PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (EIN 52-0899215)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-05-10
IRS object ID: 202321309349302632
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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	2023-05-10T11:21:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8401 GREENSBORO DRIVE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	MCLEAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	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)
In Care Of	% THOMAS E TARDIVO TREAS/CFO	InCareOfNm
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	2023-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Thomas E	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Tardivo	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Marc Berger	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01871563	PTIN
Phone	7038930600	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Paula A Kerger	PrincipalOfficerNm

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	$613,540,099	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 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	617	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	31	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,963,110	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,173,962	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$224,875,279	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$280,596,924	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$216,058,465	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$210,006,141	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$10,447,090	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,491,639	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$50,704,824	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$42,882,983	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$502,085,658	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$542,977,687	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,615,393	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,344,625	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$82,356,219	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$88,348,393	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$57,601	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$353,673,555	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$416,080,176	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$448,645,167	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$506,773,194	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$53,440,491	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$36,204,493	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$565,452,721	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$589,216,027	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$165,892,306	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$184,770,747	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$399,560,415	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$404,445,280	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS), INCORPORATED IN 1969, IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS SERVES THE AMERICAN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$385,233,206	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,225,366	GrantAmt
Revenue	$114,498,538	RevenueAmt
Desc	Content and Promotion - A core function under PBS's mission as a multi-platform media organization and represents costs associated with the diverse content offered to its 151-member public television licensees. PBS's wide array of content expands the minds of children, incudes documentaries that enlighten the public on new worlds, non-commercialized news programs that keep citizens informed on world events and cultures and programs that expose America to the worlds of music, theater, dance and art. (continued on Schedule O)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$63,394,435	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$119,259	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,487,621	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	$10,248,594	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$93,507,727	RevenueAmt
Desc	Member Services - Represents services provided to PBS's member stations, including digital products and services, development, and copyright administration.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$2,709,294	$0	$38,534,119	Other
$3,251,638	$0	$4,783,055	Ventures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$5,960,932	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$43,317,174	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$464,837,167	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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	false	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	694	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	617	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	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THOMAS E TARDIVO TREASCFO	PersonNm
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 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	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAULA A KERGER
PRESIDENT & CEO	32.0	8.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,036,271	$0	$107,362
JONATHAN BARZILAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	39.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$675,500	$0	$82,997
KATHERINE LAUDERDALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, CORP. SEC	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$493,432	$0	$53,339
IRA RUBENSTEIN
CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFCR	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$459,843	$0	$76,893
THOMAS E TARDIVO
CHIEF FIN OFFCR & TREASURER	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$452,039	$0	$69,497
LESLI J ROTENBERGthru 620
FORMER CHIEF PROG EXEC,PBS KID	0.0	0.0			$482,802	$0	$33,835	Yes (X)
SYLVIA BUGG
CHIEF PROG EXEC & GM, GENERAL	40.0	0.0			$413,622	$0	$44,089		Yes (X)
JEREMY GAINES
SVP, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS	40.0	0.0			$391,336	$0	$64,685			Yes (X)
RHONDA D HOLT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$395,443	$0	$47,871
SCOTT NOURSE
SVP, PRODUCT & INNOVATION	40.0	0.0			$373,332	$0	$64,541		Yes (X)
JAMES DUNFORD
SVP, STATION SERVICES	40.0	0.0			$346,679	$0	$61,197			Yes (X)
MICHAEL D JACOBSON
SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES	40.0	0.0			$348,160	$0	$49,539			Yes (X)
AMY S WIGLER
VP, MARKETING	40.0	0.0			$340,775	$0	$39,564			Yes (X)
SARA E DEWITT
SVP & GM, PBS KIDS	40.0	0.0			$335,577	$0	$33,270		Yes (X)
CRAIG A SPERLINGTHRU 222
VP & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	40.0	0.0			$325,642	$0	$25,023			Yes (X)
MARY PLANTAMURA
ASSOC. GC & ASST. CORP. SEC	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$231,295	$0	$39,126
MARIO VECCHI thru 521
FORMER CHIEF TECH. OFFICER	0.0	0.0			$222,607	$0	$29,252	Yes (X)
PERRY SIMON thru 820
FORMER CHIEF PROG EXEC, GM GEN	0.0	0.0			$162,232	$0	$14,064	Yes (X)
JON ABBOTT
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH ACKLIN
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONNIE AGNEW THRU 921
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD A BAER THRU 1221
BOARD CHAIR	4.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AFSANEH BESCHLOSSthru 1221
DIRECTOR	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAXINE CLARK
BOARD VICE CHAIR	3.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK CONTRERAS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT DUNLOP
DIRECTOR	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSI ELKINS THRU 522
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MILDRED GARCIA
DIRECTOR	1.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES T HAGEL
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL HUNTON
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARVIN IRBY
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY IRVING AS OF 1221
ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD	4.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ISIP
DIRECTOR	1.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GUJAN KEDIA
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KLIFF KUEHL THRU 921
DIRECTOR	1.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN MARTIN
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA CORDOVA MICEK
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOLLY M PHILLIPSAS OF 1221
ELECTED VC	3.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COURTNEY PLEDGER
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VIVIAN RIEFBERG
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM RIELAND THRU 921
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE ROBB
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SACHS THRU 1221
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEOFF SANDS
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TINA SHARKEY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY SHAW
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY STROKES
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAYME SWAIN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOLDEN THORP
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED ULMAN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JORGE PLASENCIA
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$7,486,587	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$936,144	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	294	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	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
Nielsen Media Research
PO Box 88961	CHICAGO	CO	60695	Broadcast Network	$2,612,287
Attune Insights LLC
16820 Calle Bellevista	PACIFIC PALISADES	CA	90272	Marketing Services	$1,040,240
One Diversified LLC
2975 Northwoods Parkway	NORCROSS	GA	30071	Tech & Integ. Svcs	$1,031,979
Covington Burling LLP
850 Tenth Street NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	Legal Services	$873,755
Mitchell Silderberg Knupp
2049 Century Park East	LOS ANGELES	CA	90067	Legal Services	$644,409

