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Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.
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Where the money goes
71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
53 people listed on the 990; $4.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, CEO
$728,737Pt VII · Sec A
Anchor/Host
$441,553Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Programming
$388,026Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary
$327,667Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Development
$320,219Pt VII · Sec A
VP, CFO & Treasurer
$316,762Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Producer
$315,043Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Human Resources
$305,701Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
$293,399Pt VII · Sec A
VP, General Manager, Wliw 21
$290,214Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$277,455Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager, Thirteen
$276,548Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Producer
$261,461Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Subsidiary Station
$212,562Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Secretary
$157,568Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (through 5/11/22)
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trusee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (elected 9/15/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (electted 3/16/22)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (through 5/11/22)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (through 5/3/22)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trsutee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (through 5/11/22)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (elected 9/15/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (elected 3/16/22)
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Neal Shapiro’s $800K as President, CEO is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 53 $100M+ arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Shapiro | $799,774 | $787,221 | $854,024 | $728,737 | $717,834 | $715,877 |
| Hari Sreenivasan | — | — | — | $441,553 | $439,498 | $411,119 |
| Vanessa Wise | $428,805 | $368,138 | $350,991 | $320,219 | $314,554 | $319,136 |
| Stephen Segaller | $420,360 | $415,825 | $421,940 | $388,026 | $383,438 | $388,875 |
| David Horn | $318,362 | $353,691 | $347,716 | $315,043 | $325,051 | $394,261 |
| Debasish Mishra | $392,800 | $306,020 | $313,410 | $277,455 | — | — |
| Tamisha Chestnut | $383,359 | $291,650 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Greenberg | $382,790 | — | $278,205 | — | — | $248,359 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Wnet executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Produces and broadcasts educational public media programming and digital curriculum resources to inspire lifelong learning for audiences of all ages.
Questions for Wnet
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3 programs · $92.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01
National and Local Program Services
Through thirteen productions LLC, wliw LLC, creative news group, LLC, interactive engagement group LLC, audio enterprise group LLC public media new jersey, INC.WNET produces both national and local television and radio programming of the highest possible quality for distribution to other public broadcasting stations including thirteen.
$63.6Mprogram expense
02
Television Broadcast Station and Operations
Technical operations provides the transmission of the broadcast signal within the new york city television market. During the 2021/2022 fiscal year on a 24-HOUR daily schedule, wnet broadcasts over 78,800 hours to the new york city market on stations wnet and wliw.
$26.8Mprogram expense
03
Education
Wnet produces a range of educational programming targeted for the full range of our audience, including pre-k through high school and college, as well as for life-long learners. This includes original programming that directly supports the development of math, foundational reading and social emotional learning skills for our youngest…
$2.5Mprogram expense
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Gregg Peters Monsees FoundationFY2025$100K
Better Angels Society INCFY2025$65K
Corporation for Public BroadcastingFY2025$45K
Pestcoe Family FoundationFY2025$25K
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$12K
The Meeker Rom Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$482K
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.8M federal money spent
Promotion of the Humanities_public ProgramsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.164 · Direct$1.3M
Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)National Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$266K
Ready-To-Learn TelevisionDepartment of Education · ALN 84.295 · Through Cpb, Ed Grant, Ready-To-Learn Community$87K
Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and IndividualsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.024 · Direct$83K
Education Research, Development and DisseminationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.305 · Through Education Development Center, US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences Research and Development Grant$30K
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.7M federal money spent
Promotion of the Humanities_public ProgramsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.164 · Direct$1.1M
Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)National Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$485K
Ready-To-Learn TelevisionDepartment of Education · ALN 84.295 · Through Cpb, Ed Grant, Ready to Learn Community$103K
Education Research, Development and DisseminationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.305 · Through Edc, U.s. Doe, Institute of Education Sciences (ies) Research and Development Grant$49K
Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and IndividualsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.024 · Direct$12K
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.6M federal money spent
Education and Human ResourcesNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$1.1M
Promotion of the Humanities_public ProgramsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.164 · Direct$300K
Education Research, Development and DisseminationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.305 · Through Education Development Center$68K
Ready-To-Learn TelevisionDepartment of Education · ALN 84.295 · Through Center for Public Broadcasting, Ready to Learn Community$66K
Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and IndividualsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.024 · Direct$40K
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2022 · $2.4M federal money spent
Promotion of the Humanities_public ProgramsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.164 · Direct$1.1M
Education and Human ResourcesNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$1.1M
Ready-To-Learn TelevisionDepartment of Education · ALN 84.295 · Through Cpb, Ed Grant, Ready to Learn Community$69K
Promotion of the Arts_grants to Organizations and IndividualsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.024 · Direct$65K
Education Research, Development and DisseminationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.305 · Through Edc, US Department of Education$33K
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$152.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Money outPt IX
$131.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$92.9M
Managementcol C$21.0M
Fundraisingcol D$17.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$349.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$368.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
53
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$24.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$565K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$152.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$14.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.4M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$77.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$523K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$216.9M
Other assetsLn 15$28.3M
Total assetsLn 16$368.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.5M
Net assetsLn 32$349.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5630
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$5.0M
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$1.0M
Share of the $200.9M endowmentSch D 1g0.51%
Typical, median of 1,806 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $200.9M | $221.5M | $159.4M | $153.1M | $147.0M |
