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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1241309

KQED INC

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110

Financials

$121M$111.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KQED INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$120,989,783$111,368,662$9,621,121$380,642,165$29,748,923$350,893,242
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$98,776,177
of which government grants
$8,164,739
Program service revenue
$12,386,514
Investment income
$8,721,532
Royalties
$56,759
Net rental income
$459,655
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,191,544
Other revenue
$1,105,560

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,236,414
Other salaries and wages
$47,795,207
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$63,814,016
Professional fundraising fees
$860,733
Legal fees
$316,538
Accounting fees
$188,135
Occupancy
$4,209,690
Travel
$508,970
Depreciation
$7,974,564
Program services (functional)
$75,470,931
Management and general (functional)
$15,135,218
Fundraising (functional)
$20,762,513

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$357,038,039
Total assets, end of year
$380,642,165
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,748,923
Net assets, end of year
$350,893,242
Land, buildings and equipment
$93,936,138
Publicly traded securities
$223,176,728
Net assets without donor restrictions
$300,692,513
Net assets with donor restrictions
$50,200,729
Gross unrelated business income
$5,795,508
Gross receipts
$148,497,667
Employees
577
Volunteers
982
Year formed
1954
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MICHAEL ISIPPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
60$542,294$47,439
DELINDA MROWKACHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Key employee
60$311,375$53,377
MARIA MILLERCHIEF OPERATIONS & ADMIN. OFFICER
Key employee
55$320,852$40,031
DAVID BOUTRYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
45$314,255$26,727
HOLLY KERNANCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER (THRU 06/2025)
Key employee
50$304,759$32,904
DUKE FANCHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
55$281,145$52,588
ELIZABETH SEIRMARCOLOCAL MARKETING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
50$280,767$52,192
MICHAEL BLACKVP, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
Key employee
60$300,433$23,280
SARAH SAWYERLOCAL MARKETING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$240,763$51,011
MARIANNE MURPHYVP MEMBER GENEROSITY & AUD. INTEL
Key employee
50$268,776$14,147
BRIDGET BARRETTGEN. COUNSEL & CORP. SECRETARY
Officer
45$263,393$17,808
ERIC ABRAMSCHIEF DE&I OFFICER (THRU 08/2025)
Highest-paid employee
48$265,791$7,158
JOHN REILLYVP OF INFORMATION SECURITY & TECH
Key employee
50$240,639$25,279
DAVID HANSENEXEC DIR., MEDIA OPS & FAC
Key employee
50$231,408$23,750
DONALD NEWENHOUSEVP, BROADCAST ENGINEERING & OPER.
Key employee
50$227,322$24,082
32 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ETHAN TOVEN-LINDSEYVICE PRESIDENT, NEWS
Highest-paid employee
60$247,981$3,324
LYNNE SLATTERYVP, PHILANTHROPY (AS OF 03/2024)
Key employee
42$204,645$34,954
AJAY SHAHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
ANNE AVISBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
JENNIFER CABALQUINTOBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
10$0$0
AUTUMN MCDONALDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
BRIAN CABRERACOMMITTEE CHAIR/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1.8$0$0
CARLA JAVITSCOMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
DAROLYN DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
DAWN GARCIACOMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
ELIZABETH GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
JAIMIE STUDLEYCOMMITTEE CHAIR/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1.8$0$0
JAMES CHAMNOMINATING COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
JEAN FRASERCOMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
JIM LOUDERBACKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
JOSE QUINONEZEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
LANDE AJOSENOMINATING COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
