Nonprofit · EIN 59-0711482
WJCT INC
Tax-exempt · JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,756,730 | $9,737,965 | $1,018,765 | $19,090,764 | $1,218,159 | $17,872,605 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $11,596,205 | $9,695,038 | $1,901,167 | $16,216,428 | $1,032,979 | $15,183,449 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,580,629 | $9,157,111 | $423,518 | $14,159,861 | $1,224,121 | $12,935,740 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,600,342
- of which government grants
- $1,834,443
- Membership dues
- $4,540,813
- Program service revenue
- $263,722
- Investment income
- $366,683
- Royalties
- $1,750
- Net rental income
- $520,830
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $92,822
- Other revenue
- $525,983
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $596,541
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,435,909
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,827,325
- Professional fundraising fees
- $415,868
- Legal fees
- $39,622
- Accounting fees
- $150,250
- Occupancy
- $623,073
- Travel
- $30,312
- Depreciation
- $588,581
- Program services (functional)
- $6,833,978
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,054,002
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,849,985
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,216,428
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,090,764
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,218,159
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,872,605
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,379,180
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,328,065
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,419,755
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,452,850
- Gross unrelated business income
- $37,583
- Gross receipts
- $14,659,371
- Employees
- 81
- Volunteers
- 73
- Year formed
- 1958
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MCGOWAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $226,922 | $12,219 |
| GERALDINE CIRILLO | SENIOR VP & COO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,355 | $18,200 |
| ANTHONY ALICEA | VP Officer | 40 | $142,785 | $7,584 |
| CARLOS SEMIDEI | SECRETARY & EXEC ASSISTANT Officer | 40 | $50,738 | $3,250 |
| FARLEY KERN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HENDRICH | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MADSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASGHAR SYED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BUSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMMIE WINSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE BUCKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK DENTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FEAGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIA WARREN | TRUSTEE, UNTIL 9/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATANYA WYNN-HALL | TRUSTEE, AS OF 1/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWSIKIA HODGES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEERA SHETTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN FOLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LOEB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI MCELROY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY WILSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN STATON | TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM INMAN | TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MCGOWAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $219,922 | $16,584 |
| ANTHONY ALICEA | VP & COO JCT SERVICES Officer | 40 | $146,752 | $22,065 |
| GERALDINE CIRILLO | SENIOR VP & COO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,942 | $17,908 |
| CARLOS SEMIDEI | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $48,985 | $1,625 |
| ABEL HARDING | TREASURER UNTIL 4/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MADSEN | TREASURER AS OF 4/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASGHAR SYED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HENDRICH | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BUSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE BUCKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARLEY KERN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK DENTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MAXEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FEAGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIA WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMMIE WINSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATANYA WYNN-HALL | TRUSTEE UNTIL 2/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWSIKIA HODGES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEERA SHETTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN FOLEY | TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LOEB | TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI MCELROY | TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY WILSON | TRUSTEE AS OF 9/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MCGOWAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $209,945 | $17,529 |
| GERALDINE CIRILLO | SENIOR VP & COO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,906 | $15,380 |
| ANTHONY ALICEA | VP & COO JCT SERVICES Officer | 40 | $118,022 | $16,023 |
| CARLOS SEMIDEI | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $47,778 | $1,366 |
| BILL HENDRICH | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARLEY KERN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABEL HARDING | TREASURER, AS OF 9/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT RAPP | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, UNTIL 9/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WOOD | TREASURER, UNTIL 9/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MAXEY | TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BUSH | TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES GRIGGS | TRUSTEE, UNTIL 9/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWSIKIA HODGES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATANYA WYNN-HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK DENTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE BUCKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN FEAGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMMIE WINSTON | TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LIANG | TRUSTEE, UNTIL 3/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIA WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASGHAR SYED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MADSEN | TRUSTEE, AS OF 9/2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEERA SHETTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 FESTIVAL PARK AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-1309
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GERALDINE CIRILLO, 100 FESTIVAL PARK AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322021309
- Signed the 990
- GERALDINE CIRILLO, INTERIM CEO
- Phone
- (904) 358-6321
- Website
- WWW.WJCT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JAMES MOORE & CO PL
Mission
WJCT'S MISSION IS TO USE OUR UNIQUE ASSETS AS A RESOURCE FOR CITIZENS TO COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HUMAN DIVERSITY, EXPERIENCE LIFELONG LEARNING, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN MATTERS OF CIVIC IMPORTANCE, ALL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR LIVES AND OUR COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT:AT WJCT PUBLIC MEDIA, WE ARE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING INTELLIGENT AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING NEWS AND INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTLY TO HOMES ACROSS THE FIRST COAST. WE SERVE AS AN ACCESSIBLE FORUM FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND DEBATE, STRIVING TO OPEN MINDS, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.STEWARDSHIP:SINCE OUR FIRST TELEVISION BROADCAST IN SEPTEMBER 1958 AND OUR FIRST RADIO BROADCAST IN APRIL 1972, WE HAVE STRIVED TO REFLECT AND RESPOND TO THE DIVERSE VOICES OF OUR FIRST COAST COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION, BALANCE, AND RESPECT. WE RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA AND HONOR OUR HERITAGE BY STAYING RESPONSIVE TO CITIZENS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, CULTURES, AND VALUES.EDUCATION:NOTHING SURPASSES OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUNG LEARNERS. MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO, WHEN "COMMERCIAL-FREE TELEVISION" WAS STILL A NOVELTY, WJCT ADDED THEN CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMMING TO ITS SCHEDULE: SESAME STREET AND MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD. IN BOTH THEIR STYLE AND CONTENT, THESE PROGRAMS MODELED GOOD CHARACTER AND GAVE RISE TO THE TERM "SAFE HAVEN." PARENTS SOON LEARNED THAT THEY COULD TRUST THEIR KIDS TO JAX PBS, A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT HAS NEVER WAVERED. TODAY, WJCT OFFERS A FULL SUITE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND LIVE EVENTS FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. WITH UNIVERSAL ACCESS REACHING ACROSS THE "DIGITAL DIVIDE," WJCT'S EDUCATION SERVICES ARE WIDELY USED AND PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN STUDY AFTER STUDY. PBS KIDS CONTENT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO ENHANCE EARLY LITERACY SKILLS LIKE NAMING LETTERS, SOUNDS, AND UNDERSTANDING STORIES. CHILDREN USING PBS CONTENT AT HOME OUTSCORED A COMPARISON GROUP ON WIDELY USED STANDARDIZED TESTS THAT MEASURE MATH CONCEPTS SUCH AS NUMBERS AND COUNTING. CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS USING THE FLORIDA PBS LEARNING MEDIA CONTENT OUTPERFORMED NATIONAL ASSESSMENT NORMS BY 10%. PARENTS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS AND DIVERSE ETHNICITIES TRUST PBS AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER MEDIA BRAND.Expenses $6,833,978 · revenue $263,778
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-0711482
- 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
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,090,764
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,659,371
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $10,756,730 | $9,737,965 | $19,090,764 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $11,596,205 | $9,695,038 | $16,216,428 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $9,580,629 | $9,157,111 | $14,159,861 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $9,951,929 | $8,668,438 | $13,491,547 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 59-0711482).
Questions about WJCT INC
- What is the EIN of WJCT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WJCT INC is 59-0711482.
- Is WJCT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
- Are donations to WJCT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WJCT 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 WJCT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WJCT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WJCT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names GERALDINE CIRILLO.
- Who are the officers and directors of WJCT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $226,922 (DAVID MCGOWAN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does WJCT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,756,730, expenses of $9,737,965 and total assets of $19,090,764 at year end.
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