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Public Broadcasting Service

  • Arlington, VA
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 1970
  • EIN: 52-0899215

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Television (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$544M (2023)

Expenses
$542M (2023)

Total Assets
$641M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$230M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$544,038,860
Expenses
$541,696,112
Net Income
$2,342,748
Net Assets
$411,695,303
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $272,318,709
50.1%
Program Services $219,005,856
40.3%
Investment Income $7,725,003
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $12,739,595
2.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $728,541
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,521,156
5.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $6,006,356
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $71,213,230
13.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $641,227,961
Total Liabilities $229,532,658
Net Assets $411,695,303
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President & Ceo) $1,055,135 $0 $113,526
Jonathan Barzilay (Chief Operating Officer) $685,206 $0 $94,419
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital & Marketing Ofcr) $548,264 $0 $83,317
Katherine Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $502,354 $0 $76,382
Thomas E Tardivo (Chief Fin Offcr & Treasurer) $457,530 $0 $78,050
Rhonda D Holt (Chief Technology Officer) $455,278 $0 $56,613
Sylvia Bugg (Chief Prog Exec & Gm, General) $441,150 $0 $47,385
Jeremy Gaines (Svp, Corporate Communications) $396,230 $0 $70,481
Scott Nourse (Svp, Product & Innovation) $385,748 $0 $70,373
Sara E Dewitt (Svp & Gm, Pbs Kids) $372,447 $0 $62,378
James Dunford To 623 (Svp, Station Services) $366,317 $0 $59,498
Michael D Jacobson (Svp, Human Services) $366,266 $0 $53,589
Cecilia B Loving (Svp, Dei) $355,186 $0 $41,054
Amy S Wigler (Vp, Marketing) $308,783 $0 $55,349
Mary Plantamura (Assoc. Gc & Asst. Corp. Sec) $239,883 $0 $43,112
Lesli J Rotenberg (Former Chief Prog Exec,Pbs Kid) $176,212 $0 $14,500
Jon Abbott Thru 1222 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Acklin Thru 722 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dolores Fernandez Alonso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Contreras (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Dunlop (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mildred Garcia (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles T Hagel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shae Hopkins As Of 1022 (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$542,977,687
Expenses
$506,773,194
Net Income
$36,204,493
Net Assets
$404,445,280
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $280,596,924
51.7%
Program Services $210,006,141
38.7%
Investment Income $2,339,611
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $8,049,204
1.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,152,028
1.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,833,779
6.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,527,672
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,510,777
12.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $589,216,027
Total Liabilities $184,770,747
Net Assets $404,445,280
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President & Ceo) $1,036,271 $0 $107,362
Jonathan Barzilay (Chief Operating Officer) $675,500 $0 $82,997
Katherine Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $493,432 $0 $53,339
Lesli J Rotenber Gthru 620 (Former Chief Prog Exec,Pbs Kid) $482,802 $0 $33,835
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital & Marketing Ofcr) $459,843 $0 $76,893
Thomas E Tardivo (Chief Fin Offcr & Treasurer) $452,039 $0 $69,497
Sylvia Bugg (Chief Prog Exec & Gm, General) $413,622 $0 $44,089
Rhonda D Holt (Chief Technology Officer) $395,443 $0 $47,871
Jeremy Gaines (Svp, Corporate Communications) $391,336 $0 $64,685
Scott Nourse (Svp, Product & Innovation) $373,332 $0 $64,541
Michael D Jacobson (Svp, Human Resources) $348,160 $0 $49,539
James Dunford (Svp, Station Services) $346,679 $0 $61,197
Amy S Wigler (Vp, Marketing) $340,775 $0 $39,564
Sara E Dewitt (Svp & Gm, Pbs Kids) $335,577 $0 $33,270
Craig A Sperlingthru 222 (Vp & Deputy General Counsel) $325,642 $0 $25,023
Mary Plantamura (Assoc. Gc & Asst. Corp. Sec) $231,295 $0 $39,126
Mario Vecchi Thru 521 (Former Chief Tech. Officer) $222,607 $0 $29,252
Perry Simon Thru 820 (Former Chief Prog Exec, Gm Gen) $162,232 $0 $14,064
Jon Abbott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Acklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronnie Agnew Thru 921 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald A Baer Thru 1221 (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschlos Sthru 1221 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mark Contreras (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$502,085,658
Expenses
$448,645,167
Net Income
$53,440,491
Net Assets
$399,560,415
