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National Public Radio Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-0907625

Total giving
$11MTax year 2025
Total assets
$420MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. (NPR) COLLABORATES WITH MEMBER PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC, ONE CHALLENGED AND INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EVENTS, IDEAS, AND CULTURES. NPR ADVANCES THIS MISSION BY PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF JOURNALISM AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION, ADVOCATING FOR MEMBER STATIONS' SHARED INTERESTS, AND OPERATING THE SATELLITE INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC RADIO.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1.4M2020
$980K2021
$1.8M2022
$3.5M2023
$5.4M2024
$11M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Kcur-Fm$710K2023
Kqed-Fm$500K2023
Boise State Public Radio$420K2023
Texas Public Radio$350K2023
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc$330K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: nationalpublicradio.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.