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RFE/RL REPORTS THE FACTS, UNDAUNTED BY PRESSURE. RFE/RL REPORTS IN 27 LANGUAGES TO 23 COUNTRIES REACHING MORE THAN 40 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY WEEK. WITH OVER 1,700 STAFF AND MORE THAN 20 BUREAUS, RFE/RL IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE NEWS OPERATIONS IN THE WORLD, FILLING AN ESSENTIAL MARKET GAP IN MANY COUNTRIES WHERE A FREE PRESS IS BANNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR NOT YET FULLY ESTABLISHED. RFE/RL JOURNALISTS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE FIGHT FOR MEDIA FREEDOM IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND OFTEN PUT THEMSELVES AT GREAT RISK TO DO THEIR JOBS. 0 1 20179087 THE CURRENT TIME TV AND DIGITAL NETWORK PROVIDES RUSSIAN SPEAKERS ACROSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, CENTRAL ASIA, THE CAUCASUS, THE BALTICS, AND EASTERN EUROPE WITH ACCESS TO FACTUAL, ACCURATE, BIAS-FREE, TOPICAL, AND TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION. CURRENT TIME ALSO SERVES AS A MUCH NEEDED REALITY CHECK ON DISINFORMATION NARRATIVES THAT DRIVE CONFLICT IN THE REGION, INCLUDING RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE. CURRENT TIME PLACES A PREMIUM ON LIVE NEWS COVERAGE THAT ALLOWS SKEPTICAL AUDIENCES NUMBED BY DISINFORMATION AND KREMLIN NARRATIVES TO JUDGE EVENTS FOR THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION TO LIVE NEWS, CURRENT TIME AUDIENCES HAVE ACCESS TO ONE OF THE LARGEST OFFERINGS OF RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE DOCUMENTARIES AND DOCUSERIES, WITH MANY BEING SHOWN TO RUSSIAN-SPEAKING AUDIENCES FOR THE FIRST TIME, OFTEN BECAUSE OF POLITICAL CONTENT THAT BARS THEM FROM MAINSTREAM DISTRIBUTION WITHIN RUSSIA. CURRENT TIME ALSO OFFERS UNIQUE PROGRAMMING ON MEDIA LITERACY, EDUCATION, BUSINESS, THE LIVES OF RUSSIAN-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND HUMAN-INTEREST PROGRAMS FROM REMOTE CORNERS OF RUSSIA AND UKRAINE ALL RARELY, IF EVER, AVAILABLE ON RUSSIAN STATE CHANNELS. CURRENT TIME TV IS SEEN IN 35 COUNTRIES VIA 337 DISTRIBUTORS WHICH ARE CABLE, DIGITAL STREAMING, OR SATELLITE COMPANIES THAT TAKE THE ENTIRE CHANNEL AND 53 AFFILIATE STATIONS WHICH CARRY ONE OR MORE CURRENT TIME PROGRAMS IN 18 COUNTRIES. CURRENT TIME IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON HOTEL TV PLATFORMS IN OVER 630 HOTELS AND NEARLY 180,000 HOTEL ROOMS IN THE UK, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, THE UAE, EGYPT, TURKEY AND SAUDI ARABIA. ACCORDING TO RESULTS FROM A NATIONWIDE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY USAGM IN 2022, 4.0% OF ADULTS IN RUSSIA CONSUME CURRENT TIME CONTENT EACH WEEK. IN FY 2023, THE NETWORK SAW NEARLY 1.1 MILLION AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE VISITS AND 36.3 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS. 12323637 RFE/RL'S PERSIAN SERVICE, KNOWN AS RADIO FARDA, OFFERS A PERSIAN-LANGUAGE ALTERNATIVE TO GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED MEDIA IN IRAN, REPORTING ON LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND WORLD EVENTS. RADIO FARDA BREAKS THROUGH GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP, PROVIDING ACCURATE NEWS AND A PLATFORM FOR INFORMED DISCUSSION AND DEBATE TO AUDIENCES IN IRAN. THE SERVICE STANDS OUT FOR ITS COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL AND SOCIETAL ISSUES OTHERWISE UNDERREPORTED OR TABOO IN IRAN, INCLUDING THE PROTEST MOVEMENT THAT HAS GROWN OUT OF THE PROTESTS TRIGGERED BY THE REGIME'S KILLING OF 22-YEAR-OLD MAHSA AMINI IN SEPTEMBER 2022. IN DECEMBER 2022, TEHRAN ADDED RADIO FARDA TO A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONED FOR SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM OR INCITING VIOLENCE, WHILE IN FEBRUARY 2023, IT ALSO ADDED THEN-RFE/RL PRESIDENT AND CEO JAMIE FLY TO THE SAME SANCTIONS LIST. RADIO FARDA'S WEBSITE HAS BEEN BLOCKED IN IRAN SINCE 2003, BUT IRANIAN USERS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS IT USING CIRCUMVENTION TECHNOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, DESPITE A GOVERNMENT BAN BLOCKING FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE IN IRAN, RADIO FARDA HAS SEEN SIGNIFICANT ONLINE AUDIENCES ON THOSE PLATFORMS AS WELL AS INSTAGRAM. ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A USAGM-SPONSORED NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY IN 2021, 9.8% OF IRANIAN ADULTS USE RADIO FARDA JOURNALISM EACH WEEK. IN FY 2023, THE SERVICE GARNERED 3.8 MILLION AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE VISITS AND 52.2 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS. 6976607 RFE/RL'S RUSSIAN SERVICE, RADIO SVOBODA, IS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF BALANCED INFORMATION ABOUT POLITICAL, SOCIAL, CIVIC, CULTURAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES THAT ARE UNREPORTED OR UNDER-REPORTED IN RUSSIA. IT ALSO PROVIDES A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ON THESE TOPICS. RADIO SVOBODA FOCUSES ON PRODUCING A RANGE OF INTEGRATED MULTIMEDIA CONTENTAUDIO, VIDEO, AND SOCIAL MEDIATHAT CONNECTS TARGET AUDIENCES ACROSS RUSSIA AND ENHANCES THE IMPACT OF ITS JOURNALISM. THE SERVICE RUNS TWO REGIONAL REPORTING PROJECTS: SIBERIA.REALITIES (SIBREAL.ORG) IS AIMED AT RESIDENTS OF THE TRANS-URALS REGION OF RUSSIA AND NORTH.REALITIES (SEVERREAL.ORG) AIMED AT NORTHWESTERN RUSSIA WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2019. IN MARCH 2022, AFTER THE START OF RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE, RADIO SVOBODA WAS FORCED TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS WITHIN RUSSIA AND MOVE ITS JOURNALISTS OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. IN MARCH 2023, RFE/RL'S LOCAL BROANCH WAS DECLARED BANKRUPT. BY A COURT IN MOSCOW. OWING TO LONGSTANDING POLITICAL PRESSURES WITHIN RUSSIA, ILLUSTRATED BY THE SERVICE'S DESIGNATED A "FOREIGN AGENT" BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN 2017, RFE/RL IS RESTRICTED FROM LOCAL RADIO AND TV REBROADCASTING AND THEREFORE PRIMARILY RELIES ON DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS. ACCORDING TO RESULTS FROM A NATIONWIDE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY USAGM IN 2022, 5.4% OF ADULTS IN RUSSIA CONSUME RADIO SVOBODA CONTENT EACH WEEK. IN FY 2023, THE SERVICE SAW 1.8 MILLION AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE VISITS AND 26.6 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS. 89979695 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:RFE/RL JOURNALISTS REPORT THE NEWS IN 23 COUNTRIES WHERE FREE PRESS IS BANNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR NOT FULLY ESTABLISHED. WE PROVIDE WHAT MANY PEOPLE CANNOT GET LOCALLY: UNCENSORED NEWS, RESPONSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OPEN DEBATE. WE BROADCAST IN 27 LANGUAGES TO 23 COUNTRIES WITH OVER 700 FULL-TIME JOURNALISTS, 1300 FREELANCERS AND 21 LOCAL BUREAUS. RFE/RL IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE NEWS OPERATIONS IN THE WORLD. OUR JOURNALISTS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE FIGHT FOR MEDIA FREEDOM IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND OFTEN PUT THEMSELVES AT GREAT RISK TO DO THEIR JOBS. 89979695 129459026 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 X 76 0 1 212 1 0 1 KZ RI KG TI UP LG MJ KV BK MK GG EZ AM MD BU HU RO LH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 X KAREN JOHNSEN ACTING CFO 2024576937 1201 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 4TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 X JAMIE FLY PRESIDENT, CEO 40.00 X X 308491 0 30044 KAREN KORNBLUH CHAIRPERSON 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KEMPNER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF GEDMIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN LORD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARGARET HOOVER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LISA CURTIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACKSON DIEHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN HERMAN GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY 40.00 X 180648 0 52235 MARK KONTOS CFO, TREASURER 40.00 X 181922 0 33667 MARYLIN ALMA KEATING HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 X 185864 0 27197 CHRISTINE FETZKO HEAD OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 162092 0 19403 SARDY JOSEPH BERNARD JR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 40.00 X 156207 0 23697 GUY GENOVESE DEPUTY HEAD, CORP SECURITY 40.00 X 179546 0 23558 KAREN JOHNSEN COMPTROLLER 40.00 X 168843 0 29279 EMPLOYEE SR. 