Oregon Public Broadcasting
7140 S Macadam Ave, Portland, OR · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $58,138,859 | $52,507,747 | $162,386,620 |
| FY2024 | $53,093,813 | $48,822,898 | $147,017,742 |
| FY2023 | $56,821,607 | $44,099,868 | $137,168,320 |
| FY2022 | $50,705,685 | $39,474,661 | $122,433,392 |
| FY2021 | $54,715,302 | $38,346,336 | $124,304,282 |
| FY2020 | $48,501,195 | $36,740,354 | $97,315,858 |
| FY2019 | $43,671,989 | $35,517,972 | $86,585,632 |
| FY2018 | $40,366,060 | $33,292,952 | $78,033,166 |
| FY2017 | $37,937,902 | $31,776,224 | $70,175,031 |
| FY2016 | $33,196,030 | $30,630,498 | $61,249,304 |
| FY2015 | $30,817,643 | $28,728,147 | $59,890,538 |
| FY2014 | $30,728,447 | $28,867,044 | $58,360,587 |
| FY2013 | $30,740,993 | $28,997,804 | $53,833,060 |
| FY2012 | $29,922,436 | $28,641,939 | $50,921,735 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Oregon Public Broadcasting (EIN 93-0814638), 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 | $54,168,845 | 93% |
| Program service revenue | $1,559,674 | 3% |
| Other revenue | $2,410,340 | 4% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $33,555,588 | 64% |
| Management & general | $10,093,101 | 19% |
| Fundraising | $8,859,058 | 17% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 93% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 64% of functional expenses, management & general 19%, and fundraising 17%.
- 64% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 11.5% of 907 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations nationwide (too few in OR for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 37.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 72nd percentile among 621 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OR.
- Total revenue was the highest among 625 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in OR.
- Total revenue rose from $29,922,436 in FY2012 to $58,138,859 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 10 and decreased in 3 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- Net assets grew from $50,921,735 to $162,386,620 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 69% of revenue in FY2012 and 93% in 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
CONNECTING PEOPLE ACROSS OREGON AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE POWER OF A SHARED STORY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1982 |
| 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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