Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc.

Also known as Friends of Wisconsin Public Television

Arts and culture
Madison, Wisconsin
EIN 23-7300462
Tax-exempt since 1973

Firms paid: 6
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $2.3M
Fees reported in 2024: $429K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $16.7M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$429,179 to 3 fundraisers

Fundraisers Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc. paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Donor Development Strategies LLCDoor to door canvassing	Door to door canvassing	$317,215
Carl Bloom Associates, Inc.Direct mail consulting, including list management	Direct mail consulting, including list management	$66,565
Nextgen Fundraising Inc.Fundraising consulting	Fundraising consulting	$45,399

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Jhl Digital Direct Inc.Mailing and printing services$271,180
Donor Development Strategies LLCDoor to door canvassing$197,598

All firms paid

Fundraisers Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Donor Development StrategDirect response	2017–2023 · 4 years	$1,691,136
Donor Development Strategies LLC	2024	$317,215
Acd Direct Inc.	2020–2023 · 3 years	$172,501
Carl Bloom Associates, Inc.	2024	$66,565
Nextgen Fundraising Inc.	2024	$45,399

Form 990 Snapshot

Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$16.7M	$16.0M	$3.5M	$250K
2022	$15.2M	$14.9M	$3.6M	$386K
2020	$15.8M	$15.4M	$2.9M	—
2018	$13.4M	$12.8M	$3.2M	$467K
2017	$11.4M	$10.7M	$3.0M	$625K

Fees are what Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.