PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (EIN 52-0899215)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-09
IRS object ID: 202501299349303195
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-09T16:57:52+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135381590	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8401 GREENSBORO DR STE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	MCLEAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	221023599	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	520899215	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PUBL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 S CLARK STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS E TARDIVO	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER, CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TODD TERESCO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00247720	PTIN
Phone	7038930600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-09	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PAULA A KERGER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 S CLARK STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$606,479,773	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PBS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1969	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS), INCORPORATED IN 1969, IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS, SERVES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, USING MEDIA TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND EXPRESS A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	655	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	31	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,362,820	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$798,102	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$272,318,709	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$271,289,329	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$219,005,856	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$230,576,120	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,453,544	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$10,731,693	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$44,260,751	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$45,580,633	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$544,038,860	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$558,177,775	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,876,818	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,996,432	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$96,743,948	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$106,277,996	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$170,431	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$440,075,346	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$436,377,324	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$541,696,112	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$550,651,752	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,342,748	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,526,023	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$641,227,961	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$654,554,638	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$229,532,658	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$233,232,474	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$411,695,303	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$421,322,164	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$413,854,922	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,787,403	GrantAmt
Revenue	$123,410,797	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONTENT AND PROMOTION - A CORE FUNCTION UNDER PBS' MISSION AS A MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENTS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIVERSE CONTENT OFFERED TO ITS 150-MEMBER PUBLIC TELEVISION LICENSEES. PBS' WIDE ARRAY OF CONTENT EXPANDS THE MINDS OF CHILDREN, INCLUDES 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. AS AMERICA'S LARGEST CLASSROOM, PBS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND OFFERS EDUCATIONAL MEDIA THAT HELPS PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. PBS IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE POWER OF MEDIA INTO THE CLASSROOM AND HELPING EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN NEW AND DIFFERENT WAYS. THIS EXPENSE CATEGORY ALSO REPRESENTS INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM PROMOTION AND PRESS EFFORTS INTENDED TO INCREASE VIEWERSHIP AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF PUBLIC TELEVISION. THESE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING ON-AIR ONLINE PROMOTIONAL SPOTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT AND RADIO ADVERTISING, PRESS SUPPORT AND THE COORDINATION OF PUBLIC TELEVISION'S EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE AND POSITIONING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$75,519,446	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,700	GrantAmt
Revenue	$988,693	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,745,547	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,204,329	GrantAmt
Revenue	$108,669,386	RevenueAmt
Desc	MEMBER SERVICES - REPRESENTS SERVICES PROVIDED TO PBS' MEMBER STATIONS, INCLUDING DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT, AND COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$1,710,421	$0	$462,402	OTHER - REPRESENTS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS AND PRODUCERS FROM CABLE AND LICENSE FEE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDERS.
$864,792	$0	$41,199,819	VENTURES - REPRESENTS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MARKETING AND SELLING PROGRAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, DIGITAL CONTENT, PRODUCING AND MANUFACTURING PHYSICAL GOODS SUCH AS DVD AND BLU-RAY PRODUCTS AND PROGRAM-RELATED PRODUCTS; THE LICENSING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTS; THE LICENSING OF VIDEO CONTENT TO COMMERCIAL ONLINE AND MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND ONLINE SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,575,213	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$41,662,221	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$508,695,128	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	524	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	655	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (true)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	27	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	26	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATIE GOLDEN VPCONTROLLER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 S CLARK STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Paula A Kerger
President & CEO	32.0	8.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,162,720	$0	$120,411
Amy Shaw
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Catherine Robb
PBS Board Vice-Chair	3.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Chuck Hagel
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Courtney Pledger
PBS Board Vice-Chair (AS OF 09/23)	3.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dolores Fernandez Alonso
Director	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ed Ulman
Director	1.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Franz Joachim
Director	3.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Geoff Sands
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Greg Petrowich
Director (AS OF 09/23)	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gunjan Kedia
Director	3.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Holden Thorp
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jayme Swain
Director	3.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jorge Plasencia
Director	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kevin Martin
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Larry Irving
PBS Board Chair	4.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lisa Shumate
Director	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Contreras
Director	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marvin Irby
Director	3.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Maxine Clark
Director	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael Isip
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mildred Garcia
Director	1.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Molly Phillips
PBS Board Vice-Chair (THRU 09/23)	3.5	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rob Dunlop
Director	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sandra Cordova Micek
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Shae Hopkins
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tina Sharkey
Director	1.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Vivian Riefberg
Director	2.0	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ira Rubenstein
Chief Digital & Marketing Officer	40.0	0		Yes (X)	$607,379	$0	$88,916
Jonathan Barzilay
Chief Operating Officer	39.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$749,457	$0	$101,137
Katherine S Lauderdale
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$539,389	$0	$83,512
Mary L Plantamura
Associate GC, Corporate Secretary & PBS Compliance Office	40.0	0		Yes (X)	$256,939	$0	$45,220
Rhonda Holt
Chief Technology Officer	40.0	0		Yes (X)	$503,215	$0	$83,405
Tom E Tardivo
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$520,536	$0	$81,503
Sara E DeWitt
SVP & GM, PBS KIDS	40.0	0			$393,454	$0	$64,806	Yes (X)
Scott Nourse
SVP, Product & Innovation	40.0	0			$413,994	$0	$74,830	Yes (X)
Sylvia M Bugg
Chief Program Exec & GM, Gen. Audiences	40.0	0			$464,820	$0	$50,753	Yes (X)
Adriano Schmid
VP, Digital Strategy, Ops, & Business Intel	40.0	0			$347,422	$0	$31,685		Yes (X)
Cecilia B Loving
SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	40.0	0			$361,563	$0	$63,245		Yes (X)
Jeremy M Gaines
SVP, Corporate Communications	40.0	0			$424,381	$0	$74,943		Yes (X)
Jill D Patrone
VP & Deputy General Counsel	35.0	5.0			$345,616	$0	$58,303		Yes (X)
Michael D Jacobson
SVP, Human Resources	40.0	0			$381,518	$0	$78,489		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$7,472,403	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,101,158	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	357	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
PO BOX 3225	CAROL STREAM	IL	60132	LEGAL SERVICES	$5,771,707
INTELSAT US LLC
7900 TYSONS ONE PLACE FLOOR 14	MCLEAN	VA	22102	SATELLITE SERVICES	$1,391,852
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP
2049 CENTURY PARK EAST	LOS ANGELES	CA	90067	LEGAL SERVICES	$591,701	18TH FLOOR
ITERO GROUP LLC
PO BOX 543	NEW CUMBERLAND	PA	17070	TECHNOLOGY & INTEGRATION SERVICES	$542,443
MAP360 COLLECTIVE LLC
225 W 35TH STREET SUITE 1201	NEW YORK	NY	10001	MARKETING SERVICES	$492,692

