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← THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,189,064
Total expenses
$20,973,398
Contributions and grants received
$12,863,463
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,312,796
Investment income
$2,679,241
Other revenue
$333,564
Total assets, end of year
$160,854,525
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,154,556
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$157,699,969
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,064,976
Management and general expenses
$4,167,239
Fundraising expenses
$2,741,183
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,064,976

Program services were 67.1% 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

    $2,085,141

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $74,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,703,822

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $109,900

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLIC PROGRAMS

    total $1,171,663 · related or exempt $1,171,663

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    total $54,174 · related or exempt $54,174

  • 2c · Program service revenue: DIGITAL & DVD PROGRAMS

    total $47,959 · related or exempt $5,376 · unrelated business $42,583

  • 2d · Program service revenue: INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

    total $39,000 · related or exempt $39,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $919,797 · excluded $919,797

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $997,259

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $128,400

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $868,859

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $868,859 · unrelated business $65,770 · excluded $803,089

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,048,626

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

    securities $4,289,182

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,759,444

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,759,444 · excluded $1,759,444

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $177,690

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

    $2,085,141

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $724,792

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$547,102 · excluded -$547,102

  • 11a · Other revenue: REFUNDS/MISC. CREDITS

    total $11,807 · related or exempt $11,807

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,807

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,660,943 · program services $1,930,890 · management and general $1,155,832 · fundraising $574,221

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,305,115 · program services $4,102,280 · management and general $1,174,599 · fundraising $1,028,236

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $165,088 · program services $117,603 · management and general $32,283 · fundraising $15,202

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,053,477 · program services $717,876 · management and general $222,982 · fundraising $112,619

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $584,200 · program services $396,424 · management and general $91,838 · fundraising $95,938

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $47,163 · management and general $47,163

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $137,363 · management and general $137,363

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $95,438 · management and general $95,438

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $374,052 · program services $374,052

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $189,366 · program services $70,956 · management and general $100,460 · fundraising $17,950

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $781,775 · program services $480,027 · management and general $181,087 · fundraising $120,661

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,359,351 · program services $1,573,077 · management and general $471,862 · fundraising $314,412

  • 17 · Travel

    total $49,605 · program services $30,384 · management and general $11,535 · fundraising $7,686

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,338,881 · program services $883,118 · management and general $273,514 · fundraising $182,249

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $167,198 · program services $107,394 · management and general $35,890 · fundraising $23,914

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMMING EVENTS

    total $3,309,231 · program services $3,104,709 · fundraising $204,522

  • 24b · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

    total $171,090 · program services $104,794 · management and general $39,786 · fundraising $26,510

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $110,118 · program services $67,448 · management and general $25,607 · fundraising $17,063

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL

    total $70,000 · management and general $70,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,944 · program services $3,944

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $794 · end of year $729

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $20,432,064 · end of year $23,078,723

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,097,416 · end of year $6,177,084

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $170,980 · end of year $252,386

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

    $61,240,537

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

    $40,513,855

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,521,809 · end of year $20,726,682

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $98,773,279 · end of year $110,570,821

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $83,460 · end of year $48,100

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,761,482 · end of year $2,830,910

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $248,689 · end of year $255,587

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $127,863 · end of year $68,059

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $67,138,427 · end of year $77,674,049

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $79,803,341 · end of year $80,025,920

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $8,478,164 · Revenue $1,171,663

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $2,277,572 · Revenue $47,959

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $1,987,492 · Revenue $39,000

