PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (EIN 52-0899215)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-11
IRS object ID: 201821319349304132
Schema version: 2016v3.1
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 K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-11T15:01:33-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	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	2016-07-01	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	2018-05-09	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	2018-05-09	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	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	$578,911,040	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 ( CONTINUED - SCHEDULE O )	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	574	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	26	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,818,632	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$199,742,159	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$271,250,915	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$211,147,424	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$211,471,780	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,425,064	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,301,133	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$41,591,218	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$44,720,625	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$459,905,865	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$531,744,453	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,235,070	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,266,013	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$72,928,692	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$77,931,531	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$71,540	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$435,053,666	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$382,910,840	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$511,217,428	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$468,108,384	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$51,311,563	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$63,636,069	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$409,635,434	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$461,757,189	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$130,447,650	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$107,220,678	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$279,187,784	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$354,536,511	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$343,148,092	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$104,328	GrantAmt
Revenue	$181,528,762	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROGRAMMING REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 1,728 HOURS OF BROADCAST CONTENT, PROVIDED BY PBS TO ITS 157 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, AND BROADCAST RIGHTS ACQUISITION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$27,620,925	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,422	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,024,507	RevenueAmt
Desc	TECHNICAL SERVICES & INTERCONNECTION - REPRESENTS THE SCHEDULING AND LOGGING OF ALL SATELLITE FEEDS; MEDIA OPERATIONS 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	$23,707,480	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	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
$11,200,611	$5,902,725	$0	educational grants
$11,165,123	$1,252,538	$29,560,076	member services
$3,066,336		$39,462,388	ventures
$2,823,429		$3,555,213	royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$28,255,499	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$7,155,263	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$72,577,677	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$422,731,996	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	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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	659	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	574	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	27	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	26	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAULA A KERGER
PRESIDENT, CEO	32.0	8.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,073,028	$0	$89,712
RONNIE AGNEW
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM AXTELL
DIRECTOR, PROF. VICE CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD BAER
DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AFSANEH BESCHLOSS
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD BOSWELL
DIRECTOR, PROF. VICE CHAIR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOLLY CORBETT BROAD
DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERNEST BROMLEY
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAXINE CLARK
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERROL B DAVIS JR
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES T HAGEL
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICH HOMBERG
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAE HOPKINS
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC HYYPPA
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY IRVING
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL IMADA
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS KARLO
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KLIFF KUEHL
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLAN LANDON
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BECKY MAGURA
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA O'BRYON
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM RIELAND
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAMON RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SACHS
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEAL SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA SHUMATE
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN SICKORA
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EVAN SMITH
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANN UROFSKY
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY STOKES
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
COO	39.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$535,464	$0	$70,421
BARBARA L LANDES
SVP, CFO, TREASURER	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$361,949	$0	$62,101
KATHERINE S LAUDERDALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, CORP. SEC	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$424,525	$0	$49,406
MARY PLANTAMURA
ASST. CORP. SECY & ASSOC. GEN	32.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$144,085	$0	$37,498
THOMAS E TARDIVO
SVP FINANCE, ASST. TREASURER	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$323,472	$0	$59,479
MARIO P VECCHI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$419,999	$0	$61,923
IRA RUBENSTEIN
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$431,624	$0	$66,183
BETH C HOPPE
CHIEF PROGRAMMING EXECUTIVE	40.0	0.0			$424,940	$0	$62,689	Yes (X)
LESLI J ROTENBERG
SVP & GM, CHILDREN'S MEDIA, MK	40.0	0.0			$393,700	$0	$62,676	Yes (X)
MICHAEL D KELLEY
SVP, PROG, CONTENT SVCS. & BUS	40.0	0.0			$326,875	$0	$27,084		Yes (X)
JUAN A SEPULVEDA JR
SVP, SYSTEM LEADERSHIP	40.0	0.0			$311,380	$0	$52,823		Yes (X)
JAYME S SWAIN
SVP, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS	40.0	0.0			$302,370	$0	$44,501		Yes (X)
CAROLE DICKERT-SCHERR
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	40.0	0.0			$298,312	$0	$33,325		Yes (X)
CRAIG A SPERLING
VP, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	40.0	0.0			$286,372	$0	$22,873		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$6,058,095	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$802,694	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	218	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MULLENLOWE MEDIAHUB US
PO BOX 7247-7279	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19170	PAID ADVERTISING	$13,186,883
THREE PILLAR GLOBAL INC
3975 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE NORTH SUITE	FAIRFAX	VA	22033	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	$2,415,544
INTERFACE MEDIA GROUP INC
1233 20TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	PROMOTION,PRODUCTION	$2,164,733
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH
85 BROAD STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10004	AUDIENCE ANALYTICS	$2,530,049
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
555 WEST 5TH STREET SUITE 2700	LOS ANGELES	CA	90013	STRAT TECH CONSULT	$2,018,681

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	86	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$123,473	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$1,128,118	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$12,201,466	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$257,797,858	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$133,135,211	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$271,250,915	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$196,153,420	$196,153,420
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$12,934,185	$10,649,021	$2,285,164
STATION/PRODUCER SRVCS	900099	$2,384,175	$2,384,175

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$211,471,780	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,518,123	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$50,152	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,568,275	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	$9,435,864	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,435,864	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	$48,949,597	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$47,166,587	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,783,010	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,783,010	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,783,010	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	$33,637,335	$33,104,447	$532,888
ADMINISTRATIVE/ SERVICE FEES	515100	$1,471,647	$1,471,647
COMMUNICATION SERVICES	515100	$165,027	$114,295	$50,732

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,752	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,752	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$35,284,761	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$531,744,453	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$253,323,621	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,818,632	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,351,285	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,476,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,476,013	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	$1,790,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,790,000	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	$5,030,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,455,412	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,575,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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	$59,121,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,025,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,049,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,187	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,676,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,584,595	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,088,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,695	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,348,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,348,684	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,985,392	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,918	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,753,580	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,458,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,292,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,790	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	$1,686,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$819,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$867,507	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$187,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$382,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,200	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$323,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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	$258,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$258,188	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,588,258	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,492,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,096,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,999,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,910,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,448,111	TotalAmt
Program Services	$570,418	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$877,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,915,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,833,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,082,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,643,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,643,023	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,364,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,569,247	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,791,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,950	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,125,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,620,595	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$504,881	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

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	$2,519,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,796,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$722,671	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$417,565	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$417,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,310,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$162,598,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,712,245	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$632,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,172	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$525,539	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	$133,135,211	$133,135,211
COMMUNICATIONS	$9,008,949	$6,787,718	$2,221,231
PROGRAM RIGHTS	$5,652,163	$5,652,163
BAD DEBT RECOVERY	-$3,370,688	-$3,370,688

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$1,630,860	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,635,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$468,108,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$422,731,996	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,304,848	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$71,540	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,137,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,445,266	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,042,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,683,992	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,364,763	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,033,833	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	$8,745,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,999,866	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$161,314,259	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$133,248,977	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,649,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,065,282	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,798,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,253,710	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,497,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,807,920	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	$103,998,884	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,645,847	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,400,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,821,473	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$409,635,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$461,757,189	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,727,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,298,006	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	$213,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,062	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,960,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,795,000	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	$6,546,632	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,922,610	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$130,447,650	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,220,678	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,174,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,768,658	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,013,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,767,853	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	$279,187,784	BOYAmt
EOY	$354,536,511	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$409,635,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$461,757,189	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$63,636,069	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$13,538,483	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,825,825	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	$238,969,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$270,206,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$221,893,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$199,742,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,250,915	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,202,061,341	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	$238,969,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$270,206,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$221,893,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$199,742,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,250,915	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,202,061,341	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,202,061,341	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,872,686	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,047,785	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,121,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,949,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,568,275	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,560,320	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$840,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,284,584	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,971,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,034,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,818,632	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,948,804	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$40,002,637	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$47,799,040	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,727,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$32,445,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$34,701,140	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$196,675,272	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,426,245,737	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$926,611,152	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.84281	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.84365	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	$4,146	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$5,744	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$64,800	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$307,781	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$382,471	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	$7,485,346	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$935,608	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$918,874	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$9,339,828	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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)
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.51500	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.43120	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.05380	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	$18,798,033	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,969,616	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,828,417	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,915,721	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,232,484	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,683,237	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$120,204,965	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$110,431,485	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,773,480	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,156,337	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,615,392	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$540,945	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$28,065,282	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$37,192,939	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN FUND OF FUNDS	$2,125,059	F
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY-NPM	$489,922	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$39,807,920	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION	$3,511,803
DEFERRED CREDIT-TENANT ALLOWANCE	$1,365,262
UNREALIZED LOSS-INTEREST RATE	$45,545

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,922,610	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$681,640,628	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$13,538,483	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants	-$1,820,883	RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue	$171,815,910	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$183,533,510	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$498,107,118	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$33,637,335	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$33,637,335	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$531,744,453	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$604,377,116	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$137,093,149	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$137,093,149	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$467,283,967	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$824,417	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$824,417	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$468,108,384	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 IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING. ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSTITUTE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENTS. THE FOUNDATION REPORTS THOSE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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, 2017 AND 2016, THE FOUNDATION HAD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TOTALING $9.3 MILLION AND $7.5 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. OF THIS TOTAL, FUNDS TOTALING $4.0 MILLION IN BOTH 2017 AND 2016, WERE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED WITH DONOR IMPOSED STIPULATIONS ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS. IN ADDITION TO THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUND, THE FOUNDATION HAD BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. PERMANENT, DONOR - RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND: THE IRIS AND JOSEPH POLLOCK FUND: TO PROVIDE FOR THE BROADCAST AND DISSEMINATION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING. PBS FOUNDATION BOARD DESIGNATED FUND: PBS ENDOWMENT FUND: TO PROVIDE A CONTINUED SOURCE OF INCOME FOR OPERATIONS, SPECIAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR FOR EMERGENCY NEEDS.
Part X, Line 2:	Under 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, 2017 and 2016, there were no interest or penalties included in the consolidated statements of activities. The Company is still open to examination by taxing authorities from fiscal year 2014 forward.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Public Media Distribution, LLC: Revenue, net of elimination entries 168,830,185 PBS Foundation Inc: Revenue, net of elimination entries 3,788,263 Revenues allocated to PBS Foundation -1,820,882 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D $171,815,910 ============
PART XI, LINE 4b - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Income from PBSd, LLC 33,637,335 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, 4B $33,637,335 ============
Part XII, Line 2d - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PBS Foundation Inc. expenses net of eliminations 1,900,299 Public Media Distribution LLC expenses net of eliminations 135,192,850 ------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D $137,093,149 =============
PART XII, LINE 4b - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Refunds of grant expenses issued prior year 21,879 Affiliate support to PBS Foundation 802,538 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4b $824,417 ============

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
North America	Grantmaking	$1,790,000
Central America and the Caribbean	Investments	$2,125,059

