Wgbh Educational Foundation
Donations deductibleWgbh Educational Foundation's network
36 people28 organisationsi36 people and 28 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (36). Violet dotted lines (32) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
36 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 32 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 36 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann M Fudge Chair | Chairwoman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alicia Rose | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrea E Kalyn | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ann Klee | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Belinda Termeer | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Benjamin Gomez | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian H Chu | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carmichael Roberts | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Cathy E Minehan | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cynthia L Strauss | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cyrus Taraporevala | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Henry Becton Jr | VChairthru10/22 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey Rayport | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jonathan C Abbott | Pres&CEO 12/22 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Juan Enriquez | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| L Rafael Reif | Trste thru12/22 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Liz Morningstar | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lynn B Dayton | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lynn Perry Wooten | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marcia Blenko | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Martha L Minow | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marvin Lee Pelton | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melinda A Rabb | Trste thru 3/23 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mohamad Ali | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Pam Eddinger | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul W Lee | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Renee Inomata | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rosemarie Torresjohnson | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stacy L Cowan | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stephen Wagner | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan G Fentin | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Goldberg | President & CEO | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan X Luo | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Vincent D Rougeau | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William A Lowell | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William N Thorndike | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
20 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Dexter | VP Human Resources | 2023 |
| Benjamin Godley | COO thru 11/18 | since 2018 |
| Claudia Palmer | COO | since 2019 |
| David Bernstein | VP - GM Ent & Co-Pres PBSd | since 2018 |
| David Fanning | SrAdvisor/Producer | since 2018 |
| Eric Brass | CorpConsl Clerk | since 2018 |
| Irvin A Alexander III | CFO thru 5/23 | since 2018 |
| James Braude | Host Exec Editor | since 2018 |
| James Levy | CFO & Treasurer | 2023 |
| John Bredar | VP National Programming | since 2018 |
| Paula Apsell | Sr Exec Producer | 2018 |
| Raney Aronson | Exec Producer | since 2018 |
| Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer | since 2018 |
| Shane Miner | VP & CTO | 2023 |
| Stacey Decker | CTO | 2019 |
| Susan L Kantrowitz | VP Gen Counsel | since 2018 |
| Susanne Simpson | Executive Producer | 2019 |
| Suzanne Zellner | VP Corp Sponsorship & Membership | since 2019 |
| Terry Fitzpatrick | VP Childrens Media | since 2018 |
| Winifred Lenihan | VP Development | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Johnston | GM thru 5/24 | 40 | $696k | $20k | |
| Susan Goldberg | President & CEO | 40 | $676k | $44k | |
| Raney Aronson | Exec Producer | 40 | $594k | $21k | |
| Shane Miner | COO | 40 | $496k | $52k | |
| John Bredar | VP National Programming | 40 | $441k | $49k | |
| Tina Cassidy | Chief MktngOfficer | 40 | $384k | $15k | |
| Edward Wilson | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $373k | $32k | |
| James Levy | CFO & Treasurer | 40 | $372k | $11k | |
| Suzanne Zellner | VP Corp Sponsorship & Mem thru12/24 | 40 | $355k | $37k | |
| Susanne Simpson | Exec Producer | 40 | $354k | $31k | |
| Debra Simmons | Editor-in-Chief | 40 | $338k | $35k | |
| Liz Cheng | Co-Exec Prod & Con | 40 | $331k | $48k | |
| Susan Rosen | VP Gen Counsel | 40 | $256k | $32k | |
| Jonathan Abbott | Special Advisor | 40 | $249k | $47k | |
| Eric Brass | CorpConsl Clerk | 40 | $165k | $19k | |
| Henry Becton Jr | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mohamad Ali | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marcia Blenko | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian H Chu | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stacy L Cowan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lynn B Dayton | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Pam Eddinger | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Juan Enriquez | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Renee Inomata | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan G Fentin | Trst thru 3/25 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann M Fudge | Chair thru 3/25 | 2 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Gomez | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rosemarie TorresJohnson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea E Kalyn | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Klee | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul W Lee | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| William A Lowell | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Hawley Miles | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan X Luo | Trst thru 3/25 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elise McDonald | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mathai Mammen | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cathy E Minehan | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Martha L Minow | Chairwoman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Liz Morningstar | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marvin Lee Pelton | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- EIN
- 042104397
- Address
- 1 Guest St, Boston, MA, 02135-2016
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A300 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1951
- Principal officer
- Susan Goldberg (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1956
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedMusic rightsBTL Music IncRelatedMusic rightsListen to the Lion Music IncRelatedMusic rightsGreat Blue Hills Music IncRelatedMusic rightsWGBH Music Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnn M Fudge
≥8years on the filingsAnn Klee
≥8years on the filingsBenjamin Gomez
≥8years on the filingsCathy E Minehan
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $951.1m
- Total liabilities
- $338.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $612.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $115m
- Program service revenue
- $67.6m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.4m
- Employees
- 1,316
- Volunteers
- 1,500
Grants paid
9 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apograph Productions Inc | Film production service for project | $378k |
| Pellet Productions Inc | Film production service for project | $313k |
| University of Washington | Research services for the project | $223k |
| Education Development Center | Research services for programs | $189k |
| Norc | Research services for the project | $185k |
| Trustees of Boston University | Research services for the project | $79k |
| Alaska Public Media Inc | Research services for the project | $30k |
| Aine | Research services for programs | $19k |
| Brandeis University | Research services for the project | $10k |