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TREASURER 5712673500 2020-11-06 1 MATTHEW FRANK P01277196 7038210702 2020-11-06 96.255.69.170 2020-11-06 07:48:29 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 056E0A7B8DDB993821D785215A218842C2B22625 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z L BRENT BOZELL 1900 CAMPUS COMMONS DR 6TH FLOOR RESTON VA 20191 13821698 0 X WWW.MRC.ORG X 1987 VA EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA ON BIAS IN THE MEDIA. 9 8 104 8 604434 0 11474649 10059850 751967 604484 1164318 589597 108060 128969 13498994 11382900 0 29989 0 0 6857851 7157368 161098 234478 2465257 5749500 6887742 12768449 14309577 730545 -2926677 15829457 16547331 2884312 4215931 12945145 12331400 X TO CREATE A MEDIA CULTURE IN AMERICA WHERE TRUTH AND LIBERTY FLOURISH. 0 0 3311679 29989 50 NEWS ANALYSIS DIVISION - BRINGS POLITICAL BALANCE TO THE NATION'S NEWS MEDIA BY DOCUMENTING AND COUNTERING LIBERAL BIAS FROM TELEVISION NETWORK NEWS SHOWS AND MAJOR PRINT PUBLICATIONS. 2412831 CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE - PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE NEWS SOURCE THAT WOULD COVER STORIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO A LIBERAL BIAS IN MANY NEWS OUTLETS. 1678997 MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER ACTION - EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING THE GENERAL PUBLIC AGAINST RUNAWAY LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS. 895077 BUSINESS AND MEDIA INSTITUTE - BRINGS BALANCE TO ECONOMIC REPORTING AND PROMOTES FAIR PORTRAYAL OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE MEDIA BY AUDITING THE MEDIA'S COVERAGE OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. 1022352 CULTURE AND MEDIA INSTITUTE - PROMOTES FAIR PORTRAYAL OF CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE MEDIA. 191448 YOUTH EDUCATION AND INTERN PROGRAM - MENTORS AMERICA'S YOUTH AND EDUCATES AND TRAINS STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE BIAS AND THE NEED FOR BALANCED JOURNALISM. 1461669 MRCTV - AN ONLINE MEDIA PLATFORM DESIGNED TO BROADCAST CONSERVATIVE VALUES, CULTURE, POLITICS, LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS, AND ENTERTAINMENT TO A NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE ON A SOCIAL MEDIA OPTIMIZED SIGHT. 3570546 10974053 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 33 0 1 104 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AZ AK CA CT FL GA IL KS MD MA MI MN MS NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI AL AR HI KY NH TX X X THE ORGANIZATION 5712673500 1900 CAMPUS COMMONS DR 6TH FLOOR RESTON VA 20191 L BRENT BOZELL PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 40.00 1.00 X X 346100 0 46670 CURTIN WINSOR JR TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KARL OTTESON CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABBY MOFFAT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR SEYMOUR FEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA EMERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM DONNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WALTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MARTIN EXECUTIVE VP/ASSISTANT TRE 40.00 1.00 X 302600 0 51599 MELISSA LOPEZ SECRETARY 40.00 1.00 X 71300 6500 3973 DAN GAINOR VP OF MRC BUSINESS AND CUL 40.00 1.00 X 161550 0 14091 TERENCE JEFFREY CNS EDITOR AND CHIEF 40.00 X 194950 0 34742 EDWARD MOLCHANY SENIOR VP & CHIEF MARKETIN 40.00 1.00 X 215500 0 28623 BRENT BAKER VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH 40.00 X 160775 0 14253 ROBERT CROFT VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM 40.00 X 183000 0 37349 1635775 6500 231300 7 0 1 0 CREATIVE RESPONSE CONCEPTS 2760 EISENHOWER AVE 4TH FLOOR ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 PUBLIC RELATIONS 320379 FACEBOOK INC 15161 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 ADVERTISING 283282 MARKETO INC 901 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD 200 SAN MATEO CA 94404 E-MAIL 217283 3 10059850 467741 10059850 ADVERTISING 541800 604434 604434 MEDIA RECORDINGS 512000 50 50 604484 322586 322586 94506 94506 2705809 2438798 267011 267011 267011 REFUNDS 900099 32857 32857 MRC STORE 900099 1606 1606 34463 11382900 50 604434 718566 29989 29989 816842 717409 52149 47284 4922235 4323055 314249 284931 103705 91081 6621 6003 936408 822420 59783 54205 378178 332143 24144 21891 48449 48449 80329 80329 234478 234478 1317083 1256677 60406 997537 997537 166760 50671 96945 19144 542759 536872 768 5119 803097 729501 46390 27206 212687 151067 33796 27824 353431 334978 17888 565 63186 59040 1871 2275 96589 74373 2898 19318 96677 90297 2900 3480 POSTAGE 771068 101389 842 668837 PRINTING 638927 105986 3907 529034 MAILING 400397 49244 351153 LIST RENTAL 125558 18834 106724 173208 101490 15932 55786 14309577 10974053 