MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-07
IRS object ID
201613129349300021
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,672,837TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99100PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$110,895OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$108,249DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,646BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,850OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,850DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,646TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$1,942,750TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,201,949TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$122,676NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$122,676RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,324,625RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,324,625TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,472,821TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,472,821ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,472,821TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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$612,332RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$612,332SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$612,332TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (18 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,500CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$20,000CHECK
RESEARCH$20,000CHECK
RESEARCH$28,750CHECK
RESEARCH$3,150CHECK
RESEARCH$35,000CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$55,528CHECK
RESEARCH$61,900CHECK
RESEARCH$7,950CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org18TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceRESEARCHTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMIDDLE EASTRegionTxt
Recipient9RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$294,554CashGrantAmt
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 (19 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMCHA INITIATIVE
PO BOX 408SANTA CRUZCA95061460774311$20,000$0RESEARCH
AMERICANS FOR PEACE & TOLERANCE
15 MAIN STREET SUITE 118WATERTOWNMA02472263251530$25,000$0RESEARCH
CAMERA NATIONAL OFFICE
PO BOX 35040BOSTONMA02135521332702$80,000$0RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY INC
1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20006521601976$100,000$0RESEARCH
CITIZENS FOR NATL SECURITY
PO BOX 880302BOCA RATONFL33488542172610$15,000$0RESEARCH
DAFKA
118 PELICAN LOOPPITTSBURGCA94565203877408$24,000$0RESEARCH
DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CTR
14148 MANOLIA BLVD 103SHERMAN OAKSCA91423951494642$10,000$0RESEARCH
ENDOWMENT FOR ME TRUTH
1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 10TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20036204329740$15,000$0RESEARCH
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL INITIATIVE
2950 SW 27TH AVE SUITE 300MIAMIFL33133273480535$127,850$0RESEARCH
FUEL FOR TRUTH
477 MADISON AVE 11TH FLNEW YORKNY10022300129917$12,000$0RESEARCH
GATESTONE INSTITUTE
750 THIRD AVENUENEW YORKNY10017053384674$14,500$0RESEARCH
HUMAN RIGHTS VOICES
2753 BROADWAY STE 174NEW YORKNY10025455224727$24,000$0RESEARCH
IN SEARCH OF TRUTH
182 DAVIS ROADSTORRSCT06268262741016$10,000$0RESEARCH
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
PO BOX 610100NEWTON HIGHLANDMA02461450949784$7,500$0RESEARCH
MIDDLE EAST FORUM EDUCATIONAL
1650 MARKET ST SUITE 3600PHILADELPHIAPA19103237749796$258,100$0RESEARCH
REPORT INC
100 SPRINGDALE RD PMB 309 A3CHERRY HILLNJ08003262971061$15,000$0RESEARCH
THE ISRAEL CONSENSUS PROJECT
670 WHITE PLAINS RD STE 224SCARSDALENY10583521401312$8,000$0RESEARCH
THE LOUIS BRANDEIS CENTER
43328 CRYSTAL LAKE STREETLEESBURGVA20176453204617$24,000$0RESEARCH
THE PHYLLIS CHESLER ORGANIZAT
152 EAST 94TH STNEW YORKNY10128113259920$12,000$0RESEARH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org19TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient23RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$235,599CashGrantAmt

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 OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
AMY SHARGEL
Secretary$170,600$20,000$190,600
DANIEL PIPES
President$275,000$50,000$325,000

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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