Charity profile · Historical source record

WKNO

EIN 62-0525567Arts, Culture, Humanities Tennessee Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Public broadcasting for the Mid-South

In its unique role as the independent, not-for-profit, community-owned broadcasting voice in the Mid-South, WKNO is dedicated to quality radio and television programming in order to illuminate, inform, entertain, and educate the people of the Mid-South community. WKNO is committed to respond to the needs of the community, reflect community talents and resources, and represent Memphis and the Mid-South to itself, the region and the nation.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.36Overall score
out of 100

84.03Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,813,746

Total expenses · USD$5,231,595

Program expenses

$3,709,200.86 recorded amount

70.9%

Fundraising expenses

$863,213.18 recorded amount

16.5%

Administrative expenses

$648,717.78 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 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: Michael LaBonia
Recorded compensation: $166,871.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for WKNO
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	In its unique role as the independent, not-for-profit, community-owned broadcasting voice in the Mid-South, WKNO is dedicated to quality radio and television programming in order to illuminate, inform, entertain, and educate the people of the Mid-South community. WKNO is committed to respond to the needs of the community, reflect community talents and resources, and represent Memphis and the Mid-South to itself, the region and the nation.
`ein` EIN	62-0525567
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5231595.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.165
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7090000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	84.03
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael LaBonia
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	166871.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0318
`motto` Tagline	Public broadcasting for the Mid-South
`name` Charity name	WKNO
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4813746.0
`score` Overall score	87.36
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3709200.8550000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	863213.175
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	648717.78

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-0525567
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.