EIN 94-1241309

Kqed

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
568
Year formed
1954
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Kqed is a public radio and television station located in San Francisco, CA with the mission to inform, inspire, and involve. With an average of 728,533 weekly radio listeners in the San Francisco Metro Survey Area, and an additional 31,808 listeners in Sacramento, Kqed Public Radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation. Additionally, Kqed 9 and Kqed Plus are among the nation's most-watched public television stations with an average of 843,000 weekly viewers in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market.
Also known as...
Northern California Public Broadcasting
Total revenues
$109,654,912
2022
Total expenses
$100,998,425
2022
Total assets
$310,267,088
2022
Num. employees
568
2022

Program areas at Kqed

Multiplatform content - news, arts and science: see schedule oprogram service accomplishmentskqed's multidisciplinary content teams - focusing on news; arts & culture; education and science - work to expand regional coverage-and ensure that our content is available via mobile, social and digital media as well as on radio and television. In fy22, new multimedia products included cooking with brontez, hella hungry and smackin kitchen. Each year, Kqed celebrates the diversity of our community with a special lineup of programs, including events and film screenings during black history month; women's history month; asian american pacific islander heritage month; lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender queer (lgbtq) + pride month; latinx heritage month; and native american heritage month. Kqed has long recognized the important connection between cultural heritage and the arts and has made events an integral part of our heritage month celebrations.
Fm radio: see schedule oprogram service accomplishmentskqed public radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation, with an average of 674,240 weekly radio listeners in the san francisco metro survey area, and an additional 23,850 in the sacramento area. Kqed owns and operates Kqed public radio 88.5 fm san francisco and 89.3 fm sacramento. Its award-winning news and public affairs program service can be heard on 88.5 fm or comcast channel 960 in san francisco, kqei 89.3 fm in sacramento and 88.3 fm in santa rosa and 88.1 fm in martinez.kqed public radio broadcasts many of npr's stellar programs. Kqed public radio also produces a significant number of local programs and series, including the award-winning forum; political breakdown; the California report, a weekday news report carried across the state, and its counterpart the California report magazine, a weekly 30-minute news magazine. In addition, there are weekly Kqed science radio reports and 18 weekday and weekend Kqed news reports. Kqed public radio presented content from the commonwealth club of California, the world affairs council and city arts and lectures. It also broadcasts a radio version of Kqed newsroom. Kqed public radio continued to embrace 21st-century media techniques in 2022, serving the san francisco bay area with content through a wide array of on-demand online services. Some Kqed public radio broadcasts are also part of the sirius satellite network.kqed public radio staff received society of professional journalists, northern California chapter awards for feature journalism, radio/audio for meet three of the women behind an indigenous land back effort to reclaim a sf peninsula farm. Also, longform storytelling, radio/audio for remembering russell city: a thriving east bay town razed by a racist government and ongoing coverage, radio and audio, about asylum seekers in California; science reporting, radio/audio for sea-level rise in the bay area and possible side effects; how the tahoe area protected itself from the caldor fire; schizophrenia and the risk of dying from covid-19 and the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression; and science reporting, tv/video, for deep look episodes.
Television: see schedule oprogram service accomplishmentskqed 9 and Kqed plus are among the nation's most-watched public television stations with an average of 678,500 weekly viewers in the san francisco-oakland-san jose market. Kqed owns and operates public television stations kqed-tv/dt channel 9 (san francisco), kqeh-tv/dt channel 54 (san jose) and kqet-tv/dt channel 25 (watsonville/monterey).kqed's digital television channels include Kqed 9; Kqed plus; Kqed world; and pbs kids and are available 24/7 over the air and on cable.since first going on the air in 1954, Kqed has been an integral part of the bay area's media and cultural landscape. The station produces its own unique content and collaborates with filmmakers and documentary producers to present independent programming. Kqed public television is committed to producing, co-producing and presenting content that serves the people of northern California and beyond. In fy22, Kqed continued to broadcast locally produced series showcasing different aspects of life in the bay area. Programs included the 17th season of check, please! Bay area, where local diners review their favorite bay area restaurants and a new spinoff: check, please! You gotta try this! ; the ninth season of Kqed newsroom, a weekly multiplatform news program on television, radio and online. Kqed was also a leader in presenting independent productions to nationwide audiences, including joseph rosendo's travelscope and roadtrip nation. Kqed supported these programs in finding distribution and national audiences in fy22.
Kqed digital, which includes kqed.org, develops content and applications for digital platforms, smart speakers and mobile devices; hosts online services for Kqed public television, Kqed public radio and Kqed educational services; and serves as a community convener, providing event listings, resources, online polls, podcasts, blogs and other items of timely interest. Kqed.org functions as Kqed's third media platform, delivering content specifically acquired and produced for the web. Kqed series and blogs include reparations, a series about the first-in-the-nation task force to study reparations for black people and what reparations could mean for the state; san jose: the bay area s great immigrant food city; deep look, a remarkable science video series on the pbs digital studios network; above the noise, a series that investigates controversial subject matter to help young viewers draw informed conclusions, also on the pbs digital studios network; if cities could dance, a video series that explores dancers from around the country; mindshift, a blog and podcast series exploring the future of learning in all its dimensions; local news podcasts; and the California report. Additional podcasts include bay curious, about the unexplored san francisco bay area; the bay, a local news podcast; and more. Kqed digital is a leader in the national public broadcasting arena, developing interactive technology products and digital content that serve the bay area s growing digital-first audience.smart speaker series called human or machine and Kqed now, which updates the latest newscast every hour. In fy22, kqed.org served an average of just under 1.7 million unique users each month and an average of just over 4.3 million monthly page views of its online content. In fy22, Kqed reached a weekly average of approximately 300,000 unique website users. Kqed received prominent awards for multimedia/web content in fy22, including: - regional edward r. murrow award for excellence in sound for "the enduring power of amazing grace and what it says about american unity." -northern California emmy awards/environment, news or short-form content for deep look: "why did the mexican jumping bean jump? ; -arts/entertainment, news or short-form content: "reclaiming the legacy of oakland's boogaloo dance culture." Society of professional journalists, northern California chapter: luke tsai for his food coverage; -society of professional journalists, northern California chapter, features journalism, print/online large division: "what's a black school worth in oakland? And " cal fire fumbles key responsibilities to prevent catastrophic wildfires despite historic budget;-podcast journalism, news reporting for sold out: rethinking housing in america; -technology reporting, radio/audio, for "incorrectly deleted from facebook? Getting back on might take connections." Jackson wild media award to deep look: "barnacles go to unbelievable lengths to hook up;-aaas kavli science journalism gold award: video spot news/feature reporting: for deep look episodes.kqed's education media literacy resources and services, including student media and learning platforms as well as teacher professional development, focus on supporting students in grades prek-12 from historically underrepresented backgrounds with the greatest educational needs. Kqed provides educators and students in the bay area, California and nationwide free access to tens of thousands of digital resources directly from Kqed and through pbs learningmedia, including videos, games, audio, photos and in-depth lesson plans. In 2022, Kqed educational media was used 8.4 million times and Kqed's education-focused web properties received more than 2.5 million page views. These web sites include the youth media challenge showcase, which received more than 1,600 youth-created media pieces in 2022 and put youth voices in front of a national public audience. Kqed education's original youtube series above the noise teaches secondary students how to think critically about important topics in the news, build evidence-based arguments, and develop media literacy skills and surpassed 3 million views in 2022. Kqed re-launched Kqed teach, our professional learning courses on a new platform in june 2022, where over 2100 educators actively used the courses. Kqed also served more than 3000 educators through live workshops and more than 2,000 microcredentials have been awarded. Kqed manages the pbs learningmedia portal for the state of California, which now has more than 187,900 registered users. Additionally, we partnered with more than 60 local, state and national organizations, schools and districts in 2022.