LISA SONSINIEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
LUCIA CHOI-DALTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
MATT ZINNCOMMITTEE CHAIR/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1.8$0$0
MEG GARLINGHOUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
MYLES DANIELSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
NADIA ROUMANIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
PENELOPE BLAIRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
SANJAY VASWANIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
SHADI KARRABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
SHANNON BRAYTONEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
SUSAN AKBARPOURBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
DAVID KELLYNOMINATING COMMITTEE (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
0.9$0$0
KATE JENSENBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
KIM MCCORMICKBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0
WILLIAM ROGERSBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
0.7$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2601 MARIPOSA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110-1426
In care of
% MITZIE KELLEY KQED CFO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHAEL ISIP, 2601 MARIPOSA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941101400
Signed the 990
DAVID BOUTRY, CFO
Phone
(415) 864-2000
Return prepared by
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OKQED SERVES THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL MEDIA, PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS; CONVENING COMMUNITY DIALOGUE; BRINGING THE ARTS TO EVERYONE; AND ENGAGING AUDIENCES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES. KQED HELPS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THRIVE IN 21ST-CENTURY CLASSROOMS AND TAKES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ON JOURNEYS OF EXPLORATION EXPOSING THEM TO NEW PEOPLE, PLACES AND IDEAS.KQED'S VISIONTO PRODUCE A POWERFUL SHARED SENSE OF PLACE FOR THE BAY AREA.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MULTIPLATFORM CONTENT - NEWS, ARTS AND SCIENCE: SEE SCHEDULE OKQED'S CONTENT TEAMS DEVELOP NEWS AND PROGRAMMING THAT COMPLEMENTS DISTRIBUTED CONTENT FROM OUR NATIONAL MEDIA PARTNERS, INCLUDING NPR AND PBS. FOCUSING ON REGIONAL NEWS, ARTS & CULTURE, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, KQED DEVELOPS COVERAGE AND CONTENT FOR DISTRIBUTION ACROSS OUR RADIO AND TELEVISION CHANNELS, AS WELL AS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE (KQED.ORG), MOBILE APP, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND THIRD-PARTY PODCAST AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS.EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR (FALL 2024), KQED PROVIDED MULTIPLATFORM RESOURCES FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, INCLUDING AN EXPANDED DIGITAL VOTER GUIDE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN FY25, KQED VIDEO SERIES PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED DEEP LOOK, THE AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE SERIES FROM KQED AND PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS THAT EXAMINES NATURE'S SMALLEST CREATURES USING MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY AND MICROSCOPY IN 4K RESOLUTION, AND ORIGINAL FOOD PROGRAMS JACQUES PEPIN COOKING AT HOME, JACQUES PEPIN CELEBRATES, AND NO CRUMBS. THE VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT ALSO SUPPORTED THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE FORUM RADIO SERIES, THE HYPHENACION PODCAST SERIES, AND THE LONG-RUNNING TELEVISION PROGRAM CHECK, PLEASE! BAY AREA. THE VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM ALSO DEVELOPED VERTICAL VIDEO COMPONENTS TO DRIVE KQED'S NEWS, ARTS AND CULTURE AND, SCIENCE JOURNALISM ACROSS SOCIAL CHANNELS.KQED SUPPORTED A SUITE OF THIRTEEN ORIGINAL PODCASTS IN 2025, INCLUDING THE LAUNCHES OF CLOSE ALL TABS, A WEEKLY GUIDE TO DIGITAL TRENDS CHANGING OUR WORLD, AND HYPHENACION, WHICH FEATURES CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PERSONAL LIFE CHOICES: FAMILY, CAREERS, RELATIONSHIPS. CONTINUING PODCASTS INCLUDE BAY CURIOUS, THE BAY, MINDSHIFT, THE LATEST, SNAP JUDGMENT, SPOOKED, AND THE PODCAST VERSIONS OF THE RADIO SERIES FORUM, POLITICAL BREAKDOWN, THE CALIFORNIA REPORT, THE CALIFORNIA REPORT MAGAZINE, AND PERSPECTIVES.
