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Middle East Forum

EIN 23-7749796Research and Public Policy Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting American interests in the Middle East

Founded in 1990, the Middle East Forum (MEF) is a think tank that seeks to define and promote American interests in the Middle East. It defines U.S. interests to include fighting radical Islam, whether terroristic or lawful; working for Palestinian acceptance of Israel; improving the management of U.S. democracy efforts; reducing energy dependence on the Middle East; more robustly asserting U.S. interests vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia; and countering the Iranian threat. The Forum also works to improve Middle East studies in North America. MEF sees the region, with its profusion of dictatorships, radical ideologies, existential conflicts, border disagreements, political violence, and weapons of mass destruction as a major source of problems for the United States. Accordingly, it urges active measures to protect Americans and their allies.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.61Overall score
out of 100

85.50Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,367,310

Total expenses · USD$3,682,718

Program expenses

$2,872,520.04 recorded amount

78.0%

Fundraising expenses

$121,529.69 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$681,302.83 recorded amount

18.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Daniel Pipes
Recorded compensation: $254,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Middle East Forum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1990, the Middle East Forum (MEF) is a think tank that seeks to define and promote American interests in the Middle East. It defines U.S. interests to include fighting radical Islam, whether terroristic or lawful; working for Palestinian acceptance of Israel; improving the management of U.S. democracy efforts; reducing energy dependence on the Middle East; more robustly asserting U.S. interests vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia; and countering the Iranian threat. The Forum also works to improve Middle East studies in North America. MEF sees the region, with its profusion of dictatorships, radical ideologies, existential conflicts, border disagreements, political violence, and weapons of mass destruction as a major source of problems for the United States. Accordingly, it urges active measures to protect Americans and their allies.
`ein` EIN	23-7749796
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3682718.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.185
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.78
`fscore` Financial score	85.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Daniel Pipes
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	254000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0689
`motto` Tagline	Promoting American interests in the Middle East
`name` Charity name	Middle East Forum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4367310.0
`score` Overall score	88.61
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2872520.04
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	121529.694
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	681302.83

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7749796
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.