2012-05-14T11:36:20-05:00 2011-06-30 HENRY C LEVY & CO CPAS PROF CORP 5940 COLLEGE AVENUE OAKLAND CA 94618 990 2010-07-01 943074600 MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE MIDD 5105480542 1101 - 8TH ST 100 BERKELEY CA 94710 BARBARA LUBIN 5105480542 2012-05-10 1 HENRY C LEVY 5106521000 2012-05-10 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z BARBARA LUBIN 1101 - 8TH ST 100 BERKELEY CA 94710 2886878 0 X WWW.MECAFORPEACE.ORG X 1994 CA A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 5 4 6 45 11030 8817 1056573 2801018 0 3855 17395 11030 0 6523 1073968 2822426 596412 2064133 0 0 400526 435153 0 0 230645 234245 235431 1231183 2734717 -157215 87709 710882 817590 14330 42448 696552 775142 X MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE (MECA) IS WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND THE WELL BEING OF CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE EAST. MECA SENDS SHIPMENTS OF AID AND SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR CHILDREN. WE EDUCATE NORTH AMERICANS ABOUT CHILDREN IN THE REGION. 0 0 1958305 100327 HUMANITARIAN AID:SINCE MECA WAS FOUNDED, WE HAVE SENT OR DELIVERED MORE THAN 20 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF AID TO CHILDREN IN PALESTINE, IRAQ, AND LEBANON TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY WAR, SANCTIONS, AND OCCUPATION. WE SEND SHIPMENTS OF MEDICINE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS CLOTHES, BOOKS, TOYS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.IN FY 2010-2011 MECA:DELIVERED MEDICINE, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND DONATED TOYS, BOOKS AND CLOTHING FOR PALESTINIAN AND IRAQI REFUGEES IN LEBANON. THE VALUE OF THE TWO SHIPMENTS WAS $1,778,652.40. MECA ALSO CONTRACTED WITH DR. MONA EL-FARRA TO OVERSEE OUR AID WORK AND PROJECTS IN GAZA.PROVIDED FUNDS TO BREAK THE SILENCE MURAL PROJECT IN GAZA ABOUT THE RIGHT TO WATER AT SCHOOLS WHERE MECA INSTALLED WATER UNITS. 164886 12000 6523 EDUCATION & ACTION:MECA WORKS TO BUILD GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE IN THE US TO ACTION THROUGH A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. IN FY 2010-2011 MECA:LED A 10-DAY FIELD SCHOOL IN PALESTINE FOR STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO.ORGANIZED THREE SPEAKING TOURS FOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ZIAD ABBAS WITH PRESENTATIONS ON THE WATER CRISIS IN PALESTINE, PALESTINIAN REFUGEES, AND MECA'S WORK IN NINE STATES AT COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHURCHES, UNIVERSITIES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS.PRESENTED AT THE PEACEWORKS CONFERENCE IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, THE US PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY NETWORK'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND A FORUM ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS IN WASHINGTON, DC. HELD EDUCATIONAL AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS WITH ACCLAIMED JOURNALIST ROBERT FISK; PALESTINIAN MEMBER OF THE KNESSET HANEEN ZOABI ALONG WITH PALESTINIAN YOUTH ACTIVIST AREEJ JA'FARI; PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN AUTHOR KATHY SAADE KENNY; PALESTINIAN LEGAL EXPERT DIANA BUTTU; POPULAR BLOGGERS ADAM HOROWITZ AND PHILIP HOROWITZ ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT; FILMMAKER IARA LEE WITH A SCREENING OF "CULTURES OF RESISTANCE."CO-PRESENTED A CONCERT WITH BAY AREA ARAB MUSIC ENSEMBLE ASWAT.CO-ORGANIZED A NATIONAL TOUR WITH AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR HAJO MEYER AND ISLAMIC SCHOLAR HATEM BAZIAN CALLED "NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE."CO-ORGANIZED AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR SELLING GIFTS MADE IN PALESTINE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE US ABOUT THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN, AND FARMERS.GAVE GRANTS TO ELECTRONIC INTIFADA AND THE ARAB FILM FESTIVAL FOR PROVIDING NEWS AND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST TO THE US PUBLIC.PROVIDED FUNDS TO THE ARAB RESOURCE AND ORGANIZING CENTER FOR A YOUTH DELEGATION TO PALESTINE AND AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR FOR QUEER PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS TO TOUR THE US. 138286 96768 UNIVERSITY AID:IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING PRE-SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTENS, LIBRARIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, MECA PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ENABLE TALENTED AND AMBITIOUS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO OBTAIN DEGREES, AND THE SKILLS TO MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR COUNTRY.IN FY 2010-2011 MECA PROVIDED PARTIAL OR FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 97 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STUDYING AT TWELVE UNIVERSITIES IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP THROUGH THE ELLY JAENSCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND, THE TREE OF LIFE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AND THE RAMZY HALABY EDUCATION FUND. 134270 75467 SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN CHILDREN'S PROJECTSMECA HAS LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN PALESTINE THAT ADDRESS CHILDREN'S BASIC NEEDS AND OFFER THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY, LEARN AND ENVISION A BETTER FUTURE. WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR PROGRAMS, RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR WHAT IS NEEDED IN EACH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.IN FY 2010-2011 MECA: PROVIDED FUNDS TO AFAQ JADEEDA ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE "LET THE CHILDREN PLAY AND HEAL" A PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN GAZA INCLUDING GIVING STIPENDS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO LEAD DANCING, SINGING AND OTHER EXPRESSIVE ART ACTIVITIES FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN GAZA; PURCHASING ART SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING TRAININGS FOR HUNDREDS OF MOTHERS ON HOW TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN AND EXTENDED FAMILY COPE WITH TRAUMA; CONDUCTING MONTH LONG COURSES IN ART, CREATIVE WRITING, AND DRAMA WITH CHILDREN ALL OVER THE GAZA STRIP; AND PRINTING OF PAMPHLETS WITH TIPS AND ADVICE FOR PARENTS. FUNDS WERE ALSO PROVIDED FOR "LEARNING ON THE RUBBLE," AN EDUCATIONAL SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN IN THE ZAYTOUN NEIGHBORHOOD OF GAZA WHO FELL BEHIND IN SCHOOL DUE TO TRAUMA AFTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS DESTROYED. PROVIDED FUNDS TO MADAA SILWAN CENTER TO CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION OF A SPORTS FIELD AND CULTURAL CAFE IN SILWAN, EAST JERUSALEM. THERE IS NO PLAYGROUND IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH NEARLY 30,000 CHILDREN.PROVIDED FUNDS TO ATFALUNA SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF FOR THE SPONSORSHIP OF A STUDENT AT THEIR SCHOOL. PROVIDED FUNDS TO THE RACHEL CORRIE FOUNDATION FOR AN ANNUAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT ORGANIZED IN RAFAH, GAZA IN MEMORY OF RACHEL CORRIE. 134270 75467 2395747 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 CA X NANCY IPPOLITO 5108458835 1101-8TH ST 100 BERKELEY CA 94710 BARBARA LUBIN 40.00 X X 119496 0 0 EUGENE NEWPORT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 OSHA NEUMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY GENDELMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHEL SHEHADEH 1.00 X 0 0 0 119496 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6331 2794687 1803146 2801018 MISCELLANEOUS 999999 3855 3855 3855 11030 11030 70975 6331 64452 6523 6523 2822426 3855 11030 6523 1786572 1786572 5000 5000 272561 272561 109464 65678 21893 21893 236899 120591 31409 84899 61140 32880 9409 18851 27650 14870 4255 8525 3974 3974 6504 6504 28249 3146 5035 20068 30319 20499 135 9685 6474 1011 4556 907 13493 6746 6747 17384 5348 6521 5515 20562 17054 1644 1864 10468 5320 317 4831 2585 2549 16 20 2292 2292 PRINTING, POSTAGE 63337 8501 8184 46652 DELEGATION EXPENSES 26376 26376 DUES & PUBLICATIONS 1706 1045 473 188 STATE INCOME TAX 1213 1213 LICENSES & FEES 265 265 230 230 2734717 2395747 108325 230645 23112 48299 455587 463243 688 5524 37719 32544 5770 5175 103255 