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MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202333199349320608
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T15:17:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN470625816PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113616 CALIFORNIA ST STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP681545336ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237749796EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLE EAST FORUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2155465406PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 MARKET STREET 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGG ROMANPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone2155465406PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGREGGPersonFirstNm
Person LastROMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL SWEENEY JD LLMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02009973PTIN
Phone4024968800PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-15PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGREGG ROMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 MARKET STREET 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEFORUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Total Revenue$8,052,985PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,128,474CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,003,904CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,930,850PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$875,430CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,389,322TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$852,109TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$893,955TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,408,970ExpenseAmt
Grant$396,250GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document27IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee19EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2155465406PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 MARKET STREET 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
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PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$267,366$0$0
SCOTT ROSENBLUM
CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA KATZEN
VICE-CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE HOLLIN
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGG ROMAN
SECRETARY50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$160,094$0$0
RICHARD IRVING
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW LAPPIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN LEVY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARLEY LIPPMAN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH FRIEDMAN ROSEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES HM SPRAYREGEN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID P STEINMANN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC FINK
COUNSELOR40.00Yes (X)$140,775$0$0
WINFIELD MYERS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$104,548$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$672,783TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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WILEY REIN LLP
1776 K STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006LEGAL$975,186
SIDNEY L GOLD & ASSOCIATES PC
1835 MARKET ST SUITE 515PHILADELPHIAPA19103LEGAL$352,500
CLARK HILL PLC
500 WOODWARD AVE STE 3500DETROITMI48226LEGAL$122,878
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,886,438AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,886,438TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$48,245TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$48,245ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$207ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,961,080SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,793,788SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$167,292SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$167,292TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$167,292ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
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Exclusion$26,292ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$26,292OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,000TotalAmt
Program Services$160,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236,250TotalAmt
Program Services$236,250ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$568,235TotalAmt
Program Services$568,235ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$884,143TotalAmt
Program Services$710,263ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,564TotalAmt
Management And General$117,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,072TotalAmt
Management And General$8,072ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,424,633TotalAmt
Management And General$1,424,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,160TotalAmt
Management And General$82,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,238TotalAmt
Management And General$12,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,015TotalAmt
Fundraising$174,015FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,017TotalAmt
Management And General$105,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,874TotalAmt
Management And General$128,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,552TotalAmt
Management And General$155,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,583TotalAmt
Program Services$56,583ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,125TotalAmt
Management And General$4,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,875TotalAmt
Management And General$38,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ISRAEL VICTORY$195,956$195,956
FWI$141,701$141,701
MEF EDUCATION FUND$115,142$115,142
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OU$88,008$88,008

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,761TotalAmt
Program Services$136,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$169,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,003,904TotalAmt
Program Services$2,408,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,420,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174,015FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,476,659BOYAmt
EOY$773,586EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,008BOYAmt
EOY$25,152EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,361BOYAmt
EOY$81,155EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,545BOYAmt
EOY$5,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$222,240LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$222,240LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,889BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,931,872BOYAmt
EOY$2,893,719EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$610,326EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,601,334BOYAmt
EOY$4,389,322EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,601BOYAmt
EOY$164,217EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$701,508BOYAmt
EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$579,738EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$852,109BOYAmt
EOY$893,955EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,898,128BOYAmt
EOY-$3,948,461EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,851,097BOYAmt
EOY$7,443,828EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,749,225BOYAmt
EOY$3,495,367EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,601,334BOYAmt
EOY$4,389,322EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$875,430ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$508,524NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$130,096PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,894,173CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,160,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,146,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,240,082CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,886,438CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,327,099TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,894,173CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,160,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,146,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,240,082CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,886,438CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,327,099TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$19,327,099PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$59,535CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,769CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$292,833CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$225,729CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$699,318TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$84,934CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$869,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,292CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$980,900TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,007,317TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.92000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92220PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,577OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,577DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$186,663OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$186,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE ROU ASSET$562,603
SECURITY DEPOSITS$47,723
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$610,326TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$568,924
INTEREST PAYABLE$10,814
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$579,738TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,607,712TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$508,524NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$508,524RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,116,236RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$12,238InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,238RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,128,474TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,991,666TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,991,666ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$12,238InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,238ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,003,904TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
MIDDLE EAST00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$176,046
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$84,766
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$1,800
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$50
ASIA/AUSTRALIA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$5,264
AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$268,226SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$268,226TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$66,000WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$55,153WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$38,400WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$37,172WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$28,124WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
EUROPERESEARCH$11,401WIRE TRANSFER$0FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org5TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:MIDDLE EAST FORUM ASKS FOR WEEKLY STATUS REPORTS ON GRANT DRIVEN CONTRACTORS AND ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM OUR OVERSEAS ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTEES. WE ALSO CONDUCT RANDOM SPOT CHECKS. FOR OUR ISRAELI GRANTEES WE ASK FOR MONTHLY UPDATES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAMERABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 35040AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02135ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN521332702RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$151,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL FUNDINGPurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DANIEL PIPES
PRESIDENT$267,366$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$267,366$0$0$0
GREGG ROMAN
SECRETARY$160,094$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$160,094$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, TREASURER AND THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES THE PAYROLL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
SMT LLC
1650 MARKET STREET SUITE 3600PHILADELPHIAPA19103SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPAMIDDLE EAST FORUM
MEF ISRAEL
1650 MARKET STREET SUITE 3600PHILADELPHIAPA19103SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONPAMIDDLE EAST FORUM