Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc

Analysis

Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc reported income of $12.0m and spending of $11.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.7m to $12.0m (+2.2%), an average of +0.6% a year. 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, Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Out & Equal ($12.0m), Original Music Workshop Inc ($12.0m) and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Inc ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $33.0m against liabilities of $262k, net assets of $32.8m.