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Ideastream

Public charity990-T FY2023
DBA: % JOHN PHILLIPS
Other · CLEVELAND, OH · EIN 34-1943865

About

Ideastream is the home to northeast OHIO's member-supported public broadcasting services WVIZ, WKSU, WCLV, and jazzneo. In addition to highly trusted PBS and NPR programming, ideastream is the community's source for award-winning journalism, inspiring stories, and quality entertainment.

In care of JOHN Phillips

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Category
Other
Employees
199
Volunteers
50

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$59.9M
Expenses
$27.0M
Assets
$86.3M
Liabilities
$7.4M

Financial history

$59.9M$29.9M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $59.9M · Avg: $29.2M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$96K
Grants Given
IDEASTREAM
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Address

1375 Euclid AVE
Cleveland, OH, 44115-182

Governance

Voting board members26
Independent members25
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %96.8%
Permanent endowment %2.4%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$1.6M
Net to org$1.2M
Retained by contractors$367K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person
Public records
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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