Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue: $225,004,242
Total expenses: $231,562,495
Contributions and grants received: $111,052,276
Grants paid: $1,559,080
Program service revenue: $77,248,382
Investment income: $18,542,688
Other revenue: $18,160,896
Total assets, end of year: $928,251,464
Total liabilities, end of year: $347,964,245
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $580,287,219
Program services expenses (Part IX): $197,310,562
Management and general expenses: $7,785,182
Fundraising expenses: $26,466,751
Program service expenses (Part III): $197,310,562

Program services were 85.2% 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

$32,797,933
1d · Related organizations

$3,680,873
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$4,278,227
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$70,295,243
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$1,922,745
2a · Program service revenue: Caption Services

total $3,323,398 · related or exempt $12,319 · unrelated business $3,311,079
2b · Program service revenue: Design Services

total $228,783 · related or exempt $197,821 · unrelated business $30,962
2c · Program service revenue: NCAM Services

total $1,039,901 · unrelated business $1,039,901
2d · Program service revenue: Production Services

total $1,106,073 · related or exempt $9,214 · unrelated business $1,096,859
2e · Program service revenue: Program Grants & Contract

total $71,358,022 · related or exempt $71,358,022
2f · All other program service revenue

total $192,205 · related or exempt $27,100 · unrelated business $165,105
3 · Investment income

total $2,265,596 · unrelated business -$472,005 · excluded $2,737,601
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0
5 · Royalties

total $2,054,653 · excluded $2,054,653
6a · Gross rents

real property $3,971,062
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $4,219,158
6c · Rental income or loss

real property -$248,096
6d · Net rental income or loss

total -$248,096 · unrelated business -$248,096
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $71,188,224
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $54,911,132
7c · Gain or loss

securities $16,277,092
7d · Net gain or loss

total $16,277,092 · excluded $16,277,092
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$315,550
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$921,247
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$605,697 · excluded -$605,697
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $0
11a · Other revenue: Equity Investment Gain

total $16,960,036 · related or exempt $16,960,036
11e · Other revenue, total

$16,960,036

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $1,559,080 · program services $1,559,080
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $5,080,852 · program services $4,175,835 · management and general $213,391 · fundraising $691,626
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $82,207,690 · program services $67,564,605 · management and general $3,452,647 · fundraising $11,190,438
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $2,590,558 · program services $2,129,120 · management and general $108,801 · fundraising $352,637
9 · Other employee benefits

total $9,693,219 · program services $7,966,634 · management and general $407,106 · fundraising $1,319,479
10 · Payroll taxes

total $6,335,990 · program services $5,207,404 · management and general $266,106 · fundraising $862,480
11a · Fees: management

total $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $566,006 · program services $401,130 · management and general $111,551 · fundraising $53,325
11c · Fees: accounting

total $582,335 · program services $395,714 · management and general $126,802 · fundraising $59,819
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $238,730 · management and general $238,730
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $5,308,498 · fundraising $5,308,498
11f · Fees: investment management

total $3,169,050 · management and general $3,169,050
11g · Fees: other

total $5,278,079 · program services $5,008,783 · management and general $155,062 · fundraising $114,234
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $5,790,132 · program services $4,097,979 · management and general $44,849 · fundraising $1,647,304
13 · Office expenses

total $576,916 · program services $482,207 · management and general $62,625 · fundraising $32,084
14 · Information technology

total $6,273,245 · program services $5,534,332 · management and general $91,697 · fundraising $647,216
15 · Royalties

total $417,941 · program services $417,529 · management and general $199 · fundraising $213
16 · Occupancy

total $6,249,613 · program services $4,953,121 · management and general $604,926 · fundraising $691,566
17 · Travel

total $2,891,776 · program services $2,731,388 · management and general $38,250 · fundraising $122,138
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $0
20 · Interest

