2026-03-20T09:25:53-05:00 2025-06-30 251467156 SISTERSON & CO LLP 501 GRANT STREET SUITE 450 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 990 2024-07-01 251215087 THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY FRED 4126872990 424 S 27TH STREET 301 PITTSBURGH PA 15203 LISA MOSS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4126872990 2026-03-20 1 0 MELISSA PUGNE P01288890 4122812025 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LISA MOSS 424 S 27TH STREET SUITE 301 PITTSBURGH PA 15203 54865851 0 X WWW.FREDROGERS.ORG X 1971 PA THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY SEEKS TO BUILD ON FRED ROGERS' LEGACY BY PROVIDING QUALITY MEDIA THAT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS CAN TRUST TO ENTERTAIN AND ENGAGE THEIR CHILDREN AND INSPIRE AN ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING. 16 16 44 0 0 0 1163230 5254526 12041157 9554959 1696524 3830411 11189108 9911674 26090019 28551570 0 0 0 0 4418071 4744935 0 0 430057 21214299 52650636 25632370 57395571 457649 -28844001 99053112 68948310 11005017 8890060 88048095 60058250 X THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY WAS FOUNDED BY FRED ROGERS IN 1971 TO PRODUCE MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD (TELEVISION'S LONGEST-RUNNING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN). FOLLOWING ITS FOUNDER'S DEATH IN 2003, THE COMPANY HAS EXPANDED TO BECOME A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF CHILDEN'S PROGRAMMING FOR PBS, WITH SIX SERIES REGULARLY BROADCASTED. ITS SIGNATURE PROPERTY, DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, SUPPORTS HEALTHY EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH FOR THE VERY YOUNGEST VIEWERS, AND EMBODIES THE PHILOSOPHY AND VALUES OF FRED RODGERS. THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY WORKS IN TWO BROAD AREAS:1. CREATING ENGAGING, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN BROADCAST AND DIGITAL MEDIA, INCLUDING TELEVISION, WEBSITES, AND APPS. 2. EXTENDING THE IMPACT OF THIS CONTENT BY PARTNERING WITH OTHERS, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, REASEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, AND PBS MEMBER STATIONS, TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ACCOMPANY ITS PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN. 0 0 27025914 2128809 DONKEY HODIE IS A PUPPET SERIES INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF FRED ROGERS THROUGH HIS MISSION TO HELP YOUNG VIEWERS NAVIGATE THE FRUSTRATIONS AND CHALLENGES OF CHILDHOOD. DONKIE HODIE PREMIRED ON PBS MAY 3, 2021. 11360429 967749 ALMA'S WAY IS AN ANIMATED SERIES CREATED BY SONIA MANZANO THAT PREMIERED ON PBS OCTOBER 4, 2021. ALMA RIVERA SHARES HER DILEMMAS WITH THE AUDIENCE AND DEMONSTRATES THAT WITH CRITICAL THINKING AND UNDERSTANDING OTHERS' POINTS OF VIEW SHE CAN THINK IT THROUGH AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 6491093 2961747 DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD PREMIRED ON PBS IN SEPTEMBER 2012, AND WAS WARMLY RECEIVED BY CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS ALIKE. THIS ANIMATED SERIES, FOR A NEW GENERATION OF CHILDREN AGED 2-4, TELLS IT'S ENGAGING STORIES ABOUT THE LIFE OF A PRESCHOOLER USING MUSICAL STRATEGIES GROUNDED IN FRED ROGERS' LANDMARK SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM. THROUGH IMAGINATION, CREATIVITY, AND MUSIC, DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS LEARN THE KEY SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SCHOOL AND FOR LIFE. THE BROADCAST SERIES IS REGUALRLY ONE OF THE MOST-VIEWED BY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. 3444903 3442918 ODD SQUAD IS A LIVE-ACTION, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 8 THAT EMPHASIZES THE USE OF EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES AND CRITICAL MATHETMATIC CONCEPTS AND SKILLS TO ULTIMATLEY SOLVE EACH CASE. IN OTHER WORDS: ODD IS THE PROBLEM, MATH IS THE SOLUTION. 256273 0 PEG + CAT IS AN ANIMATED MATH-BASED SERIES FOR CHILDREN 3-5 YEARS OLD, WHICH PREMIERED IN THE FALL OF 2013. EACH EPISODE FOLLOWS THE ADORABLE, SPIRITED PEG AND HER SIDEKICK CAT AS THEY EMBARK ON ADVENTURES, SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER, AND LEARN FOUNDATIONAL MATH CONCEPTS AND SKILLS. PEG + CAT INSPIRES PRESCHOOLERS' NATURAL CURIOSITY ABOUT MATH AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS CREATIVELY IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. THROUGH ENGAGING CHARACTERS, WHIMSICAL STORIES AND SONGS, THE SHOW CELEBRATES THE WAYS IN WHICH MATH PLAYS A ROLE IN THEIR WORLD. 50537 0 THROUGH THE WOODS IS AN EMMY AWARD WINNING ANIMATED PRESCHOOL SERIES THAT FOLLOWS RIDER AND HIS DOG WOLFIE AS THEY EXPLORE THE "NEARBY NATURE" THAT MANY PRESCHOOLERS CAN RELATE TO. IN EACH 3-MINUTE STORY, RIDER WONDERS ABOUT SOMETHING HE SAW OR HEARD IN THE SMALL WOODS BEHIND HIS HOUSE, OBSERVES AN ANIMAL OR PLANT TO LEARN MORE AND THEN SHARES HIS DISCOVERIES WITH HIS GRAMMIE. 