PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (EIN 52-0899215)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-05-21
IRS object ID: 202021429349301862
Schema version: 2018v3.3
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 F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-05-21T16:46:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	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	2018-07-01	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 TARDIVO TREAS/CFO	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	PUBL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE Suite 3rd Fl	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	2020-05-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Joyce Underwood	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00022361	PTIN
Phone	7038930600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-05-20	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	96.255.89.63	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	54621820201425000061	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2020-05-21	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	9D37B491AB1CAEBFC8367D392888D1FDB5C2C65F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	9D37B491AB1CAEBFC8367D392888D1FDB5C2C65F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	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	2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE3rd Fl	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$536,711,620	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	588	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	26	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,834,833	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$277,989,807	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$203,001,962	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$205,781,253	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$206,049,091	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$15,150,906	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$15,421,971	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$39,996,803	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$38,870,861	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$538,918,769	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$463,343,885	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,523,078	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$27,531,950	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$75,745,669	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$81,307,150	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$71,854	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$408,679,937	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$390,495,068	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$494,948,684	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$499,334,168	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$43,970,085	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$35,990,283	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$498,865,753	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$471,597,021	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$105,052,192	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$121,600,891	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$393,813,561	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$349,996,130	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	$355,401,202	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$13,506,460	GrantAmt
Revenue	$179,599,885	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONTENT REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 1,562 HOURS OF BROADCAST CONTENT, PROVIDED BY PBS TO ITS 153 MEMBER PUBLIC TELEVISION LICENSEES, TO INFORM, INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE. THIS EXPENSE CATEGORY INCLUDES COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CONTENT OVERSIGHT, PROGRAM SCHEDULING AND PACKAGING. PBS CAPITALIZES THE COST OF PURCHASED BROADCAST RIGHTS (OBTAINED PRINCIPALLY FOR THE NATIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE), CHARGING SUCH RIGHTS TO EXPENSE WHEN THE PROGRAM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBER STATIONS FOR INITIAL BROADCAST. (Continued on Schedule O)	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$39,749,624	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,281,151	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,605,242	RevenueAmt
Desc	TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS REPRESENTS THE SCHEDULING AND LOGGING OF ALL SATELLITE FEEDS; MEDIA OPERATION CENTER HANDLING, TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND OTHER PRE-TRANSMISSION PROCESSING OF ALL PROGRAM VIDEO; AND PROGRAM ORIGINATION TRANSMISSION INCLUDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR NEWS AND OTHER LIVE EVENT COVERAGE. THIS EXPENSE CATEGORY ALSO INCLUDES OTHER TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING, THE MANAGEMENT OF EXCESS SATELLITE TRANSPONDER CAPACITY, AND THE LEASE AND ACQUISITION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$27,556,898	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROMOTION - 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 TELEVISIONS EDUCATIONAL MESSAGE AND POSITIONING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$20,416,292	$10,734,339	$0	educational grants
$6,884,985	$0	$25,064,430	member services
$2,652,062	$0	$34,659,622	Ventures
$2,487,440	$0	$2,924,575	Royalties & Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$32,440,779	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$10,734,339	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$62,648,627	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$455,148,503	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	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 With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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
IRP Document	535	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	588	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	false	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	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	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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 TARDIVO TREASCFO	PersonNm
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	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 (45 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	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
PAULA A KERGER
PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXEC OFFICER	32.0	8.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$938,781	$0	$92,687
DEBORAH ACKLIN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONNIE AGNEW
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD BAER
DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR	3.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AFSANEH BESCHLOSS
DIRECTOR, BOARD GEN VICE-CHR	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOLLY CORBETT BROAD
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAXINE CLARK
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROY CLEM
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Erroll B Davis Jr
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES T HAGEL
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICH HOMBERG
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAE HOPKINS
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY IRVING
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL IMADA
DIRECTOR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS KARLO
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KLIFF KUEHL
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLAN LANDON
DIRECTOR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BECKY MAGURA
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN MARTIN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOLLY PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VIVIAN RIEFBERG
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM RIELAND
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAMON RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SACHS
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEAL SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA SHUMATE
DIRECTOR, BOARD PROF VICE-CHR	2.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN SICKORA
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVAN SMITH
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY STOKES
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	39.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$636,704	$0	$83,195
KATHERINE S LAUDERDALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, CORP. SEC	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$453,116	$0	$50,574
MARY PLANTAMURA
ASST. CORP. SECY & ASSOC. GC	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$207,608	$0	$42,101
THOMAS E TARDIVO
CHIEF FIN OFFCR & TREASURER	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$380,198	$0	$70,493
IRA RUBENSTEIN
CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFCR	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$447,347	$0	$71,054
MARIO P VECCHI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$456,242	$0	$62,442
LESLI J ROTENBERG
SVP & GM CHILDREN'S MEDIA, MKT	40.0	0.0			$416,731	$0	$67,296	Yes (X)
PERRY SIMON
CHIEF PROG EXEC & GM., GA PROG	40.0	0.0			$174,027	$0	$6,670	Yes (X)
JAYME S SWAIN
SVP, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS	40.0	0.0			$373,843	$0	$45,388		Yes (X)
CRAIG A SPERLING
VP, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	40.0	0.0			$296,664	$0	$24,260		Yes (X)
RHONDA D HOLT
VP, SOFTWARE DEV & OPERATIONS	40.0	0.0			$292,984	$0	$31,913		Yes (X)
JOHN J DOUGHERTY
VP, PROGRAM BUSINESS AFFAIRS	40.0	0.0			$286,863	$0	$22,783		Yes (X)
SCOTT NOURSE
VP, DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOP.	40.0	0.0			$285,081	$0	$46,390		Yes (X)
BARBARA L LANDES
CFO & TREASURER THRU 12/31/16	0.0	0.0			$201,351	$0	$0			Yes (X)
BETH C HOPPE
CHIEF PROG EXEC THRU 03/01/18	0.0	0.0			$119,254	$0	$15,630			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$5,966,794	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$732,876	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	247	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
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS
PO Box 910182	DENVER	CO	80291	INTERCONNECT TELECOM	$20,646,029
MULLENLOWE US
PO BOX 7247-7279	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19170	PAID ADVERTISING	$8,409,579
VIGOR SYSTEMS INC
4250 EXEC SQ 400	LA JOLLA	CA	92037	INTERCONNECT DESIGN	$8,362,266
3PILLAR GLOBAL INC
3975 FAIR RDG DR	FAIRFAX	VA	22033	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	$3,424,134
AMAZON WEB SVCS
1320 SW BROADWAY	PORTLAND	OR	97201	CONTENT DIST NET SVC	$3,057,912