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $224,875,279
44.8%
Program Services $216,058,465
43.0%
Investment Income $2,005,363
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $15,298,832
3.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,441,727
1.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,405,992
7.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,910,470
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $60,338,606
13.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $565,452,721
Total Liabilities $165,892,306
Net Assets $399,560,415
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President & Ceo) $963,099 $0 $105,421
Jonathan Barzilay (Chief Operating Officer) $611,670 $0 $81,120
Perry Simon Thru 83120 (Chief Prog Exec & Gm, General) $501,402 $0 $48,419
Katherine S Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $463,742 $0 $52,210
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital & Marketing Ofcr) $455,998 $0 $74,847
Mario P Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $454,911 $0 $64,759
Thomas E Tardivo (Chief Fin Offcr & Treasurer) $426,169 $0 $67,748
Lesli J Rotenberg (Chief Prog Exec, Pbs Kids) $416,251 $0 $66,567
Jeremy Gaines (Svp, Corporate Communications) $367,243 $0 $62,840
James Dunford (Svp, Station Services) $326,603 $0 $62,535
Rhonda D Holt (Chief Technology Officer) $319,566 $0 $36,808
Don Wilcox Thru 1620 (Vp, Multiplatform Mktg & Conte) $318,149 $0 $20,686
Linda Simensky (Vp & Head Of Pbs Kids Content) $311,794 $0 $50,489
Scott Nourse (Svp, Product & Innovation) $311,715 $0 $55,766
Sylvia Bugg As Of 101620 (Chief Prog Exec & Gm, General) $230,904 $0 $42,153
Mary Plantamura (Assoc. Gc & Asst. Corp. Sec) $220,697 $0 $44,395
Jon Abbott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deborah Acklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronnie Agnew (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald A Baer (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss Thru 92320 (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Board Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Erroll B Davis Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Dunlop (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susi Elkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$550,502,628
Expenses
$552,098,934
Net Income
-$1,596,306
Net Assets
$346,719,085
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $295,752,131
53.7%
Program Services $211,144,779
38.4%
Investment Income $3,517,809
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $7,532,760
1.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$246,133
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $32,801,282
6.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,050,193
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $67,650,454
12.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $494,836,049
Total Liabilities $148,116,964
Net Assets $346,719,085
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Chief Exec Officer) $1,223,171 $0 $88,172
Jonathan Barzilay (Chief Operating Officer) $614,025 $0 $80,732
Katherine S Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $467,873 $0 $49,341
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital & Marketing Ofcr) $461,879 $0 $67,857
Mario P Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $457,343 $0 $59,395
Simon Perry (Chief Prog Exec & Gm, General) $431,353 $0 $30,598
Lesli J Rotenberg (Svp&Gm, Children's Media & Ed) $429,428 $0 $59,212
Thomas E Tardivo (Chief Fin Offcr & Treasurer) $411,981 $0 $61,986
Jeremy Gaines (Svp, Corporate Communications) $363,534 $0 $47,666
Linda Simensky (Vp, Pbs Kids Content) $337,681 $0 $43,226
John J Dougherty (Vp, Prog Bus Aff) $308,354 $0 $20,330
James Dunford (Svp, Station Services) $307,335 $0 $39,186
Craig A Sperling (Vp And Deputy General Counsel) $307,201 $0 $24,316
Rhonda D Holt (Vp, Information Technology) $304,012 $0 $31,038
Mary Plantamura (Assoc General Counsel & Asst.) $214,729 $0 $35,209
Deborah Acklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronnie Agnew (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald A Baer (Director, Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director, Board Gen Vice Chr) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roy Clem (Director) $0 $0 $0
Errol B Davis Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Dunlop (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susi Elkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$463,343,885
Expenses
$499,334,168
Net Income
-$35,990,283
Net Assets
$349,996,130
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $203,001,962
43.8%
Program Services $206,049,091
44.5%
Investment Income $3,806,734
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $7,135,616
1.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $11,615,237
2.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,735,245
6.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,126,840
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $61,995,614
12.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $471,597,021
