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← PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$610,075
Total expenses
$582,572
Contributions and grants received
$577,828
Grants paid
$265,649
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$31,611
Other revenue
$636
Total assets, end of year
$497,539
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,253
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$454,286
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$511,170
Management and general expenses
$57,615
Fundraising expenses
$13,787
Program service expenses (Part III)
$511,170

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $74,816

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $82,728

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $420,284

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $33,272

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,574 · excluded $6,574

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $28,403

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,366

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,037

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,037 · excluded $25,037

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $320 · excluded $320

  • 11b · Other revenue: GAIN ON CURRENCY EXCHA

    total $316 · excluded $316

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $636

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $226,749 · program services $226,749

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $38,900 · program services $38,900

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $89,333 · program services $59,333 · management and general $24,000 · fundraising $6,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $53,763 · program services $42,263 · management and general $7,500 · fundraising $4,000

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,868 · program services $10,868

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,935 · program services $6,000 · management and general $1,935

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,160 · program services $3,504 · management and general $20,656

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,200 · program services $1,200

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,787 · fundraising $3,787

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,298 · program services $13,961 · management and general $337

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,095 · program services $2,955 · management and general $140

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,901 · program services $4,901

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $88,511 · program services $88,211 · management and general $300

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,617 · management and general $1,617

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSES

    total $8,125 · program services $8,125

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,000 · program services $3,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $1,280 · program services $1,200 · management and general $80

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES

    total $1,050 · management and general $1,050

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $294,961 · end of year $266,951

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $46,152 · end of year $25,217

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $123,954 · end of year $205,371

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $32,452 · end of year $43,253

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $343,184 · end of year $302,159

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $89,431 · end of year $152,127

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO IMPROVE SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS, EXPAND THE POOL OF EXPERTS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PALESTINIANS, AND STRENGTHEN LINKAGES AMONG PALESTINIAN, AMERICAN, AND FOREIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOLARS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENHANCE AMERICAN AND PALESTINIAN SCHOLARSHIP AND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE.

  • UNITED STATES OFFICE: PUBLICATIONS - PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER THAT REPORTS ON THE RESEARCH OF FELLOWSHIP GRANTEES, FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND ON EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS RELEVANT TO THE FIELD OF PALESTINIAN STUDIES; FELLOWSHIPS - ADMINISTERS AND PROVIDES RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND A FIELD RESEARCH BASE FOR ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS. THESE FELLOWSHIPS HAVE LED TO ADVANCED SCHOLARLY DEGREES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF PALESTINIAN STUDIES; RESEARCH WEBSITE - PARC MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES A DATABASE OF BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE RELEVANT TO PALESTINIAN STUDIES AND A CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS RELATING TO PALESTINE AND PALESTINIAN ISSUES;CONFERENCES - SPONSORS PANELS ON PALESTINE AT THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETINGS ON PALESTINE, BRINGING TOGETHER PROMINENT SCHOLARS TO ADDRESS A VARIETY OF TOPICS.

    Expenses $380,484 · Grants $226,749

  • PALESTINIAN FIELD OFFICE - PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER AIMS TO FACILITATE AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROCESS IN ALL ASPECTS AND TO ENCOURAGE ACADEMIC INTERCHANGE THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES IN PALESTINIAN STUDIES, ASSISTING APPLICANTS FROM PALESTINE TO APPLY FOR PARC'S RESEARCH COMPETITION, AND DEVELOPING ARCHIVAL AND TEACHING RESOURCES IN PALESTINIAN STUDIES.

    Expenses $130,686 · Grants $38,900

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Prof Julie Peteet

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Ilana Feldman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Judith Tucker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Sherene Seikaly

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Amahl Bishara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Brian Boyd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Andy Clarno

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Terry Regier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Heidi Morrison

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maha Nassar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Rebecca Stein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Helga Tawil-Souri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leena Dallasheh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Anaheed Al-Hardan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prof Sa'Ed Atshan

    DIRECTOR UNTIL JAN. 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Penelope Mitchell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403209349324740

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