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	59	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$83,747	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$6,618,501	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$9,829,089	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$264,065,587	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$173,837,496	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$280,596,924	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$203,336,437	$203,336,437
STATION/PRODUCER SRVCS	900099	$5,584,126	$3,913,214	$1,670,912
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$1,085,578	$1,085,578

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$210,006,141	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,339,611	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$14,909	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,324,702	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,049,204	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,049,204	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$77,714,440	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$70,562,412	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,152,028	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,152,028	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,152,028	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARIES	711300	$31,583,760	$31,384,529	$199,231
ADMINISTRATIVE/ SERVICE FEES	515100	$2,591,000	$2,591,000
COMMUNICATION SERVICES	515100	$191,158	$113,100	$78,058

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$467,861	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$467,861	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$34,833,779	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$542,977,687	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$250,940,923	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,963,110	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,476,730	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,344,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,344,625	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,527,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,870,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,657,577	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,510,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,657,244	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,813,407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,126	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,103,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,816,037	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,284,994	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,545	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,478,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,632,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,837,536	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,715	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,728,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,107,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,617,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,693	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,438,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,145,438	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$292,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,795	TotalAmt
Management And General	$186,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$146,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$435,186	TotalAmt
Management And General	$435,186	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,053,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,622,479	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,431,437	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,972,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,918,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,674	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,500,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	$526,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$973,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,924,061	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,333,862	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,590,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$976,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$976,619	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,886,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,705,582	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,177,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,522	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$266,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$198,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$68,539	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,172,791	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,092,035	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,581,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,853,630	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,727,563	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$755,019	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$679,394	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	$173,837,496	$173,837,496
PROGRAM RIGHTS	$142,241,968	$142,241,968
COMMUNICATIONS	$7,266,085	$6,825,826	$440,259
COGS	$360,758	$360,758

