WISCONSIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $11.1M · expenses $11.1M · assets $36.0M

EIN
39-1447533
Address
3319 W BELTLINE HWY, MADISON, WI 53713-2834
Website
ecb.org
NTEE code
A113
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1983 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Supporting organization, 509(a)(3)
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Mission

The Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation WPBF supports the work of the Educational Communications Board ECB a State of Wisconsin agency committed to ensuring that public media and public safety programs and services are available throughout Wisconsin. These programs and services reflect and respond to the educational and cultural needs of Wisconsins residents.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Marta Bechtol Foundation Director and ECB Executive Director2020-2024 $171,205$771,106 1
Adam Hargrove ECB Chief Technology Officer2021-2024 $142,269$503,006 1
Jennifer Dargan ECB Deputy Director2022-2024 $171,681$431,736 1
Aimee Wright ECB Finance Director2023-2024 $141,480$244,874 1
Edward Snow ECB Chief Cybersecurity Officer2023-2024 $138,480$238,775 1
Glenn Guy ECB Field Engineering Director2024 $145,096$145,096 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Alyssa Kenney Chair2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leah Lechleiter Luke Trustee2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Anne Hanson Trustee2024 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Snyder Trustee2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rep David Considine (former) Trustee2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Zylstra (former) Chairperson2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Eileen Littig (former) Trustee2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Rep Dave Considine (former) Trustee2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Rolf Wegenke (former) Chairperson2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 6 paid, $910K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennifer Dargan ECB Deputy Director0 $0$138,001$33,680 $171,6811
Marta Bechtol Foundation Director and ECB Executive Director1 $0$160,146$11,059 $171,2051
Glenn Guy ECB Field Engineering Director0 $0$107,757$37,339 $145,0961
Adam Hargrove ECB Chief Technology Officer0 $0$131,218$11,051 $142,2691
Aimee Wright ECB Finance Director0 $0$110,592$30,888 $141,4801
Edward Snow ECB Chief Cybersecurity Officer0 $0$107,036$31,444 $138,4801
Alyssa Kenney Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hanson Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Leah Lechleiter Luke Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Snyder Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 5 paid, $616K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marta Bechtol Foundation Director Secretary Treasurer1 $0$155,325$0 $155,3251
Jennifer Dargan Deputy Director0 $0$133,294$0 $133,2941
Adam Hargrove Director of Engineering0 $0$123,997$0 $123,9971
Aimee Wright Finance Director0 $0$103,394$0 $103,3941
Edward Snow Chief Information Security Officer0 $0$100,295$0 $100,2951
Alyssa Kenney Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Leah Luke Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Rep David Considine Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Zylstra Chairperson1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $396K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marta Bechtol Foundation Director Secretary Treasurer1 $0$149,653$0 $149,6531
Jennifer Dargan Deputy Director0 $0$126,761$0 $126,7611
Adam Hargrove Director of Engineering0 $0$119,471$0 $119,4711
Alyssa Kenney Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Eileen Littig Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Rep David Considine Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Zylstra Chairperson1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $263K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marta Bechtol Director Secretary Treasurer0 $0$146,173$0 $146,1731
Adam Hargrove Director of Engineering0 $0$117,269$0 $117,2691
Alyssa Kenney Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Rep Dave Considine Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Eileen Littig Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Zylstra Chairperson1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $149K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marta Bechtol Director Secretary Treasurer40 $148,750$0$0 $148,7501
Dr Rolf Wegenke Chairperson1 $0$0$0 $01
Rep Dave Considine Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Eileen Littig Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Zylstra Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $10.9M
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $11.4M
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $11.4M
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $10.2M
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $9.4M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,114,333$11,081,691 $36,031,599$35,919,723 $9,803,505$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,253,498$11,757,077 $34,540,129$34,428,271 $10,333,018$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,975,237$11,537,284 $33,029,454$32,767,463 $11,357,621$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,804,228$10,444,573 $30,808,553$30,560,798 $10,826,663$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,782,247$9,674,715 $32,720,675$32,405,651 $11,185,918$0 $000

