Nonprofit · EIN 42-1591205
MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC
Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $73,748,565 | $67,473,236 | $6,275,329 | $44,618,539 | $44,830,361 | -$211,822 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $113,294,820 | $108,986,086 | $4,308,734 | $29,992,066 | $26,853,881 | $3,138,185 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $127,303,540 | $130,045,693 | -$2,742,153 | $45,060,762 | $49,128,695 | -$4,067,933 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $73,837,221
- of which government grants
- $73,837,221
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$21,441
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$21,441
- Other revenue
- -$67,215
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $987,038
- Other salaries and wages
- $33,086,932
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $41,901,954
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,026,343
- Accounting fees
- $342,720
- Occupancy
- $3,554,129
- Travel
- $395,157
- Depreciation
- $6,323,083
- Program services (functional)
- $64,048,596
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,424,640
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,992,066
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,618,539
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $44,830,361
- Net assets, end of year
- -$211,822
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,915,448
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$211,822
- Gross receipts
- $73,800,506
- Employees
- 398
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (UNTIL 12/24) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $239,194 | $119 |
| IMAD HAMED HAJ | FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE Former | 0 | $232,462 | $6,128 |
| HASSAN SHWIKI | DIRECTOR, MBN ACADEMY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $198,278 | $21,773 |
| ANNE NOBLE | SECRETARY & TREASURER Officer | 40 | $182,189 | $19,530 |
| THAER SOUKAR | SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,557 | $18,046 |
| WILLIAM J SABATINI | CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $179,624 | $18,865 |
| SAAD AL FALAHI | STUDIO CAMERA AND ROBOTICS OP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,735 | $18,058 |
| KHALIL I M LUBBARD | PUB. STANDARDS & BEST PRAC. EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,010 | $22,827 |
| DEIRDRE KLINE | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $159,965 | $11,859 |
| VICTOR JEFFREY GEDMIN | PRESIDENT/CEO (FROM 4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $161,705 | $3,651 |
| AMBASSADOR RYAN CROCKER | INTERIM BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIA IBRAHIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY MCNULTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBASSADOR SUSAN ZIADEH | DIRECTOR- AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILAN BERMAN | DIRECTOR (FROM 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID KLIGERMAN | DIRECTOR - AUDIT MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MELIA | DIRECTOR (FROM 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMIRA MAATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAREK MASOUD | DIRECTOR (FROM 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASSAN SHWIKI | ACTING PRESIDENT THRU 4/24 Officer | 40 | $189,748 | $20,892 |
| ANNE R NOBLE | GENERAL COUNSEL & CORP. SEC. Officer | 40 | $178,846 | $13,663 |
| THAER SOUKAR | SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,847 | $17,747 |
| WILLIAM SABATINI | ACTING SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,476 | $17,619 |
| IMAD HAMED HAJ | VP OF ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,863 | $12,840 |
| AMR SAAD ALY HASSAN EL-KAHKY | VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,005 | $12,802 |
| MOHAMMED ALBARDAWIL | SENIOR DIRECTOR, NEWS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,784 | $15,124 |
| KIM JACKSON | CFO THRU 10/23 Key employee | 40 | $180,121 | $3,438 |
| MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI | CFO AND TREASURER BEG 10/23 Officer | 40 | $45,426 | $0 |
| JAMES O'SHEA | CHAIR END 06/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMB RYAN CROCKER | INTERIM CHAIR BEG. 06/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIA IBRAHIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY MCNULTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMB SUSAN ZIADEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR JEFFREY GEDMIN | ACTING PRESIDENT BEG 4/24 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE NOBLE | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $175,052 | $26,687 |
| THAER SOUKAR | SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL Officer | 40 | $176,412 | $17,083 |
| IMAD HAMED HAJ | VP OF ADMINISTRATION/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $171,125 | $20,395 |
| HASSAN SHWIKI | ACTING PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $172,500 | $17,132 |
| MOHAMMED ALBARDAWIL | VICE-PRESIDENT, NEWS Officer | 40 | $168,000 | $15,749 |
| AMR SAAD ALY HASSAN EL-KAHKY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $170,019 | $11,739 |
| FADI IZZALDIN | VICE PRESIDENT, CREATIVE SERV & BRAND MANAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $162,000 | $16,083 |
| KIM JACKSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $165,079 | $1,579 |
| HATEM BOUSSELMI | SENIOR ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,068 | $13,349 |
| RUBA ABDELHADI | MARKETING LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,987 | $11,738 |
| OSAMA TALKHAN | ASSIGNMENT PLANNER & SCHEDULER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,053 | $12,182 |
| GHAFAR ABUDAQQA | SENIOR PRODUCER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,749 | $11,055 |
| SCOT SHACKELFORD | LINES COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,800 | $9,609 |
| JAMES O'SHEA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMB RYAN CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEMPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY MCNULTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMB SUSAN ZIADEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2101 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON, VA 22201-3086
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANNE R NOBLE, 2101 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON, VA 22201
- Signed the 990
- ANNE R NOBLE, CORPORATE SECRETARY
- Phone
- (202) 299-7465
- Website
- WWW.ALHURRA.COM
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
THE MISSION OF MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. ("MBN") IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, RELEVANT AND RELIABLE NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE REGION, THE WORLD, AND THE UNITED STATES. MBN BROADENS THE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES -- PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE UNITED STATES -- AVAILABLE IN THE REGION AND THUS SERVES AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
Program accomplishments
- MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. IS AN ARABIC-LANGUAGE MEDIA COMPANY, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. IN 2024, FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA AND FROM REPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, MBN PROVIDED ACCURATE, RELIABLE NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES TO ITS AUDIENCE, WHILE ALSO REPORTING ON MISSION-ALIGNED STORIES FROM THE REGION, MANY OF WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD. MBN'S ACCURATE AND CREDIBLE REPORTING DREW 34.1 MILLION PEOPLE TO ITS PLATFORMS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. IN CONTRAST TO ITS REGIONAL COMPETITORS, MOST OF WHICH PRESENT "NEWS AND INFORMATION SKEWED BY THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS INTERESTS OF THEIR FUNDERS, MBN'S REPORTS ARE TRUSTWORTHY AND FACT-BASED. MBN ALSO OFFERED IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION PROGRAMS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ISSUES IN AND ABOUT THE REGION.Expenses $64,048,596
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1591205
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,618,539
- Income (IRS master file)
- $73,800,506
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $73,748,565 | $67,473,236 | $44,618,539 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $113,294,820 | $108,986,086 | $29,992,066 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $127,303,540 | $130,045,693 | $45,060,762 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $130,559,581 | $130,779,366 | $47,344,717 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1591205).
Questions about MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC
- What is the EIN of MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC is 42-1591205.
- Is MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ANNE R NOBLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $239,194 (MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (UNTIL 12/24)).
- How much revenue does MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $73,748,565, expenses of $67,473,236 and total assets of $44,618,539 at year end.
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