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Nonprofit · EIN 93-0814638

OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97219

Financials

$53.1M$48.8M2023$58.1M$52.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$58,138,859$52,507,747$5,631,112$170,637,320$8,250,700$162,386,620
June 30, 2024990$53,093,813$48,822,898$4,270,915$154,148,029$7,130,287$147,017,742
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$54,168,845
of which government grants
$631,790
Program service revenue
$1,559,674
Investment income
$1,963,759
Net rental income
$446,581
Net gain from sales of assets
-$2,308,157
Other revenue
$446,581

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,060,664
Other salaries and wages
$19,572,576
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$26,482,262
Professional fundraising fees
$1,147,815
Legal fees
$683,482
Accounting fees
$98,810
Occupancy
$2,257,478
Travel
$399,818
Depreciation
$2,585,433
Program services (functional)
$33,555,588
Management and general (functional)
$10,093,101
Fundraising (functional)
$8,859,058

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$154,148,029
Total assets, end of year
$170,637,320
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,250,700
Net assets, end of year
$162,386,620
Land, buildings and equipment
$18,999,918
Publicly traded securities
$99,607,396
Net assets without donor restrictions
$143,603,597
Net assets with donor restrictions
$18,783,023
Gross unrelated business income
$990,936
Gross receipts
$112,879,056
Employees
280
Volunteers
205
Year formed
1982
State of legal domicile
OR

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
STEVE BASSFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
50$633,006$53,711
RACHAEL SMOLKINPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
50$406,656$19,151
MORGAN HOLMSVP CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
Key employee
50$244,403$26,840
CHERYL IKEMIYAVP CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Key employee
50$234,563$31,561
JAN HESKISSASST SECRETARY-TREASURER & CFO
Officer
50$229,091$22,919
DUANE SMITHVP CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Key employee
50$215,810$25,488
REBECCA MORRIS HANNAFINVP GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
50$185,992$28,551
ANNA GRIFFINVP NEWS
Key employee
50$181,244$19,776
LISA GARCIA GRACEVP PROGRAMMING & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
50$172,190$23,345
HOLLY BULLOCK-DENNISTONVP PEOPLE & CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
50$170,059$17,851
MARCI OZAWADIRECTOR CORPORATE SUPPORT
Highest-paid employee
50$162,477$9,387
JONATHAN NEWSOMESENIOR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
50$151,056$19,657
RUKAIYAH ADAMSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN TAPONGAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROGER COOKESECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
18 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KAREN ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSE BEASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
NILS CRISTOFFERSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
GRACIELA GOMEZ COWGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REBECCA DECESARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ELISA DOZONODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
COLIN EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KATHLEEN GEORGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARGARET KIRKPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PETER PLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CURTIS ROBINHOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SANDY ROWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CARLA SALAZARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LISA SKARIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PAUL SPEERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVE VERNIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LEE WEINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERYL WUDUNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STEVE BASSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
50$549,985$53,711
CHERYL IKEMIYAVP CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Key employee
50$241,926$31,561
MORGAN HOLMSVP CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
Key employee
50$236,051$26,840
JAN HESKISSASST SECRETARY-TREASURER & CFO
Officer
50$236,822$22,919
DUANE SMITHVP CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Key employee
50$225,107$25,488
REBECCA MORRIS HANNAFINVP GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
50$191,030$28,551
ANNA GRIFFINVP NEWS
Key employee
50$191,503$19,776
LISA GARCIA GRACEVP PROGRAMMING & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
50$179,772$23,345
HOLLY BULLOCK-DENNISTONVP PEOPLE & CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
50$185,046$17,851
JONATHAN NEWSOMESENIOR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
50$146,492$19,657
MARCI OZAWADIRECTOR CORPORATE SUPPORT
Highest-paid employee
50$154,449$9,387
KIM LOCKECHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
50$141,921$16,859
RUKAIYAH ADAMSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN TAPOGNAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROGER COOKESECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KAREN ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JESSE BEASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRACIELA GOMEZ COWGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REBECCA DECESARODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELISA DOZONODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COLIN EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHLEEN GEORGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET KIRKPATRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PETER PLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CURTIS ROBINHOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SANDY ROWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARLA SALAZARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA SKARIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAUL SPEERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVE VERNIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEE WEINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHERYL WUDUNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7140 S MACADAM AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97219-3013
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
AMANDA GREEN, 7140 S MACADAM AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR 97219
Signed the 990
AMANDA GREEN, CFO
Phone
(503) 244-9900
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

CONNECTING PEOPLE ACROSS OREGON AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE POWER OF A SHARED STORY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE OOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING (OPB) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS OREGON AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. POWERED BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF MEMBERS, OPB CONNECTS PEOPLE THROUGH TRUSTED JOURNALISM THAT IS FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. GUIDED BY PUBLIC SERVICE AND A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, WE DELIVER IN-DEPTH, FACT-DRIVEN COVERAGE OF POLITICS, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION AND MORE. OPB SHARES STORIES AND PROGRAMS WHEREVER PEOPLE SEEK THEM: ON OPB.ORG, OPB RADIO AND TV, THE OPB NEWS APP, SOCIAL MEDIA, STREAMING VIDEO INCLUDING OPB PASSPORT, PODCASTS, OR OUR DAILY "FIRST LOOK AND OTHER EMAIL NEWSLETTERS. WE AIM TO GIVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS REGION THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES. OUR REPORTING SEEKS TO CONNECT PEOPLE ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND GO DEEPER INTO WHAT MAKES THIS REGION SPECIAL. OPB'S GROWING JOURNALISM OPERATION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS, PRODUCERS AND EDITORS LOCATED ALL ACROSS THE REGION PROVIDE DAILY COVERAGE, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, IN DEPTH DOCUMENTARIES, IMMERSIVE PODCASTS AND MUCH MORE. THEY PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STORIES WITH A NORTHWEST IMPACT. OPB MAINTAINS REGIONAL EDITORIAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE STRONGER COLLABORATIVE REPORTING ON CRITICAL SUBJECTS AND TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY MEDIA ECOSYSTEM WHERE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO STORIES THAT DOCUMENT THE NEWS, LIFE AND CULTURE THAT MAKE THE NORTHWEST SPECIAL. THESE COLLABORATIONS NOT ONLY ALLOW OPB TO SHARE OUR JOURNALISM BUT ALSO ENABLE US TO SHOWCASE THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF OUR PARTNERS. OPB ALSO PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS NATIONALLY SUCH AS PROPUBLICA AND NPR TO DEVELOP AND SHARE ENTERPRISE AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM WITH IMPACT. ADDITIONALLY, WE BRING THE WORLD TO OUR REGION BY SHARING NPR, PBS, AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, AND BBC PROGRAMMING AND MORE ON OUR BROADCASTING SERVICES.
    Expenses $33,555,588 · revenue $1,002,375

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
93-0814638
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
1982
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$170,637,320
Income (IRS master file)
$112,879,056

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$58,138,859$52,507,747$170,637,320IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$53,093,813$48,822,898$154,148,029XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$56,821,607$44,099,868$144,181,795IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$50,705,685$39,474,661$128,111,404IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 93-0814638).

Questions about OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING

What is the EIN of OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING is 93-0814638.
Is OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING 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 OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING 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 OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING 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 OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AMANDA GREEN.
Who are the officers and directors of OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $633,006 (STEVE BASS, FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $58,138,859, expenses of $52,507,747 and total assets of $170,637,320 at year end.

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