2019-11-08T09:41:39-06:00 2018-12-31 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PC 1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201 TUCSON AZ 85718 990 2018-01-01 136220175 MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA INC MIDD 5203332577 3542 N GERONIMO AVE TUCSON AZ 857053614 MARK LOWDER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 5203332577 2019-10-31 1 MONICA A VERA CPA P01456278 5203214600 2019-10-31 64.128.200.66 2019-10-31 13:13:20 US P 100786DC4CA6AC734CEB2D953EA696EF9CD62243 8D176FDB9A9846D98182556421F389029B96F31F 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z MARK LOWDER 3542 N GERONIMO AVE TUCSON AZ 857053614 855770 0 X WWW.MESANA.ORG X 1967 AZ TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND INSTRUCTION IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. 9 9 6 14 0 0 79010 59955 828046 693027 47508 42992 2514 1515 957078 797489 11869 13009 0 0 348139 364138 0 0 28110 438614 434014 798622 811161 158456 -13672 2303002 2131102 184074 156667 2118928 1974435 X 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. 0 0 708064 13009 693027 FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1966 WITH 51 FOUNDING MEMBERS, MESA HAS INCREASED ITS MEMBERSHIP TO MORE THAN 2,700 AND NOW SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN SIXTY INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AND THIRTY-NINE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION IS A CONSTITUENT SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AREA STUDIES ASSOCIATIONS, AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE. 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. APPROXIMATELY 1,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 52ND ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. MESA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, THE PREMIERE JOURNAL ON THE REGION, THE MESA REVIEW OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES AND A BIANNUAL NEWSLETTER. AN AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT, SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND EXEMPLARY STUDENT MENTORING. 708064 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 21 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X ROSE VENEKLASEN 5203332577 3542 N GERONIMO AVE TUCSON AZ 857053614 ORIT BASHKIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ILANA FELDMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FIROOZEH KASHANI-SABET BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARANG KESHAVARZIAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JILLIAN M SCHWEDLER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHERENE SEIKALY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 OMAR SIRRI BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TED SWEDENBURG BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA YAQUB BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH E TUCKER PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DINA RIZK KHOURY PRESIDENT ELECT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH BARON PAST PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY NEWHALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER 30.00 X 81435 0 20228 81435 0 20228 0 0 0 0 0 59955 59955 ANNUAL MEETING REVENUE 900099 334237 334237 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 330145 330145 ADVERTISING 511120 18863 18863 MESA PUBLICATIONS 511120 9782 9782 693027 34493 34493 1515 1515 66780 58281 8499 8499 8499 797489 693027 0 44507 13009 13009 101663 71164 10166 20333 191083 174992 16091 18402 16852 1550 29063 26616 2447 23927 20369 2128 1430 1950 1950 16108 13730 1421 957 17032 17032 5491 5491 29228 29228 16611 14467 1270 874 14057 11982 1240 835 6402 5457 565 380 194809 178631 16178 7893 6728 696 469 4075 3474 359 242 PUBLICATIONS 76765 76765 FEES 36107 30778 3184 2145 DUES 5050 4305 445 300 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 2436 2076 215 145 811161 708064 74987 28110 126886 130616 818079 736078 30000 8671 6235 5893 1606 208805 15832 177117 192973 1136356 1063594 2303002 2131102 135369 96807 48705 59860 184074 156667 X 1775089 1658917 317705 280285 26134 35233 2118928 1974435 2303002 2131102 -13672 -130821 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 114965 79265 96555 79010 59955 429750 741501 635060 881075 828046 693027 3778709 856466 714325 977630 907056 752982 4208459 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 125000 0 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 125000 4083459 27519 33381 32168 33795 36008 162871 27519 33381 32168 33795 36008 162871 883985 747706 1009798 940851 788990 4371330 0.93410 0.94250 0.03730 0.03450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 38688 -3200 255 35233 34148 4786 247 38687 32962 1249 63 34148 34322 -1360 32962 33053 510 759 34322 1.00000 0 0 40974 40974 117840 7302 110538 3599 223 3376 3528 3528 0 42864 4779 38085 192973 X 649636 -130821 -130821 780457 17032 17032 797489 794129 0 794129 17032 17032 811161 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 FIN 48 (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. 1 DISSERTATION AWARD 2 2000 HOURANI BOOK AWARD 1 1000 MENTORING AWARD 1 255 SERVICE AWARD 1 1255 STUDENT PAPER PRIZE AWARD 1 250 WADAD KADI TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP 10 5000 NIKKI KEDDIE BOOK AWARD 2 500 FATIMA MERNISSI BOOK AWARD 1 500 POURSHARIATI AWARD 1 2000 PERMES 1 249 PART I, LINE 2: 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. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2B: THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR ITS PERSONNEL; THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY PAY ANY STAFF. INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYEES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, BUT NOTE ALL EMPLOYMENT TAX FORMS ARE PREPARED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. 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 C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.