    Expenses $32,234,419 · revenue $2,805,326
  • TELEVISION: SEE SCHEDULE OKQED 9 AND KQED PLUS ARE AMONG THE NATION'S MOST-WATCHED PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS WITH AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 470,000 WEEKLY VIEWERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE MARKET. KQED OWNS AND OPERATES PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS KQED-TV/DT CHANNEL 9 (SAN FRANCISCO), KQEH-TV/DT CHANNEL 54 (SAN JOSE) AND KQET-TV/DT CHANNEL 25 (WATSONVILLE/MONTEREY).KQED'S DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNELS INCLUDE KQED 9, KQED PLUS, KQED WORLD AND PBS KIDS, AND ARE AVAILABLE 24/7 OVER THE AIR AND ON CABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE KQED 9 LIVESTREAM IS AVAILABLE ON THE STATION'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP. SINCE FIRST GOING ON THE AIR IN 1954, KQED HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BAY AREA'S MEDIA AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. THE STATION PRODUCES ITS OWN UNIQUE CONTENT AND COLLABORATES WITH FILMMAKERS AND DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS TO PRESENT INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING. KQED PUBLIC TELEVISION IS COMMITTED TO PRODUCING, CO-PRODUCING AND PRESENTING CONTENT THAT SERVES THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND. IN FY25, KQED BROADCAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH SEASON OF CHECK, PLEASE! BAY AREA, WHERE ORDINARY LOCAL DINERS REVIEW THEIR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS.
    Expenses $18,759,073 · revenue $1,330,373
  • FM RADIO: SEE SCHEDULE OKQED PUBLIC RADIO IS AMONG THE MOST-LISTENED-TO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS IN THE NATION, WITH AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY 700,000 WEEKLY RADIO LISTENERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO METRO SURVEY AREA.KQED OWNS AND OPERATES KQED PUBLIC RADIO 88.5 FM SAN FRANCISCO AND 89.3 FM SACRAMENTO. ITS AWARD-WINNING NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM SERVICE CAN BE HEARD ON 88.5 FM OR COMCAST CHANNEL 960 IN SAN FRANCISCO, KQED 89.3 FM IN SACRAMENTO, 88.3 FM IN SANTA ROSA AND 88.1 FM IN MARTINEZ.KQED PUBLIC RADIO BROADCASTS MANY PROGRAMS FROM NPR, AS WELL AS FROM OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS LIKE PRX AND BBC RADIO. KQED PUBLIC RADIO ALSO PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF LOCAL SERIES, INCLUDING THE DAILY PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM FORUM; THE WEEKLY POLITICAL NEWS AND INTERVIEW PROGRAM POLITICAL BREAKDOWN; AND THE DAILY STATEWIDE NEWS PROGRAM THE CALIFORNIA REPORT, WHICH ALONG WITH ITS WEEKEND COUNTERPART THE CALIFORNIA REPORT MAGAZINE ARE DISTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL OTHER PUBLIC MEDIA ACROSS THE STATE. IN ADDITION, KQED PUBLIC RADIO PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES 18 LOCAL NEWS REPORTS EACH WEEK DAY; 15 NEWS REPORTS SATURDAYS; AND 13 NEWS REPORTS ON SUNDAYS. PUBLIC RADIO PRESENTS LOCALLY PRODUCED CONTENT FROM CITY ARTS AND LECTURES. BEYOND BROADCAST, KQED PUBLIC RADIO SERVES THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WITH CONTENT THROUGH A WIDE ARRAY OF ON-DEMAND AND LIVE STREAM SERVICES. THE KQED PUBLIC RADIO FLAGSHIP PUBLIC AFFAIRS CALL-IN PROGRAM FORUM IS ALSO BROADCAST NATIONALLY ON THE SIRIUS XM SATELLITE NETWORK.
    Expenses $10,151,838 · revenue $6,650,900
