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WHYY INC

Public charity990-T FY2023
DBA: % KEVIN A YOSHIOKA
Other · PHILADELPHIA, PA · EIN 23-1438083

About

WHYY is the greater philadelphia region's leading public media company and PBS/NPR affiliate. Our mission is to engage audiences, expand perspectives and empower communities through continuous learning, truthful reporting, healthy dialogue and amplification of diverse voices. WHYY is proud to provide important and engaging world-class video programming, news and information and digital content to the greater philadelphia region through WHYY-TV 12, WHYY-FM 90.9, WHYY.ORG and our WHYY APP. We serve the fourth largest TV market with 3,214,959 households. WHYY reaches and engages a monthly average of about 837,000 television viewers, 455,000 radio listeners a week, about 1.32 million unique monthly website visitors to WHYY websites and a monthly average of 228,000 podcast downloads. In addition, WHYY reaches a national audience primarily through distribution of "fresh AIR"the pulse." fresh AIR with terry gross, which covers popular culture and public affairs, is now heard by over 4 million listeners each week on some 638 public radio stations. Fresh AIR podcast receives between over 4.5 million podcast downloads PER week. Launched in 2013, weekly health and science show the pulse has expanded it reach, airing on over 100 stations nationwide.

In care of Kevin a Yoshioka

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
300
Volunteers
87

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$48.1M
Expenses
$42.4M
Assets
$85.5M
Liabilities
$11.0M

Financial history

$51.0M$25.5M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $48.1M · Peak FY2022: $51.0M · Avg: $42.8M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$24K
Grants Given
WHYY INC
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Address

150 N 6TH ST
Philadelphia, PA, 19106-152

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 planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %89.5%
Permanent endowment %8.4%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$3.7M
Net to org$1.5M
Retained by contractors$2.1M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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