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← NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO.

Totals

Total revenue
$85,273,590
Total expenses
$78,829,581
Contributions and grants received
$67,743,655
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,787,494
Investment income
$7,450,448
Other revenue
$291,993
Total assets, end of year
$119,994,962
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,442,313
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$73,552,649
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$54,246,270
Management and general expenses
$8,762,335
Fundraising expenses
$15,820,976
Program service expenses (Part III)
$54,246,270

Program services were 68.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,970,556

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $355,117

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $65,417,982

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,904,924

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TAXABLE UNDERWRITING

    total $7,181,328 · unrelated business $7,181,328

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION

    total $2,005,960 · related or exempt $2,005,960

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE

    total $600,206 · related or exempt $307,470 · excluded $292,736

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $793,000 · related or exempt $0 · excluded $793,000

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $920,761 · related or exempt $0 · excluded $920,761

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $376,966

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $376,966 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $376,966 · unrelated business $376,966

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $21,787,645

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $15,130,197

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,657,448 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,657,448 · excluded $6,657,448

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $125,120

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,970,556

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,130,854

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,005,734 · excluded -$1,005,734

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,140,794 · program services $1,188,673 · management and general $464,418 · fundraising $487,703

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $38,618,410 · program services $28,882,452 · management and general $3,052,513 · fundraising $6,683,445

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $881,424 · program services $598,208 · management and general $111,092 · fundraising $172,124

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,759,479 · program services $4,022,893 · management and general $588,618 · fundraising $1,147,968

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,104,687 · program services $2,228,460 · management and general $364,362 · fundraising $511,865

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $253,656 · management and general $253,656

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $205,000 · program services $161,834 · management and general $16,194 · fundraising $26,972

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $7,500 · management and general $7,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $759,978 · fundraising $759,978

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $200,000 · management and general $200,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,119,143 · program services $1,479,245 · management and general $1,063,556 · fundraising $576,342

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $699,028 · program services $490,393 · management and general $23,866 · fundraising $184,769

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,434,948 · program services $1,199,732 · management and general $53,406 · fundraising $181,810

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,974,377 · program services $798,777 · management and general $134,733 · fundraising $1,040,867

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,375,150 · program services $4,610,161 · management and general $315,179 · fundraising $449,810

  • 17 · Travel

    total $270,682 · program services $204,299 · management and general $35,132 · fundraising $31,251

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $76,934 · program services $40,930 · management and general $12,397 · fundraising $23,607

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,165,217 · management and general $1,165,217

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,204,646 · program services $2,083,104 · management and general $774,358 · fundraising $347,184

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $341,780 · program services $266,589 · management and general $30,759 · fundraising $44,432

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACQUISITION

    total $6,005,366 · program services $5,990,520 · fundraising $14,846

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

    total $3,136,003 · fundraising $3,136,003

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $76,873 · management and general $76,873

  • 24d · Other expenses: FINANCING COSTS

    total $18,506 · management and general $18,506

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $223,738 · end of year $845,848

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,380,244 · end of year $14,939,888

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,486,970 · end of year $2,563,913

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,448,644 · end of year $3,991,494

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,321,095 · end of year $1,242,133

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $54,162,755

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $49,399,683

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,874,194 · end of year $4,763,072

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $38,731,317 · end of year $38,507,396

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $20,517,881 · end of year $14,472,646

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $27,817,090 · end of year $27,283,090

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,452,101 · end of year $11,385,482

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,254,913 · end of year $9,435,026

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $84,399 · end of year $75,000

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $29,754,702 · end of year $24,145,316

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,046,996 · end of year $12,786,971

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,171,702 · end of year $67,520,721

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,940,562 · end of year $6,031,928

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO MAKE THE MIND MORE CURIOUS, THE HEART MORE OPEN, AND THE SPIRIT MORE JOYFUL THROUGH EXCELLENT AUDIO PROGRAMMING THAT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN NEW YORK.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO MAKE THE MIND MORE CURIOUS, THE HEART MORE OPEN, AND THE SPIRIT MORE JOYFULTHROUGH EXCELLENT AUDIO PROGRAMMING THAT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN NEW YORK.

  • PROGRAMMING: NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO CONSISTS OF WNYC AM 820, WNYC FM 93.9, WWW.WNYC.ORG, WNJT FM 88.1, WNJP FM 88.5, WNJY FM 89.3, WNJO FM 90.3, WWW.NJPR.ORG, WQXR 105.9 FM, WWW.WQXR.ORG, WWW.WQXW.ORG, WWW.GOTHAMIST.COM, AND THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE. WNYC AND WQXR ARE AMONG THE COUNTRY'S LEADING PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS. ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AS A MUNICIPAL RADIO STATION AND OPERATED AS SUCH FOR 75 YEARS, NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO NOW EXISTS AS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A VIBRANT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $43,947,529 · Revenue $9,787,494

  • TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMING ON WNYC AM, WNYC FM, WWW.WNYC.ORG, WNJT FM, WNJP FM, WNJY FM, WNJO FM, WWW.NJPR.ORG, WQXR FM, WWW.WQXR.ORG, WQXW FM, AND THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE. ENGINEERING OF ALL RADIO, DIGITAL AND LIVE PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ENTIRE NY PUBLIC RADIO ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $7,203,620

  • MARKETING SUPPORT SERVICES: NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO'S MARKETING EFFORTS PROMOTE THE UNIQUE PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS PRODUCED BY WNYC AND WQXR, INCLUDING NEWS, WNYC STUDIOS, CULTURAL AND MUSIC RADIO PROGRAMMING, ORIGINAL ONLINE CONTENT, AND A SCHEDULE OF LIVE EVENTS IN THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE.

