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← PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$33,304,205
Total expenses
$26,554,438
Contributions and grants received
$27,192,369
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,067,761
Investment income
$835,240
Other revenue
$208,835
Total assets, end of year
$63,575,749
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,325,362
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$47,250,387
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,119,471
Management and general expenses
$2,320,608
Fundraising expenses
$4,114,359
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,119,471

Program services were 75.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $27,192,369

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,531,372

  • 2a · Program service revenue: UNDERWRITING INCOME

    total $4,703,549 · related or exempt $4,703,549

  • 2b · Program service revenue: UNDERWRITING TRADE INCOME

    total $217,323 · related or exempt $217,323

  • 2c · Program service revenue: JOINT VENTURE SUNLIGHT PEAK

    total -$2,873 · related or exempt -$2,873

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $149,762 · related or exempt $149,762

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $580,078 · excluded $580,078

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $166,348 · personal property $27,786

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $166,348 · personal property $27,786

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $194,134 · unrelated business $27,786 · excluded $166,348

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,286,384

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

    securities $6,031,222

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $255,162

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $255,162 · excluded $255,162

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $14,701

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $14,701 · related or exempt $14,701

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,123,002 · program services $417,430 · management and general $377,916 · fundraising $327,656

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,730,005 · program services $9,921,940 · management and general $812,145 · fundraising $1,995,920

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,074 · program services $36,690 · management and general $3,003 · fundraising $7,381

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,271,279 · program services $990,852 · management and general $81,105 · fundraising $199,322

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,109,113 · program services $864,458 · management and general $70,759 · fundraising $173,896

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $55,107 · management and general $55,107

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,144,287 · program services $1,723,932 · management and general $296,102 · fundraising $124,253

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $126,345 · program services $52,081 · management and general $394 · fundraising $73,870

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $832,801 · program services $428,545 · management and general $58,224 · fundraising $346,032

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $605,295 · program services $366,917 · management and general $12,162 · fundraising $226,216

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,810,303 · program services $1,407,694 · management and general $346,797 · fundraising $55,812

  • 17 · Travel

    total $224,019 · program services $71,112 · management and general $99,600 · fundraising $53,307

  • 20 · Interest

    total $301,113 · program services $291,013 · management and general $4,555 · fundraising $5,545

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $732,925 · program services $655,614 · management and general $52,504 · fundraising $24,807

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $131,656 · program services $103,456 · management and general $12,718 · fundraising $15,482

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $2,098,101 · program services $2,098,101

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $460,296 · program services $68,373 · management and general $6,327 · fundraising $385,596

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSES

    total $204,961 · program services $202,839 · management and general $413 · fundraising $1,709

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $180,507 · program services $175,752 · management and general $1,572 · fundraising $3,183

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $366,249 · program services $242,672 · management and general $29,205 · fundraising $94,372

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,955,386 · end of year $3,867,506

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $658,780 · end of year $875,113

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $671,350 · end of year $805,605

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $480,604 · end of year $434,672

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

    $34,028,972

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

    $15,665,861

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,604,512 · end of year $18,363,111

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,786,951 · end of year $16,133,506

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $19,475,804 · end of year $19,475,804

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,861,906 · end of year $3,620,432

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,957,451 · end of year $1,521,777

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $143,961 · end of year $228,619

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $11,448,520 · end of year $10,623,265

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $800,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,070,955 · end of year $3,951,701

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,001,550 · end of year $42,214,632

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,072,856 · end of year $5,035,755

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL NEWS, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO EVERYONE IN COLORADO USING THE POWER OF THE HUMAN VOICE IN ALL ITS FORMS

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL NEWS, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO EVERYONE IN COLORADO

  • PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION EXPENSES CONSIST OF STAFF AND RELATED EXPENSES TO BROADCAST THREE DISTINCT FORMATS CPR NEWS AND KRCC, CPR CLASSICAL, AND INDIE 102.3, ON AIR 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, AS WELL AS THREE DISTINCT WEBSITES, CPR.ORG, KRCC.ORG, AND DENVERITE.COM. BROADCAST RADIO AUDIENCE REACH WAS APPROXIMATELY 531,000 LISTENERS WEEKLY (SOURCE: NIELSEN FALL 2024/SPRING 2025). MONTHLY DIGITAL AUDIENCE AVERAGES INCLUDED 956,000 ONLINE VISITORS FOR CPR.ORG/KRCC.ORG, 323,000 VISITORS TO DENVERITE.COM, AND 212,000 STREAMING LISTENERS. PODCASTS PRODUCED BY COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO HAD AN AVERAGE OF 19,000 SUBSCRIBERS WEEKLY, AND THERE WERE 115,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO CPR AND KRCC NEWSLETTERS.

    Expenses $17,054,450 · Revenue $5,082,462

  • BROADCASTING EXPENSES CONSIST OF STAFF AND RELATED EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF ALL TRANSMISSION SITES AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF 52 TRANSMITTERS AND TRANSLATORS.

    Expenses $3,065,021

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stewart Vanderwilt

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $336,735
    From this org
    $319,146
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,589
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,146
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,030
    Filer's total
    $337,176
  • Lori Bergen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rishi Hingoraney

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ricardo Baca

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deidre Johnson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Appel Lipsius

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Blair

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Erkenbrack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ned Harding

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherisse Hawkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nelson Hioe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlos Hipolito-Delgado

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marla Jones Newman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrian Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Moore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Rolls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Schneider

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandy Schultz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Shrader

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Sobel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Tieman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andra Zeppelin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Gentry

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $217,148
    From this org
    $205,803
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,345
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,384
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,419
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,786
    Filer's total
    $217,589
  • Sean Nethery

    SVP, CONTENT & PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $190,305
    From this org
    $178,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,528
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,091
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,686
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,969
    Filer's total
    $190,746
  • Jodi Gersh

    SVP, AUDIENCE & PLATFORMS

    Total calculated
    $187,333
    From this org
    $177,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,709
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,205
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,419
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,150
    Filer's total
    $187,774
  • Latoya Linzey

    SVP, PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $173,644
    From this org
    $161,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,077
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,870
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $697
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,518
    Filer's total
    $174,085
  • Kevin Dale

    EXECUTVE EDITOR

    Total calculated
    $182,402
    From this org
    $170,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,206
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,124
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,072
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,648
    Filer's total
    $182,844
  • Dean Phannenstiel

    VP, ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $170,856
    From this org
    $159,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,209
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,228
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,419
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,650
    Filer's total
    $171,297
  • Donald Dixon

    VP, TECHNOLOGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

    Total calculated
    $176,267
    From this org
    $149,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,459
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,900
    Filer's total
    $176,708
  • Kim Nguyen

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS

    Total calculated
    $148,296
    From this org
    $147,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $505
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cynthia Railsback

    DIR. OF CORP. SUPPORT (THRU 8/24)

    Total calculated
    $165,118
    From this org
    $158,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,227
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,032
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $38,859
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,521
    Filer's total
    $165,412

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
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 4A
CYNTHIA RAILSBACK, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SUPPORT - SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $38,485 MADE AS PART OF HER SEVERANCE PACKAGE WHEN HER DEPARTMENT WAS OUTSOURCED AND HER POSITION WAS ELIMINATED.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES IF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, IN THE FORM OF A BONUS, WILL BE APPROVED FOR ITS EMPLOYEES. BONUSES ARE APPROVED BASED ON REVIEW OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AND SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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.

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
23 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620549349301552

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