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	97	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$86,596	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$6,448,094	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$19,508,487	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$176,958,785	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$148,914,135	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$203,001,962	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$197,985,210	$197,985,210
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$5,779,748	$4,205,322	$1,574,426
STATION/PRODUCER SRVCS	900099	$2,284,133	$2,284,133

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$206,049,091	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,806,734	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$34,224	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,772,510	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	$7,135,616	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,135,616	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	$84,982,972	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$73,367,735	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,615,237	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,615,237	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,615,237	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	$29,525,876	$29,365,891	$159,985
ADMINISTRATIVE/ SERVICE FEES	515100	$1,530,589	$1,530,589
COMMUNICATION SERVICES	515100	$179,298	$113,100	$66,198

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$499,482	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$499,482	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$31,735,245	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$463,343,885	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$243,119,343	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,834,833	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$15,387,747	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,411,974	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,411,974	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,119,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,119,976	ProgramServicesAmt

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	$5,126,840	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,397,415	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,729,425	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	$61,995,614	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,464,106	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,486,573	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$44,935	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,788,511	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,733,563	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,051,353	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,595	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,395,526	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,495,169	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,884,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,161	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,000,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,747,105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,250,719	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,835	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	$4,935,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,106,109	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$829,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$186,029	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,943	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	$282,925	TotalAmt
Management And General	$282,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,362,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,170,072	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,192,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,286,891	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,195,791	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,069,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$492,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$577,510	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,135,334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,966,501	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,168,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,923,339	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,923,339	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,263,351	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,613,551	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,645,472	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,328	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,940,098	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,380,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$559,462	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	$2,661,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,966,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$695,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,442	TotalAmt
Management And General	$178,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,351,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,597,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,753,879	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$739,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$225,074	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$514,876	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	$148,914,135	$148,914,135
COMMUNICATIONS	$13,550,623	$10,622,401	$2,928,222
PROGRAM RIGHTS	$6,204,164	$6,204,164
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$119,525	$119,525

