MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC (EIN 42-1591205)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-08-15
IRS object ID
202532279349301248
Schema version
2023v6.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-15T09:21:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN872525370PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 910AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN421591205EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7038529333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17600 BOSTON BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22153ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNE R NOBLEPersonNm
Person TitleGENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SEC.PersonTitleTxt
Phone7038529333PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAMANDA ADAMSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00748038PTIN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANNE R NOBLEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17600 BOSTON BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22153ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$103,044,417GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ALHURRA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING 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 REGION. IN A RESPONSIBLE, RELIABLE, ACCURATE AND HONEST MANNER, MBN SHEDS LIGHT ON U.S. POLITICS, SOCIETY, AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AT LARGE. IN ADDITION, MBN PROVIDES ITS AUDIENCE WITH MISSION ALIGNED STORIES FROM THE REGION THAT OTHERS SHY AWAY FROM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Expenses$110,022,687CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,742,153PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$6,978,270CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$31,648,384TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$49,128,695TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$33,231,828TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$4,067,933NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$1,583,444NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$103,421,327ExpenseAmt
DescMBN 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 JOURNALIST 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.COM, IRFAASAWTAK.COM, ELSAHA.COM, MAGHREBVOICES.COM AND RADIOSAWA.COM) AND A VARIETY OF PODCASTS. IT'S A TEAM OF JOURNALISTS ACROSS THE REGION, DEDICATED TO PRODUCING STORIES ON UNIVERSAL FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS THAT OFTEN GO UNREPORTED IN THE INDIGENOUS ARABIC PRESS. BY BRINGING 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 MEDIA 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.Desc
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANNE R NOBLEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7038529040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17600 BOSTON BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22153ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAMES O'SHEA
CHAIR END 06/241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMB RYAN CROCKER
INTERIM CHAIR BEG 06/241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALIA IBRAHIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY MCNULTY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMB SUSAN ZIADEH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI
CFO AND TREASURER BEG 10/2340.00$35,405$0$0Yes (X)
JEFFREY GEDMIN
ACTING PRESIDENT BEG 4/2440.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
HASSAN SHWIKI
ACTING PRESIDENT THRU 4/2440.00$189,748$0$20,892Yes (X)
ANNE R NOBLE
GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY40.00$178,847$0$13,663Yes (X)
KIM JACKSON
CFO THRU 10/2340.00$180,121$0$3,434Yes (X)
IMAD HAMED HAJ
VP OF ADMINISTRATION40.00$173,863$0$12,840Yes (X)
AMR SAAD ALY HASSAN EL-KAHKY
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING40.00$173,005$0$12,803Yes (X)
WILLIAM SABATINI
ACTING SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$170,476$0$17,619Yes (X)
THAER SOUKAR
SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL40.00$172,847$0$17,747Yes (X)
MOHAMMED ALBARDAWIL
SENIOR DIRECTOR, NEWS40.00$168,784$0$15,124Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$114,122TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K163IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC
1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITEWASHINGTONDC20006INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION$1,694,735
ZENITH GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
4315 50TH STREET NW SUITE 100WASHINGTONDC20016CONSULTING$621,075
CROWELL & MORING LLP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20004LEGAL$188,267
CASTRO & COMPANY LLC
1635 KING STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314ACCOUNTING/ADVISORY$130,163
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$103,017,459RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Total Contributions$103,017,459TotalContributionsAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,958TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$26,958ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$26,958OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$26,958ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$722,635TotalAmt
Program Services$184,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$538,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$54,491,440TotalAmt
Program Services$51,702,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,788,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$1,946,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$8,094,622TotalAmt
Program Services$7,608,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$485,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$5,149,966TotalAmt
Program Services$4,840,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$971,421TotalAmt
Program Services$913,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$723,187TotalAmt
Program Services$679,796ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,673,167TotalAmt
Program Services$4,392,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$280,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,640TotalAmt
Program Services$10,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$638ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,812,448TotalAmt
Program Services$1,703,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,850,391TotalAmt
Program Services$5,499,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$351,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,190,637TotalAmt
Program Services$5,819,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$371,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,268,592TotalAmt
Program Services$2,132,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,163TotalAmt
Program Services$123,293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,328,800TotalAmt
Program Services$5,949,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$379,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,230TotalAmt
Program Services$256,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,394ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
NEWS FEED/WIRES$7,732,369$7,268,427$463,942
EQUIPMENT$554,428$521,162$33,266
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$546,221$513,448$32,773

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,441,300TotalAmt
Program Services$1,354,822ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,022,687TotalAmt
Program Services$103,421,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,601,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$281,938BOYAmt
