Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by SCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,255,740
- Total expenses
- $1,912,803
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,244,780
- Grants paid
- $110,375
- Program service revenue
- $7,493
- Investment income
- $3,467
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,394,862
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,136
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,389,726
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,645,956
- Management and general expenses
- $148,593
- Fundraising expenses
- $118,254
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,645,956
Program services were 86.0% 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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1b · Membership dues
$26,915
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,217,865
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$468
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2a · Program service revenue: BOOK SALES
total $445 · related or exempt $445
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2b · Program service revenue: JOURNAL ROYALTIES
total $7,048 · related or exempt $7,048
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3 · Investment income
total $3,467 · excluded $3,467
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $110,375 · program services $110,375
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $191,259 · program services $95,629 · fundraising $95,630
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $165,000 · program services $107,500 · management and general $57,500
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $20,945 · program services $11,942 · management and general $3,380 · fundraising $5,623
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $25,187 · program services $14,361 · management and general $4,065 · fundraising $6,761
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $747,519 · program services $747,519
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $46,297 · management and general $46,297
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $142,567 · program services $141,808 · management and general $285 · fundraising $474
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,410 · program services $6,410
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,706 · management and general $12,706
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14 · Information technology
total $27,601 · program services $23,378 · management and general $4,223
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,767 · program services $1,660 · management and general $1,107
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17 · Travel
total $28,925 · program services $19,497 · fundraising $9,428
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $119,974 · program services $119,974
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $622 · management and general $622
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23 · Insurance
total $6,189 · program services $719 · management and general $5,132 · fundraising $338
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24a · Other expenses: LECTURES AND SYMPOSIA
total $141,007 · program services $141,007
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24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALS
total $103,905 · program services $103,905
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24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES
total $4,582 · management and general $4,582
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24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $3,941 · management and general $3,941
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,025 · program services $272 · management and general $4,753
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $870,341 · end of year $519,467
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,179,940 · end of year $868,463
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $2,100 · end of year $2,500
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,192 · end of year $2,250
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$27,100
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$24,918
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $334 · end of year $2,182
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $8,118 · end of year $5,136
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $704,447 · end of year $642,562
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,342,342 · end of year $747,164
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF ANTI-ISRAEL AND ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS ON UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND FORUMS, BY EDUCATING AND ADVOCATING TO FACULTY MEMBERS OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES THAT ISRAEL HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE WITH ITS NEIGHBORS WITH SAFE AND SECURE BORDERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF ANTI-ISRAEL AND ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS ON UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND FORUMS.
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IN THE 2022-23 FISCAL YEAR, SCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (SPME) HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN AN ONGOING TRAVELING LECTURE SERIES, "THE NEW CAMPUS BATTLEGROUND: ANTI-ISRAELISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM IN ACADEMIA", WHICH SENDS SPME SPEAKERS TO CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE, AND ENLISTS FACULTY MEMBERS AND OTHER SPEAKERS FROM THE HOSTING CAMPUSES TO APPEAR ON THE PANELS, AS WELL. IN ADDITION, SCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (ASMEA), THE ASSOCIATION OF ISRAEL STUDIES, AND THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (AIPAC). FURTHER, SPME CONTINUES ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY ABROAD TO ISRAEL PROGRAM IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. SCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST ALSO CONTINUES ITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC WORK IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES BY YOUNG NONTENURED SCHOLARS WHO PROMOTE THE NON-POLITICIZED STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST. FINALLY, SPME CONTINUES TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN COMBATING THE BDS (BOYCOTT DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL) MOVEMENT AROUND THE WORLD. THIS MOVEMENT REJECTS THE EXISTENCE OF ISRAEL AND ITS POLICIES, AND IT REPRESENTS A FORM OF MISGUIDED ECONOMIC WARFARE, WHICH IS IN DIRECT CONTRAST TO SPME'S MISSION OF A PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMONG ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBORS. SPME HAS LAUNCHED A "BDS MONITOR" PROJECT TO HELP DEFEAT BDS PROPOSALS AND EXPOSE THE NON-ACADEMIC NATURE OF THE MOVEMENT AND ITS FOLLOWERS. THE BDS MONITOR CREATES A MONTHLY DIGEST OF GLOBAL BDS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A NEWSLETTER THAT INCLUDES LINKS TO NEWS ITEMS, OPINIONS, AND ANALYTICAL PIECES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TOWARD INSIGHTS FROM THE PRO-PEACE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $1,645,956 · Grants $110,375
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Asaf Romirowsky PhDASAF ROMIROWSKY PHD
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $191,259
- From this org
- $191,259
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $191,259
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $191,259
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Mark T Clark PhDMARK T CLARK PHD
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Lauri B Regan JDLAURI B REGAN JD
VICE PRES/TREAS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Elvira Groezinger DphilELVIRA GROEZINGER DPHIL
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Robert Lloyd PhDROBERT LLOYD PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joseph M Skelly PhDJOSEPH M SKELLY PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Karlgeorg Raimund Kruger MDKARLGEORG RAIMUND KRUGER MD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Donna Robinson Divine PhDDONNA ROBINSON DIVINE PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Richard Landes PhDRICHARD LANDES PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Charles Jacobs EdDCHARLES JACOBS EDD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Richard L Cravatts PhDRICHARD L CRAVATTS PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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David Menashri PhDDAVID MENASHRI PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Leila Beckwith PhDLEILA BECKWITH PHD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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John R Cohn MDJOHN R COHN MD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Alex Joffe PhDALEX JOFFE PHD
BDS EDITOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 16 January 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202400169349303610
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