EIN 74-2559514

Texas Public Radio

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
72
State
Year formed
1989
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Texas Public Radio engages, inspires, and informs its audience, aiming to empower its community to improve their lives. Its content is guided by the shared interests of its members and users, maintaining the highest standards in multimedia broadcasting. The mission-driven organization serves over 200,000 people across south and central Texas through a range of radio programs and community outreach events. It operates seven stations in San Antonio.
Total revenues
$6,350,039
2022
Total expenses
$7,098,426
2022
Total assets
$12,996,965
2022
Num. employees
72
2022

Program areas at Texas Public Radio

Texas Public Radio is a mission-driven, award-winning, multimedia organization serving an audience of more than 200,000 across a wide expanse of south and central Texas through a variety of Radio programs and community outreach events. Tpr operates seven stations, and takes advantage of the economy of shared staff and facilities to provide these services in a manner that promotes good stewardship of our donors' contributions.kstx 89.1 fm broadcasts Public Radio's premier news, information and entertainment to the san antonio area. Its weekday schedule is composed largely of programs produced and/or distributed by npr, including the flagship news magazines "morning edition", "all things considered", "here and nowx and "fresh air." News and information of particular interest to those in the city of san antonio and surrounding areas is provided four days a week on "the source," a one-hour call-in talk show produced by tpr that gives listeners the opportunity to call and connect with in-studio guests and a city-wide audience. Matters of state and regional interest are covered by two tpr-produced, weekly half-hour programs: "Texas matters," which looks at the issues and culture of Texas, and "fronteras," which explores the changing culture and demographics of the region with emphasis on latino and native american life, history, and culture. Tpr produces podcasts covering a variety of news and cultural topics including "petrie dish," a podcast that focuses on bioscience and health, "book Public," a podcast about books and writers, "no hill for a climber," about entrepreneurs and unusual business people, "worth repeating," which packages san antonians' stories from the archives of the event and "caliber 60," a limited series - published in english and spanish - that tracks the impact of illegal arms trafficking southbound to mexico and the displacement of thousands of mexicans fleeing towards the u.s.the tpr newsroom includes a team of 20+ reporters, hosts, editors and producers who serve our local and regional audiences. Tpr is part of the Texas newsroom, a system-wide collaboration to create a virtual newsroom of 1,000 plus journalists. The goal of the collaborative effort is to ensure robust coverage of news and events from a Texas perspective, and through which the daily news show, "Texas standard" is co-produced. International perspectives on news and events are offered via morning and overnight broadcast of the bbc world service. Weekends feature entertainment and cultural programming including, "wait, wait...don't tell me," "its been a minute," "hidden brain," "travel with rick steves,x and "this american life." Saturday evenings feature "sound opinionsx and the tpr-produced "world music with deirdre saravia," which takes listeners on a musical journey to some of the world's most fascinating places, as well as "live at jazz, tx," which is also produced by tpr. Nearly 106,000 people per week listen regularly to kstx on the Radio, with many others streaming the service via the tpr website and the tpr mobile app.kpac 88.3 fm specializes in broadcasting classical music and fine arts information to the san antonio and south Texas area. Tpr utilizes the services of classical 24, a nationally syndicated service, to fulfill the majority of kpac's programming. Locally originated programs include "classical connections", a daily live program that includes in-studio performances and interviews with local performers and arts leaders; "classes a la carte," an interactive request program on friday nights; and a show dedicated to local concert recordings, "performance saturday." Local reporters and producers also contribute news and information about regional artists and events both on air and online at tpr.org. Kpac regularly has more than 57,000 listeners weekly and is also available online via streaming audio at tpr.org and through the tpr mobile app. Ktxi 90.1 fm serves listeners in the western Texas hill country around kerrville and fredericksburg with a mixture of classical music and Public Radio news programming. The classical music is a simulcast of kpac. The Public Radio news programming includes both nationally distributed programs and tpr-produced programming also aired on kstx. Local content specifically oriented to hill country listeners is incorporated into the ktxi news programming. As many as 7,000 people listen regularly to ktxi, which can also be streamed via the tpr website and mobile app.ktpr 89.9 fm broadcasts to listeners in the snyder and the Texas big country with a simulcast of kstx. Audiences may also access the ktpr steam via the tpr website and mobile app.kvhl 91.7 fm serves listeners in the llano and surrounding highland lakes area with a simulcast of kstx. Audiences may also access the kvhl stream via the tpr website and mobile app.ktpd 89.3 fm serves listeners in del rio, with a simulcast of kstx.kcti 1450 am serves listeners in gonzales and the i-10 corridor with a simulcast of kstx and a weekly half-hour show, "guadalupe valley views," featuring information of particular interest to area residents.www.tpr.org - the Texas Public Radio website provides streams of its broadcast stations. The site also provides local and state news, a community events calendar, access to tpr-produced podcasts and rss feeds and "hear sa," an online audio archive of Public programming intended to foster discussion and enhance awareness of exciting and informative local presentations and events produced by tpr's local partners. The website also provides information about tpr's governance, including a calendar of meetings of its board of directors, which are open to the Public. Website users also are provided tools to easily share news and information or comment on stories on the site.community outreach - during the year, tpr hosts a variety of member and community events, using both the venues in tpr's headquarters and at destinations around tpr's listening area. Tpr partners with scores of non-profit organizations in its communities to present a variety of events open to the Public, including music, cinema and other cultural events; informational events such as "think science," free Public events spotlighting innovations in science and medicine; community storytelling events such as "worth repeating," an open-mic style event; "there's a story here," a partnership with the city of san antonio office of historic preservation that shares the stories of the area's lesser-known historic places; "great sa," which hosts panel discussions about the city's unique history and its vision for future developments; "summer night city," a 9-week, family-friendly music festival hosted in a park in san antonio's city center; and "inspired by kpac," a student music and arts competition.

Who funds Texas Public Radio

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Corporation for Public BroadcastingRCSG$479,965
National Public Radio (NPR)Subgrant for Reporting on Border and Immigration Issues$334,000
Corporation for Public BroadcastingRFSG$293,343
...and 19 more grants received totalling $1,662,947

Personnel at Texas Public Radio

NameTitleCompensation
Joyce SlocumPresident and Chief Executive Officer$252,770
Robert SalluceVice President of Marketing and Communications
Beverly DukeVice President of Development
Nathan ConeVice President of Cultural and Community Engagement
Dan KatzNews Director
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for Texas Public Radio

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,258,523
Program services$16,876
Investment income and dividends$8,690
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$65,950
Total revenues$6,350,039

Form 990s for Texas Public Radio

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-092023-04-13990View PDF
2020-092021-04-15990View PDF
2019-092020-08-10990View PDF
2018-092019-06-19990View PDF
2017-092018-03-14990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
June 10, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 15, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 10, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from 80-20 Foundation
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $2,000,000 from Impetus Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsRadio producers / broadcastersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
321 W Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78205
Metro area
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
County
Bexar County, TX
Website URL
tpr.org/ 
Phone
(210) 614-8977
Facebook page
texaspublicradio 
Twitter profile
@tprnews 
IRS details
EIN
74-2559514
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1989
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A34: Radio
NAICS code, primary
51511: Radio Broadcasting
Parent/child status
Central organization
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