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,076,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,646,058	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$5,569,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$506,773,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$464,837,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,878,426	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$57,601	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,021,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,867,599	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,061,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,275,273	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,308,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,765,936	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,962,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,185,563	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,423,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,720,223	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$179,944,070	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$141,026,180	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,602,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,917,890	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$160,339,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,577,854	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,899,749	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,979,303	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,483,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,599,071	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$348,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$327,315	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$565,452,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$589,216,027	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,159,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,085,690	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,031,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,050,494	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,701,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,634,563	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,892,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,770,747	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	$315,608,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$299,901,094	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,951,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,544,186	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$399,560,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$404,445,280	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$565,452,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$589,216,027	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$36,204,493	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$30,276,020	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,043,608	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	$277,989,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$203,001,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$295,752,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$224,875,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$280,596,924	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,282,216,104	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	$277,989,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$203,001,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$295,752,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$224,875,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$280,596,924	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,282,216,104	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$93,042,957	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,189,173,147	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,456,710	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,702,175	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,497,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,262,788	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,373,906	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$38,293,182	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,489,806	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,980,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,436,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,841,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,959,326	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,707,840	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,462,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,401,352	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$32,517,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$34,946,724	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$34,556,490	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$164,885,039	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,495,102,165	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,066,813,539	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79538	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.82397	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II - OTHER INCOME EXPLANATION:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	"OTHER INCOME" REPRESENTS ROYALTIES RECEIVED FOR USE OF PBS COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS AND INCOME FROM SUBSIDIARIES.	ExplanationTxt

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)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
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	$35,952	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$110,944	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$146,896	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, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,901,880	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,091,550	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$671,913	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$330,607	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,334,736	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,339,828	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,050,027	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$662,025	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$150,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$11,901,880	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.64190	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.32540	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.03270	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	$239,203	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$239,203	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,192,534	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$14,641,899	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,550,635	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,023,436	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,945,014	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,078,422	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$113,380,205	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$106,607,717	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,772,488	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,108,692	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,831,550	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,277,142	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$38,917,890	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$70,397,996	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY-NPM	Desc
Book Value	$581,307	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$70,979,303	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED CREDIT-TENANT ALLOWANCE	$10,709,822
DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION	$7,924,741

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$18,634,563	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$669,624,421	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$30,276,020	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	-$1,043,608	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$190,033,751	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$158,714,123	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$510,910,298	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$483,629	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$31,583,760	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$32,067,389	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$542,977,687	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$664,083,088	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$159,011,170	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$159,011,170	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$505,071,918	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$483,629	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$1,217,647	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,701,276	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$506,773,194	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4, 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, 2022 AND 2021, THE COMPANY HAD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TOTALING $17,545,909 AND $20,601,902, RESPECTIVELY. OF THIS BALANCE, FUNDS TOTALING $5,741,453 AND $5,642,081 WERE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY AT JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021, 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 - ASC740:	UNDER FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740-10, INCOME TAXES, 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, 2022 AND 2021, THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO TAX POSITIONS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE COMPANY IS STILL OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2019 FORWARD.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC: REVENUES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS: $ 190,143,331 PBS FOUNDATION, INC. REVENUES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS: $ 5,442,422 REVENUES ALLOCATED TO PBS FOUNDATION: $ (1,217,647) PBS-UK $ (4,332,793) PBSE, LLC $ (1,562) -------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D $ 190,033,751 ==============
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INCOME FROM PBSD, LLC $31,583,760 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, 4B $31,583,760 ============
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC: EXPENSES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS $(154,225,222) PBS FOUNDATION, INC. EXPENSES, NET OF ELIMINATIONS $ (4,785,948) --------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D $(159,011,170) ===============
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	AFFILIATE SUPPORT TO PBS FOUNDATION $1,217,647 ------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B $1,217,647 =============