870267 2465257 X 2002454 300368 0 1702086 0 96422 489826 228957 1038230 364561 215191 109193 119853 146771 3241083 3069033 257979 172050 13641540 15296034 66838 133343 15829457 16547331 1372557 1594267 1408142 2344042 103613 277622 2884312 4215931 X 10670292 10018273 2274853 2313127 12945145 12331400 15829457 16547331 -2926677 2438798 -125866 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12739414 10600437 11432024 11474649 10059850 56306374 12739414 10600437 11432024 11474649 10059850 56306374 7751156 48555218 449116 325129 350051 395395 417092 1936783 81544 266801 71439 23684 34463 477931 58721088 511039 0.82690 0.80120 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REIMBURSEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 81,544. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 266,801. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 71,439. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 23,684. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 32,857. 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MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE CENTER'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE CENTER HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES REPORTER/WRITER FOR CNS (CYBERCAST NEWS SERVICE) NEWS PROGRAM 103000 0 1 0 0 0 1 103000 0 103000 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X X X 1 LDMI 26 ASHBY STREET WARRENTON VA 20186 DIRECT MAIL CONSULTING 0 1148561 48923 1099638 CLEARWORD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP 20130 LAKEVIEW CENTER PLAZA 300 ASHBURN VA 20147 DIRECT MAIL CONSULTING 0 1024843 67146 957697 RICHARD NORMAN 113 EAST MARKET STREET SUITE 300 LEESBURG VA 20176 DIRECT MAIL CONSULTING 0 656040 93808 562232 2829444 209877 2619567 AZ AK CA CT DC FL GA IL KS ME MD MA MI MN MS NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) THE AGREEMENT WITH LDMI PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND ALSO FOR THE PAYMENT OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES SUCH AS LIST RENTAL, DATA PROCESSING, PRINTING AND MAILING SERVICES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR THESE TYPES OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR WAS $649,137. INVOICES FOR FUNDRAISING SERVICE FEES AND MAILING REIMBURSEMENTS SEPARATELY OR SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT OF THE INVOICE THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO FUNDRAISING SERVICES FROM THE AMOUNT OF THE INVOICE FOR REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES. THE AGREEMENT WITH CLEARWORD PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND ALSO FOR THE PAYMENT OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES SUCH AS POSTAGE, PRINTING, LIST FEES, DATA PROCESSING AND MAINING SERVICES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR THESE TYPES OF REIMBURSABLE MAILING EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR WAS $499,823. AN ESTIMATE INCLUDING ALL COSTS OF THE PACKAGES CREATED BY CLEARWORD IS SUBMITTED TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO MAILING. 0 NATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE 215 LEXINGTON AVE NEW YORK NY 10016 133649537 501(C)3 10000 TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION TO ACHIVE ITS MISSION. COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY 444 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW 830 WASHINGTON DC 20001 720921017 501(C)3 17500 TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION TO ACHIVE ITS MISSION. 2 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L BRENT BOZELL PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 346100 0 0 0 0 0 8400 0 38270 0 392770 0 0 0 DAVID MARTIN EXECUTIVE VP/ASSISTANT TRE 302600 0 0 0 0 0 8400 0 43199 0 354199 0 0 0 DAN GAINOR VP OF MRC BUSINESS AND CUL 161550 0 0 0 0 0 4847 0 9244 0 175641 0 0 0 TERENCE JEFFREY CNS EDITOR AND CHIEF 194950 0 0 0 0 0 5849 0 28893 0 229692 0 0 0 EDWARD MOLCHANY SENIOR VP & CHIEF MARKETIN 215500 0 0 0 0 0 6465 0 22158 0 244123 0 0 0 BRENT BAKER VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH 160775 0 0 0 0 0 4823 0 9430 0 175028 0 0 0 ROBERT CROFT VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPM 183000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37349 0 220349 0 0 0 X 11 467741 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B). 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FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CENTER MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. 990, PART XII, 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. AMERICA INC 12644 CHAPEL ROAD STE 201 CLIFTON VA 20124 273352652 TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT TRADITIONAL & CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN VALUES VA 501(C)(4) MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0