EIN 52-0899215

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
617
Year formed
1969
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
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.
Total revenues
$542,977,687
2022
Total expenses
$506,773,194
2022
Total assets
$589,216,027
2022
Num. employees
617
2022

Program areas at PBS

Content and Promotion - A core function under PBS's mission as a multi-platform media organization and represents costs associated with the diverse content offered to its 151-member public television licensees. PBS's wide array of content expands the minds of children, incudes documentaries that enlighten the public on new worlds, non-commercialized news programs that keep citizens informed on world events and cultures and programs that expose America to the worlds of music, theater, dance and art. (continued on Schedule O)
Member Services - Represents services provided to PBS's member stations, including digital products and services, development, and copyright administration.
Distribution and Information Technology - Represents Network, Media, and Satellite Operation Centers handling, technical evaluation, and other pre-transmission processing of all program video; program origination transmission including operational support for news and other live event coverage, and the scheduling and logging of all satellite feeds. This expense category also includes other technical research and planning, and the oversight, lease, and acquisition of satellite capacity.
Other
Ventures

Grants made by PBS

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
PBS FoundationSee Part Iv: #1$1,217,647
Rocky Mountain Public MediaSee Part Iv: #3, #7$271,096
Houston Public Media FoundationSee Part Iv: #3, #7$271,096
...and 15 more grants made

Who funds Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Corporation for Public BroadcastingPubint$71,098,000
Corporation for Public BroadcastingTVPRG$30,403,000
Corporation for Public BroadcastingRTL$16,499,681
...and 39 more grants received totalling $149,076,624
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of EducationREADY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION$8,862,218
Department of CommerceSPECIAL PROJECTS$954,258
National Science FoundationEDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES$193,300
...and 1 more federal grant or contract

Personnel at PBS

NameTitleCompensation
Paula A KergerPresident and Chief Executive Officer / President , Chief Executive Officer$1,036,271
Jonathan BarzilayChief Operating Officer$675,500
Thomas E TardivoTreasurer , Chief Financial Officer$452,039
Ira RubensteinChief Digital and Marketing Ofcr / Chief Digital Officer / Chief Digital and Marketing Officer / Senior Vice President and GM , Digital$459,843
Rhonda D HoltChief Technology Officer / Vice President , Information Technology / Vice President , Software Development and Operations$395,443
...and 24 more key personnel

Financials for PBS

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$280,596,924
Program services$210,006,141
Investment income and dividends$2,339,611
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$8,049,204
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$7,152,028
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$34,833,779
Total revenues$542,977,687

Form 990s for PBS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062020-09-17990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
2017-062018-11-15990View PDF
2016-062017-10-02990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

Organizations like PBS

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Sesame Workshop (SW)New York, NY$271,209,334
Habitat For Humanity InternationalAmericus, GA$439,439,083
HadassahNew York, NY$497,757,585
Boys and Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$217,713,685
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)Boston, MA$203,321,511
Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN$339,454,630
Institute of International EducationNew York, NY$276,172,222
Enterprise Community PartnersColumbia, MD$143,661,999
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)Los Angeles, CA$150,810,631
The Cleveland FoundationCleveland, OH$179,374,020
Data update history
May 15, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $18,970,583 from PBS Foundation
August 4, 2022
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $10,000,000 from Anne Ray Foundation
November 22, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 10 new personnel
October 21, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsTelevision producers / broadcastersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyLobbyingReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1225 S Clark St
Arlington, VA 22202
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Arlington County, VA
Website URL
pbs.org/ 
Facebook page
pbs 
Twitter profile
@pbs 
IRS details
EIN
52-0899215
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1969
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A32: Television
NAICS code, primary
51512: Television Broadcasting
Parent/child status
Central organization
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