Wmht Educational Telecommunications Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WMHT ENRICHES COMMUNITIES AND ELEVATES DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES BY PROVIDING CONTENT, CONNECTION, AND CONVERSATION THAT ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
- Income
- $10.5 million
- Spending
- $9.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 28.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 41
- Highest pay
- $327,758, president & ceo
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
Strong: 95 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 28.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 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.
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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)
- $4.8 million spent. WMHT PROVIDES WEEKLY LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, COOKING, HEALTH, ECONOMIC ISSUES AND ARTS IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND BEYOND.PROGRAMMING AT A GLANCESINCE 1953, WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA HAS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND LEARNING THROUGH THE POWER OF MEDIA. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY CONFIDENT IN ITS IDENTITY, ITS POTENTIAL FULLY REALIZED, INSPIRED, AND CONNECTED THROUGH TRUSTED PUBLIC MEDIA. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY WITH ROBUST CONTENT HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE STORIES AND STRENGTHS HOUSED IN OUR DIVERSE REGION.NORTH TO NEW YORKA COMPANION PIECE TO HENRY LOUIS GATES JR'S PBS SERIES GREAT MIGRATIONS, WMHT'S NORTH TO NEW YORK: THE GREAT MIGRATION IN NY'S CAPITAL REGION, IS AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THOSE WHO LEFT ALL THEY KNEW BEHIND TO MAKE THE CAPITAL REGION HOME. FROM LAND TO LEGACY: 100 YEARS OF NY STATE PARKSIN SEPTEMBER, WMHT PREMIERED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY "FROM LAND TO LEGACY: 100 YEARS OF NY STATE PARKS". SPANNING A CENTURY OF PRESERVATION, THE FILM INCLUDES HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES, FROM THE FIRST AMERICAN CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT NIAGARA FALLS TO THE MULTICULTURAL NARRATIVES OF SOJOURNER TRUTH AND ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARKS.REFLECTIONS ON THE ERIE CANALIN REFLECTIONS ON THE ERIE CANAL, WMHT LOOKS BACK AT THE 200- YEAR JOURNEY OF THE MAN-MADE WATERWAY THAT MADE NEW YORK THE EMPIRE STATE. WMHT ALSO PRODUCED A 10-PART ONLINE SERIES TO ALLOW THE VIEWER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ERIE CANAL. TVFILMTVFILM IS AN ENGAGING SHOWCASE FOR SHORT, CREATIVE WORKS OF A DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND MEDIA ARTISTS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TVFILM OFFERS FILMMAKERS IN OUR AREA THE CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING. WE WELCOME SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL FILMMAKERS AND ENCOURAGE ENTRIES FROM WOMEN, BIPOC, DISABLED, AND OTHER TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED FILMMAKERS. TVFILM SEASON 17 FEATURED A RECORD NUMBER OF FILMS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED FILMMAKERS ACROSS A VARIED SELECTION OF GENRES.AHA!WMHT'S WEEKLY ARTS AND CULTURE SHOW, AHA! A HOUSE FOR ARTS CONTINUED TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON REGIONAL ARTISTS OF ALL MEDIUMS AND STYLES. AHA!'S HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS COVERAGE OF DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. EACH EPISODE FEATURES AN IN-THE-FIELD ARTIST PROFILE, A STUDIO INTERVIEW WITH CREATIVES AND LEADERS OF LOCAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS, AND A PERFORMANCE BY A LOCAL MUSICIAN OR BAND.NEW YORK NOWNEW YORK NOW, WMHT'S EMMY AWARD-WINNING, IN-DEPTH PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, CONTINUED REPORTING ON ISSUES OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE. MANAGING EDITOR SHANTEL DESTRA ALONG WITH HOST, ELISE KLINE PROVIDED CONSTANT, TIMELY COVERAGE OF THE LATEST IN NEW YORK WHILE MAINTAINING A ROSTER OF POLITICIANS, CIVIL SERVANTS, JOURNALISTS, AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF NEW YORK NOW, WMHT CELEBRATED THIS MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY WITH THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY NEW YORK NOW & THEN: 50 YEARS OF SERVICE.
