Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council

Rochester, NY Doing business as Wxxi Tv-Fm-Am

UEI
RJXCLJXHKC44
CAGE
4H0G2
Primary NAICS
516120 Television Broadcasting Stations
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • Non-Profit Organization
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
280 State St, Rochester, NY 14614, USA
Website
wxxi.org
Founded
1958
Employees
51-250
Estimated annual revenue
$10M-$50M
Industry
  1. Consumer Discretionary
  2. Media
  3. Broadcasting
SIC code
48 Communications

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Grant awards

Grant subawards

Prime recipient Prime award Amount Awarded
Corporation For Public Broadcasting This RTL Learning Neighborhood is comprised of a group of partners, including WXXI, that is acutely focused on the early learning needs of children and their… S295A200004 $76,106
Corporation For Public Broadcasting This RTL Learning Neighborhoods is comprised of a group of partners, including WXXI, that is acutely focused on the early learning needs of children and their… S295A200004 $105,248
Corporation For Public Broadcasting This RTL Learning Neighborhoods is comprised of a group of partners, including the local PBS station, that is acutely focused on the early learning needs of… S295A200004 $185,000
Corporation For Public Broadcasting This RTL Learning Neighborhoods is comprised of a group of partners, including the local PBS station, that is acutely focused on the early learning needs of… S295A200004 $90,000

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About the company

Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council, doing business as Wxxi Tv-Fm-Am, is a Rochester, New York-based tax-exempt nonprofit that serves as a sub-recipient on federal education grants focused on early childhood learning, not as a prime contractor or federal services vendor. The organization holds no prime federal contracts or IDV seats and operates exclusively in a subgrantee role on awards from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under direction from the U.S. Department of Education.

Wxxi's federal footprint centers on two grant programs flowing through CPB: the Ready to Learn (RTL) initiative and supporting state-level partnerships. As a sub-recipient, Wxxi executes multi-year Learning Neighborhood projects that coordinate early learning support for children and families across community partnerships, professional development for educators, and family engagement workshops. The organization's four recent sub-awards track back to the same prime grantee (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) across a September 2021 award, a February 2023 award, a February 2024 award, and a January 2025 award. Individual project budgets range from approximately $90,000 to $140,000 per fiscal year within multi-year grant structures totaling $260,000 (RTL Learning Neighborhood fiscal periods 2021–25) and $275,000 (RTL State Project fiscal periods 2022–25). The organization also received two awards from the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration, bringing total federal obligations across all sources to $1.1 million over the past five years.

Activity is sparse and sporadic — one award in 2021, then gaps until 2023, 2024, and the most recent sub-award in January 2025 — reflecting the rhythm of CPB's grant cycles rather than sustained pipeline growth. The organization serves two distinct federal agencies by award count, but 67% of recent awards are sub-grants rather than prime awards, positioning Wxxi as a local delivery partner for CPB-administered education initiatives rather than a federal contractor or grant prime. Wxxi operates no federal IDVs, BPAs, or GWACs and carries no federal contract vehicles into the marketplace.

Quick answers

Is Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council's SAM.gov registration is active through September 1, 2027.

What is Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council's most recent federal award?

Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council's most recent federal grant award is Ptfp - wxxi public broadcasting council (3602N10233), from National Telecommunications and Information Administration, on October 1, 2010.

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