Middle East Institute

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since Dec. 1949
EIN: 53-0204608

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$8.39M (2024)

Expenses

$9.66M (2024)

Total Assets

$32.7M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$5.37M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$8,389,421

Expenses

$9,662,479

Net Income

-$1,273,058

Net Assets

$27,289,404

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,314,119	87.2%
Program Services	$758,797	9.0%
Investment Income	$504,909	6.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$7,440	0.1%
Net Fundraising	-$231,059
Sales of Assets	$29,731	0.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$5,484	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,099,539	11.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$8,010	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,953,623	30.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,659,653
Total Liabilities	$5,370,249
Net Assets	$27,289,404

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Ernest Salem (Senior Fellow)	$272,791	$0	$37,621
Courtney Lobel (Chief Development Officer)	$257,774	$0	$14,430
Susan E Saxton (Interim President/Coo)	$245,736	$0	$8,704
Brian Katulis (Vice President, Policy Center)	$245,200	$0	$13,498
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$226,997	$0	$15,236
Baindu Conte Harvey (Vp Of Finance)	$223,977	$0	$13,195
Mirette F Mabrouk (Program Director)	$165,160	$0	$17,818
Charles Lister (Senior Fellow/Program Director)	$155,014	$0	$20,275
Gonul Tol (Senior Fellow/Program Director)	$151,326	$0	$10,080
Thomas Halvorsen (Secretary)	$82,951	$0	$10,538
John Abizaid (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Adams (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Barry (Director Until September 2024)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Campbell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Dobriansky (Director Until March 2024)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Fardi (Director Until September 2024)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director Until September 2024)	$0	$0	$0
Samia Farouki (Director Until March 2024)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Feltman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Geagea (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nada Hamadeh (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Henderson Vice Chairman (Until September 2024)	$0	$0	$0
George Hoguet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karl Hopkins (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$6,667,126

Expenses

$8,389,227

Net Income

-$1,722,101

Net Assets

$27,668,020

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$5,507,714	82.6%
Program Services	$347,998	5.2%
Investment Income	$571,471	8.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$49,372	0.7%
Net Fundraising	-$175,473
Sales of Assets	$354,608	5.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$11,436	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,068,522	12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$55,000	0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,896,069	34.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,393,990
Total Liabilities	$5,725,970
Net Assets	$27,668,020

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Ernest Salem (President And Ceo)	$296,117	$0	$50,631
Courtney Lobel (Chief Development Officer)	$239,080	$0	$8,711
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$228,000	$0	$13,291
Brian Katulis (Vice President, Policy Center)	$196,650	$0	$6,018
Bilal Saab (Program Director)	$189,203	$0	$16,972
Mirette F Mabrouk (Program Director)	$158,830	$0	$22,435
Gonul Tol (Senior Fellow/Program Director)	$144,808	$0	$9,525
Charles Lister (Senior Fellow/Program Director)	$142,785	$0	$30,889
Baindu Conte Harvey (Vp Of Finance)	$102,820	$0	$12,166
Thomas Halvorsen (Secretary)	$67,344	$0	$3,672
Tamara Kalandiya (Cfo/Coo)	$36,943	$0	$9,746
John Abizaid (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Adams (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Henderson (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Huda Alkhamis Kanoo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Barry (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Campbell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Dobriansky (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Fardi (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Samia Farouki (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Feltman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Fadi Ghandour (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$7,537,295

Expenses

$7,570,231

Net Income

-$32,936

Net Assets

$27,741,038

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$5,056,004	67.1%
Program Services	$467,674	6.2%
Investment Income	$409,448	5.4%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$794	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$65,850	0.9%
Net Fundraising	-$45,795
Sales of Assets	$1,583,320	21.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,006,944	13.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$142,167	1.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,663,646	35.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,481,084
Total Liabilities	$4,740,046
Net Assets	$27,741,038

