GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC
3939 CAMPBELL AVE, ARLINGTON, VA 22206 www.weta.org

Total Revenue
$117,883,601
Total Expenses
$96,964,411
Net Assets
$154,180,394

Organizations Filed Purposes: WETA'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE CONTENT OF INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND CULTURAL MERIT USING A BROAD RANGE OF MEDIA TO REACH AUDIENCES BOTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NATIONWIDE. WE LEVERAGE OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES TO EXTEND OUR IMPACT. WE WILL BE TRUE TO OUR VALUES; AND WE RESPECT DIVERSITY OF VIEWS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE.

PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING AND PRODUCTION; PBS AFFILIATE AND CLASSICAL MUSIC; LITERACY AND BRAIN INJURY WEBSITES

TELEVISION PRODUCTION - WETA IS ANNUALLY ONE OF THE THREE LARGEST PRODUCING STATIONS FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION IN THE UNITED STATES. WETA PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE "WASHINGTON WEEK," "PBS NEWSHOUR," DOCUMENTARIES FROM KEN BURNS, AND PERFORMANCE SPECIALS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND THE WEST LAWN OF THE U.S. CAPITOL. WETA ALSO PRODUCES SPECIALS THAT ADDRESS CURRENT, LOCAL AND NATIONAL TOPICS AND ISSUES.

LOCAL BROADCASTING - TELEVISION & RADIO - WETA IS THE FLAGSHIP PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA. WETA OFFERS QUALITY TELEVISION PROGRAMMING ON FOUR DIGITAL CHANNELS 24 HOURS A DAY: WETA TV 26, WETA HD, WETA KIDS AND WETA UK. WETA BROADCASTS A CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SERVICE THAT DELIGHTS CHILDREN WHILE BUILDING READING, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH SKILLS; PROGRAMMING FOR LIFELONG LEARNING; PUBLIC AFFAIRS ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTARIES; PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE COUNTRY; ACCLAIMED HISTORY, SCIENCE AND NATURE PROGRAMMING; AND THE BEST IN BRITISH TELEVISION. CLASSICAL WETA RADIO BROADCASTS ON WETA 90.9 FM, WGMS 89.1 FM AND WETA 88.9 FM, PROVIDING A 24-HOUR CLASSICAL MUSIC SERVICE. WETA IS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON AREA. CLASSICAL WETA 90.9 FM PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION BETWEEN MANY FINE PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS TO RECORD AND BROADCAST CONCERTS, PROMOTE EVENTS, AND BY HIGHLIGHTING THE RICH CULTURAL OFFERINGS OF OUR REGION.

ONLINE RESOURCES - WETA'S INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE READINGROCKETS.ORG, A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT THAT HELPS STRUGGLING READERS; COLORINCOLORADO.ORG, A BILINGUAL PROJECT THAT OFFERS RESOURCES, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS); LDONLINE.ORG, THE LEADING WEBSITE ON LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ADHD FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS; ADLIT.ORG, WHICH SUPPORTS THE LITERACY OF ADOLESCENT READERS; AND BRAINLINE.ORG, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF BRAIN-INJURY INFORMATION ON THE WEB.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Judy C WoodruffANCHOR40$596,507
Sharon Percy RockefellerPRESIDENT & CEO40$577,088
Jason DaiseyEXECUTIVE VP & COO40$383,245
Sara JustSENIOR VP & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER40$362,428
Dalton DelanEXECUTIVE VP & CPO40$325,955
Lisa Lindstrom DelaneySENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL40$303,037
Jeffrey BrownSTAFF CORRESPONDANT40$301,932
Michael RancilioSENIOR VP & GM40$289,357
William BranghamCORRESPONDANT40$266,540
Thomas ChiodoEXECUTIVE PRODUCER40$262,722
Matthew SpeiserVP OPERATIONS40$244,035
Joseph BrunsINTERIM COO THRU 7/1840$221,724
David C PurvisSVP & CFO & TREASURER40$29,574
Edward Hart RiceTRUSTEE THRU 3/191$0
Sally MertenTRUSTEE THRU 3/191$0
Christopher WolfTRUSTEE THRU 3/191$0
John UlfelderTRUSTEE1$0
Riley TempleTRUSTEE1$0
Loren Allan SmithEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE1$0
Robert L SloanTRUSTEE1$0
John SchwietersTRUSTEE1$0
Pauline SchneiderTRUSTEE1$0
Tom SaylakTRUSTEE1$0
Margaret RichardsonTRUSTEE1$0
Robert QuinnTRUSTEE1$0
Larry NussdorfTRUSTEE1$0
Mara MayorTRUSTEE THRU 5/191$0
Elizabeth LodalTRUSTEE1$0
Jerry LibinTRUSTEE1$0
Susan LeeTRUSTEE1$0
Roger KroneTRUSTEE1$0
Judy KovlerTRUSTEE1$0
Tim KeatingTRUSTEE1$0
Fred HumphriesTRUSTEE1$0
Ronald GordonTRUSTEE1$0
Gregory GallopoulosTRUSTEE1$0
John DaltonTRUSTEE1$0
Rene CarterTRUSTEE1$0
Peter BuscemiTRUSTEE1$0
Karna Small BodmanTRUSTEE1$0
Ken AdelmanTRUSTEE1$0
Catherine StevensVICE CHAIR & SECRETARY1$0
Timothy C CoughlinCHAIRMAN1$0

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