Kvie Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF KVIE IS TO INSPIRE YOU TO EXPLORE THE WORLD AND CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC MEDIA.
- Income
- $30.1 million
- Spending
- $15.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- 34.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 149
- Highest pay
- $417,560, president/gm
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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 34.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 50% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 86% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1560% 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. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 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)
- $9.0 million spent. BROADCASTING FROM CALIFORNIA'S CAPITAL, PBS KVIE IS A VALUABLE PART OF THE 16-COUNTY SACRAMENTO-STOCKTON-MODESTO TELEVISION MARKET. THE SERVICE ALSO EXTENDS TO ANOTHER 12 COUNTIES OUTSIDE THE DMA, SERVING VIEWERS IN 28 OF THE STATE'S 58 COUNTIES. PBS KVIE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES THROUGH TELEVISION, ONLINE CONTENT, AND LIVE ENGAGEMENT SCREENINGS AND EVENTS. AS A PBS STATION, PBS KVIE'S NATIONAL AND LOCAL PRODUCTIONS WORK TOGETHER TO ENGAGE THE MIND AND SPIRIT TO PROMOTE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. AS THE ONLY LOCALLY OWNED AND MANAGED TELEVISION STATION IN THE 20TH LARGEST TELEVISION MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES, PBS KVIE REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY BACK TO ITSELF BY CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.CREATING AND PRESENTING PROGRAMS ABOUT ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, PROVIDING A SPRINGBOARD FOR ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSSION AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING. PBS KVIE EXPANDED ITS PRODUCTIONS TO INCLUDE MORE KEY LOCAL SERVICES, INCLUDING NEW LOCAL PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, LOCAL HISTORY, HEALTH, CIVIC ISSUES, AND REGIONAL LIFESTYLE. THROUGH NEW AND ENGAGING CONTENT, PBS KVIE'S ONLINE AUDIENCES GREW ON KVIE.ORG, KVIEKIDS.ORG, AND THROUGH NEW SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. PBS KVIE ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING ITS FINANCIAL POSITION. PBS KVIE CONTINUED EDUCATION TO SERVE FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL-FREE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. PBS KVIE'S LOCAL SERVICES DEEPLY IMPACTED THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. THE YOUNGEST VIEWERS LEARNED THEIR ABC'S AND 123'S THROUGH THE STATION'S ON-AIR PROGRAMMING FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND FREE ONLINE AND ON-DEMAND CHILDREN'S CONTENT. RECENTLY TRANSPLANTED RESIDENTS LEARNED THE RICH HISTORY OF THEIR NEW COMMUNITY THROUGH PBS KVIE PROGRAMMING, BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE. AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS EXPLORED MORE IN-DEPTH ISSUES THAT IMPACT EVERYONE. IN FY25, WE PRODUCED 15 STUDIO SACRAMENTO EPISODES THAT FEATURED LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN TWO SEPARATE EPISODES, SCOTT SYPHAX HELD ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH SACRAMENTO MAYOR DARRELL STEINBERG AND WITH BASIM ELKARRA OF CAIR SACRAMENTO VALLEY/CENTRAL CA, EACH SHARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON THE HISTORY OF THE REGION, THE CURRENT CRISIS, AND THE FUTURE MOVING FORWARD. OTHER EPISODES INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND PUBLIC POLICY, THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE REGION, WHO WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR OF SACRAMENTO AND THE ISSUES THEY WILL FACE, AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN BUSINESS, RECREATION, AND ARTS IN 2024. GUESTS INCLUDED CONGRESSMAN DR. AMI BERA, CONGRESSMAN TOM MCCLINTOCK, FORMER SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMEMBER JEFF