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KVIE

EIN 94-1421463Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Opening minds and changing lives

The mission of KVIE is to educate, enrich, enlighten and inspire diverse audiences and individuals through high quality television programming and related services that enhance the quality of life for people throughout Northern California. KVIE's vision is to open minds and change lives, giving people information they need to participate fully in the community we share and the world around us. KVIE provides educational programs and services for the young and lifelong learners. Our local productions and PBS programming engage the mind and spirit to promote personal and community growth. KVIE's first continuous broadcast day was February 23, 1959. KVIE broadcasts 5 different streams of programming, and 3 digital over the air signals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.34Overall score
out of 100

80.93Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,173,198

Total expenses · USD$10,941,160

Program expenses

$7,024,224.72 recorded amount

64.2%

Fundraising expenses

$2,385,172.88 recorded amount

21.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,520,821.24 recorded amount

13.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David Lowe
Recorded compensation: $234,392.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for KVIE
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of KVIE is to educate, enrich, enlighten and inspire diverse audiences and individuals through high quality television programming and related services that enhance the quality of life for people throughout Northern California. KVIE's vision is to open minds and change lives, giving people information they need to participate fully in the community we share and the world around us. KVIE provides educational programs and services for the young and lifelong learners. Our local productions and PBS programming engage the mind and spirit to promote personal and community growth. KVIE's first continuous broadcast day was February 23, 1959. KVIE broadcasts 5 different streams of programming, and 3 digital over the air signals.
`ein` EIN	94-1421463
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10941160.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.139
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.218
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.642
`fscore` Financial score	80.93
`leader` Recorded leader	David Lowe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	234392.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021400000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Opening minds and changing lives
`name` Charity name	KVIE
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13173198.0
`score` Overall score	86.34
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7024224.72
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2385172.88
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1520821.2400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1421463
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.