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$191,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,854	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,119	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$499,334,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$455,148,503	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,113,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,854	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,834,802	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,806,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,210,302	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$129,381,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,171,975	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,152,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,851,993	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	$4,197,764	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,125,564	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$167,307,872	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$146,394,528	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,566,519	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,913,344	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$145,765,943	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,722,582	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,545,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,736,415	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	$100,410,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,416,014	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,039,072	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,614,030	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$498,865,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,597,021	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,821,545	BOYAmt
EOY	$119,285,083	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$712,956	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$780,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$451,998	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,180,000	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	$3,557,559	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,863,810	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,052,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,600,891	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$278,980,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$295,228,026	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$114,833,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,768,104	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$393,813,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$349,996,130	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$498,865,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,597,021	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$35,990,283	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$6,019,810	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,807,338	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	$221,893,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$199,742,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$271,250,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$277,989,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$203,001,962	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,173,877,843	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	$221,893,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$199,742,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$271,250,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$277,989,807	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$203,001,962	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,173,877,843	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,173,877,843	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,121,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,949,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,568,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,456,710	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,702,175	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,798,734	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,971,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,034,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,818,632	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,489,806	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,980,708	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,294,375	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$41,727,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$32,445,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,701,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,462,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$31,401,352	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$171,737,774	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,373,708,726	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,063,135,924	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.85453	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.85183	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	Yes (true)	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Media Advertisements	$3,500	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$2,003	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$29,754	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$158,864	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$194,121	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$7,485,346	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$935,608	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$918,874	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$9,339,828	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,990,853	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,384,644	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$109,849	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$7,485,346	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	$5,003,329	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$12,422	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$54	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,990,853	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.59510	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.35830	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.04660	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	$19,220,706	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,168,997	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,051,709	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,116,842	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,913,068	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,203,774	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$112,955,579	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$109,228,353	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,727,226	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$19,775,542	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,084,110	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,691,432	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$20,913,344	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$43,811,435	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN FUND OF FUNDS	$1,311,406	F
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY-NPM	$613,574	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$45,736,415	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION	$1,325,980
DEFERRED CREDIT-TENANT ALLOWAN	$537,830

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,863,810	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$589,783,408	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$6,019,810	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	-$1,808,986	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$164,077,120	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$156,248,324	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$433,535,084	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$282,925	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$29,525,876	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$29,808,801	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$463,343,885	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$632,507,009	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$133,567,897	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$133,567,897	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$498,939,112	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$282,925	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$112,131	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$395,056	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$499,334,168	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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. THE COMPANY REPORTS THOSE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 958, ENDOWMENTS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: NET ASSET CLASSIFICATIONS OF FUNDS SUBJECT TO AN ENACTED VERSION OF THE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT (UPMIFA), AND ENHANCED DISCLOSURES FOR ALL ENDOWMENT FUNDS. AT JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018, THE COMPANY HAD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TOTALING $13.3 MILLION AND $11.9 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. OF THIS TOTAL, FUNDS TOTALING $4.8 MILLION AND 4.0 MILLION IN FISCAL 2019 AND 2018,RESPECTIVELY, WERE RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY WITH DONOR IMPOSED STIPULATIONS ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS. IN ADDITION TO THE NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS, THE COMPANY HAD 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: THE NEWS, JOURNALISM & PUBLIC AFFAIRS FUND. BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND: TO PROVIDE A CONTINUED SOURCE OF INCOME FOR OPERATIONS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR FOR EMERGENCY NEEDS.
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, 2019 and 2018, 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 2016 forward.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Public Media Distribution, LLC: Revenue, net of elimination entries $160,236,501 PBS Foundation Inc: Revenue, net of elimination entries 3,986,790 Revenues allocated to PBS Foundation -112,131 Investment management fees -34,040 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D $164,077,120 ============
PART XI, LINE 4b - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Income from PBSd, LLC $29,525,876 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, 4B $29,525,876 ============
Part XII, Line 2d - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC: EXPENSES, NET OF ELIMINATION ENTRIES $130,710,625 PBS FOUNDATION INC: EXPENSES, NET OF ELIMINATION ENTRIES 2,891,312 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -34,040 ------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D $133,567,897 =============
PART XII, LINE 4b - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Affiliate support to PBS Foundation $112,131 ------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE $112,131 =============

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments	$1,311,406
North America	Grantmaking	$365,786
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Grantmaking	$5,754,190

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$7,431,382	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$7,431,382	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
North America	SEE PART IV	$169,786	Wire
North America	SEE PART IV	$196,000	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$478,613	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$560,000	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$581,053	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$750,000	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$1,356,605	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$696,740	Wire
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	SEE PART IV	$1,331,179	Wire

