Public Charity

NORTHERN MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION INC

Based in BEMIDJI, MN, NORTHERN MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.5M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $6.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 35 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.0M.

EIN: 411265701 BEMIDJI, MN Television NTEE: A32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$6.9M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$9.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

LAKELAND PBS' MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND ENLIGHTEN OUR "COMMUNITY" WITH THE PROGRAMMING WE PRODUCE RIGHT HERE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THE NATIONALLY AVAILABLE PROGRAMMING WE CHOOSE TO AIR ON OUR CHANNELS. LAKELAND PBS' VISION IS TO BE THE PREMIER, TRUSTED, INDISPENSABLE PUBLIC MEDIA RESOURCE FOR THE REGION. WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER CITIZENS WHILE SERVING AND CONNECTING THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR BROADCAST REGION.

Where $100 goes at Northern Minnesota Public Television Inc

How Northern Minnesota Public Television Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$55
Programming & production
74% of program spending
$15
Broadcasting
21% of program spending
$4
Program information
5% 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

BOARD MEMBER Beth Passi
TREASURER Brent Gish
BOARD MEMBER Brett Severson
BOARD MEMBER Carl Yudell
BOARD MEMBER Erik Speer
CEO Jeff Hanks

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$127,608 8 grants
Arts & Culture
$17,580 3 grants
Unspecified
$8,896,012 23 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $2.8M $6.9M
2024 $2.7M $2.7M $6.6M
2023 $2.9M $2.7M $6.3M
2022 $2.9M $2.8M $6.2M
2021 $3.0M $2.6M $6.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.5M (+17%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.9M.

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