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PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SUBLEASE EXPENSES INCLUDED AS AN EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND NETTED AGAINST SUBLEASE INCOME ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B. 613,594. EUROPE 14 1037 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 111492318 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 12 470 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 2846809 SOUTH ASIA 1 36 PROGRAM SERVICES JOURNALISM 179998 EUROPE 0 0 LEGAL, SECURITY, ADMIN SVCS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS IN THE REGION 23724389 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 LEGAL, SECURITY, ADMIN SVCS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS IN THE REGION 926278 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 LEGAL, SECURITY, ADMIN SVCS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS IN THE REGION 1906 27 1543 0 0 27 1543 139171698 0 139171698 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X 1 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JAMIE FLY PRESIDENT, CEO 172499 0 25875 0 110117 0 16749 0 13295 0 338535 0 0 0 BENJAMIN HERMAN GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY 179752 0 0 0 896 0 17768 0 34467 0 232883 0 0 0 MARK KONTOS CFO, TREASURER 179537 0 0 0 2385 0 17313 0 16354 0 215589 0 0 0 MARYLIN ALMA KEATING HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES 145578 0 0 0 40286 0 14191 0 13006 0 213061 0 0 0 GUY GENOVESE DEPUTY HEAD, CORP SECURITY 111151 0 4000 0 64395 0 10920 0 12638 0 203104 0 0 0 KAREN JOHNSEN COMPTROLLER 168038 0 0 0 805 0 16203 0 13076 0 198122 0 0 0 EMPLOYEE SR. NEWS EDITOR 73850 0 2000 0 100340 0 7340 0 12232 0 195762 0 0 0 ABDUL QADIR HABIB SERVICE DIRECTOR 99219 0 0 0 69252 0 9787 0 12509 0 190767 0 0 0 EMPLOYEE MANAGING EDITOR 85308 0 0 0 81117 0 8463 0 12359 0 187247 0 0 0 CHRISTINE FETZKO HEAD OF OPERATIONS 148176 0 0 0 13916 0 14191 0 5212 0 181495 0 0 0 SARDY JOSEPH BERNARD JR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 138445 0 0 0 17762 0 13397 0 10300 0 179904 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ALL EXPATRIATE STAFF INCLUDING OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES (PRAGUE BASED CITIZENS OF A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE CZECH REPUBLIC) UNDER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HOUSING ALLOWANCE. PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING PART VII INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED MERIT BASED BONUS COMPENSATION: JAMIE FLY $25,875 GUY GENOVESE $4,000 EMPLOYEE $2,000 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 IN 2023, RFE/RL CLOSED RFE/RL LLC WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RFE/RL'S RUSSIAN SERVICE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD ACTS IN FULL, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. THE PREPARED FORM WAS CIRCULATED TO THE SENIOR FINANCE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE FORM WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD SECRETARY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FINAL FORM WAS SIGNED BY THE VP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER AND PROVIDED TO THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST RULES PRESCRIBED BY FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION. EACH MEMBER OF THE RFE/RL BOARD, IN HIS OR HER CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS, FILES A FORM 450 (U.S. OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS) FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT. OGE GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE "PURPOSE OF [THAT] REPORT IS TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES AND THEIR AGENCIES IN AVOIDING CONFLICTS BETWEEN OFFICIAL DUTIES AND PRIVATE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OR AFFILIATIONS." ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS, ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE ANNUAL SUBMISSIONS REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS. RFE/RL'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL CONTAINS STRONG, CLEAR LANGUAGE REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. CASES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE REFERRED TO THE RFE/RL GENERAL COUNSEL, WHO INVESTIGATES AND MAKES A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS BEEN VIOLATED. IF RFE/RL DETERMINES THAT THE POLICY HAS BEEN VIOLATED, THE EMPLOYEE IN QUESTION IS SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT IS SET BY STATUTE AT EXECUTIVE LEVEL IV. THE PROCESS DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPARABILITY, MARKET DATA, DELIBERATION, OR REVIEW. COMPENSATION FOR THREE SENIOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., IS SET BY STATUTE AT EXECUTIVE LEVEL III. THE PROCESS DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPARABILITY, MARKET DATA, DELIBERATION, OR REVIEW; HOWEVER, THE PROCESS FOR KEY PERSONNEL INCLUDES COMPARABILITY, MARKET DATA, DELIBERATION, AND REVIEW SUBJECT TO EXECUTIVE LEVEL IV MAXIMUMS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE ON 04/01/2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RFE/RL, INC. MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANICAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: SEVERAL FORMER DIRECTORS RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. RFE/RL HAS REQUESTED THE INFORMATION BUT AS OF FILING IT WASN'T PROVIDED BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATION. BASED ON PRIOR YEAR AMOUNTS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE AMOUNT REPORTABLE TO RFE/RL IS MINIMAL. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,769. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,667. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 124,436. TRANSLATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 171,240. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,452. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 173,692. TRANSPORT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 209,083. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,759. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 219,842. BUREAU SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 752,550. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 235,255. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 987,805. FREELANCE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,400,509. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 82,676. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,483,185. CONTENT SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,572,091. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,572,091. OTHER PROF. FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,004,029. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,476,522. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,480,551. GENERAL SUPPORT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 66. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 643,119. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 643,185. PROTECTIVE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,867,800. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,867,800. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN PENSION BENEFIT AND POST-RETIREMENT LIABILITY OBLIGATIONS 6,375,020. CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF CASH SURRENDER VALUE 2,098,021. TRANSLATION GAIN/LOSS 162,541. RFE/RL LLC BANKRUPTCY IMPACT 16,367,538. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS, BROADCAST MEDIA, OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. THE VP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) & TREASURER IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMPTROLLER COORDINATES THE AUDIT ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE RESULTS ARE REVIEWED WITH THE CFO WHO IN TURN PRESENTS THE FINANCIAL RESULTS TO THE BOARD. THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ARE CHOSEN BY A RIGOROUS, COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL PROCESS. THERE IS NO AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RFE/RL LLC WAS FORCED INTO BANKRUPTCY BY THE RUSSIAN COURTS ON MARCH 13, 2023 AS A RESULT OF CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO THE SEVERE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES. AS A RESULT OF THIS, FINES IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,367,538 WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 AND 2021. THE WRITE OFF OF THIS LIABILITY IN 2023 AND THE RECORDING OF FINES IN 2022 ARE PRESENTED AS AN OTHER CHANGE IN NET ASSETS. RADIO FREE EUROPERADIO LLC C/O RFE/RL INC 1201 CONNECTICUT NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 981573124 SEE PART VII RS 0 0 RFEFL