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The Community Idea Stations fosters communities that are informed, enriched and positively engaged in life. We do this by using the power of media to educate, entertain and inspire. Our most important partner in strengthening our organization and our impact is the community itself. Together, we continue to make our community a better place to live. FY 2020 Projected Revenue ($15.9 Million)

Community Support 1% Membership 19% Earned Revenue Corporate Sponsorship 9% Investment Acct. Proceeds 39% Commonwealth Circle 14% 18% Federal Support Fundraising Events Foundation for 11% Percentages reflected indicate 16% proportion of total budget. Numbers Public Media Funded Projects 11% may not add due to rounding.

Excellence in Television Excellence in Radio • Serving 194,000 viewers weekly with award-winning PBS • Serving 146,000 listeners weekly with 88.9 WCVE News programs on five channels: and 93.1/107.3 WCVE Music WCVE and WCVW (Central Virginia) • Award-winning NPR® programming WHTJ and WCVW(Charlottesville) WVPT and WVPY () • Local reporting on our region’s political, legal, and educational issues garnering numerous awards • More than 314 hours of children’s programs weekly (Edward R. Murrow, Virginia Association of across three markets Broadcasters, Public Media Journalists Association • Community forum specials exploring regional and more) issues in-depth • Frequent local story contributions to national NPR® • Production of award-winning documentaries, distributed broadcast (more than 169 in FY2019) nationally through American Public Television • Weekly in-depth VIRGINIA CURRENTS stories with • Production of series by WCVE PBS, WHTJ PBS and expanded online coverage WVPT PBS television, including: • Biweekly LEARNING CURVE covers education issues VIRGINIA CURRENTS • Ongoing in-depth series WHERE WE LIVE examines VIRGINIA HOME GROWN Virginia’s housing crisis (16 stories in FY2019) CHARLOTTESVILLE INSIDE-OUT VIRGINIA FARMING • Weekly fact-checking of political figures and influencers REAL VIRGINIA as the state affiliate for PolitiFact® UNTAMED • Locally-hosted jazz, classical, blues and world music UN-WINE’D programs, totaling 59 hours weekly • Distribution of CREATE® lifestyle programming and • In-studio performances and interviews by local MHz WorldView international news musicians and international touring artists • National distributor of public TV content produced by • Three Richmond Symphony broadcasts weekly local and independent producers • Annual live broadcast from the Richmond Folk Festival main stage Community Engagement Furthers Innovation in Digital Media Unique Studio Capabilities Impact Beyond the Broadcast Explores New Platforms Supplement Philanthropy Ready to Learn® literacy program PBS® Passport enables members The only television studio at works with 55 community partners to watch expanded video content the Virginia General Assembly, to help parents and caregivers on-demand providing session coverage prepare young children ages 0-8 and archives for success in school, focusing on Digital platforms serve more than low-income communities 70,000 users monthly on our website, Two studios available for client Facebook and Instagram productions and events Science Matters works with 150 partners to encourage our Live streaming and on-demand video State-of-the-art Mobile Production community to value science and audio, targeted email and voice- Unit used for WCVE Video and understand its importance to activated services deliver content Productions and available for our future based on user interests via: client rental • PBS.org Events for curious minds include Production services offered in our • PBSkids.org screenings of major TV productions, HD-TV studio • PBS Video app SciencePub RVA, Explore the Uplink/LTN capability for live • NPR.org Outdoors, and more than 170 broadcast powers global events annually • NPR News app interviews of local experts and • Smart speakers government leaders

Virginia Foundation for Public Media The Foundation is a 509(a)3 supporting organization that enhances the quality and expands the reach of public media’s impact through its financial leadership and support for the productions, programs and activities of the Community Idea Stations and its partners. Recent projects funded by the Foundation include: Radio: WCVE News team expansion, year-round Politifact® Virginia reporting, FULL DISCLOSURE series (all ongoing) TV: BACKROADS, SPARC: LIVE ART LOVE, CHARLOTTESVILLE (documentaries); MADE IN VIRGINIA (ongoing series) Educational Outreach: Ready To Learn® residency in The Market at 25th in the East End of Richmond (ongoing) Upcoming projects include: Arts & Culture: INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON (documentary, Fall 2019), MENUHIN IN RICHMOND (working title, coverage and documentary, shooting Spring 2020) History & Virginia: FUTURE OF AMERICA’S PAST (series, Fall 2019), LEGACY LIST (series, Fall 2019), BUSH 41 (documentary, Winter/Spring 2020) News & Public Affairs: INVISIBLE AMERICA (series, Summer/Fall 2019), HOME (series, Spring 2020), WHAT WORKS (documentary, Spring 2020), RESETTLED (WCVE’s first podcast, Spring 2020),DEATH OF DEMOCRACY (working title, series, Fall 2020) Capitol Projects: Development and launch of an improved website (launching Fall 2019)