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95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.2M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
31
named funders · $2.6M
Looks good: 31 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.8M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$40.1M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$42.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$40.1M
FY2021▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.2M
FY2021$40.1M
FY2022$40.0M
FY2023$30.6M
FY2024$29.4M
FY2025$26.5M
Expenses
$42.8M
FY2021▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.1M
FY2021$42.8M
FY2022$39.0M
FY2023$36.1M
FY2024$34.5M
FY2025$27.9M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023−$2.4M
FY2024−$7.4M
FY2025−$9.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $40.9M Management & general 3% · $1.4M Fundraising 1% · $582K

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

38 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$396,202Pt VII · Sec A
Cco Thru 12/20
$222,574Pt VII · Sec A
$187,000Pt VII · Sec A
$181,516Pt VII · Sec A
Cbusdev & Cco
$153,045Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Producer
$145,178Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Thru 12/20
$143,750Pt VII · Sec A
Cso Thru 08/20
$138,486Pt VII · Sec A

Kerri Hoffman’s $403K as President & CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerri Hoffman$402,522$416,556$416,556$438,202$396,202$406,314
Jennifer Koester————$138,486$223,034
John Barth———$112,500$222,574$208,056
Jason Saldanha$221,494$189,977$191,774$190,298$153,045—
Andrew Kuklewicz$211,374$208,974$208,260$204,630$187,000$176,640
Donna Hardwick—$164,747$210,526$207,512$181,516$202,067
Janetta Stringfellow$107,817$202,938$199,652$197,396——
Audrey Davidson$165,258$164,858$144,736———

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Produces and distributes public radio shows and podcasts by partnering with independent creators to bring innovative, journalistic audio storytelling to millions of listeners worldwide.

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1 program · $40.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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PRX is a non-profit public media company specializing in audio journalism and storytelling. Serving independent producers and organizations by helping them connect to their most engaged, supportive audiences.

$40.9Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Money outPt IX
$42.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$40.9M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$582K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$173K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$83K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$44K
Total revenueLn 12$40.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$593K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$322K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$610K
Other assetsLn 15$929K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$735K$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$322K$322K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$610K
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$11.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.8M$1.4M$200K$221K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$3.1M$83K$233K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$107K$101K$400$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$286K$224K$50K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$381K$330K$18K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$145K$130K$14K$657
Accounting feesLn 11c$456K$456K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$994K$973K$17K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.2M$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$413K$380K$8K$25K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$651K$572K$76K$4K
TravelLn 17$36K$33K$1K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$266K$233K$31K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$15K$2K$96
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32.3M$32.0M$374K
All other expensesLn 24e$342K$285K$20K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$42.8M$40.9M$1.4M$582K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.5M$27.9M−$1.4M−$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $29.4M$34.5M−$5.0M−$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $30.6M$36.1M−$5.5M−$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.0M$39.0M$1.0M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $40.1M$42.8M−$2.7M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.2M$28.1M$41K$2.2M 990 PDF

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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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $40,149,755 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,061,385$6,681,958
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,102,504$33,511,919
I-10 Investment income−$44,122
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,163,889$40,149,755
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,860,297$5,978,528
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,262,459$36,858,287
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,122,756$42,836,815
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,133−$2,687,060
Part VI · Governance 22 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $40,149,755 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$173,311
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,508,647
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,588
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,681,958
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,511,919$33,511,919
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$44,122−$44,122
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,511,919 · Excluded from tax −$44,122$40,149,755
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,836,815 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,387,072 · Management $199,778 · Fundraising $220,563$1,807,413
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,081,251 · Management $82,600 · Fundraising $232,630$3,396,481
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $100,781 · Management $400 · Fundraising $6,017$107,198
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $224,067 · Management $49,543 · Fundraising $12,840$286,450
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $330,464 · Management $18,021 · Fundraising $32,501$380,986
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $130,131 · Management $14,062 · Fundraising $657$144,850
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $455,654$455,654
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $972,979 · Management $17,317 · Fundraising $3,859$994,155
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,206,165 · Management $3,859 · Fundraising $3,681$1,213,705
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $380,087 · Management $7,855 · Fundraising $25,397$413,339
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $571,633 · Management $76,143 · Fundraising $3,558$651,334
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,411 · Management $1,124 · Fundraising $1,730$36,265
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $233,034 · Management $31,287 · Fundraising $1,462$265,783
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,237 · Management $2,046 · Fundraising $96$17,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,950,452 · Management $373,539$32,323,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $285,064 · Management $20,094 · Fundraising $36,674$341,832
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,901,828 · Management $1,353,322 · Fundraising $581,665$42,836,815
Part X · Balance sheet $13,859,995 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $735,192$592,801
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $381,472$880,556
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,719,839$9,796,754
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$728,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $180,793$609,630
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $322,500$322,500
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $757,013$929,294
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,096,809$13,859,995
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,831,614$9,160,884
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $108,190$1,426,645
X-25 Other liabilities$1,173,692
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,939,804$11,761,221
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,652,035$1,344,316
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $504,970$754,458
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,157,005$2,098,774
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,096,809$13,859,995
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,098,774 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,149,755
XI-2 Total expenses$42,836,815
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,687,060
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,157,005
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,478
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,626,351
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,098,774

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