Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc

Analysis

Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. 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 June 2024, Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $3.1m to $4.0m (+30%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gwinnett Championship Foundation Inc ($4.0m), Applied Technology Council ($4.0m) and Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 55 employees.