Totals
- Total revenue
- $26,881,633
- Total expenses
- $21,547,040
- Contributions and grants received
- $26,429,362
- Grants paid
- $1,219,708
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $651,770
- Other revenue
- -$199,499
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,810,090
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,161,618
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $14,648,472
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $19,680,457
- Management and general expenses
- $1,118,459
- Fundraising expenses
- $748,124
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $19,680,457
Program services were 91.3% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$17,163,761
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,265,601
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$29,927
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3 · Investment income
total $744,368 · excluded $744,368
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,768,110
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $4,860,708
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities -$92,598
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total -$92,598 · excluded -$92,598
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11a · Other revenue: MISC. INCOME
total $990 · related or exempt $0 · excluded $990
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11b · Other revenue: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS
total -$39,086 · related or exempt $0 · excluded -$39,086
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11c · Other revenue: LOSS ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE OP
total -$161,403 · related or exempt $0 · excluded -$161,403
-
11e · Other revenue, total
-$199,499
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $1,219,708 · program services $1,219,708
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $744,862 · program services $624,329 · management and general $62,978 · fundraising $57,555
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,913,955 · program services $4,965,891 · management and general $493,910 · fundraising $454,154
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $110,694 · program services $90,298 · management and general $11,060 · fundraising $9,336
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,613,527 · program services $1,316,233 · management and general $161,213 · fundraising $136,081
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $41,553 · program services $33,897 · management and general $4,152 · fundraising $3,504
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11b · Fees: legal
total $256,732 · program services $227,004 · management and general $24,281 · fundraising $5,447
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $285,570 · program services $252,503 · management and general $27,008 · fundraising $6,059
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $50,973 · management and general $50,973
-
11g · Fees: other
total $696,210 · program services $615,594 · management and general $65,845 · fundraising $14,771
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13 · Office expenses
total $48,247 · program services $42,660 · management and general $4,563 · fundraising $1,024
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16 · Occupancy
total $533,644 · program services $471,852 · management and general $50,470 · fundraising $11,322
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17 · Travel
total $971,585 · program services $814,380 · management and general $134,331 · fundraising $22,874
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $47,155 · program services $40,955 · fundraising $6,200
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
total $7,170,425 · program services $7,158,704 · fundraising $11,721
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24b · Other expenses: SUB-AWARDS
total $1,076,035 · program services $1,076,035
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24c · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE
total $399,171 · program services $399,171
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE
total $279,700 · program services $247,314 · management and general $26,454 · fundraising $5,932
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24e · All other expenses
total $87,294 · program services $83,929 · management and general $1,221 · fundraising $2,144
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $13,289,611 · end of year $7,823,572
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,638,684 · end of year $6,667,953
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,800,554 · end of year $998,938
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $206,722 · end of year $76,938
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $2,113,591 · end of year $2,158,709
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $241,368 · end of year $235,983
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,337,806
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,262,914
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $122,047 · end of year $74,892
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $6,258,530 · end of year $11,253,333
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $292,179 · end of year $38,814
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $551,783 · end of year $480,958
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,080,494 · end of year $2,497,830
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $7,614,373 · end of year $2,364,742
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $9,824,991 · end of year $9,824,991
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $539,653 · end of year $474,055
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,160,702 · end of year $6,300,917
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,294,856 · end of year $8,347,555
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO REALIZE MORE PROSPEROUS, INCLUSIVE, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, THE NEAR EAST FOUNDATION (NEF) WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-LED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, AND THE CAUCASUS. WE SUPPORT MARGINALIZED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO CULTIVATE NEW SKILLS AND TO ACCESS RESOURCES, NETWORKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE A FUTURE WHERE THEY CAN OVERCOME VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INEQUITY, CONFLICT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE NEAR EAST FOUNDATION HELPS BUILD MORE SUSTAINABLE, PROSPEROUS, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING CREDIT FUND TO ADVANCE THE GROWTH OF MICRO-ENTERPRISES OWNED AND OPERATED BY REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE THROUGH LOANS AND NON-FINANCIAL SERVICES TAILORED TO THE CONDITIONS OF VULNERABLE ENTREPRENEURS
Expenses $6,544,671
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PROGRAMS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS THROUGH MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS TRAINING. NEF WORKS TO CREATE PERMANENT JOBS AND GENERATE INCOME FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. NEF PROVIDES MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, TARGETED TRAINING AND OUTREACH SUPPORT AND MENTORING FOR REFUGEES AND THEIR HOST COUNTRY NEIGHBORS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS.
Expenses $5,329,337 · Grants $1,219,708
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PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE OF RURAL POPULATIONS IN THE MOPTI REGION OF MALI IN THE FACE OF SHOCKS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIAL CRISES BY STRENGTHENING THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES BY SUSTAINABLY INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND FOCUS OF VALUE CHAINS IN THE RURAL SECTOR.
Expenses $2,013,455
-
Expenses $5,792,994
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Shant MardirossianSHANT MARDIROSSIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Haig MardikianHAIG MARDIKIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Johnson GarrettJOHNSON GARRETT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda JacobsLINDA JACOBS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mona EraibaMONA ERAIBA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John AshbyJOHN ASHBY
CEO, PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $276,721
- From this org
- $254,423
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,298
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,423
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,298
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $276,721
-
Carol B AslanianCAROL B ASLANIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey HabibJEFFREY HABIB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nina Bogosian QuigleyNINA BOGOSIAN QUIGLEY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rana GillmonRANA GILLMON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily RosenbergEMILY ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sebouh NahabedianSEBOUH NAHABEDIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Liz Aslanian LorenzoniLIZ ASLANIAN LORENZONI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elias HabayebELIAS HABAYEB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Simona CeciSIMONA CECI
CO-PRESIDENT, RESIGNED 12/31/2023
- Total calculated
- $307,612
- From this org
- $282,928
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,684
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $282,928
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $24,684
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $307,612
-
Rabih YazbeckRABIH YAZBECK
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $186,547
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $165,686
- Other
- $20,861
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $165,686 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $9,740 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $11,121 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $186,547 related
-
Justin PritchardJUSTIN PRITCHARD
ASSOCIATE VP OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $156,022
- From this org
- $130,043
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,979
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,043
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,940
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,039
- Filer's total
- $156,022
-
Lezlie BlaskiLEZLIE BLASKI
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE
- Total calculated
- $145,411
- From this org
- $134,662
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,749
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Jennifer AbdellaJENNIFER ABDELLA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $134,366
- From this org
- $122,647
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,719
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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NEFDEV LLC
INACTIVE · NY · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by NEAR EAST FOUNDATION
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NEAR EAST FOUNDATION UK LIMITED
TO BUILD COMMUNITIES IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA THROUGH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT · UK · income $6,230,471 · assets $12,157,465
Directly controlled by NEAR EAST FOUNDATION
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NEF BELGIUM SA
TO BUILD COMMUNITIES IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA THROUGH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT · BE · income $8,505,967 · assets $6,169,335
Directly controlled by NEAR EAST FOUNDATION
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NEF GLOBAL LLC
TO OBTAIN US GOVERNMENT SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR NEF ORGANIZATION. · NY · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by NEAR EAST FOUNDATION
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SIRAJ FINANCIAL SERVICES
TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES · BE · income $0 · assets $2,110,932
Directly controlled by NEAR EAST FOUNDATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 21 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202511159349301446
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