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	38	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$73,360	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$11,909,571	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$20,046,065	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$239,260,333	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$146,390,890	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$271,289,329	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBER ASSESSMENTS	900099	$218,496,283	$218,496,283
STATION/PRODUCER SRVCS	900099	$75,600	$75,600
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$12,004,237	$10,694,600	$1,309,637

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$230,576,120	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,285,484	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$62,836	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,348,320	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,028,402	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,028,402	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$49,748,207	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$48,301,998	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,446,209	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,446,209	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,446,209	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARIES	711300	$37,998,875	$37,954,447	$44,428
ADMINISTRATIVE/ SERVICE FEES	515100	$2,965,000	$2,965,000
COMMUNICATION SERVICES	515100	$495,399	$423,808	$71,591

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$92,957	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$92,957	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$41,552,231	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$558,177,775	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$274,731,097	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,362,820	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$10,794,529	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,996,432	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,996,432	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,529,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,163,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,366,131	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,195,466	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,054,486	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,021,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$119,492	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,244,670	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,991,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,244,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,663	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,753,817	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,328,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,400,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,177	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,554,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,053,404	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,492,321	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,508	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,693,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,443,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,250,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,593	TotalAmt
Management And General	$256,593	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$102,590	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$332,817	TotalAmt
Management And General	$332,817	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,668,357	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,682,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,985,542	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,040,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,707,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$333,120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,199,314	TotalAmt
Program Services	$380,583	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$818,731	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,288,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,060,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,227,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$983,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$983,679	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,777,934	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,867,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$901,681	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,591	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,036,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,672,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$364,032	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,047,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,551,211	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$495,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,104,528	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,073,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,000,980	TotalAmt
Program Services	$149,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$851,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM RIGHTS	$170,232,364	$170,228,482	$3,882
DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	$146,390,890	$146,390,890
COMMUNICATIONS	$7,899,422	$7,323,466	$575,956
COGS	$195,568	$195,568

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,389,779	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$5,269,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$550,651,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$508,695,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,786,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$170,431	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,344,538	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,265,164	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,543,370	BOYAmt
EOY	$79,108,153	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,813,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,797,368	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,159,679	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,808,620	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,911,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,751,609	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$187,018,116	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$153,002,918	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,208,176	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,015,198	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,945,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,044,478	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,214,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,420,172	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,639,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,667,190	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,447,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,676,686	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$641,227,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$654,554,638	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$160,919,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,563,881	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$760,251	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,328,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,736,490	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,284,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,171,852	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$229,532,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,232,474	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$311,078,962	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,002,909	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,616,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,319,255	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,695,303	BOYAmt
EOY	$421,322,164	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$641,227,961	BOYAmt
EOY	$654,554,638	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,526,023	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$7,906,162	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	-$110,532	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	-$433,323	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$51,263	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$5,210,206	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$295,752,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$224,875,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$280,596,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$272,318,709	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,289,328	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,344,832,372	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$295,752,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$224,875,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$280,596,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$272,318,709	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,289,328	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,344,832,372	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$118,843,794	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,225,988,578	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,497,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,262,788	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,373,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,484,869	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,313,886	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$64,933,052	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,436,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,841,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,959,326	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$731,162	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$630,501	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,598,989	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$32,517,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,946,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,556,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,403,343	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,436,212	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$174,860,415	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,591,224,828	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,088,749,345	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.7705	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.768	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II	"OTHER INCOME" REPRESENTS INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARIES.