total $8,748,120 · program services $6,748,923 · management and general $1,044,099 · fundraising $955,098
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $8,082,528 · program services $6,694,959 · management and general $718,025 · fundraising $669,544
23 · Insurance

total $1,341,884 · program services $982,744 · management and general $244,022 · fundraising $115,118
24a · Other expenses: Production and acquisitions

total $66,662,602 · program services $66,094,814 · management and general $57,767 · fundraising $510,021
24b · Other expenses: Digital Services Expense

total $3,859,668 · program services $2,851,048 · management and general $570,608 · fundraising $438,012
24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expense

total $3,260,572 · program services $1,304,427 · management and general $275,316 · fundraising $1,680,829
24d · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expenses

total -$62,184 · program services $8,786 · management and general $2,711 · fundraising -$73,681
24e · All other expenses

total -$5,140,405 · management and general -$4,219,158 · fundraising -$921,247

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $22,844,050 · end of year $5,551,686
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $16,053,230 · end of year $11,646,036
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $24,299,842 · end of year $24,412,186
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $20,045,562 · end of year $27,210,811
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $101,800,334 · end of year $102,022,052
8 · Inventories for sale or use

end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $3,195,890 · end of year $3,598,039
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$258,728,229
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$120,084,620
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $143,394,243 · end of year $138,643,609
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $123,637,936 · end of year $137,080,624
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $325,925,377 · end of year $321,852,729
13 · Investments: program-related

end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $37,801,416 · end of year $45,744,801
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $102,643,122 · end of year $110,488,891
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $64,969,495 · end of year $65,952,926
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $78,922,590 · end of year $68,392,534
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $172,485,666 · end of year $168,908,342
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $45,832,547 · end of year $44,710,443
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $426,214,403 · end of year $444,726,943
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $133,216,301 · end of year $135,560,276

