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Lakeland Public Television

EIN 41-1265701Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Empowering individuals, connecting diverse communities

Since signing on the air June 1, 1980, Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) has been a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate that produces, acquires and airs programs that are relevant to our rural and culturally diverse viewing area. LPTV's mission is to educate, entertain, enrich and enlighten. We provide programming produced right here in northern and central Minnesota alongside national programming on our 6 channels. Lakeland Public Television's vision is to be the premier, trusted, indispensable public media resource for the region. We strive to empower citizens while serving and connecting the diverse communities across our broadcast region.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.20Overall score
out of 100

91.56Financial score
out of 100

84.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,435,713

Total expenses · USD$2,788,423

Program expenses

$2,141,508.86 recorded amount

76.8%

Fundraising expenses

$331,822.34 recorded amount

11.9%

Administrative expenses

$312,303.38 recorded amount

11.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: William Sanford
Recorded compensation: $103,218.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lakeland Public Television
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	84.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since signing on the air June 1, 1980, Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) has been a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate that produces, acquires and airs programs that are relevant to our rural and culturally diverse viewing area. LPTV's mission is to educate, entertain, enrich and enlighten. We provide programming produced right here in northern and central Minnesota alongside national programming on our 6 channels. Lakeland Public Television's vision is to be the premier, trusted, indispensable public media resource for the region. We strive to empower citizens while serving and connecting the diverse communities across our broadcast region.
`ein` EIN	41-1265701
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2788423.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.768
`fscore` Financial score	91.56
`leader` Recorded leader	William Sanford
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	103218.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.037000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Empowering individuals, connecting diverse communities
`name` Charity name	Lakeland Public Television
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2435713.0
`score` Overall score	87.2
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2141508.864
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	331822.337
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	312303.376

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-1265701
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.