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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$325,227,715
Total expenses
$314,895,343
Contributions and grants received
$111,807,906
Grants paid
$5,389,462
Program service revenue
$204,227,332
Investment income
$6,973,661
Other revenue
$2,218,816
Total assets, end of year
$407,574,541
Total liabilities, end of year
$257,037,487
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$150,537,054
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$210,326,082
Management and general expenses
$95,185,137
Fundraising expenses
$9,384,124
Program service expenses (Part III)
$210,326,082

Program services were 66.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $294,917

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $29,375,871

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $105,131

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $82,031,987

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CORE & OTHER PROG. FEES

    total $99,334,706 · related or exempt $99,334,706

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DIGITAL & EVENT SPONS.

    total $70,246,568 · unrelated business $70,246,568

  • 2c · Program service revenue: INTERCONN. & DIS. SVCS

    total $14,581,490 · related or exempt $14,581,490

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LIC. TRANS., PROG., & OTHER

    total $10,564,958 · related or exempt $9,707,832 · unrelated business $857,126

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE

    total $4,622,085 · related or exempt $5,373 · unrelated business $4,616,712

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $4,877,525 · related or exempt $4,605,701 · unrelated business $271,824

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,730,629 · excluded $2,730,629

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,257,957 · excluded $1,257,957

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $450,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $450,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $450,000 · excluded $450,000

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $300,717,267

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

    securities $296,474,235

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,243,032

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,243,032 · excluded $4,243,032

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $38,085

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $12,766

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $25,319 · related or exempt $13,871 · unrelated business $11,448

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $289,236 · excluded $289,236

  • 11b · Other revenue: SPACE LICENSE INCOME

    total $161,700 · excluded $161,700

  • 11c · Other revenue: PARKING GARAGE FEES

    total $34,604 · excluded $34,604

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $485,540

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,125,699 · program services $5,125,699

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $215,097 · program services $215,097

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $48,666 · program services $48,666

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $6,171,405 · program services $1,077,212 · management and general $4,660,598 · fundraising $433,595

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $4,800 · program services $838 · management and general $3,625 · fundraising $337

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $143,224,001 · program services $115,384,098 · management and general $24,203,068 · fundraising $3,636,835

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,975,660 · program services $6,407,380 · management and general $1,435,384 · fundraising $132,896

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,222,853 · program services $13,921,089 · management and general $2,906,705 · fundraising $395,059

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,843,957 · program services $9,515,238 · management and general $2,030,625 · fundraising $298,094

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,608,646 · program services $72,947 · management and general $1,525,346 · fundraising $10,353

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $328,196 · program services $78,075 · management and general $250,121

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $418,340 · program services $418,340

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $280,833 · program services $85,397 · management and general $195,436

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,268,742 · program services $6,814,605 · management and general $4,268,466 · fundraising $185,671

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,804,585 · program services $1,731,104 · management and general $2,066,973 · fundraising $6,508

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,842,316 · program services $1,170,604 · management and general $2,455,303 · fundraising $216,409

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,284,962 · program services $3,988,485 · management and general $7,292,608 · fundraising $3,869

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $1,957 · program services $1,957

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,526,969 · program services $1,561,972 · management and general $9,964,997

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,287,582 · program services $4,564,287 · management and general $568,596 · fundraising $154,699

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,641,258 · program services $1,147,416 · management and general $315,346 · fundraising $178,496

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,475,587 · management and general $5,475,587

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,161,635 · program services $287,057 · management and general $7,874,578

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,068,683 · program services $60 · management and general $2,068,602 · fundraising $21

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTENT ACQUISITION

    total $32,763,798 · program services $32,499,154 · management and general $29,152 · fundraising $235,492

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPRESENTATION FEES

    total $15,658,797 · management and general $12,242,144 · fundraising $3,416,653

  • 24c · Other expenses: SATELLITE LEASE

    total $2,483,990 · program services $2,483,990

  • 24d · Other expenses: FINES, PENALTIES & FEES

    total $1,349,185 · program services $274 · management and general $1,348,911

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,807,144 · program services $1,725,041 · management and general $2,002,966 · fundraising $79,137

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,703,355 · end of year $1,944,748

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31,507,202 · end of year $25,429,579

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $12,720,458 · end of year $18,812,962

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $35,647,177 · end of year $37,014,824

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $395,121 · end of year $382,354

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,563,186 · end of year $5,248,186

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

    $288,043,621

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

    $99,287,217

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $193,248,770 · end of year $188,756,404

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $84,233,795 · end of year $105,684,616

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $10,323,559 · end of year $11,073,266

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $4,085,591 · end of year $3,749,850

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,086,919 · end of year $9,477,752

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $35,965,591 · end of year $43,223,926

