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Public Broadcasting Service

EIN 52-0899215 · VA · NTEE A320 · Form 990, fiscal 2023

A nonprofit American public television network headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, founded in 1969. A membership organization owned by its member stations, PBS distributes educational, cultural, news, documentary, and children's programming across broadcast television and digital platforms, serving American audiences nationwide with content produced by member stations and independent producers.

Financials, fiscal 2023

Revenue

$544.0M

Expenses

$541.7M

Total assets

$641.2M

Net assets

$411.7M

Operating margin

0.4%

1-year growth

0.2%

5-year growth (CAGR)

4.1%

Reserve (years of spending)

9.1

Contributions share

50.1%

Programme spending

40.3%

Fundraising cost

0.0%

Executive pay share

1.11%

Employees

657

Revenue per employee

$828K

Grants paid

$4.9M

Years filing

53

NFP Health Score: 79 / 100

Financial 77 · Governance 75 · Operational 90. The score is built from Form 990 line items only. It cannot measure how well an organisation delivers its mission.

Mission

PBS 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. PBS empowers individuals to achieve their potential and strengthen the social, democratic, and cultural health of the U.S.

Revenue history