WGBH Educational Foundation
WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.
WGBH Educational Foundation at a glance
In short: WGBH Educational Foundation gave $1.4M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $158K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,425,859
- -8.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +80.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $158,429
- -49.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $185,326
- Total assets
- $951,121,434
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (36% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who WGBH Educational Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Apograph Productions Inc ($378K). Together the top 9 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 13 grants of 31 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How WGBH Educational Foundation gives
- Giving grew 69% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $843K (2022) to $1.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apograph Productions Inc Brooklyn, NY | Film production service for project | $377,835 |
| Pellet Productions Inc Reading, MA | Film production service for project | $313,016 |
| University of Washington Chicago, IL | Research services for the project | $223,234 |
| Education Development Center Waltham, MA | Research services for programs | $188,879 |
| Norc Chicago, IL | Research services for the project | $185,326 |
| Trustees of Boston University New York, NY | Research services for the project | $78,832 |
| Alaska Public Media Inc Anchorage, AK | Research services for the project | $30,000 |
| Aine Fairbanks, AK | Research services for programs | $19,197 |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Research services for the project | $9,540 |
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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 | $951,121,434 | $215,642,285 | $237,191,088 | $1,425,859 | 9 | $15,523,629 |
| 2024 | $928,251,464 | $225,004,242 | $231,562,495 | $1,559,080 | 5 | $18,542,688 |
| 2023 | $921,641,002 | $220,582,541 | $225,572,032 | $915,517 | 6 | $6,819,193 |
| 2022 | $924,486,582 | $211,952,357 | $212,079,070 | $843,374 | 4 | $20,825,737 |
| 2021 | $1,043,659,310 | $213,568,056 | $208,584,736 | $947,594 | 7 | $2,218,222 |
| 2020 | $841,787,434 | $198,376,753 | $222,280,161 | $1,402,603 | 8 | $10,237,316 |
| 2019 | $849,469,719 | $204,723,153 | $220,616,264 | $1,788,661 | 9 | $7,572,510 |
About WGBH Educational Foundation
Based on IRS filings
WGBH Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $951.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $15.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
WGBH Educational Foundation is led by Susan Goldberg, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 15 of 50 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Goldberg
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$108K (2023) → $676K (2025)
Ann M Fudge
Chair
Chairman → Chairwoman, 2020
Chairwoman → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha L Minow
Chairwoman
Trustee → Chairwoman, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Becton Jr.
Trustee
Vice Chair → Vchairthru10, 2023
Vchairthru10 → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$80K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Ann Klee
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carmichael Roberts
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia L Strauss
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Rayport
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan Enriquez
Trustee
Trste → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz Morningstar
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mohamad Ali
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Eddinger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul W Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Wagner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William A Lowell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William N Thorndike
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea E Kalyn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian H Chu
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Perry Wooten
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy L Cowan
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan G Fentin
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan X Luo
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Rose
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cyrus Taraporevala
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Inomata
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosemarie TorresJohnson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent D Rougeau
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elise McDonald
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Hawley Miles
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mathai Mammen
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Weissbourd
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Brass
Corpconsl Clerk
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$145K (2019) → $165K (2025)
John Bredar
Vice President National Programming
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$416K (2019) → $441K (2025)
Jonathan C Abbott
Special Advisor
President & CEO → Special Advisor, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$692K (2019) → $249K (2025)
Raney Aronson
Executive Producer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$373K (2019) → $594K (2025)
Susanne Simpson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer → Ep & Head of Scripted Content, 2024
Ep & Head of Scripted Content → Executive Producer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$416K (2019) → $354K (2025)
Suzanne Zellner
Vice President Corp Sponsorship & Member Thru12
Vice President Corp Sponsorship & Membership → Vice President Corp Sponsorship & Member Thru12, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$309K (2019) → $355K (2025)
Tina Cassidy
Chief Mktngofficer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$348K (2021) → $384K (2025)
Liz Cheng
Co-Exec Prod & Controller
Gm & Televsion → Co-Exec Prod & Controller, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$336K (2022) → $331K (2025)
James Levy
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$309K (2023) → $372K (2025)
Shane Miner
COO
Vice President & CTO → COO, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$367K (2023) → $496K (2025)
Susan Rosen
Vice President General Counsel
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$179K (2024) → $256K (2025)
Debra Simmons
Editor-In-Chief
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$338K (2025)
Edward Wilson
Chief Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$373K (2025)
Pam Johnston
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$696K (2025)
Benjamin Gomez
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy E Minehan
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn B Dayton
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Blenko
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Lee Pelton
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Claudia Palmer (2019–2024) — COO
- Former: Irvin A Alexander III (2019–2024) — CFO
- Former: Susan L Kantrowitz (2019–2024) — Vice President Gc
- Former: Terry Fitzpatrick (2020–2024) — Vice President Children'smedia
- Former: Belinda Termeer (2021–2024) — Trste Thru10
- Former: Ann Dexter (2023–2024) — Vice President Human Resources
- Former: Amy Axelrod (2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates (2024) — Vice President & Chiefincluoff
- Former: James Braude (2019–2023) — Host Executive Editor
- Former: L Rafael Reif (2019–2023) — Trste Thru12
- Former: Melinda A Rabb (2019–2023) — Trste
- Former: Winifred Lenihan (2019–2023) — Vice President Development
- Former: David Bernstein (2019–2022) — Vice President - Gm Ent & Co-Pres Pbsd
- Former: Grace Fey (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Richard K Lubin (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robert S Feldman (2020–2022) — Trste Thru10
- Former: Rosemarie Torres Johnson (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cameo George (2022) — Executive Producer
- Former: Anthony Monaco (2019–2021) — Trste
- Former: Rebecca Eaton (2019–2021) — Executive Producer
- Former: Susan B Kaplan (2019–2021) — Trste
- Former: Christopher J McKown (2019–2020) — Trste
- Former: David Fanning (2019–2020) — Sradvisor & Producer
- Former: Hans P Ziegler (2019–2020) — Trste
- Former: Paul R Murphy (2019–2020) — Trste
- Former: Paula Apsell (2020) — Senior Ep
- Former: Amy Abrams (2019) — Trste
- Former: Benjamin Godley (2019) — COO
- Former: Marjie B Kargman (2019) — Vchair Thru2
- Former: Richard M Burnes Jr. (2019) — Chair
- Former: Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (2019) — Trste
- Former: Stacey Decker (2019) — CTO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $696K, to Pam Johnston (GM thru 5/24). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about WGBH Educational Foundation
How much does WGBH Educational Foundation give each year?
WGBH Educational Foundation gave $1.4M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 5 grants.
What is WGBH Educational Foundation's typical grant size?
WGBH Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $185,326, and its average grant was $158,429, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does WGBH Educational Foundation give grants?
WGBH Educational Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 36% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (32%) and Illinois (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants) and Waltham, MA (2 grants).
Does WGBH Educational Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on WGBH Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research services for the project" (5 grants).
Who are WGBH Educational Foundation's largest grantees?
WGBH Educational Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Apograph Productions Inc ($377,835), Pellet Productions Inc ($313,016) and University of Washington ($223,234), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is WGBH Educational Foundation?
WGBH Educational Foundation reported $951.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $215.6M.
What is WGBH Educational Foundation?
WGBH Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Boston, MA. It holds $951.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is WGBH Educational Foundation's EIN?
WGBH Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104397. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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