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IT ALSO BROADCASTS TO CAMBODIA, LAOS, NORTH KOREA, TIBET, VIETNAM AND MYANMAR. ITS PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE REPORTING AND EDITING DONE BY ALL THE LANGUAGE SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF ITS OVERSEAS BUREAUS, OUTSIDE CONTRIBUTORS AND CONSULTANTS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OVERSEES WIRE ROOM EDITORS AND RESEARCHERS. 2351975 BENARNEWS & NEASP: ON MARCH 1, 2015, BBG LAUNCHED PROJECT BENARNEWS WHICH PUBLISHES IN FIVE LANGUAGES - BENGALI, THAI, BAHASA MALAYSIA, BAHASA INDONESIA, AND ENGLISH. 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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 5 351 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 5716302 SOUTH ASIA 1 35 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 248967 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) 0 32 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 259525 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 3300 NORTH AMERICA 0 9 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 63685 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 6 429 0 0 6 429 6291779 0 6291779 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TON-MING FANG PRESIDENT 130699 0 0 0 165269 0 13009 0 4091 0 313068 0 0 0 DAVID BADEN CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (RESIGNED 74319 0 0 0 185718 0 7243 0 12330 0 279610 0 0 0 PATRICK TAYLOR JR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / TREASURER 186172 0 0 0 0 0 18210 0 8318 0 212700 0 0 0 PARAMESIAN PONNUDURAI EXECUTIVE EDITOR (RESIGNED 6/30/21) 176583 0 0 0 0 0 17685 0 15968 0 210236 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HENDERSON CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 167176 0 0 0 0 0 17393 0 21838 0 206407 0 0 0 BERNADETTE M BURNS SECRETARY (RESIGNED 10/1/21) 170309 0 0 0 0 0 16941 0 17154 0 204404 0 0 0 MIN MITCHELL EXECUTIVE EDITOR 163284 0 4000 0 0 0 16054 0 7872 0 191210 0 0 0 MATHEW PENNINGTON MANAGING DIRECTOR 152504 0 4000 0 0 0 15222 0 15772 0 187498 0 0 0 JOHN PENOVICH CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 143061 0 0 0 0 0 13193 0 21768 0 178022 0 0 0 YU FEN TSAO MANAGING DIRECTOR 131592 0 1000 0 0 0 13074 0 9198 0 154864 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 RFA PROVIDES FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED POLICY. ANY BONUSES EARNED BY THE PRESIDENT ARE SET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL OTHER STAFF BONUSES ARE SET AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: RADIO FREE ASIA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY NEWS AND INFORMATION TO ASIAN COUNTRIES WHOSE GOVERNMENTS PROHIBIT ACCESS TO A FREE PRESS. GUIDED BY THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND OPINION, RFA SERVES ITS LISTENERS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION CRITICAL FOR INFORMED DECISION-MAKING. RFA IS MANADATED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION, NEWS AND COMMENTARIES ABOUT EVENTS IN ASIA AND ELSEWHERE; AND BE A FORUM FOR VARIETIES OF OPINIONS AND VOICES FROM WITHIN ASIAN NATIONS WHOSE PEOPLE DO NOT FULLY ENJOY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. RFA'S PROGRAMMING PRIMARILY COMPRISES DOMESTIC NEWS AND INFORMATION OF UNIQUE AND SPECIFIC INTEREST TO ITS LISTENERS. ALL BROADCASTS ARE SOLELY IN LOCAL LANGUAGE(S) AND DIALECTS. EACH RFA LANGUAGE SERVICE IS DISTINCTIVE, REFLECTING THE PARTICULAR CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND PREFERENCES OF ITS LISTENERS. RFA ADHERES TO RIGOROUS JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS OF OBJECTIVITY, ACCURACY, AND FAIRNESS. RFA AIMS, IN TURN, TO RETAIN THE GREATEST CONFIDENCE AMONG ITS LISTENERS AND TO SERVE AS A MODEL ON WHICH OTHERS MAY SHAPE THEIR OWN EMERGING JOURNALISTIC TRADITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS DRAFTED BY RFA'S EXTERNAL AUDITORS BASED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RFA. A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS FIRST REVIEWED BY RFA'S CFO AND, AFTER NECESSARY EDITS AND FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE CFO, IS THEN FORWARDED TO RFA'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT. AFTER THEIR APPROVAL, A FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990 IS FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF RFA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AFTER APPROVAL BY THE FULL BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS TRANSMITTED TO THE IRS. 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IF AN EMPLOYEE ENGAGES IN AN ACTIVITY THAT POSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RFA IS OR BECOMES AWARE OF THE ACTIVITY, THE EMPLOYEE WOULD BE ADVISED THAT HE OR SHE MUST STOP ENGAGING IN THE ACTIVITY AND/OR APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION, UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT MAY RESULT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, USING COMPARABLE DATA SIMILAR TO THE OTHER SES EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ALL BOARD DECISIONS ARE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY 2021. SUPERVISORS OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS ANNUALLY. THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RADIO FREE ASIA'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G STRINGERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,509,596. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,509,596. CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,311,981. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 486,942. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,798,923. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN FUNDED STATUS OF POST-RETIREMENT PLAN 929,299. CHANGE IN UNFUNDED ACCRUED VACATION 179,674. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT ADDITIONS 88,499. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA. 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