PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (EIN 52-0899215)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-05-11
IRS object ID: 201741319349304464
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-11T14:59:00-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	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 SUITE 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	2015-07-01	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/INT CF	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	PUBL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2100 CRYSTAL DRIVE 3RD FLOOR	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	Treas, Interim CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7037395000	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-09	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	2017-05-09	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	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 DRIVE 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$786,548,270	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), IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS ( CONTINUED - SCHEDULE O )	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	27	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	26	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	583	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	32	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$3,693,216	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$221,893,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$199,742,159	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$200,800,062	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$211,147,424	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,506,893	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,425,064	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$45,084,755	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$41,591,218	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$473,284,710	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$459,905,865	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,101,798	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,235,070	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$67,136,398	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$72,928,692	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$64,850	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$442,977,625	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$435,053,666	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$520,215,821	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$511,217,428	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$46,931,111	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$51,311,563	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$485,994,862	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$409,635,434	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$149,159,003	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$130,447,650	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$336,835,859	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$279,187,784	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	$369,654,842	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$100,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$184,790,913	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROGRAMMING REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 3,094 HOURS OF BROADCAST CONTENT, PROVIDED BY PBS TO ITS 159 MEMBER PUBLIC TELEVISION LICENSEES, TO INFORM, INSPIRE, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE. THIS EXPENSE CATEGORY INCLUDES COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BROADCAST RIGHTS ACQUISITION, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATION WHICH INCLUDES CONTENT OVERSIGHT, PROGRAM SCHEDULING AND PACKAGING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$41,210,566	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$94,989	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,488,686	RevenueAmt
Desc	TECHNICAL SERVICES AND INTERCONNECTION REPRESENTS THE NETWORK, MEDIA AND SATELLITE OPERATIONS CENTERS WHICH OVERSEE SCHEDULING AND LOGGING OF ALL SATELLITE FEEDS; 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 THE LEASING AND ACQUISITION OF SATELLITE TRANSPONDERS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF EXCESS SATELLITE TRANSPONDER CAPACITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$34,690,041	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
$10,061,698	$794,560	$24,051,041	member services
$6,510,886	$2,245,521	$349,623	educational grants
$4,704,206		$37,454,655	ventures
$2,411,472		$3,003,132	royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$23,688,262	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$3,040,081	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$64,858,451	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$469,243,711	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	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	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	658	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	583	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 TREASINT CF	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 (47 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)	$823,762	$0	$88,059
JON ABBOTT
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONNIE AGNEW
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
POLLY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR	0.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM AXTELL
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD BAER
DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AFSANEH BESCHLOSS
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD BOSWELL
DIRECTOR	2.0	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	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERROLL B DAVIS JR
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK GALMICHE
DIRECTOR (former VICE CHAIR)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HELEN HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICH HOMBERG
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAE HOPKINS
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	2.0	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	2.0	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	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEO SOONG
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOANN UROFSKY
DIRECTOR	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LLOYD WRIGHT
DIRECTOR	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
COO	39.0	1.0		Yes (X)	$354,706	$0	$26,205
BARBARA L LANDES
SVP, CFO, TREASURER	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$424,035	$0	$48,559
KATHERINE S LAUDERDALE
SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP. SECY.	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$410,934	$0	$36,713
MARY LPLANTAMURA
ASST. CORP. SECY & ASSOC. GEN	32.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$141,340	$0	$35,509
THOMAS E TARDIVO
SVP, FINANCE & ASST. TREASURER	35.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$311,084	$0	$54,119
MARIO P VECCHI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$405,098	$0	$46,498
MICHAEL D JONES
FORMER COO	0.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$242,169	$0	$56,387
BETH C HOPPE
CHIEF PROGRAMMING EXE.	40.0	0.0			$419,886	$0	$55,180	Yes (X)
IRA RUBENSTEIN
SVP & GM, DIGITAL	40.0	0.0			$400,352	$0	$51,002	Yes (X)
LESLI J ROTENBERG
SVP & GM, CHILDEN'S MEDIA, MKT	40.0	0.0			$387,227	$0	$55,168		Yes (X)
MICHAEL D KELLEY
SVP, PROG, CONTENT SVCS. & BUS	40.0	0.0			$314,396	$0	$23,876		Yes (X)
JUAN A SEPULVEDA JR
SVP, STATION SERVICES	40.0	0.0			$303,112	$0	$52,251		Yes (X)
JAYME S SWAIN
SVP, STRATEGY & OPS	40.0	0.0			$285,914	$0	$38,847		Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER L HOMER
VP, TECHNICAL OPS & ENGINEERIN	40.0	0.0			$275,616	$0	$39,479		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$5,499,631	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$707,852	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	190	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
MULLEN COMMUNICATIONS INC
PO BOX 7247-7279	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19170	PAID ADVERTISING	$16,548,896
THREE PILLAR GLOBAL INC
3975 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE NORTH SUITE	FAIRFAX	VA	22033	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	$3,276,101
INTERFACE MEDIA GROUP INC
1233 20TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	PROMOTION,PRODUCTION	$2,339,919
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH
85 BROAD STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10004	AUDIENCE ANALYTICS	$2,311,040
ERICSSON INC
4500 RIVER GREEN PARKWAY	DULUTH	GA	30096	design/sys integrat	$1,289,639