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $22,534,666 · end of year $21,153,931

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $180,820,000 · end of year $175,060,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,165,209 · end of year $17,599,630

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $112,041,160 · end of year $125,013,498

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,988,507 · end of year $25,523,556

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. ("NPR") WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSEES ("MEMBER STATIONS") TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, ONE THAT IS CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EVENTS, IDEAS, AND CULTURES. NPR ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PRODUCING, ACQUIRING, AND DISTRIBUTING NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION; REPRESENTING MEMBER STATIONS IN MATTERS OF THEIR MUTUAL INTEREST; AND PROVIDING SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION:THIS PROGRAM CATEGORY INCLUDES EXPENSES INCURRED BY NPR'S NEWS AND INFORMATION, PROGRAMMING, NPR MUSIC, AND ENGINEERING DIVISIONS. NPR IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF BROADCAST PROGRAMMING AND DIGITAL CONTENT. DURING THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD, NPR'S BROADCAST PROGRAMMING REACHED A WEEKLY AUDIENCE OF 21.4 MILLION PEOPLE.ABOUT 98.5% OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS WITHIN THE LISTENING AREA OF ONE OR STATIONS THAT CARRY NPR PROGRAMMING. NPR PRODUCES AND/OR DISTRIBUTES 22 NEWS, TALK, MUSIC, AND ENTERTAINMENT BROADCAST PROGRAMS, AND 24 PODCAST-ONLY PROGRAMS (APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION AVERAGE UNIQUE WEEKLY USERS OF NPR-PRODUCED PODCAST PROGRAMS). AS NPR APPS BEGAN UNIFICATION INTO A SINGLE APP, NPR SAW WEEKLY USAGE OF 1.5 MILLION USERS. ADDITIONALLY, NPR PROGRAMMING IS HEARD ON SATELLITE RADIO, HD RADIO, ITUNES RADIO, ON MEMBER STATION WEB STREAMS, AND INTERNATIONALLY. NPR ALSO BROADCASTS ITS PROGRAMMING TO THE U.S. MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE ARMED FORCES RADIO NETWORK AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. SOME PROGRAMS PRODUCED AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY NPR INCLUDE: MORNING EDITION, WEEKEND EDITION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, FRESH AIR, THE TED RADIO HOUR, 1A, WAIT WAIT DON'T TELL ME!, HERE & NOW, BOOK OF THE DAY, CODE SWITCH, IT'S BEEN A MINUTE, STORYCORPS, PLANET MONEY, LIFE KIT, UP FIRST, AND NPR NEWSCASTS 24 HOURS A DAY.

    Expenses $158,829,638 · Grants $5,389,462 · Revenue $34,774,494

  • DIGITAL, CONTENT SUPPORT, AND OTHER:THIS PROGRAM CATEGORY INCLUDES EXPENSES INCURRED BY NPR'S DIGITAL, CONTENT SUPPORT, AND MEMBER PARTNERSHIP DIVISIONS. DURING THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD, DIGITAL EXPANDED NPR'S PUBLIC SERVICE BY OFFERING NPR CONTENT FREE OF CHARGE ON THE WEB, MOBILE DEVICES, THROUGH DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS WITH THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS, AND OTHER EMERGING DIGITAL CHANNELS. DIGITAL ALSO BEGAN THE UNIFICATION OF NPR'S APPS INTO A SINGLE APP. NPR'S CONTENT, WHICH REACHED APPROXIMATELY 42 MILLION USERS WEEKLY, INCLUDES REAL-TIME NEWS REPORTS, LIVE AUDIO STREAMS, LIVE VIDEO STREAMS, ON-DEMAND VIDEO SEGMENTS, ARCHIVAL AUDIO SPANNING MORE THAN A DECADE, ORIGINAL TEXT STORIES AND PHOTOS, COMMENTARY, AND OTHER CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THE INTERNET WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INSIGHT IN NPR'S BROADCAST PROGRAMS. NPR'S CONTENT SUPPORT TEAMS PERFORM CRITICAL ACTIVITIES FOR ALL CONTENT DIVISIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CREATING, MAINTAINING, AND DEPLOYING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL SECURITY PACKAGES TO TRAVELING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REPORTERS; BOOKING TRAVEL FOR REPORTERS DEPLOYING FOR ROUTINE AND BREAKING NEWS STORIES; PURCHASING EQUIPMENT FOR CONTENT STAFF; SUPPORTING REPORTERS WHO ARE IN THE FIELD; CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NEWS STORIES AND PROGRAMMING; TRAINING; CONTENT PRODUCTION SOFTWARE SUPPORT; AND INTERNATIONAL BUREAU SUPPORT.NPR'S MEMBER PARTNERSHIP TEAM COORDINATES THE SERVICES THAT NPR PROVIDES TO ITS 246 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. NPR MEMBERS OPERATE 1,024 ASSOCIATED PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS WEBSITES AND OTHER PLATFORMS. WHEN NON-MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO LICENSEES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED STATIONS ARE COMBINED WITH MEMBER STATIONS, 1,077 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS BROADCAST NPR-LICENSED PROGRAMMING. NPR'S MEMBERS INCLUDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. NPR'S ORGANIZATIONAL, PROGRAMMATIC, AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH DERIVES SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE STRENGTH OF MEMBERS AND THE WHOLE NPR NETWORK. NPR PROVIDES SERVICES AND COLLABORATES WITH MEMBER STATIONS IN NEWSGATHERING AND REPORTING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL EVENTS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FUNDRAISING, RADIO AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION, AND REPRESENTATION ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO PUBLIC RADIO.

