Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society

Analysis

Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society reported income of $746k and spending of $715k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $434k to $746k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Middle East Cultural and Charitable Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Internatonal Relations Council Inc Harvard University ($746k), Humpty Dumpty Institute Inc ($746k) and Action in Africa Inc ($745k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $166k. At year end it held assets of $846k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $846k. It reported 3 employees.