HARRIS, SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY THIEN HO, THE SACRAMENTO BEE'S CALIFORNIA OPINION EDITOR MARCOS BRETN, AND SANJAY VARSHNEY OF GOLDSTONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT. IN FY25, KVIE ARTS SHOWCASE CONTINUED TO CELEBRATE DIVERSE VOICES AND THEIR CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS. WE HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK OF WORLD-RENOWNED ARTIST MEHRI YAZDANI, WHOSE TEXTURED, HISTORY-RICH PAINTINGS REFLECT HER CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES; HALIFU OSUMARE, A LEGENDARY DANCER, SCHOLAR, AND CHOREOGRAPHER, WHOSE WORK DEMONSTRATES DANCE AS A POWERFUL FORM OF KNOWLEDGE, IDENTITY, AND SELF EXPRESSION; SACRAMENTO-BASED ARTIST FEI FEI LIN, WHO CAPTIVATES AUDIENCES WITH HER ART THAT CHALLENGES EXPECTATIONS AND CONFRONTS LIFE'S COMPLEX TRUTHS. WE SHARED THE ART OF STORYTELLING BY WILLIAM TRAN OF CAPITAL STORYTELLING, WHO HELPS PROMOTE STORYTELLING AS A VITAL COMMUNITY BUILDING TOOL. WE ALSO LOOKED INTO THE LIFE AND ART OF SACRAMENTO-BORN ARTIST TEE SANDIFER, WHO WAS NAMED A FORBES LIST 50 CULTURE CHAMPION AND WORKS TO EXPAND THE REACH OF ART ACCESS FOR YOUTH.ROB ON THE ROAD CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND UPLIFT NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS WHILE SERVING AS A CORNERSTONE FOR SHARING OUR REGION'S NARRATIVES THROUGH INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEWS AND STORIES. IN FY25, WE DELIVERED 12 NEW HALF-HOUR EPISODES ALONGSIDE 17 SEGMENTS FOR BROADCAST AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. ONE EPISODE EXPLORED THE SACRAMENTO LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, INVITING PBS KVIE VIEWERS TO DISCOVER THE RICH RAILROAD HISTORY TUCKED AWAY INSIDE HISTORIC WAREHOUSES. VIEWERS WERE TREATED TO A BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXPERIENCE ON SACRAMENTO'S ICONIC TOWER BRIDGE; IN ANOTHER, ROB VISITED THE OLDEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN THE US IN WOODLAND. OUR EPISODES SPOTLIGHTED CHANGE MAKERS AND INNOVATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR ONGOING FUNDED INITIATIVE, ROB ON THE ROAD: REGION RISING. NOTABLE FIGURES INCLUDED SACRAMENTO POLICE CHIEF KATHY LESTER, SACRAMENTO FIRE CHIEF CHRIS COSTAMAGNA, AND WELLSPACE CEO JONATHAN PORTEUS, CREATING A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP TO REENGINEER SACRAMENTO'S RESPONSE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS; CIVIL RIGHTS AND FARM LABOR MOVEMENT LEADER DOLORES HUERTA; RUGBY CHAMP AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER ROBERT PAYLOR ON LIFE OVERCOMING PARAPLEGIA; CALIFORNIA CEO JOSH FRYDAY ON THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT ON SERVING OTHERS IN TIMES OF NEED; VOICE OF THE YOUTH CEO BERRY ACCIUS ON HIS MISSION TO LEAD THE YOUTH OF THE REGION; HOLLYWOOD FILM PRODUCER AND ROBERT CRAIG FILMS CEO JENNIFER STOLO ON MAKING HER PASSION PROJECT "NO ADDRESS" FILMED IN SACRAMENTO CHRONICLING THE LIFE OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; AND AN EXIT INTERVIEW WITH LIAL JONES OF THE CROCKER ART MUSEUM AND HOW HER ROLE AS THE MORT AND MARCY FRIEDMAN CEO AND DIRECTOR SHAPED THE STATE OF ARTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY.IN FY25, WE PRODUCED OR ACQUIRED 8 VIEWFINDER EPISODES, WHICH EXPLORED CIVIL RIGHTS, HISTORY, NATURE, ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, AND OTHER KEY TOPICS THROUGHOUT OUR DIVERSE REGION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A PROGRAM ON A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN TO CREATE AND SEND HANDMADE TEXTILE SQUARES ADVOCATING PEACE AND COOPERATION TO EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS; A CELEBRATION OF THE ABALONE SHELL IN THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES ON CALIFORNIA'S NORTH COAST; A NEW EFFORT ORIGINATING IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION TO ENCOURAGE VETERANS TO WRITE LETTERS TO ALLEVIATE THEIR STRUGGLES WITH PTSD; THE HISTORY OF THE REMARKABLE ARTS PROGRAM AT UC DAVIS AND ITS MANY NOTEWORT