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (23 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
PBS FOUNDATION
1225 S CLARK STREET	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	201476451	501(c)(3)	$1,217,647	See Part IV: #1
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION (KUHT)
4343 ELGIN STREET	HOUSTON	TX	77204	741670740	501(c)(3)	$271,096	SEE PART IV: #3, #7	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS (KRMA)
1089 BANNOCK STREET	DENVER	CO	80204	840510785	501(c)(3)	$271,096	See Part IV: #3, #7	$1,040	COST	EQUIPMENT
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CTR FOR PUB TV
10 TW ALEX DRIVE	RES TRIANGLE	NC	27709	566172047	STATE OF NC	$270,964	SEE PART IV: #2, #3, #7	$1,040	COST	EQUIPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
310 E CAMPUS RD TUCK HALL	ATHENS	GA	30602	581353149	501(c)(3)	$51,831	SEE PART IV: #8
WNETWLIW
825 EIGHTH AVE	NEW YORK	NY	100197435	131945149	501(c)(3)	$66,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #4, #6	$1,560	COST	EQUIPMENT
WDSE
632 NIAGARA CT	DULUTH	MN	558113098	411445030	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
WKNO-TV
7151 CHERRY FARM ROAD	CORDOVA	TN	38016	620525567	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
WQLN-TV
8425 PEACH STREET	ERIE	PA	16509	251154116	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDUCATION TELEVISION
603 N MARKET STREET	REDDING	CA	96003	941569300	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
WMHT-TV
4 GLOBAL VIEW	TROY	NY	121808368	141400177	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CA
PO BOX 25113	SANTA ANA	CA	92799	953220724	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$1,040	COST	EQUIPMENT
WNIN PBS
405 CARPENTER STREET	EVANSVILLE	IN	47708	351307165	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (WGVU)
301 WEST FULTON	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	495046492	381684280	UNIVERSITY	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
VEGAS PBS (KLVX)
3050 EAST FLAMINGO ROAD	LAS VEGAS	NV	89121	237169328	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
WBGU PBS
245 TROUP STREET	BOWLING GREEN	OH	43403	346402018	UNIVERSITY	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #5	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
KET
600 COOPER DRIVE	LEXINGTON	KY	40502	610722558	STATE OF KENTUC	$12,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #9	$1,040	COST	EQUIPMENT
KBTC PUBLIC TELEVISION PBS
2320 S 19TH STREET	TACOMA	WA	98405	911526457	STATE OF WASHIN	$9,991	SEE PART IV: #3, #4	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
NINE PBS
3655 OLIVE STREET	ST LOUIS	MO	63108	430685345	501(c)(3)	$6,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #9	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
DPTV (WTVS) - DETROIT PUBLIC TV
RILEY BDCST CENTER	DETROIT	MI	483932247	381440200	501(c)(3)	$6,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #9	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION (KTCA)
172 EAST 4TH ST	SAINT PAUL	MN	55101	410769851	501(c)(3)	$6,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #9	$1,040	COST	EQUIPMENT
WUCF
12461 RESEARCH PARKWAY	ORLANDO	FL	32826	592924021	University	$6,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #9	$520	COST	EQUIPMENT
WHUT
2222 4th STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20059	530204707	501(c)(3)		SEE PART IV: #3	$17,599	COST	EQUIPMENT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	23	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2:

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 I, PART II, COLUMN H - PURPOSE OF GRANTS:

#1: AFFILIATE SUPPORT #2: M. CARGILL PHILANTHROPIES SUPPORT PROVIDING PARENTS WITH TOOLS, RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST PRE-K CHILDREN #3: PBS WARN PROJECT #4: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF PBS BRAND REFRESH #5: GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE ENGAGEMENT #6: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES in support of DIGITAL STUDIOS IT'S LIT #7: CPB REGIONAL DIGITAL CONTENT INNOVATION CENTERS #8: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF ENGAGING MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES THROUGH INCLUSIVE STEM CONTENT ON YOUTUBE #9: PNC FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF GROW UP GREAT INITIATIVE

