Public Media NJ Inc
Donations deductiblePublic Media NJ Inc's network
17 people8 organisationsi17 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
17 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kobler Chair | Director & Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ann Limberg | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Barry H Ostrowsky | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carol Voorhees | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Christopher M Lepre | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Elizabeth Thomas | Director & Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| GOV Thomas H Kean | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Hans Dekker | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Josh S Weston (also filed as Josh Weston) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Laurie Mahon | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Maureen Duffy | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Neal Shapiro | Director, President & CEO | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Richard Pechter | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rick Thigpen | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert L Smartt | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sue Henderson | Director (Through 9/16/22) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Thomas A Bracken | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Briana Vannozzi | Anchor | since 2021 |
| Caroline Croen | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| David Cruz | Producer/Reporter | since 2021 |
| Debra Falk | Director of Communications | since 2019 |
| Elvin Badger | Director, Studio Operations | since 2020 |
| James Kraft | Senior Managing Editor | since 2021 |
| John Servidio | General Manager (Through 9/15/21) | since 2019 |
| Joseph Lee | Vice President (From 9/13/21) | since 2022 |
| Mark Nixdorf | Engineer | since 2019 |
| Mary Alice Williams | Anchor | since 2019 |
| Michael Aron | Chief Political Correspondent | since 2019 |
| Patricia Northrop | Assistant Secretary (Through 12/18/21) | since 2019 |
| Phil Alongi | Executive Producer/Program Development Dir | since 2019 |
| Robert Feinberg | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Stephen Priolo | Director of Local Corporate & Sponsorship | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Lee | General Manager | 40 | $283k | $12k | |
| James Kraft | Senior Managing Editor | 40 | $271k | $35k | |
| Elvin Badger | Director, Studio Operations | 40 | $164k | $44k | |
| Mark Nixdorf | Engineer | 40 | $130k | $7k | |
| David Cruz | Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor | 40 | $127k | $13k | |
| Debra Falk | Director of Communications | 40 | $126k | $32k | |
| Briana Vannozzi | Anchor | 40 | $123k | $18k | |
| Neal Shapiro | Trustee, President & CEO | 10 | $0 | $800k | $52k |
| Caroline Croen | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $379k | $41k |
| Robert Feinberg | Secretary | 10 | $0 | $358k | $16k |
| Scott Kobler | Trustee & Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Thomas | Trustee & Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Thomas A Bracken | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hans Dekker | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Venuti Free | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Natalya Johnson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gov Thomas H Kean | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher M Lepre | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth T Mazzeo | Trustee (Through 6/24/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barry H Ostrowsky | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher J Paladino | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Pechter | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert L Smartt | Trustee (Through 12/16/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Thigpen | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Tsao | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol Voorhees | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Public Media NJ Inc
- EIN
- 452552448
- Address
- 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY, 10019-7416
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. Its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A30 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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsScott Kobler
≥7years on the filingsAnn Limberg
≥7years on the filingsBarry H Ostrowsky
≥7years on the filingsChristopher M Lepre
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
- $14m
- Total liabilities
- $3.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $10.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.9m
- Program service revenue
- $6.5m
- Employees
- 91
- Volunteers
- 14