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Ernest Salem (President And Ceo)	$284,618	$0	$38,359
Tamara Kalandiya (Board Treasurer & Cfo/Coo)	$200,295	$0	$29,464
Kate Seelye (Vice President)	$199,048	$0	$12,017
Brian Katulis (Vp For Research & Sr Fellow)	$190,000	$0	$0
Bilal Saab (Senior Fellow)	$178,622	$0	$30,195
Mirette F Mabrouk (Senior Fellow)	$153,101	$0	$19,178
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$140,813	$0	$9,254
Mohammed Mahmoud (Senior Fellow)	$133,721	$0	$14,221
Gonul Tol (Senior Fellow)	$133,318	$0	$7,927
Thomas Halvorsen (Secretary)	$50,940	$0	$1,150
Courtney Lobel Chief (Development Officer As Of 11/2022)	$40,909	$0	$77
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Adams (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Henderson (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
John Abizaid (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Huda Alkhamis Kanoo (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Barry (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Campbell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director As Of 5/2022)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Dobriansky (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Fardi (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Samia Farouki (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Feltman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$7,193,589

Expenses

$7,224,195

Net Income

-$30,606

Net Assets

$32,497,933

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$4,948,643	68.8%
Program Services	$521,089	7.2%
Investment Income	$409,703	5.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$4,473	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$68,250	0.9%
Net Fundraising	-$112,417
Sales of Assets	$1,353,848	18.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$976,879	13.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$153,833	2.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,670,512	37.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$35,038,211
Total Liabilities	$2,540,278
Net Assets	$32,497,933

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Ernest Salem (President)	$280,862	$0	$46,145
Tamara Kalandiya (Board Treasurer & Cfo/Coo)	$200,290	$0	$30,692
Kate Seelye (Vice President)	$178,066	$0	$11,455
Bilal Saab (Senior Fellow)	$176,621	$0	$30,400
Gerald Michael Feierstein (Senior Vice President)	$168,336	$0	$324
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$147,383	$0	$9,530
Mirette F Mabrouk (Senior Fellow)	$136,802	$0	$18,435
Gonul To (Senior Fellow)	$131,206	$0	$8,513
Charles Lister (Senior Fellow)	$128,420	$0	$24,448
Hayley Smart (Secretary)	$63,177	$0	$9,277
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Adams (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Henderson (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Rand Beers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Campbell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Dobriansky (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Samia Farouki (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Feltman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Harward (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis Hughes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Hunter Hunt (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 8, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$5,723,487

Expenses

$6,213,840

Net Income

-$490,353

Net Assets

$32,302,335

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$4,561,226	79.7%
Program Services	$661,636	11.6%
Investment Income	$315,660	5.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$45,720	0.8%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$139,245	2.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,004,933	16.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$80,500	1.3%
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,162,940	34.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,862,595
Total Liabilities	$1,560,260
Net Assets	$32,302,335

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Ernest Salem (President)	$282,567	$0	$33,378
Tamara Kalandiya (Board Treasurer & Cfo)	$247,521	$0	$32,411
Bilal Saab Director Of The (Defense & Security Program)	$186,857	$0	$28,861
Kate Seelye (Vp For Arts, Culture & Communications)	$175,781	$0	$9,902
Gerald Michael Feierstein (Senior Vice President)	$166,176	$0	$420
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$152,204	$0	$9,927
Gonul Tol (Senior Fellow)	$128,470	$0	$8,503
Mirette F Mabrouk (Senior Fellow, Dir. Of Egypt)	$123,238	$0	$16,825
Charles Lister (Senior Fellow, Dir. Of Syria & Counter Terrorism)	$119,550	$0	$21,451
Hayley Smart (Secretary)	$52,872	$0	$8,371
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Adams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Barry (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rand Beers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Campbell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Dobriansky (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Samia Farouki (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Feltman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Harward (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Henderson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis Hughes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 4, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$4,616,349

Expenses

$5,529,822

Net Income

-$913,473

Net Assets

$31,164,581

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,108,532	67.3%
Program Services	$917,294	19.9%
Investment Income	$495,015	10.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$244	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$36,464	0.8%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$53,899	1.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,901	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$947,570	17.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,537,231	27.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,735,340
Total Liabilities	$1,570,759
Net Assets	$31,164,581

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Ernest Salem (President)	$278,837	$0	$27,567
Tamara Kalandiya Board Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer)	$215,113	$0	$29,047
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$173,012	$0	$11,174
Gerald Michael Feierstein (Dir. For Gulf Affairs & Go)	$163,559	$0	$420
Bilal Saab Director Of The (Defense & Security Program)	$146,569	$0	$23,962
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$141,700	$0	$9,385
Mirette F Mabrouk (Senior Fellow, Dir Of Egypt Program)	$121,501	$0	$0
Charles Lister Director Of (Turkish Studies)	$112,649	$0	$19,770
Hayley Smart (Secretary)	$53,745	$0	$7,990
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Adams (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Barry (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rand Beers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Campbell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Paula Dobriansky (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Samia Farouki (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Feltman (Director As Of Spring 2019)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Harward (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brian Henderson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis Hughes (Director As Of Spring 2019)	$0	$0	$0
Hunter Hunt (Director As Of Spring 2019)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$4,201,501

Expenses

$5,473,713

Net Income

-$1,272,212

Net Assets

$30,127,481

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,702,810	64.3%
Program Services	$901,398	21.5%
Investment Income	$556,313	13.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$30,978	0.7%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,490	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8,512	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$966,904	17.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$12,063	0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,482,206	27.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$31,517,676
Total Liabilities	$1,390,195
Net Assets	$30,127,481

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Salem Vice Pres Then (President As Of Oct 2018)	$237,618	$0	$24,310
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$178,211	$0	$10,909
Tamara Kalandiya Board Treasurer (Chief Financial Officer)	$160,930	$0	$25,141
Bilal Saab Director Of The (Defense & Security Program)	$156,412	$0	$21,949
Wendy J Chamberlin (President Until 7/31/18)	$155,368	$0	$9,379
Gerald Michael Feierstein (Dir. For Gulf Affairs & Go)	$133,667	$0	$436
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$117,524	$0	$7,668
Charles Lister Director Of (Turkish Studies)	$113,621	$0	$19,235
Gonul Tol Director Of (Turkish Studies)	$107,972	$0	$7,035
Hayley Smart (Secretary As Of 10/2018)	$23,699	$0	$9,428
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Campbell (Vice Chairman Until 4/2018)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
R P Eddy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George Hoguet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rand Beers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karl Hopkins (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jack Moore (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Murphy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Ziadeh (Director)	$0	$0	$0
William Webster (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rochdi Younsi (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George Salem (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Oct. 3, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$5,816,689

Expenses

$5,814,897

Net Income

$1,792

Net Assets

$32,467,958

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,400,139	58.5%
Program Services	$920,285	15.8%
Investment Income	$368,486	6.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$48,166	0.8%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,071,314	18.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8,299	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$927,613	16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,703,941	29.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,434,947
Total Liabilities	$966,989
Net Assets	$32,467,958

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Wendy J Chamberlin (President)	$228,825	$0	$14,521
Paul Salem (Vice President)	$196,951	$0	$21,295
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$163,958	$0	$10,543
Tamara Kalandiya (Chief Financial Officer)	$145,099	$0	$23,662
Gerald Michael Feierstein (Dir. For Gulf Affairs & Gov't Relations)	$114,375	$0	$366
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$109,751	$0	$7,307
Gonul Tol (Dir. Of Turkish Studies)	$101,700	$0	$378
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Campbell (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
R P Eddy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George Hoguet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis R Hughes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karim Abuhamad (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Avina (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James K Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rand Beers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karl Hopkins (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad I Fares (Director Until Oct. 2017)	$0	$0	$0
Jack Moore (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Murphy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Petruzzello (Director)	$0	$0	$0
H P Goldfield (Director Until Oct. 2017)	$0	$0	$0
George R Salem (Director Until Oct. 2017)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 8, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$26,432,760

Expenses

$4,159,395

Net Income

$22,273,365

Net Assets

$32,520,987

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$22,903,112	86.6%
Program Services	$3,162,432	12.0%
Investment Income	$228,069	0.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$37,000	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$94,589	0.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$7,558	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$896,852	21.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,342,406	32.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,050,310
Total Liabilities	$529,323
Net Assets	$32,520,987

