MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202413209349304326
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-15T08:47:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470625816PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113616 CALIFORNIA ST STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP681545336ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237749796EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLE EAST FORUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2155465406PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 MARKET STREET 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGG ROMANPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone2155465406PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL SWEENEY JD LLMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02009973PTIN
Phone4024968800PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGREGG ROMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 MARKET STREET 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,897,102GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEFORUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEDUCATION REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMISM IN THE WEST.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$3,773,557CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$215,537PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$89,873CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$26,499PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$23,397CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,128,474PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,886,827CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$396,250PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$692,065CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,578,014PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$239,716CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,029,640PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,924,732CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,003,904PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,278,873CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$875,430PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$392,046CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,086,199TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$893,955TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$994,961TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,495,367NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,091,238NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionEDUCATION REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMISM IN THE WEST.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,370,607ExpenseAmt
Grant$692,065GrantAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee25EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2155465406PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 MARKET STREET 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DANIEL PIPES
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$237,725$0$0
SCOTT ROSENBLUM
CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA KATZEN
VICE-CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE HOLLIN
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGG ROMAN
SECRETARY50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$178,298$0$0
RICHARD IRVING
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW LAPPIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN LEVY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARLEY LIPPMAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH FRIEDMAN ROSEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES HM SPRAYREGEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN G GERZOF
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAYE SLATER GROSS
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN HOBERMAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WINFIELD MYERS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$110,577$0$0Yes (X)
RALPH DEXTER VAN ZILE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$119,171$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$645,771TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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JONATHAN SPYER
AMOT ATRIUM TOWER 30TH FLOOR 2 JARAMAT GANIS5250501RESEARCH$119,167
ROSENBAUM GROUP CONSULTING
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,773,557AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,773,557TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$76,223TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$76,223ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,023,925SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,010,275SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,650SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,650TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,650ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business990009BusinessCd
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Exclusion$23,397ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$23,397OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,886,827TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$113,270ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$303,000TotalAmt
Program Services$303,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389,065TotalAmt
Program Services$389,065ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$416,023TotalAmt
Program Services$416,023ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,216,399TotalAmt
Program Services$978,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,595FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,871TotalAmt
Management And General$14,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,783TotalAmt
Management And General$5,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,180FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,961TotalAmt
Program Services$135,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,107TotalAmt
Management And General$134,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt
Program Services$5,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,851TotalAmt
Management And General$11,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,506TotalAmt
Program Services$121,377ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$35,129FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,316TotalAmt
Program Services$66,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,997ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,201FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,789TotalAmt
Program Services$130,128ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,661FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,154TotalAmt
Management And General$171,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,029TotalAmt
Program Services$74,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,125TotalAmt
Management And General$4,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,787TotalAmt
Management And General$24,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EVENTS$184,350$184,350
CONTRACT LABOR$115,663$83,702$17,011$14,950
FELLOWS$99,401$99,401
MEF EDUCATION FUND$98,393$98,393

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$334,300TotalAmt
Program Services$285,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,278,873TotalAmt
Program Services$3,370,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$668,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$239,716FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$773,586BOYAmt
EOY$1,447,400EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,152BOYAmt
EOY$25,801EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,155BOYAmt
EOY$247,519EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,384BOYAmt
EOY$48,681EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$222,240LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$222,240LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,893,719BOYAmt
EOY$1,849,202EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$610,326BOYAmt
EOY$467,596EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,389,322BOYAmt
EOY$4,086,199EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,217BOYAmt
EOY$117,339EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,000BOYAmt
EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$579,738BOYAmt
EOY$727,622EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$893,955BOYAmt
EOY$994,961EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$3,948,461BOYAmt
EOY$3,042,853EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,443,828BOYAmt
EOY$48,385EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,495,367BOYAmt
EOY$3,091,238EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,389,322BOYAmt
EOY$4,086,199EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$392,046ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$139,774NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$151,857PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,160,312CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,146,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,240,082CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,886,438CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,773,557CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,206,483TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,160,312CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,146,094CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,240,082CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,886,438CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,773,557CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,206,483TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,204,392SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,002,091PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$72,769CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$292,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$225,729CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,223CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$716,006TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,934CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$869,674CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,397CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,004,297TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,926,786TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.85320PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,370,607FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,375,607FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$318,780FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$79,695FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$318,780CurrentYearAmt
Total$318,780TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$478,170LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$5,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$5,000TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$79,695CurrentYearAmt
Total$79,695TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$119,543GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,577OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$186,663OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$186,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE ROU ASSET$419,873
SECURITY DEPOSITS$47,723
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$467,596TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$429,371
INTEREST PAYABLE$5,323
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY$292,928
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$727,622TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,014,750TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$139,774NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$139,774RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,874,976RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,851InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,851RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,886,827TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,267,022TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,267,022ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,851InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,851ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,278,873TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10 RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATION TO REFLECT A LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS ON THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
MIDDLE EAST00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$431,084
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$37,854
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$56,867
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$5,715
ASIA/AUSTRALIA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$7,362
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$538,882SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$538,882TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$113,750WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$8,881WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$66,000WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$63,985WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$45,000WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$5,655WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$38,155WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$21,674WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$15,250WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
NORTH AMERICARESEARCH$5,715WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org10TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMIDDLE EAST FORUM ASKS FOR WEEKLY STATUS REPORTS ON GRANT DRIVEN CONTRACTORS AND ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM OUR OVERSEAS ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTEES. WE ALSO CONDUCT RANDOM SPOT CHECKS. FOR OUR ISRAELI GRANTEES WE ASK FOR MONTHLY UPDATES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAMERABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 35040AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02135ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN521332702RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$300,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL FUNDINGPurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DANIEL PIPES
PRESIDENT$237,725$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$237,725$0$0$0
GREGG ROMAN
SECRETARY$178,298$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$178,298$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, TREASURER AND THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE PAYROLL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
SMT LLC
1650 MARKET STREET SUITE 3600PHILADELPHIAPA19103SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPAMIDDLE EAST FORUM
MEF ISRAEL
1650 MARKET STREET SUITE 3600PHILADELPHIAPA19103SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPAMIDDLE EAST FORUM

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