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Independence Media

EIN 22-2600747Arts, Culture, Humanities Pennsylvania Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Media independence

Independence Media enriches lives through programs and services that entertain, educate, and inspire. We believe in the power of television and new technologies to connect communities, promote diversity, and encourage understanding. Independence Media holds the FCC noncommercial educational broadcast license for WYBE, channel 35, in the Philadelphia DMA. We are proud of the service that we have provided to the community since June of 1990.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.44Overall score
out of 100

94.87Financial score
out of 100

83.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$132,734,290

Total expenses · USD$2,758,153

Program expenses

$2,030,000.61 recorded amount

73.6%

Fundraising expenses

$347,527.28 recorded amount

12.6%

Administrative expenses

$377,866.96 recorded amount

13.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.27 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Howard Blumenthal
Recorded compensation: $190,044.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Independence Media
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	83.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Independence Media enriches lives through programs and services that entertain, educate, and inspire. We believe in the power of television and new technologies to connect communities, promote diversity, and encourage understanding. Independence Media holds the FCC noncommercial educational broadcast license for WYBE, channel 35, in the Philadelphia DMA. We are proud of the service that we have provided to the community since June of 1990.
`ein` EIN	22-2600747
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2758153.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.27
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.126
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.736
`fscore` Financial score	94.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Howard Blumenthal
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	190044.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0689
`motto` Tagline	Media independence
`name` Charity name	Independence Media
`tot_rev` Total revenue	132734290.0
`score` Overall score	87.44
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2030000.608
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	347527.278
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	377866.96099999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-2600747
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.