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Twin Cities Public Television

Harnessing the power of television and other media for the public good

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (50.09)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 68.8%    
Administrative Expenses 10.2%    
Fundraising Expenses 20.8%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.22    
Efficiency Rating    
      (31.88)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 2.3%    
Program Expenses Growth 4.6%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.91    
Capacity Rating    
      (18.20)

Income Statement     (FYE 08/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $28,007,605
Other Revenue $774,514
Total Revenue $28,782,119
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $17,689,385
Administrative Expenses $2,634,243
Fundraising Expenses $5,356,632
Total Functional Expenses $25,680,260
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $3,101,859
   
Net Assets $35,176,097

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Contact Information

Twin Cities Public Television
172 East Fourth Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
tel: (888) 229-1500
fax: (651) 229-1282
EIN: 41-0769851

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Leadership      (FYE 08/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
James Pagliarini President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $274,090 1.06%

Mission

The mission of Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) is to harness the power of television and other media for the public good. An educational, civic, and cultural resource, tpt presents original productions for national and state broadcast. One of the most watched PBS affiliates in the nation, tpt is based in St. Paul and operates seven digital stations in addition to analog channels tpt2 and tpt17. Productions include the Emmy Award winning Benjamin Franklin; the Emmy winning The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's; the Emmy winning Suze Orman: The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life; the Emmy winning DragonflyTV science series for kids; the popular public affairs program Almanac, and the innovative Minnesota Channel.

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