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

The WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. With its wide range of programs, events and services it is one of the nation's preeminent public media institutions.As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism. It is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, ARTHUR and MOLLY OF DENALI, as well as WORLD Channel and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on-demand video. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Bostons Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; and CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. Dedicated to making media accessible to and inclusive of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide with PBS LearningMedia and has been recognized with hundreds of the nations premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards.From its roots as a local public radio and TV station, GBH has continually enhanced its service to its community and the nation. It is deepening its commitment to delivering programs that foster opportunity and equityensuring that its content and workplace are inclusive and representative, broadening the reach of its news operations, and reaching audiences where they are. GBH shares stories across platforms on its website, social media and email newsletters. Through apps and podcasts and through virtual or in-person events GBH offers news panels, music events and educational activities.Our mission remains our North Star: "GBH enriches peoples lives through programs and services that educate, inspire and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives."That mission continually drives us to develop robust programs and resources for the public.Were supporting vulnerable learners through K-12 initiatives that inspire curiosity and creative thinking. We're a trusted news organization that is driven by facts rather than factions. We're promoting science literacy so that people can make informed decisions about our changing world. We're championing the arts and giving the public access to both the greatest performers and emerging talent. And we're constantly innovating to ensure that our services are available and relevant to all.Serving the public interest drives everything that we do, and every commitment that we make is to promote knowledge so that everyone can appreciate and engage with the world around them.GBH makes a commitment to:* Foster an informed and active citizenry* Make knowledge and the creative life of the arts, sciences, and humanities available to the widest possible public* Reflect the diversity of our audience, inviting a sense of inclusion and a better understanding of each other* Improve, for all people, access to public media* Be a trusted partner to parents and educators, providing programs and services that promote the healthy development of children* Serve the individual not just as a spectator but as a participant, able and willing to learn new skills through our programs and servicesIn 2024, GBH Celebrated NOVAs 50th year. From its first episode on March 3, 1974, NOVA has informed, educated, and inspired, telling science stories that matter. The team brings viewers deep inside the ages greatest scientific discoveries and advances, with more than 900 NOVA episodes over 50 years. To celebrate their golden anniversary, NOVA produced a cross-platform digital video series on major discoveries in the past 50 years. They built and broadcast a multiday live escape room event,Y3K: Countdown to Shutdown, that streamed on Twitch and YouTube; opened an online NOVA shop; and introduced a series of NOVA Trivia Nights at the GBH Boston Public Library Studio. They continued to produce the captivating programsthat viewers expect, covering topics from the evolution of whales to the engineering behind the Eiffel Tower to the quest to recover the oldest recorded DNA.FRONTLINE, GBHs trustworthy, award-winning reporting is always a critical publicresource but particularly important during an election year. This year, GBH News produced extensive coverage of the local and national elections, ballot explainers, videos presenting arguments for and against each of the Massachusetts ballot questions and Boston Public Radio hosted on-air debates to ensure that voters were fully informed before casting their votes. Since the 1988 election, FRONTLINE has been producing The Choice, an innovative documentary that tells the backstories of the presidential candidates from childhood to today. The late replacement of the Democratic nominee created an unprecedented challenge for the FRONTLINE team, butthey were still able to complete The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump with theirproduction time cut in half. For the first time, they produced another TheChoice film, The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz, to help viewers better understandthose vying to be second in command.Historical context is important to any political discussion. Viewers gainedfresh insights about an important executive branch role in AMERICANEXPERIENCEs new documentary, The American Vice President.The series YouTube channel currently reaches more than 3.05 million subscribers with approximately 837 million views and 24 million plus GBH News podcast downloads.Connecting the CommonwealthGBH News, CAI, and New England Public Media (NEPM) launched a vital new partnership to expand news reporting and coverage statewide. Weaving regional and local reporting across all three outlets digital and broadcast platforms, this initiativebuilds on the existing relationships between these three organizations, as well as connections to the GBH News bureaus in Worcester, at the State House, and in Boston. One example of this expanded relationship was the GBH News broadcast of the Massachusetts U.S. Senate debate presented in collaboration with NEPM News. Audiences from across Massachusetts benefit from expanded coverage of everything from breaking local news to in-depth human interest stories and improved access to the stories that matter, including the environment, education, and the economy.Engaging Younger VotersAs part of a continuing effort to provide a platformfor underrepresented voices, GBH News premiered a new digital-first video series where Gen Z voters could discuss the issues that matter to them most. On Politics IRL, young adults with opposing views sat face-to-face to explore some of todays more polarizing topics abortion, housing, the election, the economy, and more to find their differences and their common ground.Expanding Partnerships with the CommunityA trusted leader in childrens media for more than 50 years, GBH Kids produces stories that help children feel empowered and seen while also encouraging a culture of lifelong learning. From ZOOM to Arthur to Molly of Denali, GBH has prioritized the creation of smart, engaging programs that meet kids where they are. This year, GBH celebrated expanded partnerships, including becoming official media partners with Boston Childrens Museum. This next step in a long-standing relationship provides the opportunity to highlight GBH Kids and GBH Education content with museum visitors through programming, events, and shared social media promotion.Civics Collection LaunchedGBH Education launched a new Civics Collection on PBS LearningMedia, designed to engage young people in the importance and role of civics in the United States. Theeducation department collaborated with an Educator Advisory Group, Youth Advisory Group, and a multidisciplinary Civics Leadership Council in developing this innovative program. The Collection supports students in acquiring civic knowledge and understanding through applied historical and present-day examples and encourages engagement and participation in civic affairs. In addition to lessons based on GBH brands, it includes a youth-friendly video series and interactive resources presenting multiple perspectives and diverse viewpoints.The Story Behind the StoryAs televisions most watched history series, GBH-produced AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is dedicated to telling powerful stories with strong protagonists whose experiences help inform who, how, and why America is the country it is today. In Poisoned Ground, viewers learned about housewives who fought for the remediation of thechemical pollution at Love Canal. The Riot Report exposed information abouta commission appointed by President Johnson to reveal the causes of unrest inBlack neighborhoods in 1967 a