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	106	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$111,290	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$1,680,012	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$7,972,191	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$189,978,666	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$151,387,895	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$199,742,159	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$192,990,131	$192,990,131
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$15,750,473	$12,846,188	$2,904,285
STATION/PRODUCER SRVCS	900099	$2,406,820	$2,406,820

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$211,147,424	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,881,119	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$68,751	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,949,870	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,290,719	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,288,136	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,583	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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	$331,186,350	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$326,642,405	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,543,945	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,543,945	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,543,945	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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

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	$30,447,748	$30,193,242	$254,506
ADMINISTRATIVE/ SERVICE FEES	515100	$1,587,525	$1,587,525
COMMUNICATION SERVICES	515100	$1,175,273	$574,680	$600,593

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$89,953	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$89,953	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$33,300,499	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$459,905,865	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$248,976,675	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,693,216	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$7,493,815	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,235,070	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,235,070	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,631,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$933,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,697,527	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	$54,768,698	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,537,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,189,140	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42,551	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,296,507	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,300,160	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$992,943	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,404	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,694,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,632,787	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,048,920	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,425	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,538,033	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,368,761	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,166,715	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,557	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	$1,736,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$589,553	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,147,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$399,760	TotalAmt
Management And General	$399,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,088	TotalAmt
Management And General	$91,088	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	$263,015	TotalAmt
Management And General	$263,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,287,624	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,928,021	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,359,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,281,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,196,501	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,680	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,764,437	TotalAmt
Program Services	$869,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$894,678	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,377,059	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,394,820	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,982,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,126,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,126,139	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,296,386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,539,386	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,753,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,913	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,860,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,158,565	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$702,379	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	$2,997,041	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,987,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,009,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$439,164	TotalAmt
Management And General	$439,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$176,691,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$174,686,570	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,005,021	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$994,982	TotalAmt
Program Services	$515,487	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$479,495	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS	$151,387,895	$151,387,895
COMMUNICATIONS	$10,469,575	$8,162,573	$2,307,002
PROGRAM RIGHTS	$6,107,589	$6,107,589
BAD DEBT RECOVERY	-$14,416	-$14,416

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,495,906	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,599,964	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$3,104,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$511,217,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$469,243,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,908,867	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,850	FundraisingAmt

