WGBH Educational Foundation

BOSTON, MA EIN: 04-2104397 Website

WGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$928.3M

+0.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+70.3% YoY

Grant Count

5

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$312K

+104.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$64M$127M$191M$255M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$928,251,464$921,641,002$924,486,582
Revenue$225,004,242$220,582,541$211,952,357
Expenses$231,562,495$225,572,032$212,079,070
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$18,542,688$6,819,193$20,825,737
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$390K$780K$1M$2M8 grants20207 grants20214 grants20226 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

Pellet Productions Inc$1.3MApograph Productions Inc$216KNORC$48KAINE$15KEducation Development Ce…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K4$50–100K13$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Irvin A AlexanderCFO thru 5/2023$944KSusan GoldbergPresident & CEO$729KRaney AronsonExec Producer$529KShane MinerCOO$509KJohn BredarVP National Programming$463KSuzanne ZellnerVP Corp Sponsorship & Member…$456KAnn DexterVP Human Resources$448KJames LevyCFO & Treasurer$425KTerry FitzpatrickVP Children'sMedia$410KTina CassidyChief MktngOfficer$391KYemisi Oloruntola-Co…VP & ChiefIncluOff$369KClaudia PalmerCOO thru 9/23$366KAmy AxelrodChief of Staff$340KSusanne SimpsonEP & Head of Scripted Content$336KSusan L KantrowitzVP GC thru 9/23$280KJonathan AbbottSpecial Advisor$219KSusan RosenVP Gen Counsel$179KEric BrassCorpConsl Clerk$159K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Irvin A AlexanderCFO thru 5/202340$944,171
Susan GoldbergPresident & CEO40$728,818
Shane MinerCOO40$509,304
Raney AronsonExec Producer40$528,592
John BredarVP National Programming40$462,604
Suzanne ZellnerVP Corp Sponsorship & Membership40$455,745
Ann DexterVP Human Resources40$447,943
James LevyCFO & Treasurer40$425,252
Terry FitzpatrickVP Children'sMedia40$410,246
Yemisi Oloruntola-CoatesVP & ChiefIncluOff40$368,625
Tina CassidyChief MktngOfficer40$391,202
Claudia PalmerCOO thru 9/2340$365,771
Amy AxelrodChief of Staff40$339,606
Susanne SimpsonEP & Head of Scripted Content40$335,612
Susan L KantrowitzVP GC thru 9/2340$279,899
Jonathan AbbottSpecial Advisor40$219,357
Susan RosenVP Gen Counsel40$179,454
Eric BrassCorpConsl Clerk40$159,264
Henry Becton JrTrustee1
Mohamad AliTrustee1
Marcia BlenkoVice Chair2
Brian H ChuTrustee1
Stacy L CowanTrustee1
Lynn B DaytonVice Chair2
Pam EddingerTrustee1
Juan EnriquezTrustee1
Renee InomataTrustee1
Susan G FentinTrustee1
Ann M FudgeChairwoman2
Benjamin GomezTrustee1
Rosemarie TorresJohnsonTrustee1
Andrea E KalynTrustee1
Ann KleeTrustee1
Paul W LeeTrustee1
William A LowellTrustee1
Susan X LuoTrustee1
Elise McDonaldTrustee1
Cathy E MinehanVice Chair2
Martha L MinowTrustee1
Liz MorningstarTrustee1
Marvin Lee PeltonVice Chair2
Alicia RoseTrustee1
Vincent D RougeauTrustee1
Cyrus TaraporevalaTrustee1
Jeffrey RayportTrustee1
Carmichael RobertsTrustee1
Cynthia L StraussTrustee1
Belinda TermeerTrste thru10/231
William N ThorndikeTrustee1
Stephen WagnerTrustee1
Lynn Perry WootenTrustee1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

BrooklynCambridgeChicagoCorvallisFairbanksFort WashingtonLexingtonMiddletownNew YorkQueensReadingSanta BarbaraWaltham

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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