STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST FORUM (EIN 23-7749796)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-13
IRS object ID
202013189349303516
Schema version
2019v5.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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 ReturnHeader

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Return2020-11-13T08:18:48-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,826,433PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$91,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$91,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,464CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$72,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$367,680TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,194,113TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$369,354CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$410,681CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$780,035TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,170,053LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$22,900CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$46,102CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$69,002TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$92,339CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$102,670CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$195,009TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$292,514GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$22,900CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$46,102CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$69,002TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$222,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$153,439DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,801BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$68,801TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$3,262,449TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

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$225,480RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$225,480SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$225,480TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (20 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
MIDDLE EASTresearch$5,000check
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$10,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$10,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$12,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$18,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$18,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$18,750CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$20,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$25,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$32,500CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,000CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$5,480CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$6,250CHECK
MIDDLE EASTRESEARCH$9,500CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org20TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceRESEARCHTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMIDDLE EASTRegionTxt
Recipient7RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$156,011CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Description Of Non Cash AsstresearchDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
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 MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
AMCHA
3700 HENRY JUDSON PARKWAYBRONXNY10463131740456$10,000$0RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SECURE FREE SOCIET
1440 G STREET NW 8198WASHINGTONDC20005300144364$28,000$0RESEARCH
CTR FOR DEMO AND HUMAN
1050 17TH STREET NW SUITE 1000WASHINGTONDC20036270095260$6,000$0RESEARCH
DAFKA
118 PELICAN LOOPPITTSBURGCA94565203877408$40,000$0RESEARCH
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORI
5614 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 341WASHINGTONDC20015134331855$7,500$0RESEARCH
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE
PO BOX 610100NEWTONMA02461450949784$12,500$0RESEARCH
MID EAST CTR REPORTING & ANAL
824320484$15,000$0RESEARCHc/o Jonathan Spyer rehov naoJERUSLAEMMIDDLE EASTIS9355209
NGO MONITOR
1121 N BETHLEHEM PK STE 60SPRINGHOUSEPA19477262971061$10,000$0RESEARCH
THE PHYLLIS CHESLER ORGANIZAT
152 EAST 94TH STNEW YORKNY10128113259920$12,000$0RESEARH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org9TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient9RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$100,750CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationORGANIZATION REQUESTS AND REVIEWS REPORTS AND MATERIALSExplanationTxt

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
DANIEL PIPES
President$296,673$296,673
GREGG ROMAN
Secretary$174,713$174,713

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 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 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