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Screen a listPublic Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$5.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +20% in 3 yrs33staff
6 of 6years filed
’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.6%
Months of reserve4.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.0%
Middle half of peersMedianPublic Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.3M spent
Programs$3.6M69%Management and general$1.2M23%Fundraising$425k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$262k in FY2024 and −$233k in FY2025. Cash covers 4.5 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
14 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
9 of the 11 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 6 of its 6 returns, 5% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII26funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
89%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$917k$971k$929k$1.3M$1.6M$1.1M$1.0MRhodes FoundationSince FY2019$17k$17k$17k$19k$19kWalter E Terhune Memorial FundOn and off$12k$26k$15k$25kPublic Broadcasting ServiceOn and off$17k$8k$7k$10kThe O-I Charities FoundationOn and off$11k$395$10k$10k$10kGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association IncOn and off$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$127k$63k$117k$29k$88k$68k$179k8 other fundersUp to $17k a year each$240$2k$20k$2k$3k$3k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund