Financial Report

Launched in 1995, Free Speech TV is an independent, publicly-supported, non-profit TV multi-platform digital media pioneer. Using both television and the Internet, Free Speech TV inspires viewers to become civically engaged to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable society. Free Speech TV is owned and operated by Public Communicators, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization, founded in 1974. Free Speech TV is based in Denver, CO.Free Speech TV is supported primarily through philanthropic contributions. Viewer donations are the fastest-growing source of support, as thousands of viewers make annual donations ranging from $5 to $10,000+.

Foundations providing general operating and project grants include: Alphawood Foundation, Lannan Foundation, LEF Foundation, Otto Haas Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, and The Tides Foundation.

Annual Income: $3,386,950*

• Individual Contributions: 33%; $1,111,151
• Foundation Grants: 66%, $2,257,184
• Earned Income/Other: 1%; $18,615

Annual Expenses: $2,591,891*

• Programming Services: 76%; $1,978,011
• Management & General: 6%; $144,149
• Fundraising: 18%; $469,731

Net Assets as of 06/30/2008: $1,401,579*

*Source: Public Communicators, Inc. Audited Financial Statements (06/30/2008), audited by Affleck Gilman Ross & Co., P.C.

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