Grants made by Kqed

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Ideastream Public MediaQuest: Beyond Local Production$19,624

Who funds Kqed

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Gerson Bakar FoundationGeneral Support$5,200,500
Corporation for Public BroadcastingTVCSG$4,602,997
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Arts & Culture$2,321,911
...and 395 more grants received totalling $29,540,843

Personnel at Kqed

NameTitleCompensation
Michael IsipPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer / Vice President Television$469,376
Mitzie KelleyChief Financial Officer$266,446
Jason BrennemanVice President , Chief Staff and Special Operations$220,448
Maria MillerChief Administration Officer / Chief Administration Off. / Vice President , Human Resources and Chief Labor , Empl Counsel / Vice President , Human Resources and Chief Labor and Employment Counsel$269,546
Lesley GrossblattChief Product Officer$248,912
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Kqed

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$88,943,889
Program services$13,608,421
Investment income and dividends$3,338,637
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$21,959
Net rental income$136,029
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$3,158,646
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$447,331
Total revenues$109,654,912

Form 990s for Kqed

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-092022-08-09990View PDF
2020-092021-09-03990View PDF
2019-092020-10-07990View PDF
2018-092019-10-04990View PDF
2017-092018-11-15990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 242 new grant, including a grant for $5,200,500 from Gerson Bakar Foundation
July 9, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 9 new vendors, including , , , , , , , , and
May 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
May 11, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 5 new vendors, including , , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsRadio producers / broadcastersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2601 Mariposa St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
kqed.org/ 
Phone
(415) 864-2000
Facebook page
KQED 
Twitter profile
@kqed 
IRS details
EIN
94-1241309
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1954
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A34: Radio
NAICS code, primary
51511: Radio Broadcasting
Parent/child status
Independent
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