| Given inLn 1b | $11.3M | $22.8M | $7.1M | $2.7M | $10.0M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $7.5M | $7.3M | $6.6M | $5.9M | $5.7M |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $14.5M | $14.4M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $243.4M | $216.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $23.0M | $20.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $380.3M | $368.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $23.2M | $19.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $357.0M | $349.4M |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $3.9M | $1.3M | $2.2M | $355K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $41.1M | $26.7M | $8.6M | $5.8M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $346K | $199K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5.9M | $3.6M | $1.3M | $910K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3.1M | $1.9M | $661K | $442K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $3.4M | $1.1M | $885K | $1.4M |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $634K | $45K | $589K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $254K | $0 | $254K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $100K | $0 | $100K | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $757K | $757K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $5.0M | $4.6M | $286K | $120K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2.1M | $1.5M | $382K | $196K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9.0M | $3.0M | $1.2M | $4.7M |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $94K | $0 | $94K | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9.8M | $7.3M | $1.7M | $851K |
| TravelLn 17 | $232K | $176K | $44K | $12K |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $185K | $45K | $36K | $103K |
| InterestLn 20 | $3K | $3K | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3.0M | $1.9M | $660K | $471K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $889K | $456K | $341K | $91K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $39.5M | $37.7M | $304K | $1.5M |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $131.8M | $92.9M | $21.0M | $17.9M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 | $119.1M | $124.3M | −$5.2M | $388.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 | $138.4M | $131.4M | $7.0M | $379.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $111.1M | $133.3M | −$22.2M | $347.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $152.9M | $131.8M | $21.1M | $349.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $138.0M | $115.7M | $22.4M | $357.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 | $130.5M | $123.7M | $6.8M | $294.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
M · Noncash
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $152,882,830 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $116,846,293$144,204,057
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,416,741$6,167,128
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,056,487$1,946,738
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $691,317$564,907
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $138,010,838$152,882,830
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,266,677$55,931,881
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $606,947$756,887
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,783,247$75,121,850
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $115,656,871$131,810,618
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,353,967$21,072,212
Part VI · Governance 33 of 34 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members33
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $152,882,830 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$34,859,778
VIII-1e Government grants$24,063,892
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,280,387
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,967,326
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,204,057
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business −$1,223 · Excluded from tax $0$6,167,128
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,078,901$3,078,901
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $194,098$194,098
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$42,761−$42,761
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,132,163−$1,132,163
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $413,570$413,570
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,168,351 · Unrelated business −$1,223 · Excluded from tax $2,511,645$152,882,830
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,810,618 across 25 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,325,788 · Management $2,224,400 · Fundraising $355,480$3,905,668
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,726,582 · Management $8,573,225 · Fundraising $5,806,932$41,106,739
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,471,853 · Management $346,214 · Fundraising $199,181$2,017,248
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,615,457 · Management $1,325,848 · Fundraising $910,368$5,851,673
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,947,947 · Management $660,597 · Fundraising $442,009$3,050,553
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,095,238 · Management $884,616 · Fundraising $1,385,043$3,364,897
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $45,103 · Management $588,515 · Fundraising $0$633,618
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $254,498 · Fundraising $0$254,498
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $100,046 · Fundraising $0$100,046
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $756,887$756,887
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,014,698 · Fundraising $0$1,014,698
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,604,426 · Management $286,282 · Fundraising $120,377$5,011,085
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,476,063 · Management $382,147 · Fundraising $195,798$2,054,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,039,249 · Management $1,222,909 · Fundraising $4,698,275$8,960,433
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $94,395 · Fundraising $0$94,395
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,280,160 · Management $1,667,587 · Fundraising $851,149$9,798,896
IX-17 TravelPrograms $175,788 · Management $44,245 · Fundraising $11,927$231,960
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $45,497 · Management $36,093 · Fundraising $103,281$184,871
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,764 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,764
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,903,742 · Management $659,902 · Fundraising $470,741$3,034,385
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $456,454 · Management $341,474 · Fundraising $91,101$889,029
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,718,004 · Management $303,784 · Fundraising $1,470,479$39,492,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,930,115 · Management $21,011,475 · Fundraising $17,869,028$131,810,618
Part X · Balance sheet $368,893,186 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,461,994$14,378,499
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $56,130,814$77,870,044
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,137,404$522,751
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,265,934$10,074,942
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,035,799$20,809,424
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $124,823,884$119,581,724
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $118,538,362$97,352,533
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,859,294$28,303,269
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,253,485$368,893,186
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,825,294$17,848,506
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,414,241$1,659,509
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,239,535$19,508,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,713,423$99,106,446
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $271,300,527$250,278,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $357,013,950$349,385,171
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,253,485$368,893,186
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $349,385,171 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$152,882,830
XI-2 Total expenses$131,810,618
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,072,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$357,013,950
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$28,700,991
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$349,385,171
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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