Expenses $197,310,562 · Grants $4,080,280 · Revenue $77,248,382

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Irvin A Alexander

CFO thru 5/2023

Total calculated

$957,073

From this org

$944,171

From related orgs

$0

Other

$12,902

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$150,136

Bonus

$30,000

Other

$764,035

Deferred

$6,102

Nontaxable benefits

$6,800

Filer's total

$957,073
Susan Goldberg

President & CEO

Total calculated

$757,264

From this org

$728,818

From related orgs

$0

Other

$28,446

Hours/week

40 + 1 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$625,254

Bonus

$100,000

Other

$3,564

Deferred

$987

Nontaxable benefits

$27,459

Filer's total

$757,264
Shane Miner

COO

Total calculated

$550,255

From this org

$509,304

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,951

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$383,687

Bonus

$125,000

Other

$617

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$27,751

Filer's total

$550,255
Raney Aronson

Exec Producer

Total calculated

$550,145

From this org

$528,592

From related orgs

$0

Other

$21,553

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$450,474

Bonus

$76,994

Other

$1,124

Deferred

$11,840

Nontaxable benefits

$9,713

Filer's total

$550,145
John Bredar

VP National Programming

Total calculated

$508,185

From this org

$462,604

From related orgs

$0

Other

$45,581

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$424,556

Bonus

$35,000

Other

$3,048

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$32,381

Filer's total

$508,185
Suzanne Zellner

VP Corp Sponsorship & Membership

Total calculated

$496,208

From this org

$455,745

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,463

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$380,778

Bonus

$70,000

Other

$4,967

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$27,263

Filer's total

$496,208
Ann Dexter

VP Human Resources

Total calculated

$488,932

From this org

$447,943

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,989

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$312,907

Bonus

$110,000

Other

$25,036

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$27,789

Filer's total

$488,932
James Levy

CFO & Treasurer

Total calculated

$436,436

From this org

$425,252

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,184

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$316,978

Bonus

$85,000

Other

$23,274

Deferred

$10,192

Nontaxable benefits

$992

Filer's total

$436,436
Terry Fitzpatrick

VP Children'sMedia

Total calculated

$430,479

From this org

$410,246

From related orgs

$0

Other

$20,233

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$361,549

Bonus

$45,000

Other

$3,697

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$7,033

Filer's total

$430,479
Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates

VP & ChiefIncluOff

Total calculated

$412,129

From this org

$368,625

From related orgs

$0

Other

$43,504

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$298,162

Bonus

$70,000

Other

$463

Deferred

$12,277

Nontaxable benefits

$31,227

Filer's total

$412,129
Tina Cassidy

Chief MktngOfficer

Total calculated

$405,442

From this org

$391,202

From related orgs

$0

Other

$14,240

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$370,319

Bonus

$20,000

Other

$883

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$1,040

Filer's total

$405,442
Claudia Palmer

COO thru 9/23

Total calculated

$376,811

From this org

$365,771

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,040

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$333,580

Bonus

$30,000

Other

$2,191

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$11,040

Filer's total

$376,811
Amy Axelrod

Chief of Staff

Total calculated

$374,471

From this org

$339,606

From related orgs

$0

Other

$34,865

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$230,431

Bonus

$85,000

Other

$24,175

Deferred

$3,846

Nontaxable benefits

$31,019

Filer's total

$374,471
Susanne Simpson

EP & Head of Scripted Content

Total calculated

$364,398

From this org

$335,612

From related orgs

$0

Other

$28,786

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$312,683

Bonus

$19,968

Other

$2,961

Deferred

$13,200

Nontaxable benefits

$15,586

Filer's total

$364,398
Susan L Kantrowitz

VP GC thru 9/23

Total calculated

$309,634

From this org

$279,899

From related orgs

$0

Other

$29,735

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$228,147

Bonus

$50,000

Other

$1,752

Deferred

$9,279

Nontaxable benefits

$20,456

Filer's total

$309,634
Jonathan Abbott

Special Advisor

Total calculated

$260,227

From this org

$219,357

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,870

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$219,220

Bonus

not reported

Other

$137

Deferred

$7,757

Nontaxable benefits

$33,113

Filer's total

$260,227
Susan Rosen

VP Gen Counsel

Total calculated

$206,921

From this org

$179,454

From related orgs

$0

Other

$27,467

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$175,246

Bonus

$3,169

Other

$1,039

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

$27,467

Filer's total

$206,921
Eric Brass

CorpConsl Clerk

Total calculated

$180,581

From this org

$159,264

From related orgs

$0

Other

$21,317

