National Public Radio Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 52-0907625 · Arts, culture and humanities · Rank 1,851 by total revenue
See part iii, line 1.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $354,056,068
- Total expenses
- $335,494,087
- Total assets
- $424,637,380
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $156,982,038
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $197,915,480
- Employees
- 1,236
- Salary base per employee
- $127,008
"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 (44)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine R Maher | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 38.97 | $697,251 |
| Edith Chapin | ACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDITORIAL | Officer | 39.97 | $548,323 |
| Daphne Kwon | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER | Officer | 38.88 | $523,624 |
| Michael Smith | CHIEF MARKETING OFF. (TO 03/25) | Officer | 39.94 | $497,211 |
| Elizabeth A Allen | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/GC/SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $470,962 |
| Christopher Nelson | SVP, TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS | Officer | 40 | $437,444 |
| Leora Hanser | CHIEF DEV'L OFFICER (TO 03/25) | Officer | 38.08 | $431,687 |
| Keith Woods | CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER (TO 05/25) | Officer | 40 | $424,270 |
| Christopher Turpin | CHIEF OF STAFF (TO 12/24) | Officer | 39.61 | $414,546 |
| Gemma Hooley | SVP, MEMBER PARTNERSHIPS | Officer | 39.97 | $393,196 |
| Isabel Lara | CHIEF COMM. OFFICER (TO 04/25) | Officer | 40 | $378,793 |
| Marta McLellan Ross - Vp Of | POL. & REP. THEN SVP GOV EFF. 01/25 | Officer | 36.13 | $316,329 |
| Darryl Walston | INT. CPO/SVP, PEOPLE TEAM | Officer | 40 | $278,880 |
| Julie Parr | INT. CHIEF DEV'L OFFICER | Officer | 38.08 | $270,310 |
| Elisabeth Lang | SR. DIRECTOR & ASST. TREASURER | Officer | 20 | $254,656 |
| Danette Zaghari-Mask | DEP. GEN. COUNSEL & ASST. SEC. | Officer | 38.73 | $248,227 |
| Thomas Evans - Mging Ed Er | THEN SVP, ED. IN CHIEF EFF. 09/25 | Officer | 40 | $60,076 |
| Jennifer Ferro | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Catherine Levene | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Ryan Merkley | CHIEF OP. OFFICER (FROM 01/25) | Officer | 39.61 | None reported |
| Heather Walls | SVP, COMMUNICATIONS (FROM 03/25) | Officer | 40 | None reported |
| Milena Alberti | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Matthew Barzun | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Scott Donaton | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stephen George | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Debbie Hiott | DIRECTOR (FROM 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rachel Hubbard | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Paul Hunton | DIRECTOR (FROM 04/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Myrna Johnson | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Leroy Kim | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joanna Jo Lambert | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Margaret Low | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| John McGinn | CHAIR, NPR FOUNDATION BOARD | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rc McBride | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sarah Morris | DIRECTOR (FROM 01/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Maria O'Mara | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Tina Pamintuan | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Elise Pepple | DIRECTOR (TO 03/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Erika Pulley-Hayes | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mike Savage | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Judith Segura | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Shawn Turner | DIRECTOR (FROM 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Howard L Wollner | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Neal Zuckerman | DIRECTOR (TO 11/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,341,346, which is 3.4% of the $156,982,038 salary base shared by 1,236 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine R Maher | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 38.97 | $695,444 | $0 | $1,807 | $697,251 |
| Steven Inskeep | SR. HOST | Highly paid employee | 40 | $513,780 | $0 | $51,941 | $565,721 |
| Michel Martin | SR. HOST | Highly paid employee | 40 | $513,317 | $0 | $45,781 | $559,098 |
| Edith Chapin | ACTING CCO & SVP, NEWS & EDITORIAL | Officer | 39.97 | $511,896 | $0 | $36,427 | $548,323 |
| Anya Grundmann | FORMER OFFICER | Former | 0 | $534,471 | $0 | $946 | $535,417 |
| Daphne Kwon | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER | Officer | 38.88 | $497,273 | $0 | $26,351 | $523,624 |
| Michael Smith | CHIEF MARKETING OFF. (TO 03/25) | Officer | 39.94 | $448,165 | $0 | $49,046 | $497,211 |
| Peter Sagal | HOST | Highly paid employee | 40 | $427,519 | $0 | $51,862 | $479,381 |
| Elizabeth A Allen | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/GC/SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $421,499 | $0 | $49,463 | $470,962 |
| Scott Simon | SR. HOST | Highly paid employee | 40 | $413,041 | $0 | $51,317 | $464,358 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202622249349300722 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-0907625
- Organization website (as filed): www.npr.org