Total Liabilities $121,600,891
Net Assets $349,996,130
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Chief Exec Officer) $938,781 $0 $92,687
Jonathan Barzilay (Chief Operating Officer) $636,704 $0 $83,195
Mario P Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $456,242 $0 $62,442
Katherine S Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $453,116 $0 $50,574
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital & Marketing Ofcr) $447,347 $0 $71,054
Lesli J Rotenberg (Svp & Gm Children's Media, Mkt) $416,731 $0 $67,296
Thomas E Tardivo (Chief Fin Offcr & Treasurer) $380,198 $0 $70,493
Jayme S Swain (Svp, Strategy & Operations) $373,843 $0 $45,388
Craig A Sperling (Vp, Deputy General Counsel) $296,664 $0 $24,260
Rhonda D Holt (Vp, Software Dev & Operations) $292,984 $0 $31,913
John J Dougherty (Vp, Program Business Affairs) $286,863 $0 $22,783
Scott Nourse (Vp, Digital Product Develop.) $285,081 $0 $46,390
Mary Plantamura (Asst. Corp. Secy & Assoc. Gc) $207,608 $0 $42,101
Barbara L Landes (Cfo & Treasurer Thru 12/31/16) $201,351 $0 $0
Perry Simon (Chief Prog Exec & Gm., Ga Prog) $174,027 $0 $6,670
Beth C Hoppe (Chief Prog Exec Thru 03/01/18) $119,254 $0 $15,630
Deborah Acklin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronnie Agnew (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Baer (Director, Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director, Board Gen Vice Chr) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roy Clem (Director) $0 $0 $0
Erroll B Davis Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles T Hagel (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 21, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$538,918,769
Expenses
$494,948,684
Net Income
$43,970,085
Net Assets
$393,813,561
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $277,989,807
51.6%
Program Services $205,781,253
38.2%
Investment Income $3,526,008
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $8,045,796
1.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $11,624,898
2.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,951,007
5.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,128,201
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $56,956,242
11.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $498,865,753
Total Liabilities $105,052,192
Net Assets $393,813,561
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Chief Exec. Officer) $910,288 $0 $104,128
Barbara L Landes (Cfo, Treasurer (Term 12/31/16)) $564,983 $0 $52,717
Jonathan Barzilay (Chief Operating Officer) $550,872 $0 $88,223
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital Officer) $439,162 $0 $72,640
Katherine S Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $438,062 $0 $50,541
Beth C Hoppe (Chief Programming Executive) $435,967 $0 $64,258
Mario P Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $431,411 $0 $63,412
Lesli J Rotenberg (Svp & Gm, Children's Media, Mk) $410,451 $0 $64,246
Juan A Sepulveda Jr (Svp System Ldr (Term 11/30/17)) $384,299 $0 $50,465
Thomas E Tardivo (Chief Fin'l Officer, Treasurer) $371,449 $0 $67,514
Michael D Kelley (Svp, Prog, Content Svcs. & Bus) $334,499 $0 $27,678
Jayme S Swain (Svp, Strategy & Operations) $329,028 $0 $45,901
Craig A Sperling (Vp, Deputy General Counsel) $292,676 $0 $23,605
Carole Dickert Scherr (Former Vp, Hr (Term 9/23/16)) $288,796 $0 $26,169
Mary Plantamura (Asst. Corp. Secy & Assoc. Gen) $185,050 $0 $41,940
Ronnie Agnew (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Baer (Director, Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (Director, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Roy Clem (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Errol B Davis Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles T Hagel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rich Homberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shae Hopkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$531,744,453
Expenses
$468,108,384
Net Income
$63,636,069
Net Assets
$354,536,511
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $271,250,915
51.0%
Program Services $211,471,780
39.8%
Investment Income $2,518,123
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $9,435,864
1.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,783,010
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,284,761
6.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,030,999
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $59,121,427
12.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $461,757,189
Total Liabilities $107,220,678
Net Assets $354,536,511
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Ceo) $1,073,028 $0 $89,712
Jonathan Barzilay (Coo) $535,464 $0 $70,421
Ira Rubenstein (Chief Digital Officer) $431,624 $0 $66,183
Beth C Hoppe (Chief Programming Executive) $424,940 $0 $62,689
Katherine S Lauderdale (Chief Legal Officer, Corp. Sec) $424,525 $0 $49,406
Mario P Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $419,999 $0 $61,923
Lesli J Rotenberg (Svp & Gm, Children's Media, Mk) $393,700 $0 $62,676
Barbara L Landes (Svp, Cfo, Treasurer) $361,949 $0 $62,101