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	9	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 OF THE UNITED STATES. PBS'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE TO ENSURE THAT ALL DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, INCLUDING RELEVANT ALLOWABILITY CONSIDERATIONS, COST CONTROLS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.
PART I, LINE 3:	PBS invests in a Fund of Funds that utilizes a master-feeder fund structure (the 'Master Fund'). The Master Fund is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. PBS uses the accrual method of accounting to report foreign investments.
PART II, LINE 1, COLUMN (D):	(1) READY-TO-LEARN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A KIDS MULTI-PLATFORM, TRANSMEDIA GAMING SUITE. (2) CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING SUPPORT (3) SCIENCE & NATURE PROGRAMMING SUPPORT (4) SCIENCE & NATURE PROGRAMMING SUPPORT (5) SCIENCE & NATURE PROGRAMMING SUPPORT (6) SCIENCE & NATURE PROGRAMMING SUPPORT (7) ARF SUPPORT OF A MULTI-PART, MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA EVENT CELEBRATING READING & LITERATURE. (8) SCIENCE & NATURE, GENERAL ARTS PROGRAMMING SUPPORT (9) SCIENCE & NATURE PROGRAMMING SUPPORT

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (82 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ONE GUEST STREET	BOSTON	MA	02135	042104397	501 (c)(3)	$7,356,809	SEE PART IV: #2, #4, #8, #9, #15
SHOE INK LLC
25 MISTRAL LANE	IRVINE	CA	92617	823680369	N/A	$3,516,543	SEE PART IV: #15
WNETWLIW
825 EIGHTH AVE	NEW YORK	NY	100197435	131945149	501 (c)(3)	$2,495,000	SEE PART IV: #2, #4, #6, #8, #12
VOX MEDIA INC
6420 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1080	LOS ANGELES	CA	90048	010558316	N/A	$2,023,000	SEE PART IV: #10
JET PROPULSION LLC
315 S BEVERLY DRIVE STE 502	BEVERLY HILLS	CA	90212	800842237	N/A	$775,000	SEE PART IV: #15
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (KUENKUED)
201 S PRESIDENTS CIRCLE RM 411	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	841120922	876000525	State of UT	$607,816	SEE PART IV: #2, #7, #8, #10
WMHT-TV
4 GLOBAL VIEW	TROY	NY	121808368	141400177	501 (c)(3)	$350,260	SEE PART IV: #2, #7, #10
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY (KUSM)
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS BLDG ROOM 18	BOZEMAN	MT	59717	816010045	State of MT	$347,151	SEE PART IV: #7
ST OF IOWA EDUC-IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
6450 CORPORATE DRIVE	JOHNSTON	IA	50131	421008566	State of IA	$245,688	SEE PART IV: #1, #7, #8
SOUTHERN OREGON PUBLIC TV (SOPTV)
28 S FIR STREET STE 200	MEDFORD	OR	97501	930669529	501(C)(3)	$245,000	SEE PART IV: #1
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
881 COMMONWEALTH AVE 4TH FL	BOSTON	MA	022151303	042103547	501 (c)(3)	$236,194	SEE PART IV: #15
CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGEWYOMING PBS (KCWC)
2660 PECK AVENUE	RIVERTON	WY	82501	830206286	State of WY	$203,597	SEE PART IV: #7, #10
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (KRWG-TV)
PO BOX 30001	LAS CRUCES	NM	880038001	856000401	STATE OF NM	$159,958	SEE PART IV: #7
WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD (WPT)
3319 W BELTLINE HIGHWAY	MADISON	WI	53713	391155267	State of WI	$155,811	SEE PART IV: #7
IDEASTREAM (WVIZWCPNWCLV)
IDEA CENTER 1375 EUCLID AVENUE	CLEVELAND	OH	44115	341943865	501(c)(3)	$148,259	SEE PART IV: #7, #8
NORTHEASTERN PA ED TV ASSOC (WVIA)
100 WVIA WAY	PITTSON	PA	186406197	231663603	501(c)(3)	$147,624	SEE PART IV: #2, #3, #7, #8
UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CTR FOR PUBLIC TV
10 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE	RESEARCH TRIANGLE	NC	27709	566172047	STATE OF NC	$144,410	SEE PART IV: #7
IDAHO PUBLIC BROADCASTING - KAID
1455 N ORCHARD STREET	BOISE	ID	837062239	826000952	STATE OF ID	$133,438	SEE PART IV: #1, #7, #10
KSPS-TV
3911 SOUTH REGAL STREET	SPOKANE	WA	99223	237203753	501 (c)(3)	$131,914	SEE PART IV: #7, #8
MEREDITH VIEIRA PRODUCTIONS
C/O ICM PARTNERS 65 E 55TH ST 1	NEW YORK	NY	10022	205651492	N/A	$131,550	SEE PART IV: #5
RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT LLC
1745 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10019	132558190	N/A	$127,380	SEE PART IV: #15