EOY$412,691EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,538,586BOYAmt
EOY$1,364,920EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,857BOYAmt
EOY$188,038EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,342,561BOYAmt
EOY$3,011,263EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$64,401,369LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$49,164,967LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,746,097BOYAmt
EOY$15,236,402EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,035,723BOYAmt
EOY$11,430,070EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,060,762BOYAmt
EOY$31,648,384EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,011,148BOYAmt
EOY$8,728,410EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,394,276BOYAmt
EOY$11,279,772EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,723,271BOYAmt
EOY$13,223,646EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,128,695BOYAmt
EOY$33,231,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,067,933BOYAmt
EOY-$1,583,444EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$4,067,933BOYAmt
EOY-$1,583,444EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,060,762BOYAmt
EOY$31,648,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$6,978,270ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$9,462,759PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed0FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$104,472,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,990,076CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130,559,581CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$127,192,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$113,743,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$587,957,805TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$104,472,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,990,076CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130,559,581CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$127,192,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$113,743,235CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$587,957,805TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$587,957,805PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$87,636CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$87,636TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,591CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,958CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,209TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$588,208,650TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 87,069. OTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 34,591. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 14,591. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 26,958.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,348,423OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,912,310DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,436,113BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,698,736OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,949,014DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,749,722BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,354,210OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,303,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,050,567BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,236,402TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$11,247,824
SECURITY DEPOSIT$182,246
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$11,430,070TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$13,223,646Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,223,646TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARegionTxt
Offices7OfficesCnt
Employee226EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedTELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING OF NEWS AND INFORMATION.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$25,846,706RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices7SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees226SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office7TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee226TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$25,846,706SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$25,846,706TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AMOUNT REPORTED IN PART I WAS DETERMINED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING WHICH IS THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S BOOKS AND RECORDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HASSAN SHWIKI
ACTING PRESIDENT THRU 4/24$188,758$0$0$0$990$0$11,867$0$9,025$0$210,640$0$0$0
ANNE R NOBLE
GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETAR$173,442$0$3,500$0$1,905$0$10,591$0$3,072$0$192,510$0$0$0
THAER SOUKAR
SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL$170,122$0$2,500$0$225$0$10,634$0$7,113$0$190,594$0$0$0
WILLIAM SABATINI
ACTING SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESO$167,986$0$1,500$0$990$0$10,506$0$7,113$0$188,095$0$0$0
IMAD HAMED HAJ
VP OF ADMINISTRATION$170,018$0$3,500$0$345$0$10,350$0$2,490$0$186,703$0$0$0
AMR SAAD ALY HASSAN EL-KAHKY
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING$163,860$0$3,500$0$5,645$0$10,283$0$2,520$0$185,808$0$0$0
MOHAMMED ALBARDAWIL
SENIOR DIRECTOR, NEWS$164,149$0$4,500$0$135$0$10,148$0$4,976$0$183,908$0$0$0
KIM JACKSON
CFO THRU 10/23$162,699$0$3,500$0$13,922$0$0$0$3,434$0$183,555$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4AKIM 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 7PERFORMANCE AND MERIT AWARDS ARE BASED ON A FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 12CMBN 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 INTERESTS 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 INTERESTED PARTY IN A DECISION RELATING TO THE CONFLICT FURTHERMORE, WHENEVER 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 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT BASED ON A SALARY SURVEY AND COMPARABLE DATA OF SIMILARLY RANKED SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 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. A GLOBAL COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2017 AND THE REVIEW INCLUDED ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MBN MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART XII, LINE 3B:DUE TO FUNDING CUTS AND DELAYS IN RECEIVABLES, MBN WAS FORCED TO FURLOUGH AND LAY OFF STAFF AS WELL PAUSE THE AUDIT. IN THE INTERIM, THE AUDIT FIRM THAT WAS ENGAGED WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO PERFORM THE AUDIT. MBN HAS SECURED A NEW AUDIT FIRM AND WILL RESUME THE AUDIT PROCESS SHORTLY.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20227ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522260085EIN
Primary ActivitiesINTERNATIONAL BROADCASTINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
MIDDLE EAST RADIO TELEVISION MOROCCO SA
7600 BOSTON BOULEVARDSPRINGFIELDVA22153BROADCAST NEWSMOMIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INCC0.51000Yes (1)
MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS-LEBANON SARL
7600 BOSTON BOULEVARDSPRINGFIELDVA22153BROADCAST NEWSLEMIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INCC0.99960Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
US AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA
C$103,017,459BOOK
MIDDLE EAST RADIO TELEVISION MOROCCO SA
R$779,366BOOK
MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS - LEBANON
R$314,557BOOK

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