- AS AN EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTER, PBS KVIE IS KNOWN FOR ITS PBS KIDS OFFERINGS LIKE "SESAME STREET AND "DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD," PRESENTING 9,116 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ACROSS OUR MAIN HIGH-DEFINITION CHANNEL AND OUR 24-HOUR PBS KIDS CHANNEL IN FY25. EVERY DAY, CHILDREN ACROSS OUR REGION OF CALIFORNIA EMBARK ON AMAZING ADVENTURES AND MAKE NEW DISCOVERIES THROUGH PBS KIDS PROGRAMS ON PBS KVIE. THE NEW SERIES "CARL THE COLLECTOR" PREMIERED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2024. IT'S A NEW ANIMAGED SERIES FOR KIDS AGES 4-8 THAT FOLLOWS THE CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF CARL, A WARM-HEARTED AUSTISTIC RACCOON WHO ENJOYS COLLECTING THINGS AND LOVES HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN FUZZYTOWN. CARL PAYS EXTRAORDINARILY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND COMES UP WITH UNIQUE IDEAS THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT CONSIDER. KVIE HOSTED BE MY NEIGHBOR DAY ON APRIL 5, 2025. INSPIRED BY "DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FRED ROGERS PRODUCTIONS, THE DAY CELEBRATED KINDNESS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A CARING NEIGHBOR. THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, GUESTS WERE ABLE TO MEET DANIEL TIGER, COMPLETE HANDS-ON CRAFTS, PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY ACT OF KINDNESS, MEET LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS, AND MORE. IN FY25, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TO HOST THE ANNUAL YOUTH ART MONTH ART SHOWCASE FROM FEBRUARY 11 - 28, ALONG WITH THE AWARDS CEREMONY ON MARCH 1. YOUTH ART MONTH CELEBRATES THE VISUAL ARTS AND RAISES AWARESNESS FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF ART EDUCATION. MORE THAN 80 ARTWORKS FROM TALENTED K-12 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STUDENTS WERE SELECTED AND DISPLAYED IN THE ENLOW AND MELENA OSE COMMUNITY ROOM.
- PBS KVIE ENGAGED OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SEVERAL IN-PERSON SCREENINGS AND EVENTS IN FY25. KVIE HELD MULTIPLE PREVIEW SCREENINGS IN CONNECTION WITH NEW PROGRAMS. THE PREVIEW FOR "LEONARDO DA VINCI" BY KEN BURNS WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2024, AT KVIE AND FEATURED A CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST JULIA COUZENS AND JAMES HOUSEFIELD, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AT UC DAVIS. THE PREVIEW SCREENING FOR "MISS AUSTEN ON MASTERPIECE" WAS HELD ON APRIL 27, 2025, AT THE CREST THEATER. IN ADDITION TO THE SCREENING, THE AFTERNOON FEATURED A JANE AUSTEN PHOTO CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.ZONE, COMPLIMENTARY SCONES AND COOKIES, AND SPECIAL GUESTS FROM THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA - GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. IN ADDITION, SCREENING PARTIES WERE HELD TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF "ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL ON MASTERPIECE." IN FY 25, WE HELD SCREENINGS IN MODESTO AT THE GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS ON DECEMBER 4, 2024, AND IN SACRAMENTO AT THE CREST THEATER ON DECEMBER 15, 2024. THE SCREENING PARTIES FEATURED TRIVIA AND PHOTOS OF GUESTS' PETS ON THE BIG SCREEN BEFORE THE SCREENING. AS PART OF OUR INAUGURAL STUDIO SERIES, WE ALSO WELCOMED TRAVEL EXPERT RICK STEVES FOR AN EVENING LECTURE AT KVIE ON JANUARY 27, 2025. GUESTS GOT TO HEAR TIPS AND STORIES TO HELP PLAN THEIR OWN UPCOMING TRIPS TO EUROPE. IN ADDITION, COMEDIAN JACK GALLAGHER TOOK TO THE STAGE ON MAY 18, 2025. AUDIENCE MEMBERS GOT TO HEAR ABOUT JACK'S EXPERIENCE AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDUP COMIC, HIS STORIES FROM THE ROAD, FILM, AND TELEVISION ROLES, HIS EXTENSIVE WRITING CAREER, AND CURRENT PROJECTS.
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 October 1959.
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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