Public Media Nj

Also known as Njpbs

New York, NY · EIN 45-2552448 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Public Media Nj reported $11.7 million in revenue and $11.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.58 went to program services, $9.00 to management and general costs and $11.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 55.9% of the total. Government grants made up 9.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $851,834 (TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% 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 $11M

Program services$79.58 $9.0M
Management & general$9.00 $1.0M
Fundraising$11.42 $1.3M

For 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 $12M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$31.88 $3.7M
Government grants$9.77 $1.1M
Program service revenue$55.94 $6.5M
Investment income$2.41 $281K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	79.6%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	9.0%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	11.4%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.26	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	41.7%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	9.8%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	55.9%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$851,834	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	7.54%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	12	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	11.2	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 expense

$8.9M expenses · 99.4% of program spending · revenue $6.5M

National and local program services: television programming for njtv, including njtv news and other special new jersey programming that broadcasts throughout the state of new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. Pmnj has more than 14,000 members as of june 30, 2025. Pmnj also provides the national programs made available by the public broadcasting system (pbs) on njpbs. In additon, pmnj offers local educators free, classroom-ready, digital resources through pbs learning media nj, with over 400,000 users in new jersey in fiscal 2025. Njtv also broadcasts a full slate of childrens and…

$56,333 expenses · 0.6% of program spending · revenue $406

TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PROVIDES THE TRANSMISSION OF PMNJS BROADCAST SIGNAL TO THE NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY WHICH IN TURN BROADCASTS THE PROGRAMS WITHIN BOTH NEW YORK CITY AND PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION MARKETS. DURING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR, PMNJ (a/k/a NJ PBS) TRANSMITTED OVER 17,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ON A 24-HOUR DAILY SCHEDULE

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
TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 10.00 hrs/week	$0	$799,774	$52,060	$851,834
TREASURER Officer, 10.00 hrs/week	$0	$378,976	$40,613	$419,589
SECRETARY Officer, 10.00 hrs/week	$0	$358,217	$16,177	$374,394
SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$271,357	$0	$35,394	$306,751
GENERAL MANAGER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$282,717	$0	$11,608	$294,325
DIRECTOR, STUDIO OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$164,389	$0	$44,349	$208,738
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$125,915	$0	$31,680	$157,595
ANCHOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$122,618	$0	$18,467	$141,085

12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Public Media Nj (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $609K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	79.6%	$11M	$851,834
FY2024 ⓘ	$11M	$12M	80.3%	$10M	$837,146
FY2023 ⓘ	$11M	$12M	79.9%	$10M	$899,380
FY2022 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	79.9%	$12M	$770,818
FY2021 ⓘ	$9.8M	$9.4M	74.5%	$11M	$759,985
FY2020 ⓘ	$9.5M	$9.8M	77.1%	$11M	$755,680

Governance 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 2No
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 4Yes
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 591
Volunteers Part I, line 614

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Public Media Nj totaling $20,926 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Public Media Nj's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Public Media Nj reported that 79.6% of its $11.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.0% to management and general and 11.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Public Media Nj pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Public Media Nj reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $851,834, for the role of TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Public Media Nj get its money?

Of $11.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 41.7% came from contributions and grants (including 9.8% from government grants) and 55.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Public Media Nj a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-2552448 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202621189349300737 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521289349304802 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349312134 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341249349301859 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241319349303109 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111329349304791 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-2552448: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.