Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation
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)
$2.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · −1% in 3 yrs26staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−18.8%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.5%
Middle half of peersMedianGreater Chattanooga Public Television
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.9M spent
Programs$2.0M69%Management and general$524k18%Fundraising$370k13%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$289k in FY2023 and −$462k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
21 of 22 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 18% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII13funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
95%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$733k$742k$760k$1000k$1.2M$801k$902kSouthface Energy Institute IncNew in FY2023$67kWeldon F Osborne Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$30k$30k–Grandview Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$5k$10k–Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda FoundationOn and off$5kThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$1k$500$500–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$6k$911$221$133$7k2 other fundersUp to $250 a year each$110$250$250
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped