NPR Foundation
The NPR Foundation (foundation) is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. (NPR). The foundation supports NPR through various activities (e.g., conducting fundraising events, managing a dedicated endowment). The foundation disburses funds raised, along with endowment earnings, to NPR to support its operations, promotion, development, capital expansion, and other valid corporate activities, subject to applicable donor restrictions.
NPR Foundation at a glance
In short: NPR Foundation gave $29.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $29.5M), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $29,452,661
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,452,661
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $29,452,661
- Total assets
- $426,019,528
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who NPR Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Public Radio Inc ($29.5M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How NPR Foundation gives
- Giving grew 74% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16.9M (2022) to $32.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $29.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Public Radio Inc Washington, DC | Support of Mission and Valid Activities of NPR | $29,452,661 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $426,019,528 | $32,449,175 | $31,662,350 | $29,452,661 | 1 | $19,803,608 |
| 2024 | $403,743,082 | $22,979,301 | $32,457,396 | $29,375,871 | 1 | $15,733,732 |
| 2023 | $377,499,702 | $21,326,529 | $34,014,022 | $32,378,286 | 1 | $15,180,191 |
| 2022 | $368,794,543 | $31,570,711 | $18,344,572 | $16,934,601 | 1 | $25,713,866 |
| 2021 | $410,006,391 | $31,919,786 | $18,756,745 | $16,966,810 | 1 | $28,203,960 |
| 2020 | $343,735,507 | $21,858,155 | $18,536,161 | $17,326,366 | 1 | $17,621,197 |
About NPR Foundation
Based on IRS filings
NPR Foundation is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $426.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $29.5M. Net investment income was $19.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
NPR Foundation is led by Katherine R. Maher, Npr President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 53 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katherine R. Maher
Npr President & CEO
President & CEO → Npr President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leora Hanser
President
On filings since 2021
1.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Parr
Interim President
New on the 2025 filing
1.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John P. McGinn
Chair & Trustee
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair & Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antoine W. Van Agtmael
Vice Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent W. Gledhill
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camilla Smith
Trustee
Vice Chair & Trustee → Vice Chair Then Trustee, 2023
Vice Chair Then Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristina Sinclaire
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna M. Wilhelm
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Hanson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George McCorkell Plews
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hal Brierley
Vice Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hazel A. Donald
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline C. Morby
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James M. Grant
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane V. Peyrouse
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet F. Clark
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jarl Mohn
Trustee
Npr President, CEO to & Trustee → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Schoenfeld
Vice Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Trust. Then Vice Chair, 2023
Trust. Then Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer B. Altabef
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Byrd
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jihee Kim Huh
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A. Herrmann Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John W. Buoymaster
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcy Syms
Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2024
Vice Chair & Trustee → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margot P. Ernst
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Janin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mollie H. Carter
Trustee
Vice Chair & Trustee → Vice Chair Then Trustee, 2023
Vice Chair Then Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Farese
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Mackinnon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia M. Papper
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul G. Haaga Jr.
Vice Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald A. Kahn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roselyne Chroman 'cissie' Swig
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sanju K. Bansal
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott O'Hare
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles F. Kireker
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Ishiyama
Vice Chair & Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard H. Hertzberg
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suki Carson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susanna Lachs
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey A. Sine
Trustee
Executive Officio Trustee → Ex-Officio Then Trustee, 2024
Ex-Officio Then Trustee → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter G. Lehman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard De Silva
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Fix
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Ferro
Executive Officio Trustee
Ex-Officio Trustee → Executive Officio Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perry Steiner
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fredric Steck
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tariq Dixon
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John F. Lansing
Former Officer
Npr President & CEO → President & CEO, 2023
President & CEO → Former Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Elisabeth G. Lang
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danette Zaghari-Mask
Secretary
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daphne Kwon
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Anette L. Harris (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ellen Carr (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Harriet F. Gold (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Melissa Fetter (2020–2024) — Chair & Trustee
- Former: Miriam Muscarolas (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Norris J. Bishton Jr. (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jaison Robinson (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steven Summer (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah A. Cowan (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jane F. Katcher (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul M. Ginsburg (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Steven Ungerleider (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Stuart E. Lucas (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John Decker (2022–2023) — Executive Officio Trustee
- Former: Lafontaine E. Oliver (2022–2023) — Executive Officio Trustee
- Former: Charles Taylor (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gwendolyn Norton (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Chuck Taylor (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gwen Norton (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Howard L. Wollner (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Robert Reinsberg (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle M. Shanahan (2020–2022) — Secretary & Assistant Secretary
- Former: Lawrence Harkless (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Marta Alfonso (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Meriwether Lewis McCargo Hardie (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Rampell (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Antonie W. Van Agtmael (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charlie Kireker (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Donald P. De Brier (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey L. Kenner (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marny M. Zimmer (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Crane (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Patsy Ishiyama (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Hertzberg H. (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Stephanie Witte To (2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about NPR Foundation
How much does NPR Foundation give each year?
NPR Foundation gave $29.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $29.4M across 1 grant.
How large is NPR Foundation?
NPR Foundation reported $426.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $32.4M.
Where does NPR Foundation operate?
NPR Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is NPR Foundation's EIN?
NPR Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1795789. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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