National Public Radio Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-0907625 Website

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. ("NPR") WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSEES ("MEMBER STATIONS") TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, ONE THAT IS CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF EVENTS, IDEAS, AND CULTURES. NPR ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PRODUCING, ACQUIRING, AND DISTRIBUTING NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION; REPRESENTING MEMBER STATIONS IN MATTERS OF THEIR MUTUAL INTEREST; AND PROVIDING SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION FOR THE ENTIRE PUBLIC RADIO SYSTEM.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$407.6M

+4.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.6M

+76.5% YoY

Grant Count

92

+13.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

+55.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$89M$179M$268M$358M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$407,574,541$388,515,133$409,698,714
Revenue$325,227,715$302,474,004$305,638,035
Expenses$314,895,343$315,777,079$307,065,838
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$6,973,661$4,378,187$1,941,558
Distributable Amount———

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$5M8 grants20204 grants20215 grants202281 grants202392 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

KCUR-FM$713KKQED-FM$497KBOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO$422KTEXAS PUBLIC RADIO$352KCONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROAD…$332KNPR INTERNATIONAL OPERAT…$325KAMERICAN COALITION FOR P…$233KNORTH TEXAS PUBLIC MEDIA$151KKENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO INC$133KKJZZ-FM$74K

Grant Size Distribution

117 grants across all recorded years

89<$50K4$50–100K10$100–250K9$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOHN F LANSINGPRESIDENT & CEO (TO 04/24)$563KSTEVEN INSKEEPSR. HOST$503KMICHEL MARTINSR. HOST$479KNANCY BARNESFORMER OFFICER$476KPETER SAGALHOST$443KRACHEL MARTINHOST$425KSCOTT SIMONSR. HOST$419KMICHAEL SMITHCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$382KANYA GRUNDMANNSVP, PROG. & AUD. DEV'L (TO …$381KEDITH CHAPINACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDI…$376KELIZABETH A ALLENCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/GC/SECRE…$357KLEORA HANSERCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$355KCHRISTOPHER NELSONSVP, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS$344KSELYN HONGCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (TO 01/…$331KKEITH WOODSCHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER$319KGEMMA HOOLEYSVP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS$308KJOEL SUCHERMANFORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)$301KCHRISTOPHER TURPINCHIEF OF STAFF$292KWILL LEEFORMER OFFICER$284KISABEL LARACHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$279KMICHAEL BEACHFORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)$271KSTACEY FOXWELLFORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)$258KDEBORAH COWANFORMER OFFICER$255KEMILY LITTLETONFORMER OFFICER$244KDAPHNE KWONCFO/TREASURER$230KELISABETH LANGSR. DIRECTOR AND ASST. TREAS…$207KDANETTE ZAGHARI-MASKDEP. GENERAL COUNSEL & ASST.…$205K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN F LANSINGPRESIDENT & CEO (TO 04/24)38.97$562,689
KATHERINE MAHERPRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 03/24)38.97—
JENNIFER FERROCHAIR (FROM 11/23)2—
JEFFREY A SINECHAIR (TO 11/23)2—
CATHERINE LEVENEVICE CHAIR2—
MILENA ALBERTI-PEREZDIRECTOR2—
MATTHEW BARZUNDIRECTOR (FROM 11/23)2—
A RIMA DEALDIRECTOR (TO 11/23)2—
SCOTT DONATONDIRECTOR2—
FRED DUSTDIRECTOR (TO 11/23)2—
STEPHEN GEORGEDIRECTOR2—
RACHEL HUBBARDDIRECTOR (FROM 02/24)2—
MYRNA JOHNSONDIRECTOR2—
LEROY KIMDIRECTOR (FROM 11/23)2—
JOANNA JO LAMBERTDIRECTOR2—
NICO LEONEDIRECTOR (TO 11/23)2—
MARGARET LOWDIRECTOR2—
RC MCBRIDEDIRECTOR2—
JOHN MCGINNCHAIR, NPR FOUNDATION BOARD2—
MARIA O'MARADIRECTOR2—
TINA PAMINTUANDIRECTOR2—
ELISE PEPPLEDIRECTOR2—
ERIKA PULLEY-HAYESDIRECTOR2—
MIKE SAVAGEDIRECTOR2—
JUDITH SEGURADIRECTOR2—
SHAWN TURNERDIRECTOR (FROM 02/24)2—
HOWARD L WOLLNERDIRECTOR2—
NEAL ZUCKERMANDIRECTOR2—
MICHAEL SMITHCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER39.97$381,751
ANYA GRUNDMANNSVP, PROG. & AUD. DEV'L (TO 01/24)40$381,081
EDITH CHAPINACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDITORIAL39.97$376,401
ELIZABETH A ALLENCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/GC/SECRETARY40$357,453
LEORA HANSERCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER38.08$354,699
CHRISTOPHER NELSONSVP, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS40$344,187
KEITH WOODSCHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER40$319,379
SELYN HONGCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER (TO 01/24)39.97$331,248
GEMMA HOOLEYSVP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS39.97$307,889
CHRISTOPHER TURPINCHIEF OF STAFF39.97$292,397
ISABEL LARACHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER40$279,387
ELISABETH LANGSR. DIRECTOR AND ASST. TREASURER20$206,660
DAPHNE KWONCFO/TREASURER38.97$230,023
DANETTE ZAGHARI-MASKDEP. GENERAL COUNSEL & ASST. SEC.38.73$205,216
STEVEN INSKEEPSR. HOST40$503,042
MICHEL MARTINSR. HOST40$479,284
PETER SAGALHOST40$443,371
SCOTT SIMONSR. HOST40$419,455
RACHEL MARTINHOST40$425,187
NANCY BARNESFORMER OFFICER—$476,126
JOEL SUCHERMANFORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)40$301,058
MICHAEL BEACHFORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)40$270,559
WILL LEEFORMER OFFICER—$284,119
STACEY FOXWELLFORMER OFFICER (SEE SCHED. O)40$258,409
DEBORAH COWANFORMER OFFICER—$254,529
EMILY LITTLETONFORMER OFFICER—$244,008

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

39states
+31 more states

States

AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMichiganMissouriMississippiNorth CarolinaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinWyoming

Cities

AlbanyAnchorageAshlandAthensAtlantaAustinBaton RougeBeaumontBethlehemBirminghamBloomingtonBoiseBostonBowling GreenBuffaloCarbondaleChattanoogaCincinnatiClevelandClovis

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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