NJTV CO PUBLIC MEDIA NEW JERSEY INC
825 EIGHTH AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10019	452552448	501(c)(3)	$113,889	SEE PART IV: #7
PBS FOUNDATION
2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	201476451	501(c)(3)	$112,131	SEE PART IV: #17
PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
207 5TH STREET NORTH	FARGO	ND	58102	450276899	501(c)(3)	$110,000	SEE PART IV: #1, #10
PBS 12 COLORADO PUBLIC TELEVISION (KBDI)
2900 WELTON STE 100	DENVER	CO	80205	840723918	501(c)(3)	$109,846	SEE PART IV: #7
KNME-TV UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
1130 UNIVERSITY BLVD NE	ALBUQUERQUE	NM	87102	856000642	STATE OF NM	$90,949	SEE PART IV: #7
FRIENDS OF MONTANA PBS INC
PO BOX 10715	BOZEMAN	MT	597190715	810426350	501(c)(3)	$85,000	SEE PART IV: #1, #8
LAKELAND PUBLIC TELEVISION (KAWE)
108 GRANT AVENUE NW	BEMIDJI	MN	56601	411265701	501(C)(3)	$77,399	SEE PART IV: #7
PBS SOCAL - KOCE-TV FOUNDATION
3080 BRISTOL ST STE 400	COSTA MESA	CA	926267335	953220724	501(c)(3)	$76,193	SEE PART IV: #2, #7, #10
HAWAII PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION (KHET)
315 SAND ISLAND ACCESS ROAD	HONOLULU	HI	968192295	990334518	501(c)(3)	$62,595	SEE PART IV: #7
QUAD CITIES PBSWESTERN ILLINOIS INV FDTN
3300 RIVER DRIVE	MOLINE	IL	61265	370910458	501(c)(3)	$55,920	SEE PART IV: #7
WESTERN RESERVE PUBLIC MEDIA (WNEO-TV)
1750 CAMPUS CENTER DRIVE	KENT	OH	44240	341123819	501(C)(3)	$48,222	SEE PART IV: #7, #8
REDWOOD EMPIRE PUBLIC TELEVISIONPBS NORTH COAST
PO BOX 13	EUREKA	CA	955020013	941658168	501(c)(3)	$36,591	SEE PART IV: #3, #7, #8
TALENT PAYMASTER INC
4905 DEL RAY AVENUE STE 401	BETHESDA	MD	20814	521490183	N/A	$36,000	SEE PART IV: #5
KBTC-TV BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE
2320 S 19TH ST	TACOMA	WA	98405	911526457	STATE OF WA	$29,263	SEE PART IV: #7
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION (KTCA)
172 EAST 4TH ST	SAINT PAUL	MN	55101	880172215	501(c)(3)	$27,046	SEE PART IV: #2, #3, #7, #8
CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING (KNPB)
1670 N VIRGINIA STREET	RENO	NV	89503	880172215	501 (c)(3)	$23,785	SEE PART IV: #4, #7
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS (KRMA)
1089 BANNOCK STREET	DENVER	CO	80204	840510785	501(C)(3)	$22,931	SEE PART IV: #4, #7, #8
LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
7733 PERKINS RD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70810	720850372	STATE OF LA	$20,400	SEE PART IV: #2, #8, #10
WSKG-TV
601 GATES ROAD	VESTAL	NY	13850	150620345	501(c)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
KQED-TV
2601 MARIPOSA STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94110	941241309	501(c)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
DULUTH SUPERIOR AREA EDUCATIONAL TV CORP
632 NIAGARA COURT	DULUTH	MN	55811	411445030	501(c)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA (KCTS-TV)
401 MERCER STREET	SEATTLE	WA	98109	911221895	501(c)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING (WEDH)
1049 ASYLUM AVENUE	HARTFORD	CT	06105	060758938	501(c)(3)	$17,500	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
WMVS MILWAUKEE PUBLIC TELEVISION
1036 NORTH 8TH STREET	MILWAUKEE	WI	53233	396003459	STATE OF WI	$17,000	SEE PART IV: #2, #8, #13
WGTE PUBLIC MEDIA
PO BOX 30	TOLEDO	OH	43614	346554586	501(c)(3)	$17,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #4, #8
OETA-TV
7403 N KELLEY AVENUE	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK	73111	736017987	STATE OF OK	$16,635	SEE PART IV: #7, #10
PIONEER PUBLIC TV (KWCM)
120 W SCHLIEMAN AVENUE	APPLETON	MN	56208	416038611	501(c)(3)	$15,397	SEE PART IV: #2, #7
VALLEY PUBLIC TELEVISION (KVPT)
1544 VAN NESS AVENUE	FRESNO	CA	93721	770162617	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CNY (WCNY)
PO BOX 2400	SYRACUSE	NY	132202400	160876277	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #4, #8
FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING
1300 N BOULEVARD	TAMPA	FL	33607	590840626	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #10
RHODE ISLAND PBS FOUNDATION (WSBE)
50 PARK LANE	PROVIDENCE	RI	02907	222859005	501(c)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV: #10
KENW CO EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY
52 BROADCAST CENTER	PORTALES	NM	88130	856000286	501(c)(3)	$14,021	SEE PART IV: #7
NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TV (WENH)
268 MAST ROAD	DURHAM	NH	03824	943443883	501(c)(3)	$13,417	SEE PART IV: #7
ARIZONA PBSKAET PHOENIX
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 555 N CE	PHOENIX	AZ	85004	860196696	501(C)(3)	$12,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #8
UPPER CUMBERLAND BROADCAST COUNCIL (WCTE)
PO BOX 2040	COOKEVILLE	TN	38502	621203449	501(C)(3)	$12,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #4, #8
WNED-TV
PO BOX 1263	BUFFALO	NY	142401163	160834459	501(c)(3)	$12,000	SEE PART IV: #2, #8, #10
WITF-TV
4801 LINDLE ROAD	HARRISBURG	PA	17111	231629016	501(c)(3)	$12,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #8
WKNO-TV
7151 CHERRY FARM ROAD	CORDOVA	TN	38016	620525567	501(C)(3)	$12,000	SEE PART IV: #3, #8
MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL
ONE SESAME ST	PLATTSBURGH	PA	15213	141513789	501(C)(3)	$11,912	SEE PART IV: #2, #7, #8
WQED MULTIMEDIA
4802 FIFTH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15213	251010296	501(C)(3)	$11,900	SEE PART IV: #2, #8, #14
NAEYC
1313 L STREET NW STE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	366009499	501(c)(3)	$11,121	SEE PART IV: #15
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FDN (WGCU)
10501 FGCU BLVD SOUTH	FT MYERS	FL	33965	650753801	STATE OF FL	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #8
CET - GTR CINCINNATI TELEVISION EDUC FNDTN
1223 CENTRAL PARKWAY	CINCINNATI	OH	45214	310560051	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #8
WUCF-TV CO UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FDN
12461 RESEARCH PARKWAY STE 550	ORLANDO	FL	32826	592924021	State of FL	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #8
KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
320 WEST 21ST STREET NORTH	WICHITA	KS	672032499	480735215	501(c)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #10
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC TV (WHA)
821 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53706	391805963	STATE OF WI	$10,000	SEE PART IV: #10
KLVX VEGAS PBS CO SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC TV
3050 EAST FLAMINGO ROAD	LAS VEGAS	NV	891214427	237169328	501(C)(3)	$9,500	SEE PART IV: #3, #8
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYWFSU PUBLIC MEDIA
FSU BROADCAST CENTER 1600 RED BARB	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32310	591961248	STATE OF FL	$9,500	SEE PART IV: #3, #8
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY THE (WOSU)
2400 OLENTANGY RIVER ROAD	COLUMBUS	OH	43210	316025986	STATE OF OH	$7,500	SEE PART IV: #2
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
404 WILSON RD212 COMMUNICATION A	EAST LANSING	MI	48824	386005984	501(C)(3)	$7,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #8	BLDG
GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING (GPTV)
260 14TH STREET NW	ATLANTA	GA	30318	581496258	STATE OF GA	$7,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #8
BLUE RIDGE PBS (WBRA)
1215 MCNEIL DRIVE SW	ROANOKE	VA	24015	540798878	501(C)(3)	$7,500	SEE PART IV: #2, #8
WLJT-TV
PO BOX 966	MARTIN	TN	38237	621177950	501(c)(3)	$7,500	SEE PART IV: #8, #10
ARKANSAS ETV NETWORK (AETN)
350 S DONAGHEY	CONWAY	AR	72034	710847443	STATE OF AR	$7,500	SEE PART IV: #2
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA (KUAC-FMTV)
PO BOX 755620	FAIRBANKS	AK	99775	966000147	STATE OF AK	$7,415	SEE PART IV: #2, #8
WQLN-TV CO WQLN PUBLIC MEDIA
8425 PEACH STREET	ERIE	PA	16509	251154116	501(C)(3)	$7,000	SEE PART IV: #2, #8
KAKM ALASKA PUBLIC MEDIA
3877 UNIVERSITY DRIVE	ANCHORAGE	AK	995084676	237394629	501(C)(3)	$7,000	SEE PART IV: #3
WINDOW TO THE WORLD (WTTW)
5400 NORTH ST LOUIS AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60625	362246703	501(C)(3)	$6,900	SEE PART IV: #3, #14
WXXI-TV
280 STATE STREET	ROCHESTER	NY	146033021	160838086	501(C)(3)	$6,500	SEE PART IV: #3, #4, #8
ALAMO PUBLIC TELEVISION (KLRN)
501 BROADWAY	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78291	742461534	501(C)(3)	$6,487	SEE PART IV: #2, #4
PANHANDLE PBS CO AMARILLO JR COLLEGE
PO BOX 447	AMARILLO	TX	79178	756000031	STATE OF TX	$6,000	SEE PART IV: #2, #8

