2019-10-03T10:09:32-05:00 2018-12-31 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2018-01-01 530204608 THE MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE MIDD 2027851141 1319 18TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200362882 PAUL SALEM PRESIDENT 2027851141 2019-10-02 1 LISA CHEIFETZ P01444196 4108840220 64.88.174.3 2019-10-02 09:44:03 ED P 0087580C7340B0612ABF44AF1D415F2C3C4A590E 248F122C1CD98455D1EAD54961AB2A11B00DE755 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z PAUL SALEM 1319 18TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200362882 12763533 0 X WWW.MEI.EDU X 1948 DC TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN AMERICA AND STRENGTHENING UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION. SINCE ITS FOUNDING 68 YEARS AGO, MEI HAS FOCUSED SCHOLARSHIP ON THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST TO ALSO INCLUDE NORTH AFRICA, TURKEY, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN. 25 23 54 29 1000 14862 3400139 2702810 920285 901398 1439800 557803 56465 39490 5816689 4201501 0 0 0 0 3082422 2827755 0 12063 516771 2732475 2633895 5814897 5473713 1792 -1272212 33434947 31517676 966989 1390195 32467958 30127481 X TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN AMERICA AND STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION. 0 0 2972191 386389 CENTER FOR POLICY STUDIES: MEI EXPERTS RESEARCH AND EXPLORE FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY PUBLISH THEIR FINDINGS AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH MEI'S COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND THROUGH THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. THEY REGULARLY BRIEF POLICYMAKERS, US AND FOREIGN DIPLOMATS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON ISSUES IMPACTING THE MIDDLE EAST, AND HAVE ADVISED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INCLUDING CABINET SECRETARIES AND THE WHITE HOUSE. MEI'S POLICY PROGRAM HAS GROWN ALONG WITH ITS OVERALL FORWARD TRAJECTORY. IN RECENT YEARS, MEI HAS ADDED TRACK II DIPLOMACY, COUNTER TERRORISM, AND OTHER SPECIAL FOCUS AREAS THAT MONITOR ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS IN CRITICAL AREAS. MEI'S TELEVISION STUDIO ENABLES SCHOLARS TO JOIN BROADCAST PROGRAMS FASTER AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ALLOWING MEI TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME COMMENTARY ON BREAKING NEWS, AND TO ENSURE THAT MEI'S BALANCED ANALYSIS REACHES POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC. 545476 CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE: SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014, MEI'S ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM HAS BECOME A DESTINATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR AUDIENCES INTERESTED THE MIDDLE EAST'S DYNAMIC ARTS SCENE. MEI PROMOTES THE WORK OF ARTISTS, WRITERS AND FILMMAKERS FROM THE REGION, CONNECTING DC AUDIENCES WITH THE MIDDLE EAST'S VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR. 400962 313786 CENTER FOR EDUCATION (FORMERLY, CENTER FOR ACADEMICS): MEI PROVIDES ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MIDDLE EAST ANALYSTS AND ENTHUSIASTS. MEI'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN ARABIC, TURKISH, HEBREW, FARSI, AND OTHER LANGUAGES, AND ITS REGIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO THOSE SEEKING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MIDDLE EAST.MEI'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS TO TOP UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WHO WORK ALONGSIDE MEI'S STAFF AND SCHOLARS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND EVENTS. 362991 200223 COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT: THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT MANAGES MEI'S MEDIA RELATIONS, WEBSITE CONTENT, SOCIAL MEDIA AND E-MAIL OUTREACH PLATFORMS, AND INSTITUTIONAL BRANDING. IT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION, INCLUDING A WEEKLY PODCAST, SHORT INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS AND PROMOTIONAL ADS, RECORDING AND LIVE-STREAMING PUBLIC EVENTS, AND MANAGING THE IN-HOUSE BROADCASTING STUDIO. IT PROVIDES SERVICES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACROSS ALL OTHER CENTERS AND DEPARTMENTS. 362991 200223 4281620 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 78 0 1 54 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X X THE ORGANIZATION 2027851141 1319 18TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 200362882 WENDY J CHAMBERLIN PRESIDENT UNTIL 7/31/18 40.00 X X 155368 0 9379 PAUL SALEM VICE PRES THEN PRESIDENT AS OF OCT 2018 40.00 X X 237618 0 24310 RICHARD A CLARKE CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS J CAMPBELL VICE-CHAIRMAN UNTIL 4/2018 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT JORDAN VICE-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 R P EDDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL DADY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HOGUET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAND BEERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARL HOPKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ZIADEH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WEBSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROCHDI YOUNSI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIJAD FARES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SALEM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS R HUGHES DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARIM ABUHAMAD DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY AVINA DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES K HOLMAN DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PETRUZZELLO DIRECTOR UNTIL 10/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE B KEISER DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARJORIE ADAMS DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK BARRY DIRECTOR AS OF 1/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DOBRIANSKY DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMIA FAROUKI DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HARWARD DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HENDERSON DIRECTOR AS OF 10/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 SA IBRAHIM DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LEHR DIRECTOR AS OF 4/2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAYLEY SMART SECRETARY AS OF 10/2018 40.00 X 23699 0 9428 TAMARA KALANDIYA BOARD TREASURER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 160930 0 25141 KATE SEELYE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 178211 0 10909 KEVIN C COWL VP FOR DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 117524 0 7668 GERALD MICHAEL FEIERSTEIN DIR. FOR GULF AFFAIRS & GO 40.00 X 133667 0 436 GONUL TOL DIRECTOR OF TURKISH STUDIES 40.00 X 107972 0 7035 BILAL SAAB DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE & SECURITY PROGRAM 40.00 X 156412 0 21949 CHARLES LISTER DIRECTOR OF TURKISH STUDIES 40.00 X 113621 0 19235 1385022 0 135490 9 0 1 0 MONARC CONSTRUCTION INC 2781 HARTLAND ROAD FALLS CHURCH VA 22043 RENOVATIONS 4791701 GENESIS SECURITY SYSTEMS 20310 SENECA MEADOW PARKWAY GERMANTOWN MD 20876 RENOVATIONS 255560 GENSLER 4541 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 RENOVATIONS 204686 CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD 2101 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20037 RENOVATIONS 110000 RANDA SLIM 809 BLOSSOMHEATH ROAD DAYTON OH 45419 CONSULTING SERVICES 100547 6 2702810 25623 2702810 CENTER FOR POLICY STUDIES 900099 386389 386389 CENTER FOR EDUCATION 611600 313786 313786 MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL AND PUBLICATI 541800 171338 170338 1000 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 29885 29885 901398 556313 556313 30978 0 30978 30978 30978 8563522 8562032 1490 1490 1490 PARKING FEES REIMBURSEMENT 900099 8512 8512 8512 4201501 900398 1000 597293 966904 802544 59231 105129 1482206 1236421 83950 161835 71265 56145 7702 7418 146577 115478 15842 15257 160803 122002 19773 19028 8659 8659 23331 23331 12063 12063 29837 29837 533148 378024 86677 68447 19688 16194 1186 2308 262004 116366 138970 6668 624909 481865 87070 55974 239543 222782 4336 12425 433068 411834 2825 18409 347378 267481 48633 31264 61686 6914 54772 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 46789 44418 1825 546 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 3564 3152 412 MISCELLANEOUS 291 291 5473713 4281620 675322 516771 775786 488083 167005 703036 663716 94772 138351 615943 195376 11470369 2227578 3732177 9242791 26078691 19612127 1267537 1177232 33434947 31517676 808485 894686 158504 495509 966989 1390195 X 27427752 25793625 5040206 4333856 32467958 30127481 33434947 31517676 -1272212 -1068265 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3386178 2954806 22903112 3400139 2702810 35347045 3386178 2954806 22903112 3400139 2702810 35347045 20490395 14856650 164906 209397 265069 416652 587291 1643315 9290 7173 7558 8299 8512 40832 37031192 6886006 0.40120 0.42980 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS REBATES - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 2,201. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 528. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 912. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,543. EMPLOYEE PARKING - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 7,089. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 6,645. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 6,646. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 6,756. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 8,512. 4621823 -255967 32000 4333856 3951661 670162 4621823 3550862 400799 3951661 3541730 9132 3550862 3524458 17272 3541730 0.82930 0.17070 0 0 334115 334115 1510718 954806 555912 931243 472753 458490 8694293 800019 7894274 9242791 X 3103399 -1068265 -1068265 4171664 29837 29837 4201501 5443876 0 5443876 29837 29837 5473713 PART III, LINE 1A: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH. PART V, LINE 4: MEI MAKES DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INCOME EARNED ON THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE ANNUAL AWARD "ISSAM M. FARES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE", A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE MEI ANNUAL CONFERENCE BANQUET AND AWARD CEREMONY, BANQUET EXPENSES AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO BRING AWARDEES TO WASHINGTON DC. PART X, LINE 2: MEI 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. 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WENDY J CHAMBERLIN PRESIDENT UNTIL 7/31/18 155368 0 0 0 0 0 9125 0 254 0 164747 0 0 0 PAUL SALEM VICE PRES THEN PRESIDENT AS OF OCT 2018 237618 0 0 0 0 0 14262 0 10048 0 261928 0 0 0 TAMARA KALANDIYA BOARD TREASURER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 160930 0 0 0 0 0 9861 0 15280 0 186071 0 0 0 KATE SEELYE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 178211 0 0 0 0 0 10473 0 436 0 189120 0 0 0 BILAL SAAB DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE & SECURITY PROGRAM 156412 0 0 0 0 0 8963 0 12986 0 178361 0 0 0 X 2 25623 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS BY NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 AND 990T FOR MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND THE CFO/TREASURER, AND THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD, BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTIVITIES OR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. A MEMBER OF THE OPERATIONS TEAM MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FULL BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS CONSULTED AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, USING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM THE 990S OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2018. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW OF THE OTHER OFFCIERS AND EMPLOYEES' SALARIES WAS CONDUCTED IN 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND MOST RECENT TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST BY GENERAL PUBLIC, DONORS, GRANTORS, AND ANY INTERESTED PARTY. THE FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR ITS PROCESS OF SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE YEAR.