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Nonprofit · EIN 95-2211661

PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Tax-exempt · BURBANK, CA 91505

Financials

$37.1M$49.5M2022$39.2M$50.2M2023$51.7M$47.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$51,710,242$47,841,337$3,868,905$141,161,349$36,561,635$104,599,714
June 30, 2024990$39,227,064$50,228,436-$11,001,372$136,062,980$39,415,677$96,647,303
June 30, 2023990$37,064,836$49,543,162-$12,478,326$143,434,805$41,948,700$101,486,105
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$46,885,406
of which government grants
$320,000
Membership dues
$16,202,280
Program service revenue
$46,144
Investment income
$3,800,773
Royalties
$44,595
Net rental income
$781,977
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,022,926
Other revenue
$977,919

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$326,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,656,466
Other salaries and wages
$11,202,202
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$18,268,072
Professional fundraising fees
$145,961
Legal fees
$546,759
Accounting fees
$135,777
Occupancy
$3,776,166
Travel
$579,378
Depreciation
$1,804,055
Program services (functional)
$30,593,429
Management and general (functional)
$10,078,313
Fundraising (functional)
$7,169,595

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$136,062,980
Total assets, end of year
$141,161,349
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,561,635
Net assets, end of year
$104,599,714
Land, buildings and equipment
$12,127,613
Publicly traded securities
$81,163,210
Net assets without donor restrictions
$78,870,928
Net assets with donor restrictions
$25,728,786
Gross unrelated business income
$781,977
Gross receipts
$107,641,084
Employees
233
Volunteers
31
Year formed
1964
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANDREW RUSSELLPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$590,228$46,649
JAMIE MYERSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$389,511$45,284
TAMARA JOANNA GOULDCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
Officer
40$339,242$36,174
PAUL NELSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$295,305$45,850
DANIEL FERGUSONSR. VP, MARKETING & COMMUN
Officer
40$268,406$40,728
CYNTHIA ALEXANDRA GALINDOCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
40$287,250$12,793
JUNE M BALDWINSR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$264,336$25,450
DAWN ARIZASR. VP, FINANCE & ADMIN
Officer
40$253,212$18,689
MAURA DALY PHINNEYSR. VP. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
Officer
40$213,601$23,403
ASHLEY NICHOLE VICKERSVP, HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
40$201,848$23,404
HIAWATHA BRADLEYSR. DR. CREATIVE & BRAND SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$161,305$29,290
ROBERT DEAVP, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
Officer
40$178,336$7,411
PATRICK YEWSR. DR. POST-PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$149,930$28,298
BIJAN SEYEDI-REZVANISR. DR. DIGITAL
Highest-paid employee
40$163,121$7,334
GERALD BRYANTDR. LEGAL & BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$145,980$20,338
32 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KARA SUZANNE-KNUTSON SMITHSR. DR. ADANCEMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$147,280$6,639
RICHARD COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN HERNANDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD HOLLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE KOZBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY A LYONSDIRECTOR/SECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBBIE MARSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM S O'HAREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN ERBURU REARDONDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT ROMNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JAMES ROSSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BASIT SHEIKHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LETICIA SOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLIE STEINMETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR MARILYN SUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDY VAQUERANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CASEY REITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE GATESDIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NADINE ZYLSTRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VALERIE ZAVALADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY CHUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREA CHAO-KHARMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOUISE BRYSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOANNE BOURNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GORDON M BAVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRIDGET BAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEBORAH ARNOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
NAIRI GARDINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANDREW RUSSELLPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$636,403$46,808
JAMIE MYERSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$420,519$38,516
PAUL NELSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$330,764$46,597
DANIEL FERGUSONSR. VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Officer
40$256,785$39,022
JUNE M BALDWINSR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$266,208$24,665
TAMARA JOANNA GOULDCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
Officer
40$257,654$30,355
DAWN ARIZASR. VP, FINANCE & ADMIN
Officer
40$242,079$17,906
CYNTHIA ALEXANDRA GALINDOCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
40$226,923$9,748
MAURA DALY PHINNEYSR. VP. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
Officer
40$206,332$22,528
ASHLEY NICHOLE VICKERSVP, HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
40$194,563$22,207
HIAWATHA BRADLEYSR. DIR. BRAND & CREATIVE
Highest-paid employee
40$157,070$27,654
ROBERT DEAVP, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
Officer
40$172,404$7,229
PATRICK YEWSR. DIR. POST-PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$143,063$26,585
BIJAN SEYEDI-REZVANISR. DIR. DIGITAL
Highest-paid employee
40$156,120$7,101
ROBIN ANGELA BOISVERTSR. DIR. PODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$141,725$19,321
KARA SUZANNE KNUTSON SMITHSR. DIR. ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$143,241$6,175
ANNE GATESDIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUSAN ERBURU REARDONDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARY A LYONSDIRECTOR/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEBORAH ARNOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIDGET BAKERDIRECTOR (FROM 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GORDON M BAVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOANN BOURNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOUISE BRYSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEL CHAMBERSDIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY CHUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NAIRI GARDINERDIRECTOR (FROM 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL A GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN HERNANDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD HOLLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL IMADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE KOZBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM S O'HAREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CASEY REITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT ROMNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JAMES ROSSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BASIT SHEIKHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LETICIA SOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLIE STEINMETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR MARILYN SUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDY VAQUERANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VALERIE ZAVALADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID J ZUERCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NADINE ZYLSTRADIRECTOR (FROM 10/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANDREW RUSSELLPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$611,535$42,357
JUAN F DEVISCHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER (UNTIL 06/30/22)
Officer
40$510,830$7,424
JAMIE MYERSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$382,192$35,033
PAUL NELSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$296,912$41,820
JUNE M BALDWINSR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$268,786$23,370
DANIEL FERGUSONSR. VP, MARKETING & COMMUN
Officer
40$252,486$36,073
DAWN ARIZASR. VP, FINANCE & ADMIN
Officer
40$239,061$16,789
MAURA DALY PHINNEYSR. VP. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT & STRATEGY
Officer
40$194,607$20,256
ASHLEY NICHOLE VICKERSVP, HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
40$185,548$20,399
HIAWATHA BRADLEYSR. DIR. BRAND & CREATIVE
Highest-paid employee
40$155,360$25,346
ROBERT DEAVP, CORPORATE SPONSORSHI[
Officer
40$172,293$6,833
JEREMY HOWARDDIRECTOR, ENGINEERING
Highest-paid employee
40$138,089$19,204
BIJAN SEYEDI-REZVANISR. DIRECTOR, DIGITAL
Highest-paid employee
40$148,701$6,810
JUSTIN CRAMSR. DIRECTOR, DIGITAL CONTENT
Highest-paid employee
40$146,958$5,668
LOUISE BRYSONBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANNE GATESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DEBORAH ARNOLDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GORDON M BAVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET BLACKDIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/30/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANN BOURNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEL CHAMBERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY CHUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD COOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NAIRI GARDINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL A GOMEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN HERNANDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD HOLLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL IMADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANET JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNE KOZBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY A LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM S O'HAREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN ERBURU REARDONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT ROMNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JAMES ROSSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BASIT SHEIKHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SICILIANODIRECTOR (UNTIL 2/13/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LETICIA SOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLIE STEINMETZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR MARILYN SUTTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VALERIE ZAVALADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID J ZUERCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2900 WEST ALAMEDA AVE, BURBANK, CA 91505-4220
In care of
% DAWN ARIZA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ANDREW RUSSELL, 2900 WEST ALAMEDA AVE 500, BURBANK, CA 91505
Signed the 990
ANDREW RUSSELL, CEO/PRESIDENT
Phone
(747) 201-5000
Return prepared by
SINGERLEWAK LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2211661 or by the name PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

