Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The Wisconsin public radio association raises funds to support Wisconsin public radio (wpr). Wpr's news, music, conversation and entertainment programs inform, inspire and build communities throughout Wisconsin on two networks -wpr news and wpr music - and 39 stations. More than 300,000 listen on air each week and wpr's website, wpr.org, serves more than 10 million pageviews each year. Wpr's commitment to the highest standards of news and cultural content reflects its belief that people and communities thrive with an open exchange of ideas and information.program service accomplishments: wpr news - featuring wpr, npr and bbc reporters - offers wisconsinites an unparalleled mix of journalism from Wisconsin, the nation and the world all day, every day. Reporters and locally hosted programs build statewide connections and strengthen communities from bureaus in milwaukee, madison, green bay, wausau, la crosse, eau claire and superior. Talk shows like "Wisconsin today and "the larry meiller show" dig deeper on the issues with expert guests and audience input.wpr partners with state and regional media projects, including Wisconsin watch and harvest public media, to explore complicated issues with a diversity of perspectives. Wpr is training the next generation of reporters with public media's high standards of ethics and integrity via fellowships focused on early career journalists.reporters, producers, hosts and staff regularly gather input on community issues, programming decisions and other concerns of listeners and the broader public. Staff and leadership rely on state and national survey results to help guide the production of news and information coverage.wpr journalists offer grounded and engaging coverage, with thoughtful interviews and analysis of the issues affecting Wisconsin communities. Wisconsinites rely on wpr for accurate, unbiased news about personal and public health, the environment, policing, politics, education, prison reform, business, technology, cultural life and more.wpr music offers locally-hosted classical music seven days a week, with jazz, world and folk music each weekend. Along with outstanding music, listeners stay informed with brief, top-of-the-hour newscasts from npr and wpr on weekdays. Wpr music also carries live metropolitan opera broadcasts, madison opera performances, and other broadcasts featuring Wisconsin-based performers and performances throughout the year.thousands of wisconsinites attend wpr's community events held in cities around the state each year. Wpr also helps local nonprofits promote community events that celebrate local treasures and our hosts make special appearances that encourage literacy, music education, cultural diversity and more.wpr's website, www.wpr.org, offers news, community calendars, and station information along with live wpr news and wpr music streams and more than 50,000 archived audio programs. Wpr's mobile app makes it easy to read and listen to live and archived content wherever audiences are. Wpr podcasts - available on all major platforms - include a 15-minute news summary each weekday, in-depth investigations and podcasts of programs found on our broadcast schedule. Wpr's convenient daily email newsletter helps thousands of people stay on top of the news on their own schedule.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 53.2%; rating input score 53
• Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 32.7%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.94; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings