SESAME WORKSHOP

Programs

1. Creation and distribution of educational media Sesame Workshop creates educational content for preschool children and distributes that content in the u.s. And around the world, across various media platforms including television, digital streaming, online, radio, print, mobile, and home entertainment. The content follows a whole child curriculum and is designed to address the current educational, social, and health needs young children, especially those vulnerable to equal and early access to preschool learning. Sesame Workshop is most well-known for its flagship educational program "sesame street." sesame street's season 55 curriculum focuses on helping children develop foundational emotional well-being skills, in particular increasing their (continued in schedule o) emotional vocabulary. The story narratives support the noticing and naming emotions, validating emotions, and modeling a strategy to reduce the emotion so not to impede with the child's activities. And do so in celebration of their family and community. Season 56 extends preschoolers understanding of their emotions and applies their emotional regulation skills to solve social problems in order to solve conflicts with…

   $83,606,406 spent$80,992,641 earned by the program
   62% of program spending

2. Humanitarian response play to learn: launched in 2019 and led by Sesame Workshop in close partnership with brac, the international rescue committee (irc), and nyu global ties for children, play to learn (ptl) set out to transform how the humanitarian sector approaches early childhood development in crisis and conflict settings. By blending direct services, mass media, rigorous research, and strategic advocacy, the consortium worked to place young children at the center of humanitarian response. Over six years, play to learn reached 3,692,465 children, caregivers, and facilitators across six countries - from rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh to urban neighborhoods across the middle east. (continued in schedule o)in the program's final year, 1,191,174 people were reached.as the program concluded, isi prioritized the dissemination of evidence and tools to benefit the broader humanitarian field. Key resources developed include the watch, play, learn toolkit - an adaptable resource package enabling frontline ecd practitioners across sectors (protection, health, nutrition) to integrate evidence-based play programming into existing work - and the play to learn resource hub, a platform…

   $19,425,172 spentof which $6,740,736 as grants
   15% of program spending

3. International social impactSesame Workshop's (sw) international social impact (isi) group advances early learning and child well-being globally in service of our core mission: helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Working across south asia, sub-saharan africa, the middle east, latin america, and crisis-affected contexts worldwide, isi collaborates with ministries of education, ngos, philanthropic partners, and community organizations to deliver culturally relevant content, strengthen institutional capacity, and embed sustainable early learning models within national systems. (continued in schedule o)fy25 was a year of significant impact and strategic adaptation. The conclusion of several usaid-supported initiatives in bangladesh, india, and iraq required a thoughtful realignment of resources and priorities. As a result of the sudden shift in the funding landscape, we made the difficult decision to close our operations in iraq and bangladesh. We are further positioning the department for long-term sustainability and growth by sharpening our thematic focus to align more closely with content strategy and organizational priorities, while managing a streamlined portfolio of…

   $19,199,730 spentof which $2,003,820 as grants$247,341 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

4. U.s. Social impactin addition to distributing its educational content on mass media platforms, Sesame Workshop creates and distributes, with philanthropic support, bilingual multimedia educational initiatives and resources that serve the majority of children and families while intentionally reaching those who are most under-resourced or who face specific educational needs. In fy 2025, Sesame Workshop continued to address emerging and persistent challenges facing marginalized children and families across the united states.emotional well-beingbuilding upon Sesame Workshop's ongoing, organizational-wide commitment responding to the mental health crisis, in fy 2025, we launched new resources for families and providers to help children build a foundation of emotional wellness. In august 2024, Sesame Workshop launched five mindful monsters podcast episodes, accompanied by two printable guides offering strategies for incorporating mindfulness practices into everyday routines in both early childhood classrooms and home-based settings. Across the five episodes, sesame street muppets guide children through developmentally appropriate mindfulness strategies such as whole-body listening, body…

   $11,720,786 spentof which $30,000 as grants$540,861 earned by the program
   9% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $133,952,094.