Public Broadcasting Service
Arlington, VA · EIN 52-0899215 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 979 by total revenue
The public broadcasting service (pbs), incorporated in 1969, is a membership organization that, in partnership with its member stations, serves the american public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain, and express a diversity of perspectives.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $696,585,777
- Total expenses
- $584,483,243
- Total assets
- $752,838,793
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $80,400,458
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $108,342,326
- Employees
- 662
- Salary base per employee
- $121,451
"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 (39)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula A Kerger | President & CEO | Board, Officer | 32 | $1,602,897 |
| Jonathan Barzilay | Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 39 | $866,097 |
| Ira Rubenstein | Chief Digital & Marketing Officer | Officer | 40 | $737,464 |
| Katherine Lauderdale | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | Officer | 35 | $632,537 |
| Rhonda Holt | Chief Technology Officer | Officer | 40 | $622,488 |
| Thomas E Tardivo | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | Officer | 35 | $615,292 |
| Mary Plantamura | Associate GC, Corporate Secretary & PBS Compliance Office (THRU 10/24) | Officer | 40 | $348,653 |
| Sylvia Bugg | Chief Programming Executive & GM, General Audience Programming | Key employee | 40 | $530,296 |
| Scott Nourse | SVP, Product & Innovation | Key employee | 40 | $501,713 |
| Sara E DeWitt | SVP & GM, PBS KIDS | Key employee | 40 | $478,012 |
| Amy Shaw | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Bob Culkeen | Director (As of 06/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carla McCabe | Director (As of 09/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Catherine Robb | PBS Board Vice-Chair | Board | 3.5 | None reported |
| Chuck Hagel | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Courtney Pledger | PBS Board Vice-Chair (THRU 05/25) | Board | 3.5 | None reported |
| Dolores Fernandez Alonso | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ed Ulman | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Franz Joachim | Director (THRU 06/25) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Geoff Sands | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Greg Petrowich | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gunjan Kedia | Director | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Holden Thorp | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jayme Swain | PBS Board Vice-Chair | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jorge Plasencia | Director (THRU 05/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kevin Martin | Director (THRU 09/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Larry Irving | PBS Board Chair | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Lisa Shumate | Director (THRU 05/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark Contreras | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Marvin Irby | Director | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Maxine Clark | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Isip | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mildred Garcia | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rob Dunlop | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sandra Cordova Micek | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Shae Hopkins | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan Goldberg | Director (As of 06/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tina Sharkey | Director | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Vivian Riefberg | Director | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $7,094,225, which is 8.8% of the $80,400,458 salary base shared by 662 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula A Kerger | President & CEO | Board, Officer | 32 | $1,471,435 | $0 | $131,462 | $1,602,897 |
| Jonathan Barzilay | Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 39 | $768,991 | $0 | $97,106 | $866,097 |
| Ira Rubenstein | Chief Digital & Marketing Officer | Officer | 40 | $646,467 | $0 | $90,997 | $737,464 |
| Katherine Lauderdale | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | Officer | 35 | $546,975 | $0 | $85,562 | $632,537 |
| Rhonda Holt | Chief Technology Officer | Officer | 40 | $536,431 | $0 | $86,057 | $622,488 |
| Thomas E Tardivo | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | Officer | 35 | $521,596 | $0 | $93,696 | $615,292 |
| Sylvia Bugg | Chief Programming Executive & GM, General Audience Programming | Key employee | 40 | $477,856 | $0 | $52,440 | $530,296 |
| Jeremy Gaines | SVP, Corporate Communications | Highly paid employee | 40 | $427,876 | $0 | $76,419 | $504,295 |
| Scott Nourse | SVP, Product & Innovation | Key employee | 40 | $424,823 | $0 | $76,890 | $501,713 |
| Michael D Jacobson | SVP, Human Resources | Highly paid employee | 40 | $400,644 | $0 | $80,502 | $481,146 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631289349302363 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-0899215
- Organization website (as filed): www.pbs.org