Public Charity

Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority

Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority is a Public Charity headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $8.3M revenue, $7.3M expenses, $16.9M total assets. 93 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 636050895 Birmingham, AL Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.3M
Total Expenses$7.3M
Total Assets$16.9M
Grant Records93
Funding Total$23.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The AETFA's sole purpose is to provide funding support for Alabama Public Television (APT); therefore, it fully embraces the stated mission of APT. In summary, APT is committed to enrich the lives of Alabama citizens by providing essential educational services with the highest quality direct instructional content through digital streaming; by acting as an indispensable resource of Alabama's Storyteller; by promoting Alabama to the world as a unique community postured for business and growth; by working closely with Homeland Security and state agencies to provide a statewide network to disseminate information effectively in times of disaster; by bringing the very best in the world of music, theater, dance and the arts to enrich and inspire the lives of the people of our state; and by offering programming that educates the citizenry, giving them the means and the desire to reach their highest potential through the development of a strong work ethic bonded to honesty and integrity.

Where $100 goes at Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority

How Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$27
Programming and Broadcast Delivery:1
38% of program spending
$26
Production:1
36% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 43 awards; 120 awards; 31 awards
$18
Education Services:1
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 80,000 students; 55,000 students; 675 people
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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 Barry B Copeland
Board Member Belva M Williams
Board Member Dr Allen Mendenhall
Board Member Dr Douglas L Ragland
Executive Director D Wayne Reid
Board Member Ferris W Stephens

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$313,371 28 grants
Arts & Culture
$92,261 10 grants
Education
$39,857 3 grants
Economic Development
$7,600 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$6,300 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.3M $7.3M $16.9M
2024 $9.2M $7.7M $15.1M
2023 $8.3M $6.6M $12.3M
2022 $5.3M $5.3M $11.6M
2021 $5.9M $4.8M $11.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.9M to $8.3M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.9M.

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

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