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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,446,012
Total expenses
$7,348,606
Contributions and grants received
$10,337,015
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$58,230
Other revenue
$50,767
Total assets, end of year
$16,086,781
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,242,871
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,843,910
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,988,936
Management and general expenses
$1,653,197
Fundraising expenses
$1,706,473
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,988,936

Program services were 54.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $5,966,651

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $192,214

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $637,052

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,541,098

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $50,863

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,008 · excluded $25,008

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,135 · excluded $1,135

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $771,304

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

    securities $738,082

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $33,222

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $33,222 · excluded $33,222

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $199,025

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

    $192,214

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $149,393

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $49,632 · excluded $49,632

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $204,643 · program services $40,929 · management and general $102,321 · fundraising $61,393

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,559,947 · program services $1,434,340 · management and general $535,379 · fundraising $590,228

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $68,958 · program services $38,465 · management and general $17,605 · fundraising $12,888

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $195,265 · program services $108,919 · management and general $49,851 · fundraising $36,495

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $211,336 · program services $101,994 · management and general $29,597 · fundraising $79,745

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $85,237 · management and general $85,237

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $100,346 · management and general $100,346

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $37,675 · management and general $37,675

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $420,431 · fundraising $420,431

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $858,018 · program services $375,125 · management and general $142,603 · fundraising $340,290

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,067 · fundraising $10,067

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $460,800 · program services $261,285 · management and general $75,873 · fundraising $123,642

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $100,688 · program services $80,159 · management and general $20,529

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $374,053 · program services $229,461 · management and general $144,592

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,047 · program services $17,423 · management and general $2,737 · fundraising $1,887

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $104,941 · program services $32,016 · management and general $43,518 · fundraising $29,407

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $1,045,765 · program services $1,045,765

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $343,973 · program services $223,055 · management and general $120,918

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $144,416 · management and general $144,416

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,755,742 · end of year $1,145,483

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $80,662 · end of year $37,078

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $14,194 · end of year $23,663

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $164,523 · end of year $175,109

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

    $10,746,132

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

    $7,809,693

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,541,997 · end of year $2,936,439

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,464,105 · end of year $11,049,224

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $17,716 · end of year $22,268

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $680,263 · end of year $697,517

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $419,056 · end of year $440,839

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $860,637 · end of year $64,086

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $708,332 · end of year $737,946

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,269,593 · end of year $13,438,768

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,461,584 · end of year $1,405,142

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENTERTAIN YOUR CURIOSITY.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $2,401,828

  • SEE SCHEDULE OIN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, PBS RENO EDUCATION SERVICES CONDUCTED 6,794 CURIOSITY CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 4TH GRADE CHILDREN THROUGHOUT NINE COUNTIES IN NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA: WASHOE, CARSON, DOUGLAS, HUMBOLDT, LYON, ELKO, STOREY, WHITE PINE, AND EL DORADO. THESE WORKSHOPS ACCOUNTED FOR 128,087 INTERACTIONS WITH AREA STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, 47,314 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS TO HELP BUILD THEIR HOME LIBRARY. EACH WORKSHOP IS LED BY A CERTIFIED FACILITATOR WHO USES A PBS VIDEO, A READ ALOUD, AND A FUN HANDS ON ACTIVITY TO ENCOURAGE STEM LITERACY-BASED LEARNING. PBS RENO'S EDUCATION WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL, CHARTER, AND HOMESCHOOLS. PBS RENO OFFERED THE ANNUAL PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-3 AND RECEIVED 3,206 ENTRIES IN MARCH 2025. WINNING STORIES WERE SHOWN AT THE ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY AND RECORDED FOR ON-AIR BROADCAST AND ONLINE. THE WINNING STORIES WERE ALSO ON DISPLAY AT THE RENOWN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN CARSON CITY. PBS RENO FOR FAMILIES PROVIDES A CURATED COLLECTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, NATURE, THE OUTDOORS, LIBRARIES AND LEARNING, AND FAMILY FUN. THE PBS RENO FOR FAMILIES PAGE PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES AND LINKS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE PARENT UNIVERSITY AT THE WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

    Expenses $965,734

  • SEE SCHEDULE OARTEFFECTS: PBS RENO DEBUTED SEASON 11 OF ARTEFFECTS, A WEEKLY SERIES THAT EXPLORES THE VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURAL SCENE IN NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. ALL LOCALLY PRODUCED SEGMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR. TO DATE, 167 PBS RENO SEGMENTS HAVE AIRED AROUND THE COUNTRY ON PARTICIPATING PBS MEMBER STATIONS. WILD NEVADA: HOST CHRIS ORR PRODUCED SEASON 8, HIGHLIGHTING NEW RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NEVADA. PRODUCTION BEGAN IN APRIL 2025 AND CONTINUED INTO FY 2026. THESE 13 EPISODES COVERED TOPICS LIKE THE CARSON RIVER CORRIDOR, E.T. HIGHWAY, PONY EXPRESS TRAIL AND MORE. DAVE SANTINA HOSTS WILD NEVADACAST, A WEEKLY PODCAST SERIES BASED ON THE TELEVISION SERIES. PBS RENO STEM WORKS: STEM WORKS DIGITAL SHORT VIDEOS OFFER A FUN, FRESH LOOK AT CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. THE VIDEOS ARE GEARED TOWARD KIDS AGED 9-17 BUT ARE ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE FOR ALL AGES. THESE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ON-AIR. PBS RENO PRODUCES A WEEKLY PODCAST SERIES BASED ON OUR VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY, HOSTED BY DAVE SANTINA. ARTVIEWS IS A WEEKLY ARTS COLUMN AUTHORED BY A ROTATING GROUP OF LEADERS IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY. THE WEEKLY ARTICLES AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025 PBS RENO BEGAN PRODUCTION ON A NEW 3 PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES CATHOLICS ON THE COMSTOCK WHICH WILL PREMIERE IN 2026.

    Expenses $621,374

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kurt Mische

    PRESIDENT / CEO

    Total calculated
    $205,368
    From this org
    $197,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,685
    Bonus
    $32,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,018
    Nontaxable benefits
    $665
    Filer's total
    $205,368

  • Christine Fey

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sara Lafrance

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • M Donald Kowitz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Stacey Montooth

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bradley Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Casilde Isabelli

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Dehls

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Floyd Rowley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Karin Hilgersom

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lori Gilbert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mark Herron

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • L Mark Newman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mercedes De La Garza

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Rooker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Nathan Kanute

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sue Wagner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Terry Oliver

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Thomas Karlo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tom Taelour

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Will Arndt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Diane Barrett

    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,088
    From this org
    $126,597
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,491
    Hours/week
    40

  • Megan Myers

    VP OF CONTENT

    Total calculated
    $126,813
    From this org
    $116,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,595
    Hours/week
    40

  • Emma Glenn

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $122,756
    From this org
    $112,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,756
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 7
ANNUAL BONUS FOR CEO IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

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
29 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611809349301326

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