2026-07-06T11:40:54+00:00 2025-08-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 2700 Post Oak Blvd Ste 1500 Houston TX 77056 990 2024-09-01 741670740 Houston Public Media Foundation HOUS 7137438422 4343 Elgin St Houston TX 772040008 John Bradshaw Jr President 2026-07-06 true Amanda Maya P01067777 7134994600 2026-07-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z John Bradshaw Jr 4343 Elgin St Houston TX 772040008 17632749 false X WWW.HOUSTONPUBLICMEDIA.ORG X 1969 TX HPMF'S ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION IS TO INFORM AND INSPIRE THROUGH NEWS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, 24/7 ACROSS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL CHANNELS. 18 18 0 23 0 12109829 13798824 4289622 3761854 0 73121 72071 16472572 17632749 13975110 14623765 0 0 0 0 0 0 1190190 2859697 2535872 16834807 17159637 -362235 473112 3518930 3939306 361449 291869 3157481 3647437 THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO MARSHAL RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO BRING ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND TRUSTED NEWS TO THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA BROADCAST AREA. false false 6019821 4874589 3761854 IN 2025, WE CONTINUED TO REPORT ON ISSUES AND EVENTS THAT MATTERED TO OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD. WE PRODUCED IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SUBSEQUENT SPECIAL SESSIONS, HOUSTON'S CITY BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, THE BODIES FOUND IN OUR BAYOUS, CENTERPOINT ENERGY'S REQUEST FOR A RATE INCREASE, ONGOING DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS, AND MUCH MORE. WE ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL NEWS AFFILIATE ABC13 TO BRING DAILY WEATHER UPDATES FROM THEIR AWARD-WINNING WEATHER TEAM AND TO ACTIVATE AROUND-THE-CLOCK COVERAGE IN TIMES OF SEVERE WEATHER. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWS 88.7 NOW FEATURES ABC13'S UP-TO-THE-MINUTE WEATHER REPORTS AND FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ENHANCING OUR ABILITY TO KEEP LISTENERS INFORMED, PREPARED, AND SAFE. IN MAY 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA WON A REGIONAL EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD FOR ITS DIGITAL COVERAGE OF HURRICANE BERYL, WHICH HIT THE HOUSTON AREA IN JULY OF 2024. OUR DIGITAL AND SOCIAL TEAMS PROVIDED UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COVERAGE OF THE STORM AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR REGION ONLINE AND ON THE AIR. REPORTERS IN THE FIELD CAPTURED PHOTOS, INTERVIEWS AND UPDATES WHICH OUR DIGITAL PROFESSIONALS USED TO CREATE VIDEOS, GRAPHICS, AND ONLINE CONTENT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED. ALSO IN LATE 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA LAUNCHED A SECOND REGIONAL BUREAU IN NEIGHBORING GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS. IN A REGION AS SPRAWLING AS THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA, PEOPLE NEED NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIFIC AREA THEY LIVE AND WORK IN. REPORTER JULIANNA WASHBURN IS STAFFING THE NEW BUREAU, KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORS THERE INFORMED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM EDUCATION AND CITY COUNCIL NEWS TO THE ENVIRONMENT. 4874588 4874588 THE HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA TEAM CONTINUES TO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SCHOOL FUNCTIONS TO SHARE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND RESOURCES WITH CHILDREN. A TYPICAL SET-UP WILL INCLUDE LIFE-SIZE STANDEES KIDS CAN TAKE PICTURES WITH, VIDEO CLIPS FROM PBS KIDS SHOWS, LAPTOPS TO ALLOW KIDS TO TRY OUT SAFE AND EDUCATIONAL PBS KIDS GAMES, AND TAKE-HOME GOODIES, LIKE ACTIVITY BOOKS, STICKERS, AND PENCILS. IN 2025, WE SHARED PBS KIDS SHOWS AND RESOURCES WITH FAMILIES AT THE PORT HOUSTON COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR, THE MAYOR'S BACK TO SCHOOL AND HEALTH FAIR, RIDGEMONT ELEMENTARY ACADEMIC NIGHT, BACK TO SCHOOL BASH AT ROBINSON-WESTCHASE LIBRARY, AND HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 4'S DINOSAUR TRAIN: NATURE TRACKERS EVENT SERIES. IN ADDITION, PBS LEARNINGMEDIA OFFERS FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PREK-12 