Virginia · Public charity
Pbs Foundation
The foundation enlists philanthropic support of public broadcasting through establishing special initiatives funds and an endowment fund to ensure pbs's continued excellence, and to promote and enhance outstanding public broadcasting programs and services. Working collaboratively and cooperatively with member stations, the foundation…
- $34M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $34,407,244
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $34,407,244
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $71M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Pbs Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $34M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $12M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $11M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $7.2M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $19M | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $6.4M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $6.4M | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $2.7M | 67% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Broadcasting Service | $99,814,853 | 9 | 5% |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | $885,561 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Television 19 Inc | $33,896 | 1 | 0% |
| Koce-Tv Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Joshua Bell Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Florida Pbs Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
About Pbs Foundation
- How much does Pbs Foundation give?
- Pbs Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $34,407,244 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Pbs Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (100%).
- Who are Pbs Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Public Broadcasting Service ($100M), WGBH Educational Foundation ($886k), Public Television 19 Inc ($34k).
- Does Pbs Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Pbs Foundation based?
- Pbs Foundation is based in VA.
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