Charity profile · Historical source record

Friends of KSPS

EIN 23-7203753Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing on-air, online and multimedia programs that entertain, engage and educate to enrich all the communities we serve

Founded in1967, KSPS Public Television provides on-air, online and multimedia programs that entertain, engage and educate to enrich all the communities we serve. Each day KSPS Public Television invites people in two million households throughout the Inland Northwest and Canada to experience the worlds of science, history and nature; listen to diverse viewpoints and trusted reporting; and take front row seats to world-class performances. KSPS serves Spokane and eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana, southeastern British Columbia, and most of Alberta including Calgary and Edmonton. KSPS is also seen across the nation of Canada on the Shaw Direct satellite system. KSPS is carried over the air, on translator systems, on cable systems and via satellite. KSPS is licensed to Friends of KSPS which was founded in 1972 to support the station. Friends of KSPS acquired the broadcast license and full ownership of the station from Spokane Public Schools in 2013.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.21Overall score
out of 100

88.99Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,405,732

Total expenses · USD$5,415,953

Program expenses

$4,349,010.26 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$579,506.97 recorded amount

10.7%

Administrative expenses

$476,603.86 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gary Stokes
Recorded compensation: $132,201.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of KSPS
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in1967, KSPS Public Television provides on-air, online and multimedia programs that entertain, engage and educate to enrich all the communities we serve. Each day KSPS Public Television invites people in two million households throughout the Inland Northwest and Canada to experience the worlds of science, history and nature; listen to diverse viewpoints and trusted reporting; and take front row seats to world-class performances. KSPS serves Spokane and eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana, southeastern British Columbia, and most of Alberta including Calgary and Edmonton. KSPS is also seen across the nation of Canada on the Shaw Direct satellite system. KSPS is carried over the air, on translator systems, on cable systems and via satellite. KSPS is licensed to Friends of KSPS which was founded in 1972 to support the station. Friends of KSPS acquired the broadcast license and full ownership of the station from Spokane Public Schools in 2013.
`ein` EIN	23-7203753
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5415953.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.107
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.99
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary Stokes
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	132201.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024399999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Providing on-air, online and multimedia programs that entertain, engage and educate to enrich all the communities we serve
`name` Charity name	Friends of KSPS
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5405732.0
`score` Overall score	92.21
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4349010.259
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	579506.971
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	476603.86400000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7203753
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.