Charity profile · Historical source record

KCTS Television

EIN 91-1221895Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Quality programs that inform, involve, and inspire

Since 1954, KCTS has continuously served Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. We have grown to be an independent, thriving station, annually broadcasting over 26,000 hours of programs that inspire viewers to expand their points of view, that inform citizens of the state of our nation, and that involve individuals in their community. KCTS Television operates KCTS 9 and KYVE 47, providing three, 24/7 digital channels in Western and Central Washington, plus KCTS 9 HD through Shaw Cable in British Columbia. Our mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve by providing meaningful programming on air, online and in the community that informs, involves and inspires.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.68Overall score
out of 100

75.84Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,562,400

Total expenses · USD$17,669,145

Program expenses

$10,424,795.55 recorded amount

59.0%

Fundraising expenses

$4,470,293.68 recorded amount

25.3%

Administrative expenses

$2,756,386.62 recorded amount

15.6%

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: Robert I. Dunlop
Recorded compensation: $394,856.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.23%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for KCTS Television
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since 1954, KCTS has continuously served Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. We have grown to be an independent, thriving station, annually broadcasting over 26,000 hours of programs that inspire viewers to expand their points of view, that inform citizens of the state of our nation, and that involve individuals in their community. KCTS Television operates KCTS 9 and KYVE 47, providing three, 24/7 digital channels in Western and Central Washington, plus KCTS 9 HD through Shaw Cable in British Columbia. Our mission is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve by providing meaningful programming on air, online and in the community that informs, involves and inspires.
`ein` EIN	91-1221895
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17669145.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.156
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.27
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.253
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.59
`fscore` Financial score	75.84
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert I. Dunlop
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	394856.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0223
`motto` Tagline	Quality programs that inform, involve, and inspire
`name` Charity name	KCTS Television
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20562400.0
`score` Overall score	82.68
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10424795.549999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4470293.685
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2756386.62

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-1221895
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.