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Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation

South Bend, Indiana · EIN 35-1155594 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1969

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 82.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 19,395 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.11.5 months90
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.95
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.88% from one source25
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.72.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.22not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$4.26M$4.17M$90K$3.98M11.538A
Sep 2024Form 990$4.46M$4.33M$126K$3.88M10.737B
Sep 2023Form 990$3.97M$4.25M−$280K$3.75M10.635B
Sep 2022Form 990$3.96M$3.98M−$19K$4.02M12.137B
Sep 2021Form 990$4.63M$3.79M$835K$4.07M12.938C
Sep 2020Form 990$3.42M$3.91M−$495K$3.23M9.939B
Sep 2018Form 990$3.37M$4.01M−$639K$3.42M10.235B
Sep 2017Form 990$3.49M$3.71M−$220K$4.10M13.330B
Sep 2016Form 990$3.46M$3.70M−$241K$2.45M8.030A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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