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MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin’s Compensation Rose To $3.1 Million In 2019

Ted Johnson
·2 min read

Motion Picture Association Chairman Charles Rivkin’s compensation rose to $3.1 million in 2019, while revenues for the industry trade association increased with the addition of Netflix as a member.

The figures were revealed as part of public tax documents filed earlier this month.

Rivkin collected $2 million in base compensation,$1.1 million in bonus pay and more than $30,000 in addition benefits in other compensation. In 2018, his first full year as chairman and CEO, he received $2 million in base pay, $250,000 in bonus and incentives and almost $38,000 in other compensation.

The second highest paid employee at the MPA was Steven Fabrizio, its former global general counsel, who was paid $986,416. He was terminated from the organization after he was arrested on charges of second degree sex abuse and blackmail. Karyn Temple was named the new global general counsel in December, 2019.

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The MPA’s membership dues, paid by the major studios, rose to almost $62 million, from $52.2 million a year earlier. The association added Netflix as a member in early 2019, but it also faced the loss of 20th Century Fox after its merger with The Walt Disney Co.

Overall, the MPA’s revenue was $74.4 million, from $68.7 million a year earlier. Expenses were almost $70 million, slightly higher than $68.1 million a year earlier.

The top grant recipient for the year was Carnegie Mellon University, which received $1 million. The university created the Initiative for Digital Entertainment Analytics, which does research on piracy and technology. The Copyright Alliance received $550,000 and The George Mason University Foundation received 300,000. The MPA also gave to political groups including $140,000 to the Democratic Governors Assn., $100,000 to the Republican Governors Assn. and $150,000 to the American Conservative Union.

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