Wnet

Organization Overview

Wnet is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 2009. According to its NTEE Classification (A32) the organization is classified as: Television, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Wnet employed 726 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Wnet is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Wnet generated $138.0m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 2.6% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $115.7m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 0.2% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

WNET IS A MULTI-MEDIA PUBLIC SERVICE NON-PROFIT THAT DELIVERS LIFELONG LEARNING AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES TO OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR CONTENT INSPIRES CURIOSITY, ENCOURAGES ACTION AND NURTURES DREAMS.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

Part 3 - Line 4a

NATIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAM SERVICES: THROUGH THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC, WLIW LLC, CREATIVE NEWS GROUP, LLC, INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT GROUP LLC, AUDIO ENTERPRISE GROUP LLC PUBLIC MEDIA NEW JERSEY, INC.WNET PRODUCES BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMMING OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS INCLUDING THIRTEEN. WLIW HAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MEMBERS, PUBLIC MEDIA NJ, INC. HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MEMBERS, AND THIRTEEN HAS APPROXIMATELY 216,000 MEMBERS.


TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION AND OPERATIONS: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BROADCAST SIGNAL WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY TELEVISION MARKET. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021, WNET BROADCASTS OVER 78,800 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE TO THE NEW YORK CITY MARKET ON STATIONS WNET AND WLIW. RADIO BROADCAST STATION OPERATIONS: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF THE RADIO BROADCAST SIGNAL WITHIN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND MARKET TO OVER 340,000 LISTENERS ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE ON WLIW-FM AND W245BA IN FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021.


EDUCATION: WNET PRODUCES A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TARGETED FOR THE FULL RANGE OF OUR AUDIENCE, INCLUDING PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, AS WELL AS FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. DURING THE YEAR, WNET AND THIRTEEN BROADCAST OVER 15,000 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, WNET'S EDUCATION TEAM SUPPORTS THIS PROGRAMMING WITH DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CURRICULUM RESOURCES THROUGH ITS WEB-BASED PBS LEARNING MEDIA SERVICE, WITH OVER 1.2 MILLION NEW YORK STATE USERS IN FISCAL 2021, THE DELIVERY OF ORIGINAL MEDIA-BASED EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS, AND THE DELIVERY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL TRAININGS .


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Fl2 Llc
Co Production
$1,533,131
Traction Sales And Marketing Inc
Crm Implementation Consultant
$3,924,937
Mal Warwick And Associates
Creative Services & Production Agency
$1,707,373
Nielsen Media Research
Ratings Service
$664,991
Workforce Logiq
Workforce Services
$1,211,847
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$362,527
Government grants $23,431,704
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$93,052,062
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $2,300,213
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$116,846,293
Total Program Service Revenue$13,416,741
Investment income $2,496,984
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $234,373
Net Rental Income -$36,780
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $4,559,503
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $138,010,838

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 7 grants that Wnet has recieved totaling $389,250.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Better Angels Society Inc

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS, OUTREACH, EDUCATION

$280,750
Greg Peters Monsees Foundation

Wilmington, DE

PURPOSE: NATURE! PROGRAM

$100,000
C Jay Moorhead Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$5,000
Russell Colgate Fund Inc

Wilmington, DE

PURPOSE: GENERAL PURPOSES

$3,000
Konstantin Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

PURPOSE: GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED

$300
Gannett Foundations Inc

Mclean, VA

PURPOSE: CHARITABLE PURPOSE

$100
View Grant Recipient Profile

Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$159,375,147
Earnings$46,574,077
Admin Expense$1,131,769
Net Contributions$22,847,774
Other Expense$6,150,000
Ending Balance$221,515,229

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