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	Yes (true)	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 (18 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	$771,805	$0	$228,600	$0	$35,866	$0	$58,000	$0	$49,362	$0	$1,143,633	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$479,213	$0	$179,550	$0	$16,737	$0	$49,300	$0	$33,697	$0	$758,497	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE LAUDERDALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, CORP. SEC	$399,111	$0	$89,950	$0	$4,371	$0	$37,700	$0	$15,639	$0	$546,771	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS E TARDIVO
CHIEF FIN OFFCR & TREASURER	$357,946	$0	$83,525	$0	$10,568	$0	$37,700	$0	$31,797	$0	$521,536	$0	$0	$0
IRA RUBENSTEIN
CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFCR	$358,990	$0	$87,975	$0	$12,878	$0	$37,700	$0	$39,193	$0	$536,736	$0	$0	$0
MARY PLANTAMURA
ASSOC. GC & ASST. CORP. SEC	$215,295	$0	$16,000	$0	$0	$0	$17,498	$0	$21,628	$0	$270,421	$0	$0	$0
RHONDA D HOLT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	$332,946	$0	$60,275	$0	$2,222	$0	$32,867	$0	$15,004	$0	$443,314	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT NOURSE
SVP, PRODUCT & INNOVATION	$305,595	$0	$58,475	$0	$9,262	$0	$26,100	$0	$38,441	$0	$437,873	$0	$0	$0
SYLVIA BUGG
CHIEF PROG EXEC & GM, GENERAL	$334,647	$0	$78,975	$0	$0	$0	$29,000	$0	$15,089	$0	$457,711	$0	$0	$0
SARA E DEWITT
SVP & GM, PBS KIDS	$265,602	$0	$69,975	$0	$0	$0	$21,720	$0	$11,550	$0	$368,847	$0	$0	$0
JEREMY GAINES
SVP, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS	$320,468	$0	$59,850	$0	$11,018	$0	$26,100	$0	$38,585	$0	$456,021	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL D JACOBSON
SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES	$283,871	$0	$56,650	$0	$7,639	$0	$26,100	$0	$23,439	$0	$397,699	$0	$0	$0
JAMES DUNFORD
SVP, STATION SERVICES	$290,788	$0	$55,200	$0	$691	$0	$26,100	$0	$35,097	$0	$407,876	$0	$0	$0
AMY S WIGLER
VP, MARKETING	$305,000	$0	$35,775	$0	$0	$0	$10,695	$0	$28,869	$0	$380,339	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG A SPERLINGTHRU 222
VP & DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	$279,417	$0	$46,225	$0	$0	$0	$22,359	$0	$2,664	$0	$350,665	$0	$0	$0
MARIO VECCHI thru 521
FORMER CHIEF TECH. OFFICER	$210,066	$0	$0	$0	$12,541	$0	$17,279	$0	$11,973	$0	$251,859	$0	$0	$0
PERRY SIMON thru 820
FORMER CHIEF PROG EXEC, GM GEN	$0	$0	$0	$0	$162,232	$0	$12,922	$0	$1,142	$0	$176,296	$0	$0	$0
LESLI J ROTENBERGthru 620
FORMER CHIEF PROG EXEC,PBS KID	$224,610	$0	$76,000	$0	$182,192	$0	$14,500	$0	$19,335	$0	$516,637	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A:	PBS GROSSES UP PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN TAXABLE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. PBS PROVIDED A NON-ACCOUNTABLE ALLOWANCE IN CALENDAR 2021 FOR TRANSPORTATION TO ONE EXECUTIVE.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A:	THE FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOWN BELOW RECEIVED SERVERANCE PAYMENTS IN CALENDAR 2021 ON TERMS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY. FORMER CHIEF PROGRAMMING EXECUTIVE & GM, CHILDREN'S MEDIA & EDUCATION, LESLI ROTENBERG RECEIVED SEVERANCE $176,213. FORMER CHIEF PROGRAMMING EXECUTIVE & GM, GENERAL AUDIENCE PROGRAMMING, PERRY SIMON, RECEIVED SEVERANCE $161,528.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7:	BONUSES ARE DISCRETIONARY AND DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE PRESIDENT AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly Traded		SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	Desc
Contribution	1497	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$173,837,496	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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 1,497 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 (18 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1:	(CONTINUED FROM PARTS I & III) PUBLIC WITH PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, USING MEDIA TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN AND EXPRESS A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 & PART V, LINE 2A:	THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PBS EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A 2021 FORM W-2 FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION WAS 617.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:	(CONTINUED FROM PART III) 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 - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:	OTHER - REPRESENTS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO Public broadcasting stations and producers from cable and license fee revenue received from cable and satellite providers. EXPENSES $2,709,294. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $38,534,119. 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. EXPENSES $3,251,638. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $4,783,055.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 & PART XII, LINE 2B:	PBS UNDERGOES AN ANNUAL AUDIT AS A CONSOLIDATED ENTITY AND THEREFORE IS NOT AUDITED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1:	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, SECTION A, LINE 2:	DIRECTOR SHARKEY DID CONSULTING AND ADVISORY WORK FOR DIRECTOR BESCHLOSS' COMPANY, ROCKCREEK, DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2021 AFTER DIRECTOR BESCHLOSS RETIRED FROM THE PBS BOARD DUE TO TERM LIMITS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4:	The organization updated section 5.12, Virtual Board Meetings, of the PBS Bylaws on October 12, 2022
