Program 1 · 27.7% of program spending $28.2M
Rfe/rl's russian-language programming offers russian speakers across russia, ukraine, central asia, the caucasus, the baltics, and eastern europe professional, trustworthy news that counters the narratives of hostile governments while promoting democracy and accountability. In a highly controlled and repressed media environment, rfe/rl offers a rare option to russians who seek something beyond state-controlled propaganda.radio svoboda, rfe/rl's russian service, and its two regional reporting projects - siberia.realities for residents in the trans-urals region and north.realities aimed at…
Program 2 · 6.6% of program spending $6.7M
Rfe/rl's ukrainian service, radio svoboda, is a trusted, award-winning outlet providing comprehensive coverage of russia's full-scale war from bureaus in kyiv, lviv, and the front lines. The service's investigative unit, schemes, acts as a critical watchdog over American aid flowing into ukraine, providing journalistic oversight that holds authorities accountable and exposes corruption. A schemes investigation uncovered corrupt practices by ukraine's deputy prosecutor general, dmytro verbytskyi, leading to an internal investigation and his resignation. According to a 2024 national survey…
Program 3 · 6.5% of program spending $6.6M
Rfe/rl's persian-language service, radio farda, bypasses the iranian regime's extreme censorship (and intermittent internet shutdowns) to deliver trusted news directly to the iranian people. Operating across multiple platforms (radio, satellite, and digital platforms), radio farda ensures iranians remain connected to the outside world. During the june 2025 iran-israel conflict, radio farda recorded over 62.5 million video views on instagram between june 13-15 as audiences sought out objective reporting. According to a 2021 usagm audience survey, radio farda reaches 10% - 6.5 million people -…
Form 990 (FY ending Sep 2025), Part III