2024-08-15T12:32:11-05:00 2023-09-30 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER 11TH FLOOR BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2022-10-01 421591205 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC MIDD 7038529333 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 MOHAMMAD S SEDIQI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 7038529333 2024-08-15 1 0 BRIAN J GIGANTI P00646609 3016549000 2024-08-15 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z MOHAMMAD S SEDIQI 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 127303540 0 X WWW.ALHURRA.COM X 2003 DC THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. (MBN) IS A MULTI-MEDIA COMPANY, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS AND AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. IT IS HEADQUARTERED IN SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA, WITH BUREAUS STRETCHING ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION. IN A RESPONSIBLE, RELIABLE, ACCURATE AND HONEST MANNER, MBN SHEDS LIGHT ON U.S. POLITICS, SOCIETY, AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AT LARGE. IN ADDITION, MBN PROVIDES ITS AUDIENCE WITH MISSION ALIGNED STORIES FROM THE REGION THAT OTHERS SHY AWAY FROM. 5 5 529 4 0 0 130559581 127192684 0 0 0 96265 0 14591 130559581 127303540 0 0 0 0 70702512 76710412 0 0 0 60076854 53335281 130779366 130045693 -219785 -2742153 47344717 45060762 48670497 49128695 -1325780 -4067933 X THE MISSION OF THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS IS TO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, AND RELEVANT NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE REGION, THE WORLD, AND THE UNITED STATES. MBN SUPPORTS DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY EXPANDING THE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS, OPINIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES AVAILABLE IN THE REGION'S MEDIA. 0 0 122242954 MBN IS AN ARABIC-LANGUAGE MULTIMEDIA ORGANIZATION THAT REACHES 34.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) WEEKLY. REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS' 2023 REPORT REVEALED THAT PRESS FREEDOM IN MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE. PRESS FREEDOM AND JOURNALIST SAFETY REMAINED "VERY BAD" IN MOST OF THE NATIONS THAT MBN TARGETS.MBN IS MORE THAN JUST TWO 24/7 TELEVISION NETWORKS (ALHURRA AND ALHURRA-IRAQ), FIVE DIGITAL PLATFORMS (ALHURRA.COM, IRFAASAWTAK.COM, ELSAHA.COM, MAGHREBVOICES.COM AND RADIOSAWA.COM) AND A VARIETY OF PODCASTS. IT'S A TEAM OF JOURNALISTS ACROSS THE REGION, DEDICATED TO PRODUCING STORIES ON UNIVERSAL FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS THAT OFTEN GO UNREPORTED IN THE INDIGENOUS ARABIC PRESS. BY BRINGING THESE STORIES TO THE FOREFRONT, MBN UNDERSCORES ITS COMMITMENT TO TOLERANCE, THE RULE OF LAW, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.AMIDST THE INFLUENCE OF LOCAL, PAN-ARAB, AND FOREIGN-OWNED ARABIC MEDIA OUTLETS IN THE REGION, WHICH ARE OFTEN SWAYED BY THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS INTERESTS OF THEIR FUNDERS, MBN STANDS AS A BEACON OF RELIABILITY. AUDIENCES CAN TRUST MBN TO DELIVER ACCURATE AND OBJECTIVE NEWS ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY, THE REGION, AND THE WORLD. THIS TRUST IS PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL AS THE REGION BECOMES MORE POLARIZED. IN ADDITION TO NEWS, MBN OFFERS IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ISSUES IN AND ABOUT THE REGION, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING ITS ROLE AS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION. 122242954 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 234 0 1 529 1 0 1 LE IS IZ MO AE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X MOHAMMAD S SEDIQI 7038529333 7600 BOSTON BOULEVARD SPRINGFIELD VA 22153 JAMES O'SHEA CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMB RYAN CROCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KEMPNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCNULTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMB SUSAN ZIADEH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE NOBLE GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 40.00 X 175052 0 26687 HASSAN SHWIKI ACTING PRESIDENT 40.00 X 172500 0 17132 KIM JACKSON CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 165079 0 1579 THAER SOUKAR SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL 40.00 X 176412 0 17083 IMAD HAMED HAJ VP OF ADMINISTRATION/TREASURER 40.00 X 171125 0 20395 AMR SAAD ALY HASSAN EL-KAHKY VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 170019 0 11739 MOHAMMED ALBARDAWIL VICE-PRESIDENT, NEWS 40.00 X 168000 0 15749 FADI IZZALDIN VICE PRESIDENT, CREATIVE SERV & BRAND MANAGEMENT 40.00 X 162000 0 16083 HATEM BOUSSELMI SENIOR ASSIGNMENT EDITOR 40.00 X 102068 0 13349 RUBA ABDELHADI MARKETING LEAD 40.00 X 101987 0 11738 SCOT SHACKELFORD LINES COORDINATOR 40.00 X 101800 0 9609 GHAFAR ABUDAQQA SENIOR PRODUCER 40.00 X 101749 0 11055 OSAMA TALKHAN ASSIGNMENT PLANNER & SCHEDULER 40.00 X 101053 0 12182 1868844 0 184380 13 0 1 0 THOMAS CASTRO 1635 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 ACCOUNTING 563288 CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20004 LEGAL 443718 HUMAN CIRCUIT 211 PERRY PARKWAY SUITE 7 GAITHERSBURG MD 20877 COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 161238 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ACCOUNTING 114266 CHRIS MENDES 18 LASALLE RD MONTCLAIR NJ 07043 NETWORK OPERATIONS 100694 5 127192684 127192684 87636 87636 8629 0 8629 8629 8629 14591 14591 14591 127303540 0 0 110856 1506657 1416258 90399 59548557 55975643 3572914 1934588 1818513 116075 9913052 9318269 594783 3807558 3579105 228453 688252 646957 41295 628985 591246 37739 7260281 6824664 435617 28333 26633 1700 2169510 2039339 130171 5275988 4959429 316559 3094860 2909168 185692 806411 758026 48385 6731630 6327732 403898 323427 304021 19406 NEWS FEED/WIRES 15411474 14486786 924688 EQUIPMENT 5596503 5260713 335790 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 3644039 3425397 218642 1675588 1575055 100533 130045693 122242954 7802739 0 37344191 281938 10538586 106062 110857 1566458 1342561 65698369 45952272 8130590 19746097 5000 5000 192416 13035723 47344717 45060762 12123235 18011148 36250278 17394276 296984 13723271 48670497 49128695 X -1325780 -4067933 -1325780 -4067933 47344717 45060762 -2742153 0 X X 0 0 1 0 X 101209379 104472229 111990076 130559581 127192684 575423949 101209379 104472229 111990076 130559581 127192684 575423949 575423949 87636 87636 121660 14591 136251 575647836 0.99960 0.99980 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 87,069. 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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 AND THE REVIEW INCLUDED ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MBN MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 3B: THE REQUIRED COMPLIANCE AUDIT IS UNDERWAY BUT WAS NOT YET COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF THE FILING OF THIS RETURN. 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