Mission
THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO MARSHAL RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BRING ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND TRUSTED NEWS TO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA BROADCAST AREA.
Public Charity
Houston Public Media Foundation
Houston Public Media Foundation, of Houston, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $17.6M in revenue, $17.2M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets. 209 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 741670740
Houston, TX
Single Organization Support
NTEE: A11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$17.6M
Total Expenses$17.2M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records209
Funding Total$8.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Houston Public Media Foundation
How Houston Public Media Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$2
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $90 for programs
$34
In 2025, we continued to report on issues and events that mattered to our neighbors, our community, and our world
$28
The Houston public media team continues to attend community events and school functions to share educational content and resources with children
$28
In march 2025, Houston public media's newest show and first show designed as a daily multi-platform, streamed talk show, launched on news 88.7, youtube, houstonpublicmedia.Org, and across podcast…
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.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$96,066
$9,000
ARTS AND CULTURE
$5,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$445,834
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$133,061
Showing up to 5 of 209 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR
Angela Bishop
DIRECTOR
Barrett Sides
DIRECTOR
Brian Lee
DIRECTOR
Cesar Giralt
VICE-PRESIDENT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Deidra Lane
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Dennis Malloy
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.6M | $17.2M | $3.9M |
| 2024 | $16.5M | $16.8M | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $15.1M | $15.3M | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $15.4M | $15.3M | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $15.4M | $14.9M | $4.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $15.4M to $17.6M (+15%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.