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 32517646.0, COLUMN B - 34946724.0, COLUMN C - 34556490.0, COLUMN D - 31403343.0, COLUMN E - 41436212.0, COLUMN F - XXX-XX-XXXX.0;

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$33,977	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$74,046	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$108,023	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ADVOCACY IS FOCUSED ON A CONTINUED APPROPRIATION FOR THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND GRANT PROGRAMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENTITIES ARE ELIGIBLE, THE AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS AS WELL AS RELEVANT REGULATORY MATTERS. ADVOCACY CONSISTS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, AGENCY HEADS AND STAFF, AS WELL AS THE OCCASIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$21,143,117	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,756,723	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,284,170	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$253,068	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$25,930,942	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,545,909	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,630,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,967,510	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$302	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$21,143,117	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,601,902	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$595,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,418,254	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$232,739	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$17,545,909	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,806,064	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,658,464	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,346,326	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$208,952	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$20,601,902	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,334,736	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$607,107	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$64,705	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$200,484	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,806,064	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.7155	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.2845	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (true)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$239,202	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$239,202	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,254,967	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,919,752	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,335,215	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,023,436	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,999,383	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,024,053	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$117,011,150	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$111,616,524	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,394,626	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$24,489,361	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,467,259	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,022,102	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$34,015,198	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$89,930,072	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY-NPM	Desc
Book Value	$490,100	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$90,420,172	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET	$42,589,540
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES	$1,087,146

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$43,676,686	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LONG-TERM LEASE LIABILITY OPERATING LEASES	Desc
Amt	$61,171,852	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$61,171,852	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$721,089,934	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$7,906,162	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$55,266	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	-$48,962	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$193,431,891	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$201,344,357	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$519,745,577	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$433,323	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$37,998,875	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$38,432,198	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$558,177,775	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$689,061,596	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$55,266	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$143,909,319	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$143,964,585	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$545,097,011	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$433,323	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$5,121,418	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$5,554,741	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$550,651,752	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	The PBS Endowment Fund consists of individual funds established for a variety of