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WTTW

EIN 36-2246703Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enriching, engaging, and educating diverse communities in Chicago and around the world

WTTW is a premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique television and digital media content. We are dedicated to bringing Chicago and the world together and invite our audiences to explore the knowledge and creative life of the arts, sciences, humanities, and public affairs; committed to diverse perspectives, accessibility, innovation, community engagement, and life-long learning; trusted by parents, grandparents, care-givers, and teachers and provide educational content that promotes the healthy development of our children; balanced in our objective, in-depth reporting and encourage our audiences to engage in dialogue and make informed decisions.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.90Overall score
out of 100

78.34Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$44,584,655

Total expenses · USD$44,903,779

Program expenses

$32,061,298.21 recorded amount

71.4%

Fundraising expenses

$8,531,718.01 recorded amount

19.0%

Administrative expenses

$4,220,955.23 recorded amount

9.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Daniel J. Schmidt
Recorded compensation: $408,654.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.91%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for WTTW
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	WTTW is a premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique television and digital media content. We are dedicated to bringing Chicago and the world together and invite our audiences to explore the knowledge and creative life of the arts, sciences, humanities, and public affairs; committed to diverse perspectives, accessibility, innovation, community engagement, and life-long learning; trusted by parents, grandparents, care-givers, and teachers and provide educational content that promotes the healthy development of our children; balanced in our objective, in-depth reporting and encourage our audiences to engage in dialogue and make informed decisions.
`ein` EIN	36-2246703
`tot_exp` Total expenses	44903779.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.094
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7140000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	78.34
`leader` Recorded leader	Daniel J. Schmidt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	408654.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0091
`motto` Tagline	Enriching, engaging, and educating diverse communities in Chicago and around the world
`name` Charity name	WTTW
`tot_rev` Total revenue	44584655.0
`score` Overall score	83.9
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	32061298.206000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	8531718.01
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4220955.226

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2246703
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.