Rfe Rl Inc

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since Sept. 1976
EIN: 52-1068522

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Radio (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$171M (2023)

Expenses

$168M (2023)

Total Assets

$226M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$231M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$170,863,642

Expenses

$168,187,198

Net Income

$2,676,444

Net Assets

-$4,821,571

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$170,745,271	99.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$118,371	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,347,714	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$57,794,464	34.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$226,230,423
Total Liabilities	$231,051,994
Net Assets	-$4,821,571

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jamie Fly (President, Ceo)	$308,491	$0	$30,044
Marylin Alma Keating (Head Of Human Resources)	$185,864	$0	$27,197
Mark Kontos (Cfo, Treasurer)	$181,922	$0	$33,667
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$180,648	$0	$52,235
Guy Genovese (Deputy Head, Corp Security)	$179,546	$0	$23,558
Employee (Sr. News Editor)	$176,190	$0	$19,572
Karen Johnsen (Comptroller)	$168,843	$0	$29,279
Abdul Qadir Habib (Service Director)	$168,471	$0	$22,296
Employee (Managing Editor)	$166,425	$0	$20,822
Christine Fetzko (Head Of Operations)	$162,092	$0	$19,403
Sardy Joseph Bernard Jr (Chief Technology Officer)	$156,207	$0	$23,697
Karen Kornbluh (Chairperson)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Gedmin (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kristin Lord (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Hoover (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Curtis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jackson Diehl (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$131,937,495

Expenses

$132,845,288

Net Income

-$907,793

Net Assets

-$32,501,135

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$131,924,794	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$12,701	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,934,422	1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$45,965,421	34.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$113,945,407
Total Liabilities	$146,446,542
Net Assets	-$32,501,135

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jamie Fly (President, Ceo)	$237,271	$0	$26,116
Marylin Alma Keating (Head Of Human Resources)	$193,614	$0	$25,873
Benjamin Herman (Gen. Counsel & Sec.)	$186,209	$0	$50,870
Guy Genovese (Deputy Head, Corp Security)	$183,574	$0	$23,653
Mark Kontos (Cfo, Treasurer)	$176,706	$0	$30,992
Employee 1 (Managing Editor)	$170,087	$0	$20,397
Daisy Sindelar (Vp, Editor In Chief)	$166,299	$0	$17,360
Abdul Qadir Habib (Service Director)	$165,367	$0	$21,644
Christine Fetzko (Head Of Operations)	$165,202	$0	$18,835
Stephanie Schmidt (Dir. Fpa, Asst. Treasurer)	$161,256	$0	$27,859
Scott Baker (Dir. Of Finance (Until 10/2021))	$161,023	$0	$19,094
Sardy Joseph Bernard Jr (Chief Technology Officer)	$160,696	$0	$26,010
Employee 3 (Senior Editor)	$156,031	$0	$18,729
Employee 2 (Executive Editor)	$154,776	$0	$22,950
Karen Kornbluh (Chairperson)	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Gedmin (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$127,134,706

Expenses

$129,885,640

Net Income

-$2,750,934

Net Assets

-$42,499,983

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$127,036,059	99.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$98,647	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,766,678	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$40,179,051	30.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$109,252,553
Total Liabilities	$151,752,536
Net Assets	-$42,499,983

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jamie Fly (President, Ceo)	$222,259	$0	$20,087
Marylin Alma Keating (Head Of Human Resources)	$188,600	$0	$25,587
Guy Genovese (Deputy Head, Corp Security)	$185,811	$0	$23,586
Employee 1 (Managing Editor)	$179,276	$0	$20,207
Daisy Sindelar (Vp, Editor In Chief)	$175,060	$0	$16,376
Nenad Pejic (Former Officer)	$172,485	$0	$0
Benjamin Herman (Gen. Counsel & Sec.)	$168,555	$0	$45,791
Stephanie Schmidt (Dir Fpa, Asst Treasurer)	$163,101	$0	$26,394
Sardy Joseph Bernard Jr (Chief Technology Officer)	$160,776	$0	$21,592
Abdul Qadir Habib (Service Director)	$158,757	$0	$21,664
Employee 2 (Executive Editor)	$157,801	$0	$22,913
Scott Baker (Dir Of Finance)	$156,953	$0	$22,913
Mark Kontos (Cfo, Treasurer)	$154,808	$0	$23,265
Celeste Defiore (Director, Data Science)	$152,854	$0	$25,326
Christine Fetzko (Head Of Operations)	$150,565	$0	$17,010
Michael Pack (Chairperson (Until 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Blanquita Cullum (Chairperson (From 01/21 01/21))	$0	$0	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Chairperson (From 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Bethany Kozma (Director (Until 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Rachel Semmel (Director (Until 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Alexandre (Director (Until 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Emily Newman (Director (Until 11/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Amanda Milius (Director (From 01/2021 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Roger Simon (Director (From 01/2021 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
Christian Whiton (Director (From 01/2021 01/2021))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$122,396,496

Expenses

$125,824,569

Net Income

-$3,428,073

Net Assets

-$67,096,406

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$122,382,270	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$14,226	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,536,116	1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$38,320,179	30.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$114,086,125
Total Liabilities	$181,182,531
Net Assets	-$67,096,406

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Marylin Keating (Head Of Human Resources)	$190,120	$0	$27,703
Employee 2 (Executive Editor Cttv)	$187,966	$0	$22,395
Guy Genovese (Director, Corporate Security)	$179,258	$0	$25,759
Employee 4 (Journalist)	$174,058	$0	$20,825
Stephanie Schmidt (Assistant Treasurer & Acting Cfo)	$173,034	$0	$24,593
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$170,385	$0	$37,052
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$166,579	$0	$25,054
Daisy Sindelar (Vp Editor In Chief)	$166,422	$0	$16,313
Employee 5 (Senior Editor)	$160,846	$0	$21,069
Sardy Bernard (Chief Technology Officer)	$158,937	$0	$23,050
Susan Reed Jackson (Dir. Of Tv And Video Production)	$152,405	$0	$22,451
Jamie Fly (President)	$141,702	$0	$12,331
Luke Springer (Former Key Employee)	$141,451	$0	$25,232
Nenad Pejic (Former Officer)	$127,127	$0	$17,534
Kenneth Weinstein (Chairman (Until 06/2020))	$0	$8,792	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director (Until 06/2020))	$0	$6,110	$0
Michael Kempner (Director (Until 06/2020))	$0	$2,422	$0
Leon Aron (Director (Until 06/2020))	$0	$1,863	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Director (Until 06/2020))	$0	$1,416	$0
Mike Pompeo (Director (Until 06/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pack (Chairman (From 06/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Alexandre (Director (From 06/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Robert Bowes (Director (From 06/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Bethany Kozma (Director (From 06/2020))	$0	$0	$0
Rachel Semmel (Director (From 06/2020))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$124,052,827

Expenses

$125,593,685

Net Income

-$1,540,858

Net Assets

-$97,227,642

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$123,978,785	99.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$74,042	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,280,679	1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$38,859,081	30.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$114,167,755
Total Liabilities	$211,395,397
Net Assets	-$97,227,642

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nenad Pejic (Vp/Editor In Chief (Through 07/19))	$195,129	$0	$30,918
Marylin Keating (Head Of Human Resources)	$193,526	$0	$25,496
Employee 2 (Senior Editor)	$189,969	$0	$23,249
Guy Genovese (Director, Corporate Security)	$181,648	$0	$26,607
Thomas Kent (Former President)	$180,495	$0	$19,670
Employee 3 (Journalist)	$179,836	$0	$20,870
Employee 4 (Executive Editor Cttv)	$175,538	$0	$25,943
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$172,130	$0	$38,603
Stephanie Schmidt (Acting Cfo And Assistant Treasurer)	$166,748	$0	$24,450
Sardy Bernard (Chief Technology Officer)	$165,718	$0	$23,633
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$163,941	$0	$25,911
Susan Reed Jackson (Dir. Of Tv And Video Production)	$157,275	$0	$25,379
Luke Springer (Former Key Employee Special Advisor)	$148,688	$0	$26,089
Daisy Sindelar Vp Eic Trans To (Acting Pres. (From 12/18 07/19))	$147,450	$0	$12,665
Pamela Goodnow (Former Vp, Cfo And Treasurer)	$144,032	$0	$16,777
Kenneth Weinstein (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Leon Aron (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Shell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mike Pompeo (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$126,690,556

Expenses

$128,547,706

Net Income

-$1,857,150

Net Assets

-$74,487,203

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$126,613,002	99.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$77,554	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,675,226	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$39,465,804	30.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$128,602,592
Total Liabilities	$203,089,795
Net Assets	-$74,487,203

