NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A340

Classification

2000

Street

1111 N CAPITOL ST NE

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).

Other organizations at this address

3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

• AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO

  EIN 82-1246245

• NPR FOUNDATION

  EIN 52-1795789

• NPR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INC

  EIN 87-3594010

Mission and programs · 2024

• CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION: FUNDING IN THIS CATEGORY SUPPORTS NPR'S NEWSROOM, PROGRAMMING, NPR MUSIC, AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES. AS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF BROADCAST AND DIGITAL CONTENT, NPR REACHED A WEEKLY BROADCAST AUDIENCE OF 22.5 MILLION PEOPLE DURING THE TAX REPORTING PERIOD. CURRENTLY, 98.5% OF THE U.S. POPULATION RESIDES WITHIN THE LISTENING AREA OF ONE OR MORE STATIONS CARRYING NPR PROGRAMMING. NPR PRODUCES AND/OR DISTRIBUTES 22 BROADCAST PROGRAMS ACROSS NEWS, TALK, MUSIC, AND ENTERTAINMENT, AS WELL AS 24 PODCAST-ONLY PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE AN AVERAGE OF 8.1 MILLION UNIQUE WEEKLY USERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NPR APP HAS ONE MILLION WEEKLY USERS. BEYOND TERRESTRIAL RADIO, NPR PROGRAMMING IS DISTRIBUTED GLOBALLY VIA SATELLITE, HD RADIO, AND MEMBER STATION WEB STREAMS. NOTABLE PROGRAMS INCLUDE "MORNING EDITION," "WEEKEND EDITION," "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED," "FRESH AIR," "THE TED RADIO HOUR," "1A," "WAIT WAIT DON'T TELL ME!," "HERE & NOW," "BOOK OF THE DAY," "CODE SWITCH," "IT'S BEEN A MINUTE," "STORYCORPS," "PLANET MONEY," "LIFE KIT," "UP FIRST, AND 24-HOUR NPR NEWSCASTS.

  Expenses $169,674,100 · Grants $11,246,098 · Revenue $29,438,236

• NETWORK, DIGITAL, AND CONTENT SUPPORT: FUNDING IN THIS CATEGORY SUPPORTS NPR'S PRODUCT AUDIENCE TECHNOLOGY (PAT), CONTENT SUPPORT, AND MEMBER PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES. PAT CONTINUED NPR'S PUBLIC SERVICE BY OFFERING FREE CONTENT ACROSS WEB, MOBILE, AND THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 42 MILLION USERS WEEKLY. THROUGH UNIFIED MOBILE APPS, NPR DELIVERED REAL-TIME NEWS, LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMS, ON-DEMAND MEDIA, EXTENSIVE ARCHIVES, AND DIGITAL-EXCLUSIVE REPORTING. BEHIND THE SCENES, THE CONTENT SUPPORT TEAM MANAGED CRITICAL LOGISTICS FOR ALL REPORTING ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDED DEPLOYING EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY PACKAGES FOR TRAVELING JOURNALISTS, COORDINATING TRAVEL FOR BREAKING NEWS, CONDUCTING EDITORIAL RESEARCH, AND PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE FIELD, SOFTWARE, AND INTERNATIONAL BUREAU SUPPORT. FINALLY, THE MEMBER PARTNERSHIP TEAM COORDINATED SERVICES FOR NPR'S 244 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND COMMUNITY 501(C)(3)S. THESE MEMBERS OPERATE 1,035 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, PART OF A LARGER FOOTPRINT OF 1,101 TOTAL STATIONS BROADCASTING NPR PROGRAMMING. DRAWING UPON THE STRENGTH OF THE NETWORK, NPR COLLABORATES WITH MEMBER STATIONS ON NEWSGATHERING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FUNDRAISING, AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION.

  Expenses $35,700,900 · Revenue $158,555,489

• DISTRIBUTION AND INTERCONNECTION: FUNDING IN THIS CATEGORY SUPPORTS EXPENSES INCURRED BY NPR'S DISTRIBUTION/INTERCONNECTION DIVISION, WHICH OPERATES AND MANAGES THE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM (PRSS), A COMBINED SATELLITE AND INTERNET DISTRIBUTION NETWORK FOR PUBLIC RADIO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING CONTENT. DELIVERING CONTENT PRODUCED BY NPR, MEMBER STATIONS, AND INDEPENDENT RADIO PRODUCERS, THE PRSS SERVES AS ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC MEDIA ECOSYSTEM. CRUCIALLY, IT REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SIZE, INCOME, OR PROGRAMMING AFFILIATION. OPERATIONS AND ONGOING TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY A COMBINATION OF CLIENT SERVICE FEES AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED THROUGH THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, UNTIL ITS ORDERLY WIND-DOWN OF OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 2026.

  Expenses $12,685,791 · Revenue $12,111,347

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.

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

  $354,056,068

  Expenses

  $335,494,087

  Contributions

  $142,412,544

  Grants paid

  $11,246,098

• 2023

  Revenue

  $325,227,715

  Expenses

  $314,895,343

  Contributions

  $111,807,906

  Grants paid

  $5,389,462

• 2022

  Revenue

  $302,474,004

  Expenses

  $315,777,079

  Contributions

  $98,568,123

  Grants paid

  $3,517,449

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

  $305,638,035

  Expenses

  $307,065,838

  Assets (EOY)

  $409,698,714

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $288,067,110

  Expenses

  $271,150,184

  Assets (EOY)

  $423,960,780

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $277,605,127

  Expenses

  $291,733,617

  Assets (EOY)

  $392,176,596

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $277,605,127

  Expenses

  $291,733,617

  Assets (EOY)

  $392,176,596

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $277,707,916

  Expenses

  $272,720,119

  Assets (EOY)

  $374,768,060

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

• KCUR-FM

  $713,441

  2023 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB

• AMERICAN COALITION FOR PUBLIC RADIO

  $590,715

  2024 · PUBLIC RADIO EDUCATION/ADVOCACY

• KCUR-FM

  $526,939

  2022 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB

• KQED-FM

  $497,099

  2023 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB

• BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO

  $422,093

  2023 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB & GENERAL SUPPORT

• TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO

  $351,940

  2023 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB

• LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIAWFPL

  $348,626

  2024 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• KPBS PUBLIC MEDIAKPBS

  $347,976

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• KQED PUBLIC MEDIA

  $346,407

  2024 · GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND REGIONAL NEWS HUB

• CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC

  $332,239

  2023 · REGIONAL NEWS HUB & GENERAL SUPPORT

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $38,962,000

  2025 · PUBINT

• NPR FOUNDATION

  $32,378,286

  2022 · SUPPORT OF MISSION AND VALID ACTIVITIES OF NPR

• NPR FOUNDATION

  $29,452,661

  2024 · SUPPORT OF MISSION AND VALID ACTIVITIES OF NPR

• NPR FOUNDATION

  $29,375,871

  2023 · SUPPORT OF MISSION AND VALID ACTIVITIES OF NPR

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $11,866,755

  2022 · PUBINT

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $6,650,000

  2023 · PUBINT

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $5,622,121

  2023 · RPRG

• RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND

  $5,053,050

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $2,363,761

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $2,001,000

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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.

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.

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