116896 51587 51587 70883 126866 710882 817590 11490 16223 2840 26225 14330 42448 X 0 0 0 0 696552 775142 696552 775142 710882 817590 X 87709 -9118 X 0 0 0 X 2389602 4050116 2971923 1056573 2801018 13269232 2389602 4050116 2971923 1056573 2801018 13269232 379823 12889409 3415 4350 49134 17395 11030 85324 1231647 390121 22397 98491 1742656 1015 9500 10515 15107727 27083 0.85320 0.82320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37719 32544 5175 5175 INVESTMENT IN ALLIANCE GRAPHICS, INC. 51587 C 51587 EMPLOYEE ADVANCES 1195 LOAN TO ALLIANCE GRAHICS, INC. 125671 126866 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 12708 SALES TAX PAYABLE 396 PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE 13121 26225 2822426 2734717 87709 -9096 -25 3 -9118 78591 PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ROUNDING 3. 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES, GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION PROVIDE AID TO CHILDREN; BUILD PLAYGROUNDS; PROVIDE CLOTHING, FOOD, BOOKS, TOYS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES; BUILD A WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM; SEE 990, PG 2, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR DETAIL. 261127 0 0 0 261127 0 261127 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 6 GRANTS TOTAL. GRANT FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN AND TRAININGS FOR MOTHERS IN GAZA; SUPPORT FOR "LEARNING ON THE RUBBLE", A SUMMER SCHOOL WITH PLAY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN IN GAZA; LET THE CHILDREN PLAY AND HEAL PROJECT; INSTALLATION OF WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS IN MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN PALESTINE. 148736 WIRE TRANSFER CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA GRANT TO BUILD & MAINTAIN A PLAYGROUND AND SPORTS FIELD IN SILWAN, JERUSALEM 5000 WIRE TRANSFER CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP AID 1545 WIRE TRANSFER CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TAXES, FEES, AND TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF 2ND SHIPMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES. 6846 WIRE TRANSFER CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 22100 CHECK CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 7100 CHECK CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 6500 CHECK CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 18800 CHECK CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 5100 CHECK CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 21000 CHECK CASH MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS 6400 CHECK CASH 11 STIPENDS FOR SUPERVISING MECA'S RELIEF WORK IN GAZA. MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 1 12000 WIRE TRANSFER CASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 EVENT WITH ROBERT FISK 13533 4222 9311 1223 758 2308 CHRISTMAS BAZAAR 51539 51539 918 38863 5 12234 2301 9933 816 2301 600 16663 77306 6523 70783 2957 3059 600 57834 64450 6333 1 MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL 14150 MILTON COURT TIGARD OR 97224 930878944 501(C)(3) 1778652 FAIR MARKET VALUE MEDICAL SUPPLIES PROVIDE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR HEALTH NEEDSMEDICAL SUPPLIES DONATED. 1 GRANT TO "BREAK THE SILENCE" MURAL PROJECT FOR OLYMPIA RAFAH SOLIDARITY MURAL 1 5000 FMV X 2 1757 FMV AT DATE OF DONATION X 3 22737 FMV AT DATE OF DONATION X 2 1778652 FMV AT DATE OF DONATION 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SCHEDULES A MEETING EACH YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE BASE SALARY FOR THE CEO. EACH YEAR THE BASE SALARY IS INCREASED BY A PERCENT BASED ON THE INCREASE IN COST OF LIVING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MECA MAKES ITS FORMS 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -9,096. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: -25. ROUNDING 3. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -9,118. ALLIANCE GRAPHICS INC 1101 - 8TH ST 101 BERKELEY CA 94710 611558781 MANUFACTURING CLOTHING CA N/A C 1.00000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALLIANCE GRAPHICS INC A 11030 FMV ALLIANCE GRAPHICS INC D 125671 FMV