3079046 53736 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORTING OUR BROADCAST SERIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR PBS MEMBER STATIONS, PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, AND PROVIDING EXTRA CONTENT FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS AT PBSKIDS.ORG. WE ALSO MAINTAIN OUR OWN WEBSITE, WWW.FREDROGERS.ORG, WHICH PROVIDES A RICH RESOURCE ON PARENTING AND OFFERS SEPARATE NEWSLETTERS DESIGNED BOTH FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WEBSITE, THE COMPANY OFFERS EDUCATIONAL TRAINING MANUALS, BOOKS, DVD'S, VIDEOS, AND OTHER LICENSED PRODUCTS. 6830759 3496654 51708195 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 69 0 1 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PA NY CA FL X X X LISA MOSS 4126053106 424 S 27TH STREET SUITE 301 PITTSBURGH PA 15203 JEFFREY MALLORY DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 BETTY CRUZ DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LAMMIE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 COOPER MUNROE DIRECTOR (7/2024-12/2024) BOARD CHAIR (1/2025) 0.30 X 0 0 0 DEBRA DEMCHAK DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ISLER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SARAH WOODINGS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JERLEAN DANIEL BOARD CHAIR (72024-12/2024) 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE FIGLAR DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 YVONNE MAHER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DENIELLE PEMBERTON-HEARD DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DAVID GRAFF DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DWAYNE PINKEY DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 LESLI ROTENBERG DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 MARY MURRIN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SALLY MCGRADY DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 PAUL SIEFKEN PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 325109 0 60594 LISA MOSS TREASURER/CFO 40.00 X 255904 0 26759 CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD SECRETARY/COO 40.00 X 274040 0 54332 ELLEN DOHERTY EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 256182 0 38550 MATT SHIELS EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 253306 0 25574 SUZANNE MASRI EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 195912 0 32436 KRISTIN DIQUOLLO EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 158934 0 24563 TIMOTHY FRIEZ EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 151007 0 30777 1870394 0 293585 22 0 1 0 SPIFFY PRODUCTIONS 655 DEERFIELD ROAD DEERFIELD IL 60015 PRODUCTION 6454017 PIPELINE STUDIOS LTD 10 GEORGE STREET UNIT 4 HAMILTON ONTARIO CA L8P 1C8 ANIMATION 2289934 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE 1225 S CLARK STREET ARLINGTON VA 22202 PARTICIPATION 1164021 DNH 8 PRODUCTIONS 23 FRASER AVENUE TORONTO ONTARIO CA M6K 1Y7 ANIMATION 1148232 CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 401 NINTH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 PARTICIPATION 488864 19 5254526 5254526 ODD SQUAD 611710 3442918 3442918 DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD 611710 2961747 2961747 DONKEY HODIE 611710 2128809 2128809 ALMA'S WAY 611710 967749 967749 53736 53736 9554959 1329540 1329540 9835091 9835091 28815152 26314281 2500871 2500871 2500871 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 76583 76583 76583 28551570 19466633 0 3830411 1026851 142324 804358 80169 2543668 352558 1992519 198591 390603 78277 284450 27876 517582 53949 424373 39260 266231 47634 197581 21016 9998 6457 3190 351 184169 184169 43974 43104 870 244561 244561 362260 51698 282234 28328 315283 171 315112 235073 126010 93523 15540 11303374 11082037 221337 42266 42266 IMPAIRMENT OF FILM COST 23174847 23174847 0 0 PROJECT COST 11964456 11800445 153755 10256 PARTICIPATION EXPENSE 2050696 2050696 0 EXPLOITATION EXPENSE 1210685 1210685 0 0 1508994 1285846 215348 7800 57395571 51708195 5257319 430057 -79503 -19803 1935538 1866723 75000 425000 3113528 3269493 9416 10824 180871 68243 3679772 1342391 2497600 2337381 45910476 43433154 2092400 3258120 490000 490000 42827786 13809175 99053112 68948310 2126847 3516516 5426699 1391589 800000 3451471 3181955 11005017 8890060 X 78101554 48644833 9946541 11413417 88048095 60058250 99053112 68948310 -28844001 854156 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1244722 1880854 3006824 1163230 5254526 12550156 1244722 1880854 3006824 1163230 5254526 12550156 7086958 5463198 1183606 1344116 1353320 1229120 1329540 6439702 24345 17424 40412 85547 76583 244311 19234169 120841411 0.28400 0.26350 X THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY IS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(E)(3).(I) TEN PERCENT OF SUPPORT LIMITATIONTHE FRED ROGERS COMPANY NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. AS INDICATED IN SCHEDULE A, PART II, THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2024 WAS 28.40%(II) ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORTTHE FRED ROGERS COMPANY IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY IS DEDICATED TO SUPPLYING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING FOR PBS TO ENTERTAIN AND ENGAGE THEIR CHILDREN AND INSPIRE AN ENTHUSIAM FOR LEARNING.