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$155,251

Bonus

$3,169

Other

$844

Deferred

$6,441

Nontaxable benefits

$14,876

Filer's total

$180,581
Henry Becton Jr

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mohamad Ali

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Marcia Blenko

Vice Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Brian H Chu

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Stacy L Cowan

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lynn B Dayton

Vice Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Pam Eddinger

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Juan Enriquez

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Renee Inomata

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Susan G Fentin

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ann M Fudge

Chairwoman

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Benjamin Gomez

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rosemarie TorresJohnson

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Andrea E Kalyn

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ann Klee

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Paul W Lee

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
William A Lowell

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Susan X Luo

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Elise McDonald

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Cathy E Minehan

Vice Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Martha L Minow

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Liz Morningstar

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Marvin Lee Pelton

Vice Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Alicia Rose

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Vincent D Rougeau

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Cyrus Taraporevala

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jeffrey Rayport

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Carmichael Roberts

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Cynthia L Strauss

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Belinda Termeer

Trste thru10/23

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
William N Thorndike

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Stephen Wagner

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lynn Perry Wooten

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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 · Written employment contract
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
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
9 · Followed the rebuttable-presumption procedure

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above: Compensation determinations are based on performance, considered within the context of independent benchmark data for comparable positions at similar organizations and supported by relevant documentation.
Part I, Line 8: Amounts reported on 990 VII pursuant to initial contract exemption described in Regs: Compensation amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII for President & CEO Susan Goldberg were paid pursuant to a contract that was subject to the initial contract exception. Susan Goldberg joined WGBH in December 2022.

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

Pellet Productions Inc

$1,273,048

Film production service for project
Apograph Productions Inc

$215,913

Film production service for project
NORC

$48,000

Research services for the project
AINE

$14,600

Research services for programs
Education Development Center

$7,519

Research services for programs

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.

BTL Music Inc

501(c)(3) · Music rights · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH
Listen to the Lion Music Inc

501(c)(3) · Music rights · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH
Great Blue Hills Music Inc

501(c)(3) · Music rights · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH
WGBH Music Inc

501(c)(3) · Music rights · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH
Public Television Playhouse Inc

501(c)(3) · Program distribution · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBHKCETWNET
PRX INC

501(c)(3) · Distribution of Public Radio Programming · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH
New England Public Media Inc

501(c)(3) · Public Broadcasting · MA · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH
Public Radio International

501(c)(3) · Radio network · MN · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

PRI PRX LLC

PUBLIC MEDIA · MA

Directly controlled by WGBH

Related partnerships

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

Public Media Distribution Company

Related · Distribution · VA · 40% owned · share of income $16,960,036 · share of assets $45,332,444

Directly controlled by PBS
National Public Media

Related · Underwriting · DE · 18% owned · share of assets $118,118

Directly controlled by NPR

Related corporations and trusts

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

Contributor Development Partnership

C-Corp · Fundraising Consulting · MA · 82.51% owned · share of income $12,223,411 · share of assets $3,538,175 · controlled entity

Directly controlled by WGBH

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 14 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202521349349307797

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