Middle East Policy Council

Analysis

Middle East Policy Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 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 Policy Council reported income of $286k and spending of $1.0m, spending 363% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $785k to $286k (-64%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 142% 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 Policy Council sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 35th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Friendship Ministries ($286k), Emmanuel Global Network USA ($287k) and Chile California Council ($286k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $526k. At year end it held assets of $966k against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $912k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.