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RFEFL INC

EIN: 52-1068522Washington, DCZIP: 20036
A34Z - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

RFE/RL'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC VALUES BY PROVIDING ACCURATE, UNCENSORED NEWS AND OPEN DEBATE IN COUNTRIES WHERE FREE PRESS IS THREATENED AND DISINFORMATION IS PERVASIVE. RFE/RL REPORTS THE FACTS UNDAUNTED BY PRESSURE. RFE/RL REPORTS IN 27 LANGUAGES TO 23 COUNTRIES REACHING MORE THAN 47.4 MILLION PEOPLE EVERY WEEK. WITH 1,300 STAFF AT ITS BROADCAST CENTER IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 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 FACE GREAT RISKS TO DO THEIR JOBS.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$156.5M$0$223.8M
2022$170.9M$0$226.2M

Compensation

2023

JAMIE FLY
Pres. CEO (until 6/2023) Former Officer
chief executive officer
$95,076
$38,786
$98,422
$247,762
BENJAMIN HERMAN
General Counsel & Secretary
secretary (operational)
$187,085
$2,000
$938
$244,340
MARK KONTOS
Vice President, Cfo, Treasurer
chief executive officer
$186,333
$0
$2,571
$229,258
JAMES LANDIS
Head of Corporate Security
highest compensated employee
$155,370
$3,000
$49,088
$219,634
EMPLOYEE
Sr. News Editor
highest compensated employee
$145,517
$0
$21,196
$211,905
KAREN JOHNSEN
Comptroller
highest compensated employee
$176,468
$0
$1,595
$208,721
MARYLIN ALMA KEATING
Head of Human Resources
key employee
$153,060
$3,000
$18,833
$203,029
GUY GENOVESE
Deputy Head, Corp Security
highest compensated employee
$113,223
$0
$64,235
$201,369
KIRYL SUKHOTSKI
Regional Director
highest compensated employee
$137,091
$0
$44,867
$197,453
CHRISTINE FETZKO
Head of Operations
key employee
$155,680
$1,000
$14,836
$191,794
EMPLOYEE
Chief Technology Officer
key employee
$145,517
$0
$21,196
$188,588
TANYA YOUNGERG
Ass. Secretary and Dep. Gc
secretary (operational)
$168,300
$0
$344
$181,518
JEFF GEDMIN
Acting Pres. & Ceo, (from 7/23)
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$129,361
NICOLA CAREEM
VP & Editor in Chief, (from 9/23)
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$95,170
TOM MALINOWSKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN KORNBLUH
Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGARET HOOVER
Vice Chairperson
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL KEMPNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRISTIN LORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA CURTIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACKSON DIEHL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT CARPENTER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN ALLAN CAPUS
President & Ceo, (from 2/24)
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

JAMIE FLY
President, CEO
chief executive officer
$172,499
$25,875
$110,117
$338,535
BENJAMIN HERMAN
General Counsel & Secretary
secretary (operational)
$179,752
$0
$896
$232,883
MARK KONTOS
CFO, Treasurer
chief financial officer
$179,537
$0
$2,385
$215,589
MARYLIN ALMA KEATING
Head of Human Resources
key employee
$145,578
$0
$40,286
$213,061
GUY GENOVESE
Deputy Head, Corp Security
highest compensated employee
$111,151
$4,000
$64,395
$203,104
KAREN JOHNSEN
Comptroller
highest compensated employee
$168,038
$0
$805
$198,122
ABDUL QADIR HABIB
Service Director
highest compensated employee
$99,219
$0
$69,252
$190,767
EMPLOYEE
Managing Editor
highest compensated employee
$85,308
$0
$81,117
$187,247
CHRISTINE FETZKO
Head of Operations
key employee
$148,176
$0
$13,916
$181,495
SARDY JOSEPH BERNARD JR
Chief Technology Officer
key employee
$138,445
$0
$17,762
$179,904
MARGARET HOOVER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFF GEDMIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACKSON DIEHL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL KEMPNER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LISA CURTIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRISTIN LORD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN KORNBLUH
Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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