MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOC OF NORTH: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOC OF NORTH (EIN 13-6220175)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202323199349307877
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T10:57:36-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	860683059	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136220175	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	NORTH AMERICA INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MIDD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5203332577	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3542 N GERONIMO AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	857053614	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFFREY D REGER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5203332577	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JEFFREY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	REGER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MONICA A VERA CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01456278	PTIN
Phone	5203214600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JEFFREY D REGER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3542 N GERONIMO AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	857053614	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$914,155	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	MESANA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1967	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND INSTRUCTION IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	5	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$156,666	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$85,001	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$674,202	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$768,313	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$59,446	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$59,850	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$879	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$991	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$891,193	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$914,155	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$46,257	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$339,009	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$445,031	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$33,567	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$287,519	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$444,271	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$638,528	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$935,559	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$252,665	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$21,404	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,170,599	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,981,012	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$146,316	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$320,952	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,024,283	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,660,060	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION (MESA) IS A NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT FOSTERS THE STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST, PROMOTES HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING, AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION AND ITS PEOPLES THROUGH PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES THAT ENHANCE EDUCATION, FURTHER INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE, RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTION, AND DEFEND ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATUS AS A 501(C)(3) SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$767,101	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$46,257	GrantAmt
Revenue	$768,313	RevenueAmt
Desc	FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1966 WITH 51 FOUNDING MEMBERS, MESA HAS INCREASED ITS MEMBERSHIP TO JUST UNDER 2,400 AND NOW SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR NEARLY FIFTY INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AND OVER THIRTY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION IS A CONSTITUENT SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE AND THE COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. AS PART OF ITS GOAL TO ADVANCE LEARNING, FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND PROMOTE COOPERATION, MESA SPONSORS AN ANNUAL MEETING THAT IS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR SCHOLARSHIP, INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE AND PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION. THE 56TH ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD IN PERSON IN DENVER IN 2022, WITH ALLOWANCES FOR SOME REMOTE PARTICIPATION DUE TO THE CONTINUED COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MESA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE PUBLICATIONS: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, WHICH IS THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF THE FIELD; THE REVIEW OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES; AND A BIANNUAL NEWSLETTER, ISSUES IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. AN AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH A RANGE OF BOOK AND DISSERTATION AWARDS AS WELL AS SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION, EXEMPLARY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, AND GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$767,101	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	5	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEFFREY D REGER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5203332577	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3542 N GERONIMO AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	857053614	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
JEFFREY D REGER
EXEC. DIRECTOR/TREASURER	40.00	Yes (X)	$156,731	$0	$16,336
ZIAD ABU-RISH
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
FIDA ADELY
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SINAN ANTOON
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SENEM ASLAN
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JENS HANSSEN
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ASLI IGSIZ
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MIRIAM LOWI
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TAYLOR M MOORE
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ARZOO OSANLOO
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARIAM TAHER
BOARD MEMBER	5.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DINA RIZK KHOURY
PAST PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
EVE TROUTT POWELL
PRESIDENT	10.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ASLI U BALI
PRESIDENT-ELECT	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$156,731	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,336	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$85,001	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$85,001	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$382,262	$382,262
ANNUAL MEETING REVENUE	900099	$357,910	$357,910
ADVERTISING	513120	$14,090	$14,090
MESA PUBLICATIONS	513120	$14,051	$14,051

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$768,313	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$59,850	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$59,850	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$311	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$311	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	BANK REWARDS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$680	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$680	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$914,155	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$768,313	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$60,841	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,257	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,257	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$173,066	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,573	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,653	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,004	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,102	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,865	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,381	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,254	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,586	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,422	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,344	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,277	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,508	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,200	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,020	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,261	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,062	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,098	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$402	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$268	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,100	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,978	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$916	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$244	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,535	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$572	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$254,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,247	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,400	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$712	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$454	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$302	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FEES	$37,967	$32,272	$3,417	$2,278
PUBLICATIONS	$26,908	$26,908
DUES	$5,201	$4,421	$468	$312