purposes. As required by U.S. GAAP net assets associated with endowment funds are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed stipulations. AT JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, THE COMPANY HAD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TOTALING $25,930,942 AND $21,143,117, RESPECTIVELY. OF THIS BALANCE, FUNDS TOTALING $5,742,267 AND $5,741,778 WERE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY AT JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, RESPECTIVELY. IN ADDITION TO THE NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS, THE COMPANY HAS BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. DONOR - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND: THE IRIS AND JOSEPH POLLOCK FUND: TO PROVIDE FOR THE BROADCAST AND DISSEMINATION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING. DONOR - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND: NEWS, JOURNALISM, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS FUND OF THE PBS ENDOWMENT FUND: TO SUPPORT NEWS, JOURNALISM, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM FOUND IN PROGRAMS LIKE PBS NEWSHOUR AND FRONTLINE, BROADCAST BY PBS. BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND: TO PROVIDE A CONTINUED SOURCE OF INCOME FOR OPERATIONS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR FOR EMERGENCY NEEDS.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	UNDER U.S. GAAP, AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED. THE COMPANY DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT SHOULD BE RECORDED. FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, PBSD RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES OF $0.2 MILLION AND $0.01 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. THE COMPANY IS STILL OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2021 FORWARD.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990	PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC - REVENUES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS - XXX-XX-XXXX PBS FOUNDATION, INC. REVENUES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS - 10733610 AFFILIATE SUPPORT - PBS FOUNDATION - -5121418 PBSE, LLC - 3000
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements	INCOME FROM PBSD, LLC - 37998875
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990	PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC - EXPENSES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS - XXX-XX-XXXX PBS FOUNDATION - EXPENSES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS - 5118715
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statements	AFFILIATE SUPPORT - PBS FOUNDATION - 5121418

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (94 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
PBS FOUNDATION
1225 S CLARK STREET	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	201476451	501(C)(3)	$5,121,418	SEE PART IV: #1
CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING (WEDH)
1049 ASYLUM AVENUE	HARTFORD	CT	06105	060758938	501(C)(3)	$400,860	SEE PART IV: #2
WGBHEDUCATIONALFOUNDATION
PO BOX 414670	BOSTON	MA	022414670	042104397	501(C)(3)	$332,882	SEE PART IV: #7
ROLLER COASTER ROAD PRODUCTIONS LLC
67 WEST ST STE 401	BROOKLYN	NY	11222	834252613		$130,608	SEE PART IV: #7
KQED-TV
2601 MARIPOSA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94110	941241309	501(C)(3)	$129,823	SEE PART IV: #7
MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING (METV)
1450 LISBON ST	LEWISTON	ME	04240	223171529	501(C)(3)	$94,130	SEE PART IV: #2, #6
WJCT-TV
100 FESTIVAL PRK AVE	JACKSONVILLE	FL	32202	590711482	501(C)(3)	$88,890	SEE PART IV: #2
MIGHTY PICNIC
1727 SNYDER AVE	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19145	461050191		$84,226	SEE PART IV: #4
THE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY INC
20 JAY STREET SUITE 940	BROOKLYN	NY	11201	133447752	501(C)(3)	$83,835	SEE PART IV: #7
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (KUENKUED)
201 S PRES CRCL	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	841129020	876000525	UNIVERSITY	$77,439	SEE PART IV: #3, #8, #9
THE UNIV OF NC CTR FOR PUB TV
PO BOX 14900	RSRCH TRI PK	NC	277094900	566172047	STATE OF NC	$63,924	SEE PART IV: #2, #5, #6, #8
WMHT-TV
4 GLOBAL VIEW	TROY	NY	12180	141400177	501(C)(3)	$45,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
KNME-TV
1130 UNIVERSITY BLVD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87102	850275408	UNIVERSITY	$45,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (WPSU)
401 RIDER BUILDING 227 W BEAVER AV	STATE COLLEGE	PA	16802	246000376	UNIVERSITY	$45,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CA(PBS SOCALKCET)
PO BOX 25113	SANTA ANA	CA	92799	952211661	501(C)(3)	$40,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #8, #9
ALAMO PUBLIC TELEVISION (KLRN)
501 BROADWAY PO BOX 9	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78291	742461534	501(C)(3)	$40,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
WYES-TV
PO BOX 24026	NEW ORLEANS	LA	70184	720497926	501(C)(3)	$35,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUB BROADCAST(WFYI)
1630 N MERIDIAN	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	46202	351147600	501(C)(3)	$35,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS (KRMA)
2101 ARAPAHOE ST	DENVER	CO	80205	840510785	501(C)(3)	$35,000	SEE PART IV: #8
BLUE RIDGE PBS (WBRA)
1215 MCNEIL DRIVE SW	ROANOKE	VA	24015	540798878	501(C)(3)	$35,000	SEE PART IV: #8
NORTH BAY PUBLIC MEDIA (KRCB)
