Charity profile · Historical source record

Blue Ridge Public Television

EIN 54-0798878Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Enriching lives through programming.

The mission of Blue Ridge PBS is to enrich people's lives by providing educational, informational and cultural programming that fills a unique role as a positive and lifelong resource for the communities we serve. Founded in 1967, Blue Ridge PBS is the sole public multimedia enterprise serving 4 million individuals in portions of five states. The station's 26,000 square-mile coverage area includes southwestern Virginia and bordering counties in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and North Carolina.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.23Overall score
out of 100

71.74Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,493,809

Total expenses · USD$3,330,734

Program expenses

$1,868,541.77 recorded amount

56.1%

Fundraising expenses

$699,454.14 recorded amount

21.0%

Administrative expenses

$756,076.62 recorded amount

22.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.34 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James Baum
Recorded compensation: $114,319.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Blue Ridge Public Television
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Blue Ridge PBS is to enrich people's lives by providing educational, informational and cultural programming that fills a unique role as a positive and lifelong resource for the communities we serve. Founded in 1967, Blue Ridge PBS is the sole public multimedia enterprise serving 4 million individuals in portions of five states. The station's 26,000 square-mile coverage area includes southwestern Virginia and bordering counties in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and North Carolina.
`ein` EIN	54-0798878
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3330734.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.34
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.21
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.561
`fscore` Financial score	71.74
`leader` Recorded leader	James Baum
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	114319.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.034300000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Enriching lives through programming.
`name` Charity name	Blue Ridge Public Television
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8493809.0
`score` Overall score	79.23
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1868541.7740000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	699454.14
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	756076.6179999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0798878
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.