Nonprofit · EIN 04-6114548
EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC
Also known as AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02109
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $16,023,260 | $15,233,914 | $789,346 | $23,152,185 | $7,331,438 | $15,820,747 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,105,032 | $16,212,329 | $892,703 | $22,496,716 | $7,855,761 | $14,640,955 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $16,641,792 | $15,064,327 | $1,577,465 | $22,723,663 | $9,098,736 | $13,624,927 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $14,874,306
- Investment income
- $1,148,954
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $657,257
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,051,746
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,905,420
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,227,988
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,026
- Accounting fees
- $55,620
- Occupancy
- $722,539
- Travel
- $196,582
- Depreciation
- $144,657
- Program services (functional)
- $12,856,123
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,377,791
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $22,496,716
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,152,185
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,331,438
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,820,747
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $649,934
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,354,929
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,678,763
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $141,984
- Gross receipts
- $18,355,354
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1960
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Dunford | President & CEO Officer | 37.5 | $398,980 | $61,970 |
| Paul Higgins | Chief Operating Officer, Clerk Officer | 37.5 | $297,432 | $52,645 |
| Shawn Halford | Executive Vice President, Content Key employee | 37.5 | $273,774 | $68,157 |
| Judy Barlow | Executive Vice President, Growth Key employee | 37.5 | $261,165 | $57,319 |
| Dan Soles | VP, Premium Service / Syndication Key employee | 37.5 | $235,089 | $32,354 |
| Anand Kavalapara | Vice President, Technology Key employee | 37.5 | $195,537 | $54,737 |
| Olivia Wong | Vice President, Communications Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $190,961 | $24,487 |
| Nicholas Pollard | Controller Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $157,434 | $50,747 |
| Tom Davison | Director, Business Development Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $148,430 | $49,099 |
| Hilary Buxton | Director, Content Development & Production Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $137,487 | $47,704 |
| Iyla Gindelsky | Manager, Network Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $136,827 | $22,847 |
| Lisa Shumate | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mare Mazur | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Dunlop | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda O'Bryon | Chair Finance Committee, Treasurer, Executive Compensation Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Agnew | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steve McGowan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Magura | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Padgett | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Pisaneschi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Pledger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Candice Seiger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Neal Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| C C Copeland | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia A Fenneman | Former President & CEO Former | 37.5 | $314,082 | $45,405 |
| Shawn Halford | Executive Vice President, Content Key employee | 37.5 | $266,381 | $63,488 |
| Paul Higgins | Chief Operating Officer, Clerk Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $243,135 | $48,657 |
| James Dunford | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $249,237 | $32,628 |
| Judy Barlow | Executive Vice President, Growth Key employee | 37.5 | $221,398 | $53,040 |
| Dan Soles | VP, Premium Service / Syndication Key employee | 37.5 | $229,647 | $31,285 |
| Anand Kavalapara | Vice President, Technology Key employee | 37.5 | $189,656 | $48,083 |
| Olivia Wong | Vice President, Communications Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $186,295 | $30,649 |
| Nicholas Pollard | Controller Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $149,683 | $53,109 |
| Tom Davison | Director, Business Development Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $140,497 | $44,107 |
| Hilary Buxton | Director, Exchange Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $131,369 | $45,343 |
| David Rubinsohn | Director, Premium Service / Syndication Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $130,235 | $42,050 |
| Lisa Shumate | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mare Mazur | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Dunlop | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda O'Bryon | Chair Finance Committee, Treasurer, Executive Compensation Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ronnie Agnew | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve McGowan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Magura | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Padgett | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Pisaneschi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Pledger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Candice Seiger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C C Copeland | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia A Fenneman | Former President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $322,169 | $55,469 |
| Shawn Halford | VP, Exchange/Multicast Key employee | 37.5 | $247,232 | $59,037 |
| Paul Higgins | Chief Operating Officer, Clerk Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $217,196 | $43,699 |
| Dan Soles | VP, Premium Service / Syndication Key employee | 37.5 | $215,369 | $29,766 |
| Judy Barlow | VP, Business Development Key employee | 37.5 | $192,562 | $48,463 |
| Anand Kavalapara | VP, Technology Key employee | 37.5 | $168,043 | $44,882 |
| Olivia Wong | VP, Communications Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $169,490 | $26,842 |
| Tom Davison | Director, Business Development Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $127,709 | $43,230 |
| Hilary Buxton | Director, Exchange Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $120,837 | $42,639 |
| David Rubinsohn | Director, Premium Service / Syndication Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $118,072 | $37,770 |
| Justin Golterman | Director, Technology Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $109,095 | $16,248 |
| Lisa Shumate | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mare Mazur | Chair Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Dunlop | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda O'Bryon | Chair Finance Committee, Treasurer, Executive Compensation Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ronnie Agnew | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve McGowan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Magura | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Padgett | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Pisaneschi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Pledger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Candice Seiger | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Shapiro | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C C Copeland | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10 POST OFFICE SQ STE 1200N, BOSTON, MA 02109-4688
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Paul Higgins COO, 10 Post Office Square, Suite 1200N, Boston, MA 02109
- Signed the 990
- Paul Higgins, Chief Operating Officer
- Phone
- (617) 338-4455
- Website
- www.APTonline.org
Mission
Develop and deliver valued program choices and services in partnership with America's public television community. Since 1961, American Public Television has been a leading distributor of high-quality programming to the nation's public television stations. With approximately 4,000 hours of available programming, APT identifies innovative programs and creative distribution techniques for producers.
Program accomplishments
- Domestic 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 high-profile performance specials.Expenses $9,863,484 · revenue $10,794,451
- 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 "do-it-yourself" series and specials on cooking, travel, arts and crafts, gardening, home improvement and other lifestyle interests. Create TV was launched to serve an increasing interest from viewers in the "do-it-yourself" genre, and was designed for round-the-clock broadcast of the most popular lifestyle and how-to programming seen on public television. To develop the national release of the Create TV channel, American Public Television (APT) collaborated with WNET and WGBH Boston, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 2007, the public affairs and documentary channel WORLD(sm) premiered; in 2011 it expanded into a multi-platform offering. WORLD is distributed by APT and is broadcast with coverage reaching nearly two-thirds of the USA. WORLD is a 24/7, full service multicast channel featuring nonfiction documentary, science and news programming, produced and distributed by WGBH/Boston, American Public Television (APT) and WNET/New York in association with PBS and NETA. WORLD's goals include the development, curation and creation of content which complements the programming seen on primary public television channels. With WORLD, local public television station licensees are able to provide two to three times more independent, nonfiction programming than is featured on most of their primary channels, and provide viewers with independent voices telling personal stories from around the globe.Expenses $556,842 · revenue $1,168,633
- 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, health and business titles.Expenses $2,435,797 · revenue $2,911,222
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-6114548
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,152,185
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,355,354
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $16,023,260 | $15,233,914 | $23,152,185 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $17,105,032 | $16,212,329 | $22,496,716 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $16,641,792 | $15,064,327 | $22,723,663 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $14,535,811 | $12,571,741 | $16,514,282 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-6114548).
Questions about EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC
- What is the EIN of EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC is 04-6114548.
- Is EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.
- Are donations to EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Paul Higgins COO.
- Who are the officers and directors of EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $398,980 (James Dunford, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does EASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,023,260, expenses of $15,233,914 and total assets of $23,152,185 at year end.
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