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nenad Pejic (Vp/Editor In Chief)	$214,129	$0	$31,782
Thomas Kent (President (Through 09/18))	$195,811	$0	$26,742
Employee 2 (Senior Editor)	$187,196	$0	$23,806
Employee 1 (Executive Editor Cttv)	$180,148	$0	$26,701
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$179,622	$0	$26,840
Pamela Goodnow (Vp, Cfo & Treas. (Until 08/18))	$177,388	$0	$24,540
Employee 3 (Journalist)	$166,216	$0	$22,523
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$166,007	$0	$37,291
Sardy Bernard (Chief Technology Officer)	$158,045	$0	$24,011
Guy Genovese (Director, Corporate Security)	$158,014	$0	$26,523
Stephanie Schmidt (Acting Cfo And Assistant Treasurer)	$155,779	$0	$22,822
Susan Reed Jackson (Dir. Of Tv And Video Production)	$154,888	$0	$28,636
Employee 4 (Journalist)	$153,875	$0	$22,414
Luke Springer (Former Key Employee Special Advisor)	$146,625	$0	$26,969
Kenneth Weinstein (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Leon Aron (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Shell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rex Tillerson (Director (Until 4/2018))	$0	$0	$0
Mike Pompeo (Director (Beg. 04/18))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$119,452,132

Expenses

$123,762,889

Net Income

-$4,310,757

Net Assets

-$77,643,987

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$119,392,741	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$59,391	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,655,850	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$36,375,055	29.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$127,507,388
Total Liabilities	$205,151,375
Net Assets	-$77,643,987

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nenad Pejic (Vp/Editor In Chief)	$220,496	$0	$31,070
Employee 2 (Senior Editor)	$181,915	$0	$17,372
Employee 1 (Executive Editor)	$180,017	$0	$25,918
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$178,433	$0	$26,729
Employee 3 (Journalist)	$175,550	$0	$23,548
Employee 4 (Journalist)	$162,988	$0	$21,634
Susan Jackson (Dir Of Tv And Video Production)	$162,914	$0	$28,515
Employee 5 (Journalist)	$161,143	$0	$22,328
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$158,615	$0	$33,895
Sardy Bernard (Chief Technology Officer)	$152,886	$0	$25,401
Stephanie Schmidt (Assistant Treasurer)	$147,146	$0	$20,918
Luke Springer (Special Advisor)	$139,543	$0	$27,095
Thomas Kent (President)	$93,358	$0	$11,781
Pamela Goodnow (Vp, Cfo And Treasurer)	$28,693	$0	$3,929
Kenneth Weinstein (Chair (Since 1/2017))	$0	$5,588	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director)	$0	$6,929	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Director)	$0	$4,992	$0
Leon Aron (Director)	$0	$3,353	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$18,255	$0
Jeffrey Shell (Director (Chair Until 1/2017))	$0	$3,800	$0
Matthew Armstrong (Director (Until 1/2017))	$0	$31,071	$0
Rex Tillerson (Director (Since 2/2017))	$0	$0	$0
John Kerry (Director (Until 1/2017))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$107,340,903

Expenses

$107,383,344

Net Income

-$42,441

Net Assets

-$66,028,290

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$107,320,593	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$20,310	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,170,769	1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$32,574,827	30.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$124,757,762
Total Liabilities	$190,786,052
Net Assets	-$66,028,290

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nenad Pejic (Vp/Editor In Chief)	$227,390	$0	$31,325
Employee 1 (Journalist)	$199,561	$0	$21,747
John Giambalvo (Vp Finance/Cfo (Through 11/15))	$197,405	$0	$29,305
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$195,643	$0	$26,622
Key Employee 1 (Executive Editor, Cttv)	$176,416	$0	$25,596
Employee 2 (Journalist)	$166,796	$0	$24,962
Employee 3 (Journalist)	$166,501	$0	$21,967
Employee 4 (Journalist)	$162,806	$0	$21,967
Employee 5 (Journalist)	$160,898	$0	$22,972
Luke Springer (Special Advisor)	$152,605	$0	$28,479
Susan Jackson (Dir Of Tv And Video Production)	$152,320	$0	$27,927
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$148,249	$0	$33,116
Stephanie Schimdt (Acting Cfo & Treasurer)	$124,215	$0	$19,004
Jeffrey Shell (Chair)	$0	$8,233	$0
Kenneth Weinstein (Director)	$0	$14,902	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director)	$0	$9,686	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Director)	$0	$3,353	$0
Leon Aron (Director)	$0	$7,749	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$8,494	$0
Matthew Armstrong (Director)	$0	$54,616	$0
John Kerry (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Kent (President (Beg. 06/16))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$99,130,867

Expenses

$99,130,867

Net Income

Net Assets

-$38,943,970

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$99,130,867	100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,407,290	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$28,411,131	28.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$126,649,678
Total Liabilities	$165,593,648
Net Assets	-$38,943,970

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nenad Pejic (Interim Manager)	$231,330	$0	$30,743
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$199,682	$0	$26,300
Employee 1 (Journalist)	$195,793	$0	$21,475
Employee 2 (Journalist)	$173,944	$0	$21,595
Key Employee 1 (Journalist)	$171,974	$0	$24,570
John Giambalvo (Interim Manager & V.P Finance)	$169,580	$0	$33,832
Employee 3 (Journalist)	$165,392	$0	$24,659
Employee 4 (Journalist)	$164,037	$0	$20,621
Employee 5 (Journalist)	$163,020	$0	$21,236
Luke Springer (Director Of Technology)	$158,930	$0	$28,148
Benjamin Herman (General Counsel & Secretary)	$138,564	$0	$30,960
Stephanie Schmidt (Bud. Off. (End)/Cfo & Treas. (09/15))	$115,829	$0	$17,711
Jeffrey Shell (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Matt Armstrong (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Leon Aaron (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Croker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Kempner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth Weinstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Kornbluh (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Kerry (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$93,220,622

Expenses

$92,600,827

Net Income

$619,795

Net Assets

-$82,133,605

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$93,303,148	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$82,526
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,332,444	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$28,065,338	30.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$142,089,999
Total Liabilities	$224,223,604
Net Assets	-$82,133,605

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Julia Ragona (Former V.P. Of Content)	$214,091	$0	$0
Employee 1 (Broadcaster)	$210,535	$0	$23,255
Scott Baker (Director Of Finance)	$197,030	$0	$25,522
Employee 2 (Broadcaster)	$196,966	$0	$21,146
Nenad Pejic (Interim Manager)	$194,866	$0	$27,572
Kevin Klose (President (Through March 2014))	$188,440	$0	$22,867
Employee 3 (Broadcaster)	$175,934	$0	$21,264
John Giambalvo (Interim Manager & V.P. Finance)	$164,122	$0	$39,665
Employee 4 (Broadcaster)	$163,849	$0	$21,264
Employee 5 (Broadcaster)	$163,255	$0	$20,632
Luke Springer (Director Of Technology)	$156,121	$0	$27,759
Key Employee 1 (Broadcaster)	$156,042	$0	$23,353
Benjamin Herman (Deputy General Counsel)	$124,904	$0	$35,949
Jeffrey Shell (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth Weinstein (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Mccue (Director (Through May 2014))	$0	$0	$0
Michael Meehan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Matthew Armstrong (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Crocker (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 12, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$91,803,162

Expenses

$92,793,639

Net Income

-$990,477

Net Assets

-$93,277,838

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$91,803,162	100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,688,054	1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$27,747,705	29.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$153,259,642
Total Liabilities	$246,537,480
Net Assets	-$93,277,838

990

Filed on Oct. 27, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$92,856,673

Expenses

$94,538,962

Net Income

-$1,682,289

Net Assets

-$121,516,058

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$92,820,200	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$36,473	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,528,189	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$34,044,677	36.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$153,169,548
Total Liabilities	$274,685,606
Net Assets	-$121,516,058

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$94,475,761

Expenses

$94,592,395

Net Income

-$116,634

Net Assets

-$61,843,820

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$94,475,761	100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,293,433	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$31,107,458	32.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$153,350,751
Total Liabilities	$215,194,571
Net Assets	-$61,843,820

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2004

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2003

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2002

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2001

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $171M (2023)

Expenses $168M (2023)

Total Assets $226M (2023)

Total Liabilities $231M (2023)

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2013

Extracted Financial Data

Revenue

$171M (2023)

Expenses

$168M (2023)

Total Assets

$226M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$231M (2023)

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