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New York Public Radio

EIN 13-3015230 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO MAKE THE MIND MORE CURIOUS, THE HEART MORE OPEN, AND THE SPIRIT MORE JOYFUL THROUGH EXCELLENT AUDIO PROGRAMMING THAT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN NEW YORK.

Income
$85.3 million
Spending
$78.8 million
Spent on programs
69%
Reserves
9.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 79%
Employees
419
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$721,958, president & ceo/trustee

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 9.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 39% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    69% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    30 of 31 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $43.9 million spent. PROGRAMMING: NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO CONSISTS OF WNYC AM 820, WNYC FM 93.9, WWW.WNYC.ORG, WNJT FM 88.1, WNJP FM 88.5, WNJY FM 89.3, WNJO FM 90.3, WWW.NJPR.ORG, WQXR 105.9 FM, WWW.WQXR.ORG, WWW.WQXW.ORG, WWW.GOTHAMIST.COM, AND THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE. WNYC AND WQXR ARE AMONG THE COUNTRY'S LEADING PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS. ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AS A MUNICIPAL RADIO STATION AND OPERATED AS SUCH FOR 75 YEARS, NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO NOW EXISTS AS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A VIBRANT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O. NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO CONSISTS OF WNYC (WNYC AM 820, WNYC 93.9 FM IN NEW YORK CITY, AND WWW.WNYC.ORG); WQXR (105.9 FM IN NEW YORK CITY, WQXW 90.3 FM IN OSSINING, AND WWW.WQXR.ORG); NEW JERSEY PUBLIC RADIO (WNJT 88.1 FM, WNJP 88.5 FM, WNJY 89.3 FM, AND WNJO 90.3 FM IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY; GOTHAMIST.COM; WNYC STUDIOS; AND THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE (160 VARICK AND ONLINE AT WWW.THEGREENSPACE.ORG). WNYC AND WQXR ARE AMONG THE COUNTRY'S LEADING PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS. WNYC WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 AS A MUNICIPAL RADIO STATION AND OPERATED AS SUCH FOR 75 YEARS. IN 1996 IT BECAME AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A DEDICATED BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WNYC OPERATES ONE OF THE LARGEST LOCAL NEWSROOMS IN THE REGION, PROVIDING AWARD-WINNING LOCAL NEWS ON AIR AND ONLINE AT WNYC.ORG AND GOTHAMIST.COM. THE STATION PRODUCES A RANGE OF PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES, INCLUDING THE AWARD-WINNING PUBLIC AFFAIRS CALL-IN PROGRAM, THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW, AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE SHOW, ALL OF IT WITH ALISON STEWART. WNYC ALSO PROVIDES NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY WITH THE BEST PROGRAMMING FROM NPR, THE BBC, PRX, APM AND OTHER PRODUCERS. NEW JERSEY PUBLIC RADIO EXTENDS WNYC'S REACH AND SERVICE MORE DEEPLY INTO NEW JERSEY. WNYC STUDIOS IS WNYC'S NATIONAL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ARM, HOME TO PUBLIC RADIO MAINSTAYS INCLUDING RADIOLAB, ON THE MEDIA, AND THE NEW YORKER RADIO HOUR. WNYC'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DESK WORKS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE WITH AND BETTER REFLECT LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. WNYC STUDIOS PRODUCES PODCASTS FOR ON-DEMAND AUDIENCES AND PUBLIC RADIO SHOWS FOR SYNDICATION. ITS NATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMS AND PODCASTS INCLUDE RADIOLAB, ON THE MEDIA, NOTES FROM AMERICA WITH KAI WRIGHT, AND THE NEW YORKER RADIO HOUR. WQXR 105.9 FM, WHICH BECAME A PART OF NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO IN 2009, IS AMONG THE NATION'S MOST LISTENED-TO CLASSICAL STATIONS AND NEW YORK CITY'S ONLY ALL-CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. WQXR OFFERS PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SATURDAY MATINEE BROADCASTS, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK, AND CARNEGIE HALL LIVE, A CO-PRODUCTION OF WQXR AND CARNEGIE HALL. WQXR ALSO SPONSORS THE ARTIST PROPULSION LAB, WHICH SUPPORTS CLASSICAL MUSIC ARTISTS IN THE CREATION OF ORIGINAL WORK AND CONNECTING WITH NEW AUDIENCES. WQXR PARTNERS WITH VENUES AROUND THE CITY INCLUDING THE BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TO HOST CLASSICAL KIDS FAIRS. WQXR ALSO PRODUCES THE PODCASTS ARIA CODE, EVERY VOICE WITH TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, AND HELGA. WQXR ALSO OPERATES WQXW (FORMERLY WDFH), EXTENDING ITS TERRESTRIAL REACH INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY ON WQXW 90.3 FM. THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE IS NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO'S STREET-LEVEL BROADCAST STUDIO AND PERFORMANCE VENUE. THE GREENE SPACE PRODUCES EVENTS FOR IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL AUDIENCES, INCLUDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, PODCAST RECORDINGS, NEWSMAKER INTERVIEWS, AND CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
  2. $7.2 million spent. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT OF PROGRAMMING ON WNYC AM, WNYC FM, WWW.WNYC.ORG, WNJT FM, WNJP FM, WNJY FM, WNJO FM, WWW.NJPR.ORG, WQXR FM, WWW.WQXR.ORG, WQXW FM, AND THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE. ENGINEERING OF ALL RADIO, DIGITAL AND LIVE PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ENTIRE NY PUBLIC RADIO ORGANIZATION.
  3. $3.1 million spent. MARKETING SUPPORT SERVICES: NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO'S MARKETING EFFORTS PROMOTE THE UNIQUE PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS PRODUCED BY WNYC AND WQXR, INCLUDING NEWS, WNYC STUDIOS, CULTURAL AND MUSIC RADIO PROGRAMMING, ORIGINAL ONLINE CONTENT, AND A SCHEDULE OF LIVE EVENTS IN THE JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1979.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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