Media Research Center Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$15.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$13.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$18.7m
$12m liabilities
Net assets
$6.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
5.8 years on average
Staff
87
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Karl Ottosen
Left since last filing
3
21% of the board
Media Research Center Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
14 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Ottosen Chair | Chairman/Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cameron Smith | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Martin | Executive VP/Asst Treasure | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Don Cooper | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Seymour Fein | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hon Bob McEwen | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jacques Dubois | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joan Holt Lindsey | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Wright | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| L Brent Bozell III (also filed as L Brent Bozell) | President/Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melissa Emery | Treasurer / Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melissa Lopez | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Terry Schilling | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| William Walton (also filed as Bill Walton) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Baker | VP of Research & Publications | since 2018 |
| Cheryl Michener | Director Financial Opera | 2024 |
| Christian Robey | VP of External Affairs | 2020 |
| Coley Jackson | VP of Development | since 2022 |
| Daniel Gainor | VP of MRC Business and Culture, Fsa | since 2018 |
| Daniel Schneider | Vice President of Fsa | since 2023 |
| David Martin | Executive VP/Assistant Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Edward Molchany | Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | since 2018 |
| Eric Pairel | VP & Chief Technology Officer | since 2022 |
| Melissa Lopez | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Robert Croft | Vice President of Development | since 2018 |
| Terence Jeffrey | CNS Editor in Chief | since 2018 |
| Timothy Graham | Executive Editor | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Brent Bozell III | President/Director | 40 | $396k | $30k | |
| Edward Molchany | Senior Vice President | 40 | $284k | $20k | |
| Daniel Schneider | Vice President of Fsa | 40 | $215k | $30k | |
| Eric Pairel | VP & Chief Technology Offi | 40 | $184k | $53k | |
| Brent Baker | VP of Research & Publicati | 40 | $183k | $19k | |
| Cheryl Michener | Director Financial Opera | 40 | $161k | $18k | |
| Timothy Graham | Executive Editor | 40 | $149k | $39k | |
| David Martin | Executive VP/Asst Treasure | 40 | $144k | $11k | |
| Melissa Lopez | Secretary | 40 | $86k | $14k | |
| Karl Ottosen | Chairman/Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Seymour Fein | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Emery | Treasurer / Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cameron Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacques Dubois | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Wright | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don Cooper | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joan Holt Lindsey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Walton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hon Bob McEwen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry Schilling | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
17 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253031599). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Cameron Smith | Director |
| Cheryl Michener | Acting CFO/Asst Treasurer |
| Melissa Lopez | Secretary |
| Terry Shilling | Director |
| William Walton | Treasurer/Director |
| Bob McEwen | Director |
| Dr. Seymour Fein | Director |
| Jacques Dubois | Director |
| Ed Molchany | COO |
| David Bozell | President |
| Karen Wright | Director |
| Karl Ottosen | Chairman |
| Joan Holt Lindsey | Director |
| Cheryl Michener | |
| Don Cooper | Director |
| L. Brent Bozell | Director/Founder/President Emeritus |
| Melissa Emery | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Media Research Center Inc
- EIN
- 541429009
- Address
- 2340 Dulles Corner Blvd Ste 1000, Herndon, VA, 20171-3638
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- The media research center documents and combats the falsehoods and censorship of the news media, entertainment media and big tech in order to defend and preserve america's founding principles and judeo-christian values. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A050 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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Ed Molchany (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1988
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
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Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDr Seymour Fein
≥8years on the filingsL Brent Bozell III
≥8years on the filingsMelissa Emery
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Walton
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $18.7m
- Total liabilities
- $12m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $14.5m
- Program service revenue
- $56k
- Employees
- 87
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.2m | $13.1m | $2.1m |
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.Media Research Center, Inc. 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: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 5 October 2009
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.