NonprofitsWindow To The World Communications Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Window To The World Communications Inc

CHICAGO, IL

Total revenue

$40.1M

Total expenses

$43.7M

Net assets

$76.4M

Grants received

$43.5M

374 grants

EIN

362246703

Tax year

2023

Mission

We enrich lives, engage communities, and inspire exploration.

Programs

2 programs

Wttw is chicago's pbs member station committed to creating and presenting unique content for television and digital media. We are dedicated to enriching lives, engaging communities, and inspiring exploration through our commitment to diverse perspectives, innovation, and life-long learning.

Expenses: $7.3MGrants: $23K

Wfmt is chicago's only classical radio station. We are committed to enriching lives, engaging communities, and inspiring exploration through the lens of classical music. Wfmt showcases local and national talent in classical music.

Expenses: $3.3M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$28.4M
Program service revenue$10.5M
Investment income$1.3M
Other revenue
Total revenue$40.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$23K
Salaries & benefits$21.0M
Fundraising$8.8M
Other expenses$22.1M
Total expenses$43.7M
Total assets$92.9M
Net assets$76.4M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SANDRA MICEK

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$686K

40 hrs/wk

JITIN GARG

FMR. SVP, CFO - PART YEAR

Board

$244K

40 hrs/wk

PHILLIP A ALPHONSE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

NICHOLAS ANTOINE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

JOHN W BALLANTINE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ROBERT H BAUM

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

NORMAN R BOBINS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

JACK BRENNAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ALAN A BROWN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

WILLIAM G BROWN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

KRISTIN CARLSON VOGEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

KAREN CASE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ERIN CLIFFORD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ROBERT A CLIFFORD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

RICHARD W COLBURN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

LEWIS COLLENS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

TILDEN CUMMINGS JR

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

SIDNEY DILLARD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

HIRANDA S DONOGHUE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

HOWARD S DUBIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH DUNCAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

GAIL M ELDEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

JAMES D FIRTH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

SCOTT J FISHER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ESTHER ET FRANKLIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

GRAHAM C GRADY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ROBERT S HAMADA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

J THOMAS HURVIS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

LORETTA L JULIAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

DANIEL E LEVIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

CONNIE L LINDSEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

DAVID K MABIE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

BRANDON J NEAL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

ALEXANDRA C NICHOLS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

DAVID OLIVENCIA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.25 hrs/wk

MARK B PINSKY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

PETER B POND

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

EMMA RODRIGUEZ-AYALA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

KATIE ROONEY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHIRLEY WELSH RYAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