  • KQED'S DIGITAL PROJECTS AND SERVICES INCLUDE MAINTAINING KQED'S WEBSITE KQED.ORG, THE KQED MOBILE APP, AND DEVELOPING CONTENT AND APPLICATIONS FOR OWNED AND THIRD-PARTY DIGITAL PLATFORMS, SMART SPEAKERS AND MOBILE DEVICES; KQED.ORG HOSTS ONLINE SERVICES FOR KQED PUBLIC TELEVISION, KQED PUBLIC RADIO AND KQED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; AND SERVES AS A COMMUNITY CONVENER, PROVIDING KQED LIVE EVENT LISTINGS, RESOURCES, CROSSWORDS, PODCASTS, BLOGS AND OTHER ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST. KQED.ORG FUNCTIONS AS ONE OF KQED'S MEDIA PLATFORMS, DELIVERING CONTENT SPECIFICALLY ACQUIRED AND PRODUCED FOR THE WEB. KQED.ORG REACHES APPROXIMATELY 1,300,000 UNIQUE WEBSITE USERS. KQED ALSO MANAGES 43 SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ON PLATFORMS THAT INCLUDE INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, X, TIKTOK, THREADS, AND BLUESKY. KQED ALSO REGULARLY DELIVERS 16 EMAIL NEWSLETTER SERIES, WHICH DELIVER NEWS, CONTENT, GAMES, AND PROMOTIONS. KQED PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 65 LIVE PUBLIC EVENTS IN FY25, WHICH TOOK PLACE AT KQED'S HEADQUARTERS AND IN OTHER BAY AREA VENUES. MOST EVENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL STREAMING AS WELL. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR FY25 INCLUDE KQED FEST, AN ALL-DAY OPEN HOUSE AND BLOCK PARTY THAT WELCOMED AT LEAST A FEW THOUSAND ATTENDEES, TRIVIA NIGHTS, FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS PREVIEW SCREENINGS, A TEEN POETRY SLAM, CONCERTS AND ON-STAGE CONVERSATIONS. AND IN MAY 2025, KQED PARTNERED WITH PBS NEWS HOUR TO HOLD THE SECOND-EVER REFRAME FESTIVAL, AN EVENT THAT EMPHASIZED THE VALUE OF REFRAMING PERSPECTIVES AND PROVIDED A SPACE WHERE PIONEERING THOUGHT MET DISCERNING JOURNALISM. THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER ON-AIR TALENT FROM PBS NEWS HOUR AND KQED AND PROMINENT SPEAKERS ON POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.KQED'S EDUCATION YOUTH-AGE MEDIA LITERACY RESOURCES AND SERVICES, INCLUDING STUDENT MEDIA AND LEARNING PLATFORMS AS WELL AS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. KQED PROVIDES EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN THE BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA AND NATIONWIDE FREE ACCESS TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DIGITAL RESOURCES DIRECTLY FROM KQED AND PBS LEARNINGMEDIA, INCLUDING VIDEOS, GAMES, AUDIO, IN-DEPTH LESSON PLANS AND PROJECTS. IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, KQED PARTNERED WITH 36 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SIX COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION TO DELIVER MEDIA LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES; PARTICIPATED WITH 6,619 EDUCATORS IN MEDIA LITERACY TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND COURSES; PUBLISHED 4,055 STUDENT MEDIA PIECES FROM 27 STATES FOR THE YOUTH MEDIA CHALLENGE SHOWCASE, WHICH RECEIVED NEARLY 130,000 VIEWS; BROUGHT 63 PIECES FROM BAY AREA YOUTH TO KQED'S DIGITAL SHOWS AND AIRWAVES THROUGH THE YOUTH TAKEOVER. TWELVE PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS SHARED 142 YOUTH MEDIA CHALLENGE SUBMISSIONS CREATED BY LOCAL STUDENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $14,325,601 · revenue $1,599,915

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-1241309
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
1955
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$380,642,165
Income (IRS master file)
$148,497,667

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2025–––IRS
990September 2024–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2024–––IRS
990September 2023$115,059,886$104,854,074$330,572,220IRS
990-TSeptember 2023–––IRS
990September 2022$109,654,912$100,998,425$310,267,088IRS
990-TSeptember 2022–––IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about KQED INC

What is the EIN of KQED INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KQED INC is 94-1241309.
Is KQED INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.
Are donations to KQED INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KQED 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 KQED 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 KQED 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 KQED INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MICHAEL ISIP.
Who are the officers and directors of KQED INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $542,294 (MICHAEL ISIP, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does KQED INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $120,989,783, expenses of $111,368,662 and total assets of $380,642,165 at year end.

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