Nonprofit · EIN 52-1068522
RFE-RL INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $128,982,013 | $133,076,675 | -$4,094,662 | $223,953,890 | $227,576,228 | -$3,622,338 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $156,508,334 | $156,950,464 | -$442,130 | $223,799,817 | $225,352,567 | -$1,552,750 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $170,863,642 | $168,187,198 | $2,676,444 | $226,230,423 | $231,051,994 | -$4,821,571 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $125,658,487
- of which government grants
- $125,495,935
- Program service revenue
- $3,161,220
- Investment income
- $162,306
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,273,121
- Other salaries and wages
- $56,794,120
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $83,567,409
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $797,657
- Accounting fees
- $645,674
- Occupancy
- $15,201,082
- Travel
- $641,910
- Depreciation
- $1,777,748
- Program services (functional)
- $101,674,423
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,402,252
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $223,799,817
- Total assets, end of year
- $223,953,890
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $227,576,228
- Net assets, end of year
- -$3,622,338
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,366,952
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$3,622,338
- Gross receipts
- $128,982,013
- Employees
- 177
- Volunteers
- 27
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN ALLAN CAPUS | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $271,685 | $32,796 |
| BENJAMIN HERMAN | GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $194,725 | $55,749 |
| JAMES LANDIS | HEAD OF CORPORATE SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $227,537 | $12,913 |
| KAREN JOHNSEN | ACTING CFO, ASST. TREASURER, DIR. FP&A Officer | 40 | $201,746 | $33,386 |
| NICOLA CAREEM | VICE PRES. AND EDITOR IN CHIEF Officer | 40 | $201,710 | $25,542 |
| GUY GENOVESE | DEPUTY HEAD, CORP SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,865 | $24,160 |
| EMPLOYEE | JOURNALIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,830 | $19,188 |
| MARYLIN ALMA KEATING | HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 40 | $178,001 | $29,403 |
| DIANE ZELENY | VICE PRES. AND HEAD OF EXT. AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $188,309 | $14,867 |
| EMPLOYEE | BROADCAST SERVICE DIR. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,911 | $18,864 |
| CHRISTINE FETZKO | HEAD OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $172,120 | $21,073 |
| TANYA YOUNGBERG | ASST. SECRETARY AND DEPUTY GEN. COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $176,312 | $14,220 |
| EMPLOYEE | SENIOR EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,645 | $8,678 |
| EMPLOYEE | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $163,922 | $22,461 |
| JOSEPH LATAILLE | VP, TREASURER, CFO (FROM 9/24) Officer | 40 | $73,850 | $17,568 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA CURTIS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JACKSON DIEHL | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEMPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF GEDMIN | DIRECTOR (END 11/24) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LORD | DIRECTOR (END 01/25) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARGARET HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| USHA CHAUDHARY | DIRECTOR (END 06/25) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM MALINOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VANCE SERCHUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE FLY | PRES. CEO (UNTIL 6/2023) FORMER OFFICER Former | 40 | $232,284 | $15,478 |
| BENJAMIN HERMAN | GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $190,023 | $54,317 |
| MARK KONTOS | VICE PRESIDENT, CFO, TREASURER Officer | 40 | $188,904 | $40,354 |
| JAMES LANDIS | HEAD OF CORPORATE SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,458 | $12,176 |
| EMPLOYEE | SR. NEWS EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $191,802 | $20,103 |
| KAREN JOHNSEN | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,063 | $30,658 |
| MARYLIN ALMA KEATING | HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 40 | $174,893 | $28,136 |
| GUY GENOVESE | DEPUTY HEAD, CORP SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,458 | $23,911 |
| KIRYL SUKHOTSKI | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,958 | $15,495 |
| CHRISTINE FETZKO | HEAD OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $171,516 | $20,278 |
| EMPLOYEE | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $166,713 | $21,875 |
| TANYA YOUNGERG | ASS. SECRETARY AND DEP. GC Officer | 40 | $168,644 | $12,874 |
| JEFF GEDMIN | ACTING PRES. & CEO, (FROM 7/23) Officer | 20 | $121,118 | $8,243 |
| NICOLA CAREEM | VP & EDITOR IN CHIEF, (FROM 9/23) Officer | 40 | $85,521 | $9,649 |