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

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	$39,953,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,137,557	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,465,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,042,120	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,928,001	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,364,763	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	$11,577,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,745,970	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$157,645,340	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$125,995,480	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,426,079	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,649,860	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,228,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,798,224	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,894,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,497,251	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	$118,634,787	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,998,884	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,886,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,400,805	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$485,994,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,635,434	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,883,020	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,727,664	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	$774,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$213,354	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,510,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,960,000	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	$6,991,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,546,632	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,159,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,447,650	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,671,770	BOYAmt
EOY	$226,174,660	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,164,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,013,124	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	$336,835,859	BOYAmt
EOY	$279,187,784	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$485,994,862	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,635,434	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$51,311,563	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$6,503,928	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$167,416	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	$219,039,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$238,969,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$270,206,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$221,893,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$199,742,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,149,849,608	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	$219,039,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$238,969,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$270,206,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$221,893,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$199,742,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,149,849,608	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,149,849,608	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,814,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,872,686	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,047,785	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,121,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,949,870	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$19,806,302	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$416,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$840,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,284,584	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,971,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,034,098	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,546,986	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,763,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,002,637	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$47,799,040	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$41,727,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,445,400	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$186,737,253	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,362,940,149	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$799,378,861	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.84365	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.85268	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II - Other income explanation	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	"Other Income" represents royalties received for use of PBS copyrighted materials and Income from subsidiaries.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$91,088	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$91,088	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	$4,990,853	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,384,644	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$109,849	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$7,485,346	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.45320	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.53810	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00870	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	$18,772,966	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,881,692	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,891,274	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,915,720	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,490,533	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,425,187	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$116,728,943	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$105,321,621	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,407,322	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,988,508	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,301,634	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$686,874	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$31,649,860	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$30,443,353	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN FUND OF FUNDS	$2,538,756	F
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY-NPM	$515,142	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$33,497,251	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION	$4,151,920
DEFERRED CREDIT-TENANT ALLOWANCE	$1,750,298
UNREALIZED LOSS-INTEREST RATE	$644,414

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$6,546,632	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$598,389,107	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$6,503,928	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$175,434,918	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$168,930,990	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$429,458,117	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$30,447,748	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$30,447,748	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$459,905,865	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$655,084,468	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$144,402,818	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$144,402,818	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$510,681,650	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$535,778	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$535,778	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$511,217,428	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, 2016, THE FOUNDATION HAD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TOTALING $7,485,255. OF THIS TOTAL, FUNDS TOTALING $4,027,688 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, 2016 and 2015, 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 2013 forward.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Public Media Distribution, LLC: Revenue, net of elimination entries 171,856,836 PBS Foundation Inc: Revenue, net of elimination entries 4,099,053 Revenues allocated to PBS Foundation - 520,971 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2d $175,434,918 ============
PART XI, LINE 4b - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Income from PBSd, LLC 30,447,748 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, 4B $ 30,447,748 ============
Part XII, Line 2d - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PBS Foundation Inc. expenses net of eliminations 2,993,729 Public Media Distribution LLC expenses net of eliminations 141,409,089 ------------- TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2d $144,402,818 =============
PART XII, LINE 4b - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Refunds of grant expenses issued prior year 14,807 Affiliate support to PBS Foundation 520,971 ------------ TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4b $ 535,778 ============

