
Gerard and Patricia Hipp Family Foundation
John E. and Sue M. Jackson Charitable Trust
Kinley Foundation
Maine Community Foundation
Matthew Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford N. McDonnell Foundation
Team Unstoppable, Inc.
Scott and Virginia Webster Charitable
Foundation Trust
The Yellowlees Family Fund of the Community
Foundation for Greater Atlanta
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PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL INC.
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Unrestricted
Temporarily
Restricted
Total
Contributions
In-kind contributions
Rental and other
Investment income, net
Net assets released
from restrictions
$2,989,622
15,976
9,659
37,682
$190,000
67
$3,179,622
15,976
9,659
37,749
190,000
(190,000)
-
Total Revenue and Support
$3,242,939
$67
$3,243,006
Research and publications
Grassroots and membership
Special projects
$1,261,056
346,076
792,920
-
$1,261,056
346,076
792,920
Total Program Services
$2,400,052
-
$2,400,052
Management and general
Fundraising
$110,923
548,090
-
$110,923
548,090
Total Support Services
$659,013
-
$659,013
$3,059,065
-
$3,059,065
Revenue and Support
Expenses
Program Services
Support Services
Total Expenses
Change in Net Assets
183,874
67
183,941
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
374,895
67,286
442,181
$558,769
$67,353
$626,122
Net Assets, End of Year
PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL INC.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
December 31. 2013
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Prepaid expenses
$601,492
281,756
21,496
Total Current Assets
$904,744
Property and Equipment - net
Deposits
Total Assets
59,314
15,882
$979,940
Liabilities and Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Deferred rent - current
$106,125
79,792
19,921
Total Current Liabilities
$205,838
Deferred compensation liability
LT portion of deferred rent
Total Liabilities
30,000
117,980
$353,818
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
$558,769
67,353
Total Net Assets
$626,122
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$979,940
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The Steve Allen Society
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An Invitation to Share in
a Pioneer’s Legacy
Comedian, author and composer, Steve Allen spent more than 50 years in show business. He
was the founding host of The Tonight Show, a television industry pioneer and a true national treasure.
Beginning in 1998, Steve led a national campaign to clean up the very medium that made him
a legend. He joined the Parents Television Council and served as our Honorary Chairman, lending his
time, his efforts and his good name to ȴght for a more decent entertainment culture.
You may remember the full-page newspaper advertisement in which Steve made a personal
plea to families: “TV is leading children down a moral sewer, but you and I can end it….by reaching
the TV sponsors whose ad dollars make it possible.” More than 500,000 parents and grandparents
joined the Parents Television Council. They signed petitions to advertisers and television network
executives, and many sent charitable donations so that the PTC’s reach could grow.
As the PTC approaches its 20th anniversary, Steve Allen’s legacy lives on in the work we’re
doing every day. Our mission is to protect children from the proven harm that comes from being
exposed to graphic violence, sex and profanity on television. Steve’s vision continues to inspire us
even today.
The Board of Directors of the Parents Television Council established the Steve Allen Society
with the speciȴc goal of allowing our members to share in Steve’s legacy. By remembering the PTC in
your estate planning and notifying us that you have made provisions for the PTC in your will, you will
be warmly welcomed as a member of this select circle of our most loyal supporters.
All gifts to the Steve Allen Society will be set aside in a special account to be used only for
strategic purposes approved speciȴcally by the PTC Board of Directors.
For your convenience, we have provided language that you can share with your estate planning attorney. Just go to the following special page on the PTC website: parentstv.org/steveallensociety
Or if you would prefer to speak with us directly about the Steve Allen Society, please feel free to call
us at 1-213-403-1313 and ask for our Development Department.
Sincerely,
Tim Winter, President
Planned Giving
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