Washington Educational Television Association

Washington Educational Television Association (WETA)

"WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers' and listeners' intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them. As an independent and not-for-profit public broadcaster and producer, WETA provides its viewers and listeners with quality, compelling programs and serves a broad community with educational projects and Web-based initiatives." [1]

"Foundations and government agencies provide roughly 9 percent of WETA's annual revenue." [2]

The Greater Washington Educational Television Association has received funding from the Ford Foundation (1986, 1971) [3][4] John M. Olin Foundation (1987), John Templeton Foundation (2001), and the Smith Richardson Foundation (2002, 2004). [5]