MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201703179349305660
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,238,363TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98830PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$160,040OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,390DepreciationAmt
Book Value$155,650BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$155,650TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$1,856,975TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,519,005TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$151,695NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$151,695RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,367,310RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,367,310TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,682,718TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,682,718ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,682,718TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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$455,850RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$455,850SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$455,850TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (18 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
research$20,000check
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$20,000CHECK
RESEARCH$20,000CHECK
RESEARCH$20,000CHECK
RESEARCH$24,000CHECK
RESEARCH$24,000CHECK
RESEARCH$25,000CHECK
RESEARCH$30,000CHECK
RESEARCH$30,000CHECK
RESEARCH$40,000CHECK
RESEARCH$9,850CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org18TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceRESEARCHTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMIDDLE EASTRegionTxt
Recipient7RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$113,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
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 (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AM FRIENDS OF NGO MONI
922 ROCKBORN STREETGAITHERSBURGMD20878262971061$40,000$0RESEARCH
AMERICANS FOR PEACE & TOLERANCE
15 MAIN STREET SUITE 118WATERTOWNMA02472263251530$45,000$0RESEARCH
CAMERA NATIONAL OFFICE
PO BOX 35040BOSTONMA02135521332702$25,000$0RESEARCH
CITIZENS FOR NATL SECURITY
PO BOX 880302BOCA RATONFL33488542172610$15,000$0RESEARCH
ENDOWMENT FOR ME TRUTH
1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 10TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20036204329740$40,000$0RESEARCH
FRIENDS OF ELNET
10573 WEST PICK BLVD 369LOS ANGELESCA90064452212393$10,000$0RESEARCH
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL INITIATIVE
2950 SW 27TH AVE SUITE 300MIAMIFL33133273480535$100,000$0RESEARCH
JBS COMMUNICATIONS LLC
149 CHEROKEE PARKLEXINGTONKY40503261652089$10,000$0RESEARCH
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
PO BOX 610100NEWTON HIGHLANDMA02461450949784$30,000$0RESEARCH
RED BANYAN
PO BOX 670132CORAL SPRINGSFL33067273405937$13,006$0RESEARCH
US FOREIGN AFFAIRS ED PROJ
313 W 57TH ST 2BNEW YORKNY10019$20,000$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org11TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient11RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$807,752CashGrantAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL PIPESPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$254,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$254,000TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

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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