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Central America and the Caribbean	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Investments	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$2,538,756	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$2,538,756	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,538,756	TotalSpentAmt
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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, line 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (22 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FRED ROGERS COMPANY
2100 WHARTON ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	15203	251215087	501 (c)(3)	$864,375	see Part IV #1
JET PROPULSION LLC
315 S BEVERLY DR	BEVERLY HILLS	CA	90212	800842237	N/A	$540,000	see Part IV #1
PBS FOUNDATION
2100 CRYSTAL DR	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	201476451	501 (c)(3)	$520,971	see Part IV #2
SESAME WORKSHOP
ONE LINCOLN PLAZA	NEW YORK	NY	10023	132655731	501 (c)(3)	$507,347	see Part IV #1
WETA - GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMM ASS
3939 CAMPBELL AVENUE	ARLINGTON	VA	22206	530242992	501 (c)(3)	$259,146	see Part IV #3
KFME PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING
207 NORTH 5TH STREET	FARGO	ND	58102	450276899	501 (c)(3)	$69,449	see Part IV #4
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE TUFTS UNIVERSITY
419 BOSTON AVENUE	MEDFORD	MA	02155	042103634	501 (c)(3)	$60,000	see Part IV #1
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
881 COMMONWEALTH AVE	BOSTON	MA	02215	042103547	501 (c)(3)	$200,316	see Part IV #1
WGCU FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY Fdn
10501 FGCU BLVD SOUTH	FT MYERS	FL	33965	650753801	STATE OF FL	$39,570	see Part IV #4
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ONE GUEST STREET	BOSTON	MA	02135	042104397	501 (c)(3)	$38,877	see Part IV #1
NATIONAL ASSOC FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDRE
1313 L STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	366009499	501 (c)(3)	$15,000	see Part IV #1
WSKG-TV
601 GATES ROAD	VESTAL	NY	13850	150620345	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
WSKG-TV
601 GATES ROAD	VESTAL	NY	13850	150620345	501 (c)(3)	$1,667	see Part IV #6
WGVU PUBLIC MEDIA GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1668	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	495011668	381684280	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
WJCT INC
100 FESTIVAL PARK AV	JACKSONVILLE	FL	32202	590711482	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
WEDU - TV
1300 N BOULEVARD	TAMPA	FL	33607	590840626	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
UNC
10 TW ALEXANDER Dr	RESEARCH TRI	NC	27709	566172047	STATE OF Nc	$10,000	see Part IV #5
KUED-TV
101 S WASATCH DR	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	876000525	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
WHYY-TV
150 NORTH 6TH st	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19106	231438083	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
KTTZ-TV CO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 42161	LUBBOCK	TX	794092161	756002622	STATE OF TEXAS	$10,000	see Part IV #5
KOCE-TV
PO Box 25113	SANTA ANA	CA	927995113	953220724	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5
VALLEY PUBLIC TELEVISION KVPT
1544 VAN NESS AVENUE	FRESNO	CA	93721	770162617	501 (c)(3)	$10,000	see Part IV #5

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	20	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	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: AFFILIATE SUPPORT #3: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FOR VETERANS COMMUNITY OUTREACH. #4: DEPT. OF COMMERCE RESOURCES FOR TRANSMISSION OF FEMA'S PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEM (WARN). #5: PBS ARTS FILM FESTIVAL PROMOTIONAL GRANT. #6: PBS Kids Kart Kingdom online game project promoting systems thinking in problem solving.

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	$628,203	$0	$189,900	$0	$5,659	$0	$53,000	$0	$35,059	$0	$911,821	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BARZILAY
COO	$282,158	$0	$64,800	$0	$7,748	$0	$0	$0	$26,205	$0	$380,911	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA L LANDES
SVP, CFO, TREASURER	$346,118	$0	$68,300	$0	$9,617	$0	$22,500	$0	$26,059	$0	$472,594	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE S LAUDERDALE
SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP. SECY.	$336,034	$0	$74,900	$0	$0	$0	$22,500	$0	$14,213	$0	$447,647	$0	$0	$0
MARY LPLANTAMURA
ASST. CORP. SECY & ASSOC. GEN	$132,340	$0	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$11,250	$0	$24,259	$0	$176,849	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS E TARDIVO
SVP, FINANCE & ASST. TREASURER	$258,809	$0	$49,250	$0	$3,025	$0	$20,703	$0	$33,416	$0	$365,203	$0	$0	$0
MARIO P VECCHI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	$328,254	$0	$66,725	$0	$10,119	$0	$20,625	$0	$25,873	$0	$451,596	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL D JONES
FORMER COO	$126,709	$0	$45,000	$0	$70,460	$0	$22,500	$0	$33,887	$0	$298,556	$0	$0	$0
BETH C HOPPE
CHIEF PROGRAMMING EXE.	$310,414	$0	$99,175	$0	$10,297	$0	$21,200	$0	$33,980	$0	$475,066	$0	$0	$0
IRA RUBENSTEIN
SVP & GM, DIGITAL	$320,700	$0	$70,150	$0	$9,502	$0	$16,875	$0	$34,127	$0	$451,354	$0	$0	$0
LESLI J ROTENBERG
SVP & GM, CHILDEN'S MEDIA, MKT	$308,076	$0	$67,450	$0	$11,701	$0	$21,200	$0	$33,968	$0	$442,395	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL D KELLEY
SVP, PROG, CONTENT SVCS. & BUS	$259,835	$0	$50,800	$0	$3,761	$0	$20,703	$0	$3,173	$0	$338,272	$0	$0	$0
JUAN A SEPULVEDA JR
SVP, STATION SERVICES	$262,917	$0	$34,475	$0	$5,720	$0	$18,869	$0	$33,382	$0	$355,363	$0	$0	$0
JAYME S SWAIN
SVP, STRATEGY & OPS	$238,289	$0	$47,625	$0	$0	$0	$19,405	$0	$19,442	$0	$324,761	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER L HOMER
VP, TECHNICAL OPS & ENGINEERIN	$240,266	$0	$35,350	$0	$0	$0	$19,215	$0	$20,264	$0	$315,095	$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:	FORMER COO RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR 2015 ON TERMS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY. MICHAEL D. JONES $ 66,840

