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PBS member station in Huntington Beach, California
Since 2025 Congress and the White House moved to eliminate roughly $1.1 billion in federal support for public broadcasting, PBS and many local stations have shifted fundraising tactics: PBS cut its bu...
PBS local station and PBS Foundation webpages consistently state that membership contributions are tax-deductible “to the full extent allowed by law,” with stations warning that the fair‑market value ...
Local PBS stations face immediate budget shortfalls that have already forced layoffs, program cancellations and reduced operations — PBS says the system lost about 21% of revenues and cut roughly 15% ...
Most PBS-related donations are treated as tax-deductible charitable gifts, but the exact tax benefit depends on which PBS entity you give to and whether you receive goods or benefits in return. The PB...