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $25,693,218 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FRIENDS OF PBS WISCONSIN INC Public charity Exact 2011-2018, 2020-2024 13$25,631,643 2024$2,517,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$28,410 2024$10,410
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2011 2$19,475 2011$15,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2024 2$13,690 2024$8,140
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MADISON YOUTH ARTS CENTER INCWIA11 $5,887,248$1,355,494 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, same state
FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTINGLAA11 $11,002,250$6,182,090 Director$24,000 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar name
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATIONTXA11 $17,632,749$17,159,637 ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MPT FOUNDATION INCMDA11 $8,690,219$6,704,650 Past President$280,644 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
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VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC MEDIAVAA11 $8,332,836$8,499,081 CEO AND PRESIDENT$463,965 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
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BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCMAA11 $6,506,069$5,503,770 PRESIDENT & CEO$412,567 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATIONNMA11 $16,217,538$7,683,390 PRESIDENT/CEO$279,829 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
CONNER PRAIRIE FOUNDATION INCINA11 $9,895,979$8,037,239 Chair$0 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
AIR FORCE MUSEUM FOUNDATION INCOHA11 $9,211,800$7,051,142 FORMER CEO$327,313 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
ADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUNDATIONTXA11 $18,303,829$16,789,775 FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO [THRU 07/25]$341,138 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
TAMPA BAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION INCFLA11 $12,239,933$9,064,821 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$651,270 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION AUTHORITYALA11 $8,330,630$7,253,816 Executive Director$252,640 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
ALL CLASSICAL PUBLIC MEDIA INCORA11 $8,841,882$6,450,648 CEO$375,405 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
NAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION INCFLA11 $5,779,249$623,170 PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU JUNE 2024)$181,923 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
DHHRM ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION INCTXA11 $8,936,663$426,361 PRESIDENT$474,895 Same NTEE code A11, revenue within 2x
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CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION Private foundation$76,004,48119 12015–2022 FLINT CULTURAL CENTER FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$42,946,391351 642016–2024 PBS FOUNDATION; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM; SCREEN ACTORS GUILD - AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO; HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION and 60 more
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MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$35,206,411120 42019–2024 MADISON YOUTH ARTS CENTER INC; OVERTURE CENTER FOUNDATION INC; WISCONSIN YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC; WISCONSIN HISTORY FOUNDATION INC
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JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$13,635,55163 112009–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC; NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION INC; NATIONAL THEATRE IN AMERICA INC and 7 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$12,178,838120 342014–2024 TATE AMERICAS FOUNDATION; NATIONAL THEATRE IN AMERICA INC; ADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUNDATION; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM and 30 more
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$10,725,39535 172017–2024 PBS FOUNDATION; OVERTURE CENTER FOUNDATION INC; ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION; ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION and 13 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $11,081,691 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,897,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $10,897,100$10,897,100-- 98.3%
Fees: investment management $172,196$0$152,214$19,982 1.6%
Fees: other services $9,410$0$9,410$0 0.1%
Insurance $2,985$0$2,985$0 0.0%
Total$11,081,691100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $11,757,077 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,391,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $11,391,100$11,391,100-- 96.9%
Payments to affiliates $208,836$208,836$0$0 1.8%
Fees: investment management $132,243$0$132,243$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Credit card and other bank fees $21,487$0$0$21,487 0.2%
Fees: other services $3,411$3,411$0$0 0.0%
Total$11,757,077100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $11,537,284 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,392,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $11,392,300$11,392,300-- 98.7%
Fees: investment management $119,781$0$119,781$0 1.0%
Fees: other services $25,203$3,224$0$21,979 0.2%
Total$11,537,284100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $10,444,573 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,182,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $10,182,600$10,182,600-- 97.5%
Fees: investment management $160,007$0$159,471$536 1.5%
Payments to affiliates $98,836$98,836$0$0 0.9%
Fees: other services $3,130$3,130$0$0 0.0%
Total$10,444,573100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $9,674,715 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,423,432 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $9,423,432$9,423,432-- 97.4%
Fees: investment management $146,099$0$122,275$23,824 1.5%
Payments to affiliates $90,000$90,000$0$0 0.9%
Fees: other services $14,832$14,832$0$0 0.2%
Occupancy $352$352$0$0 0.0%
Total$9,674,715100%

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