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Public Broadcasting Service
The PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (pbs), incorporated in 1969, is a membership organization that in partnership with its member stations serves the american public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain and express a diversity of perspectives.
- $8.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 36
- Grants FY2025
- 94
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,836,076
- Organizations funded a year
- 22 to 125
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 23
- Total assets, FY2025
- $753M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations Public Broadcasting Service funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $352k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Arts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 35 | $8.2M | 17% |
| FY2024 | 94 | $8.0M | 14% |
| FY2023 | 42 | $4.7M | 14% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $2.3M | 9% |
| FY2021 | 76 | $9.8M | 17% |
| FY2020 | 125 | $13M | 43% |
| FY2019 | 81 | $21M | 69% |
| FY2018 | 26 | $8.2M | 65% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Arts & Culture$67MEducation$7.9MScience & Tech$4.5MYouth Development$944kPublic Benefit$583kHuman Services$357kCommunity Improvement$215kFood & Nutrition$213kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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NC
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DC
HI
OK
LA
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AL
GA
TX
FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pbs Foundation | $20,930,954 | 9 | 25% |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | $14,187,533 | 7 | 4% |
| Shoe Ink LLC | $8,278,017 | 5 | n/a |
| Jet Propulsion LLC | $3,992,082 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $3,366,892 | 7 | n/a |
| Wnetwliw | $2,639,750 | 5 | n/a |
| Vox Media Inc | $2,023,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission | $1,743,859 | 4 | n/a |
| Pbs North Carolina | $1,030,605 | 6 | n/a |
| Random House Children's Books | $824,732 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pbs Foundation | $20,930,954 | 9 | 25% |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | $14,187,533 | 7 | 4% |
| Shoe Ink LLC | $8,278,017 | 5 | n/a |
| Jet Propulsion LLC | $3,992,082 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $3,366,892 | 7 | n/a |
| Wnetwliw | $2,639,750 | 5 | n/a |
| Vox Media Inc | $2,023,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission | $1,743,859 | 4 | n/a |
| Pbs North Carolina | $1,030,605 | 6 | n/a |
| Random House Children's Books | $824,732 | 5 | n/a |
| Iowa Pbs | $821,614 | 5 | n/a |
| Ready Jet Go Season II LLC | $808,166 | 2 | n/a |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | $804,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $769,633 | 5 | 0% |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | $754,750 | 3 | 1% |
| Koce-Tv Foundation | $630,944 | 5 | 2% |
| Regents of the University of California | $624,053 | 1 | n/a |
| Idaho Public Television | $589,605 | 4 | n/a |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | $556,702 | 2 | n/a |
| Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc | $495,733 | 7 | 1% |
| Montana State University | $455,931 | 3 | n/a |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc | $438,360 | 5 | 2% |
| Wmht Educational Telecommunications Inc | $425,260 | 4 | 4% |
| Southern Oregon Public Television Inc | $378,845 | 4 | 11% |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $368,475 | 4 | n/a |
| World Wide Webbers Inc | $350,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kvcr Educational Foundation Inc | $335,543 | 3 | 4% |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $329,595 | 3 | 0% |
| Kqed Inc | $318,823 | 5 | 0% |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association | $311,224 | 5 | 3% |
| Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc | $288,842 | 5 | 1% |
| Central Wyoming College | $272,758 | 3 | n/a |
| Houston Public Media Foundation | $271,096 | 2 | 2% |
| Pennon Organization | $261,760 | 4 | 1% |
| University of Oklahoma | $255,465 | 4 | n/a |
| National Association for the Education of Young Children | $237,152 | 4 | 1% |
| WI Educational Communications Board | $234,577 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $223,340 | 3 | n/a |
| Friends of Ksps | $221,118 | 5 | 3% |
| Public Media Nj Inc | $217,986 | 4 | 1% |
| Independent Television Services Inc | $217,519 | 2 | 1% |
| Mighty Picnic LLC | $213,354 | 2 | n/a |
| Kbtc | $209,834 | 6 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $204,596 | 4 | n/a |
| North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc | $193,617 | 3 | 1% |
| Ideastream | $190,927 | 4 | 1% |
| New Mexico State University | $180,875 | 4 | n/a |
| West Central Mn Educ Television | $179,753 | 4 | 5% |
| American Documentary Inc | $174,135 | 2 | 2% |
| Channel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc | $170,389 | 4 | 2% |
| Colorado Public Television | $162,987 | 4 | 2% |
| Redwood Empire Public Television Inc | $162,976 | 6 | 2% |
| Friends of Montana Pbs Inc | $162,500 | 4 | 2% |
| Mississippi Public Broadcasting | $151,891 | 2 | n/a |
| Wtvi Foundation Inc | $150,741 | 2 | 9% |
| Second Peninsula LLC | $150,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Wnet | $149,043 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $148,590 | 2 | n/a |
| Firelight Media Inc | $146,976 | 1 | 2% |
| Brand Programming Studios | $136,031 | 2 | n/a |
| Meredith Vieira Productions | $131,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Roller Coaster Road Productions LLC | $130,608 | 1 | n/a |
| The Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation | $126,928 | 4 | 1% |
| Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc | $125,146 | 4 | 1% |
| Balance Productions LLC | $119,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Wjct Inc | $116,890 | 4 | 1% |
| Western New York Public Broadcasting Association | $113,594 | 5 | 0% |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | $113,575 | 2 | 0% |
| Whyy Inc | $110,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Greater Dayton Public Television dba Think TV | $108,593 | 2 | 2% |
| Southern Nevada Public Television | $105,044 | 5 | 9% |
| Day's Edge Productions | $103,853 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | $101,630 | 2 | 0% |
| Hawaii Public Television Foundation Dba Pbs Hawaii | $101,595 | 4 | 1% |
| Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting Inc | $100,060 | 5 | 0% |
| Northern Minnesota Public Television Inc | $97,399 | 4 | 3% |
| Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications | $93,248 | 6 | 1% |
| Ocean State Media Group | $90,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Wqpt | $86,238 | 3 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Public Television Inc | $85,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Wskg Public Telecommunications Council | $83,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc | $82,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council | $80,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Kentucky Educational Television Foundation Inc | $75,947 | 5 | 1% |
| Arizona State University | $75,677 | 2 | n/a |
| Mid-South Public Communications Foundation | $74,826 | 5 | 0% |
| Alamo Public Telecommunications Council Doing Business as Klrn | $70,987 | 4 | 1% |
