Public Radio News Directors Inc

Analysis

Public Radio News Directors Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sturgis, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2025. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Public Radio News Directors Inc reported income of $436k and spending of $411k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $334k to $436k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Public Radio News Directors Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Light Work Visual Studies Inc ($436k), Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami Inc ($436k) and Actors Conservatory Theatre ($436k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $284k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $284k. It reported 5 employees.