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Middle East Institute

EIN 53-0204608International District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting knowledge and understanding of the Middle East region in the United States

Since 1946, the Middle East Institute (MEI) has been an important conduit of information between Middle Eastern nations and American policymakers, organizations and the public. We strive to increase knowledge of the Middle East among our own citizens and to promote understanding between the peoples of the Middle East and America. Today we play a vital and unique role in expanding the dialogue beyond Washington, D.C., and actively with organizations in the Middle East. MEI houses the George Camp Keiser Library, which has the largest English-language collection on the Middle East outside of the Library of Congress. In addition, MEI publishes The Middle East Journal and offers courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.12Overall score
out of 100

99.28Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,816,689

Total expenses · USD$5,814,897

Program expenses

$4,797,290.02 recorded amount

82.5%

Fundraising expenses

$436,117.27 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$569,859.91 recorded amount

9.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Wendy J. Chamberlin
Recorded compensation: $228,825.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.93%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Middle East Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Since 1946, the Middle East Institute (MEI) has been an important conduit of information between Middle Eastern nations and American policymakers, organizations and the public. We strive to increase knowledge of the Middle East among our own citizens and to promote understanding between the peoples of the Middle East and America. Today we play a vital and unique role in expanding the dialogue beyond Washington, D.C., and actively with organizations in the Middle East. MEI houses the George Camp Keiser Library, which has the largest English-language collection on the Middle East outside of the Library of Congress. In addition, MEI publishes The Middle East Journal and offers courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.
`ein` EIN	53-0204608
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5814897.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.098
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.825
`fscore` Financial score	99.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Wendy J. Chamberlin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	228825.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0393
`motto` Tagline	Promoting knowledge and understanding of the Middle East region in the United States
`name` Charity name	Middle East Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5816689.0
`score` Overall score	97.12
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4797290.024999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	436117.27499999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	569859.9060000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0204608
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.