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. CREATED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, PBS LEARNINGMEDIA PROVIDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INSTANT ACCESS TO MORE THAN 30,000 CLASSROOM-READY MATERIALS. LESSONS ARE PAIRED WITH VIDEOS INTRODUCING TOPICS AND EXPLAINING CONCEPTS AND CAN BE USED BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE CLASSROOM. ALL OF THE CONTENT ON PBS LEARNINGMEDIA IS ALIGNED TO STATE AND NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS. ALSO IN 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA COLLABORATED WITH THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN UTILIZING THE TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE AT HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TECHLINK LOCATIONS. THESE TECHLINK LOCATIONS LET LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS USE VIDEO, PODCAST, AND MUSIC RECORDING STUDIOS, SOUND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, PROFESSIONAL EDITING SOFTWARE, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO TURN THEIR IDEAS INTO REALITY. HOWEVER, NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO USE ALL THE GREAT RESOURCES AVAILABLE. TO ADDRESS THIS, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA EXPERTS HELD WORKSHOPS AT TWO TECHLINK LOCATIONS TO TEACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE BASICS OF SOUND RECORDING. HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA PRODUCERS AND SOUND ENGINEERS SHARED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AROUND SOUND DESIGN, TECHNIQUES, WHAT DIFFERENT MICROPHONES DO, HOW TO USE RECORDING AND EDITING SOFTWARE, AND MORE. 4874588 4874588 IN MARCH 2025, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWEST SHOW AND FIRST SHOW DESIGNED AS A DAILY MULTI-PLATFORM, STREAMED TALK SHOW, LAUNCHED ON NEWS 88.7, YOUTUBE, HOUSTONPUBLICMEDIA.ORG, AND ACROSS PODCAST PLATFORMS. HELLO HOUSTON BRINGS TOGETHER RENOWNED METEOROLOGIST FRANK BILLINGSLY, AWARD-WINNING BROADCASTER ERNIE MANOUSE, AND PRODUCER CELESTE DIAZ SCHURMAN TO TELL HOUSTON'S STORIES THROUGH PROFILES, INTERVIEWS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS. THE SHOW ENCOURAGES LISTENERS AND VIEWERS TO CONNECT, INVITING PEOPLE TO CALL IN, TEXT, AND ENGAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IN SEPTEMBER, HOUSTON MATTERS JOINED HELLO HOUSTON AS A MULTI-PLATFORM SHOW AIRED ON NEWS 88.7, YOUTUBE, PODCAST PLATFORMS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, HOUSTON MATTERS HAS BEEN THE GO-TO GUIDE TO THE PEOPLE, PLACES, ISSUES, AND IDEAS THAT DEFINE GREATER HOUSTON. THIS PAST YEAR, HOST AND PRODUCER CRAIG COHEN TALKED WITH EXPERTS AND ORDINARY HOUSTONIANS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM THE RACE FOR TEXAS'S 18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TO DEVELOPMENT IN FLOOD PLAINS, AND FROM ENERGY INDUSTRY LAYOFFS TO HOUSTONIAN'S BIGGEST PET PEEVES. 2025 WAS ALSO THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA AND KTSU'S PARTNERSHIP THAT BROUGHT KTSU'S THE VIBE, AN URBAN ALTERNATIVE STATION, TO HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S 88.7 HD-3 CHANNEL, AND HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA'S NEWSCASTS TO KTSU'S PRIMARY CHANNEL, THE CHOICE. 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NO MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX WAS INCURRED BY HPMF FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds TO GENERATE ANNUAL INCOME FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS SPECIFIED BY THE DONOR. true UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA 4800 CALHOUN HOUSTON TX 77004 746001399 GOVT 14623765 FINANCIAL SUPPORT 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES DONATIONS ONLY TO UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA DIVISION FOR SUPPORT OF LOCAL PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATIONS INCLUDING STATIONS KUHF-FM AND KUHT-TV. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PRESIDENT OF HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION BOARD. 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THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND UPON REQUEST. 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