    Expenses $3,095,121

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anna Quindlen

    VICE CHAIR (AS OF 5/8/25)/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carl Weisbrod

    VICE CHAIR (AS OF 5/8/25)/SECRETARY (THRU 5/8/25)/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joanne Kwong

    SECRETARY (AS OF 5/8/25)/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John S Rose

    CHAIR (AS OF 5/8/25)/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua Empson

    VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE (THRU 9/12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lafontaine Olvier

    PRESIDENT & CEO/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $721,958
    From this org
    $647,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,887
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $586,323
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    $748
    Deferred
    $12,075
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,812
    Filer's total
    $721,958
  • Leah C Johnson

    VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mayo S Stuntz Jr

    TREASURER/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy A Wilkins

    CHAIR/TRUSTEE (THRU 5/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron R Marcu

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anita Laremont

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Stark Locher

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Gelobter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Tow

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Knell

    Trustee (as of 6/24/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Howard S Stein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeanne Fogel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Lefrancois

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenna Weiss-Berman

    Trustee (as of 6/24/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Kuriloff

    Trustee (as of 6/24/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Borthwick

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jon W Rotenstreich

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua Sapan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Danziger

    Trustee (thru 6/5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Chamlin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Suskin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maryanne Gilmartin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicki Newman Tanner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Hsi

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Shapiro

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard S Brail

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roberto Ruiz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanuja M Dehne

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Warren Spector

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Armando Gutierrez

    SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 03/10/2025)

    Total calculated
    $470,856
    From this org
    $412,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,025
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $341,685
    Bonus
    $70,000
    Other
    $1,146
    Deferred
    $15,525
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,500
    Filer's total
    $470,856
  • Thomas J Reno

    CHIEF OPERATING & FINANCIAL OFFICER (AS OF 4/29/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Ayesha Ahmad

    SVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER (THRU 6/30/2024)

    Total calculated
    $394,068
    From this org
    $366,183
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,885
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,364
    Bonus
    $35,875
    Other
    $141,944
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,885
    Filer's total
    $394,068
  • Edward Yim

    SVP & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER WQXR (THRU 3/21/2025)

    Total calculated
    $359,367
    From this org
    $334,948
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,419
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,055
    Bonus
    $30,750
    Other
    $25,143
    Deferred
    $13,924
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,495
    Filer's total
    $359,367
  • Jennifer Schell Podoll

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (AS OF 8/5/2024)

    Total calculated
    $135,487
    From this org
    $116,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,994
    Hours/week
    35
  • Manuel Monge Calosi

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (THRU 11/12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $366,963
    From this org
    $311,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,076
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $288,198
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $23,689
    Deferred
    $762
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,314
    Filer's total
    $366,963
  • Anne O'Malley

    SVP, MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $335,717
    From this org
    $253,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,469
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,463
    Bonus
    $27,701
    Other
    $2,084
    Deferred
    $15,956
    Nontaxable benefits
    $66,513
    Filer's total
    $335,717
  • Audrey Cooper

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $422,505
    From this org
    $353,130
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,375
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $305,132
    Bonus
    $47,250
    Other
    $748
    Deferred
    $14,322
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,053
    Filer's total
    $422,505
  • Brian Lehrer

    HOST/EDITORIAL LEAD

    Total calculated
    $487,921
    From this org
    $480,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,654
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $444,430
    Bonus
    $35,837
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,654
    Filer's total
    $487,921
  • Brooke Gladstone

    HOST/EDITORIAL LEAD

    Total calculated
    $417,785
    From this org
    $356,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,777
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $342,139
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $3,869
    Deferred
    $22,425
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,352
    Filer's total
    $417,785
  • Kenya Young

    SVP, WNYC STUDIOS (THRU 5/9/2025)

    Total calculated
    $409,556
    From this org
    $338,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,250
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,910
    Bonus
    $41,250
    Other
    $1,146
    Deferred
    $10,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $60,730
    Filer's total
    $409,556
  • Andrew Golis

    FORMER SVP & CCO WNYC

    Total calculated
    $102,500
    From this org
    $102,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $102,500
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $102,500

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
During 2024, the following individuals received severance payments: ANDREW GOLIS, FORMER SVP & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER: $102,500 AYESHA AHMAD, FORMER SVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER: $119,583 MANUEL MONGE CALOSI, FORMER CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER: $11,100
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, CERTAIN STAFF MAY BE AWARDED NON-FIXED BONUSES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS ANNUAL BONUSES AWARDED TO STAFF.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202601309349300225

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