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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1795789

NPR FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20002

Financials

$21.3M$34M2022$23M$32.5M2023$32.4M$31.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NPR FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$32,449,175$31,662,350$786,825$426,019,528$1,820,706$424,198,822
September 30, 2024990$22,979,301$32,457,396-$9,478,095$403,743,082$83,859$403,659,223
September 30, 2023990$21,326,529$34,014,022-$12,687,493$377,499,702$89,846$377,409,856
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$12,645,567
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,803,608
Net gain from sales of assets
$16,070,139
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$29,452,661
Other salaries and wages
$277,340
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$319,480
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$37,365
Accounting fees
$146,062
Occupancy
$20,631
Travel
$600
Program services (functional)
$29,452,661
Management and general (functional)
$2,209,689

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$403,743,082
Total assets, end of year
$426,019,528
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,820,706
Net assets, end of year
$424,198,822
Publicly traded securities
$67,513,360
Net assets without donor restrictions
$30,914,277
Net assets with donor restrictions
$393,284,545
Gross unrelated business income
$492,249
Gross receipts
$364,548,130
Employees
0
Volunteers
48
Year formed
1992
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KATHERINE R MAHERNPR PRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$695,444$1,807
DAPHNE KWONTREASURER
Officer
1$0$497,273$26,351
LEORA HANSERPRESIDENT (TO 03/25)
Officer
1.92$0$416,697$14,990
JOHN F LANSINGFORMER OFFICER
Former
0$0$382,881$19,237
JULIE PARRINTERIM PRESIDENT (FROM 05/25)
Officer
1.92$0$267,653$2,657
ELISABETH G LANGASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
20$0$213,219$41,437
DANETTE ZAGHARI-MASKSECRETARY
Officer
1.27$0$211,903$36,324
JOHN P MCGINNCHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HAL BRIERLEYVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE (TO 09/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PAUL G HAAGAVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA ISHIYAMAVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY SCHOENFELDVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANTOINE W VAN AGTMAELVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER B ALTABEFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SANJU K BANSALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
38 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN W BUOYMASTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSE BYRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUKI CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MOLLIE H CARTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET F CLARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD DE SILVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TARIQ DIXONTRUSTEE (FROM 05/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
HAZEL A DONALDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGOT P ERNSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY FARESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN FIXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENT W GLEDHILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES M GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN HANSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN A HERRMANN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD H HERTZBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JIHEE KIM HUHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELE JANINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RONALD A KAHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES F KIREKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSANNA LACHSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER G LEHMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY MACKINNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JARL MOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JACQUELINE C MORBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT O'HARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA M PAPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE V PEYROUSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE MCCORKELL PLEWSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CRISTINA SINCLAIRETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY A SINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CAMILLA SMITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FREDRIC STECKTRUSTEE (FROM 05/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
PERRY STEINERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSELYNE CHROMAN 'CISSIE' SWIGTRUSTEE (TO 09/25)
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCY SYMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA M WILHELMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER FERROEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 58 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOHN F LANSINGPRESIDENT & CEO (TO 04/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$562,689$47,921
LEORA HANSERPRESIDENT
Officer
1.92$0$354,699$21,044
ELISABETH G LANGASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
20$0$206,660$39,618
DAPHNE KWONTREASURER
Officer
1$0$230,023$12,243
DANETTE ZAGHARI-MASKSECRETARY
Officer
1.27$0$205,216$25,386
KATHERINE R MAHERPRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 03/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHN P MCGINNCHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MELISSA FETTERCHAIR/TRUSTEE (TO 07/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PAUL G HAAGAVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA ISHIYAMAVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY SCHOENFELDVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MARCY SYMSVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANTOINE W VAN AGTMAELVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER B ALTABEFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SANJU K BANSALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NORRIS J BISHTON JRTRUSTEE (TO 05/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HAL BRIERLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN W BUOYMASTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JESSE BYRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELLEN CARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUKI CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MOLLIE H CARTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANET F CLARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HAZEL A DONALDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARGOT P ERNSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY FARESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRIAN FIXTRUSTEE (TO 05/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRENT W GLEDHILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HARRIET F GOLDTRUSTEE (TO 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES M GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELLEN HANSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANETTE L HARRISTRUSTEE (TO 05/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN A HERRMAN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD H HERTZBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JIHEE KIM HUHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELE JANINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RONALD A KAHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES F KIREKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSANNA LACHSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER G LEHMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY MACKINNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JARL MOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACQUELINE C MORBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIRIAM MUSCAROLASTRUSTEE (TO 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT O'HARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA M PAPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANE V PEYROUSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GEORGE MCCORKELL PLEWSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAISON ROBINSONTRUSTEE (TO 07/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD DE SILVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRISTINA SINCLAIRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY A SINEEX-OFFICIO THEN TRUSTEE (EFF. 11/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAMILLA SMITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PERRY STEINERTRUSTEE (FROM 05/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN SUMMERTRUSTEE (TO 02/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROSELYNE CHROMAN 'CISSIE' SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONNA M WILHELMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER FERROEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (FROM 11/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 63 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOHN F LANSINGPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$549,701$40,551
