MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-09-15
IRS object ID
201512589349300011
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,366,788TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99100PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98920PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$110,895OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,585DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,310BookValueAmt

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$11,310TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$1,961,956TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,126,021TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,126,021RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,126,021TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,640,349TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,640,349ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,640,349TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oREPORTED ON BALANCE SHEET
Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.TWO PAINTINGS WERE DONATED IN 2007 AT AN APPRAISED VALUE OF $14,000. THE PAINTINGS WERE SOLD ON 8/20/14 FOR $3,000. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE WERE USED TO FUND VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES.

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$783,500RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$783,500SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$783,500TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (20 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
RESEARCH$1,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$10,000CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$15,000CHECK
RESEARCH$2,000CHECK
RESEARCH$22,850CHECK
RESEARCH$2,500CHECK
RESEARCH$25,000CHECK
RESEARCH$25,000CHECK
RESEARCH$30,000CHECK
RESEARCH$30,000CHECK
RESEARCH$37,955CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$5,000CHECK
RESEARCH$50,000CHECK
RESEARCH$7,600CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org20TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceRESEARCHTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMIDDLE EASTRegionTxt
Recipient22RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$454,595CashGrantAmt
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 MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICANS FOR PEACE & TOLERANCE
15 MAIN STREET SUITE 118WATERTOWNMA02472263251530$10,000$0RESEARCH
CAMERA NATIONAL OFFICE
PO BOX 35040BOSTONMA02135521332702$50,000$0RESEARCH
CENTER FOR ISLAMIC PLURALISM
1711 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEWASHINGTONDC20036200495478$20,000$0RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY INC
1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20006521601976$125,000$0RESEARCH
CITIZENS FOR NATL SECURITY
PO BOX 880302BOCA RATONFL33488542172610$15,000$0RESEARCH
CTR FOR DEMO AND HUMAN
1050 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20036270095260$20,000$0RESEARCH
DAFKA
118 PELICAN LOOPPITTSBURGCA94565203877408$22,500$0RESEARCH
DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CTR
14148 MANOLIA BLVD 103SHERMAN OAKSCA91423951494642$10,000$0RESEARCH
EL MEDIO
3906 MURRIETTA AVENUESHERMAN OAKSCA91423461801561$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$254,014$0RESEARCH
GATESTONE INSTITUTE
750 THIRD AVENUENEW YORKNY10017053384674$13,500$0RESEARCH
HONEST REPORTING
10024 SKOKLE BLVD STE 202SKOKLEIL06007061611859$10,000$0RESEARCH
IN SEARCH OF TRUTH
182 DAVIS ROADSTORRSCT06268262741016$10,000$0RESEARCH
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORI
5614 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 341WASHINGTONDC20015134331855$30,000$0RESEARCH
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
PO BOX 610100NEWTON HIGHLANDMA02461450949784$30,000$0RESEARCH
LELA GILBERT WRITING SERVICES
PO BOX 11795NEWPORT BEACHCA92658470875982$10,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
2115 FRANCIS SCOTT KEY HALLCOLLEGE PARKMD20742526002033$12,500$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org18TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient12RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$192,634CashGrantAmt

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
AMY SHARGEL
Secretary$170,600$170,600
DANIEL PIPES
President$275,000$275,000

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 THREE MEMBER 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 A THREE MEMBER 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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