MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-13
IRS object ID
201943179349301599
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$91,960CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$91,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,464CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,535CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$316,434TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,094,602TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98260PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$46,102FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$46,102FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,167,514FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,213,616FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$410,681FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$102,670FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$369,354CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$410,681CurrentYearAmt
Total$780,035TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,170,053LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$22,900CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$46,102CurrentYearAmt
Total$69,002TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$92,339CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$102,670CurrentYearAmt
Total$195,009TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$292,514GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$22,900CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$46,102CurrentYearAmt
Total$69,002TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$222,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$85,351DepreciationAmt
Book Value$136,889BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$136,889TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$2,656,454TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,773,256TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$260,183NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$260,183RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,033,439RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,033,439TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,195,431TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,195,431ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,195,431TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EASTRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedresearchSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$572,500RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$572,500SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$572,500TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (25 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
MIDDLE EASTresearch$20,000check
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$10,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$10,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$10,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$12,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$12,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$20,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$24,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$25,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$32,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$40,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$40,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$500CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$50,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$57,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$80,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$90,000CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org25TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceRESEARCHTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMIDDLE EASTRegionTxt
Recipient5RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$63,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Description Of Non Cash AsstresearchDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside USFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS AND REVIEWS REPORTS AND MATERIALSExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
AMCHA COALITION FOR JEWISH CO
3700 HENRY JUDSON PARKWAYBRONXNY10463131740456$15,000$0RESEARCH
CAMERA NATIONAL OFFICE
214 LINCOLN ST STE 415ALLSTONMA02134521332702$24,000$0RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SECURE FREE SOCIET
1440 G STREET NW 8198WASHINGTONDC20005300144364$24,000$0RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY
2020 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 189WASHINGTONDC20006521601976$10,000$0RESEARCH
CTR FOR DEMO AND HUMAN
1050 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20036270095260$6,000$0RESEARCH
DAFKA
118 PELICAN LOOPPITTSBURGCA94565203877408$36,000$0RESEARCH
ENDOWMENT FOR ME TRUTH
1146 19TH STWASHINGTONDC20036204329740$25,000$0RESEARCH
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORI
5614 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 341WASHINGTONDC20015134331855$10,000$0RESEARCH
MID EAST CTR REPORTING & ANAL
824320484$30,000$0RESEARCHc/o Jonathan Spyer rehov naoJERUSLAEMMIDDLE EASTIS9355209
NATL CHRISTIAN LDRSHP CONF
PO BOX 158ANOKAMN55303521154056$10,000$0RESEARCH
PHYLLIS CHESLER ORGANIZATION
152 EAST 94TH STREETNEW YORKNY10128113259920$24,000$0RESEARCH
REPORT INC
100 SPRINGDALE RD PMB 309 A3CHERRY HILLNJ08003262971061$20,000$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org12TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$70,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationORGANIZATION REQUESTS AND REVIEWS REPORTS AND MATERIALSExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
DANIEL PIPES
President$259,000$259,000
GREGG ROMAN
Secretary$174,627$174,627

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS REGULARLY TO SET POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersBY RESOLUTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessFORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN,TREASURER AND THE CONTROLLER
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING ARRANGEMENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE PAYROLL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesTHE ORGANIZATION HAS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE PAYROLL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public InspectionAVAILABLE ON WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableAVAILABLE ON WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST

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