Nonprofit · EIN 34-1943865
IDEASTREAM
Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $28,038,821 | $26,487,549 | $1,551,272 | $93,477,546 | $7,656,088 | $85,821,458 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $59,877,950 | $27,029,500 | $32,848,450 | $86,253,526 | $7,362,108 | $78,891,418 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $25,046,733 | $26,064,163 | -$1,017,430 | $47,124,540 | $7,144,195 | $39,980,345 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $23,451,064
- of which government grants
- $6,998,955
- Program service revenue
- $3,627,877
- Investment income
- $1,862,161
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$261,981
- Other revenue
- -$902,281
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,958,176
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,028,567
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,163,091
- Professional fundraising fees
- $113,191
- Legal fees
- $34,971
- Accounting fees
- $95,973
- Occupancy
- $1,589,638
- Travel
- $131,048
- Depreciation
- $798,309
- Program services (functional)
- $18,736,644
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,193,789
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,557,116
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $86,253,526
- Total assets, end of year
- $93,477,546
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,656,088
- Net assets, end of year
- $85,821,458
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,299,349
- Publicly traded securities
- $58,369,582
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $77,963,227
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,858,231
- Gross unrelated business income
- $9,850
- Gross receipts
- $43,995,466
- Employees
- 189
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN EMARTIN | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $488,106 | $107,518 |
| FAITH N NOBLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $244,462 | $45,918 |
| YVETTE C DARBY | CHIEF DEV.&MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $236,765 | $36,194 |
| MICHAEL V SHAFARENKO | CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $205,610 | $42,505 |
| MARK ROSENBERGER | CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $206,434 | $34,673 |
| JENNY NORTHERN | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $197,609 | $23,175 |
| DANIEL D SHELLENBARGER | GEN.MGR.,OHIO PUBLIC MEDIA SVCS. Officer | 40 | $169,424 | $31,359 |
| SARA J HODGSON | SR.DIR.OF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,815 | $20,713 |
| MICHAEL K MCINTYRE | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,272 | $39,673 |
| CHARLES A POULTON | SR.DIR.OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,994 | $9,592 |
| KATY E ALLEN | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,478 | $20,761 |
| LORI A MARKS | SR.DIR.FOUNDATIONS&CORP.SUPPORT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,970 | $20,861 |
| SANDRA KIELY KOLB | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID D LEGEAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ AGGARWAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE LOESSIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEWIS W ADKINS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA N BARBATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| S CRAIG BROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSEANNE DEUCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR TODD DIACON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CHRIS DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEORGE R DRODER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL E GOLDBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC S GORDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY HANCOCK GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN T MANNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| QUENTIN L MCCORVEY SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TANIA MENESSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRENT M MEYERHOEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALAYNE L REITMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEAN RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHEN L STRAYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANA STRONGOSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BELVA DENMARK TIBBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW R WYNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH YUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN E MARTIN | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $468,013 | $104,635 |
| FAITH N NOBLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $248,484 | $47,284 |
| MARK ROSENBERGER | CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $210,665 | $35,867 |
| MICHAEL V SHAFARENKO | CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $195,702 | $43,256 |
| JENNY NORTHERN | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $199,977 | $23,594 |
| WENDY L TURNER | GEN.MGR.OHIO PUBLIC MEDIA Officer | 40 | $195,171 | $23,216 |
| YVETTE C DARBY | CHIEF DEV.&MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $170,377 | $24,664 |
| DANIEL SHELLENBARGER | SR.DIR.OHIO CHANNEL/EXEC.D Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,385 | $32,436 |
| SARA J HODGSON | SR.DIR. OF EMPLOYEE EXPERI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,738 | $21,303 |
| CHARLES A POULTON | SR.DIR. OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,752 | $10,290 |
| MICHAEL K MCINTYRE | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,936 | $27,236 |
| LORI A MARKS | SR.DIR.,FOUNDATIONS&CORP.S Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,129 | $21,691 |
| SANDRA KIELY KOLB | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE RASKIND | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID D LEGEAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE LOESSIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ AGGARWAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS W ADKINS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA N BARBATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| S CRAIG BROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANNE DEUCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD DIACON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER CHRIS DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE R DRODER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHYLIS FERRARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN RICH FINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN GLICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL E GOLDBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC S GORDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN T MANNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN L MCCORVEY SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRENT M MEYERHOEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAYNE L REITMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES S SIMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK G STUEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BELVA DENMARK TIBBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS A WALTERMIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW R WYNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH YUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN E MARTIN | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $534,493 | $101,968 |
