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$216Mrevenue
FY2025 · +2% in 3 yrs1,316staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−10.0%
Months of reserve1.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−7.9%
Middle half of peersMedianWGBH Educational
Where the money goes FY2025 · $237M spent
Programs$197M83%Management and general$14M6%Fundraising$26M11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$5.0M in FY2023, −$6.6M in FY2024 and −$22M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.7 months, under the peer median of 2.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
30 of 31 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, 2% of revenue in FY2025. $35M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending365funders
$36Ma year, last 3 years
49%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Corporation for Public BroadcastingEvery year since FY2017$17M$16M$17M$20M$17M$21M$14MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$512k$488k$750k$750k$5.5M$5.5MAlfred P Sloan FoundationOn and off$1.6M$1.5M$2.1M$1.3M$1.4MJohn D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationEvery year since FY2017$840k$840k$1.0M$1.1M$1.1M$716k$750kThe Ford FoundationEvery year since FY2017$670k$535k$871k$848k$876k$225k$250kThe Conrad Prebys FoundationOn and off$1.0M$2.0M$1.0MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$2.3M$2.1M$2.4M$3.0M$3.1M$3.3M$4.3M276 other fundersUp to $2.0M a year each$3.4M$5.8M$6.0M$6.0M$8.0M$8.2M$6.5M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund