2026-06-18T08:25:49-05:00 2024-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-10-01 421591205 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC MIDD 7038523861 7600 BOSTON BLVD D SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 ANNE R NOBLE GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SEC. 7038523861 2026-06-18 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X ANNE R NOBLE 7600 BOSTON BLVD D SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 113294820 0 X WWW.ALHURRA.COM X 2003 DC THE MIDDLE EAST BORADCASTIN NETWORKS, INC. (MBN) IS A MULTI-MEDIA COMPANY, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS AND AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. IT IS HEADQUARTERED IN SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA, WITH BUREAUS STRETCHING ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. IN A RESPONSIBLE, RELIABLE, ACCURATE, AND HONEST MANNER MBN SHEDS LIGHT ON US POLITICS, SOCIETY, AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, MBN PROVIDES ITS AUDIENCE WITH MISSION ALIGNED STORIES FROM THE REGION, MANY OF WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNCOVERED. 5 5 517 5 0 0 127192684 113294820 0 0 96265 0 14591 0 127303540 113294820 0 0 0 0 76710412 71149644 0 0 0 53335281 37836442 130045693 108986086 -2742153 4308734 45060762 29992066 49128695 26853881 -4067933 3138185 X THE MISSION OF THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS IS TO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, AND RELEVANT NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE REGION, THE WORLD, AND THE UNITED STATES. MBN SUPPORTS DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY EXPANDING THE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS, OPINIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES AVAILABLE IN THE REGION'S MEDIA. 0 0 102941372 MBN IS AN ARABIC-LANGUAGE MULTIMEDIA ORGANIZATION THAT REACHES 34.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) WEEKLY. REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS' 2023 REPORT REVEALED THAT PRESS FREEDOM IN MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. PRESS FREEDOM AND JOUNALIST SAFETY REMAINED "VERY BAD" IN MOST OF THE NATIONS THAT MBN TARGETS.MBN IS MORE THAN JUST TWO 24/7 TELEVISION NETWORKS (ALHURRA AND ALHURRA-IRAQ), FIVE DIGITAL PLATFORMS (ALHURRA.OCOM, IRFAASAWTAK.COM, ELSAHA.COM, MAGHREBVOICES.COM AND RADIOSAWA.COM) AND A VARIETY OF PODCASTS. IT'S A TEAM OF JOUNALISTS ACROSS THE REGION, DEDICATED TO PRODUCING STORIES ON UNIVERSAL FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS THAT OFTEN GO UNREPORTED IN THE INDIGENOUS ARABIC PRESS. BY BRINGIN THESE STORIES TO THE FOREFRONT, MBN UNDERSCORES ITS COMMITMENT TO TOLERANCE, THE RULE OF LAW, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.AMIDST THE INFLUENCE OF LOCAL, PAN-ARAB, AND FOREIGN-OWNED ARABIC CMEDIA OUTLETS IN THE REGION, WHICH ARE OFTEN SWAYED BY THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS INTERESTS OF THEIR FUNDERS, MBN STANDS AS A BEACON OF RELIABILITY. AUDIENCES CAN TRUST MBN TO DELIVER ACCURATE AND OBJECTIVE NEWS ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY, THE REGION, AND THE WORLD. THIS TRUST IS PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL AS THE REGION BECOMES MORE POLARIZED. IN ADDITION TO NEWS, MBN OFFERS IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ISSUES IN AND ABOUT THE REGION, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING ITS ROLE AS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION. 102941372 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 246 0 1 517 1 0 1 LE IS IZ MO AE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ANNE R NOBLE 7038529040 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 JAMES O'SHEA CHAIR END 06/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMB RYAN CROCKER INTERIM CHAIR BEG. 06/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALIA IBRAHIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCNULTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMB SUSAN ZIADEH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HASSAN SHWIKI ACTING PRESIDENT THRU 4/24 40.00 X 189748 0 20892 ANNE R NOBLE GENERAL COUNSEL & CORP. 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EXPENSES REPORTED FOR MOROCCO SUBSIDIARY IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 744,960. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 7 226 PROGRAM SERVICES TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF NEWS AND INFORMATION 25846706 7 226 0 0 7 226 25846706 0 25846706 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HASSAN SHWIKI ACTING PRESIDENT THRU 4/24 188758 0 0 0 990 0 11867 0 9025 0 210640 0 0 0 ANNE R NOBLE GENERAL COUNSEL & CORP. SEC. 173441 0 3500 0 1905 0 10591 0 3072 0 192509 0 0 0 THAER SOUKAR SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL 170122 0 2500 0 225 0 10634 0 7113 0 190594 0 0 0 WILLIAM SABATINI ACTING SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HR 167986 0 1500 0 990 0 10506 0 7113 0 188095 0 0 0 IMAD HAMED HAJ VP OF ADMINISTRATION 170018 0 3500 0 345 0 10350 0 2490 0 186703 0 0 0 AMR SAAD ALY HASSAN EL-KAHKY VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING 168860 0 3500 0 645 0 10283 0 2519 0 185807 0 0 0 MOHAMMED ALBARDAWIL SENIOR DIRECTOR, NEWS 164149 0 4500 0 135 0 10148 0 4976 0 183908 0 0 0 KIM JACKSON CFO THRU 10/23 162699 0 3500 0 13922 0 0 0 3438 0 183559 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A KIM JACKSON RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $13,046 DURING THE YEAR. THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE FOUR ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF PAY. PART I, LINE 7 PERFORMANCE AND MERIT AWARDS ARE BASED ON A FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS. FORM 990, AMENDED RETURN MBN FILED A FORM 990 BASED ON UNAUDITED NUMBERS. FOLLOWING THE FILING, MBN RECEIVED AN AUDIT, AND AS SUCH, THE FORM 990 IS BEING AMENDED TO REVISE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: - PAGE 1, HEADER BOX G THE GROSS RECEIPTS AMOUNT HAS BEEN UPDATED - PART I THE AMOUNTS ON LINES 8, 11 15, 17-22 HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - PART III LINES 4A & 4E HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - PART IV LINES 12B & 35B THE BOXES HAVE BEEN CHECKED YES - PART VI LINES 1A & 1B THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN UPDATED - PART VII THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO THE CORRECT AMOUNTS. - PART VIII LINES 1D AND 1E HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - PART IX LINES 5, 7-10, 11B, 11C 11G, 12-14, 16-17, 19, 22-24 HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - PART X LINES 1,9,10A-10C, 14-17, 19, 25-27, & 32-33 HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS. - PART XI LINES 1-4, 8, 10 HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - PART XII LINES 2B, 2C AND 3B THE BOXES HAVE BEEN CHECKED YES - SCHEDULE A PART II LINES 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - SCHEDULE B PART I THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - SCHEDULE D, PART VI THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - SCHEDULE D, PART IX THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - SCHEDULE D, PART X THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - SCHEDULE D, PART XI THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED - SCHEDULE D, PART XII THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO MATCH THE AUDITED FINANCIALS - SCHEDULE J, PART II THE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO THE CORRECT AMOUNTS - SCHEDULE R, PART II AN ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN REMOVED DUE TO NOT BEING A RELATED ORGANIZATION - SCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 1C THIS BOX HAS BEEN CHECKED NO - SCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 2 A TRANSACTION HAS BEEN REMOVED DUE TO THE ORGANIZATION NOT BEING A RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ACCOUNTING TEAM ALONG WITH THE CFO AND MANAGEMENT TEAM REVIEW THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MBN REQUIRES THAT ITS BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN ANY ACTIVITY, PRACTICE, OR CONDUCT THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH OR MIGHT REASONABLY APPEAR TO CONFLICT WITH THE INTEREST OF MBN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO PREVENT THE INTERESTS OF ANY BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE FROM INTERFERING WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES TO MBN, AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR POLITICAL GAIN MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF MBN. THIS POLICY REQUIRES THAT DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THE RECUSAL OF ANY INTEREST PARTY IN A DECISION RELATING THE CONFLICT FURTHERMORE, WHENEER ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH MBN, HE OR SHE NOTIFIES THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF SUCH CONFLICT IN WRITING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT BASED ON A SALARY SURVEY AND COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER GRANTEES ASSOCIATED WITH USAGM. THE BOARD DOCUMENTS THE DETERMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. MBN HIRES AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO ANALYZE COMPENSATION AND PAY BANDS FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. THE LAST GLOBAL COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2017 AND INCLUDED ALL POSITIONS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MBN MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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