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X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ANGELO CARUSONE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT (FROM 11/22) 406116 0 0 0 0 0 8693 0 8656 0 423465 0 0 0 CYNTHIA PADERA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 271302 0 75000 0 0 0 8250 0 14496 0 369048 0 0 0 DAVID BROCK CHAIRMAN (UNTILL 11/16/22) 270239 0 0 0 0 0 8173 0 9309 0 287721 0 0 0 PILAR MARTINEZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 203016 0 15000 0 0 0 8692 0 2320 0 229028 0 0 0 JULIE MILLICAN VICE PRESIDENT 196171 0 6000 0 0 0 6070 0 19097 0 227338 0 0 0 MATTHEW GERTZ SENIOR FELLOW 170340 0 17500 0 0 0 5250 0 19097 0 212187 0 0 0 SHARON KANN SENIOR DIRECTOR, INNOVATION & IMPACT 160000 0 30000 0 0 0 4800 0 8736 0 203536 0 0 0 SERGIO MUNOZ VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH & POLICY 183086 0 2500 0 0 0 5759 0 12090 0 203435 0 0 0 LAURA KEITER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 157616 0 26000 0 0 0 4800 0 9111 0 197527 0 0 0 JOHN WHITEHOUSE SENIOR DIRECTOR 156500 0 16500 0 0 0 4725 0 8735 0 186460 0 0 0 BENJAMIN DIMIERO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 148462 0 10000 0 0 0 4500 0 14347 0 177309 0 0 0 ELISABETH POWER MEDIA INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR 132616 0 10000 0 0 0 4050 0 9094 0 155760 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B DAVID BROCK'S 457F PLAN WAS TERMINATED ON NOVEMBER 2022. PAYMENT OF $198,000 WAS MADE TO THE BENEFICIARY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, MMFA HAD A DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILTY OF $198,000 WHICH WAS PAID SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END. PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUSES DURING 2022: CYNTHIA PADERA: $ 75,000 PILAR MARTINEZ: $15,000 JULIE MILLICAN: $ 6,000 SHARON KANN: $ 30,000 MATTHEW GERTZ: $ 17,500 LAURA KEITER: $ 26,000 JOHN WHITEHOUSE: $16,500 BENJAMIN DIMIERO: $10,000 SERGIO MUNOZ: $2,500 RACHEL TARDIFF: $2,500 ELISABETH POWER: $10,000 PAMELA VOGEL: $10,000 ASR LLC BOARD MEMBER TOM PEREZ IS ALSO OWNER OF ASR LLC 105000 ASR LLC PROVIDED CONSULTANT ADVISORY SERVICES, UNRELATED TO THE ROLE ON THE BOARD 0 X 13 935320 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE CFO, LEGAL COUNSEL, AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE RETURN WAS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS, OTHER MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON DISCLOSURE, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, OR IN THE EVENT OF AN EMPLOYEE, THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WILL GATHER INFORMATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THEN THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL BE RECUSED FROM ANY DECISION MAKING POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. A TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT, OR SOME ALTERNATIVE, MAY BE APPROVED IF IT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND IS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF AN EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITIEE, WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, VIOLATES THIS POLICY, DISCIPLINARY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN INCLUDING TERMINATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, FORMAL REPRIMAND, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS BASED ON COMPENSATION STUDIES USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE FINAL COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL COMPENSATION PROCESSES ARE DELIBERATED AND DOCUMENTED. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII SECTION A: CECILE RICHARDS WAS PAID FOR CONSULTANT ADVISORY SERVICES UNRELATED TO HER BOARD DUTIES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G COMMUNICATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,291,587. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,291,587. GENERAL OPERATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,672. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,315. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,987. MEDIA SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 99,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 99,000. ADVISORY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 45,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,000. STRATEGIC SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 357,661. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 357,661.