| Alaska Public Media Inc | $70,883 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Northwest Technical Institute | $68,000 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Central Florida | $63,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Wqed Multimedia | $60,650 | 5 | 0% |
| Detroit Public Media | $60,600 | 4 | 0% |
| South Dakota State University | $58,846 | 2 | n/a |
| Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority | $57,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Northern California Educational Tv Association Inc | $57,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Fort Wayne Public Television Inc | $57,470 | 4 | 1% |
| University of Georgia | $56,513 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Wnin Tri-State Public Media Inc | $55,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council | $55,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation | $55,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Louisiana Public Broadcasting Network | $51,323 | 4 | n/a |
| Vpm Media Corporation | $50,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Public Television 19 Inc | $50,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $47,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Beck Foundation of Dsaet | $45,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Rural California Broadcasting Corporatio | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grand Valley State University | $45,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc | $44,648 | 4 | 0% |
| Nashville Public Television Inc | $43,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio | $42,170 | 4 | 0% |
| West TN Public Television Council | $42,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Public Media Group of Southern California | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $37,511 | 3 | n/a |
| St Lawrence Valley Educational Television Council Inc | $37,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Permian Basin Public Telecommunications Inc | $37,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Talent Paymaster Inc | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Louis Regional Public Media Inc | $36,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Washington State University | $35,123 | 3 | n/a |
| South Florida Pbs Inc | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Valley Public Television Inc | $35,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Cascade Public Media | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $34,991 | 3 | n/a |
| The Public Broadcasting Council of Cny Inc | $32,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council | $32,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The North Carolina Public Television Foundation Inc | $31,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Kansas Public Telecommunications Service | $30,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Vermont Etv Inc | $30,460 | 2 | 0% |
| Texas A&M University | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ball State University | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | $29,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | $27,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Florida State University Research Foundation Inc | $27,500 | 3 | 0% |
| El Paso Public Television Foundation Inc | $27,500 | 1 | 16% |
| Brighter Strategies LLC | $26,179 | 1 | n/a |
| Amarillo Junior College District | $26,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Friends of Idaho Public Television Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bowling Green State University | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Kuac | $24,915 | 3 | n/a |
| Show & Tell Productions LLC | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Hampshire Public Broadcasting | $23,417 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Central Missouri | $23,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Texas Tech University System | $22,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Wsre Tv Foundation Inc | $21,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Howard University | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Smoky Hills Public Television Corp | $20,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Kvie Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ktwu | $20,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Kgtf | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Delta College | $20,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Eastern Illinois Universit | $20,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | $17,900 | 3 | 0% |
| San Bernardino County Community College District- Kvcr | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastern New Mexico University | $14,680 | 3 | n/a |
| 6th Judicial District - Family Support Center | $10,745 | 1 | n/a |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Foundation Inc | $10,180 | 1 | 0% |
| Illinois Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wtjx | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez Incorporado | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Wv Public Broadcasting Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vincennes University Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collab | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Net Foundation for Television | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Kentucky University | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Vermont Public Co | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ksmq Public Service Media Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| South Carolina Network | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Missouri State University | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Western Illinois University Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Amway Grand Plaza Hotel | $6,828 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Public Broadcasting Service supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 109.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Corporation for Public BroadcastingDC178.5× affinity93 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Corporation for Public Broadcasting · Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc · National Public Radio Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Cars for Charity Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · American Documentary Inc · Public Media Group of Southern California · Folds of Honor Foundation · The Groundtruth Project Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Chemical Society
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Public Broadcasting Service
- How much does Public Broadcasting Service give?
- Public Broadcasting Service reported 36 grants totaling $8,276,533 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 125 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Public Broadcasting Service fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (82%), Education (10%), Science & Tech (6%).
- Who are Public Broadcasting Service's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Pbs Foundation ($21M), WGBH Educational Foundation ($14M), Shoe Ink LLC ($8.3M).
- Does Public Broadcasting Service fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Public Broadcasting Service?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc, National Public Radio Inc.
- Where is Public Broadcasting Service based?
- Public Broadcasting Service is based in VA.
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