DEBORAH A COWANTREASURER (END 06/23)
Officer
1$0$362,627$30,742
LEORA HANSERPRESIDENT
Officer
1.92$0$341,257$2,096
ELISABETH G LANGASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
20$0$204,560$34,336
DANETTE ZAGHARI-MASKSECRETARY
Officer
1.27$0$132,754$12,244
JOHN P MCGINNCHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MOLLIE H CARTERVICE CHAIR THEN TRUST. EFF. 11/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MELISSA FETTERVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PAUL G HAAGA JRVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA ISHIYAMAVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY SCHOENFELDTRUST. THEN VICE CHAIR EFF. 11/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CAMILLA SMITHVICE CHAIR THEN TRUST. EFF. 11/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JENNIFER B ALTABEFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SANJU K BANSALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NORRIS J BISHTON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HAL BRIERLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN W BUOYMASTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JESSE BYRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELLEN CARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUKI CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANET F CLARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HAZEL A DONALDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARGOT P ERNSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY FARESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL M GINSBURGTRUSTEE (END 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BRENT W GLEDHILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HARRIET F GOLDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES M GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELLEN HANSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANETTE L HARRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN A HERRMANN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD H HERTZBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JIHEE KIM HUHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELE JANINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANE F KATCHERTRUSTEE (END 05/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RONALD A KAHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES F KIREKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSANNA LACHSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STUART E LUCASTRUSTEE (END 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER G LEHMANTRUSTEE (BEG. 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY MACKINNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JARL MOHNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACQUELINE C MORBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIRIAM MUSCAROLASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GWENDOLYN NORTONTRUSTEE (END 05/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT OHARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA M PAPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANE V PEYROUSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GEORGE MCCORKELL PLEWSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAISON ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD DE SILVATRUSTEE (BEG. 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CRISTINA SINCLAIRETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN SUMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROSELYNE CHROMAN 'CISSIE' SWIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARCY SYMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES TAYLORTRUSTEE (END 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEVEN UNGERLEIDERTRUSTEE (END 03/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANTOINE W VAN AGTMAELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONNA M WILHELMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHN DECKEREX OFFICIO TRUSTEE (END 02/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LAFONTAINE E OLIVEREX OFFICIO TRUSTEE (END 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFFREY A SINEEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE (BEG. 11/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAPHNE KWONTREASURER (BEG. 06/23)
Officer
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1111 N CAPITOL ST NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-7502
In care of
% RACHEL EVANS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RACHEL EVANS, 1111 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002
Signed the 990
DAPHNE KWON, TREASURER
Phone
(202) 513-2000
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE NPR FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS SOLE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. (NPR). THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NPR THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (E.G., CONDUCTING FUNDRAISING EVENTS, MANAGING A DEDICATED ENDOWMENT). THE FOUNDATION DISBURSES FUNDS RAISED, ALONG WITH ENDOWMENT EARNINGS, TO NPR TO SUPPORT ITS OPERATIONS, PROMOTION, DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL EXPANSION, AND OTHER VALID CORPORATE ACTIVITIES, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE DONOR RESTRICTIONS.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE NPR FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) CONTRIBUTED FUNDS RAISED, ALONG WITH APPROVED ENDOWMENT AND BOARD-DESIGNATED FUND EARNINGS, TO NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. (NPR), THE FOUNDATION'S SOLE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. THESE FUNDS FINANCED NPR'S OPERATIONS, PROMOTION, DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL EXPANSION, AND OTHER VALID CORPORATE ACTIVITIES, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE DONOR RESTRICTIONS.
    Expenses $29,452,661 · grants $29,452,661

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1795789
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Supporting organization of unknown type
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$426,019,528
Income (IRS master file)
$364,548,130

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$32,449,175$31,662,350$426,019,528XML
990-TSeptember 2025–––IRS
990September 2024$22,979,301$32,457,396$403,743,082XML
990-TSeptember 2024–––IRS
990September 2023$21,326,529$34,014,022$377,499,702XML
990-TSeptember 2023–––IRS
990September 2022$31,570,711$18,344,572$368,794,543IRS
990-TSeptember 2022–––IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––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 52-1795789).

Questions about NPR FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of NPR FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NPR FOUNDATION is 52-1795789.
Is NPR FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
Are donations to NPR FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
Which annual return does NPR FOUNDATION 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 NPR FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NPR FOUNDATION 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 NPR FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names RACHEL EVANS.
Who are the officers and directors of NPR FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 53 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does NPR FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,449,175, expenses of $31,662,350 and total assets of $426,019,528 at year end.

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