Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio

Analysis

Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio is a registered charity in United States, based in Toledo, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1958, 68 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 2023, Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwest Ohio reported income of $5.4m and spending of $4.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.4m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Foundation of Northwest Ohio sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Explorers Club ($5.4m), American Phytopathological Society Inc ($5.4m) and Puente de LA Costa Sur ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $290k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $653k, net assets of $15.2m. It reported 35 employees.