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:THE PALEY CENTER'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS UTILIZE THE PALEY CENTER ARCHIVE TO BUILD PARTICIPANTS' ANALYTICAL THINKING, VIEWING, AND LISTENING SKILLS AND TO DEEPEN STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO PERSUADE AND INFORM. CLASSES FOR STUDENTS EXAMINE MEDIA'S SHAPING INFLUENCE ON HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY EVENTS AND ITS UNIQUE POWER TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES. ALL EDUCATION CLASSES ARE ALIGNED WITH STATE AND LOCAL STANDARDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND VISUAL ARTS. DURING CLASSES, STUDENTS VIEW A CURATED SELECTION OF CLIPS FROM THE ARCHIVE TO EXAMINE MEDIA'S COVERAGE OF AND IMPACT ON A PARTICULAR ERA OR THEME, SUCH AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THE COLD WAR, ACTIVISM, AND PORTRAYALS OF WOMEN ON TELEVISION. EDUCATORS THEN GUIDE AN INQUIRY-BASED DISCUSSION WHERE STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE CONTENT THEY HAVE VIEWED AND TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED RESPONSES. EDUCATORS SPEAK ABOUT TECHNIQUES USED TO CONSTRUCT A NARRATIVE, VISUAL AND AUDITORY CLUES, AND COMPARE AND CONTRACT TECHNIQUES ACROSS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, EXAMINING THEM FOR PURPOSE AND EFFECT. TO REINFORCE LEARNING AND INTEGRATE IT WITH CLASSROOM CURRICULUM, TEACHERS RECEIVE PRE- AND POST-VISIT MATERIALS THAT COVER KEY VOCABULARY, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, AND INCLUDE SUGGESTED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO EXTEND THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. CLASSES AND ONLINE RESOURCES ARE DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.EACH YEAR, OUR EDUCATORS LEAD OVER 150 MEDIA LITERACY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS SERVING MORE THAN 5,000 K-12 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND EDUCATORS. CLASSES ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO GRADE LEVEL, COVER A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS, AND INCORPORATE GUIDED DISCUSSION TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE OBSERVATION AND CRITICAL THINKING. OVER 80% OF STUDENTS SERVED COME FROM NEW YORK CITY.

    Expenses $1,321,748 · Revenue $65,981

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maureen J Reidy

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $916,044
    From this org
    $879,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,593
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $753,339
    Bonus
    $125,000
    Other
    $1,112
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,793
    Filer's total
    $916,044
  • Frank A Bennack Jr

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel L Mosley

    TRUSTEE/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Omar Abbosh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alfonso De Angoitia

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Baszucki

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandon Beck

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary B Bettman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Bird

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 05/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Bird Cbe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aryeh B Bourkoff

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adriana Cisneros

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Cocks

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cesar Conde

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Cooper

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eddy Cue

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristin A Dolan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cristiana Falcone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Fries

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don Garber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dexter Goei

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roger Goodell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Hart Angelo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alberto Ibarguen

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John H Josephson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Karp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve King

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Kraft

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philippe Krakowsky

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ynon Kreiz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Kyncl

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Lanzone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Lazarus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra Lee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert D Manfred Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roberto Marinho Neto

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Matthew

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Mayer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Crystal McCrary

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neal Mohan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lachlan Murdoch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Oliver

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William C Paley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • V Pappas

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyler Perry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Pitaro

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Pritchard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arnaud De Puyfontaine

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karthik Rao

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shari Redstone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Roslanksy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Ryan

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 5/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Faiza J Saeed

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ricardo B Salinas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sampath Sownyanarayan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert B Schumer

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 5/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stanley S Shuman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Silver

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Skyler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Solomon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Spade

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phil Spencer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana Strong

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven R Swartz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Tsai

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maribel Perez Wadsworth

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Wehner

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 10/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Wilson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Witz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dick Wolf

    TRUSTEE THROUGH 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Zaslav

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Strauss Zelnick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Diane Lewis

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $502,548
    From this org
    $448,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,870
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $397,033
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $1,645
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,270
    Filer's total
    $502,548
  • David Schoer

    TREASURER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $410,958
    From this org
    $396,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,540
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,169
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $249
    Deferred
    $13,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $740
    Filer's total
    $410,958
  • Justin Garlinghouse

    VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $242,762
    From this org
    $230,632
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,130
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,314
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $318
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,130
    Filer's total
    $242,762
  • Aimee Householder

    VP, PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $224,536
    From this org
    $223,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $711
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,547
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $278
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $711
    Filer's total
    $224,536
  • Burke Jeremy

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $211,692
    From this org
    $189,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,308
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,024
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $7,867
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,441
    Filer's total
    $211,692
  • Collins Rachel

    DIRECTOR, DIGITAL GROWTH AND MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $218,344
    From this org
    $189,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,291
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,837
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $216
    Deferred
    $7,867
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,424
    Filer's total
    $218,344
  • Ellen O'Neill

    VP, CREATIVE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $204,007
    From this org
    $178,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,238
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,185
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,584
    Deferred
    $13,676
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,562
    Filer's total
    $204,007

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

  • 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
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED A BONUS PAYMENT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, BASED ON VARIOUS PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES. THESE PAYMENTS ARE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

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
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349310397

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