Public Charity

FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN INC

FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN INC, of MADISON, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $19.7M in revenue, $17.9M in expenses, $37.1M in total assets. 137 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237300462 MADISON, WI Television NTEE: A32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$19.7M
Total Expenses$17.9M
Total Assets$37.1M
Grant Records137
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2019–2025

Mission

TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES OF PBS WISCONSIN. INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: 1. TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES OF PBS WISCONSIN, A PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE OPERATED JOINTLY BY THE WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN BOARD OF REGENTS-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON, EACH AN AGENCY OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 2. TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH COMPLEMENT AND/OR ASSIST THE BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. 3. TO ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ANCILLARY TO AND IN SUPPORT OF THE FOREGOING. 4. TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, EVOLUTION AND GROWTH OF PUBLIC MEDIA IN WISCONSIN. 5. TO RAISE FUNDS AND INVEST IN, RECEIVE, HOLD, USE AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY OF ALL KINDS AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO CARRY INTO EFFECT THE PURPOSES STATED ABOVE.

Where $100 goes at Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc

How Friends of Pbs Wisconsin Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$26 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$70
Support of educational, cultural and community broadcasting services of pbs wisconsin
All 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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Eric Greiling
DIRECTOR Eve Galanter
DIRECTOR Jennifer Gauthier
SECRETARY Jennifer Mcclure
DIRECTOR Julie Steinert
PRESIDENT Kyle Lafond

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,574,858 90 grants
Arts & Culture
$273,900 16 grants
Health & Medicine
$149,914 2 grants
Education
$66,353 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $19.7M $17.9M $37.1M
2024 $16.7M $16.7M $31.8M
2023 $15.2M $14.6M $29.1M
2021 $15.8M $11.0M $27.1M
2019 $13.4M $10.9M $16.7M

Between 2019 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.4M to $19.7M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.1M.

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

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