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$3,915,059	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,915,059	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	see part v	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$1,790,000	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	WIRE	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	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 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 I, LINE 1:	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' POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE TO ENSURE THAT ALL DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, INCLUDING RELEVANT ALLOWABILITY CONSIDERATIONS, COST CONTROLS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.
PART II, LINE 1, COLUMN (D):	READY-TO-LEARN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A KIDS MULTI-PLATFORM, TRANSMEDIA GAMING SUITE.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMWAY GRAND PLAZA HOTEL
187 MONROE NW	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49503	382239010	N/A	$6,828	SEE PART IV #8
ARKANSAS ETV NETWORK (AETN)
350 SDONAGHEY	CONWAY	AR	72034	710847443	STATE OF AR	$17,500	SEE PART IV #5 & 6
BRAND PROGRAMMING STUDIOS
23809 KENSINGTON COURT	WEST HILLS	CA	913071263	811379809	N/A	$79,523	SEE PART IV #1
JET PROPULSION LLC
315 S BEVERLY DRIVE STE 502	BEVERLY HILLS	CA	90212	800842237	N/A	$1,000,000	SEE PART IV #1
KBTC-TV BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE
2320 S 19TH ST	TACOMA	WA	98405	911526457	STATE OF LA	$7,500	SEE PART IV #5
LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
7733 PERKINS RD	BATON ROUGE	LA	70810	720850372	STATE OF LA	$10,923	SEE PART IV #2,6&7
NATL ASSOC FOR THE EDUC OF YOUNG CHILDREN
1313 L STREET NW STE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	366009499	501(c)(3)	$60,000	see Part IV #1
PBS FOUNDATION
2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	201476451	501(c)(3)	$802,538	see Part IV #3
PBS SOCAL - KOCE-TV FOUNDATION
3080 BRISTOL ST STE 400	COSTA MESA	CA	926267335	953220724	501(c)(3)	$7,500	SEE PART IV #6 & 8
RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS
1745 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10019	132558190	N/A	$52,500	see Part IV #1
READY JET GO SEASON II LLC
10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD STE 2100	LOS ANGELES	CA	90024	812496532	N/A	$778,166	see Part IV #1
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
881 COMMONWEALTH AVE 4TH FL	BOSTON	MA	022151303	042103547	501(c)(3)	$127,397	see Part IV #1
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION
172 EAST 4TH ST	SAINT PAUL	MN	55101	410769851	501(c)(3)	$450,000	see Part IV #4
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ONE GUEST STREET	BOSTON	MA	02135	042104397	501(c)(3)	$1,713,138	see Part IV #1 & 2
WNETEDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING
825 EIGHTH AVE	NEW YORK	NY	100197435	131945149	501(c)(3)	$11,250	see Part IV #5
WORLD WIDE WEBBERS INC
6255 W SUNSET BOULEVARD STE 1100	HOLLYWOOD	CA	90028	814392367	N/A	$305,000	see Part IV #1
WQED MULTIMEDIA
4802 FIFTH AVE	PITTSBURGH	PA	15213	251010296	501(c)(3)	$21,250	see Part IV #5

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	11	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' 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: READY-TO-LEARN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A KIDS MULTI-PLATFORM, TRANSMEDIA GAMING SUITE. #2: PBS PROGRAMMING EVENT PROMOTIONAL GRANT #3: AFFILIATE SUPPORT #4: PBS PROGRAMMING SUPPORT FOR NEXT AVENUE INITIATIVE, A WEB RESOURCE FOR AGING. #5: DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND WORKSHOPS SUPPORTING A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING APP FOR KIDS. #6: PBS ARTS FILM FESTIVAL PROMOTIONAL GRANT. #7: DEPT. OF COMMERCE RESOURCES FOR TRANSMISSION OF FEMA'S PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM(WARN). #8: PBS COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANT SUPPORTING VETERANS FILM PROJECT

