Nonprofit · EIN 74-1670740
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $17,632,749 | $17,159,637 | $473,112 | $3,939,306 | $291,869 | $3,647,437 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $16,472,572 | $16,834,807 | -$362,235 | $3,518,930 | $361,449 | $3,157,481 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,089,898 | $15,285,611 | -$195,713 | $3,642,406 | $365,423 | $3,276,983 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,798,824
- Membership dues
- $13,728,469
- Program service revenue
- $3,761,854
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $72,071
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,623,765
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $130
- Accounting fees
- $72,529
- Occupancy
- $335
- Travel
- $1,418
- Program services (functional)
- $15,768,997
- Management and general (functional)
- $200,450
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,190,190
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,518,930
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,939,306
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $291,869
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,647,437
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,100
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,546,810
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,100,627
- Gross receipts
- $17,632,749
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA BISHOP | ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DEIDRA LANE | VICE-PRESIDENT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DENNIS MALLOY | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN BRADSHAW JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KATHRYN SANDERS | ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BARRETT SIDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CESAR GIRALT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KARIN FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN KULISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE ENTSMINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CONELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAYEEM CHOWDHURY | DIRECTIOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANAT PARIKH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| UPASANA BHATIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA CORDOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SHUMATE | ASSOCIATE V.P. & G.M. Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA BISHOP | ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DEIDRA LANE | GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DENNIS MALLOY | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN BRADSHAW JR | VICE-PRES, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KATHRYN SANDERS | ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHARON BIRKMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CESAR GIRALT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KARIN FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN KULISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CONELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANAT PARIKH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| UPASANA BHATIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA CORDOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SHUMATE | ASSOCIATE V.P. & G.M. Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON BIRKMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JOHN BRADSHAW JR | VICE - PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KELLEY LANG | GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID COTTEN | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ANGELA BISHOP | ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KATHY SANDERS | ENGAGEMENT CO - CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LESLIE FLYNNE | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| UPASANA BHATIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA CORDOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KARIN FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CESAR GIRALT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEIDRA LANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS MALLOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANAT PARIKH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SHUMATE | ASSOCIATE V.P. & G.M. Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4343 ELGIN, HOUSTON, TX 77204-0008
- In care of
- % HPM BUSINESS SERVICES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- John Bradshaw Jr, 4343 Elgin St, Houston, TX 772040008
- Signed the 990
- John Bradshaw Jr, President
- Phone
- (713) 743-8422
- Website
- WWW.HOUSTONPUBLICMEDIA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO MARSHAL RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BRING ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND TRUSTED NEWS TO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA BROADCAST AREA.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, WE CONTINUED TO REPORT ON ISSUES AND EVENTS THAT MATTERED TO OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD. WE PRODUCED IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL SESSIONS, HOUSTON'S CITY BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, THE BODIES FOUND IN OUR BAYOUS, CENTERPOINT ENERGY'S REQUEST FOR A RATE INCREASE, ONGOING DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS, AND MUCH MORE. WE ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL NEWS AFFILIATE ABC13 TO BRING DAILY WEATHER UPDATES FROM THEIR AWARD-WINNING WEATHER TEAM AND TO ACTIVATE AROUND-THE-CLOCK COVERAGE IN TIMES OF SEVERE WEATHER. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWS 88.7 NOW FEATURES ABC13'S UP-TO-THE-MINUTE WEATHER REPORTS AND FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO KEEP LISTENERS INFORMED, PREPARED, AND SAFE. IN MAY 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA WON A REGIONAL EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD FOR ITS DIGITAL COVERAGE OF HURRICANE BERYL, WHICH HIT THE HOUSTON AREA IN JULY OF 2024. OUR DIGITAL AND SOCIAL TEAMS PROVIDED UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COVERAGE OF THE STORM AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR REGION ONLINE AND ON THE AIR. REPORTERS IN THE FIELD CAPTURED PHOTOS, INTERVIEWS AND UPDATES WHICH OUR DIGITAL PROFESSIONALS USED TO CREATE VIDEOS, GRAPHICS, AND ONLINE CONTENT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED. ALSO IN LATE 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA LAUNCHED A SECOND REGIONAL BUREAU IN NEIGHBORING GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS. IN A REGION AS SPRAWLING AS THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA, PEOPLE NEED NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIFIC AREA THEY LIVE AND WORK IN. REPORTER JULIANNA WASHBURN IS STAFFING THE NEW BUREAU, KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORS THERE INFORMED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM EDUCATION AND CITY COUNCIL NEWS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.Expenses $6,019,821 · grants $4,874,589 · revenue $3,761,854
- THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA TEAM CONTINUES TO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SCHOOL FUNCTIONS TO SHARE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND RESOURCES WITH CHILDREN. A TYPICAL SET-UP WILL INCLUDE LIFE-SIZE STANDEES KIDS CAN TAKE PICTURES WITH, VIDEO CLIPS FROM PBS KIDS SHOWS, LAPTOPS TO ALLOW KIDS TO TRY OUT SAFE AND EDUCATIONAL PBS KIDS GAMES, AND TAKE-HOME GOODIES, LIKE ACTIVITY BOOKS, STICKERS, AND PENCILS. IN 2025, WE SHARED PBS KIDS SHOWS AND RESOURCES WITH FAMILIES AT THE PORT HOUSTON COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR, THE MAYOR'S BACK TO SCHOOL AND HEALTH FAIR, RIDGEMONT ELEMENTARY ACADEMIC NIGHT, BACK TO SCHOOL BASH AT ROBINSON-WESTCHASE LIBRARY, AND HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 4'S DINOSAUR TRAIN: NATURE TRACKERS EVENT SERIES. IN ADDITION, PBS LEARNINGMEDIA OFFERS FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PREK-12 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. CREATED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, PBS LEARNINGMEDIA PROVIDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INSTANT ACCESS TO MORE THAN 30,000 CLASSROOM-READY MATERIALS. LESSONS ARE PAIRED WITH VIDEOS INTRODUCING TOPICS AND EXPLAINING CONCEPTS AND CAN BE USED BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. ALL OF THE CONTENT ON PBS LEARNINGMEDIA IS ALIGNED TO STATE AND NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS. ALSO IN 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA COLLABORATED WITH THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN UTILIZING THE TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE AT HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHLINK LOCATIONS. THESE TECHLINK LOCATIONS LET LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS USE VIDEO, PODCAST, AND MUSIC RECORDING STUDIOS, SOUND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, PROFESSIONAL EDITING SOFTWARE, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO TURN THEIR IDEAS INTO REALITY. HOWEVER, NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO USE ALL THE GREAT RESOURCES AVAILABLE. TO ADDRESS THIS, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA EXPERTS HELD WORKSHOPS AT TWO TECHLINK LOCATIONS TO TEACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE BASICS OF SOUND RECORDING. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA PRODUCERS AND SOUND ENGINEERS SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AROUND SOUND DESIGN, TECHNIQUES, WHAT DIFFERENT MICROPHONES DO, HOW TO USE RECORDING AND EDITING SOFTWARE, AND MORE.Expenses $4,874,588 · grants $4,874,588
- IN MARCH 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWEST SHOW AND FIRST SHOW DESIGNED AS A DAILY MULTI-PLATFORM, STREAMED TALK SHOW, LAUNCHED ON NEWS 88.7, YOUTUBE, HOUSTONPUBLICMEDIA.ORG, AND ACROSS PODCAST PLATFORMS. HELLO HOUSTON BRINGS TOGETHER RENOWNED METEOROLOGIST FRANK BILLINGSLY, AWARD-WINNING BROADCASTER ERNIE MANOUSE, AND PRODUCER CELESTE DIAZ SCHURMAN TO TELL HOUSTON'S STORIES THROUGH PROFILES, INTERVIEWS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS. THE SHOW ENCOURAGES LISTENERS AND VIEWERS TO CONNECT, INVITING PEOPLE TO CALL IN, TEXT, AND ENGAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IN SEPTEMBER, HOUSTON MATTERS JOINED HELLO HOUSTON AS A MULTI-PLATFORM SHOW AIRED ON NEWS 88.7, YOUTUBE, PODCAST PLATFORMS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, HOUSTON MATTERS HAS BEEN THE GO-TO GUIDE TO THE PEOPLE, PLACES, ISSUES, AND IDEAS THAT DEFINE GREATER HOUSTON. THIS PAST YEAR, HOST AND PRODUCER CRAIG COHEN TALKED WITH EXPERTS AND ORDINARY HOUSTONIANS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM THE RACE FOR TEXAS'S 18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TO DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD PLAINS, AND FROM ENERGY INDUSTRY LAYOFFS TO HOUSTONIAN'S BIGGEST PET PEEVES. 2025 WAS ALSO THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA AND KTSU'S PARTNERSHIP THAT BROUGHT KTSU'S THE VIBE, AN URBAN ALTERNATIVE STATION, TO HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S 88.7 HD-3 CHANNEL, AND HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWSCASTS TO KTSU'S PRIMARY CHANNEL, THE CHOICE. THE PARTNERSHIP HAS EXPANDED THE AUDIENCES, REACH, AND IMPACT OF BOTH STATIONS, AND PROVIDED OUR COMMUNITY WITH EXPANDED SERVICES.Expenses $4,874,588 · grants $4,874,588
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1670740
- 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
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A110)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,939,306
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,632,749
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $17,632,749 | $17,159,637 | $3,939,306 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $16,472,572 | $16,834,807 | $3,518,930 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $15,089,898 | $15,285,611 | $3,642,406 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $15,443,011 | $15,254,346 | $3,722,035 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 74-1670740).
Questions about HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION is 74-1670740.
- Is HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION 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 HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names John Bradshaw Jr.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,632,749, expenses of $17,159,637 and total assets of $3,939,306 at year end.
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