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$935,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$767,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,567	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$224,118	BOYAmt
EOY	$241,641	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$467,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$490,522	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,350	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,615	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,388	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$251,856	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$53,756	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$164,545	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,100	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,311,485	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,005,396	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,170,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,981,012	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$278,577	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,375	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$320,952	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,646,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,332,767	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$377,329	BOYAmt
EOY	$327,293	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,024,283	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,660,060	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,170,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,981,012	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$21,404	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$341,370	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$1,449	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$59,955	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$85,556	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$71,443	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$156,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$78,001	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$451,621	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$693,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$791,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$679,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$674,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$759,363	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,598,182	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$752,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$877,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$751,113	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$830,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$837,364	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,049,803	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$30,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$110,000	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$30,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$110,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,939,803	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,894	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,161	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$263,060	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$48,894	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$60,161	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$263,060	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$575	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,021	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$483	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$680	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,759	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$788,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$926,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$809,944	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$891,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$898,205	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,315,622	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.91290	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.92110	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.06100	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.05430	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$52,842	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,693	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$49,149	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$44,372	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8,470	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$52,842	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,502	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$420	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,450	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$44,372	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$35,233	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$25	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,244	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$41,502	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$38,688	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,200	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$255	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$35,233	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$40,974	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$40,974	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$117,840	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,388	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$98,452	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,599	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$592	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,007	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,528	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,528	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$85,915	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$30,248	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$55,667	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$198,100	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$607,723	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$341,370	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$36,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$305,370	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$913,093	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,062	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,062	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$914,155	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$970,497	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$36,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$36,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$934,497	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,062	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,062	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$935,559	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

THE ORGANIZATION'S PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS CONSIST OF FOUR INDIVIDUAL DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE BACHARACH SERVICE AWARD IS NAMED FOR PROFESSOR JERE L. BACHARACH. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO MESA OR THE ACADEMIC PROFESSION. SERVICE IS DEFINED BROADLY TO INCLUDE WORK IN DIVERSE AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OUTREACH, LIBRARIANSHIP, AND FILM. EACH YEAR THE MESA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS THE WINNER WHO RECEIVES A CASH AWARD OF $1,000. THE KERR DISSERTATION AWARD HONORS THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF MALCOLM H. KERR TO MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. TWO AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1982 TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR/OF DISSERTATIONS IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. A $1,000 CASH AWARD IS GIVEN YEARLY TO THE WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. THE HOURANI BOOK AWARD HONORS ALBERT HOURANI FOR HIS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS TEACHER AND MENTOR. THE AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING PUBLISHING IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. EACH YEAR THE WINNER OF THIS AWARD RECEIVES $1,000 (IN THE CASE OF SHARED AWARD, EACH RECIPIENT RECEIVES $500). THE MENTORING AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT RETIRED FACULTY HAVE MADE TO THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OTHERS. EACH YEAR THE MESA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS THE WINNER WHO RECEIVES AN AWARD CERTIFICATE.

PART X, LINE 2:

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ASC 740 FOOTNOTE: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES ASSESSED BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, IF THEY OCCUR.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (9 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
DISSERTATION AWARD	4	$2,000
HOURANI BOOK AWARD	1	$1,000
KEDDIE BOOK AWARD	2	$1,000
MERNISSI BOOK AWARD	1	$1,000
WADAD KADI TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP	9	$4,500
STUDENT PAPER PRIZE AWARD	2	$250
BACHARACH SERVICE AWARD	2	$1,000
GRADUATE STUDENT ANNUAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS	41	$20,500
POST-DOC (PRECARITY) ANNUAL MEETING TRAVEL GRANTS	30	$15,007

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS ARE GRANTED BASED ON OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE ENDOWMENTS SECTION (SCHEDULE D, PART V) OF THIS RETURN. TRAVEL GRANTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL PRECARIOUSLY EMPLOYED FELLOWS ARE GRANTED ON A LOTTERY BASIS TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS, WITH THE INTENTION OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE IN-PERSON ANNUAL MEETING TO MEMBER GRADUATE STUDENTS AND TO MEMBER ADJUNCT PROFESSORS (OR OTHER PRECARIOUSLY EMPLOYED AND/OR CONTRACT FELLOWS) WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO TRAVEL, ATTEND, AND PRESENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFFREY D REGER	PersonNm
Title	EXEC. DIRECTOR/TREASURER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$156,731	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$15,673	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$663	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$173,067	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. ONLY FULL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE BY BALLOT. FULL MEMBERS INCLUDE HONORARY FELLOWS, FELLOWS, AND STUDENT MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT ELECT ARE ELECTED BY A PLURALITY OF VOTES CAST BY THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	ANY TIME THE BOARD ISSUES A REFERENDUM, IT IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS. THE RESULT OF THE VOTE BY MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING WITH VOTING RIGHTS SHALL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING, OR TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE VOTING FOR AMENDMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CONDUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT WITH INPUT FROM THE PAST-PRESIDENT. THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM PEER GROUPS AND REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION FILINGS FROM SIMILAR ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS (LEARNED SOCIETIES) LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (PRESIDENTS) ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.