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	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PAULA A KERGER
PRESIDENT, CEO	$667,584	$0	$397,000	$0	$8,444	$0	$53,000	$0	$36,712	$0	$1,162,740	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
COO	$408,231	$0	$116,800	$0	$10,433	$0	$33,787	$0	$36,634	$0	$605,885	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA L LANDES
SVP, CFO, TREASURER	$352,294	$0		$0	$9,655	$0	$34,450	$0	$27,651	$0	$424,050	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE S LAUDERDALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, CORP. SEC	$344,235	$0	$77,575	$0	$2,715	$0	$34,450	$0	$14,956	$0	$473,931	$0	$0	$0
MARY PLANTAMURA
ASST. CORP. SECY & ASSOC. GEN	$136,860	$0	$7,225	$0	$0	$0	$11,644	$0	$25,854	$0	$181,583	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS E TARDIVO
SVP FINANCE, ASST. TREASURER	$269,323	$0	$52,650	$0	$1,499	$0	$23,850	$0	$35,629	$0	$382,951	$0	$0	$0
MARIO P VECCHI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	$337,628	$0	$71,600	$0	$10,771	$0	$34,450	$0	$27,473	$0	$481,922	$0	$0	$0
IRA RUBENSTEIN
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER	$335,699	$0	$85,400	$0	$10,525	$0	$29,813	$0	$36,370	$0	$497,807	$0	$0	$0
BETH C HOPPE
CHIEF PROGRAMMING EXECUTIVE	$349,732	$0	$70,025	$0	$5,183	$0	$26,500	$0	$36,189	$0	$487,629	$0	$0	$0
LESLI J ROTENBERG
SVP & GM, CHILDREN'S MEDIA, MK	$319,506	$0	$69,775	$0	$4,419	$0	$26,500	$0	$36,176	$0	$456,376	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL D KELLEY
SVP, PROG, CONTENT SVCS. & BUS	$270,031	$0	$53,450	$0	$3,394	$0	$23,850	$0	$3,234	$0	$353,959	$0	$0	$0
JUAN A SEPULVEDA JR
SVP, SYSTEM LEADERSHIP	$267,196	$0	$39,225	$0	$4,959	$0	$23,850	$0	$28,973	$0	$364,203	$0	$0	$0
JAYME S SWAIN
SVP, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS	$249,061	$0	$49,900	$0	$3,409	$0	$23,850	$0	$20,651	$0	$346,871	$0	$0	$0
CAROLE DICKERT-SCHERR
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	$197,018	$0	$41,494	$0	$59,800	$0	$18,774	$0	$14,551	$0	$331,637	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG A SPERLING
VP, DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL	$249,422	$0	$36,950	$0	$0	$0	$19,884	$0	$2,989	$0	$309,245	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART 1, LINE 1A:	PBS GROSSES UP PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN TAXABLE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EXECUTIVES.
PART 1, LINE 4A:	HCE AND FORMER VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2016 ON TERMS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY. CAROLE DICKERT-SCHERR $59,800

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FAIRFAX CTY ECON DEV AUTH VAR RATE REV BOND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	237011544	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	30382edb7	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2005-06-30	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$19,500,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	REHAB/EXPANSION-see part VI	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$3,110,000	RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased	$0	BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds	$19,500,000	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$520,000	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$8,860	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$36,819	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$18,934,321	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$674,529	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$0	UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion	2006	SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding	false	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others	0	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Remedial Action Taken	false	RemedialActionTakenInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	Yes (true)	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (true)	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	false	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (true)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	Yes (true)	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge	6.5	TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge	false	SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated	false	HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd

GIC Provider Name GICProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	false	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE A. column f, purpose:	Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Variable Rate Revenue Bonds (Series 2005) were issued to finance the rehabilitation and expansion of technical facilities and outfitting of a new headquarters facility.
PART II, LINE 11, OTHER SPENT proceeds:	THE OTHER FUNDS SPENT OF $674,529 ON LINE 11 REPRESENT FUNDS SPENT FROM INVESTMENT PROCEEDS FROM INVESTMENTS THAT ACCRUED DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD.
PART V, PROCEDURES TO UNDERTAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION:	PBS PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW OF ALL THIRD PARTY LEASE, MANAGEMENT, SERVICE OR OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT MAKE USE OF THE PBS FACILITIES THAT WERE REHABILITATED, EXPANDED AND OUTFITTED WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS TO MEASURE WHETHER THERE IS PRIVATE BUSINESS USE AND IF SO, TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS USAGE. IF THE REVIEW OF AN AGREEMENT RAISES A CONCERN, PBS WOULD ENGAGE OUTSIDE BOND COUNSEL FOR GUIDANCE PRIOR TO AMENDING OR EXECUTING THE AGREEMENT AND MODIFY THE AGREEMENT ACCORDINGLY TO ENSURE THAT NO VIOLATION WOULD OCCUR.