Michael D Kelley (Svp, Prog, Content Svcs. & Bus) $326,875 $0 $27,084
Thomas E Tardivo (Svp Finance, Asst. Treasurer) $323,472 $0 $59,479
Juan A Sepulveda Jr (Svp, System Leadership) $311,380 $0 $52,823
Jayme S Swain (Svp, Strategy & Operations) $302,370 $0 $44,501
Carole Dickert Scherr (Vp, Human Resources) $298,312 $0 $33,325
Craig A Sperling (Vp, Deputy General Counsel) $286,372 $0 $22,873
Mary Plantamura (Asst. Corp. Secy & Assoc. Gen) $144,085 $0 $37,498
Ronnie Agnew (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Axtell (Director, Prof. Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Donald Baer (Director, Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Boswell (Director, Prof. Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (Director, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Bromley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Errol B Davis Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles T Hagel (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 11, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$459,905,865
Expenses
$511,217,428
Net Income
-$51,311,563
Net Assets
$279,187,784
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $199,742,159
43.4%
Program Services $211,147,424
45.9%
Investment Income $2,881,119
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $8,290,719
1.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,543,945
1.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,300,499
7.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,631,322
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $54,768,698
10.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $409,635,434
Total Liabilities $130,447,650
Net Assets $279,187,784
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Ceo) $823,762 $0 $88,059
Barbara L Landes (Svp, Cfo, Treasurer) $424,035 $0 $48,559
Beth C Hoppe (Chief Programming Exe.) $419,886 $0 $55,180
Katherine S Lauderdale (Svp, Gen Counsel & Corp. Secy.) $410,934 $0 $36,713
Mario P Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $405,098 $0 $46,498
Ira Rubenstein (Svp & Gm, Digital) $400,352 $0 $51,002
Lesli J Rotenberg (Svp & Gm, Childen's Media, Mkt) $387,227 $0 $55,168
Jonathan Barzilay (Coo) $354,706 $0 $26,205
Michael D Kelley (Svp, Prog, Content Svcs. & Bus) $314,396 $0 $23,876
Thomas E Tardivo (Svp, Finance & Asst. Treasurer) $311,084 $0 $54,119
Juan A Sepulveda Jr (Svp, Station Services) $303,112 $0 $52,251
Jayme S Swain (Svp, Strategy & Ops) $285,914 $0 $38,847
Christopher L Homer (Vp, Technical Ops & Engineerin) $275,616 $0 $39,479
Michael D Jones (Former Coo) $242,169 $0 $56,387
Mary Lplantamura (Asst. Corp. Secy & Assoc. Gen) $141,340 $0 $35,509
Jon Abbott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ronnie Agnew (Director) $0 $0 $0
Polly Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Axtell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Baer (Director, Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Boswell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (Director, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Bromley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maxine Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 11, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF
Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$473,284,710
Expenses
$520,215,821
Net Income
-$46,931,111
Net Assets
$336,835,859
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $221,893,000
46.9%
Program Services $200,800,062
42.4%
Investment Income $4,024,015
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $11,039,929
2.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,482,878
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,044,826
7.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,989,144
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $50,642,689
9.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $485,994,862
Total Liabilities $149,159,003
Net Assets $336,835,859
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Ceo) $802,978 $0 $89,994
Barbara L Landes (Svp, Cfo, Treasurer) $420,492 $0 $45,642
Katherine S Lauderdale (Svp, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec.) $410,227 $0 $34,976
Beth C Hoppe (Chief Programming Executive) $400,739 $0 $51,101
Mario Vecchi (Chief Technology Officer) $378,741 $0 $21,214
Lesli J Rotenberg (Svp & Gm, Children's Media, Mk) $378,736 $0 $51,095
Ira Rubenstein (Svp & Gm, Digital) $323,267 $0 $23,291
John S Wilson (Svp, Pledge Strategy & Special) $317,003 $0 $28,596
Michael Kelly (Svp, Prog, Business Aff & Cont) $300,975 $0 $19,787
Thomas E Tardivo (Svp, Finance, Asst. Treasurer) $298,690 $0 $44,922
Juan Sepulveda (Svp, Station Services) $297,376 $0 $7,003
Robert Lippincott (Svp, Educn Strategy/Partnrship) $283,510 $0 $26,729
Joyce Herring (Svp, Station Services) $256,602 $0 $31,364
Michael D Jones (Chief Operating Officer) $214,071 $0 $53,644
Mary L Plantamura (Asst. Corp. Sec., Assoc. G.C.) $132,895 $0 $31,923
