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Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Radio (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ton Ming Fang (President) 255,090∣255,090 255,090∣0 $30,515
Yu Fen Tsao (Managing Director (Until 3/1/24)) 210,732∣210,732 210,732∣0 $30,138
Min Mitchell (Executive Editor (Thru 4/5/24)) 205,975∣205,975 205,975∣0 $31,337
Gijsbrecht Deleede (Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer) 201,936∣201,936 201,936∣0 $21,827
Kataryna Delisle (Secretary) 195,392∣195,392 195,392∣0 $43,263
Mathew Pennington (Managing Director) 188,847∣188,847 188,847∣0 $35,346
Elizabeth Henderson (Chief Strategy Officer) 188,189∣188,189 188,189∣0 $42,495
John Penovich (Chief Technology Officer) 186,106∣186,106 186,106∣0 $41,823
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer (Until 2/8/23)) 103,441∣103,441 103,441∣0 $10,800
Kevin Fleming (Chief Operating Officer (Eff. 9/25/23)) 51,140∣51,140 51,140∣0 $1,071
Carolyn Bartholomew (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Green (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Keith Richburg (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Shanthi Kalathil (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Allison Hooker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
James Mann (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on Aug. 11, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ton Ming Fang (President) 223,988∣223,988 223,988∣0 $23,589
Bradley Kiley (Chief Operating Officer (Through 12/15/22)) 206,652∣206,652 206,652∣0 $35,182
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer (Thru 2/8/23)) 202,534∣202,534 202,534∣0 $27,205
Min Mitchell (Executive Editor) 196,160∣196,160 196,160∣0 $28,336
Elizabeth Henderson (Chief Strategy Officer) 190,550∣190,550 190,550∣0 $40,591
Mathew Pennington (Managing Director) 183,819∣183,819 183,819∣0 $33,312
John Penovich (Chief Technology Officer) 182,076∣182,076 182,076∣0 $39,384
Yu Fen Tsao (Managing Director) 171,526∣171,526 171,526∣0 $25,677
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary (Former)) 145,962∣145,962 145,962∣0 $0
Kataryna Delisle (Secretary) 109,365∣109,365 109,365∣0 $13,258
Deleede Gijsbrecht (Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer (Fro 10/15/22)) 31,498∣31,498 31,498∣0 $661
Carolyn Bartholomew (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Green (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Keith Richburg (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Shanthi Kalathil (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Allison Hooker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Fleming Kevin (Chief Operating Officer (From 9/25/23)) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on Aug. 13, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer) 192,279∣192,279 192,279∣0 $26,930
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary (Resigned 10/1/21)) 186,735∣186,735 186,735∣0 $24,764
Paramesian Ponnudurai (Executive Editor (Resigned 06/21)) 175,242∣175,242 175,242∣0 $25,137
Min Mitchell (Executive Editor) 174,842∣174,842 174,842∣0 $25,264
Elizabeth Henderson (Chief Strategy Officer) 172,842∣172,842 172,842∣0 $40,150
Ton Ming Fang (President) 170,624∣170,624 170,624∣0 $21,849
Mathew Pennington (Managing Director) 160,546∣160,546 160,546∣0 $32,203
John Penovich (Chief Technology Officer) 159,895∣159,895 159,895∣0 $38,350
Bradley Kiley (Chief Operating Officer) 28,680∣28,680 28,680∣0 $1,260
Carolyn Bartholomew (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Green (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Keith Richburg (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Shanthi Kalathil (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Allison Hooker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Kataryna Delisle (Secretary (Eff. May 2022)) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ton Ming Fang (President) 295,968∣295,968 295,968∣0 $17,100
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer (Resigned 1/2/20)) 260,037∣260,037 260,037∣0 $19,573
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer) 186,172∣186,172 186,172∣0 $26,528
Paramesian Ponnudurai (Executive Editor (Resigned 6/30/21)) 176,583∣176,583 176,583∣0 $33,653
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary (Resigned 10/1/21)) 170,309∣170,309 170,309∣0 $34,095
Min Mitchell (Executive Editor) 167,284∣167,284 167,284∣0 $23,926
Elizabeth Henderson (Chief Strategy Officer) 167,176∣167,176 167,176∣0 $39,231
Mathew Pennington (Managing Director) 156,504∣156,504 156,504∣0 $30,994
John Penovich (Chief Technology Officer) 143,061∣143,061 143,061∣0 $34,961
Yu Fen Tsao (Managing Director) 132,592∣132,592 132,592∣0 $22,272
Rohit Mahajan (Vp Of Communication & Ext Relations) 112,401∣112,401 112,401∣0 $33,745
Karen Kornbluh (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Carolyn Bartholomew (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Green (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Keith Richburg (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on Aug. 12, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Libby Liu (President (Resigned 11/22/19)) 252,043∣252,043 252,043∣0 $36,485
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer) 185,685∣185,685 185,685∣0 $36,971
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer (Resigned 1/2/20)) 181,950∣181,950 181,950∣0 $34,151
Paramesian Ponnudurai (Acting President (6/20 9/20)) 173,145∣173,145 173,145∣0 $31,845
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 172,256∣172,256 172,256∣0 $25,886
Ton Ming Fang (President (Thru 6/20)) 164,674∣164,674 164,674∣0 $27,705
Min Mitchell (Managing Director) 156,705∣156,705 156,705∣0 $22,496
Daniel Meredith (Program Director (Resigned 11/8/19)) 156,636∣156,636 156,636∣0 $25,438
Matthew Pennington (Managing Director) 150,893∣150,893 150,893∣0 $26,149
Elizabeth Henderson (Chief Strategy Officer) 141,393∣141,393 141,393∣0 $35,293
John Penovich (Chief Technology Officer) 117,207∣117,207 117,207∣0 $32,732
Michael Pack (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Jonathan Alexandre (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Robert Bowes (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Bethany Kozma (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Rachel Semmel (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Emily Newman (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on Aug. 13, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Libby Liu (President) 185,215∣185,215 185,215∣0 $28,644
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer) 179,521∣179,521 179,521∣0 $33,255
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer) 179,133∣179,133 179,133∣0 $25,598
John Estrella (Coo / Vp Ext. Affairs) 176,173∣176,173 176,173∣0 $37,375
Paramesian Ponnudrai (Executive Editor) 170,240∣170,240 170,240∣0 $31,046
Ton Ming Fang (Executive Editor) 157,051∣157,051 157,051∣0 $29,100
Susan Rodgers (Program Director (Resigned 12/12/18)) 152,006∣152,006 152,006∣0 $35,513
Daniel Meredith (Program Director) 150,641∣150,641 150,641∣0 $22,315
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 135,757∣135,757 135,757∣0 $19,212
Kenneth Weinstein (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Leon Aron (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Karen Kornbluh (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on Aug. 12, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Libby Liu (President) 185,697∣185,697 185,697∣0 $28,266
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer) 178,173∣178,173 178,173∣0 $32,171
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer) 177,733∣177,733 177,733∣0 $25,347
Paramesian Ponnudrai (Executive Editor) 162,785∣162,785 162,785∣0 $30,224
Susan Rodgers (Executive Producer) 159,810∣159,810 159,810∣0 $35,272
John Estrella (Coo / Vp Ext. Affairs) 152,999∣152,999 152,999∣0 $34,645
Daniel Meredith (Program Director) 146,414∣146,414 146,414∣0 $20,632
Ton Ming Fang (Executive Editor) 145,637∣145,637 145,637∣0 $25,415
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 128,718∣128,718 128,718∣0 $18,348
Richard Smith (Treasurer (Resigned 11/24/17)) 127,866∣127,866 127,866∣0 $19,076
Franciscus Klinkenbergh (Treasurer (Resigned 9/30/18)) 33,400∣33,400 33,400∣0 $5,459
Kenneth Weinstein (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Jeff Shell (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Leon Aron (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Karen Kornbluh (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on July 23, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer) 175,591∣175,591 175,591∣0 $31,692
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer) 175,193∣175,193 175,193∣0 $24,637
Libby Liu (President) 172,542∣172,542 172,542∣0 $26,894
Paramesian Ponnudrai (Executive Editor) 159,623∣159,623 159,623∣0 $33,050
Alan Tanenbaum (Director Of Hr) 156,353∣156,353 156,353∣0 $30,541