    Expenses $36,644,706 · Revenue $154,565,556

  • SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION AND DISTRIBUTION:THIS PROGRAM CATEGORY INCLUDES EXPENSES INCURRED BY NPR'S DISTRIBUTION/INTERCONNECTION DIVISION ("DISTRIBUTION"). DURING THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD, DISTRIBUTION CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND MANAGE THE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM ("PRSS"), A COMBINED SATELLITE AND INTERNET DISTRIBUTION SERVICE FOR PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING AND RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT. THE PRSS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, INCOME, ORGANIZATION, OR PROGRAMMING AFFILIATION. THE PRSS DISTRIBUTES NPR'S BROADCAST CONTENT AND CONTENT FROM PRODUCING STATIONS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT RADIO PRODUCERS. PRSS PUBLIC RADIO AND OTHER CLIENTS SUPPORT THE PRSS THROUGH FEES FOR SERVICES. NPR DISTRIBUTION ALSO RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING VIA THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOR SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PRSS.

    Expenses $14,851,738 · Revenue $14,912,601

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John F Lansing

    PRESIDENT & CEO (TO 04/24)

    Total calculated
    $610,610
    From this org
    $562,689
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,921
    Hours/week
    38.97 + 1.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $562,689
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,275
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,646
    Filer's total
    $610,610
  • Katherine Maher

    PRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 03/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    38.97 + 1.03 related
  • Jennifer Ferro

    CHAIR (FROM 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Jeffrey A Sine

    CHAIR (TO 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Catherine Levene

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Milena Alberti-Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Barzun

    DIRECTOR (FROM 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • A Rima Deal

    DIRECTOR (TO 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Donaton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fred Dust

    DIRECTOR (TO 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen George

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Hubbard

    DIRECTOR (FROM 02/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Myrna Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leroy Kim

    DIRECTOR (FROM 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joanna Jo Lambert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nico Leone

    DIRECTOR (TO 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Margaret Low

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rc McBride

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John McGinn

    CHAIR, NPR FOUNDATION BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Maria O'Mara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tina Pamintuan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elise Pepple

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erika Pulley-Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Savage

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Judith Segura

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shawn Turner

    DIRECTOR (FROM 02/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Howard L Wollner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Neal Zuckerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Smith

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $428,971
    From this org
    $381,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,220
    Hours/week
    39.97 + 0.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $381,751
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,310
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,910
    Filer's total
    $428,971
  • Anya Grundmann

    SVP, PROG. & AUD. DEV'L (TO 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $423,230
    From this org
    $381,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,149
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $381,081
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,802
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,347
    Filer's total
    $423,230
  • Edith Chapin

    ACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDITORIAL

    Total calculated
    $410,845
    From this org
    $376,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,444
    Hours/week
    39.97 + 0.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $376,401
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,585
    Filer's total
    $410,845
  • Elizabeth A Allen

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/GC/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $400,646
    From this org
    $357,453
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,193
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $357,453
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,547
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,646
    Filer's total
    $400,646
  • Leora Hanser

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $375,743
    From this org
    $354,699
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,044
    Hours/week
    38.08 + 1.92 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $354,699
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,754
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,290
    Filer's total
    $375,743
  • Christopher Nelson

    SVP, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $375,056
    From this org
    $344,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,869
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $344,187
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,802
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,067
    Filer's total
    $375,056
  • Keith Woods

    CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $367,161
    From this org
    $319,379
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,782
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,379
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,170
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,612
    Filer's total
    $367,161
  • Selyn Hong

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (TO 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $353,205
    From this org
    $331,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,957
    Hours/week
    39.97 + 0.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,649
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $29,599
    Deferred
    $19,988
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,969
    Filer's total
    $353,205
  • Gemma Hooley

