MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-08-13
IRS object ID: 201232269349302363
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-08-13T13:08:08-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Clairmont Paciello & Co PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	250 Tanglewood Lane	AddressLine1
City	King of Prussia	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	194062365	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237749796	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MIDDLE EAST FORUM	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MIDD	NameControl
Phone	2155465406	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1500 WALNUT STREET	AddressLine1
City	PHILADELPHIA	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19102	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DANIEL PIPES	Name
Title	President	Title
Date Signed	2012-08-10	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JOHN A PACIELLO CPA	Name
Phone	6102654122	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	5037565	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.MEFORUM.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Trust	X	TypeOfOrganizationTrust
Year Formation	1986	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	PA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	EDUCATION REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	13	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	14	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3982010	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	4879653	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	27842	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	29358	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	24716	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	-11156	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	4034568	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	4897855	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	2537448	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	3049965	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	887622	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1045446	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	109683	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	450713	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	583297	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3875783	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4678708	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	158785	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	219147	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2503508	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2713093	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	21877	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	12315	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2481631	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2700778	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	EDUCATION REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	4034699	Expense
Description	THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES LITERATURE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MEETINGS AND LECTURES REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST AND RELATED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY	Description
Total Program Service Expense	4034699	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	true	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	40	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	14	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	false	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	13	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	true	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	true	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DANIEL PIPES	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2155465406	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1500 WALNUT STREET STE 1050	AddressLine1
City	PHILADELPHIA	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19102	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
RICHARD CALMAS
V CHM BOSTON BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID SHIFRIN
V CHM CLVLND BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
NINA ROSENWALD
V CHM NY BOARD	5.00	X	0	0	0
STEVEN LEVY
CHMN NY BOARD	5.00	X	0	0	0
EDWARD SEAVE
V. CHM PHILA BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
MARILYN STERN
V.CHM-PHILA BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID P STEINMANN
V. CHM EX. COMM	5.00	X	0	0	0
LAWRENCE HOLLIN
CHMN - PHILA BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
JOSHUA KATZEN
CHMN -BOS BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
LAWRENCE I GOULD
CHMN-CLV.BD	5.00	X	0	0	0
IRWIN HOCHBERG
CHMN EXEC COMM	5.00	X	0	0	0
DANIEL PIPES
President	40.00	X	224992	0	0	X
AMY SHARGEL
MANAG. DIRECTOR	40.00		140500	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	365492	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	4879653	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	4879653	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
SUBSCRIPTION REVENUE	27069	27069
LITERATURE SALES	2289	2289

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	29358	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9830	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$9,830	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	118724	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	139710	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-20986	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-20986	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-20986	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4897855	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8372	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$9,830	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1098000	Total
Program Services	1098000	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	527930	Total
Program Services	527930	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1424035	Total
Program Services	1424035	ProgramServices

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	365492	Total
Program Services	287087	ProgramServices
Management And General	36255	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	42150	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	607540	Total
Program Services	298638	ProgramServices
Management And General	258168	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	50734	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	72414	Total
Program Services	42443	ProgramServices
Management And General	23172	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6799	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	162922	Total
Program Services	162637	ProgramServices
Management And General	285	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17500	Total
Management And General	17500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3374	Total
Program Services	1510	ProgramServices
Management And General	1864	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5132	Total
Program Services	392	ProgramServices
Management And General	4740	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	52990	Total
Program Services	38507	ProgramServices
Management And General	14483	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5411	Total
Management And General	5411	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22589	Total
Management And General	22589	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising
RENT	56327	56327
Printing and Publications	26386		26386
HONORARIUM	38070	7900	30170
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	38978	14447	24531
CONSULTANTS/CONTRACT LABOR	82079	41079	31000	10000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	71539	Total
Program Services	41433	ProgramServices
Management And General	30106	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4678708	Total
Program Services	4034699	ProgramServices
Management And General	534326	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	109683	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2113713	BOY
EOY	2226965	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	202292	BOY
EOY	192036	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	290	BOY
EOY	1377	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	150000	BOY
EOY	250000	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13086	BOY
EOY	19117	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	93177	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	88358	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5348	BOY
EOY	4819	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18779	BOY
EOY	18779	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2503508	BOY
EOY	2713093	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7040	BOY
EOY	358	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14837	BOY
EOY	11957	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21877	BOY
EOY	12315	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2438243	BOY
EOY	2372019	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43388	BOY
EOY	328759	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2481631	BOY
EOY	2700778	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2503508	BOY
EOY	2713093	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	219147	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2107558	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3035986	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3176794	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3982010	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4879653	CurrentTaxYear
Total	17182001	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2107558	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3035986	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3176794	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3982010	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4879653	CurrentTaxYear
Total	17182001	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	0	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	17182001	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	82330	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	54415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	52949	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24716	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	-11156	CurrentTaxYear
Total	203254	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	17385255	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.98830	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.97490	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	83763	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	80285	Depreciation
Book Value	3478	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	9414	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	8073	Depreciation
Book Value	1341	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	4819	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	4897855	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	4678708	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	219147	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	219147	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4897855	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	4897855	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	4897855	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4678708	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	4678708	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	4678708	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part III, Line 4	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 MAY BE SOLD AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO FUND VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES.
Part III, Line 1a	Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o	REPORTED ON BALANCE SHEET