| KAREN KORNBLUH | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET HOOVER | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEMPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA CURTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKSON DIEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MALINOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ALLAN CAPUS | PRESIDENT & CEO, (FROM 2/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE FLY | PRESIDENT, CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $308,491 | $30,044 |
| BENJAMIN HERMAN | GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $180,648 | $52,235 |
| MARK KONTOS | CFO, TREASURER Officer | 40 | $181,922 | $33,667 |
| MARYLIN ALMA KEATING | HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 40 | $185,864 | $27,197 |
| GUY GENOVESE | DEPUTY HEAD, CORP SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,546 | $23,558 |
| KAREN JOHNSEN | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,843 | $29,279 |
| EMPLOYEE | SR. NEWS EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,190 | $19,572 |
| ABDUL QADIR HABIB | SERVICE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,471 | $22,296 |
| EMPLOYEE | MANAGING EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,425 | $20,822 |
| CHRISTINE FETZKO | HEAD OF OPERATIONS Key employee | 40 | $162,092 | $19,403 |
| SARDY JOSEPH BERNARD JR | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $156,207 | $23,697 |
| KAREN KORNBLUH | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KEMPNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GEDMIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA CURTIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKSON DIEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1250 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 450, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2666
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHEN CAPUS, 1250 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 450, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- KAREN JOHNSON, ACTING CFO, ASST. TREASURER
- Phone
- (202) 457-6937
- Website
- WWW.RFERL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
RFE/RL'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY PROVIDING ACCURATE, UNCENSORED NEWS AND OPEN DEBATE IN COUNTRIES WHERE A FREE PRESS IS UNDER THREAT. (SEE SCHEDULE O)
Program accomplishments
- RFE/RL'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY PROVIDING ACCURATE, UNCENSORED NEWS AND OPEN DEBATE IN COUNTRIES WHERE A FREE PRESS IS UNDER THREAT. IN FY2025, RFE/RL REPORTED IN 27 LANGUAGES TO 23 COUNTRIES FROM CENTRAL EUROPE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, REACHING MORE THAN 48 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY WEEK. TO PROTECT OUR FAR-FLUNG OPERATIONS AND OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS - OUR JOURNALISTS. RFE/RL INVESTS IN THE SECURITY OF OUR PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SAFETY OF OUR STAFF. THESE INVESTMENTS INCLUDE A ROBUST JOURNALIST ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS RFE/RL STAFF UNJUSTLY THREATENED AND DETAINED BY HOSTILE GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE TRAINING TO EQUIP JOURNALISTS TAKING ON DANGEROUS FIELD ASSIGNMENTS. RFE/RL IS ABLE TO DELIVER CONTENT TO AUDIENCES IN REPRESSIVE SOCIETIES BY CONTRACTING WITH U.S. AND PRIVATE VENDORS FOR DIGITAL, RADIO AND SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS, AND BY LEVERAGING CUTTING-EDGE CENSORSHIP CIRCUMVENTION TECHNOLOGIES. SOME OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE INCLUDED BY DEFAULT IN CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE WE DEVELOP AND MANAGE FOR OUR OWN USE, AS WELL AS FELLOW U.S. INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING (RADIO/TV MARTI) AND VOICE OF AMERICA.Expenses $60,155,392 · revenue $3,161,220
- RFE/RL'S RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING OFFERS RUSSIAN SPEAKERS ACROSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, CENTRAL ASIA, THE CAUCASUS, THE BALTICS, AND EASTERN EUROPE PROFESSIONAL, TRUSTWORTHY NEWS THAT COUNTERS THE NARRATIVES OF HOSTILE GOVERNMENTS WHILE PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IN A HIGHLY CONTROLLED AND REPRESSED MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, RFE/RL OFFERS A RARE OPTION TO RUSSIANS WHO SEEK SOMETHING BEYOND STATE-CONTROLLED PROPAGANDA.RADIO SVOBODA, RFE/RL'S RUSSIAN SERVICE, AND ITS TWO REGIONAL REPORTING PROJECTS - SIBERIA.REALITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE TRANS-URALS REGION AND NORTH.REALITIES AIMED AT NORTHWESTERN RUSSIA - REPORT ON RUSSIA'S UNDER-COVERED SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. SYSTEMA, RFE/RL'S RUSSIAN INVESTIGATIVE UNIT, EXPOSES CORRUPTION AND MALIGN NARRATIVES BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND ELITES. THE 24/7 CURRENT TIME DIGITAL NETWORK IS THE ONLY NON-UKRAINIAN, RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE OUTLET REPORTING FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE. CURRENT TIME HOSTS ONE OF THE LARGEST OFFERINGS OF RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE DOCUMENTARIES AND DOCUSERIES, INCLUDING MANY THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE TO RUSSIAN AUDIENCES. CURRENT TIME BROADCASTS PROGRAMMING ON MEDIA LITERACY, EDUCATION, BUSINESS, AND HUMAN INTEREST FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION - CONTENT RARELY FEATURED ON RUSSIAN STATE MEDIA.DESPITE BEING FORCED TO SUSPEND ON-THE-GROUND OPERATIONS WITHIN RUSSIA FOLLOWING THE FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE IN 2022, RFE/RL CONTINUES TO REACH AUDIENCES INSIDE THE COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO A 2023 NATIONWIDE SURVEY COMMISSIONED BY USAGM, 8.7% OF ADULTS IN RUSSIA - OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE - CONSUMED RFE/RL RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE CONTENT WEEKLY. OVERCOMING BROADCAST BANS AND THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT'S DESIGNATION OF RFE/RL AS AN "UNDESIRABLE ORGANIZATION IN FEBRUARY 2024, RFE/RL SAW NEARLY 840,000 AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE AND APP VISITS AND 8 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, WHILE CURRENT TIME HAD OVER 441,300 AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE AND APP VISITS AND 32.7 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS.Expenses $28,186,071
- RFE/RL'S UKRAINIAN SERVICE, RADIO SVOBODA, IS A TRUSTED, AWARD-WINNING OUTLET PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE WAR FROM BUREAUS IN KYIV, LVIV, AND THE FRONT LINES. THE SERVICE'S INVESTIGATIVE UNIT, SCHEMES, ACTS AS A CRITICAL WATCHDOG OVER AMERICAN AID FLOWING INTO UKRAINE, PROVIDING JOURNALISTIC OVERSIGHT THAT HOLDS AUTHORITIES ACCOUNTABLE AND EXPOSES CORRUPTION. A SCHEMES INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED CORRUPT PRACTICES BY UKRAINE'S DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL, DMYTRO VERBYTSKYI, LEADING TO AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AND HIS RESIGNATION. ACCORDING TO A 2024 NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY USAGM, 28% OF ADULTS IN UKRAINE - 8.2 MILLION PEOPLE - GET THEIR NEWS FROM RADIO SVOBODA EVERY WEEK. PER THE SAME SURVEY, 92% OF RADIO SVOBODA'S AUDIENCE TRUSTS ITS COVERAGE, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED OUTLETS IN THE COUNTRY. IN FY2025, RADIO SVOBODA SAW OVER 2.3 MILLION AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE AND APP VISITS AND AROUND 6.7 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS.Expenses $6,746,490
- RFE/RL'S PERSIAN-LANGUAGE SERVICE, RADIO FARDA, BYPASSES THE IRANIAN REGIME'S EXTREME CENSORSHIP (AND INTERMITTENT INTERNET SHUTDOWNS) TO DELIVER TRUSTED NEWS DIRECTLY TO THE IRANIAN PEOPLE. OPERATING ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS (RADIO, SATELLITE, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS), RADIO FARDA ENSURES IRANIANS REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. DURING THE JUNE 2025 IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT, RADIO FARDA RECORDED OVER 62.5 MILLION VIDEO VIEWS ON INSTAGRAM BETWEEN JUNE 13-15 AS AUDIENCES SOUGHT OUT OBJECTIVE REPORTING. ACCORDING TO A 2021 USAGM AUDIENCE SURVEY, RADIO FARDA REACHES 10% - 6.5 MILLION PEOPLE - OF ADULTS IN IRAN WEEKLY. THE SERVICE IS ESPECIALLY POPULAR WITH IRAN'S YOUTH, CONNECTING WITH A GENERATION HUNGRY FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT DIGITAL STORYTELLING. THE SERVICE HAS BUILT A RESILIENT, YOUTHFUL BASE ON INSTAGRAM, THE COUNTRY'S MOST WIDELY USED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, WHERE IT HAD NEARLY 5 MILLION FOLLOWERS. IN FY2025, RADIO FARDA SAW NEARLY 5.4 MILLION AVERAGE WEEKLY WEBSITE AND APP VISITS AND OVER 28.4 MILLION WEEKLY VIDEO VIEWS ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS.Expenses $6,586,470
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
- 52-1068522
- 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
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A34Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $223,953,890
- Income (IRS master file)
- $128,982,013
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $128,982,013 | $133,076,675 | $223,953,890 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $156,508,334 | $156,950,464 | $223,799,817 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $170,863,642 | $168,187,198 | $226,230,423 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $131,937,495 | $132,845,288 | $113,945,407 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | 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 52-1068522).
Questions about RFE-RL INC
- What is the EIN of RFE-RL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RFE-RL INC is 52-1068522.
- Is RFE-RL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to RFE-RL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RFE-RL 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 RFE-RL 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 RFE-RL 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 RFE-RL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names STEPHEN CAPUS.
- Who are the officers and directors of RFE-RL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $271,685 (STEPHEN ALLAN CAPUS, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does RFE-RL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $128,982,013, expenses of $133,076,675 and total assets of $223,953,890 at year end.
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