2020-11-04T07:01:03-06:00 2019-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2019-01-01 522112331 CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE CHUR 2025431222 110 MARYLAND AVENUE NE NO 311 WASHINGTON DC 20002 MAE ELISE CANNON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025431222 2020-10-29 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 2022963306 64.88.174.3 2020-10-29 17:40:24 ED P 8135A10533E138772E75B7028466B6AE3A842BF5 8135A10533E138772E75B7028466B6AE3A842BF5 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MAE ELISE CANNON 110 MARYLAND AVENUE NE NO 311 WASHINGTON DC 20002 550625 0 X WWW.CMEP.ORG X 1998 DC TO ENCOURAGE U.S. POLICIES THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTE A JUST, LASTING, AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOLUTION OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT, ENSURING SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION. 27 27 8 35 0 0 609425 497164 0 46500 35 0 24874 6961 634334 550625 0 0 0 0 297741 362973 0 0 51536 256416 244446 554157 607419 80177 -56794 209807 153038 33738 33763 176069 119275 X TO ENCOURAGE U.S. POLICIES THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTE A JUST, LASTING, AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOLUTION TO CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH A FOCUS ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. CMEP WORKS TO MOBILIZE U.S. CHRISTIANS TO EMBRACE A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE AND TO BE ADVOCATES OF EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY, AND JUSTICE FOR ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS, AND ALL PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST. 1 0 351217 46500 EDUCATE, ELEVATE, ADVOCATE - THE BROAD WORK OF CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (CMEP) IS TO EDUCATE, ELEVATE, AND ADVOCATE AS WE WORK TO ENCOURAGE US POLICIES THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTE A COMPREHENSIVE RESOLUTION TO CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH A FOCUS ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. CMEP WORKS TO MOBILIZE U.S. CHRISTIANS TO EMBRACE A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE AND TO BE ADVOCATES OF EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY, AND JUSTICE FOR ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS, AND ALL PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST. THIS INCLUDES EVENTS, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES, & TRIPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. WE ADVOCATE FOR JUST U.S. POLICIES TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST BY CONNECTING CITIZENS TO THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN WAYS SUCH AS PROVIDING ACTION ALERTS, PARTICIPATING IN HILL & GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, AND HOSTING LARGE AND SMALL ADVOCACY EVENTS ONLINE AND IN PERSON. CMEP ISSUES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON MIDDLE EAST TOPICS AND RELATED PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS, PREPARES NEWSLETTERS, FACT SHEETS, WHITE PAPERS, SPEECHES, AND PROGRAMS FOR MEMBER CHURCHES, RELATED AGENCIES AND OTHERS. WE CONDUCT GRASSROOTS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, EQUIP CHURCHES THROUGH ISSUE EDUCATION AND ECUMENICAL COOPERATION RELATED TO THE MIDDLE EAST; PREPARE AND TRAIN VOLUNTEER CHURCH MEMBERS FOR COMMUNITY AND CONGREGATIONAL EDUCATION OF GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS BY PREPARING FACT SHEETS, LETTERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS. 57429 PILGRIMAGE TO PEACE - PILGRIMAGE TO PEACE EVENTS INCLUDE TWICE WEEKLY DOMESTIC SPEAKING TOURS, REGIONAL TRAVEL, WHICH IS CMEP STAFF TRAVELING AND SPEAKING AT CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY, CONFERENCE EXHIBITION (CMEP SPONSORING AND EXHIBITING AT OTHER CONFERENCE TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT OUR WORK), AND ADVOCACY EVENTS (BRIEFINGS, MINI ADVOCACY SUMMITS, DC SPEAKING EVENTS) TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO THE MIDDLE EAST. 41993 ANNUAL ADVOCACY SUMMIT - TYPICALLY HELD ONCE A YEAR IN PERSON IN D.C., CMEP'S ANNUAL ADVOCACY SUMMIT BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY LEARN FROM EXPERTS ON THE ISSUE AND ARE TRAINED TO SPEAK TO THE OFFICES OF THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PEACE AND JUSTICE. CMEP 1835 - OUTREACH TOWARDS CMEP'S MISSIONS AND GOALS FOCUSED ON STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (AGED 18-35) 450639 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X LISA KENNEDY 2025431222 110 MARYLAND AVENUE NE STE 311 WASHINGTON DC 20002 NATE HOSLER CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA BLACHLY VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER MAKARI SEC/TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL TESTA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 FR THOMAS ZAIN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ARCHIBISHOP VICKEN AYKAZIAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELI MCCARTHY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MULDER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN SHUPACK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATE GOULD DIRECTOR UNTIL MAY 3.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS FRADO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HASSAN EL-TAYYAB DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA KOUROUPAS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 REV RICHARD L SIDES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TONY KIREOPOULOS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE GORDON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA VIS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LESLIE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HARRISON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TATIANA DWYER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MYRON MECHE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS KOACH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN GUNN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NIKKI TOYAMA-SZETZO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MERRYMAN-LOTZE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF ANDERSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WILDMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA DEMPSEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAE ELISE CANNON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 14500 0 51600 14500 0 51600 0 0 0 0 0 497164 1105 497164 PROGRAM REGISTRATION D 900099 44089 44089 CURRICULUM 900099 2411 2411 46500 6961 0 6961 6961 6961 550625 46500 0 6961 66100 49569 11902 4629 216864 162627 39051 15186 61355 46017 11043 4295 18654 13990 3358 1306 130 130 21680 500 21180 38459 10529 5441 22489 9529 7147 1715 667 42347 31761 7622 2964 91117 91117 37382 37382 394 394 3308 3308 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 100 100 607419 450639 105244 51536 200030 150579 2615 883 5192 28936 27360 1970 1576 209807 153038 31485 32093 2253 1670 33738 33763 X 91529 53856 84540 65419 176069 119275 209807 153038 -56794 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 324265 298970 304345 609425 497164 2034169 324265 298970 304345 609425 497164 2034169 185029 1849140 49 71 47 2699 6961 9827 1169 22210 23379 2067375 50477 0.89440 0.93480 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER REVENUE - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,169. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 800. REIMBURSEMENT - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 21,410. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 291 2945 3236 552647 555883 108382 27096 0 0 43941 66997 101284 108382 320604 480906 9927 3236 13163 10985 16749 25321 27096 80151 120227 927 291 1218 28936 27360 1576 1576 DEFERRED RENT 1670 1670 X 550625 0 550625 0 550625 607419 0 607419 0 607419 PART X, LINE 2: CMEP BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. CMEP'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THEY WERE FILED, EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. CMEP'S FORM 990 RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 THROUGH 2018, ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED THEIR EDUCATE, ELEVATE, ADVOCATE PROGRAM SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS IN OFFICE, ESTABLISH COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD COMPOSED OF AT LEAST TWO (2) PERSONS WHICH, EXCEPT FOR AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MAY INCLUDE NON-BOARD MEMBERS. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES EXERCISING THE POLICY-MAKING AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD MUST CONSIST OF ONLY VOTING BOARD MEMBERS AND MUST CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) MEMBERS. THE BOARD MAY MAKE SUCH PROVISIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIR OF SUCH COMMITTEES, ESTABLISH SUCH PROCEDURES TO GOVERN THEIR ACTIVITIES, AND DELEGATE THERETO SUCH AUTHORITY AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY, AFFAIRS, BUSINESS, AND/OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD CHAIR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULAR AND CONSISTENT MONITORING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY ENSURING THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AND REPORT IF ANY CONFLICTS ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY COMPARABILITY DATA. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.