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WETA

EIN 53-0242992Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Washington's source for compelling television and inspiring classical music

Founded in 1961, WETA (The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association) is the leading public broadcasting station in the nation's capital, serving Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with educational, cultural, news and public affairs programs and services. WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers' and listeners' intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them. As an independent broadcaster and producer, WETA provides its viewers and listeners with quality, compelling programs and serves a broad community with educational projects and Web-based initiatives. In addition to our broadcasts and productions, WETA is a steadfast believer in the power of media to educate, and we have developed valuable national education services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.87Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$95,308,751

Total expenses · USD$95,522,445

Program expenses

$79,379,151.80 recorded amount

83.1%

Fundraising expenses

$12,800,007.63 recorded amount

13.4%

Administrative expenses

$3,152,240.69 recorded amount

3.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sharon Percy Rockefeller
Recorded compensation: $530,935.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.55%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for WETA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1961, WETA (The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association) is the leading public broadcasting station in the nation's capital, serving Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with educational, cultural, news and public affairs programs and services. WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers' and listeners' intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them. As an independent broadcaster and producer, WETA provides its viewers and listeners with quality, compelling programs and serves a broad community with educational projects and Web-based initiatives. In addition to our broadcasts and productions, WETA is a steadfast believer in the power of media to educate, and we have developed valuable national education services.
`ein` EIN	53-0242992
`tot_exp` Total expenses	95522445.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.033
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.134
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.831
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Sharon Percy Rockefeller
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	530935.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0055000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Washington's source for compelling television and inspiring classical music
`name` Charity name	WETA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	95308751.0
`score` Overall score	97.87
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	79379151.795
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	12800007.63
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3152240.685

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0242992
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.