Minnesota Public Radio: $114.0M Revenue, $90.3M Program Expenses

Minnesota Public Radio grades a B on the nonprofit efficiency rubric. 74/100 on the composite — above the national median, with strong performance on some factors balanced by middling performance on others.

Minnesota Public Radio is a large nonprofit by U.S. standards: $114.0M in 2023 revenue against $115.8M in expenses. Organizations in this revenue bracket usually run multiple programs with permanent staff and a meaningful endowment or reserve. Program-spending efficiency is strong: 80% of total expenses flow to program activities, above the 75% benchmark most third-party charity raters use.

Five-year revenue is essentially flat — Minnesota Public Radio's funding base appears stable but not growing. For mature organizations this is often the steady state; for younger ones it can signal a funding plateau worth diagnosing. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. Minnesota Public Radio sits in the cultural-nonprofit sector (Arts, Culture & Humanities). Museum, performing-arts, and cultural organizations carry distinctive financial patterns — earned revenue from ticket sales and admissions, plus a heavy reliance on endowment income and major donor cycles.