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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,089,898
Total expenses
$15,285,611
Contributions and grants received
$11,403,045
Grants paid
$12,288,615
Program service revenue
$3,614,909
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$71,944
Total assets, end of year
$3,642,406
Total liabilities, end of year
$365,423
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,276,983
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,714,039
Management and general expenses
$385,804
Fundraising expenses
$1,185,768
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,714,039

Program services were 89.7% 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

    $11,187,360

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $215,685

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Underwriting

    total $3,614,909 · related or exempt $3,614,909

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue

    total $71,944 · excluded $71,944

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $71,944

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $12,288,615 · program services $12,288,615

  • 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 $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,055 · management and general $1,055

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,833 · management and general $57,833

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,670 · management and general $6,670

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,939,432 · program services $1,319,296 · management and general $61,902 · fundraising $558,234

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $166,010 · program services $9,216 · management and general $156,794

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $245,523 · program services $5,657 · management and general $16,610 · fundraising $223,256

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $91,620 · fundraising $91,620

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $749 · management and general $749

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,754 · program services $97 · management and general $3,560 · fundraising $97

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,847 · management and general $4,847

  • 24a · Other expenses: Fundraising Activities

    total $282,606 · management and general $36,670 · fundraising $245,936

  • 24b · Other expenses: Direct Mail

    total $30,993 · program services $1,071 · management and general $188 · fundraising $29,734

  • 24c · Other expenses: Membership Fees

    total $36,719 · program services $1,049 · management and general $1,250 · fundraising $34,420

  • 24d · Other expenses: Communication Expenses

    total $86,338 · program services $86,338

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $42,847 · program services $2,700 · management and general $37,676 · fundraising $2,471

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $725,906 · end of year $585,869

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $613,885 · end of year $685,831

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $697,996 · end of year $610,388

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $1,204,698

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

    $1,190,598

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,100 · end of year $14,100

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,670,148 · end of year $1,746,218

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $127,932 · end of year $154,583

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $197,478 · end of year $210,840

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,655,446 · end of year $1,470,661

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,741,179 · end of year $1,806,322

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO MARSHAL RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BRING ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND TRUSTED NEWS TO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA BROADCAST AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HPMF'S ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION IS TO INFORM AND INSPIRE THROUGH NEWS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, 24/7 ACROSS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL CHANNELS.

  • NEWS: IN 2023, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. TO ENSURE WE ARE BEST SERVING OUR SPRAWLING COMMUNITY, WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST-EVER REGIONAL BUREAU IN FORT BEND COUNTY. WE NOW HAVE A REPORTER GETTING TO KNOW RESIDENTS WHILE LIVING IN AND COVERING IMPACTFUL STORIES OUT OF FORT BEND COUNTY. WE PLAN FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY BUREAU TO BE THE FIRST OF A HANDFUL OF REGIONAL BUREAUS ACROSS GREATER HOUSTON, EMPOWERING HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA TO DELIVER LOCAL AND HYPERLOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION. IN ANOTHER EFFORT TO INCREASE ITS DIVERSE OFFERINGS, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA PARTNERED WITH NHK WORLD-JAPAN, THE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE OF JAPAN'S PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION, TO PROVIDE HOUSTONIANS WITH PRIMARILY ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING FEATURING THE LATEST INFORMATION ON JAPAN AND ASIA. THIS YEAR, THE HOUSTON MAYORAL ELECTION WAS MONUMENTAL FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND UNIVISION HOUSTON TO HOST THE 2023 HOUSTON MAYORAL DEBATE, EMPOWERING HOUSTONIANS WITH IMPORTANT INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION JUST DAYS BEFORE THE POLLS OPENED FOR EARLY VOTING. CANDIDATES DEBATED TOPICS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CRIME RATES, HISPANIC VOTERS' CONCERNS, IMMIGRATION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A PANEL OF JOURNALISTS ASKED THE CANDIDATES ABOUT THEIR VIEWS ON PRESSING ISSUES AND THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY IF ELECTED. THE DEBATE WAS SIMULCAST ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN ADDITION TO THE TELEVISED BROADCAST, RADIO LISTENERS WERE ABLE TO TUNE IN TO NEWS 88.7, AND ONLINE USERS WERE ABLE TO STREAM THROUGH HOUSTONPUBLICMEDIA.ORG AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS.

