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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOC OF NORTH: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOC OF NORTH (EIN 13-6220175)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-11
IRS object ID
202533159349305593
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-11T16:51:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1419 N LEE STAddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP223142301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN136220175EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OFBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2NORTH AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5203332577PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13542 N GERONIMO AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85705ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY D REGERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5203332577PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonADAM KUCZYNSKI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01560606PTIN
Phone7035190990PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFFREY D REGERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13542 N GERONIMO AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85705ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$916,467GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressMESANA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1967FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND INSTRUCTION IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Other Revenue$5,682CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,419,257NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION (MESA) IS A NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT FOSTERS THE STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST, PROMOTES HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING, AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION AND ITS PEOPLES THROUGH PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES THAT ENHANCE EDUCATION, FURTHER INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE, RECOGNIZE PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTION, AND DEFEND ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATUS AS A 501(C)(3) SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$147,177GrantAmt
Revenue$452,234RevenueAmt
DescFROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1966 WITH 51 FOUNDING MEMBERS, MESA HAS INCREASED ITS MEMBERSHIP INTO THE THOUSANDS AND NOW SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR DOZENS OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION IS A CONSTITUENT SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE AND THE COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. AS PART OF ITS GOAL TO ADVANCE LEARNING, FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND PROMOTE COOPERATION, MESA SPONSORS AN ANNUAL MEETING THAT IS A LEADING INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR SCHOLARSHIP, INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE AND PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION. THE 58TH ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD VIRTUALLY IN 2024. MESA IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE PUBLICATIONS: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, WHICH IS THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF THE FIELD; THE REVIEW OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES; AND A BIANNUAL NEWSLETTER, ISSUES IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. FINALLY, MESA HAS AN AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH A RANGE OF BOOK AND DISSERTATION AWARDS AS WELL AS SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION, EXEMPLARY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, AND GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING.Desc
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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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY D REGERPersonNm
Phone5203332577PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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ASLI U BALI
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
USSAMA MAKDISI
PRESIDENT-ELECT (FROM NOVEMBER)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVE TROUTT POWELL
IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT (THRU NOVEMBER)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FIDA ADELY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY ALESSANDRINI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARA DEEB
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALDEN YOUNG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABRAR ALSHAMMARI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYA MIKDASHI
DIRECTOR (FROM NOVEMBER)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA WINEGAR
DIRECTOR (FROM NOVEMBER)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SENEM ASLAN
DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARZOO OSANLOO
DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER)2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY D REGER
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

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ANNUAL MEETING900099$145,840$145,840
PUBLICATIONS900099$30,000$30,000
ADVERTISING513120$9,975$9,975
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Total Program Service Revenue$462,209TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$4,695ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$987OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$7,363ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,427TotalAmt
Program Services$140,427ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,750TotalAmt
Program Services$6,750ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$180,775TotalAmt
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Management And General$15,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,738FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$161,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,667ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,225FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$15,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$20,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,093ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,410FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$23,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,669FundraisingAmt

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Total$2,635TotalAmt
Management And General$2,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,340TotalAmt
Management And General$24,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$1,186TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$59,730TotalAmt
Program Services$50,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,548FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$2,176TotalAmt
Program Services$1,855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$192ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$11,105TotalAmt
Program Services$9,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$660FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,567TotalAmt
Program Services$48,567ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,248TotalAmt
Program Services$12,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$906FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,120TotalAmt
Program Services$4,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$304FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLICATIONSDesc
Total$30,652TotalAmt
Program Services$30,652ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$792,956TotalAmt
Program Services$685,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,752FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,012BOYAmt
EOY$127,247EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$643,207BOYAmt
EOY$28,035EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$9,350BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,455BOYAmt
EOY$23,008EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,789BOYAmt
EOY$6,972EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$258,861LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$85,755LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,221BOYAmt
EOY$173,106EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,188,478BOYAmt
EOY$2,436,859EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$771,450EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,112,512BOYAmt
EOY$3,566,677EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,297BOYAmt
EOY$77,820EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,860BOYAmt
EOY$69,600EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,157BOYAmt