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	1053	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$133,135,211	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 1,053 RECEIPTS OF DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS, WHICH ARE THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT MADE BY ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1 and Part III, Line 1:	(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS SERVES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH CONTENT AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, USING MEDIA TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN AND EXPRESS A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES. PBS EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL AND STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL, DEMOCRATIC AND CULTURAL HEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 AND PART V, LINE 2A: THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PBS EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A 2016 FORM W-2 FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION WAS 574.
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 $11,200,611 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $5,902,725 REVENUE $0 MEMBER SERVICES REPRESENTS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF PBS' MEMBER STATIONS, INCLUDING DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT, AND COPYRIGHT ADMINISTRATION. REVENUES ARE DERIVED FROM MEMBER STATION DUES ASSESSMENTS. EXPENSES $11,165,123 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $1,252,538 REVENUE $29,560,076 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 $3,066,336 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 REVENUE $39,462,388 ROYALTIES - REPRESENTS AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS AND PRODUCERS FROM LICENSING FEE REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CABLE AND SATELLITE PROVIDERS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF THESE ACTIVITIES. REVENUES ARE DERVIVED FROM THE EXPLOITATION OF SOME DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND COURSE MATERIALS DEVELOPED FOR EDUCATORS. EXPENSES $2,823,429 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $0 REVENUE $3,555,213
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 & PART XII LINE 2b:	AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: 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 THE FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, AND THREE TO 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 6:	PBS' 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 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. 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 PBS GENERAL COUNSEL. 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 THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND THE CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFFICER, 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 COO, THE CFO, THE CLO, THE CTO AND THE CDMO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 16b:	AT THE TIME OF FILING, PBS HAS IN PLACE A WRITTEN POLICY OR PROCEDURE FOR THE EVALUATION OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN JOINT VENTURES UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAWS. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD AND IN PRIOR YEARS, PURSUANT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY RESOLUTION, THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WAS REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO ANY PARTNERSHIP OR SIMILAR BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT WITH THIRD PARTIES, WHICH FACILITATES THE BOARD'S DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING TAX AND OTHER IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO REVENUE GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE IMPACT TO PBS' NON-COMMERCIAL MISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:	PBS' GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON PBS' WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, COLUMN D - FUNDRAISING:	FUNDRAISING COSTS REFLECTED IN PART IX, COLUMN D, RELATE TO TIME SPENT BY STAFF IN WRITING PROPOSALS AND SOLICITING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE ASSOCIATED REVENUE 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' CONTINUED EXCELLENCE AND TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC BROADCASTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: RETURN OF GRANT FUNDS (PRIOR YEARS) 21,880 DE-OBLIGATION OF GRANT REVENUE (PRIOR YEAR) -1,820,883 MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENTS -26,822 ----------- TOTAL FORM 990, PART XI, Line 9 -$1,825,825 ===========
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

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PBS DIGITAL LLC
2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	202550162	see part vii	DE	$0	$100	PBS
PBS ENTERPRISES LLC
2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	521398805	see part vii	VA	$0	$20,229	PBS

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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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)
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State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	263659281	EIN
Primary Activities	see part vii	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
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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
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Share Of EOY Assets	$78,193,747	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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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
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
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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 (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
L	$975,430	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
N	$496,217	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
Q	$4,941,029	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
R	$353,128	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
S	$26,887,750	COST

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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PARTS I - IV:	RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Primary Activity: PBS DIGITAL, LLC: HOLDING COMPANY, ACCOUNTING FOR PBS' 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.: PROMOTE PBS' MISSION THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMS.
PART V, LINE 1R:	OTHER TRANSFER OF CASH OR PROPERTY TO RELATED ORGANIZATION(S): PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC $353,128 INTERCOMPANY PAYMENTS RESULTING FROM REMITTANCES PAID IN ERROR TO PBS INSTEAD OF PBSD.