Northern Minnesota Public Television
Donations deductibleNorthern Minnesota Public Television's network
15 people7 organisationsi15 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
15 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Berry Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Beth Passi | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brent Gish | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brett Severson | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Carl Yudell | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Erik Speer | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Ward | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jon Fields | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kim Williams | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Laine Larson | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mike Smith | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Paul Peterson | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rick Beeson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Travis Annette | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Hickey | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hanks | CEO | since 2022 |
| William Sanford | CEO | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hanks | CEO | 40 | $93k | $18k | |
| Steve Berry | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laine Larson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brent Gish | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Williams | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Travis Annette | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brett Severson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Ward | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Beeson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Hickey | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carl Yudell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erik Speer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Passi | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Smith | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Peterson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jon Fields | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Northern Minnesota Public Television
- EIN
- 411265701
- Address
- 108 Grant Ave Ne, Bemidji, MN, 56601-3620
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- Lakeland pbs' mission is to educate, entertain, enrich and enlighten our "community" with the programming we produce right here in northern minnesota and the nationally available programming we choose to air on our channels. Lakeland pbs' vision is to be the premier, trusted, indispensable public media resource for the region. We strive to empower citizens while serving and connecting the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A32 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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1970
- Principal officer
- Jeff Hanks (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1974
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKim Williams
≥7years on the filingsMike Smith
≥6years on the filingsSteve Berry
≥6years on the filingsLaine Larson
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.9m
- Total liabilities
- $262k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.9m
- Program service revenue
- $28k
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 40
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.7m | $2.7m | Deficit $46k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.