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	true	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	MIDDLE EAST	Region
Number Of Offices	0	NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES	TypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services Provided	research	SpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures	1424035	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent	1424035	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	1424035	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (15 entries)

Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
RESEARCH	88350	CHECK
RESEARCH	77500	CHECK
RESEARCH	48000	CHECK
RESEARCH	42000	CHECK
RESEARCH	34999	CHECK
RESEARCH	33000	CHECK
RESEARCH	17000	CHECK
RESEARCH	156000	CHECK
RESEARCH	15000	CHECK
RESEARCH	141665	CHECK
RESEARCH	12500	CHECK
RESEARCH	12000	CHECK
RESEARCH	12000	CHECK
RESEARCH	10000	CHECK
RESEARCH	10000	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	5	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	10	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	RESEARCH	TypeOfAssistance
Region	MIDDLE EAST	Region
Number Of Recipients	36	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	714021	AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CHECK	MannerOfCashDisbursement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used in Foreign Country	Identifier
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTS AND REVIEWS REPORTS AND MATERIALS	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
PHYLLIS CHESLER ORG
152 EAST 94TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10128	113259920	38000	0	RESEARCH
MYTHS AND FACTS INC
PO BOX 941	FOREST HILLS	NY	11375	050538790	20000	0	RESEARCH
MIDDLE EAST FREEDOM FORUM
1627 NEW WINDSOR CT	CROFTON	MD	21114	262426912	10000	0	RESEARCH
MEMRI
1819 L STREET NW FLOOR 5	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	522068483	150000	0	RESEARCH
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
214 LINCOLN STREET SUITE 418	BRIGHTON	MA	02135	450949784	289500	0	RESEARCH
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORI
5505 CONNECTICUT AVE SUITE 341	WASHINGTON	DC	20015	522206467	512500	0	RESEARCH
CTR FOR DEMO AND HUMAN
1050 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1000	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	270095260	10000	0	RESEARCH
CHRISTIANS FOR FAIR WITNESS
475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 1960	NEW YORK	NY	10015	141945413	10000	0	RESEARCH
CAMERA NATIONAL OFFICE
PO BOX 35040	BOSTON	MA	02135	521332702	20000	0	RESEARCH
AMERICANS FOR PEACE & TOLERANCE
15 MAIN STREET SUITE 118	WATERTOWN	MA	02472	263251530	10000	0	RESEARCH
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF IDC
116 EAST 16TH ST 11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10003	311577589	18000	0	RESEARCH
AM FRIENDS OF NGO MONI
922 ROCKBORN STREET	GAITHERSBURG	MD	20878	262971061	10000	0	RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	0	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	12	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	RESEARCH	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	37	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	527930	AmountOfCashGrant

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DANIEL PIPES	NamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org	224992	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	224992	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A THREE MEMBER COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE PAYROLL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING ARRANGEMENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	FORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND THE CONTROLLER
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a	Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body	BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS REGULARLY TO SET POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES.