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LV PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP WLVT-TV CHANNEL 39

LV PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP WLVT-TV CHANNEL 39 is a Public Charity headquartered in BETHLEHEM, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.6M revenue, $10.7M expenses, $121.3M total assets. 83 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $30.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231642883 BETHLEHEM, PA Television NTEE: A32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$10.7M
Total Assets$121.3M
Grant Records83
Funding Total$30.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

"TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, INFORM, ENTERTAIN AND STIMULATE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE PUBLIC" BEGINS WITH THE BROADCAST OF PBS PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, CONTINUES WITH THE PRODUCTION OF OUR EMMY AWARD WINNING LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE THE CRITICAL CONCERNS OF OUR REGION AS WELL AS OFFER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, AND FURTHER TOUCHES OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS; WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING READING, LITERACY AND INTERNET SAFETY. THIS MULTI-FACETED APPROACH ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO BECOME ACTIVE AND EMPOWERED CITIZENS EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Where $100 goes at Lv Public Telecommunications Corp Wlvt-TV Channel 39

How Lv Public Telecommunications Corp Wlvt-TV Channel 39 divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$69 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$64
Wlvt operates a public television station serving a four county area with over 12,000 members
92% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12,000 members
$5
All day npr style radio news serving the lehigh valley, pennsylvania and western new jersey
8% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER THRU 9/24 Andrea Cummis
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THRU 3/24 Arthur Troccoli
SECRETARY Arundhati Khanwalkar
DIRECTOR Christopher S Wolfel Edd
DIRECTOR David W Willard
DIRECTOR Imtiaz Patel

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$18,654,338 38 grants
Arts & Culture
$734,965 9 grants
Youth Development
$34,500 1 grant
Education
$7,250 1 grant
Unspecified
$11,324,074 30 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.6M $10.7M $121.3M
2024 $6.3M $13.5M $122.9M
2023 $6.5M $15.1M $125.1M
2022 $12.1M $12.3M $129.3M
2021 $11.4M $11.6M $49.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $11.4M to $7.6M (-33%), with total assets most recently reported at $121.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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