<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;about-npr&#x2F;178660742&#x2F;public-radio-finances" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;about-npr&#x2F;178660742&#x2F;public-radio-finances</a><p>Individuals are the largest single source of funding, but they don&#x27;t make up the majority of it, at least for NPR. Corporate sponsorship is the next biggest piece, and while it&#x27;s not very intrusive, AFAIC the sponsorship messages on NPR are basically ads (very tolerable ads, but still ads).