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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1170071

AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22202

Financials

$4.6M$4.9M2023$5M$4.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$5,023,058$4,090,200$932,858$4,642,412$1,083,734$3,558,678
June 30, 2024990$4,552,247$4,946,561-$394,314$4,880,259$2,279,551$2,600,708
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$332,014
of which government grants
$280,916
Program service revenue
$4,225,504
Investment income
$164,643
Net gain from sales of assets
$37,291
Other revenue
$300,897

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,745,153
Other salaries and wages
$392,493
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,386,715
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4,283
Accounting fees
$104,537
Occupancy
$200,808
Travel
$63,370
Depreciation
$13,648
Program services (functional)
$3,027,767
Management and general (functional)
$1,062,433

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,880,259
Total assets, end of year
$4,642,412
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,083,734
Net assets, end of year
$3,558,678
Land, buildings and equipment
$17,131
Publicly traded securities
$2,640,571
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,558,678
Gross receipts
$6,005,806
Employees
16
Volunteers
28
Year formed
1979
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Patrick ButlerPresident and CEO (Ending 09/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
30$536,640$59,495
Kate RileyPresident and CEO (From 10/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
30$321,507$65,747
Lonna ThompsonExecutive VP and COO (Ending 08/24)
Officer
30$303,200$23,267
Emil MaraVP, Finance, Admin. and Membership
Officer
35$254,711$68,640
Michelle ShanahanGeneral Counsel
Officer
30$256,556$21,681
Jennifer CaptainSr. Dir., Government Relations
Key employee
10$170,634$55,749
Kenneth BluntSr. Dir., IT and Media Production
Highest-paid employee
35$162,542$43,629
Tela Hansom-PittDir., Membership Services and Marketing
Highest-paid employee
40$145,057$43,608
Stacey KarpSr. Dir., Communications
Highest-paid employee
25$151,050$29,949
Colleen FlorioDir., Government Relations
Highest-paid employee
10$121,553$38,071
Cait BerozaDir., Digital Advocacy
Highest-paid employee
10$133,329$21,153
Dolores Fernandez AlonsoBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Leo A Brooks JrBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Clarence CC CopelandBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eric EasterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
22 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Carolyn EdwardsBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Diana EnziBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Adrienne FairwellBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Craig FugateBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
DeAnne M HamiltonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Anthony HayesBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Annette HerringtonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Laura HunterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Franz JoachimBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Garrett T KingBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Darren LaShelleBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Vickie LawsonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary NelsonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Anthony PadgettBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Ajit PaiBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dax SchiefferBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Deborah SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sherrese M SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
David Steward IIBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sylvia StrobelBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Larry D UngerBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
John ZeglisBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Patrick ButlerPresident and CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
30$661,461$104,287
Lonna ThompsonExecutive VP, COO, General Counsel
Officer
30$401,695$29,205
Emil MaraVP, Finance, Administration and Membership
Officer
35$247,372$66,196
Kate RileyVP, Government and Public Affairs
Key employee
10$228,197$52,689
Jennifer CaptainSenior Director, Government Relations
Highest-paid employee
10$159,949$53,138
Kenneth BluntSenior Director, IT and Media Production
Highest-paid employee
35$155,611$41,605
Stacey KarpSenior Director, Communications
Highest-paid employee
25$145,516$28,566
Cait BerozaDirector, Digital Advocacy
Highest-paid employee
40$127,715$20,284
Tammye HeatleyDirector, Human Resources and Legal Services
Highest-paid employee
40$132,104$11,994
Michelle ShanahanGeneral Counsel
Officer
30$42,099$38,121
Dolores Fernandez AlonsoBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Leo A Brooks JrBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Clarence CC CopelandBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eric EasterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Carolyn EdwardsBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Diana EnziBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Adrienne FairwellBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig FugateBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jeffrey GilbertBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mimi C GregoryBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DeAnne M HamiltonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anthony HayesBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Annette HerringtonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Laura HunterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Franz JoachimBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Garrett T KingBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Vickie LawsonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Anthony PadgettBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ajit PaiBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kathy RaeBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Susan ReardonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dax SchiefferBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sherrese M SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David Steward IIBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ed UlmanBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Larry D UngerBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Gaddi H VasquezBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John ZeglisBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1225 S CLARK ST STE 410, ARLINGTON, VA 22202-4375
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Kate Riley, 1225 S Clark Street 410, Arlington, VA 222024375
Signed the 990
Emil Mara, VP, Finance, Admin., Membership
Phone
(202) 654-4200
Return prepared by
Rogers & Company PLLC

Mission

APTS is a nonprofit membership organization ensuring a strong and financially sound public television system and helping member stations provide essential public services in education, public safety, and civic leadership to the American people.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Membership Policy, Planning, and Regulatory Affairs - APTS provides consistent leadership and information that helps our members better accomplish their own missions and goals. APTS promotes the legislative and regulatory interest of noncommercial television stations at the national level through educational efforts.
    Expenses $1,959,627 · revenue $3,650,614
  • Communications - APTS executes a communications plan that raises awareness of the positive influences of noncommercial public television station services and programming through media relations, website presence, social media, newsletters, speaking engagements, and special events.
    Expenses $596,478 · revenue $323,823
  • Special Projects - APTS provides grant services connecting noncommercial broadcasting stations to funding sources through customized individual consultation, a clearinghouse of funding opportunities, and providing specialized resources and news specifically related to public media grant funding. APTS also provides enhanced services around specific policy objectives, special funding, revenue opportunities and other areas of significant interest.
    Expenses $471,662 · revenue $251,067

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1170071
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1980
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,642,412
Income (IRS master file)
$6,005,806

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$5,023,058$4,090,200$4,642,412IRS
990June 2024$4,552,247$4,946,561$4,880,259XML
990June 2023$4,421,554$4,006,438$4,608,473IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 52-1170071).

Questions about AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS

What is the EIN of AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS is 52-1170071.
Is AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
Are donations to AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS 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 AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS 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 AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS 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 AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Kate Riley.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $536,640 (Patrick Butler, President and CEO (Ending 09/24)).
How much revenue does AMERICAS PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,023,058, expenses of $4,090,200 and total assets of $4,642,412 at year end.

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