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WJCT INC

EIN 59-0711482 JACKSONVILLE, FL

Revenue 2024
$10,756,730
Expenses 2024
$9,737,965

Program services were 70.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2000
Street
100 FESTIVAL PARK AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WJCT'S MISSION IS TO USE OUR UNIQUE ASSETS AS A RESOURCE FOR CITIZENS TO COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HUMAN DIVERSITY, EXPERIENCE LIFELONG LEARNING, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN MATTERS OF CIVIC IMPORTANCE, ALL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WJCT IS THE COMMUNITY-OWNED AND OPERATED PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION SERVING JACKSONVILLE AND THE FIRST COAST SINCE 1958, USING TELEVISION, RADIO, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND LIVE EVENTS TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS LEARN, SHARE, AND GROW.

  • COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT:AT WJCT PUBLIC MEDIA, WE ARE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING INTELLIGENT AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING NEWS AND INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTLY TO HOMES ACROSS THE FIRST COAST. WE SERVE AS AN ACCESSIBLE FORUM FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND DEBATE, STRIVING TO OPEN MINDS, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.STEWARDSHIP:SINCE OUR FIRST TELEVISION BROADCAST IN SEPTEMBER 1958 AND OUR FIRST RADIO BROADCAST IN APRIL 1972, WE HAVE STRIVED TO REFLECT AND RESPOND TO THE DIVERSE VOICES OF OUR FIRST COAST COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION, BALANCE, AND RESPECT. WE RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA AND HONOR OUR HERITAGE BY STAYING RESPONSIVE TO CITIZENS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, CULTURES, AND VALUES.EDUCATION:NOTHING SURPASSES OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUNG LEARNERS. MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO, WHEN "COMMERCIAL-FREE TELEVISION" WAS STILL A NOVELTY, WJCT ADDED THEN CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMMING TO ITS SCHEDULE: SESAME STREET AND MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD. IN BOTH THEIR STYLE AND CONTENT, THESE PROGRAMS MODELED GOOD CHARACTER AND GAVE RISE TO THE TERM "SAFE HAVEN." PARENTS SOON LEARNED THAT THEY COULD TRUST THEIR KIDS TO JAX PBS, A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT HAS NEVER WAVERED. TODAY, WJCT OFFERS A FULL SUITE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND LIVE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. WITH UNIVERSAL ACCESS REACHING ACROSS THE "DIGITAL DIVIDE," WJCT'S EDUCATION SERVICES ARE WIDELY USED AND PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN STUDY AFTER STUDY. PBS KIDS CONTENT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO ENHANCE EARLY LITERACY SKILLS LIKE NAMING LETTERS, SOUNDS, AND UNDERSTANDING STORIES. CHILDREN USING PBS CONTENT AT HOME OUTSCORED A COMPARISON GROUP ON WIDELY USED STANDARDIZED TESTS THAT MEASURE MATH CONCEPTS SUCH AS NUMBERS AND COUNTING. CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS USING THE FLORIDA PBS LEARNING MEDIA CONTENT OUTPERFORMED NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NORMS BY 10%. PARENTS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS AND DIVERSE ETHNICITIES TRUST PBS AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER MEDIA BRAND.

    Expenses $6,833,978 · Revenue $263,778

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • FARLEY KERN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BILL HENDRICH

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE MADSEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASGHAR SYED

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN BUSH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIMMIE WINSTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEBBIE BUCKLAND

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANK DENTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GREG ANDERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN FEAGINS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIA WARREN

    TRUSTEE, UNTIL 9/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LATANYA WYNN-HALL

    TRUSTEE, AS OF 1/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAWSIKIA HODGES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA BAKER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEERA SHETTY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAN FOLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID LOEB

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATTI MCELROY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JERRY WILSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AUSTIN STATON

    TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAM INMAN

    TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID MCGOWAN

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $239,141
    From this org
    $226,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,219
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,922
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $239,141

  • CARLOS SEMIDEI

    SECRETARY & EXEC ASSISTANT

    Total calculated
    $53,988
    From this org
    $50,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,250
    Hours/week
    40

  • ANTHONY ALICEA

    VP

    Total calculated
    $150,369
    From this org
    $142,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,584
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,785
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,584
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $150,369

  • GERALDINE CIRILLO

    SENIOR VP & COO

    Total calculated
    $167,555
    From this org
    $149,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,200
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,355
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $167,555

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $10,756,730
    Expenses
    $9,737,965
    Contributions
    $9,600,342
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $11,596,205
    Expenses
    $9,695,038
    Contributions
    $9,243,009
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,580,629
    Expenses
    $9,157,111
    Contributions
    $7,009,111
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,951,929
    Expenses
    $8,668,438
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,491,547

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,727,343
    Expenses
    $7,834,147
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,343,309

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,975,605
    Expenses
    $7,487,838
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,783,868

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,869,562
    Expenses
    $6,887,452
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,117,733

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,704,987
    Expenses
    $6,104,552
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,164,990

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • JCT SERVICES LLC

    PROVIDE OPERATIONAL, MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, & MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR DCA · FL · income $1,877,062 · assets $0

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.