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6:	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, SECTION A, LINE 7A:	MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT 14 OF THE 27 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B:	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, SECTION B, LINE 11B:	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, SECTION B, LINE 12c:	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, OFFICERS AND 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, SECTION B, LINES 15a & 15b:	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, SECTION C, LINE 19:	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 IX, COLUMN D - FUNDRAISING:	FUNDRAISING COSTS REFLECTED IN PART IX, COLUMN D, RELATE TO THE TIME SPENT BY STAFF IN WRITING PROPOSALS AND SOLICITING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE ASSOCIATED REVENUE AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS IS REFLECTED IN PART VIII LINE 1E, GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND / OR CONTRIBUTIONS. PBS DOES NOT INCUR FUNDRAISING EXPENSES RELATED TO GRANTS AND / OR CONTRIBUTIONS LISTED IN PART VIII, LINE 1F. THE AMOUNTS IN THIS LINE ITEM ARE MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING: CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB): THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT REQUIRES THAT A SET PERCENTAGE OF THE CPB FEDERAL APPROPRIATION BE USED FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, PURSUANT TO A PLAN DEVELOPED BY CPB IN CONSULTATION WITH PBS AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH IS REGULARLY REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED. PBS DOES NOT SOLICIT THESE FUNDS FROM CPB. DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS: THESE ARE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT MADE BY ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS. THESE FUNDS ARE NOT SOLICITED BY PBS. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS: PBS FOUNDATION SOLICITS FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING. THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS ARE THEN GRANTED TO PBS 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: DE-OBLIGATION OF GRANT REVENUE (PRIOR YEARS) $(1,043,608) -------------- TOTAL FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 $(1,043,608) ==============
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES DURING THE YEAR IN THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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 part vii	DE	$0	$100	PBS
PBS ENTERPRISES LLC
1225 S Clark Street	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	521398805	see part vii	VA	$0	$1,562	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	see part vii	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 12a	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	see part vii	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	$28,478,151	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$104,877,616	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	Yes (true)	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
UBI Code V	$199,231	UBICodeVAmt
General Or Managing Partner	Yes (true)	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.60000	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	$2,026,146	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
N	$564,854	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
Q	$372,247	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
S	$10,500,000	COST

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE R, PARTS I - IV, COLUMN B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	RELATED ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY ACTIVITY: PBS DIGITAL LLC: HOLDING COMPANY, ACCOUNTING FOR PBS'S PROGRAM LICENSING ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN'S NETWORK, LLC IN PRIOR YEARS. PBS ENTERPRISES, LLC: HOLDING COMPANY. PBS FOUNDATION: TO SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE. PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC: TO PROMOTE PBS'S MISSION THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMS.	ExplanationTxt