WE USE THE POWER OF MEDIA FOR PUBLIC GOOD. WE STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC FABRIC OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SHARE OUR DISTINCTIVE PERSPECTIVE WITH THE REST OF THE NATION, AND PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN ESSENTIAL CONNECTION TO A WIDER WORLD. WE ARE CREATING A NEW PUBLIC MEDIA MODEL THAT IS MULTI-PLATFORM, DIVERSIFIED, MODERN AND BUILT AROUND HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT WITH DISTINCTIVE BRANDS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION - WE ARE DEDICATED TO CREATING ORIGINAL PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS SHARING THE FULL SCHEDULE OF PBS PROGRAMS THAT VIEWERS LOVE AND TRUST. WE TELL STORIES THAT MATTER THROUGH OUR AWARD-WINNING CONTENT THAT COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF IMPORTANT TOPICS WITH SERIES LIKE ARTBOUND, LOST LA, VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS AND EARTH FOCUS.
    Expenses $14,309,517
  • DISTRIBUTION PBS SOCAL IS AVAILABLE TO NEARLY 22 MILLION PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACROSS 7 CHANNELS FOR FREE OVER-THE-AIR. THE LIBRARY OF PBS SOCAL ORIGINAL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO STREAM ANYTIME AND ANYWEHRE AT PBSSOCAL.ORG AND MOBILE AND CONNECTED DEVICE PLATFORMS THROUGH THE PBS AND PBS KIDS APPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FOR FREE ON IOS AND ANDROID DEVICES, ROKO, SAMSUNG, APPLE TV, ANDROID TV, YOUTUBE TV, FIRE TV AND CHROMECAST.
    Expenses $12,655,160 · revenue $46,144
  • PROGRAM GUIDES FOR ALL PBS SOCAL CHANNELS ARE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025 A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION WAS SENT TO ALL PBS SOCAL MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS UPCOMING PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND INITIATIVES AS WELL AS FEATURING EDITORIAL LETTERS FROM VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS AND STATION TALENT. MARKETING MATERIALS ARE PRODUCED THAT HIGHLIGHT VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PBS PROGRAMS (BOTH ON-AIR AND IN PERSON) WHICH RESULT IN BUILDING AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED AND ENGAGED. VIEWERS CAN ALSO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY PBS SOCAL MEMBERSHIP EMAIL NEWSLETTER AS WELL AS WEEKLY EMAIL BLASTS.
    Expenses $3,628,752 · grants $326,000

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
95-2211661
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
1964
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$141,161,349
Income (IRS master file)
$107,641,084

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$51,710,242$47,841,337$141,161,349IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$39,227,064$50,228,436$136,062,980XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$37,064,836$49,543,162$143,434,805XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$54,285,860$43,430,544$120,043,055IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 95-2211661).

Questions about PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

What is the EIN of PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is 95-2211661.
Is PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
Are donations to PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANDREW RUSSELL.
Who are the officers and directors of PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $590,228 (ANDREW RUSSELL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $51,710,242, expenses of $47,841,337 and total assets of $141,161,349 at year end.

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