Public Charity

FRIENDS OF KSPS

Based in SPOKANE, WA, FRIENDS OF KSPS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.9M in revenue, $7.3M in expenses, $11.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 68 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $12.4M.

EIN: 237203753 SPOKANE, WA Television NTEE: A32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.9M
Total Expenses$7.3M
Total Assets$11.8M
Grant Records68
Funding Total$12.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

KSPS PBS PROVIDES TRUSTED PUBLIC MEDIA THROUGH BROADCAST, DIGITAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERVICES THAT INFORM, INSPIRE, AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THROUGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH IDEAS, CULTURES, AND ONE ANOTHER.

Where $100 goes at Friends of Ksps

How Friends of Ksps divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$57
Primary program service
70% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 35,000 hours of programming
$14
Education & community services
17% of program spending
$11
Audience services & member engagement
13% 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

SECRETARY Beth Pellicciotti
DIRECTOR Craig Bakker
VICE CHAIR Craig Gracyalny
STATION MANAGER Dawn Bayman
DIRECTOR Emily Geddes
GENERAL MANAGER (THROUGH AUG. 2025) Gary Stokes President

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$641,990 23 grants
Arts & Culture
$133,315 10 grants
Education
$29,250 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$19,500 2 grants
Unspecified
$11,620,435 30 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.9M $7.3M $11.8M
2024 $7.0M $6.4M $12.1M
2023 $6.5M $5.7M $11.2M
2022 $5.9M $5.2M $7.8M
2021 $7.4M $5.0M $7.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $7.4M to $6.9M (-6%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.8M.

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