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Institute for Middle East Understanding

EIN 20-2389388International California Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Fostering an increased understanding among Americans about Palestine and the Palestinians

The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) provides journalists with quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources, both in the United States and in the Middle East. Both through its website and its staff, the IMEU works with journalists to increase the public's understanding about the socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of Palestine, Palestinians and Palestinian Americans.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.79Overall score
out of 100

86.64Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,141,794

Total expenses · USD$1,491,358

Program expenses

$1,222,913.56 recorded amount

82.0%

Fundraising expenses

$216,246.91 recorded amount

14.5%

Administrative expenses

$50,706.17 recorded amount

3.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Margaret Derues
Recorded compensation: $100,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Institute for Middle East Understanding
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) provides journalists with quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources, both in the United States and in the Middle East. Both through its website and its staff, the IMEU works with journalists to increase the public's understanding about the socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of Palestine, Palestinians and Palestinian Americans.
`ein` EIN	20-2389388
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1491358.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.034
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.145
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.82
`fscore` Financial score	86.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Margaret Derues
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.067
`motto` Tagline	Fostering an increased understanding among Americans about Palestine and the Palestinians
`name` Charity name	Institute for Middle East Understanding
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2141794.0
`score` Overall score	85.79
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1222913.5599999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	216246.90999999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	50706.172000000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-2389388
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.