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	76	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	6	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

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.

Part II, column h - purpose of grants:

#1: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROJECT PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACHERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. #2: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF A MULTI-PART, MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA EVENT CELEBRATING READING & LITERATURE. #3: CONTENT CREATION OF THE PBS RETRO REPORT, COMPRISING LOCALIZED STORIES OF PUBLIC INTEREST AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO OUR COUNTRY'S NARRATIVE. #4: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR SCIENCE & NATURE SERIES. #5: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN READ LITERATURE EVENT. #6: PBS SUPPORT OF NEWS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING. #7: T-MOBILE TRANSLATOR RE-PAK PROGRAM SUPPORTING PBS STATIONS IMPACTED BY FCC SPECTRUM RE-LOCATION INITIATIVE. #8: CPB STATION GRANTS SUPPORTING A MULTI-PART, MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA EVENT CELEBRATING READING & LITERATURE. #9: PBS SUPPORT OF AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PROGRAMMING. #10: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF GENERAL ARTS PROGRAMMING CELEBRATING AMERICA'S FIRST PEOPLES, AND U.S. IMMIGRANT TRADITIONS & CUISINE. #11: PBS SUPPORT OF CONTENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM WILD KRATTS. #12: PBS SUPPORT OF GENERAL ARTS PROGRAMMING. #13: ANNE RAY FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF A SYSTEM BRAND REFRESH FOR THE DIGITAL AGE. #14: SUPPORT FOR THE REMAKE LEARNING DAYS ACROSS AMERICA EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE. #15: READY-TO-LEARN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A KIDS MULTI-PLATFORM, TRANSMEDIA GAMING SUITE. #16: PBS SUPPORT OF SCIENCE & NATURE PROGRAMMING REFLECTING ON THE HISTORY OF THE COSMOS THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR ANCESTORS. #17: PBS AFFILIATE SUPPORT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
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	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 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, CHIEF EXEC OFFICER	$721,531	$0	$203,575	$0	$13,675	$0	$55,000	$0	$37,687	$0	$1,031,468	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$435,787	$0	$190,058	$0	$10,859	$0	$46,750	$0	$36,445	$0	$719,899	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE S LAUDERDALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, CORP. SEC	$366,889	$0	$79,425	$0	$6,802	$0	$35,750	$0	$14,824	$0	$503,690	$0	$0	$0
MARY PLANTAMURA
ASST. CORP. SECY & ASSOC. GC	$198,608	$0	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$16,511	$0	$25,590	$0	$249,709	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS E TARDIVO
CHIEF FIN OFFCR & TREASURER	$312,149	$0	$64,825	$0	$3,224	$0	$35,750	$0	$34,743	$0	$450,691	$0	$0	$0
IRA RUBENSTEIN
CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFCR	$358,598	$0	$78,450	$0	$10,299	$0	$35,750	$0	$35,304	$0	$518,401	$0	$0	$0
MARIO P VECCHI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	$370,511	$0	$73,225	$0	$12,506	$0	$35,750	$0	$26,692	$0	$518,684	$0	$0	$0
LESLI J ROTENBERG
SVP & GM CHILDREN'S MEDIA, MKT	$338,941	$0	$73,000	$0	$4,790	$0	$27,500	$0	$39,796	$0	$484,027	$0	$0	$0
PERRY SIMON
CHIEF PROG EXEC & GM., GA PROG	$83,089	$0	$85,970	$0	$4,968	$0	$0	$0	$6,670	$0	$180,697	$0	$0	$0
JAYME S SWAIN
SVP, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS	$316,743	$0	$57,100	$0	$0	$0	$24,979	$0	$20,409	$0	$419,231	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG A SPERLING
VP, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	$262,539	$0	$34,125	$0	$0	$0	$21,095	$0	$3,165	$0	$320,924	$0	$0	$0
RHONDA D HOLT
VP, SOFTWARE DEV & OPERATIONS	$256,234	$0	$36,750	$0	$0	$0	$20,375	$0	$11,538	$0	$324,897	$0	$0	$0
JOHN J DOUGHERTY
VP, PROGRAM BUSINESS AFFAIRS	$259,738	$0	$27,125	$0	$0	$0	$19,811	$0	$2,972	$0	$309,646	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT NOURSE
VP, DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOP.	$248,556	$0	$36,525	$0	$0	$0	$20,236	$0	$26,154	$0	$331,471	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA L LANDES
CFO & TREASURER THRU 12/31/16	$0	$0	$0	$0	$201,351	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$201,351	$0	$0	$0
BETH C HOPPE
CHIEF PROG EXEC THRU 03/01/18	$113,531	$0	$0	$0	$5,723	$0	$6,875	$0	$8,755	$0	$134,884	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1A:	PBS GROSSES UP PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN TAXABLE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. PBS PROVIDED NON-ACCOUNTABLE ALLOWANCES IN CALENDAR 2018 FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION TO TWO EXECUTIVES.
PART I, LINE 4A:	Former CFO and Treasurer received severance payment in calendar 2018 on terms consistent with standards in the industry. Barbara L. Landes $201,351

