2025-11-11T16:51:29-06:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2024-01-01 136220175 MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA INC MIDD 5203332577 3542 N GERONIMO AVE TUCSON AZ 85705 JEFFREY D REGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER 5203332577 2025-11-11 1 1 ADAM KUCZYNSKI CPA P01560606 7035190990 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFFREY D REGER 3542 N GERONIMO AVE TUCSON AZ 85705 916467 0 X MESANA.ORG X 1967 AZ TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND INSTRUCTION IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES. 9 9 5 12 9975 0 64590 446895 886557 462209 97377 1681 1448 5682 1049972 916467 55000 147177 0 0 397252 439832 0 0 31752 465421 205947 917673 792956 132299 123511 3112512 3566677 145157 147420 2967355 3419257 X THE 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. 0 0 685896 147177 452234 FROM 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. 685896 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X JEFFREY D REGER 5203332577 3542 N GERONIMO AVE TUCSON AZ 85705 ASLI U BALI PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 USSAMA MAKDISI PRESIDENT-ELECT (FROM NOVEMBER) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EVE TROUTT POWELL IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT (THRU NOVEMBER) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FIDA ADELY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY ALESSANDRINI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARA DEEB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALDEN YOUNG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABRAR ALSHAMMARI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAYA MIKDASHI DIRECTOR (FROM NOVEMBER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA WINEGAR DIRECTOR (FROM NOVEMBER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 SENEM ASLAN DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARZOO OSANLOO DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY D REGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURER 40.00 X 163686 0 17090 163686 0 17090 1 0 1 0 0 446895 446895 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 276394 276394 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 145840 145840 PUBLICATIONS 900099 30000 30000 ADVERTISING 513120 9975 9975 462209 1681 1681 4695 4695 987 987 987 916467 452234 9975 7363 140427 140427 6750 6750 180775 154093 15944 10738 188970 161078 16667 11225 18253 15559 1610 1084 23735 20232 2093 1410 28099 23952 2478 1669 2635 2635 24340 24340 1186 1186 5188 4991 118 79 59730 50913 5269 3548 2176 1855 192 129 11105 9466 979 660 48567 48567 15248 12997 1345 906 5120 4364 452 304 PUBLICATIONS 30652 30652 792956 685896 75308 31752 83012 127247 643207 28035 9350 0 9455 23008 1789 6972 258861 85755 177221 173106 2188478 2436859 0 771450 3112512 3566677 107297 77820 37860 69600 145157 147420 X 2617628 3053147 349727 366110 2967355 3419257 3112512 3566677 123511 304488 23903 0 X 0 0 0 X 71443 156666 78001 64590 446895 817595 679670 674202 759363 886557 452234 3452026 987 987 751113 830868 837364 951147 900116 4270608 30000 30000 30000 90000 20835 20835 30000 30000 30000 20835 110835 4159773 57810 60187 60161 86096 6376 270630 57810 60187 60161 86096 6376 270630 9975 9975 1021 483 680 1073 3257 809944 891538 898205 1038316 916467 4554470 0.91330 0.90540 0.05940 0.06860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 57742 2747 60489 49149 3000 5593 57742 52842 -3693 49149 44372 8470 52842 41502 420 2450 44372 0.00000 0.51250 0.48750 0 0 40974 40974 121439 25387 96052 10533 6229 4304 85915 54139 31776 173106 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 459450 F CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 312000 F 771450 PART V, LINE 4: THE 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. 1 THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC 365 FIFTH AVE NEW YORK NY 10016 133219419 501(C)(3) 140427 0 GENERAL SUPPORT 1 0 DISSERTATION AWARD 2 2000 HOURANI BOOK AWARD 1 1000 KEDDIE BOOK AWARD 2 1500 BACHARACH SERVICE AWARD 1 1000 STUDENT PAPER PRIZE 1 250 MERNISSI BOOK AWARD 1 1000 PART I, LINE 2: AWARDS 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. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEFFREY D REGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURER 163686 0 0 0 0 0 16400 0 690 0 180776 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE 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 7A THE 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 7B ANY 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 11B FORM 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 15A ANNUAL 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.