EOY$147,420EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,617,628BOYAmt
EOY$3,053,147EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,727BOYAmt
EOY$366,110EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,967,355BOYAmt
EOY$3,419,257EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,112,512BOYAmt
EOY$3,566,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$304,488NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$23,903PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$156,666CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$78,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,590CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$446,895CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$817,595TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$674,202CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$759,363CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$886,557CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$452,234CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,452,026TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$987TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$830,868CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$837,364CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$951,147CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$900,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,270,608TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$90,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$20,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,835TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,835CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$110,835TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$4,159,773PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,810CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$60,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$86,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$270,630TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57,810CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$60,187CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$60,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$86,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$270,630TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$9,975CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,975TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,021CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$680CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,073CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$3,257TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$809,944CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$891,538CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$898,205CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,038,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$916,467CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,554,470TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91330PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.90540PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05940InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.06860InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$57,742BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,747InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$60,489EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$49,149BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,593InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$57,742EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$52,842BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,693InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$49,149EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,372BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,470InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$52,842EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,502BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$420ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,450InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$44,372EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.51250PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.48750TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,974OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$40,974BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$121,439OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,387DepreciationAmt
Book Value$96,052BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,533OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,229DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,304BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$85,915OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,139DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,776BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$173,106TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS$459,450F
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT$312,000F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$771,450TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS CONSIST OF FOUR INDIVIDUAL DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE BACHARACH SERVICE AWARD IS NAMED FOR PROFESSOR JERE L. BACHARACH. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO MESA OR THE ACADEMIC PROFESSION. SERVICE IS DEFINED BROADLY TO INCLUDE WORK IN DIVERSE AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OUTREACH, LIBRARIANSHIP, AND FILM. EACH YEAR THE MESA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS THE WINNER WHO RECEIVES A CASH AWARD OF $1,000. THE KERR DISSERTATION AWARD HONORS THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF MALCOLM H. KERR TO MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. TWO AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1982 TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR/OF DISSERTATIONS IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. A $1,000 CASH AWARD IS GIVEN YEARLY TO THE WINNER IN EACH CATEGORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. THE HOURANI BOOK AWARD HONORS ALBERT HOURANI FOR HIS LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A TEACHER AND MENTOR. THE AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING PUBLISHING IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. EACH YEAR THE WINNER OF THIS AWARD RECEIVES $1,000 (IN THE CASE OF SHARED AWARD, EACH RECIPIENT RECEIVES $500). THE MENTORING AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT RETIRED FACULTY HAVE MADE TO THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF OTHERS. EACH YEAR THE MESA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS THE WINNER WHO RECEIVES AN AWARD CERTIFICATE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1365 FIFTH AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN133219419RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$140,427CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
DISSERTATION AWARD2$2,000
HOURANI BOOK AWARD1$1,000
KEDDIE BOOK AWARD2$1,500
BACHARACH SERVICE AWARD1$1,000
STUDENT PAPER PRIZE1$250
MERNISSI BOOK AWARD1$1,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS ARE GRANTED BASED ON OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE ENDOWMENTS SECTION (SCHEDULE D, PART V) OF THIS RETURN. NO TRAVEL GRANTS WERE ISSUED IN 2024, DUE TO THE VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY D REGERPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$163,686BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$16,400DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$690NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$180,776TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. ONLY FULL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE BY BALLOT. FULL MEMBERS INCLUDE HONORARY FELLOWS, FELLOWS, AND STUDENT MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT-ELECT ARE ELECTED BY A PLURALITY OF VOTES CAST BY THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BANY TIME THE BOARD ISSUES A REFERENDUM, IT IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS. THE RESULT OF THE VOTE BY MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING WITH VOTING RIGHTS SHALL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY OF THOSE VOTING, OR TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE VOTING FOR AMENDMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CONDUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT WITH INPUT FROM THE PAST-PRESIDENT. THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM PEER GROUPS AND REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION FILINGS FROM SIMILAR ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATIONS (LEARNED SOCIETIES) LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (PRESIDENTS) ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.