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Media production and publishing organizations

There are 8,956 media organizations in the United States. Combined, these media organizations employ 60,891 people, earn more than $9 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $17 billion.
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Types of media organizations

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Media production and publishing organizations
 
8,956
 
$8,772,374,956
Film and video production organizations
 
2,852
 
$1,351,219,580
Nonprofit presses and publishers
 
2,397
 
$1,736,713,402
Radio producing and broadcasting organizations
 
1,158
 
$1,838,875,214
Television producing and broadcasting nonprofits
 
851
 
$2,692,890,355
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Job trends for Media organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
1,047
1-10
 
1,067
11-25
 
402
26-100
 
283
101 to 1,000
 
97
1,000+
 
4
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Sizes of media organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
2,210
$250k to $1M
 
1,044
$1M to $5M
 
606
$5M to $25M
 
217
$25M to $100M
 
42
$100M+
 
14
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Directory of media organizations

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1-20 of 8,956

Whyy

WHYY is the Philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and all of Delaware.
Revenue
$48.5m
Assets
$95.4m
Employees
312
EIN
23-1438083
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children.
Revenue
$38.0m
Assets
$37.4m
Employees
159
EIN
41-2024986
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WGBH Educational Foundation

The WGBH Educational Foundation creates inspiring media content, engages audiences through diverse programs, and supports equitable learning for children and youth.
Revenue
$225.0m
Assets
$928.3m
Employees
1,379
EIN
04-2104397
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sesame Workshop (SW)

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street and so much more. Sesame Workshop's mission is to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
Revenue
$170.3m
Assets
$578.0m
Employees
777
EIN
13-2655731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Democracy Now Productions

Democracy Now Productions delivers independent news, amplifies marginalized voices, and trains journalists, fostering democracy through listener-supported public media.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$38.1m
Employees
55
EIN
01-0708733
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iste Ascd Isteascd Edsurge

ASCD: Empowering educators, promoting child success through innovative training, publications, conferences. Passionate community of life-changing educators. Located in Arlington, VA.
Revenue
$46.0m
Assets
$68.0m
Employees
211
EIN
52-6078980
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Association of Public Television Stations (APTS)

APTS is a nonprofit membership organization ensuring a strong and financially sound public television system and helping member stations provide essential public services in education, public safety, and civic leadership to the American people.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
16
EIN
52-1170071
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW) is Chicago's premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique content for television and digital media.
Revenue
$50.4m
Assets
$99.7m
Employees
225
EIN
36-2246703
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop

Bringing people together to broaden the understanding and celebrate the power of independent film through cinema and the Sedona experience.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
25
EIN
20-0351857
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cinema United (NATO)

The National Association of Theatre Owners is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing over 32,000 movie screens in all 50 states, and additional cinemas in 82 countries worldwide.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$10.9m
Employees
15
EIN
13-1580907
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Film Independent

Film Independent help filmmakers make their movies, build an audience for their projects and work to diversify the film industry. They provide access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry.
Revenue
$21.1m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
84
EIN
95-3943485
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Public Media

Chicago Public Media serves the public interest by creating and delivering diverse compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains. Through a broad range of media platforms, they connect diverse audiences in their service area & beyond.
Revenue
$35.6m
Assets
$123.1m
Employees
180
EIN
36-3687394
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is made up of more than 350 local public noncommercial TV stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.
Revenue
$558.2m
Assets
$654.6m
Employees
655
EIN
52-0899215
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (WETA)

Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (WETA) produces and distributes trusted public media, delivering free educational, cultural, news, and civic engagement programming across TV, radio, streaming, and events.
Revenue
$148.4m
Assets
$229.4m
Employees
491
EIN
53-0242992
IRS type
501(c)(3)

KCRW Foundation

The KCRW Foundation engages audiences with eclectic music, NPR news, and cultural programming, connecting diverse perspectives and fostering community in Los Angeles.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$54.4m
Employees
178
EIN
95-3750631
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Public Radio (NPR)

National Public Radio (NPR) is a mission-driven, multimedia news organization and radio program producer. It is a network with a strong base of Member Stations and supporters nationwide.
Revenue
$325.2m
Assets
$407.6m
Employees
1,383
EIN
52-0907625
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)

Founded in 1992, Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) is Manhattan's free, public access cable network. We operate two media production and education facilities in Manhattan and run five cablecast channels reaching over 600,000 cable subscribers.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$52.3m
Employees
50
EIN
13-3625426
IRS type
501(c)(3)

NJPBS

NJPBS delivers public media for New Jersey with arts, education, and public affairs programming, plus NJ Spotlight News and educator digital resources.
Revenue
$11.5m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
92
EIN
45-2552448
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sound Recording Special Payments Fund

Collects and distributes residual payments to musicians for their craftsmanship in creating sound recordings. Committed to integrity, proficiency, and exceptional service.
Revenue
$15.8m
Assets
$23.0m
Employees
11.8k
EIN
13-6180704
IRS type
501(c)(6)

New Hampshire Public Broadcasting (NHPBS)

New Hampshire Public Television, New Hampshire's only statewide locally owned and operated television network, engages minds, connects communities, and celebrates New Hampshire with programs that entertain, educate and enrich.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
43
EIN
94-3443883
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "A30: Media, Communications Organizations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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