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Form 99Q Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax

Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code {except private foundations)

Department of the Treasury ► Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public.

lntamalRevenucSeruce ► Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

A For the 2016 calendar year, or tax year beginning 10/01, 2016 and ending '

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B Check !f ,pptC4blc: C Name of organization D Employer identification number

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. 52-0907625Address Doing business as NPR

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Nama chanoa Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address) l Room/suite E Telephone number ln!Ua11ettrn 1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NE (202) 513-2000

� Final 1ctuml City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

- tcrmina!ed Amended WASHINGTON, DC 20002 G Gross receipts S 282,136,295.

- return Applie�tlon F Name and address of principal officer. JARL MOHN H(a) 1, lhl,og,oup,e!umfor

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1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002 H(b) Au all subordina1e� Jndooedr Yes No I Tax-exempt status: I X I 501 (c)(3) I I so1(c> c )◄ (insert no.) I I ••<1caH1> o, I I s21 If �No." attach a llsl {see lnstruclions)

J Webs;te, ► WWW. NPR. ORG H(c) Group exemption number K Form of organization: I X I Corporation I

.E-m SummaryI '"''' I I Association I I Olhec ► IL Yearofformation: 19701 M Stateoflegaldomicile: DC

1 Briefly describe the organization's mission or most significant activities: NPR WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH " STATIONS TO CREATE A MORE INFORMED PUBLIC - ONE CHALLENGED AND

INVIGORATED BY A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EVENTS, IDEAS, AND CULTURES, 2 ► D if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of ifs net assets. " Check this box

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Number of voting member s of the governing body (Part VI, line 1 a} •••.••• Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b). Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2016 (Part v. line 2a). Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary)

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7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12

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b Net unrelated business taxabfe income from Form 990-T, line 34

Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) •• , •••••• Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) • • • • ••••• Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d). Otherrevenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, Be, 9c, 10c, and 11e). Total revenue w add lines 8 throuah 11 <must eaual Part VIII, column (A}, line 12). Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3) ; ••••.••• Benefits paid to or for mefllbers (Part IX, column (A), line 4) , , • • • • • • . . Salaries, ott}er compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5-10).

16 a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column {A), line 11e}. ......... b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) ► 19,462,022.

17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11 a-11d, 11f-24e) . . . . .

18 Total expenses. Add lines 13-17 {must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 19 Revenu e fess exoenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12. . . . . . . . . .

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Total assets (Part X, line 16) ••••••••••••• . .

Total liabilities {Part X, line 26) , • • • • • . . . . .• _.., . .

�� 22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.. II Signature Block

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Prior Year 92,102,494.

118,977,760.

3,341,895.

3,596,244.

218,018,393.

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127,888,797.

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83,758,674.

211,792,471.

6,225,922.

Beginning of Current Year 347,015,705.

223,384,073.

123,631,632.

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33,716,895.

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Current Year 85,256,475.

131,341,660.

2,960,205.

3,813,731.

223,372,071.

272, 671.

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135,161,812.

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87,475,584.

222,910,067.

462,004.

End of Year 355,845,568.

229,841,779.

126,003,789.

Under penalties of perjury, l declare that I have examined this return. including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it rs true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer} is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.

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DEBORAH A. COWAN Type or print name and titre

CFO AND TREASURER

May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? {see instructions) For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice1 see the separate instructions.

JSA 6E1010 1.000

Date. 8/8/2018

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