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
Who funds Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Federal funding details
Federal agency | CFDA code | Program name | Amount |
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Department of Education | 84.295 | READY-TO-LEARN TELEVISION | $8,862,218 |
Department of Commerce | 11.553 | SPECIAL PROJECTS | $954,258 |
National Science Foundation | 47.076 | EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES | $193,300 |
...and 1 more federal grant or contract |
Personnel at PBS
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
---|
Paula A Kerger | President and Chief Executive Officer / President , Chief Executive Officer | $1,036,271 | 2022-06-30 |
Jonathan Barzilay | Chief Operating Officer | $675,500 | 2022-06-30 |
Thomas E Tardivo | Treasurer , Chief Financial Officer | $452,039 | 2023-05-10 |
Ira Rubenstein | Chief Digital and Marketing Ofcr / Chief Digital Officer / Chief Digital and Marketing Officer / Senior Vice President and GM , Digital | $459,843 | 2022-06-30 |
Rhonda D Holt | Chief Technology Officer / Vice President , Information Technology / Vice President , Software Development and Operations | $395,443 | 2022-06-30 |
...and 24 more key personnel |
Financials for PBS
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
---|
Total grants, contributions, etc. | $280,596,924 | $224,875,279 | 24.8% |
Program services | $210,006,141 | $216,058,465 | -2.8% |
Investment income and dividends | $2,339,611 | $2,005,363 | 16.7% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $8,049,204 | $15,298,832 | -47.4% |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $7,152,028 | $8,441,727 | -15.3% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $34,833,779 | $35,405,992 | -1.6% |
Total revenues | $542,977,687 | $502,085,658 | 8.1% |
Organizations like PBS
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Sesame Workshop (SW) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $271,209,334 |
Habitat For Humanity International | 501(c)(3) | Americus, GA | $439,439,083 |
Hadassah | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $497,757,585 |
Boys and Girls Clubs of America | 501(c)(3) | Atlanta, GA | $217,713,685 |
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $203,321,511 |
Ducks Unlimited | 501(c)(3) | Memphis, TN | $339,454,630 |
Institute of International Education | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $276,172,222 |
Enterprise Community Partners | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, MD | $143,661,999 |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $150,810,631 |
The Cleveland Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Cleveland, 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/Â
- Facebook page
- pbsÂ
- Twitter profile
- @pbsÂ
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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