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Wendy J Chamberlin (President)	$228,305	$0	$14,504
Paul Salem (Vice President)	$196,255	$0	$17,035
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$157,926	$0	$10,766
Tamara Kalandiya (Chief Finance Officer)	$138,619	$0	$16,708
Kevin C Cowl (Vp For Development)	$103,915	$0	$7,000
Susan Bastress (Director Until June 30)	$25,000	$0	$0
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Campbell (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
T Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Allen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karim N Abuhamad (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey M Avina (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Murphy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James K Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis R Hughes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rand Beers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad I Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jack Moore (Director)	$0	$0	$0
R P Eddy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Petruzzello (Director)	$0	$0	$0
H P Goldfield (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George R Salem (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George Hoguet (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karl Hopkins (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$4,077,745

Expenses

$4,086,019

Net Income

-$8,274

Net Assets

$10,059,558

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,954,806	72.5%
Program Services	$971,221	23.8%
Investment Income	$217,848	5.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$40,000	1.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$113,303
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$7,173	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$749,120	18.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$60,000	1.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,213,330	29.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$10,458,240
Total Liabilities	$398,682
Net Assets	$10,059,558

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Wendy J Chamberlin (President)	$224,857	$0	$14,578
Paul Salem (Vice President)	$188,722	$0	$16,194
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$144,745	$0	$14,176
Tamara Kalandiya (Chief Finance Officer)	$130,291	$0	$15,556
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Campbell (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Anthony C Zinni (Honorary Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
T Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kay Larcom (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karim N Abuhamad (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey M Avina (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Murphy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James K Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis R Hughes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel C Kurtzer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad I Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jack Moore (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Bastress (Director)	$0	$0	$0
R P Eddy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Petruzzello (Director)	$0	$0	$0
H P Goldfield (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George R Salem (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marcelle M Wahba (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Englehardt (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$4,678,223

Expenses

$3,717,293

Net Income

$960,930

Net Assets

$10,264,656

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,386,178	72.4%
Program Services	$993,670	21.2%
Investment Income	$133,103	2.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$31,803	0.7%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$124,179	2.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,290	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$665,153	17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,207,320	32.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$10,736,514
Total Liabilities	$471,858
Net Assets	$10,264,656

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Wendy J Chamberlin (President)	$190,737	$0	$7,416
Paul Salem (Vice President)	$178,419	$0	$9,241
Kate Seelye (Senior Vice President)	$150,447	$0	$8,917
Tamara Kalandiya (Chief Finance Officer)	$110,774	$0	$9,202
Richard A Clarke (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Anthony C Zinni (Honorary Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Thomas J Campbell (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Jordan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
T Gail Dady (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kay Larcom (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Karim N Abuhamad (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey M Avina (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Murphy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James K Holman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Louis R Hughes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Daniel C Kurtzer (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nijad I Fares (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jack Moore (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Bastress (Director)	$0	$0	$0
R P Eddy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Petruzzello (Director)	$0	$0	$0
H P Goldfield (Director)	$0	$0	$0
George R Salem (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marcelle M Wahba (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Englehardt (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Sept. 15, 2015

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$4,841,353

Expenses

$3,496,171

Net Income

$1,345,182

Net Assets

$9,276,452

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,629,316	75.0%
Program Services	$1,036,133	21.4%
Investment Income	$127,544	2.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$25,520	0.5%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$12,999	0.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,841	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$458,734	13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,312,275	37.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$9,916,907
Total Liabilities	$640,455
Net Assets	$9,276,452

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$4,100,156

Expenses

$2,963,522

Net Income

$1,136,634

Net Assets

$7,794,236

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,620,164	63.9%
Program Services	$1,030,835	25.1%
Investment Income	$168,848	4.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$29,420	0.7%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$231,411	5.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$19,478	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$180,674	6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,336,746	45.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,998,650
Total Liabilities	$204,414
Net Assets	$7,794,236

990

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$5,245,351

Expenses

$2,751,626

Net Income

$2,493,725

Net Assets

$6,534,614

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,962,697	75.5%
Program Services	$1,036,588	19.8%
Investment Income	$108,705	2.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$24,520	0.5%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$105,735	2.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$7,106	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$175,401	6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,193,166	43.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,719,814
Total Liabilities	$185,200
Net Assets	$6,534,614

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Middle East Institute

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Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $8.39M (2024)

Expenses $9.66M (2024)

Total Assets $32.7M (2024)

Total Liabilities $5.37M (2024)

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Revenue

$8.39M (2024)

Expenses

$9.66M (2024)

Total Assets

$32.7M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$5.37M (2024)

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