# CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 15 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC - Display name: CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-21T16:20:49.088678+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.318 | | Record Quality | 0.843 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 10 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Andrew A. Strauss: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2001-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:5 - Benjamin V. Mollozzi: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:6 - Frank J. Maresca: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:7 - Hoyt M. Peters: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:8 - Joshua G. Bradshaw: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:9 - Marcia E. Malzahn: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:10 - Matthew W. Morris: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:11 - Peter K. Greer: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:12 - Ralph W. Bradshaw: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2001-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:13 - Scott B. Rogers: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2001-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:14 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Peter K. Greer seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1hpc2o1eegfd0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Benjamin V. Mollozzi seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:dm7ny2pqsng4 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Joshua G. Bradshaw seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1w6fcsn1xyg7np - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Frank J. Maresca seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:wrj3up18bzwbh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Hoyt M. Peters seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:15rxhccd6t46g - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Marcia E. Malzahn seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:p2cbzx1i0j2ld - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Matthew W. Morris seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1tbw2bc94f2r6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Andrew A. Strauss seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:c1t5i8nw6xwc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ralph W. Bradshaw seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:854don1h1gtz7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Scott B. Rogers seat on CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC, effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:09.801079+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:6uylo2o8fvw0 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Andrew A. Strauss: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Benjamin V. Mollozzi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Frank J. Maresca: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Hoyt M. Peters: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Joshua G. Bradshaw: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Marcia E. Malzahn: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Matthew W. Morris: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Peter K. Greer: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Ralph W. Bradshaw: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. - Scott B. Rogers: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:fa413f54dfd5f282a607f380635d8eb91871412af9f8e3a240c5d06dbdb64d42. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:fa413f54dfd5f282a607f380635d8eb91871412af9f8e3a240c5d06dbdb64d42. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:fa413f54dfd5f282a607f380635d8eb91871412af9f8e3a240c5d06dbdb64d42. ## Security Listing - CRF (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:security_listing:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:fa413f54dfd5f282a607f380635d8eb91871412af9f8e3a240c5d06dbdb64d42. - CRF (NYSE AMERICAN). Claim: alpha:claim:company:7e180721-b507-44a2-944f-054685921ee9:security_listing:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:fa413f54dfd5f282a607f380635d8eb91871412af9f8e3a240c5d06dbdb64d42. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:fa413f54dfd5f282a607f380635d8eb91871412af9f8e3a240c5d06dbdb64d42: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f8593bc32e49af25ab494bafd8615434a1cd86ec670fd9c25f6277aaca94d50d: [CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC DEF 14A 2026-02-26](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33934/000139834426003833/fp0097316-3_def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cornerstone-total-return-fund-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-21T16:20:48.737567+00:00; recorded 2026-10-21T16:20:48.737567+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.