5850 LABATH AVENUE	ROHNERT PARK	CA	94928	942718837	501(C)(3)	$35,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
310 E CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM	ATHENS	GA	30602	581353149	501(C)(3)	$30,556	SEE PART IV: #3
FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING (WEDU)
1300 NORTH BOULEVARD	TAMPA	FL	33607	590840626	501(C)(3)	$30,060	SEE PART IV: #2, #8, #9
WNIN-TV
405 CARPENTER STREET	EVANSVILLE	IN	47708	351307165	501(C)(3)	$30,000	SEE PART IV: #8
RHODE ISLAND PBS
50 PARK LANE	PROVIDENCE	RI	02907	222859005	501(C)(3)	$30,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #8
HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION (KHET)
PO BOX 29805	HONOLULU	HI	96820	990334518	501(C)(3)	$29,000	SEE PART IV: #8
WHYY-TV
150 NORTH SIXTH STREET	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19106	231438083	501(C)(3)	$26,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #8
BRIGHTER STRATEGIES LLC
6533 ARLINGTON BLVD 2414	FALLS CHURCH	VA	22042	261797914		$26,179	SEE PART IV: #7
VPM MEDIA CORP(WCVEWCVWWVFTWHTJWCVE-FM)
23 SESAME STREET	RICHMOND	VA	23235	540735782	501(C)(3)	$25,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #6, #8
MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION (WMPB)
11767 OWINGS MILLS BLVD	OWINGS MILLS	MD	21117	526002033	UNIVERSITY	$25,000	SEE PART IV: #8
LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
7733 PERKINS ROAD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70810	720794108	501(C)(3)	$25,000	SEE PART IV: #8
PUBLIC TELEVISION 19 (KCPT)
125 EAST 31ST STREET	KANSAS CITY	MO	64108	237114952	501(C)(3)	$25,000	SEE PART IV: #8
WPBS
1056 ARSENAL STREET	WATERTOWN	MA	02135	150611509	501(C)(3)	$18,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #9
DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION WTVS
48325 ALPHA DRIVE SUITE 150	WIXOM	MI	48393	381440200	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #9
GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
260 14TH STREET NW	ATLANTA	GA	30318	581496258	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #9
FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS
PO BOX 173340	BOZEMAN	MT	59717	810426350	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #9
CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
1670 N VIRGINIA STREET	RENO	NV	89503	880172215	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #9
NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCATING (KERA)
3000 HARRY HINES BLVD	DALLAS	TX	75201	752084961	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #9
SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
550 E HOSPITALITY LN STE200	SAN BERNARDINO	CA	92408	956002754	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #6, #9
KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (KPTS)
320 W 21ST STREET N	WICHITA	KS	67203	480735215	501(C)(3)	$10,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #9
VEGAS PBS (KLVX)
3050 E FLAMINGO RD	LAS VEGAS	NV	89121	237169328	501(C)(3)	$10,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #9
WMVS-TV (MILWAUKEE PBS)
1036 N 8TH STREET	MILWAUKEE	WI	53233	391341603	501(C)(3)	$10,180	SEE PART IV: #2, #9
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (WGVU)
301 FULTON ST W	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49504	381684280	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
THINK TV NETWORK
110 S JEFFERSON STREET	DAYTON	OH	45402	310858459	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WQED MULTIMEDIA
4802 FIFTH AVENUE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15213	251010296	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
THE NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION INC
10 UNC TV DRIVE PO BOX 14900	RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK	NC	27709	581720178	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
NJTVWLIW (NJ PBS PUBLIC MEDIA)
825 8TH AVE FL 14	NEW YORK	NY	10019	452552448	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
KWSU-TVKTNW-TV
PO BOX 642530 NORTHWEST	PULLMAN	WA	99164	916001108	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9	PUBLIC BROADCASTING
KVIE
2595 CAPITOL OAKS DR	SACRAMENTO	CA	95833	941421463	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
NORTHEASTERN PA ED TV ASSOC (WVIA)
100 WVIA WAY	PITTSTON	PA	18640	231663603	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WTIU-TV
PO BOX 78000	DETROIT	MI	48278	356001673	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION TELEVISION (KIXE)
603 NORTH MARKET STREET	REDDING	CA	96003	941569300	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
NINE NTWK PUBLIC MEDIA (KETC)
3655 OLIVE STREET	ST LOUIS	MO	63108	430685345	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
OETA-TV
7403 N KELLEY AVENUE	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	73111	736017987	STATE OF OKLAHOMA	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WCET-TV
1223 CENTRAL PARKWAY	CINCINNATI	OH	45214	310560051	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
OHIO UNIVERSITY (WOUB-TV)
1 OHIO UNIVERSITY ALDEN LIBRARY RM	ATHENS	OH	45701	316402113	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION (WFWA)
2501 EAST COLISEUM BLVD	FORT WAYNE	IN	46805	237173906	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
OZARKS PUBLIC TELEVISION (KOZK)
901 S NATIONAL AVENUE STRONG HALL	SPRINGFIELD	MO	65897	446000308	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WNIT-TV
PO BOX 7034	SOUTH BEND	IN	46634	351155594	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
