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WFAE

EIN 56-1803808Arts, Culture, Humanities North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Your NPR news source

Founded in 1981 as part of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, today WFAE 90.7fm is an independent, public radio station. WFAE is the National Public Radio and Public Radio International affiliate station serving Charlotte and the Central Piedmont area. The station's signal reaches 22 counties in North and South Carolina, and, together with sister station WFHE 90.3fm in nearby Hickory, provides this region with news and entertainment programming. Our broadcast schedule includes a wide range of programs from NPR, the BBC and Public Radio International as well as local news and talk shows about issues that are important to the community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.22Overall score
out of 100

76.27Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,003,323

Total expenses · USD$5,696,175

Program expenses

$3,286,692.98 recorded amount

57.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,663,283.10 recorded amount

29.2%

Administrative expenses

$734,806.58 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.30 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: Herbert J. O'Connor
Recorded compensation: $190,716.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.34%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for WFAE
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1981 as part of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, today WFAE 90.7fm is an independent, public radio station. WFAE is the National Public Radio and Public Radio International affiliate station serving Charlotte and the Central Piedmont area. The station's signal reaches 22 counties in North and South Carolina, and, together with sister station WFHE 90.3fm in nearby Hickory, provides this region with news and entertainment programming. Our broadcast schedule includes a wide range of programs from NPR, the BBC and Public Radio International as well as local news and talk shows about issues that are important to the community.
`ein` EIN	56-1803808
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5696175.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.3
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.292
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.5770000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	76.27
`leader` Recorded leader	Herbert J. O'Connor
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	190716.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0334
`motto` Tagline	Your NPR news source
`name` Charity name	WFAE
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6003323.0
`score` Overall score	83.22
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3286692.9750000006
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1663283.0999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	734806.5750000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1803808
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.