Kqed INC
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Broadcasts news, public affairs, and cultural programs via radio and other platforms to inform and inspire Bay Area communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $108.9M in revenue, $113.0M in expenses, and $330.9M in net assets.Pt I
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Multiplatform Content
News, arts and science: see schedule okqed's multidisciplinary content teams - focusing on news, arts & culture, education and science - work to expand regional coverage and ensure that our content is available via website, mobile, social and other digital media as well as on radio and TELEVISION.DURING a critical election year, kqed…
Television
See schedule okqed 9 and kqed plus are among the nation's most-watched public television stations with an average of 752,394 weekly viewers in the san francisco-oakland-san jose market. Kqed owns and operates public television stations KQED-TV/DT channel 9 (san francisco), KQEH-TV/DT channel 54 (san jose) and KQET-TV/DT channel 25…
Fm Radio
See schedule okqed public radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation, with an average of 575,233 weekly radio listeners in the san francisco metro survey AREA.KQED owns and operates kqed public radio 88.5 FM san francisco and 89.3 FM sacramento.
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Michael Isip’s $510K as President and CEO is at the 23rd 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 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Boland | — | — | — | — | $969,044 |
| Michael Isip | $510,301 | $533,150 | $501,382 | $469,376 | $454,025 |
| Sarah Sawyer | $277,225 | $315,181 | $304,158 | $316,209 | $343,681 |
| Michael Black | $268,646 | $319,947 | $243,683 | — | $295,573 |
| Delinda Mrowka | $302,354 | $314,352 | $282,137 | $271,976 | $253,096 |
| Maria Miller | $311,088 | $313,185 | $281,373 | $269,546 | $255,812 |
| Elizabeth Seirmarco | $215,186 | $269,084 | — | $310,852 | $259,914 |
| Holly Kernan | $296,498 | $298,606 | $280,906 | $269,487 | $263,216 |
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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Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 67% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 14% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 24% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -5% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
| Fundraising fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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