ALASKA PUBLIC MEDIA (KAKM)
3877 UNIVERSITY DRIVE	ANCHORAGE	AK	99508	237394629	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WSKG-TV
601 GATES ROAD	VESTAL	NY	13850	150620345	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
PERMIAN BASIN PUBLIC TELECOM (KPBT)
PO BOX 8940	MIDLAND	TX	79701	203221344	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
KTTZ-TVFM
PO BOX 41092	LUBBOCK	TX	79409	756002622	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
PIONEER PUBLIC TV (KWCM)
1 PIONEER DRIVE	GRANITE FALLS	NC	28630	416038611	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
EAST TENNESSEE PBS (WSJK)
1611 E MAGNOLIA AVENUE	KNOXVILLE	TN	37919	621173293	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
PO BOX 3240 207 5TH ST N	FARGO	ND	58108	420276899	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKAKUON
1800 NORTH 33RD STREET	LINCOLN	NE	68503	470049123	STATE OF NEBRASKA	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CNY (WCNY)
PO BOX 2400	SYRACUSE	NY	13220	160876277	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (KLCS)
1061 WEST TEMPLE STREET	LOS ANGELES	CA	90012	956001908	LOCAL MUNICPAL	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TV(WHA)
821 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53706	237300462	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (WIPB-BALL STATE PUBLIC MEDIA)
2000 W UNIVERSITY AVENUE	MUNCIE	IN	47306	356000221	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
REDWOOD EMPIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION (KEET)
PO BOX 13	EUREKA	CA	95502	941658168	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WITF-TV
4801 LINDLE RD PO BOX 2954	HARRISBURG	PA	17111	231629016	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
IDEASTREAM(WVIZWCPNWCLV)
1375 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	44115	341943865	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WKNO-TV
7151 CHERRY FARM RD	CORDOVA	TN	38016	620525567	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WMTJ-TV
PO BOX 21345 RIO PIEDRAS	PUERTO RICO	PR	00928	660201206	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
IDAHO PUBLIC BROADCASTING - KAID
1455 N ORCHARD STREET	BOISE	ID	83706	826000952	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WNED-TV
PO BOX 1263	BUFFALO	NY	14240	160834459	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
IOWA PBS
6450 CORPORATE DRIVE	JOHNSTON	IA	50131	421008566	STATE OF IOWA	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
KSPS-TV
3911 SOUTH REGAL STREET	SPOKANE	WA	99223	237203753	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
KUAT-TV
PO BOX 41867	TUCSON	AZ	85717	742652689	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
MOUNTAIN LAKE PBS
1 SESAME ST	PLATTSBURGH	NY	12901	141513789	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
HOWARD UNIVERSITY (WHUT-TV)
2222 FOURTH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20059	530204707	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WQLN-TV
8425 PEACH STREET	ERIE	PA	165094788	251154116	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
SOUTH CAROLINA ETV COMMISSION(SCETV)
1041 GEORGE ROGER BLVD	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	576000286	STATE OF SC	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WSRE-TV
1000 COLLEGE BLVD	PENSACOLA	FL	32504	592993200	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
SOUTH FLORIDA PBS
PO BOX 610002	MIAMI	FL	33261	590737868	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #2
WVPB-TV
124 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD	BEAVER	WV	25813	310974074	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
KTWU-TV
1700 COLLEGE AVENUE	TOPEKA	KS	66621	486030115	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
NASHVILLE PUBLIC TV INC (WNPT)
161 RAINES AVENUE	NASHVILLE	TN	37203	621740928	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (KAMU)
WAYNE M PECENA CPBE CBNE MS 4244	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77843	746000531	UNIVERSITY	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TV (SOPTV)
28 SOUTH FIR SUITE 200	MEDFORD	OR	97501	930669529	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #9
WNETWLIW
825 EIGHT AVENUE 14TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10019	262810489	501(C)(3)	$9,743	SEE PART IV: #2, #6
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI-KMOS
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ROOM 308B	WARRENSBURG	MO	64093	446000293	UNIVERSITY	$8,000	SEE PART IV: #8

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	91	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule I, Part II, Line 1(h) PURPOSE OF GRANTS:

#1: AFFILIATE SUPPORT #2: SUPPORT FOR MEMBER STATIONS #3: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF ENGAGING MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES THROUGH INCLUSIVE STEM CONTENT ON YOUTUBE #4: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONAL VIDEOS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S STEM LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT #5: CPB SUPPORT OF REGIONAL DIGITAL CONTENT INNOVATION CENTERS #6: M. CARGILL PHILANTHROPIES SUPPORT FOR NATIVE AMERICA 2.0 #7: M. CARGILL PHILANTHROPIES SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE FILMAKERS AND CONTENT CREATORS #8: M. CARGILL PHILANTHROPIES SUPPORT FOR PBS NATIONAL AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE #9: M. CARGILL PHILANTHROPIES SUPPORT FOR MEMBER STATIONS PBS KIDS BRAND REFRESH.

Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.