Geoffrey Sands (Board Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Baer (Board Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Jack Galmiche (Vice Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (Vice Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Jon Abbott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Axtell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Boswell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Malcolm Brett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Bromley (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$539,578,402
Expenses
$449,719,433
Net Income
$89,858,969
Net Assets
$388,663,221
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $270,206,199
50.1%
Program Services $192,536,979
35.7%
Investment Income $4,052,354
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $15,117,884
2.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $22,317,217
4.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,347,769
6.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,073,810
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $44,751,693
10.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $513,412,785
Total Liabilities $124,749,564
Net Assets $388,663,221
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paula A Kerger (President, Ceo) $880,591 $0 $82,003
Michael D Jones (Chief Operating Officer) $406,155 $0 $52,109
Barbara L Landes (Svp, Cfo, Treasurer) $385,181 $0 $44,599
Katherine S Lauderdale (Svp, General Counsel, Corp. Sec.) $374,886 $0 $34,424
Beth C Hoppe (Chief Programming Executive) $356,226 $0 $50,379
Lesli J Rotenberg (Gm, Children's Media/Svp, Mktg&Comm) $348,026 $0 $51,963
Jason Seiken (Gm, Digital) $323,580 $0 $43,216
Joyce Herring (Svp, Station Services) $292,371 $0 $32,774
John S Wilson (Svp, Pledge Strat. & Special Proj.) $267,720 $0 $49,423
Thomas E Tardivo (Svp, Finance, Asst. Treasurer) $243,792 $0 $39,403
John S Mccoskey (Chief Technology Officer) $230,954 $0 $34,767
Mary L Plantamura (Asst. Corp. Sec., Assoc. G.C.) $129,298 $0 $31,275
Geoffrey Sands (Board Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Allen Weatherly (Professional Vice Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Corbett Broad (General Vice Chair, Director) $0 $0 $0
Jon Abbott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tom Axtell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Baer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Fred Berens (Director) $0 $0 $0
Afsaneh Beschloss (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Boswell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Malcolm Brett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ernest Bromley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ruby Calvert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paula Castadio (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 6, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$484,948,541
Expenses
$468,299,613
Net Income
$16,648,928
Net Assets
$280,640,770
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $238,969,068
49.3%
Program Services $194,583,738
40.1%
Investment Income $4,926,460
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $11,051,413
2.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,031,050
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,386,812
6.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,284,730
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $40,646,430
8.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $417,101,265
Total Liabilities $136,460,495
Net Assets $280,640,770

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990
Filed on June 23, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$434,409,851
Expenses
$462,923,593
Net Income
-$28,513,742
Net Assets
$262,055,894
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $219,039,182
50.4%
Program Services $191,070,062
44.0%
Investment Income $3,814,257
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $9,844,283
2.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$6,925,795
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,567,862
4.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,049,752
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $39,275,526
8.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $391,294,601
Total Liabilities $129,238,707
Net Assets $262,055,894

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$404,301,637
Expenses
$451,809,048
Net Income
-$47,507,411
Net Assets
$289,659,223
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $181,225,000
44.8%
Program Services $194,787,935
48.2%
Investment Income $3,316,219
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $16,059,437
4.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,649,254
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,263,792
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,747,795
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $38,315,839
8.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $379,079,986
Total Liabilities $89,420,763
Net Assets $289,659,223

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 3) PDF (3 of 3)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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