Rfefl Inc

“In april 2021, the board of directors amended the bylaws to provide that any member of the board can be removed if two-thirds of the directors then in office vote for such removal.”

“The board acts in full, there are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“The tax return was prepared by the director, financial reporting & projects and reviewed by independent accountants. The prepared form was circulated to the senior finance management team. The form was then provided to the board secretary for distribution to the members of the board of directors. The final form was signed by the vp, chief financial officer & treasurer and provided to the independent accountants for filing.”

“Federal employees are subject to conflict-of-interest rules prescribed by federal law and regulation. Each member of the rfe/rl board, in his or her capacity as a member of the broadcasting board of governors, files a form 450 (u.s. Office of government ethics) financial disclosure report. Oge guidance indicates that the "purpose of [that] report is to assist employees and their agencies in avoiding conflicts between official duties and private financial interests or affiliations." all employees, including officers, are required to make annual submissions regarding their interests. Rfe/rl's policies and procedures manual contains strong, clear language regarding conflicts of interest, including provisions for disciplinary action. The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Cases of potential conflict of interest are referred to the rfe/rl general counsel, who investigates and makes a determination as to whether or not the conflict of interest policy has been violated. If rfe/rl determines that the policy has been violated, the employee in question is subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.”

“Compensation for the executive director/president is set by statute at executive level iv. The process does not include comparability, market data, deliberation, or review. Compensation for three senior executive positions in washington, d.c., is set by statute at executive level iii. The process does not include comparability, market data, deliberation, or review; however, the process for key personnel includes comparability, market data, deliberation, and review subject to executive level iv maximums. The last compensation review took place on 04/01/2018.”

“Rfe/rl, inc. Makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and finanical statements available to the public upon request.”

“The organization created an llc (radio free europe/radio liberty llc) to conduct its program to produce and distribute multimedia news and informational content within the russian federation, including the projects and programs of rfe/rl, inc. Rfe/rl has elected to treatment as a disregarded entity.”

“Research support: program service expenses 209,815. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 209,815. Translation: program service expenses 250,838. Management and general expenses 507. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 251,345. Transport services: program service expenses 183,876. Management and general expenses 99. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 183,975. Bureau services: program service expenses 12,880,565. Management and general expenses 25,337. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,905,902. Freelance services: program service expenses 11,386,670. Management and general expenses 13,645. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,400,315. Administrative services: program service expenses 75,430. Management and general expenses 361,212. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 436,642. Security services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,960,711. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,960,711. Content support: program service expenses 1,113,432. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,113,432. Other professional services: program service expenses 2,286,885. Management and general expenses 430,590. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,717,475.”

“Change in pension benefit and post-retirement liability obligations 33,342,749. Change in fair value of cash surrender value 182,995. Translation gain/loss 33,565.”

“The board members are chosen based on their expertise in mass communications, broadcast media, or international affairs. The vp, chief financial officer (cfo) & treasurer is responsible to the board of directors for the integrity of the financial statements. The director, financial reporting & projects is a cpa and coordinates the audit on behalf of the chief financial officer. The results are reviewed with the cfo who in turn presents the financial results to the board. The independent accountants are chosen by a rigorous, competitive proposal process. There is no audit committee of the board of directors.”