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Eastern Educational Television Network
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Eastern Educational Television Network reported $16.0 million in revenue and $15.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.39 went to program services, $15.61 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $460,950 (President & CEO). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.4% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.6% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 92.8% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $460,950 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.03% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 18 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.5 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDomestic distribution of educational public television programming in the United States. On an annual basis, APT's three core programming services collectively provide nearly 4,000 hours of content to help the 350+ independent public television stations across the United States customize and strengthen their broadcast schedules. Each service specializes in different genres: Exchange specializes in documentaries, how-to, lifestyle and travel series; Syndication specializes in international productions (drama, comedy, documentary), and feature-film packages; Premium Service specializes in…
Digital distribution of educational public television programming in the United States. In 2006, APT launched the national Create(r) TV channel featuring the best of public television's lifestyle programming. Today, Create TV reaches approximately 85% of United States television households. Create TV is a nationwide channel produced and distributed by American Public Television (APT), New York-based WNET and WGBH Boston in association with the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Create TV features public television…
Distribute English language educational programming to platforms outside of U.S. public media. In 1999, APT introduced APT Worldwide, its licensing division responsible for providing programming to the global marketplace. APT Worldwide licenses content to broadcasters and distributors in every territory, and across multiple distribution platforms, including terrestrial, cable, digital, satellite, HD, DVD, internet, VOD, mobile and educational. Our program catalog includes award-winning documentaries, popular cooking and travel series, current affair programs as well as science, history…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Officer, 37.5 hrs/week | $398,980 | $0 | $61,970 | $460,950 |
| Chief Operating Officer, Clerk Officer, 37.5 hrs/week | $297,432 | $0 | $52,645 | $350,077 |
| Executive Vice President, Content Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $273,774 | $0 | $68,157 | $341,931 |
| Executive Vice President, Growth Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $261,165 | $0 | $57,319 | $318,484 |
| VP, Premium Service / Syndication Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $235,089 | $0 | $32,354 | $267,443 |
| Vice President, Technology Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $195,537 | $0 | $54,737 | $250,274 |
| Vice President, Communications Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $190,961 | $0 | $24,487 | $215,448 |
| Controller Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $157,434 | $0 | $50,747 | $208,181 |
18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Eastern Educational Television Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 14 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 544
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Eastern Educational Television Network totaling $81 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Eastern Educational Television Network spent in FY2025, $84.39 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Eastern Educational Television Network's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Eastern Educational Television Network reported that 84.4% of its $15.2 million in expenses went to program services, 15.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Eastern Educational Television Network pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Eastern Educational Television Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $460,950, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Eastern Educational Television Network get its money?
Of $16.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 92.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Eastern Educational Television Network a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-6114548 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600909349300835 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530919349301318 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410879349301476 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310909349301216 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200889349300705 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130979349301418 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-6114548: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.