Corporation for Public Broadcasting CEO salary and executive pay
Corporation for Public Broadcasting paid its CEO, Patricia De Stacy Harrison, $523,612 for the fiscal year ending September 2025. That is up $23,206 (4.6%) from the fiscal year ending September 2024. Total revenue on that return was $630,812,459, down 1.5% from $640,116,285 for the fiscal year ending September 2024. Corporation for Public Broadcasting has 5 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2026.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-2607374, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending September 2025
$523,612
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending September 2025
$652,633William P Tayman JrCFO & TREASURER (THRU 04/24)
- Total revenue
- $630,812,459
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 20%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202610449349301651.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 263rd of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.08% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| William P Tayman JrCFO & TREASURER (THRU 04/24) | $652,633 |
| J Westwood Smithers JrSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 04/24) | $651,794 |
| Patricia De Stacy Harrison CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $523,612 |
| Michael LevyEVP & COO (THRU 04/25) | $477,253 |
| Teresa Safon Svp CorpSEC & CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 04/25) | $472,620 |
Also paid on the latest return: Anne Pizzato Brachman (SVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (THRU 03/25)), $365,098; Stephen P Wolfe (CTO & SVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY), $364,182; Debra Sanchez Evp Gov'T (EXT. AFF. & ACTING CORP. SEC.), $363,359; Kathleen Merritt (EVP & COO), $358,361; Stacey A Decker Svp (INNOV. & SYSTEM STRAT. (THRU 10/24)), $344,999; Kathryn Washington (SVP, TELEVISION CONTENT), $335,865; Beth Jacobs (VP, DIGITAL STRATEGY & INNOVATION), $304,041; Kimberly A Howell (INSPECTOR GENERAL), $280,061; Evan Slavitt (SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL), $265,350; Daryl Mintz (CFO & TREASURER (BEG 11/24)), $48,916; Ruby Calvert (BOARD CHAIR), $4,800; Miriam Hellreich (BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)), $3,750; Diane Kaplan (BOARD MEMBER), $2,850; Elizabeth Sembler (BOARD MEMBER/VICE CHAIR (AS OF 08/25)), $2,400; Laura G Ross (VICE CHAIR (THRU 08/25)), $1,800; and 2 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Tom Rothman (BOARD MEMBER (THRU 08/2025)).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 Short year, 5 months | Patricia De Stacy Harrison CEO PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 02/26) | $628,536 | $5,191,302 | Filing |
| Sep 2025 | Patricia De Stacy Harrison CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $523,612 | $630,812,459 | Filing |
| Sep 2024 | Patricia De Stacy Harrison CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $500,406 | $640,116,285 | Filing |
| Sep 2023 | Patricia Harrison CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $523,616 | $582,013,746 | Filing |
| Sep 2022 | Patricia Harrison CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $466,156 | $510,917,345 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending September 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending September 2025, IRS object ID 202610449349301651.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| William P Tayman JrCFO & TREASURER (THRU 04/24) | $529,142 | $123,491 | $82,231 | $80,810 | $366,101 | $113,620 | $9,871 | $652,633 |
| J Westwood Smithers JrSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 04/24) | $527,418 | $124,376 | $81,261 | $80,810 | $365,347 | $113,620 | $10,756 | $651,794 |
| Patricia De Stacy HarrisonPRESIDENT & CEO | $365,572 | $158,040 | $239,908 | $117,800 | $7,864 | $138,000 | $20,040 | $523,612 |
| Michael LevyEVP & COO (THRU 04/25) | $327,478 | $149,775 | $238,178 | $80,810 | $8,490 | $132,076 | $17,699 | $477,253 |
| Teresa Safon Svp CorpSEC & CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 04/25) | $322,845 | $149,775 | $238,178 | $80,810 | $3,857 | $132,076 | $17,699 | $472,620 |
These figures come from Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Corporation for Public Broadcasting compares
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Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
New York Blood Center$2,678,053 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
BakerRipley$512,978 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Jackson Laboratory$2,746,750 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
New Venture Fund$438,683 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Compass Health Network$2,136,339 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Patricia De Stacy Harrison (PRESIDENT & CEO) was paid $523,612 for the fiscal year ending September 2025: $365,572 from Corporation for Public Broadcasting and $158,040 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was William P Tayman Jr (CFO & TREASURER (THRU 04/24)), at $652,633. That is $129,021 more than the CEO, Patricia De Stacy Harrison.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting paid its CEO, Patricia De Stacy Harrison, $523,612 for the fiscal year ending September 2025. That is up $23,206 (4.6%) from the fiscal year ending September 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending September 2022, when the CEO was Patricia Harrison, paid $466,156. By fiscal year end: September 2022, $466,156 (Patricia Harrison); September 2023, $523,616; September 2024, $500,406; September 2025, $523,612; February 2026, $628,536.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's return for the fiscal year ending September 2025 reports total expenses of $673,533,834 and total revenue of $630,812,459 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $42,721,375. Expenses were $590,304,869 for the fiscal year ending September 2024, so they rose 14.1%. The CEO's pay of $523,612 equals 0.08% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 5 Form 990 returns Corporation for Public Broadcasting filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2026. The latest full-year return was filed on February 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending September 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.