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	$2,540,000	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	0.00000	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI	0.00000	PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use	0.00000	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
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
SCHEDULE K, 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.
SCHEDULE K, 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.
SCHEDULE K, 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	916	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$151,387,895	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	IMPUTED VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COMPANY REPORTED 916 RECEIPTS OF DONATED BROADCAST RIGHTS, WHICH ARE 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	(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS) IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER STATIONS SERVES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH CONTENT AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, USING MEDIA TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN AND EXPRESS THE DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES. PBS EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL AND STRENGTHENS 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 2015 FORM W-2 FROM THE FILING ORGANIZATION WAS 583.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Other Program Services:	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 $10,061,698 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 794,560 REVENUE $ 24,051,041 EDUCATIONAL GRANTS REPRESENTS ACTIVITY RELATED PRIMARILY TO GRANTS RECEIVED FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. EXPENSES $6,510,886 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 2,245,521 REVENUE $ 349,623. 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 $ 4,704,206 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0 REVENUE $ 37,454,655. 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 $ 2,411,472 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0 REVENUE $ 3,003,132.
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. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE PBS PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRS OF THE FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, AND THREE TO FIVE AT-LARGE DIRECTORS TO BE 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, GENERAL COUNSEL 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 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 EXECUTIVES AT THE "CHIEF" LEVEL, INCLUDING THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE GENERAL COUNSEL (CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER), THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, AND THE CHIEF DIGITAL & MARKETING OFFICER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 16b:	JOINT VENTURE POLICY/ PROCEDURE: PBS HAS NOT ADOPTED A WRITTEN POLICY OR PROCEDURE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRING THE EVALUATION OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN JOINT VENTURES UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAWS BUT, PURSUANT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY RESOLUTION, THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO ANY PARTNERSHIP OR SIMILAR Business ARRANGEMENT WITH THIRD PARTIES, WHICH FACILITATES THE BOARDS DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING TAX AND OTHER IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD HAS CREATED A BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO REVENUE GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE IMPACT ON PBS NONCOMMERCIAL 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 YEAR) 14,807 MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENTS 152,609 --------- TOTAL FORM 990, PART XI, Line 9 $167,416 =========
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)

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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	$51,004	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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City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201476451	EIN
Primary Activities	see part vii	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
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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 DISTRIBUTION LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 GUEST ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
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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
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Share Of EOY Assets	$63,548,448	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
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 (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
L	$947,073	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
N	$640,452	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
Q	$4,672,623	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
R	$228,267	COST
PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LLC
S	$30,923,348	COST

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE R, 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.
SCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 1R:	OTHER TRANSFER OF CASH OR PROPERTY TO RELATED ORGANIZATION(S): PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTION, LLC $ 228,267 INTERCOMPANY PAYMENTS RESULTING FROM REMITTANCES PAID IN ERROR TO PBS INSTEAD OF PBSD.