2025-09-16T08:52:52-05:00 2024-12-31 061667465 PRAGER METIS CPAS LLC 1951 KIDWELL DRIVE SUITE 200 TYSONS CORNER VA 22182 990 2024-01-01 541429009 MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER MEDI 5712673500 2340 DULLES CORNER BLVD 1000 HERNDON VA 20171 ED MOLCHANY COO 5712673500 2025-09-11 1 0 MARNETTE MYERS P00853724 7038210702 2025-09-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ED MOLCHANY 2340 DULLES CORNER BLVD 1000 HERNDON VA 20171 17890278 0 X WWW.MRC.ORG X 1987 VA TO CREATE A MEDIA CULTURE IN AMERICA WHERE TRUTH AND LIBERTY FLOURISH. 13 11 87 0 55529 0 12427643 14489414 172839 55529 5971722 365331 128561 239847 18700765 15150121 15700 0 0 0 9102208 7476474 360102 186764 1879747 6818471 5389668 16296481 13052906 2404284 2097215 16474757 18749928 11505140 11965650 4969617 6784278 X THE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER DOCUMENTS AND COMBATS THE FALSEHOODS AND CENSORSHIP OF THE NEWS MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND BIG TECH IN ORDER TO DEFEND AND PRESERVE AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES. 0 0 3167984 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. NEWSBUSTERS' NEWS ARCHIVES REACHED OVER 985,000 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING, STORING IMPORTANT HISTORICAL REFERENCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. THERE WERE 1,057 RELATED STORIES, STUDIES, AND VIDEOS PRODUCED IN 2024 WITH 104.8 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS AND 249.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ONLINE. NEWSBUSTERS WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE ITS 2.7 MILLION FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, NEARLY 245,000 X FOLLOWERS AND OVER 500,000 TRUTH SOCIAL FOLLOWERS ABOUT BIASED REPORTING IN THE MEDIA. 2007070 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. MRCTV EDUCATED THE PUBLIC WITH 480.6 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS IN 2024. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO 726.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ONLINE WITH 583 RELATED STORIES, STUDIES, AND VIDEOS CREATED. MRCTV WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE ITS 3.2 MILLION FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AND 97K FOLLOWERS ON X THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 2756339 MRC FREE SPEECH AMERICA - A MOVEMENT TO STOP BIG TECH CENSORSHIP OF CONSERVATIVES. THERE WERE 506 STORIES, STUDIES, AND VIDEOS USED TO EDUCATE THE MRC FREE SPEECH AMERICA AUDIENCE IN 2024. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 11.3 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS RELATED TO FREE SPEECH CONTENT AND 84 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ONLINE. MRC FREE SPEECH AMERICA WAS ABLE TO REACH ITS 740K FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, 140K YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS, AND NEARLY 120K X FOLLOWERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 460419 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. 1278385 MRC ACTION - EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING THE GENERAL PUBLIC AGAINST RUNAWAY LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS. 327127 YOUTH EDUCATION AND INTERN PROGRAM - MENTORS AMERICA'S YOUTH AND EDUCATES AND TRAINS STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE BIAS AND THE NEED FOR BALANCED JOURNALISM. 2065931 9997324 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 87 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 11 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 2340 DULLES CORNER BLVD SUITE 1000 HERNDON VA 20171 KARL OTTOSEN CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR SEYMOUR FEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA EMERY TREASURER / DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAMERON SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUES DUBOIS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WRIGHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 L BRENT BOZELL III PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 40.00 3.00 X X 395600 0 29995 DAVID MARTIN EXECUTIVE VP/ASST TREASURE 40.00 3.00 X X 143756 0 10875 MELISSA LOPEZ SECRETARY 40.00 3.00 X X 85925 0 13819 DON COOPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN HOLT LINDSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WALTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON BOB MCEWEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY SCHILLING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD MOLCHANY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 1.00 X 283831 0 20000 ERIC PAIREL VP & CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFI 40.00 X 183520 0 52512 BRENT BAKER VP OF RESEARCH & PUBLICATI 40.00 X 182740 0 18874 DANIEL SCHNEIDER VICE PRESIDENT OF FSA 40.00 X 215160 0 30087 TIMOTHY GRAHAM EXECUTIVE EDITOR 40.00 X 149375 0 38867 CHERYL MICHENER DIRECTOR FINANCIAL OPERA 40.00 X 161000 0 17524 1800907 0 232553 18 0 1 0 MORGAN MEREDITH & ASSOCIATES 22780 INDIAN CREEK DRIVE SUITE 100 DULLES VA 20166 MAILING SERVICES 525396 MERITAIN HEALTH PO BOX 223881 PITTSBURG PA 15250 HEALTH INSURANCE 283245 SNAPSTREAM MEDIA 9450 SW GEMINI DRIVE PMB 19507 BEAVERTON OR 97008 MAINTENCE FOR ARCHIVE SYSTEM 260617 PRINT MAIL COMMUNICATIONS 4333 DAVENPORT ROAD FREDERICKSBURG VA 22408 MAILING SERVICES 245604 CREATIVE RESPONSE CONCEPTS 2760 EISENHOWER AVE 4TH FL ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 PR SERVICES AND PRESS RELEASES 203400 12 14489414 2850071 14489414 ADVERTISING 541800 55529 55529 55529 170003 170003 17200 17200 2291277 644208 2095949 644208 195328 0 195328 195328 EVENT REVENUE 900099 192677 192677 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 29970 29970 222647 15150121 222647 55529 382531 983800 841021 74456 68323 5068208 4303706 384849 379653 67102 62787 4083 232 956263 877998 75657 2608 401101 347070 29798 24233 47601 47601 104637 104637 186764 186764 855754 654619 201135 543107 543107 190652 88863 98169 3620 540071 535148 4503 420 903888 846942 49435 7511 220062 178444 36542 5076 257610 231634 25976 16427 15881 493 53 30283 29276 910 97 177924 171872 5483 569 POSTAGE 607527 93100 1075 513352 MAILING SERVICES 363940 49734 314206 PRINTING 357279 55898 6874 294507 LIST RENTAL 60276 11452 48824 112630 58772 24159 29699 13052906 9997324 1175835 1879747 X 1301948 247370 0 1054578 1226530 2159265 217268 419792 687147 317157 303960 15921 109578 210267 834974 210952 570881 624022 5816046 7813266 7543347 7190238 16474757 18749928 3657807 4058155 7847333 7907495 11505140 11965650 X 2023196 4025853 2946421 2758425 4969617 6784278 16474757 18749928 X 2097215 634374 -59096 -783154 -74678 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 17487201 11057890 11075545 12427643 14414736 66463015 17487201 11057890 11075545 12427643 14414736 66463015 9683214 56779801 314261 269130 270881 286097 170003 1310372 31371 32814 30965 48124 29970 173244 67946631 3925 0.83570 0.83860 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REIMBURSEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 14,526. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 17,597. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 26,332. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 48,124. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 29,970. 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THE CENTER'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE OF VIRGINIA THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. 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. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST 74,678. 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A BOARD MEETING TAKES PLACE TO DISCUSS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COVERED PERSONS MUST DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ANNUALLY AND AS THEY ARISE. WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND, IF SO, HOW TO PROCEED. INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT MAY PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION BUT ARE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS OR VOTING. ALL DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED AFTER A TRANSACTION HAS OCCURRED, THE BOARD REVIEWS IT AND TAKES CORRECTIVE ACTION AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY REQUIREMENTS BASED ON SALARY COMPARISON DATA PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT SURVEY AND OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES COMPENSATION. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE DECISION WAS MADE BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE CENTER COMPLIES WITH IRC SECTION 6104 AND MAKES ITS FORM 1023, FORM 990 AND 990-T AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST -74,678. 990, PART XII, 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. 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