Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc
3939 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $148,406,874 | $127,057,614 | $208,978,631 |
| FY2024 | $140,572,379 | $137,692,758 | $192,256,763 |
| FY2023 | $141,076,862 | $125,650,502 | $187,450,496 |
| FY2022 | $129,989,551 | $128,499,745 | $170,886,460 |
| FY2021 | $143,691,675 | $115,975,357 | $186,960,245 |
| FY2020 | $114,582,532 | $122,060,310 | $147,096,672 |
| FY2019 | $117,883,601 | $96,964,411 | $154,180,394 |
| FY2018 | $108,685,915 | $115,237,166 | $132,741,778 |
| FY2017 | $95,308,751 | $95,522,445 | $137,585,463 |
| FY2016 | $91,710,095 | $93,201,723 | $136,239,734 |
| FY2015 | $109,634,384 | $94,626,125 | $138,788,613 |
| FY2014 | $65,649,324 | $71,399,258 | $124,254,802 |
| FY2013 | $75,616,114 | $82,742,719 | $124,922,276 |
| FY2012 | $81,785,850 | $68,724,306 | $129,500,066 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc (EIN 53-0242992), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $130,691,615 | 88% |
| Program service revenue | $3,383,326 | 2% |
| Other revenue | $14,331,933 | 10% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $92,443,377 | 73% |
| Management & general | $25,653,387 | 20% |
| Fundraising | $8,960,850 | 7% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 88% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 73% of functional expenses, management & general 20%, and fundraising 7%.
- 73% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 20% of 25 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in VA.
- Net assets covered about 19.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 50th percentile among 939 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in VA.
- Total revenue was the highest among 956 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in VA.
- Total revenue rose from $81,785,850 in FY2012 to $148,406,874 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 6 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2014, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2020).
- Net assets grew from $129,500,066 to $208,978,631 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
PUBLIC MEDIA CONTENT PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR FOR GREATER WASHINGTON AREA AND THE NATION; PROVIDER OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ACROSS FIVE TELEVISION CHANNELS, A STREAMING APP, AND WETA CLASSICAL RADIO; PRODUCER OF NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING, OTHER NATIONAL SERIES AND SPECIALS, AND DIGITAL
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1963 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A300 — Arts, Culture & Humanities |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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