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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PBS FOUNDATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 19 December 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$53,653,774
Total expenses
$38,828,422
Contributions and grants received
$51,444,720
Grants paid
$34,407,244
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,209,054
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$71,260,640
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,384,128
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$50,876,512
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$34,673,112
Management and general expenses
$1,284,310
Fundraising expenses
$2,871,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$34,673,112

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paula A Kerger

    PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,602,897
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,471,435
    Other
    $131,462
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $884,849 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $537,050 related
    Other
    $0 + $49,536 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $69,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $62,462 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,602,897 related

  • AFSANEH BESCHLOSS

    DIRECTOR, CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALLAN LANDON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAMILLA SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID R WEAVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DONALD A BAER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRED BERENS

    DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LARRY IRVING

    DIRECTOR, ex-officio

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURIE S SILVERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Shumate

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA DARLING

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY GF BITTERMAN

    DIRECTOR, CHAIR EMERITA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MAXINE CLARK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PEGGY HAMBURG

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROGER SANT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RYAN NOLAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Cordova Micek

    DIRECTOR, ex-officio (AS OF 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHEILA JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR (THRU 03/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE RATTNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN JACOBSON

    DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian J Reddington

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $459,665
    From this org
    $411,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,459
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,880
    Bonus
    $62,950
    Other
    $1,376
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,409
    Filer's total
    $459,665

  • Jill Patrone

    CORPORATE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $401,390
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $341,778
    Other
    $59,612
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $297,553 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $44,225 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $24,507 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,105 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $401,390 related

  • Jonathan Barzilay

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $866,097
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $768,991
    Other
    $97,106
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $535,903 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $208,825 related
    Other
    $0 + $24,263 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $58,650 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,456 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $866,097 related

  • Katherine Lauderdale

    CHIEF LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $632,537
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $546,975
    Other
    $85,562
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $452,125 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $94,850 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $67,350 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,212 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $632,537 related

  • Thomas E Tardivo

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $615,292
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $521,596
    Other
    $93,696
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $412,972 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $89,975 related
    Other
    $0 + $18,649 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $47,850 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $45,846 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $615,292 related

  • Carrie C Scott

    SR.DIR, PRINCIPAL GIFTS (Thru 06/2024)

    Total calculated
    $251,286
    From this org
    $222,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,132
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $104,337
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $117,817
    Deferred
    $15,767
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,365
    Filer's total
    $251,286

  • Idalia Ramos

    VP & DEPUTY DIRECTOR (THRU 06/2024)

    Total calculated
    $276,732
    From this org
    $258,034
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,698
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,603
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105,431
    Deferred
    $17,138
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,560
    Filer's total
    $276,732

  • Laura J Brown

    SR.DIR, PRINCIPAL GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $247,472
    From this org
    $198,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,364
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,008
    Bonus
    $9,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,247
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,117
    Filer's total
    $247,472

  • Maureen Grieco

    SR.DIR, PRINCIPAL GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $251,191
    From this org
    $222,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,535
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,656
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,436
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,099
    Filer's total
    $251,191

  • Tiajuana Graham

    VP, INDIVIDUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $277,570
    From this org
    $229,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,361
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,659
    Bonus
    $31,550
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,790
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,571
    Filer's total
    $277,570

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

  • 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 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS COMPENSATED SOLELY BY THE PBS FOUNDATION. THE RELATED ORGANIZATION, PBS, USES A THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT WHO IS A COMPENSATION EXPERT TO PROVIDE COMPARABILITY DATA FOR THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION EACH YEAR. THE PBS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WORKING WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT AND USING THIS COMPARABILITY DATA, MAKES A COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE FOUNDATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS NOT COMPENSATED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
THE FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOWN BELOW RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS IN CALENDAR 2024 ON TERMS CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS IN THE INDUSTRY. Former VP & Deputy Director, PBS Foundation, Idalia Ramos received severance $97,376 Former Sr. Director, Principal Gifts, Carrie Scott received severance $89,583
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
BONUSES ARE DISCRETIONARY AND DETERMINED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE PRESIDENT AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

  • Public Broadcasting Service

    $34,407,244

    PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE: RESTRICTED GRANTS (34,407,244) TO SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE PROGRAMMING.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
1 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202611529349301086

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