Arts, Culture & Humanities
Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council
ROCHESTER, NY
Total revenue
$13.3M
Total expenses
$15.3M
Net assets
$16.9M
Grants received
$15.9M
143 grants
EIN
160838086
Tax year
2023
Mission
As rochester's public television and public radio station, wxxi strives to be the essential, life-long educational media resource for the greater rochester area. Wxxi puts the community first with programming that stimulates and expands thought, inspires the spirit, opens cultural horizons and promotes understanding of diverse community issues.
Programs
2 programs
Broadcasting:wxxi operates four public television stations (wxxi-tv, wxxi-kids 24/7, wxxi-create, wxxi-world); manages the cable channel, city 12 (providing the city of rochester residents with 14 hours a day of targeted, informative and entertaining programming); six public radio stations (wxxi-fm 105.9/am 1370, wxxo-fm 91.5, wxxy-fm 90.3, wrur-fm 88.5, weos-fm 98.7 and with-fm 90.1), and two hd radio channels (fm-hd 91.5-1 and fm-hd 91.5-2).
City is rochester's arts, music, and culture magazine, a monthly print and online news service, which has been published since 1972 and is available throughout the city for free. Wxxi purchased city from its founders in may 2019 and operates city as a subsidiary. Wxxi recognizes the value of city, as the acquisition preserves and expands the quality and depth of local reporting and prioritizes coverage of the arts and culture in the greater rochester area.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
26 listed
NORM SILVERSTEIN
PRESIDENT AND CEO
$399K
40 hrs/wk
SUSAN ROGERS
EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL MAN
$186K
40 hrs/wk
LANCELOT THOMAS
CFO
$108K
40 hrs/wk
SHAUN NELMS
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
KRISTIN HOCKER
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
SANDEEP MANNAVA
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
JOY RYEN PLOTNIK
VICE CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
JOHN RICHARDSON
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
JULIO SAENZ
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
STEVE SULKES
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
DAVID STILL
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
NICOLE VANGORDER
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
ROBERT ATTARDO
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
PATRICIA PHILIPS
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
LAURIE HAELEN
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
DAAN BRAVEMAN
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
KAY BENJAMIN
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
DAVID TANG
CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
YOLANDA BENITEZ
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
SONYA ALLEN
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
KRISTIN DURAN
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
ANDREW GERMANOW
TRUSTEE
—
1 hrs/wk
AJAMU KITWANA
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
KATHLEEN REED
VP OF DEVELOPMENT
$113K
40 hrs/wk
EVAN DAWSON
TALK SHOW HOST
$113K
40 hrs/wk
ALISON JONES
DIRECTOR, COPORATE SPONSORSHIP
$112K
40 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$15.9M from 37 funders · 143 grants · 2017–2024
$13.3M · 30 grants · 2017–2023
$483K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$433K · 7 grants · 2018–2023
$361K · 7 grants · 2017–2023
$300K · 3 grants · 2022–2024
$193K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$170K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
$119K · 5 grants · 2018–2024