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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOC OF NORTH: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOC OF NORTH (EIN 13-6220175)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-07
IRS object ID
201433119349302068
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-07T17:08:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN860683059PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEACHFLEISCHMAN PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 64130AddressLine1
CityTUCSONCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code857284130ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN136220175EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION OFBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2NORTH AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5206215850PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11219 N SANTA RITA AVEAddressLine1
CityTUCSONCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85721ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMY W NEWHALL PHDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5206215850PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAREN K MCCLOSKEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00099644PTIN
Phone5203214600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAMY W NEWHALL PHDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11219 N SANTA RITA AVEAddressLine1
CityTUCSONCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85721ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$896,710GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MESANA.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 Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$23,845PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$17,871CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$760,894CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$667,369CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,466,672NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION (MESA) IS A NON-POLITICAL 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.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$577,832ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,481GrantAmt
Revenue$357,534RevenueAmt
DescFROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1966 WITH 50 FOUNDING MEMBERS, MESA HAS INCREASED ITS MEMBERSHIP TO MORE THAN 2,700 AND NOW SERVES AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN SIXTY INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AND THIRTY-NINE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION IS A CONSTITUENT SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AREA STUDIES ASSOCIATIONS, AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE. 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. APPROXIMATELY 1,900 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 47TH ANNUAL MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. MESA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, THE PREMIERE JOURNAL ON THE REGION, THE MESA REVIEW OF MIDDLE EAST STUDIES AND A BIANNUAL NEWSLETTER. AN AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT, SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND EXEMPLARY STUDENT MENTORING.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAZStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5206215850PhoneNum

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CityTUCSONCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85721ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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NADJE AL-ALI
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL W ERNST
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GELVIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE HATHAWAY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
USSAMA MAKDISI
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS TOENSING
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER SLUGLETT
PRESIDENT12.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FRED DONNER
PAST PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NATHAN BROWN
PRESIDENT ELECT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMY W NEWHALL
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$62,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$26,968NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$385,489TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ANNUAL MEETING REVENUE900099$322,865$322,865
ADVERTISING511120$25,154$25,154
MESA PUBLICATIONS511120$9,515$9,515
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$357,534TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,157TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,157ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$130,530SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$135,816SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$5,286SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$760,894TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$17,871ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,481TotalAmt
Program Services$10,481ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,334TotalAmt
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Fundraising$17,667FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,262TotalAmt
Program Services$162,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,520TotalAmt
Program Services$14,249ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$20,952ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$21,003TotalAmt
Program Services$17,967ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,215FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232TotalAmt
Management And General$232ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$1,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$789FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$13,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$1,682FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,144TotalAmt
Program Services$9,696ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$557FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,166TotalAmt
Program Services$130,826ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,317TotalAmt
Program Services$1,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$3,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$358FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PUBLICATIONS$81,247$81,247
FEES$23,157$20,147$1,852$1,158
DUES$2,975$2,588$238$149

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$577,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,641FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$224,426BOYAmt
EOY$210,829EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$435,458BOYAmt
EOY$347,242EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,348BOYAmt
EOY$7,056EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,943BOYAmt
EOY$106,565EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$31,787LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$28,636LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,468BOYAmt
EOY$3,151EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$624,129BOYAmt
EOY$867,285EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,325,772BOYAmt
EOY$1,542,128EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,676BOYAmt
EOY$34,372EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,155BOYAmt
EOY$37,090EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,359BOYAmt
EOY$3,994EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,190BOYAmt
EOY$75,456EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,057,953BOYAmt
EOY$1,223,692EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,095BOYAmt
EOY$217,356EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,534BOYAmt
EOY$25,624EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,256,582BOYAmt
EOY$1,466,672EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,325,772BOYAmt
EOY$1,542,128EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$93,525ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$116,565NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$288,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$294,406CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$437,482CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$336,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$385,489CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,742,098TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$286,083CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$430,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$323,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$357,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,713,452TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$580,489CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$867,668CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$659,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$743,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,455,550TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,455,550PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,048CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,033CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,618CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,510TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,048CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,033CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,618CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,157CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,510TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$601,537CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$889,701CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$678,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$766,180CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,561,060TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97040PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.96970PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02960InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03030InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$26,624BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$90ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$33,053EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,534BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,090InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$26,624EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,319BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$215ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$25,534EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,235BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$35ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$49InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$25,319EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,384BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$255ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$96InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$59,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$25,235EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.78000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.22000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$28,636DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,151BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,151TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO AGAPSDesc
Amt$3,994Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,994TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$888,503TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$116,565NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$24,540DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$141,105RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$747,398RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$13,496InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$13,496RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$760,894TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$678,413TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$24,540DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$24,540ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$653,873ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$13,496InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$13,496ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$667,369TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 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.
PART X, LINE 2:FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH FEDERAL (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3)) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IS MADE. INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO PERFORM AN EVALUATION OF ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THIS EVALUATION IS REQUIRED TO BE PERFORMED FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS, AS DEFINED BY THE VARIOUS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS ONLY SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UBTI AS APPLICABLE. AS A RESULT, THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO FILE INFORMATIONAL RETURNS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES AND, IF IT HAS UBTI, FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS. WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATION FOR ANY YEARS EARLIER THAN 2010 FOR FEDERAL AND 2009 FOR STATE. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (7 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
KERR DISSERTATION AWARD2$2,000
ALBERT HOURANI BOOK AWARD1$1,000
HOUSHANG POURSHARIATI BOOK AWARD2$2,000
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD1$250
OWEN ECONOMIC BOOK AWARD1$2,000
STUDENT PAPER PRIZE AWARD1$250
OTHER AWARDS AND SUPPORT$2,981

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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,968NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesTRADING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION REIMBURSES THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR ITS PERSONNEL; THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT DIRECTLY PAY ANY STAFF. INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYEES HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS, BUT NOTE ALL EMPLOYMENT TAX FORMS ARE PREPARED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
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 EIGHT 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 11FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.