GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORPORATION
EIN 62-1137597 CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Revenue 2024
- $2,453,461
- Expenses 2024
- $2,915,197
Program services were 69.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A320
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 7540 BONNYSHIRE DR
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
WTCI ENRICHES LIVES THROUGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND EXPLORATION.
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BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - WTCI OFFERS OVER 300 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EACH WEEK TO TELEVISION HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN THE 60 MILE OVER-THE-AIR VIEWING RADIUS AND THROUGH LOCAL CABLE AND SATELLITE TELEVISION SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO DOCUMENTING LOCAL ACTIVITIES, TELLING LOCAL STORIES AND GATHERING LOCAL CONTENT, WTCI BROADCASTS NATIONAL PBS PROGRAMMING AS WELL.
Expenses $1,832,461 · Revenue $1,444
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EDUCATION -WTCI PROVIDES 300 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON-AIR EACH WEEK. FREE ONLINE RESOURCES, CLASSROOM AND TEACHER OUTREACH, TRAINING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ENCOURAGE READING, WRITING AND MATH LITERACY AND ENRICHMENT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPAL AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS SUPPORT READING AND WRITING LITERACY THROUGH THE ANNUAL PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST OUTREACH, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES.
Expenses $170,332
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - WTCI EDUCATES, ENGAGES AND INSPIRES A LIFETIME OF LEARNING AND EXPLORATION THROUGH ON-AIR PROGRAMMING, ONLINE RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN A 35 COUNTY REGION. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPAL AGENCIES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS AND PROGRAMS SUPPORT ENRICHMENT THROUGHOUT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PUBLIC SCREENINGS, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, DEBATES AND INFORMATIVE, EDUCATIONAL LOCAL PROGRAMMING SUPPORT THE ON-AIR AND COMMUNITY-WIDE SERVICES AND OUTREACH SPONSORED BY WTCI.
Expenses $18,187
As filed on the 2024 return.
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.
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Jo CokeJO COKE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David BarrettDAVID BARRETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deborah ArfkenDEBORAH ARFKEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Florence PipkinsFLORENCE PIPKINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cole PowellCOLE POWELL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel FellDANIEL FELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim TannerJIM TANNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Yousef HamadehYOUSEF HAMADEH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David MartinDAVID MARTIN
DEV. COMMITTEE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chloe MorrisonCHLOE MORRISON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kimberly BiddyKIMBERLY BIDDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve GatlinSTEVE GATLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julie BrandaoJULIE BRANDAO
PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kerry HayesKERRY HAYES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Agnes RichmondAGNES RICHMOND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Jeffrey GefterDR JEFFREY GEFTER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edna VarnerEDNA VARNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cindy ToddCINDY TODD
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Martin TrimiewMARTIN TRIMIEW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paula HendersonPAULA HENDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adam SchreaderADAM SCHREADER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scott DavidsonSCOTT DAVIDSON
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Robert CulkeenROBERT CULKEEN
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $161,524
- From this org
- $156,471
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,053
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,671
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,800
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,053
- Filer's total
- $161,524
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
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2024
- Revenue
- $2,453,461
- Expenses
- $2,915,197
- Contributions
- $2,321,519
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $3,190,264
- Expenses
- $2,765,389
- Contributions
- $3,034,026
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $2,260,651
- Expenses
- $2,550,018
- Contributions
- $2,129,890
- 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
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,478,366
- Expenses
- $2,513,153
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,254,275
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,594,114
- Expenses
- $2,544,530
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,647,052
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,650,961
- Expenses
- $2,231,809
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,738,223
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,186,831
- Expenses
- $2,409,596
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,592,833
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,284,250
- Expenses
- $2,519,441
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,695,914
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
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CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
$909,779
2024 TVCSG
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CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
$856,804
2023 TVCSG
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CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
$813,845
2022 TVCSG
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2023 OSS
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2022 RTL
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SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INC
$67,082
2023 IMP. TO BUILDING SYS
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2024 RTL
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2025 PUBINT
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2024 Unrestricted
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.