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	1268	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$148,914,135	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	IMPUTED VALUE	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	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COMPANY REPORTED 1,268 RECEIPTS OF DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS, WHICH ARE THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT COSTS CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 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 2018 FORM W-2 FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION WAS 588.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a - Other Program Services:	(Continued from Part III) UNAMORTIZED BROADCAST RIGHTS ARE SHOWN AS NONCURRENT ASSETS IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION BECAUSE CURRENT PORTIONS ARE NOT READILY DETERMINABLE.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Other Program Services:	EDUCATIONAL GRANTS REPRESENTS ACTIVITY RELATED PRIMARILY TO GRANTS RECEIVED FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. EXPENSES $20,416,292. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $10,734,339. REVENUE $0. MEMBER SERVICES REPRESENTS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO PBS'S MEMBER STATIONS, INCLUDING DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT, AND COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATION. EXPENSES $6,884,985. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $25,064,430. VENTURES - REPRESENTS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SALE OF DVDS, DIGITAL CONTENT, AND PROGRAM-RELATED PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LIBRARIES, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS; THE LICENSING, DEVELOPMENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ONLINE VIDEO GAMES; THE LICENSING OF VIDEO CONTENT TO COMMERCIAL ONLINE AND MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND ONLINE SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES. EXPENSES $2,652,062. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $34,659,622. ROYALTIES AND OTHER - REPRESENTS AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS AND PRODUCERS FROM CABLE AND LICENSE FEE REVENUE RECEIVED FROM CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDERS. EXPENSES $2,487,438. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0. REVENUE $2,924,575.
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 THREE 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:	DIRECTORS BESCHLOSS AND BAER HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. DIRECTORS BAER AND KERGER SERVED ON THE MEREDITH CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
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 CHAIR OF 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) $-1,808,986 MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENTS 1,648 TOTAL FORM 990, PART XI, Line 9 $-1,807,338
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	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
PBS DIGITAL LLC
2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	202550162	see part vii	DE	$100	PBS
PBS ENTERPRISES LLC
2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	521398805	see part vii	VA	$3,147	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	2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	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 11a	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 DIST	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	$21,887,710	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$90,265,131	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	Yes (true)	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
UBI Code V	$159,985	UBICodeVAmt
General Or Managing Partner	false	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	false	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	$2,502,356	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
N	$530,366	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
Q	$3,915,508	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
S	$33,255,535	COST

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	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 DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMS	ExplanationTxt