Media production and publishing organizations

Name: Top 20 Media organizations
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There are 8,362media organizations in the United States. Combined, these media organizationsemploy 60,287 people, earn more than $9 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $17 billion.

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Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Media production and publishing organizations	8,362	60,287	$9,011,029,448	$17,204,292,040
Film and video production organizations	2,558	7,845	$1,113,211,308	$1,627,537,494
Nonprofit presses and publishers	2,240	21,056	$1,785,234,479	$2,869,869,434
Radio producing and broadcasting organizations	1,094	9,533	$1,771,169,318	$3,875,226,938
Television producing and broadcasting nonprofits	860	13,978	$2,655,001,472	$6,238,693,626

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Job trends for Media organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,007
1-10	996
11-25	405
26-100	271
101 to 1,000	105
1,000+	4

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Media organizations is driven by large organizations like Sound Recording Special Payments Fund, National Public Radio (NPR), WGBH Educational Foundation, Experimental Aircraft Association, and Sesame Workshop (SW).
The largest employers tend to be nonprofit publishers, television broadcasters, radio broadcasters, media organizations, and film production organizations.

Sizes of media organizations

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,227
$250k to $1M	1,010
$1M to $5M	568
$5M to $25M	206
$25M to $100M	35
$100M+	15

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning, National Public Radio (NPR), and Educational Media Foundation / K-Love Radio earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Media organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 7.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Media organizations with more than $100 million account for 38.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be television broadcasters, nonprofit publishers, radio broadcasters, media organizations, and film production organizations.

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1-20 of 8,362

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children.

Revenue

$34.0m

Assets

$44.3m

Employees

176

EIN

41-2024986

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Whyy

WHYY is the Philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and all of Delaware.

Revenue

$48.1m

Assets

$85.5m

Employees

300

EIN

23-1438083

IRS type

501(c)(3)

WGBH Educational Foundation

Leading US public media institution in Boston, providing diverse programming and services to educate, inspire, and entertain audiences.

Revenue

$220.6m

Assets

$921.6m

Employees

1,368

EIN

04-2104397

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sesame Workshop (SW)

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street and so much more. Sesame Workshop's mission is to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.

Revenue

$186.9m

Assets

$558.5m

Employees

851

EIN

13-2655731

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Democracy Now Productions

Democracy Now Productions delivers independent news, amplifies marginalized voices, and trains journalists, fostering democracy through listener-supported public media.

Revenue

$10.9m

Assets

$36.5m

Employees

EIN

01-0708733

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association of Public Television Stations (APTS)

APTS is a nonprofit membership organization ensuring a strong and financially sound public television system and helping member stations provide essential public services in education, public safety, and civic leadership to the American people.

Revenue

$4.4m

Assets

$4.6m

Employees

EIN

52-1170071

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

ASCD: Empowering educators, promoting child success through innovative training, publications, conferences. Passionate community of life-changing educators. Located in Arlington, VA.

Revenue

$6.6m

Assets

$61.9m

Employees

160

EIN

52-6078980

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW) is Chicago's premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique content for television and digital media.

Revenue

$39.1m

Assets

$89.4m

Employees

215

EIN

36-2246703

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop

Bringing people together to broaden the understanding and celebrate the power of independent film through cinema and the Sedona experience.

Revenue

$1.8m

Assets

$2.7m

Employees

EIN

20-0351857

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Film Independent

Film Independent help filmmakers make their movies, build an audience for their projects and work to diversify the film industry. They provide access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry.

Revenue

$19.4m

Assets

$8.7m

Employees

EIN

95-3943485

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Chicago Public Media

Chicago Public Media serves the public interest by creating and delivering diverse compelling content that informs, inspires, enriches and entertains. Through a broad range of media platforms, they connect diverse audiences in their service area & beyond.

Revenue

$33.8m

Assets

$115.9m

Employees

200

EIN

36-3687394

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is made up of more than 350 local public noncommercial TV stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.

Revenue

$544.0m

Assets

$641.2m

Employees

657

EIN

52-0899215

IRS type

501(c)(3)

KCRW Foundation

The KCRW Foundation engages audiences with eclectic music, NPR news, and cultural programming, connecting diverse perspectives and fostering community in Los Angeles.

Revenue

$22.3m

Assets

$53.2m

Employees

184

EIN

95-3750631

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Public Radio (NPR)

National Public Radio (NPR) is a mission-driven, multimedia news organization and radio program producer. It is a network with a strong base of Member Stations and supporters nationwide.

Revenue

$302.5m

Assets

$388.5m

Employees

1,508

EIN

52-0907625

IRS type

501(c)(3)

KNKX

KNKX: Excellence in jazz, blues and news. Storytellers who reflect the community. Provides program info and promotions. Seattle-based ambassador for jazz and blues.

Revenue

$10.8m

Assets

$24.6m

Employees

EIN

81-1095651

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Better Angels Society

The Better Angels Society supports documentary films by Ken Burns and is dedicated to continuing his legacy. Their mission is to ensure these historically significant films are completed, broadcast, promoted, and shared.

Revenue

$11.0m

Assets

$27.6m

Employees

EIN

45-4587107

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fred Rogers Productions

Fred Rogers Productions inspires a lifetime of learning by creating quality children's media that models an enthusiasm for learning and earns the trust of parents and caregivers.

Revenue

$28.0m

Assets

$98.6m

Employees

EIN

25-1215087

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New Tang Dynasty Televison La

NTD TV educates viewers about important topics, promotes rational debate, and facilitates Chinese culture exchange. Based in El Monte, CA.

Revenue

$9.5m

Assets

$1.1m

Employees

115

EIN

20-3196533

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Vine Street Archive Foundation

Vine Street Archive Foundation supports the Academy Foundation and promotes the importance of motion pictures through science and technology and screenwriting.

Revenue

$10.6m

Assets

$39.8m

Employees

EIN

95-4860162

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States.

Revenue

$43.3m

Assets

$45.2m

Employees

EIN

95-3130853

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "A30: Media, Communications Organizations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

Media production and publishing organizations

Types of media organizations

Job trends for Media organizations

Sizes of media organizations

Directory of media organizations

Common Sense Media

Whyy

WGBH Educational Foundation

Sesame Workshop (SW)

Democracy Now Productions

Association of Public Television Stations (APTS)

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Sedona International Film Festival and Workshop

Film Independent

Chicago Public Media

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

KCRW Foundation

National Public Radio (NPR)

KNKX

The Better Angels Society

Fred Rogers Productions

New Tang Dynasty Televison La

Vine Street Archive Foundation

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

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