Charity profile · Historical source record

Oregon Public Broadcasting

EIN 93-0814638Arts, Culture, Humanities Oregon Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Television, radio, and news for Oregon and Southwest Washington

Founded in 1993, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) provides free access to programming for children and adults. OPB is an independent public broadcaster of high quality and award winning radio and TV programs reaching more than 1.5 million people each week. Operating an extensive network of five television and eight radio stations, OPB is one of the largest producers and presenters of national television programming through PBS and is also a member station of National Public Radio and Public Radio International. OPB's mission is to give voice to the community, connect Oregon and its neighbors and illuminate a wider world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.24Overall score
out of 100

86.79Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$37,937,902

Total expenses · USD$31,776,224

Program expenses

$20,559,216.93 recorded amount

64.7%

Fundraising expenses

$6,101,035.01 recorded amount

19.2%

Administrative expenses

$5,084,195.84 recorded amount

16.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Steve Bass
Recorded compensation: $389,748.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.22%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Oregon Public Broadcasting
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1993, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) provides free access to programming for children and adults. OPB is an independent public broadcaster of high quality and award winning radio and TV programs reaching more than 1.5 million people each week. Operating an extensive network of five television and eight radio stations, OPB is one of the largest producers and presenters of national television programming through PBS and is also a member station of National Public Radio and Public Radio International. OPB's mission is to give voice to the community, connect Oregon and its neighbors and illuminate a wider world.
`ein` EIN	93-0814638
`tot_exp` Total expenses	31776224.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.192
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.647
`fscore` Financial score	86.79
`leader` Recorded leader	Steve Bass
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	389748.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.012199999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Television, radio, and news for Oregon and Southwest Washington
`name` Charity name	Oregon Public Broadcasting
`tot_rev` Total revenue	37937902.0
`score` Overall score	90.24
`state` State code	OR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20559216.928
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	6101035.008
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5084195.84

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 93-0814638
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Oregon (OR)
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.