$158.8M in expenses

Content production and distribution:this program category includes expenses incurred by NPR's news and information, programming, NPR music, and engineering divisions. NPR is an internationally recognized producer and distributor of broadcast programming and digital content. During the tax reporting period, NPR's broadcast programming reached a weekly audience of 21.4 million people.about 98.5% of the u.s. Population is within the listening area of one or stations that carry NPR programming. NPR produces and/or distributes 22 news, talk, music, and entertainment broadcast programs, and 24 podcast-only programs (approximately 8 million average unique weekly users of NPR-produced podcast programs). As NPR apps began unification into a single app, NPR saw weekly usage of 1.5 million users. Additionally, NPR programming is heard on satellite radio, HD radio, itunes radio, on member station web streams, and internationally. NPR also broadcasts its programming to the u.s. Military and their families through the armed forces radio network and other international services. Some programs produced and/or distributed by NPR include: morning edition, weekend edition, all things considered, fresh air, the ted radio hour, 1a, wait wait don't tell me!, here & now, book of the day, code switch, it's been a minute, storycorps, planet money, life kit, up first, and NPR newscasts 24 hours a day.

$36.6M in expenses

Digital, content support, and other:this program category includes expenses incurred by NPR's digital, content support, and member partnership divisions. During the tax reporting period, digital expanded NPR's public service by offering NPR content free of charge on the web, mobile devices, through distribution partnerships with third-party platforms, and other emerging digital channels. Digital also began the unification of NPR's apps into a single app. NPR's content, which reached approximately 42 million users weekly, includes real-time news reports, live audio streams, live video streams, on-demand video segments, archival audio spanning more than a decade, original text stories and photos, commentary, and other content exclusive to the internet which provides additional insight in NPR's broadcast programs. NPR's content support teams perform critical activities for all content divisions including, but not limited to: creating, maintaining, and deploying equipment and personal security packages to traveling domestic and international reporters; booking travel for reporters deploying for routine and breaking news stories; purchasing equipment for content staff; supporting reporters who are in the field; conducting research in support of news stories and programming; training; content production software support; and international bureau support.NPR's member partnership team coordinates the services that NPR provides to its 246 member organizations. NPR members operate 1,024 associated public radio stations nationwide, as well as websites and other platforms. When non-member public radio licensees and their associated stations are combined with member stations, 1,077 public radio stations broadcast NPR-licensed programming. NPR's members include public and private colleges and universities, state and local governmental entities, and community-based 501(c)(3) organizations. NPR's organizational, programmatic, and financial strength derives significantly from the strength of members and the whole NPR network. NPR provides services and collaborates with member stations in newsgathering and reporting, program development, cultural events, community engagement, fundraising, radio and digital distribution, and representation on issues critical to public radio.

$14.9M in expenses

Satellite interconnection and distribution:this program category includes expenses incurred by NPR's distribution/interconnection division ("distribution"). During the tax reporting period, distribution continued to operate and manage the public radio satellite system ("PRSS"), a combined satellite and internet distribution service for public radio broadcast programming and related digital content. The PRSS is available to all public radio stations, regardless of size, income, organization, or programming affiliation. The PRSS distributes NPR's broadcast content and content from producing stations and other independent radio producers. PRSS public radio and other clients support the PRSS through fees for services. NPR distribution also receives federal funding via the corporation for public broadcasting for support and improvement of the PRSS.