Middle East Institute

Analysis

Middle East Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1949, 77 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Middle East Institute reported income of $6.7m and spending of $8.4m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $6.7m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Institute sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean the World Foundation Inc ($6.7m), Destiny Rescue USA Inc ($6.7m) and Voces Coalicion de Inmunizacion Y Promociion de LA Salud Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. It paid $55k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $33.4m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $27.7m. It reported 36 employees.

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.