Radio Free Asia
Donations deductibleRevenue
$68.9m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$70.5m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$49.6m
$42.4m liabilities
Net assets
$7.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.1 years on average
Staff
366
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Carolyn Bartholomew
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Radio Free Asia's network
7 people7 organisationsi7 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Bartholomew Chair | Chairman/Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Allison Hooker | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Mann | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Keith Richburg | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Green | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Kempner | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shanthi Kalathil | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
25 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bernadette M Burns | Secretary (Resigned 10/1/21) | since 2018 |
| Bradley Kiley | Chief Operating Officer (Through 12/15/22) | since 2022 |
| Daniel Meredith | Program Director (Resigned 11/8/19) | since 2018 |
| David Baden | Chief Technology Officer (Resigned 1/2/20) | since 2018 |
| Deleede Gijsbrecht | Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer (Fro 10/15/22) | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Henderson | Chief Strategy Officer | since 2020 |
| Fleming Kevin | Chief Operating Officer (From 9/25/23) | 2023 |
| Franciscus Klinkenbergh | Treasurer (Resigned 9/30/18) | 2018 |
| Gijsbrecht Deleede | Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer | 2024 |
| John Estrella | COO / VP Ext. Affairs | since 2018 |
| John Penovich | Chief Technology Officer | since 2020 |
| Kataryna Delisle | Secretary (Eff. May 2022) | since 2022 |
| Kevin Fleming | Chief Operating Officer (Eff. 9/25/23) | 2024 |
| Libby LIU | President (Resigned 11/22/19) | since 2018 |
| Mathew Pennington | Managing Director | since 2021 |
| Matthew Pennington | Managing Director | 2020 |
| MIN Mitchell | Managing Director | since 2020 |
| Paramesian Ponnudrai | Executive Editor | since 2018 |
| Paramesian Ponnudurai | Executive Editor (Resigned 06/21) | since 2020 |
| Patrick Taylor JR | Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Richard Smith | Treasurer (Resigned 11/24/17) | 2018 |
| Rohit Mahajan | VP of Communication & Ext Relations | 2021 |
| Susan Rodgers | Program Director (Resigned 12/12/18) | since 2018 |
| TON-Ming Fang | President (Thru 6/20) | since 2018 |
| YU FEN Tsao | Managing Director (Until 3/1/24) | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ton-Ming Fang | President | 40 | $273k | $41k | |
| Min Mitchell | Executive Editor (Until 9/14/24) | 40 | $217k | $34k | |
| Kevin Fleming | Chief Operating Officer/Treasurer | 40 | $212k | $28k | |
| Mathew Pennington | Sr. Managing Editor | 40 | $209k | $38k | |
| Deborah Chamberlin | Chief People Officer | 40 | $209k | $31k | |
| Kataryna Delisle | Counsel/Secretary (Until 6/18/25) | 40 | $207k | $45k | |
| Gijsbrecht Deleede | Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer | 40 | $205k | $46k | |
| Elizabeth Henderson | Chief Strategy Officer | 40 | $200k | $44k | |
| Sylvia Pollack | Director of Accounting | 40 | $195k | $42k | |
| Andrew Janitschek | Director of Program (Until 3/21/25) | 40 | $194k | $24k | |
| John Penovich | Chief Technology Officer | 40 | $192k | $44k | |
| Rohit Mahajan | Chief Communications Officer | 40 | $188k | $44k | |
| Brian Cuningham | Director of Information Security | 40 | $177k | $42k | |
| Katherine Beddall | Managing Editor (Until 5/30/25) | 40 | $170k | $41k | |
| Carolyn Bartholomew | Chairman/Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Green | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Kempner | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Keith Richburg | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shanthi Kalathil | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sam Stratman | Director (Eff. 2/4/25) | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Mann | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Fernando Laquarda | Consultant/Secretary (Eff. 6/18/25) | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Radio Free Asia
- EIN
- 521968145
- Address
- 2025 M St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC, 20036-3376
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A340 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Ton-Ming Fang (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedINTERNATIONAL BROADCASTINGRadio Free Europeradio LibertyRelatedINTERNATIONAL BROADCASTINGMiddle East Broadcasting Networks IncRelatedFUND RETIREE MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR ELIGLBE PARTICIPANTSRfa Post Retirement Medicallife Veba TrustRelatedGLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOMOpen Technology Fund
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMichael Kempner
≥5years on the filingsCarolyn Bartholomew
≥5years on the filingsKeith Richburg
≥5years on the filingsMichael Green
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $49.6m
- Total liabilities
- $42.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $68.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 366
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $75.4m | $76.3m | Deficit $908k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Radio Free Asia likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 11 March 1996
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc. (city and state not held)