PBS HAS ADOPTED A SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING POLICY AND ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE USE OF ALL GRANT FUNDS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. PBS'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WERE DEVELOPED TO ARTICULATE GUIDELINES THAT STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, INCLUDING RELEVANT ALLOWABILITY, COST CONTROLS AND AUDIT CONSIDERATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Paula A Kerger
President & CEO	$838,766	$0	$285,175	$0	$38,779	$0	$66,000	$0	$54,411	$0	$1,283,131	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Barzilay
Chief Operating Officer	$518,625	$0	$207,975	$0	$22,857	$0	$57,200	$0	$43,937	$0	$850,594	$0	$0	$0
Katherine S Lauderdale
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	$433,748	$0	$93,325	$0	$12,316	$0	$65,400	$0	$18,112	$0	$622,901	$0	$0	$0
Tom E Tardivo
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer	$392,522	$0	$89,125	$0	$38,889	$0	$45,900	$0	$35,603	$0	$602,039	$0	$0	$0
Ira Rubenstein
Chief Digital & Marketing Officer	$438,176	$0	$150,300	$0	$18,903	$0	$42,900	$0	$46,016	$0	$696,295	$0	$0	$0
Mary L Plantamura
Associate GC, Corporate Secretary & PBS Compliance Office	$236,214	$0	$20,725	$0	$0	$0	$19,092	$0	$26,128	$0	$302,159	$0	$0	$0
Rhonda Holt
Chief Technology Officer	$410,921	$0	$92,125	$0	$169	$0	$65,400	$0	$18,005	$0	$586,620	$0	$0	$0
Scott Nourse
SVP, Product & Innovation	$338,906	$0	$64,650	$0	$10,438	$0	$29,700	$0	$45,130	$0	$488,824	$0	$0	$0
Sylvia M Bugg
Chief Program Exec & GM, Gen. Audiences	$381,020	$0	$83,800	$0	$0	$0	$33,000	$0	$17,753	$0	$515,573	$0	$0	$0
Sara E DeWitt
SVP & GM, PBS KIDS	$325,848	$0	$61,000	$0	$6,606	$0	$29,700	$0	$35,106	$0	$458,260	$0	$0	$0
Jeremy M Gaines
SVP, Corporate Communications	$346,195	$0	$63,200	$0	$14,986	$0	$29,700	$0	$45,243	$0	$499,324	$0	$0	$0
Michael D Jacobson
SVP, Human Resources	$316,390	$0	$61,550	$0	$3,578	$0	$52,200	$0	$26,289	$0	$460,007	$0	$0	$0
Cecilia B Loving
SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	$308,723	$0	$44,725	$0	$8,115	$0	$29,700	$0	$33,545	$0	$424,808	$0	$0	$0
Adriano Schmid
VP, Digital Strategy, Ops, & Business Intel	$311,472	$0	$35,950	$0	$0	$0	$11,016	$0	$20,669	$0	$379,107	$0	$0	$0
Jill D Patrone
VP & Deputy General Counsel	$283,091	$0	$62,525	$0	$0	$0	$23,350	$0	$34,953	$0	$403,919	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments	PBS GROSSES UP PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN TAXABLE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EXECUTIVES.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	BONUSES ARE DISCRETIONARY AND DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE PRESIDENT AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	Desc
Contribution	1384	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$146,390,890	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I COLUMN (B)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COMPANY REPORTED 1,384 RECEIPTS OF DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS WHICH ARE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT MADE DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS. THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SOLICITED BY PBS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (19 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 5	THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PBS EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A 2023 FORM W-2 FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION WAS 655.
Form 990, Part III, Line 1	THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE ( PBS) , INCORPORATED IN 1969, IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS, SERVES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, USING MEDIA TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN AND EXPRESS A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES. AS AMERICA'S LARGEST CLASSROOM, PBS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND OFFERS EDUCATIONAL MEDIA THAT HELPS PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. PBS IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE POWER OF MEDIA INTO THE CLASSROOM AND HELPING EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN NEW AND DIFFERENT WAYS. IT ALSO REPRESENTS INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM PROMOTION AND PRESS EFFORTS INTENDED TO INCREASE VIEWERSHIP AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF PUBLIC TELEVISION. THESE ACTIVITIES PROVIDE PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING ON-AIR AND ONLINE PROMOTIONAL SPOTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT AND RADIO ADVERTISING, PRESS SUPPORT AND THE COORDINATION OF PUBLIC TELEVISION'S EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE AND POSITIONING.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 1,710,421 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 462,402) OTHER - REPRESENTS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS AND PRODUCERS FROM CABLE AND LICENSE FEE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDERS.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 864,792 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 41,199,819) VENTURES - REPRESENTS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MARKETING AND SELLING PROGRAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING SUBSCRIPTION VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, DIGITAL CONTENT, PRODUCING AND MANUFACTURING PHYSICAL GOODS SUCH AS DVD AND BLU-RAY PRODUCTS AND PROGRAM-RELATED PRODUCTS; THE LICENSING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTS; THE LICENSING OF VIDEO CONTENT TO COMMERCIAL ONLINE AND MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND ONLINE SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES.