| FAITH N NOBLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $267,020 | $46,328 |
| MARK ROSENBERGER | CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $222,475 | $39,456 |
| TODD C MESEK | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $231,235 | $12,190 |
| JENNY NORTHERN | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $205,217 | $33,394 |
| MICHAEL V SHAFARENKO | CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $190,186 | $41,023 |
| WENDY L TURNER | GEN.MGR.OHIO PUBLIC MEDIA Officer | 40 | $180,372 | $22,350 |
| DANIEL SHELLENBARGER | SR.DIR.OHIO CHANNEL/EXEC.DIR.OGT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,397 | $30,691 |
| SARA J HODGSON | SR.DIR. OF EMPLOYEE EXPERI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,806 | $20,319 |
| MICHAEL K MCINTYRE | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,581 | $19,635 |
| CHARLES A POULTON | SR.DIR. OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,182 | $9,303 |
| LORI A MARKS | SR.DIR.,FOUNDATIONS&CORP.SUPPORT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,768 | $20,365 |
| SANDRA KIELY KOLB | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE RASKIND | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID D LEGEAY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE LOESSIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ AGGARWAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA N BARBATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| S CRAIG BROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BRUML | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANNE DEUCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD DIACON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE R DRODER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHYLIS FERRARA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN RICH FINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN GLICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL E GOLDBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC S GORDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN CHRISTMAN KALBERER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK H I KHAYAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN L MCCORVEY SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET L MCKENZIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JON H OUTCALT SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAYNE L REITMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES S SIMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL M SKIRBALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER STEFANSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK G STUEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BELVA DENMARK TIBBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS A WALTERMIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH YUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1375 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44115-1826
- In care of
- % JOHN PHILLIPS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KEVIN E MARTIN, 1375 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OH 44115
- Signed the 990
- FAITH N NOBLE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (216) 916-6100
- Website
- WWW.IDEASTREAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MALONEY NOVOTNY LLC
Mission
IDEASTREAM IS THE HOME TO NORTHEAST OHIO'S MEMBER-SUPPORTED PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICES WVIZ, WKSU, WCLV, AND JAZZNEO. IN ADDITION TO HIGHLY TRUSTED PBS AND NPR PROGRAMMING, IDEASTREAM IS THE COMMUNITY'S SOURCE FOR AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM, INSPIRING STORIES, AND QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OIDEASTREAM PUBLIC MEDIA ("IDEASTREAM") IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION. PUBLICLY SUPPORTED AND LOCALLY OWNED, IDEASTREAM'S MISSION IS TO BE A TRUSTED AND DYNAMIC MULTIMEDIA SOURCE FOR ILLUMINATING THE WORLD AROUND US. IDEASTREAM SERVICES INCLUDE WVIZ/PBS, WITH FIVE CHANNELS OF PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICE; WKSU, NORTHEAST OHIO'S NPR NEWS AND INFORMATION RADIO SERVICE; WCLV, NORTHEAST OHIO'S CLASSICAL MUSIC RADIO SERVICE; JAZZNEO, NORTHEAST OHIO'S LOCAL JAZZ MUSIC RADIO SERVICE; IDEASTREAM EDUCATION, WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, SERVICES AND THE AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN'S SERIES NEWSDEPTH; AND MANAGEMENT OF THE OHIO CHANNEL, THE OHIO PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU AND THE OHIO NEWSROOM ON BEHALF OF ALL OHIO'S PUBLIC MEDIA STATIONS. THROUGH TELEVISION, RADIO, DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES, IDEASTREAM ENGAGES WITH 4 MILLION PEOPLE IN A TYPICAL MONTH. IDEASTREAM'S FREE, TRUSTED COVERAGE FOCUSES ON FOUR CORE SERVICES: NEWS AND INFORMATION, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC, AND EDUCATION.Expenses $18,736,644 · revenue $2,715,746
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1943865
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $93,477,546
- Income (IRS master file)
- $43,995,466
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $28,038,821 | $26,487,549 | $93,477,546 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $59,877,950 | $27,029,500 | $86,253,526 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $25,046,733 | $26,064,163 | $47,124,540 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $24,604,336 | $25,707,116 | $41,379,688 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-1943865).
Questions about IDEASTREAM
- What is the EIN of IDEASTREAM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IDEASTREAM is 34-1943865.
- Is IDEASTREAM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to IDEASTREAM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IDEASTREAM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of IDEASTREAM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IDEASTREAM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IDEASTREAM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KEVIN E MARTIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of IDEASTREAM?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $488,106 (KEVIN EMARTIN, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does IDEASTREAM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $28,038,821, expenses of $26,487,549 and total assets of $93,477,546 at year end.
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