John Estrella (Coo / Vp Ext. Affairs) 151,303∣151,303 151,303∣0 $29,379
Ton Ming Fang (Executive Editor) 147,020∣147,020 147,020∣0 $21,504
Daniel Meredith (Program Director) 146,869∣146,869 146,869∣0 $19,949
Richard Smith (Treasurer) 145,469∣145,469 145,469∣0 $20,977
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 126,720∣126,720 126,720∣0 $18,287
Kenneth Weinstein (Chairman/Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Jeff Shell (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Leon Aron (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Karen Kornbluh (Director) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on May 9, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer) 168,940∣168,940 168,940∣0 $22,704
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer) 168,549∣168,549 168,549∣0 $31,656
Libby Liu (President) 164,846∣164,846 164,846∣0 $29,883
Alan Tanenbaum (Director Of Hr) 146,588∣146,588 146,588∣0 $28,702
Richard A Smith (Treasurer) 145,728∣145,728 145,728∣0 $20,435
Daniel Meredith (Program Director) 144,042∣144,042 144,042∣0 $17,990
John Estrella (Coo/Vp Ext. Affairs) 137,263∣137,263 137,263∣0 $20,139
Parameswaran Ponnudurai (Executive Editor) 131,553∣131,553 131,553∣0 $30,025
Susan Rodgers (Program Director) 130,069∣130,069 130,069∣0 $29,485
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 120,732∣120,732 120,732∣0 $16,969
Jeffrey Shell (Chairman/Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Matt Armstrong (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Kenneth Weinstein (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Leon Aron (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Karen Kornbluh (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on April 15, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer) 165,335∣165,335 165,335∣0 $22,608
Libby Liu (President) 164,441∣164,441 164,441∣0 $30,134
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer) 164,096∣164,096 164,096∣0 $34,331
Jennifer Chou (Dep. Dir. Programming) 153,264∣153,264 153,264∣0 $15,838
Daniel R Southerland (Executive Editor) 147,390∣147,390 147,390∣0 $27,508
Richard A Smith (Treasurer) 143,329∣143,329 143,329∣0 $20,201
Alan Tanenbaum (V.P Of Administration & Finance) 139,479∣139,479 139,479∣0 $30,755
Susan Rodgers (Executive Producer) 137,629∣137,629 137,629∣0 $29,987
Daniel Meredith (Program Director) 135,156∣135,156 135,156∣0 $17,947
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 119,130∣119,130 119,130∣0 $16,724
Jeffrey Shell (Chairman/Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Matt Armstrong (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Kenneth Weinstein (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Leon Aron (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Kempner (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Karen Kornbluh (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on April 13, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Norman E Thompson (Former Treasurer (Until 7/2013)) 220,954∣220,954 220,954∣0 $19,760
Daniel R Southerland (Executive Editor) 170,791∣170,791 170,791∣0 $29,722
Libby Liu (President) 164,557∣164,557 164,557∣0 $29,886
Patrick Taylor Jr (Chief Financial Officer) 162,305∣162,305 162,305∣0 $21,967
David Baden (Chief Technology Officer) 161,090∣161,090 161,090∣0 $33,619
Jennifer Chou (Dep. Dir. Programming) 150,140∣150,140 150,140∣0 $15,524
Susan L Rodgers (Dep. Dir. Programming) 145,707∣145,707 145,707∣0 $30,757
Richard A Smith (Treasurer) 140,534∣140,534 140,534∣0 $20,384
Alan Tanenbaum (Director Of Hr) 135,728∣135,728 135,728∣0 $31,893
John Estrella (Vp/Communications) 126,983∣126,983 126,983∣0 $18,381
Bernadette M Burns (Secretary) 118,444∣118,444 118,444∣0 $16,168
Jeffrey Shell (Chairman/Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Matt Armstrong (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Michael Meehan (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Ryan Crocker (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
Kenneth Weinstein (Governor) 0∣0 0∣0 $0
990

Filed on May 11, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
990

Filed on April 7, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.

2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than 200,000inrevenueandhavelessthan200,000 in revenue and have less than 200,000inrevenueandhavelessthan500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via aForm 990N "e-Postcard."

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