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WGBH Boston

EIN 04-2104397Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Produced in Boston, shared with the world

WGBH Boston first hit the airwaves in October 1951 with a live radio concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. WGBH holds the licenses for eight broadcast operations, and is the source of one-third of all prime-time programming seen on public television nationwide, including such series as Frontline, Nova, and Antiques Roadshow. Today, WGBH offers multiple television and radio channels, vibrant Web content, and a wide range of teaching tools used in classrooms from coast to coast.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.88Overall score
out of 100

95.78Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$415,941,552

Total expenses · USD$198,269,723

Program expenses

$151,676,338.09 recorded amount

76.5%

Fundraising expenses

$24,585,445.65 recorded amount

12.4%

Administrative expenses

$21,809,669.53 recorded amount

11.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jonathan C. Abbott
Recorded compensation: $590,952.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for WGBH Boston
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	WGBH Boston first hit the airwaves in October 1951 with a live radio concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. WGBH holds the licenses for eight broadcast operations, and is the source of one-third of all prime-time programming seen on public television nationwide, including such series as Frontline, Nova, and Antiques Roadshow. Today, WGBH offers multiple television and radio channels, vibrant Web content, and a wide range of teaching tools used in classrooms from coast to coast.
`ein` EIN	04-2104397
`tot_exp` Total expenses	198269723.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.124
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.765
`fscore` Financial score	95.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Jonathan C. Abbott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	590952.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0029
`motto` Tagline	Produced in Boston, shared with the world
`name` Charity name	WGBH Boston
`tot_rev` Total revenue	415941552.0
`score` Overall score	95.88
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	151676338.095
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	24585445.652
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	21809669.53

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104397
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.