RACHEL SAUNDERS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

GORDON SEGAL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

JENNIFER L SHERMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.65 hrs/wk

JILL BRITTON

EVP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Staff

$318K

40 hrs/wk

ANNE GLEASON

EVP, MARKETING AND DIGITAL

Staff

$276K

40 hrs/wk

GEOFFREY BAER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Staff

$194K

40 hrs/wk

ALEXANDER SAUNDERS

DIRECTOR OF SALES, WFMT

Staff

$188K

40 hrs/wk

GABERIEL IRIMIA

ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE - EIC

Staff

$161K

40 hrs/wk

JAY SMITH

NEWS DIRECTOR, WTTW NEWS

Staff

$151K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL TOMPARY

SR DIRECTOR OF BROADCAST & TECH

Staff

$149K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

DONOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

CANVASSING

$481K

EMPIST

IT SUPPORT

$389K

THE ENVELOPE CONNECTION

MAILING

$325K

FOREST INCENTIVES LTD

SOURCING, FULFILLING, MAILING SERVICES

$314K

TWO BY FOUR

MEDIA CAMPAIGN

$135K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 374

FromAmountPurposeYear
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$100K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$70K
LOCAL BROADCAST OF NOVA AND GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$55K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$50K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$20K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$20K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$10K
GENERAL DONATION
2024
$10K
FUND FOR INDEPENDENT NEWS
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$8K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2024
$5K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$1K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$355
Arts Culture and Humanities
2024
$180
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$661K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$452K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$375K
SUPPORT PAYMENT
2023
$350K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$150K
General, charitable, educational - Island Without Cars/Hydra
2023
$118K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$99K
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$78K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$70K
LOCAL BROADCAST OF NOVA AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$60K
General, charitable, educational - Island Without Cars
2023
$50K
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED, EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2023
$50K
in support of general operations
2023
$34K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$25K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2023
$25K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$25K
General, charitable, educational
2023
$25K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF FIRSTHAND: LIFE AFTER INCARCERATION.
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$24K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$20K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$13K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$12K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$10K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$7K
General charitable purposes
2023
$6K
COMMUNITY PROJECTS - GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$6K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2K
In support of general operations.
2023
$1K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE USE
2023
$375
For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.
2023
$275
Arts Culture and Humanities
2023
$220
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$180
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$150
Matching Gifts
2023
$100
ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES
2023
$100
MATCH/DISCRETIONARY
2023
$60
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$60
Matching Gifts
2023
$50
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$651K
Oliver Dragon Fund of WFMT, General Operating Support, Annual Fund, support for WFMT fundraising drive challenge (no tickets or tangible benefits), support of News Hour, support for the WTTW | WFMT Gala (no tickets or tangible benefits), support for producing and presenting the 9-part Chicago Tonight Monday series on ?Chicago Violence?, support for Environmental Programming, support for Jewish programming, WONDER support for Gala (no tickets or tangible benefits), WFMT challenge contribution, $1000: support for WFMT; $500: support for WTTW, $5,000: General Operating support - memorial; $25,000: support for Ken Burns' presentation of The American Buffalo, General Operating Support for TV programming, support for The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer, matching contribution - final installment, $5,000 support for WFMT Radio; $2,500 support for WFMT fall fundraising drive, where most needed
2022
$600K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$496K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$275K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
Special Projects
2022
$205K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$125K
General, charitable, educational
2022
$116K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$100K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$88K
General, charitable, educational
2022
$88K
General, charitable, educational
2022
$70K
LOCAL BROADCAST OF NOVA AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$63K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$63K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
in support of general operations
2022
$50K
FOR WTTW NEWS
2022
$50K
General, charitable, educational
2022
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$45K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2022
$40K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$38K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$35K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$25K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$25K
General operating support
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
PROJECT - FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR PROGRAM
2022
$24K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$19K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2022
$12K
General charitable purposes
2022
$10K
FOR THE OLIVER DRAGON FUND OF WFMT
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$10K
IN APPRECIATION OF JOHN MCCARTER, DAVID BLOWERS AND SANDRA CORDOVA MICEK
2022
$10K
Matching Gift
2022
$7K
Matching Gift
2022
$6K
COMMUNITY PROJECTS - GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$5K
FOR ANNUAL SUPPORT. OF THIS AMOUNT, $2,500 IS DIRECTED TO WTTW AND $2,500 IS EARMARKED FOR WFMT.
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$4K
Matching Gift
2022
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
MATCH/DISCRETIONARY
2022
$3K
to support staff training in Oracle NetSuite computer software
2022
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$2K
Oliver Dragon Fund
2022
$2K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2K
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN MEMORY OF JOHN BRENNAN.
2022
$1K
In support of general operations
2022
$1K
Matching Gift
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE USE
2022
$825
general operating
2022
$560
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$540
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500
General & Unrestricted
2022
$500
General & Unrestricted
2022
$320
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$250
Matching Gift
2022
$250
Matching Gift
2022
$180
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$140
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$125
arts culture and humanities
2022
$111
Matching Gifts
2022
$100
General & Unrestricted
2022
$100
MIP PAYOUT FOR 02/07/2022
2022
$96
Matching Gifts
2022
$75
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2022
$60
EMPLOYEE MATCHING
2022
$50
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$25
CHARITABLE
2022
$554K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$554K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$499K
WTTW Support, general operating support, general operating support for WFMT 98.7 and WTTW. Support for WFMT Radio, $20,000 support for Firsthand: segregation initiative $15,000 support for Our City Our Stories - GALA (no tickets or benefits). Support for WFMT, WTTW Fund for Independent News, Fund for Independent News. Support for Jewish Historical Episodes, $500 for station Support, $1,000 for WFMT Bach to School Program Support, WTTW Operating Support. Support for WFMT fall membership drive - trustee challenge. Support for 2022 Jewish Heritage Programming, $10,000 for the Oliver Dragon Fund of WFMT, and $1,000 for general operating support, general operating support for WFMT, $10,000 support for Improv program $10,000 support for Union Stockyards program, $15,000 support for Ken Burns documentary $10,000 WFMT Matching Contribution Support $10,000 support for Life After Prison. Support for WFMT Fall Fundraising Matching Challenge. Supporting From the Air II. Support of News Hour.
2021
$499K
WTTW Support, general operating support, general operating support for WFMT 98.7 and WTTW. Support for WFMT Radio, $20,000 support for Firsthand: segregation initiative $15,000 support for Our City Our Stories - GALA (no tickets or benefits). Support for WFMT, WTTW Fund for Independent News, Fund for Independent News. Support for Jewish Historical Episodes, $500 for station Support, $1,000 for WFMT Bach to School Program Support, WTTW Operating Support. Support for WFMT fall membership drive - trustee challenge. Support for 2022 Jewish Heritage Programming, $10,000 for the Oliver Dragon Fund of WFMT, and $1,000 for general operating support, general operating support for WFMT, $10,000 support for Improv program $10,000 support for Union Stockyards program, $15,000 support for Ken Burns documentary $10,000 WFMT Matching Contribution Support $10,000 support for Life After Prison. Support for WFMT Fall Fundraising Matching Challenge. Supporting From the Air II. Support of News Hour.
2021
$250K
Special Projects
2021
$229K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2021
$100K
EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2021
$95K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$57K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2021
$55K
CULTURE & ARTS
2021
$50K
FOR WTTW NEWS - CHICAGO TONIGHT
2021
$50K
in support of general operations.
2021
$50K
in support of general operations.
2021
$50K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2021
$25K
Jewish Heritage Series
2021
$25K
UNRESTRICTED - GENERAL USE
2021
$25K
CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES AND CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES
2021

Funded by

$43.5M from 113 funders · 374 grants · 2017–2024

Corporation For Public Broadcasting

$25.3M · 17 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$3.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Chicago Community Trust

$3.4M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$1.4M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Polk Bros Foundation Inc

$828K · 21 grants · 2020–2022

Donna Van Eekeren Foundation

$695K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund

$635K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Sage Foundation

$585K · 7 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN362246703
NTEE codeA320
Subsection03
Ruling date1958-12
Formed1953
Employees212
Volunteers100
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