INC UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 330 INDEPENDENCE AVE WASHINGTON DC 20237 522260085 INFORM AND CONNECT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DC N/A N/A 0 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING 7600 BOSTON BLVD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 421591205 PROVIDE OBJECTIVE AND ACCURATE NEWS VA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 0 RADIO FREE ASIA 2025 M STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 521968145 PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY NEWS DC 501(C)(3) LINE 7 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 0 RFERL INC WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN FOR RETIREES 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 522047324 PROVIDE RETIREE MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS DC 501(C)(9) RFERL INC 1 FREEDOM BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 131669433 AID IN THE CAUSE FOR FREEDOM NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 RFERL INC 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA C 167529659 GRANT AGREEMENT UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA N 125361 FMV RFERL INC WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN FOR RETIREES Q 51337 CASH RFERL INC WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN FOR RETIREES R 566216 CASH UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA Q 518604 CASH PART I, IDENTIFICATION OF DISREGARDED ENTITIES, PRIMARY ACTIVITY: PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE MULTIMEDIA NEWS AND INFORMATIONAL CONTENT WITHIN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. PART II, IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGS., PRIMARY ACTIVITY: NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA (USAGM) PRIMARY ACTIVITY: INFORM AND CONNECT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS (MBN) PRIMARY ACTIVITY: PROVIDE OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, AND RELEVANT NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE REGION, THE WORLD, AND THE UNITED STATES. NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: RADIO FREE ASIA (RFA) PRIMARY ACTIVITY: BROADCAST NEWS AND INFORMATION TO LISTENERS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES WHERE FULL, ACCURATE, AND TIMELY NEWS REPORTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: RFE/RL, INC. POST-RETIREMENT MEDICAL/LIFE VEBA TRUST PRIMARY ACTIVITY: PROVIDE RETIREE MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS TO RFE/RL U.S. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE UNITED STATES CITIZENS. NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: FREEDOM BROADCASTING FOUNDATION (FBF) PRIMARY ACTIVITY: AID THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM BY RAISING FUNDS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORTING JOURNALISTS. PART V, TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, QUESTION 2: THE FOLLOWING FOUR ENTITIES ARE REFERRED TO AS AGENCIES UNDER UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA (USAGM). ACCORDINGLY, ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN RFE/RL AND THESE AGENCIES IN PART V IS LISTED UNDER USAGM. 1) IBB - INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE USAGM BY SUPPORTING THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF VOICE OF AMERICA AND THE OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING. 2) TSI - TECHNOLOGY SERVICE AND INNOVATION MANAGES RADIO AND TV PROGRAM TRANSMISSION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS UPPORTING USAGM NETWORKS. 3) OCB - OFFICE OF CUBAN BROADCASTING HAS A MISSION TO PROMOTE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY BY PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF CUBA WITH OBJECTIVE NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING. 4) VOA - VOICE OF AMERICA SERVES AS A RELIABLE AND AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE OF NEWS. VOA REPRESENTS AMERICA, NOT ANY SINGLE SEGMENT OF AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND AIMS TO PRESENT A BALANCED AND COMPREHENSIVE PROJECTION OF SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN THOUGHT AND INSTITUTIONS. VOA PRESENTS THE POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY, AND WILL ALSO PRESENT RESPONSIBLE DISCUSSIONS AND OPINIONS ON THESE POLICIES.