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Prairie Public Broadcasting

EIN 45-0276899Arts, Culture, Humanities North Dakota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To provide programs that educate, involve and inspire the people of the prairie region

For more than 50 years, Prairie Public Broadcasting has been committed to strengthening the prairie region and helping rural communities remain viable by using its advanced technology and broadcast capabilities. Headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, Prairie Public Broadcasting provides public television services throughout North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, southern Manitoba, and parts of Montana and South Dakota, and public radio service to the state of North Dakota. In addition to broadcasting services, Prairie Public Broadcasting provides a wide range of educational and technological services to communities and individuals across its coverage area.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.29Overall score
out of 100

88.35Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,219,744

Total expenses · USD$8,052,656

Program expenses

$6,264,966.37 recorded amount

77.8%

Fundraising expenses

$491,212.02 recorded amount

6.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,288,424.96 recorded amount

16.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John E. Harris III
Recorded compensation: $231,984.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.88%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Prairie Public Broadcasting
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	For more than 50 years, Prairie Public Broadcasting has been committed to strengthening the prairie region and helping rural communities remain viable by using its advanced technology and broadcast capabilities. Headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, Prairie Public Broadcasting provides public television services throughout North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, southern Manitoba, and parts of Montana and South Dakota, and public radio service to the state of North Dakota. In addition to broadcasting services, Prairie Public Broadcasting provides a wide range of educational and technological services to communities and individuals across its coverage area.
`ein` EIN	45-0276899
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8052656.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.061
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.778
`fscore` Financial score	88.35
`leader` Recorded leader	John E. Harris III
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	231984.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0288
`motto` Tagline	To provide programs that educate, involve and inspire the people of the prairie region
`name` Charity name	Prairie Public Broadcasting
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7219744.0
`score` Overall score	91.29
`state` State code	ND
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6264966.368
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	491212.016
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1288424.96

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 45-0276899
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: North Dakota (ND)
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.