WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2104397 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 2,839 by total revenue
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.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $215,642,285
- Total expenses
- $237,191,088
- Total assets
- $951,121,434
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $87,506,375
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $107,453,035
- Employees
- 1,316
- Salary base per employee
- $66,494
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (40)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Goldberg | President & CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $719,974 |
| Shane Miner | COO | Officer | 40 | $547,982 |
| James Levy | CFO & Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $382,715 |
| Susan Rosen | VP Gen Counsel | Officer | 40 | $287,787 |
| Eric Brass | CorpConsl Clerk | Officer | 40 | $184,121 |
| Marcia Blenko | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Lynn B Dayton | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Ann M Fudge | Chair thru 3/25 | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Benjamin Gomez | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Cathy E Minehan | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Martha L Minow | Chairwoman | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Marvin Lee Pelton | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Henry Becton Jr | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mohamad Ali | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brian H Chu | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stacy L Cowan | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Pam Eddinger | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Juan Enriquez | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Renee Inomata | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan G Fentin | Trst thru 3/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rosemarie TorresJohnson | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrea E Kalyn | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ann Klee | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Paul W Lee | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William A Lowell | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Karen Hawley Miles | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan X Luo | Trst thru 3/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elise McDonald | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mathai Mammen | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Liz Morningstar | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alicia Rose | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Vincent D Rougeau | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cyrus Taraporevala | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Rayport | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carmichael Roberts | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cynthia L Strauss | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William N Thorndike | Trst thru 3/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stephen Wagner | Trst thru 3/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Weissbourd | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lynn Perry Wooten | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,053,156, which is 5.8% of the $87,506,375 salary base shared by 1,316 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Goldberg | President & CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $675,647 | $0 | $44,327 | $719,974 |
| Pam Johnston | GM thru 5/24 | 40 | $695,825 | $0 | $20,122 | $715,947 | |
| Raney Aronson | Exec Producer | 40 | $594,196 | $0 | $21,058 | $615,254 | |
| Shane Miner | COO | Officer | 40 | $496,117 | $0 | $51,865 | $547,982 |
| John Bredar | VP National Programming | 40 | $441,210 | $0 | $49,474 | $490,684 | |
| Edward Wilson | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $372,948 | $0 | $32,369 | $405,317 | |
| Tina Cassidy | Chief MktngOfficer | 40 | $384,242 | $0 | $14,848 | $399,090 | |
| Suzanne Zellner | VP Corp Sponsorship & Mem thru12/24 | 40 | $354,538 | $0 | $37,179 | $391,717 | |
| Susanne Simpson | Exec Producer | 40 | $353,617 | $0 | $30,859 | $384,476 | |
| James Levy | CFO & Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $371,507 | $0 | $11,208 | $382,715 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601359349314250 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-2104397
- Organization website (as filed): www.wgbh.org