- $1.5 million spent. WMHT HAS 2 RADIO SERVICES WEXT (97.7) A AAA-FORMAT, AND WMHT-FM A CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. WMHT-FM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING, COMBINING ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, DISTINCTIVE SPECIALITY PROGRAMS, LIVE CONCERT PRESENTATIONS AND THE TALENTS OF LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HOSTS. THE CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION WMHT-FM IS LOCATED AT 89.1 IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND ON WRHV-FM 88.7 IN THE POUGHKEEPSIE AREA (AND ALSO AVAILABLE VIA HD RADIO), WMHT HELPS KEEP THE ARTS THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING WONDERFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WMHT AND WRHV AIRS RENOWNED PROGRAMS SUCH AS "BACH'S LUNCH, "PERFORMANCE TODAY", "SYMPHONYCAST AND "WMHT LIVE", "COMPOSER'S NOTEBOOK" ALONG WITH NPR NEWS UPDATES. WMHT-FM ALSO CELEBRATES STUDENT MUSICIANS WITH THE MONTHLY FEATURE " CLASSICAL STUDENT MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH." NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL WAS INTRODUCED TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH BROUGHT STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. MUSIC FROM THE HOLIDAYS WAS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING WHICH SHOWCASED CAPITAL REGION YOUTH CHOIRS PERFORMING SEASON SONGS AND HOLIDAY FAVORITES. WMHT HAS WORKED TO ASSIST THE LOCAL MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR PRESENTATION OF LIVE MUSIC, AND FOR WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK. PARTNERS INCLUDED THE ALBANY SYMPHONY, ALBANY PRO MUSICA, MUSICIANS OF MA'ALWYCK, HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC, MAVERICK CONCERT SERIES, FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, TROY CHROMATIC CONCERTS, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, TANGLEWOOD, SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL, AND CAPITAL REGION CLASSICAL, AND MORE.WMHT ALSO OPERATES RISE WHICH IS A 24-HOUR RADIO INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND HUDSON VALLEY. BESIDES WMHT/WRHV AND RISE, WMHT ALSO OPERATES 97.7 AND 106.1. WEXT IS THE CAPITAL REGION'S LISTENER-SUPPORTED ROOTS AND ROCK STATION FROM WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA. WITH 30,000 TO 35,000 LISTENERS, WEXT'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WITH MUSIC THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDARY OF GENRE.WEXT CELEBRATED 18 YEARS OF MUSIC DISCOVERY. LIVE AT EXT SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED BRIAN DUNNE, ALLISON STRONG, THE JAWS OF BROOKLYN, RUTH THEODORE, AND BRAISON CYRUS. LOCAL 518 SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED KEEGAN JAMES, MAGGIE DOHERTY, CARMEN LOOKSHIRE, DAKOTA BATES, MARTY WENDELL, CAROLYN SHAPIRO
- $342,906 spent. WHAT DISTINGUISHES WMHT AND PBS FROM OTHER BROADCASTERS IS OUR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING. THIS COMMITMENT IS SHOWN IN OUR ON-AIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OUR ONLINE SERVICES, AND THE WORK WE DO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AN ESTABLISHED PBS AFFILIATE SERVING EASTERN NYS AND AREAS OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, WMHT-TV OFFERS A RICH ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMS FROM SESAME STREET TO CURIOUS GEORGE. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED CHILDREN'S CHANNEL- PBS KIDS WHICH IS A 24/7 CHANNEL. FY25 EDUCATION/ LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOCUSED ON UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AUDIENCES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING:COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EVENTSINDIE LENS POP-UP SCREENINGSINDIE LENS POP-UP IS A NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON FOR FILM SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS. FEATURING DOCUMENTARIES SEEN ON PBS'S INDEPENDENT LENS, INDIE LENS POP-UP DRAWS RESIDENTS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS WHAT MATTERS MOST, FROM NEWSWORTHY TOPICS AND SOCIAL ISSUES TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2025, WMHT PARTNERED WITH THE ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY TO SCREEN THESE FILMS. TO PROMOTE THE FILM HOME COURT, WMHT JOINED THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AT PRACTICE FOR A SOCIAL MEDIA COLLABORATION. LEARNING AT WMHTTEACHER APPRECIATION WEEKEACH YEAR, EDUCATORS FROM OUR VIEWING AREA ARE NOMINATED BY FELLOW TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAY THANK YOU! SELECTED EDUCATORS FROM A VARIETY OF SCHOOLS AND SUBJECTS ARE FEATURED ON WMHT'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND A GOODIE BAG IS MAILED COURTESY OF THE WMHT EDUCATION TEAM. EARLY LITERACY AT WMHTWMHT'S EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD- CARE PROVIDERS, EARLY EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES. IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS USE PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S MEDIA CONTENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE LITERACY SKILLS OF CHILDREN. PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HELD AT LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OR COMMUNITY CENTERS. THIS PAST SUMMER, WMHT TEAMED UP WITH PBS' CARL THE COLLECTOR FOR A FREE LEARNING-BASED SCAVENGER HUNT AT THE NYS MUSEUM.PBS LEARNINGMEDIAPBS LEARNINGMEDIA PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF STANDARDS-BASED LESSON PLANS. WMHT HAS CREATED AND ADDED RESOURCES BASED ON LOCAL CONTENT BY WMHT. UTILIZING THE WORK IN PROGRESS COLLECTION, THESE RESOURCES INTRODUCE CAREER EXPLORATION AND NECESSARY TOOLS TO EXCEL IN TODAY'S ECONOMY. AN ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTION INCLUDES A VIDEO OF A STUDIO VISIT WHERE A LOCAL ARTIST, FEATURED ON AHA!, REVEALS THEIR SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND DEMONSTRATES HOW THEY MAKE THEIR ART. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDE TEACHING OBJECTIVES, TIPS, AND ART ACTIVITIES, ALL AT PBSLEARNINGMEDIA.ORG
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
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1955.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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