Form 990, Part V, Line 2a	THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PBS EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A 2023 FORM W-2 FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION WAS 655.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AS NEEDED, AND SHALL TIMELY REPORT SUCH ACTIONS TO THE FULL BOARD. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE PBS PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRS OF FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, AND FIVE AT-LARGE DIRECTORS, SELECTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. ALL APPOINTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	PBS'S MEMBER STATIONS ARE FCC NON-COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL LICENSEES THAT RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE PBS PROGRAMMING IN LOCAL MARKETS AFTER HAVING APPLIED FOR AND BEEN GRANTED MEMBERSHIP STATUS IN PBS BY THE PBS BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT 14 OF THE 27 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	ANY AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS ALTERING THE CLASSES OR NUMBER OF MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS, OR THE TERMS OF DIRECTORS, SHALL ALSO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS VOTING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE PBS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING INCLUDES A REVIEW BY THE CEO, COO, CFO/ TREASURER, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, COPIES OF THE FORM ARE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PBS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALL PBS STAFF AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL AND ABOVE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THESE FORMS ARE DISTRIBUTED, COLLECTED, RETAINED AND REVIEWED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER. WITH RESPECT TO THE PBS BOARD, DIRECTORS COMPLETE ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AND THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CORPORATE SECRETARY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARISING DURING THE YEAR ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND/OR THE CORPORATE SECRETARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RETAINS AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXPERT WHO SUPPLIES COMPARABILITY DATA ON THE CEO AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND SUBMITS A WRITTEN OPINION ON COMPLIANCE WITH INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION ON CEO COMPENSATION TO THE FULL BOARD, WHICH APPROVES ANY SUCH COMPENSATION. THE CEO IS RECUSED FROM ANY DISCUSSION AND VOTE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, AND THE CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFFICER.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	PBS'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON PBS'S WEBSITE.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue	ALL OTHER - Total Revenue: 92957, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 92957, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part IX, Column (D)	FUNDRAISING COSTS REFLECTED IN PART IX, COLUMN D RELATE TO TIME SPENT BY STAFF IN WRITING PROPOSALS AND SOLICITING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE ASSOCIATED REVENUE IS REFLECTED IN PART VIII, LINE 1E. IN ADDITION, PBS DOES NOT INCUR FUNDRAISING EXPENSES AS IT RELATES TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS REFLECTED ON PART VIII, LINE 1F. THE AMOUNTS IN THIS LINE ITEM ARE MADE UP OF THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CPB FEDERAL APPROPRIATION THAT GOES TOWARDS NATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS, WHICH ARE NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY ORGANIZATIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDS SOLICITED BY PBSF IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING. THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS ARE GRANTED TO PBS BY PBSF TO ENSURE PBS'S CONTINUED EXCELLENCE AND TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC BROADCASTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	AFFILIATE SUPPORT TO PBS FOUNDATION - -5121418; CUMULATIVE NET EFFECT ADJUSTMENT - -134750; GRANT DE-OBLIGATIONS - 48962; PBSE SUPPORT - -3000;
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process	THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES DURING THE YEAR IN THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule B, Part I and II CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING - NONCASH CONTRIBUTION OF $17,367,106	DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS - CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT MADE DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS. THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SOLICITED BY PBS.
Schedule B, Part I and II DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY - NONCASH CONTRIBUTION OF $6,702,269	DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS - CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT MADE DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS. THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SOLICITED BY PBS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
PBS DIGITAL LLC
1225 S CLARK STREET	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	202550162	SEE SCHEDULE R PART VII	DE	$0	$0	PBS
PBS ENTERPRISES LLC
1225 S CLARK STREET	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	521398805	PBS ENTERPRISES, LLC: HOLDING COMPANY.	VA	$0	$1,479	PBS

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PBS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1225 S CLARK STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201476451	EIN
Primary Activities	TO SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Type I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PBS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 GUEST ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02135	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	263659281	EIN
Primary Activities	TO PROMOTE PBS'S MISSION THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMS.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PBS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	Related	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$29,415,657	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$131,809,652	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	Yes (true)	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
UBI Code V	$44,428	UBICodeVAmt
General Or Managing Partner	Yes (true)	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.6	OwnershipPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
L	$2,117,235	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
N	$847,765	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
Q	$914,754	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
S	$18,107,457	COST

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule R, Part I PBS DIGITAL, LLC (20-2550162)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PBS DIGITAL LLC: HOLDING COMPANY, ACCOUNTING FOR PBS'S PRGM LICENSING ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN'S NETWORK, LLC IN PRIOR YEARS.	ExplanationTxt