NonprofitsMiddle East Institute

International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Middle East Institute

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$8.4M

Total expenses

$9.7M

Net assets

$27.3M

Grants received

$2.9M

74 grants

EIN

530204608

Tax year

2024

Mission

To increase knowledge of the middle east among citizens of the united states and to promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas.

Programs

3 programs

Center for education: mei provides academic and professional services to current and future generations of middle east analysts and enthusiasts. Mei's regional studies program provides an in-depth educational experience to those seeking a greater understanding of the middle east.mei's leadership development program provides hands-on training and professional development seminars to top university students and recent graduates who work alongside mei's staff and scholars on research projects, public programs, development initiatives, and events.

Expenses: $960K

Communications: the communications department manages mei's media relations, website content, social media and e-mail outreach platforms, and institutional branding. It is also responsible for multimedia production, including a weekly podcast, short informational videos, and promotional ads, recording and live-streaming public events, and managing the in-house broadcasting studio. It provides services and technical support across all other centers and departments.

Expenses: $864K

Center for arts and culture: since its inception in 2014, mei's arts and culture program in washington, d.c. Has become a destination for audiences interested in the middle east's dynamic arts scene. Mei promotes the work of artists, writers and filmmakers from the region, connecting dc audiences with the middle east's vibrant arts and culture sector.

Expenses: $768K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.3M
Program service revenue$759K
Investment income$535K
Other revenue
Total revenue$8.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.8M
Fundraising$566K
Other expenses$4.9M
Total expenses$9.7M
Total assets$32.7M
Net assets$27.3M

People

48 listed

NameRoleCompensation

COURTNEY LOBEL

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Board

$258K

40 hrs/wk

SUSAN E SAXTON

INTERIM PRESIDENT/COO

Board

$246K

40 hrs/wk

KATE SEELYE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Board

$227K

40 hrs/wk

BAINDU CONTE-HARVEY

VP OF FINANCE

Board

$224K

40 hrs/wk

THOMAS HALVORSEN

SECRETARY

Board

$83K

40 hrs/wk

JOSEPH GEAGEA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NADA HAMADEH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRIAN HENDERSON VICE CHAIRMAN

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE HOGUET

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KARL HOPKINS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LOUIS HUGHES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HUNTER HUNT

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT JORDAN

VICE CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT KAPLA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HUDA ALKHAMIS KANOO

DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANNE KEISER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH LEHR

DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL LEVY

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

WALEED AL MUHAIRI

DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN PEARSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KERRY PROPPER

DIRECTOR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOMANA AL RASHID

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE SALEM

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

MAGNUS SCHOLDTZ

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN SERAFINI

DIRECTOR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN ABIZAID

CHAIRMAN

Board

3 hrs/wk

TONI VERSTANDIG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID WELCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROCHDI YOUNSI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SUSAN ZIADEH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

FADI GHANDOUR

DIRECTOR UNTIL APRIL 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES QUIGLEY

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN HURLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KEVIN TAWEEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARJORIE ADAMS

VICE-CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

PATRICK BARRY

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

THOMAS CAMPBELL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GAIL DADY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PAULA DOBRIANSKY

DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT FARDI

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

NIJAD FARES

DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAMIA FAROUKI

DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2024

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEFFREY FELTMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PAUL ERNEST SALEM

SENIOR FELLOW

Staff

$273K

40 hrs/wk

BRIAN KATULIS

VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY CENTER

Staff

$245K

40 hrs/wk

MIRETTE F MABROUK

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

CHARLES LISTER

SENIOR FELLOW/PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Staff

$155K

40 hrs/wk

GONUL TOL

SENIOR FELLOW/PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Staff

$151K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

LEIGH BUREAU INTERNATIONAL LLC

SPEAKERS BUREAU

$365K

WASHINGTON SPEAKERS BUREAU INC

SPEAKERS BUREAU

$318K

FIRAS MAKSAD DBA NEW POLICY ADVISOR

CONSULTING

$264K

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP

COMPLIANCE AND POLICY CONSULTING

$130K

NIMROD GOREN

CONSULTING

$130K

Grants received

Showing 74 of 74

FromAmountPurposeYear
$75K
FOR ITS PROJECT, THE MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE
2024
$75K
SUPPORT OF SEC. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
International Development
2024
$32K
SUPPORTING WORK ON SYRIA STRATEGY PROJECT
2024
$20K
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$274K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2023
$146K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$50K
Support for scholarly research and public events on Turkey.
2023
$25K
TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AMONG CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THESE TWO AREAS.
2023
$25K
CONTRIBUTION
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AMONG CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDESTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE THESE TWO AREAS.
2023
$20K
SUPPORT OF SEC. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2023
$15K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$15K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$12K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$10K
ISRAELI AFFAIRS INITIATIVE
2023
$9K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
TO RESEARCH, TRAIN AND EDUCATE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ON ELECTORAL INTEGRITY, SECURITY, AND DISINFORMATION
2022
$75K
FOR ITS PROJECT, THE MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$28K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
General Operating Fund
2022
$13K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSE OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
2022
$10K
SUN VALLEY CONFERENCE
2022
$10K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2022
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$5K
GENERAL HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT
2022
$4K
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
2022
$3K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$1K
FOR OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2022
$80K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$25K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSE OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
2021
$20K
General Operating Fund
2021
$20K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2021
$12K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
2021
$2K
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE GRANTEE
2021
$1K
FOR GENERAL PURPOSE OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
2021
Operations
2021
$233K
FOR INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUES ON ARAB REGION SECURITY
2020
$124K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$25K
General Operating Fund
2020
$25K
ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM
2020
$20K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$10K
Operations
2020
$3K
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
2020
$167K
FOR INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUES ON ARAB REGION SECURITY
2019
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$25K
General Operating Fund
2018
$5K
SUPPORT OF SEC. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2018
$4K
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
2018
$331K
FOR MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE AND COUNTERING VIOLENT TRANSNATIONAL MOVEMENTS
2017
$4K
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
2017

Funded by

$2.9M from 38 funders · 74 grants · 2017–2024

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$731K · 3 grants · 2017–2020

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$304K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Viola Foundation Inc

$224K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

William Carter And Marlys Burdett Schlr Tr

$215K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Smith Richardson Foundation Inc

$196K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc

$150K · 2 grants · 2022–2024

The Bessemer Giving Fund

$140K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

$123K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Details

EIN530204608
NTEE codeQ052
Subsection03
Ruling date1949-12
Formed1946
Employees43
Volunteers44
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