Mission
WRKF strives to entertain and to inform its audience through local, national, and international news and cultural programming.
Public Charity
PUBLIC RADIO INC
PUBLIC RADIO INC, of BATON ROUGE, LA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.4M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $1.7M in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 720776781
BATON ROUGE, LA
Radio
NTEE: A34
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Public Radio Inc
How Public Radio Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$59
Programs
the work itself
$24
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $59 for programs
$59
WRKF is a community-based Public Radio station
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$22,300
$160,657
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$79,040
GENERAL SUPPORT, FOR THE ANNUAL FUND, FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE WRKF FOUNDERS LUNCHEON, FOR THE WRKF CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
$49,380
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$26,145
Showing up to 5 of 32 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Barbara Carey
UNDERWRITING
Barbara Clark
Director
Cathy Carmichael
Director
Desiree Honoree Thomas
Director
Devin Lemoine
Director
Josh Hollins
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.2M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $2.4M (+67%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.