    SVP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $337,937
    From this org
    $307,889
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,048
    Hours/week
    39.97 + 0.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,889
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,089
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,959
    Filer's total
    $337,937
  • Christopher Turpin

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $337,765
    From this org
    $292,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,368
    Hours/week
    39.97 + 0.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,397
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,599
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,769
    Filer's total
    $337,765
  • Isabel Lara

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $311,128
    From this org
    $279,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,741
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,387
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,389
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,352
    Filer's total
    $311,128
  • Elisabeth Lang

    SR. DIRECTOR AND ASST. TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $246,278
    From this org
    $206,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,618
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,660
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,139
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,479
    Filer's total
    $246,278
  • Daphne Kwon

    CFO/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $242,266
    From this org
    $230,023
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,243
    Hours/week
    38.97 + 1.03 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,023
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,243
    Filer's total
    $242,266
  • Danette Zaghari-Mask

    DEP. GENERAL COUNSEL & ASST. SEC.

    Total calculated
    $230,602
    From this org
    $205,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,386
    Hours/week
    38.73 + 1.27 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,216
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,386
    Filer's total
    $230,602
  • Steven Inskeep

    SR. HOST

    Total calculated
    $549,643
    From this org
    $503,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,601
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $503,042
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,591
    Filer's total
    $549,643
  • Michel Martin

    SR. HOST

    Total calculated
    $521,078
    From this org
    $479,284
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,794
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $464,284
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,188
    Filer's total
    $521,078
  • Peter Sagal

    HOST

    Total calculated
    $490,887
    From this org
    $443,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,516
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $423,371
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,949
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,567
    Filer's total
    $490,887
  • Scott Simon

    SR. HOST

    Total calculated
    $460,674
    From this org
    $419,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,219
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $411,955
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,968
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,251
    Filer's total
    $460,674
  • Rachel Martin

    HOST

    Total calculated
    $450,314
    From this org
    $425,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,127
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $415,187
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,049
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,078
    Filer's total
    $450,314
  • Nancy Barnes

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $483,212
    From this org
    $476,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,086
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $69,597
    Bonus
    $78,376
    Other
    $328,153
    Deferred
    $3,446
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,640
    Filer's total
    $483,212
  • Joel Sucherman

    FORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)

    Total calculated
    $345,939
    From this org
    $301,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,881
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,358
    Bonus
    $27,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,455
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,426
    Filer's total
    $345,939
  • Michael Beach

    FORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)

    Total calculated
    $310,127
    From this org
    $270,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,568
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,559
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,993
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,575
    Filer's total
    $310,127
  • Will Lee

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $301,921
    From this org
    $284,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,802
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,119
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,802
    Filer's total
    $301,921
  • Stacey Foxwell

    FORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)

    Total calculated
    $288,085
    From this org
    $258,409
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,676
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,409
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,861
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,815
    Filer's total
    $288,085
  • Deborah Cowan

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $278,935
    From this org
    $254,529
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,406
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,752
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,777
    Deferred
    $15,628
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,778
    Filer's total
    $278,935
  • Emily Littleton

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $252,314
    From this org
    $244,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,306
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,303
    Bonus
    $9,300
    Other
    $99,405
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,306
    Filer's total
    $252,314

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

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 1A
IN CY23, NPR GROSSED UP THE COST OF EXECUTIVE EDUCATION FOR SELYN HONG. THE TOTAL, INCLUDING GROSS-UP, WAS $29,599.
PART I, LINE 1B
NO, THE PROGRAM IS NOT TYPICALLY OFFERED AS PART OF OFFICER COMPENSATION PACKAGES.
PART I, LINE 4A
IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 (THE YEAR REQUIRED BY THE IRS FOR CALCULATING PART VII AND SCHEDULE J COMPENSATION AMOUNTS), NANCY BARNES AND EMILY LITTLETON RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $290,942 AND $99,405, RESPECTIVELY. THE TOTAL OF THESE PAYMENTS IS REFLECTED IN "PART II, COLUMN (B)(III): OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7
ALL BONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON MERIT. SEE PART II FOR BONUSES.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • NPR FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC

  • AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO

    501(C)(4) · EDUCATE ABOUT PUBLIC RADIO · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC

  • NPR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INC

    501(C)(3) · NONCOMMERICIAL INTERNATIONAL NEWSGATHERING · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA LLC

    RELATED · MEDIA UNDERWRITING · NY · 72% owned · share of income -$388,194 · share of assets $8,339,972

    Directly controlled by NPR ASSET HOLDING COMPANY INC

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • NPR ASSET HOLDING COMPANY INC

    C · HOLDING COMPANY · DC · 100% owned · share of income $219,314 · share of assets $3,948,218 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202542259349301919

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