(III) PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORTTHE FRED ROGERS COMPANY RECEIVED 28.40% OF ITS FUNDING FROM PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES DURING 2024. THE ORGANIZATION GENERATED $6,439,702 OF INVESTMENT INCOME AND $244,312 OF MISCELLANEOUS INCOME DURING THE PERIOD 2020 THROUGH 2024.(IV) SOURCES OF SUPPORTTHE FRED ROGERS COMPANY MEETS THE TEN PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT LIMITATION OF TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(E)(3)(I). THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY HAS BEEN PROVIDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING TO THE PUBLIC FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IN 1971, THE COMPANY ORIGINATED TO PRODUCE MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD. FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF ITS FOUNDER, FRED ROGERS, THE COMPANY EXPANDED TO BECOME A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING FOCUSING ON ENTERTAINMENT TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE LEARNING.(V) REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODYSECTION 2.01 OF THE BY LAWS ADOPTED JUNE 7, 1971 PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL APPROVE PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE ELECTED TO BY RECEIVING A MAJORITY VOTE FROM THE OTHER DIRECTORS.(VI) AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICESFRED ROGERS COMPANY PROVIDES CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING TO THE PUBLIC FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IT IS A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING FOCUSING ON ENTERTAINMENT TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE LEARNING. IT'S PROGRAMS ARE ABLE TO BE VIEWED ON THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE WWW.FREDROGERS.ORG. THEY ALSO HAVE A LOCAL OFFICE AT 424 S. 27TH STREET, #301, PITTSBURGH PA 15203 AND CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE AT 412-815-4065.IN ADDITION TO THESE, "WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A DEFINITIVE PROGRAM TO ACCOMPLISH CHARITABLE WORK;WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ITS FUNDS BY THE TERMS OF A GRANT, CONTRACT, OR CONTRIBUTION; ANDMISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL FACTORS FOR MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS: (A) WHETHER SOLICITATION FOR DUES IS DESIGNED TO ENROLL A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY OR PARTICULAR PROFESSION; (B) WHETHER MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE TO A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE PUBLIC RATHER THAN A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERSONS; AND (C) WHETHER THE ACTIVITIES ARE LIKELY TO APPEAL TO PEOPLE HAVING A BROAD COMMON INTEREST OR PURPOSE." SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10: THESE RECEIPTS ARE RELATED TO OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION B, LINE 12: THESE ARE PRIMARILY RELATED TO RECEIPTS AND ROYALTIES FOR THE BROADCASTING OF ODD SQUAD, PEG + CAT, DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, DONKEY HODIE, THROUGH THE WOODS, AND ALMA'S WAY AS WELL AS RECEIPTS FROM VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICES RELATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN. 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THE REQUIRED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ARE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B. 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAUL SIEFKEN PRESIDENT/CEO 325109 0 0 0 0 0 33300 0 27294 0 385703 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD SECRETARY/COO 274040 0 0 0 0 0 28207 0 26125 0 328372 0 0 0 ELLEN DOHERTY EMPLOYEE 256182 0 0 0 0 0 25761 0 12789 0 294732 0 0 0 LISA MOSS TREASURER/CFO 255904 0 0 0 0 0 25472 0 1287 0 282663 0 0 0 MATT SHIELS EMPLOYEE 253306 0 0 0 0 0 25304 0 270 0 278880 0 0 0 SUZANNE MASRI EMPLOYEE 195912 0 0 0 0 0 19592 0 12844 0 228348 0 0 0 KRISTIN DIQUOLLO EMPLOYEE 158934 0 0 0 0 0 16144 0 8419 0 183497 0 0 0 TIMOTHY FRIEZ EMPLOYEE 151007 0 0 0 0 0 15322 0 15455 0 181784 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FOLLOWING THE PREPARATION OF THE 990 BY THE EXTERNAL CPA FIRM, THE RETURN IS GIVEN TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR REVIEW BY THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY REVIEWS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES BEFORE A NEW PROJECT BEGINS TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OR ITS DESIGNATED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MUST VOTE AND APPROVE ALL CHANGES TO COMPENSATION RELATED TO THE OFFICERS AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. NORMAL STAFF RAISES ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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