2018-04-04T09:27:59-05:00 2017-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2016-10-01 421591205 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC MIDD 7038529273 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD SPRINGFIELD VA 221533136 KELLEY L SULLIVAN V.P. OF ADMIN./TREASURER 7038529273 2018-04-04 1 3019519090 75.103.231.202 2018-04-04 10:27:20 ED P 1E4CAE41A3307713F6C825CFBBE094C09B2CDB17 2D44DAB3174200E0DF1006FE177D616D2646EF14 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ALBERTO M FERNANDEZ 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD SPRINGFIELD VA 221533136 108490683 0 X WWW.ALHURRA.COM X 2003 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 7 7 600 7 0 0 105262349 108490683 0 0 0 0 0 0 105262349 108490683 0 0 0 0 66800579 68643493 0 0 0 38461770 40505672 105262349 109149165 0 -658482 43859052 48540324 43827034 49166788 32018 -626464 X THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC (MBN) PROVIDES OBJECTIVE AND BALANCED NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ABOUT THEIR REGION, THE WORLD AND THE U.S. MBN WORKS TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ITS MULTI-MEDIA PROGRAMMING, AND SUPPORTS DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY EXPANDING THE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS, OPINIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES AVAILABLE IN THE REGION'S MEDIA. 0 0 97830916 MBN PRIMARY BRANDS CURRENTLY INCLUDE ALHURRA, RADIO SAWA, AND AFIA DARFUR. ALHURRA OPERATES TWO, 24/7 ARABIC - LANGUAGE NEWS AND INFORMATON TELEVISION CHANNELS - ALHURRA/ALHURRA HD AND ALHURRA - IRAQ. RADIO SAWA BROADCASTS 24/7 ON EIGHT PROGRAMMING STREAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AND WEB SITES AS SOURCES OF UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEWS. MBN BROADCASTS FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WITH PRODUCTION OUTLETS IN WASHINGTON D.C., IRAQ, UAE, LEBANON, ISRAEL, MOROCCO, AND CORRESPONDENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AROUND THE WORLD. MBN REACHES AN ESTIMATED 28 MILLION PEOPLE EACH WEEK AND PROVIDES THE UNITED STATES A DIRECT AND UNDISTORTED LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE ARABIC-SPEAKING POPULATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. WITH ITS ESTABLISHED FOOTPRINT ACROSS THE REGION, MBN IS WELL PLACED TO COVER EVENTS AND ISSUES CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC EXTREMISM. 97830916 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 182 0 1 600 1 0 1 AE LE IS IZ MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X KELLEY L SULLIVAN 7038529000 7600 BOSTON BLVD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 KENNETH WEINSTEIN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEC REX TILLERSON EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (FROM 2/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMB RYAN CROCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFERY SHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR LEON ARON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KEMPNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMB KAREN KORNBLUH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEC JOHN FORBES KERRY EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW ARMSTRONG DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CONNIFF PRESIDENT (UNTIL 7/17) 40.00 X 121852 0 15884 ALBERTO MIGUEL FERNANDEZ PRESIDENT (FROM 7/17) 40.00 X 74311 0 0 KELLEY LEHMAN SULLIVAN VP OF ADMINISTRATION/TREASURER 40.00 X 169957 0 22063 ANNE NOBLE GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 40.00 X 151884 0 30192 WILLIAM J SABATINI GEN MGR-MBN DIGITAL & RADIO SAWA 40.00 X 154165 0 38026 DANIEL NASSIF VP OF NEWORK NEWS (UNTIL 7/17) 40.00 X 147341 0 25312 KELLY ALFORD VP OF PRODUCTION OPERATIONS 40.00 X 159776 0 26072 ELAMIN ELFAKI EDITOR IN CHIEF, AL YOUM 40.00 X 156989 0 40156 HASSAN SHWIKI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 40.00 X 154778 0 40599 1291053 0 238304 86 0 1 0 OPTIONS UNLIMITED 5410 RIVIERA DRIVE CORAL GABLES FL 33146 PRODUCTION CONSULTING SERVICES 142076 1 108490683 108490683 108490683 0 0 0 596407 596407 51245023 47831828 3413195 5574391 5171902 402489 7311520 6777837 533683 3916152 3619307 296845 507510 1571 505939 324545 324545 4943555 4457120 486435 117973 52962 65011 1788398 1234475 553923 3963279 3384479 578800 3190811 2791469 399342 2773129 1634086 1139043 327289 7190 320099 NEWS & WIRE FEEDS 17675598 17470906 204692 EQUIPMENT 2131989 1534654 597335 BUILDING SECURITY 1042503 912190 130313 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 837263 621833 215430 881830 327107 554723 109149165 97830916 11318249 0 37467042 42434187 251658 169821 37151 36641 847005 856893 37807175 33348713 4512978 4458462 566048 409476 177170 174844 43859052 48540324 9550601 10741170 34276433 38425618 43827034 49166788 X 32018 -626464 32018 -626464 43859052 48540324 -658482 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 108256263 106676352 107151113 105262349 108490683 535836760 108256263 106676352 107151113 105262349 108490683 535836760 535836760 535836760 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8202820 7642303 560517 29604355 25706410 3897945 4458462 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 38396976 DEFERRED RENT 28642 38425618 X 108490683 0 108490683 0 108490683 109149165 0 109149165 0 109149165 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016, THE CORPORATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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PART I, LINE 7 PERFORMANCE AWARDS AND MERIT INCREASES ARE BASED ON A FORMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS. SEE SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B FOR THE BONUS AND OTHER COMPENSATION INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN LATE 2016, CONGRESS PASSED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHANGED VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT. THESE CHANGES, IN TURN, REQUIRED THAT CERTAIN CHANGES BE MADE TO THE BYLAWS OF MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. ("MBN"). ALL OF THESE CHANGES HAD TO DO WITH THE STRUCTURE OF MBN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND STATUS OF MBN'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CHANGES: (1) PROVIDED AUTHORITY TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO "DETERMINE MEMBERSHIP" OF MBN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (2) PROVIDED THAT OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF MBN SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF AND MAY BE NAMED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD. MBN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED CHANGES TO THE MBN'S BYLAWS IN MARCH 2017, WHICH CONFORMED THE BYLAWS TO THESE NEW LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MBN BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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 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 15 THE 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. THE REVIEW INCLUDED ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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