    Expenses $5,521,629 · Grants $4,096,205 · Revenue $3,614,909

  • EDUCATION: HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA IS THE NATION'S FIRST PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION AND THE REGION'S SOURCE FOR PBS PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING FAVORITES LIKE MASTERPIECE AND NOVA, WE OFFER EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY 24/7 ACCESS TO CURRICULUM-BASED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. PBS LEARNINGMEDIA OFFERS FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PREK-12 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. CREATED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, PBS LEARNINGMEDIA RESOURCES SPAN EIGHT SUBJECT AREAS PLUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY ARE GROUPED BY GRADE BANDS TO HELP USERS QUICKLY FIND HIGH-QUALITY MATERIALS. LESSONS ARE PAIRED WITH VIDEO CONTENT THAT CAN BE USED BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE FAMILY NIGHTS ON PBS KIDS. WATCH, PLAY, AND LEARN WITH YOUR FAVORITE PBS KIDS CHARACTERS EVERY FRIDAY FROM 6 TO 8 P.M., OR CATCH A REPEAT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENINGS. PBS KIDS FAMILY NIGHT FEATURES MOVIE SPECIALS AND THEMED PROGRAMMING, FROM ROSIE'S RULES TO WILD KRATTS, TO HELP YOUR FAMILY END THE WEEK ON A HIGH NOTE.

    Expenses $4,096,205 · Grants $4,096,205

  • ARTS AND CULTURE: HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA IS PROUD TO SERVE ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO PRODUCE AND SHARE CONTENT THAT HONORS THE CULTURES AND VOICES THAT MAKE UP OUR DIVERSE REGION. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S I SEE U WITH EDDIE ROBINSON RECEIVED A PUBLIC MEDIA AWARD AT THE 55TH ANNUAL NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PUBLIC MEDIA AWARDS CEREMONY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. THE AWARD-WINNING EPISODE, THE SOULS OF RUSSELL HORNSBY, FEATURES ACCLAIMED ACTOR RUSSELL HORNSBY SHARING HIS VULNERABILITY IN A COMPELLING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF LIVING IN TRUTH AND FINDING ONE'S AUTHENTIC SELF WHILE PORTRAYING OTHERS ONSTAGE AND ONSCREEN. ANOTHER POPULAR PROGRAM, HOUSTON MATTERS WITH CRAIG COHEN, CELEBRATED ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY IN APRIL 2023. TO CELEBRATE A DECADE OF IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE PEOPLE, PLACES, ISSUES, AND IDEAS THAT DEFINE GREATER HOUSTON, THE HOUSTON MATTERS TEAM SPENT THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE SHOW'S ANNIVERSARY LOOKING BACK AND DISCUSSING HOW HOUSTON'S SPORTS, POLITICS, ARTS, FOOD SCENE, ENERGY INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY, WEATHER, AND ENVIRONMENT HAVE-AND HAVEN'T-CHANGED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. THE ANNIVERSARY WEEK CULMINATED WITH AN EXTENDED EDITION OF THE SHOW HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE TEAM'S FAVORITE REPORTS AND CONVERSATIONS, FAMOUS GUESTS, AND GREAT MUSICAL MOMENTS. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA WAS SELECTED TO BE ONE OF THREE MEMBER STATIONS TO PARTNER WITH PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS AS A REGIONAL DIGITAL CENTER OF INNOVATION, AIMING TO EXPAND THE VOICES OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. COLLABORATING WITH PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS AND THE OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS ALLOWS US TO DEEPEN OUR DIGITAL CAPACITY AND SHOWCASE MORE UNDERREPRESENTED CONTENT CREATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BOTH IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE CAMERA. IN 2023, WE LAUNCHED THE FIRST SERIES AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, DEAD AND BURIED. THE DIGITAL SERIES EXPLORES OUR EVOLVING ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH, INCLUDING THE GROWING TREND TOWARDS OPENNESS AND HONESTY ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE. IT AIMS TO BREAK TABOOS AND PRESENT CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ONE OF LIFE'S MOST NATURAL AND PROFOUND EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $4,096,205 · Grants $4,096,205

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon Birkman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • John Bradshaw Jr

    VICE - PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kelley Lang

    GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • David Cotten

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Angela Bishop

    ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kathy Sanders

    ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Leslie Flynne

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Upasana Bhatia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victoria Cordova

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Karin Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cesar Giralt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deidra Lane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dennis Malloy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sanat Parikh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Whitley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Shumate

    ASSOCIATE V.P. & G.M.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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.

Grants on this return

  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDI

    $12,288,615

    FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411069349301651

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