- Revenue 2023
- $26,881,633
- Expenses 2023
- $21,547,040
Program services were 91.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- Q300
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 110 WEST FAYETTE STREET
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
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
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Expenses $5,792,994
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Shant MardirossianSHANT MARDIROSSIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Haig MardikianHAIG MARDIKIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Johnson GarrettJOHNSON GARRETT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Linda JacobsLINDA JACOBS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mona EraibaMONA ERAIBA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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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
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Carol B AslanianCAROL B ASLANIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeffrey HabibJEFFREY HABIB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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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
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Liz Aslanian LorenzoniLIZ ASLANIAN LORENZONI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elias HabayebELIAS HABAYEB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $26,881,633
- Expenses
- $21,547,040
- Contributions
- $26,429,362
- Grants paid
- $1,219,708
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2022
- Revenue
- $20,135,222
- Expenses
- $19,135,786
- Contributions
- $19,689,746
- Grants paid
- $2,813,505
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,526,282
- Expenses
- $15,527,457
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,218,674
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $17,064,454
- Expenses
- $16,685,602
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,936,502
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,936,380
- Expenses
- $13,385,120
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,542,171
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $16,989,876
- Expenses
- $16,511,368
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,259,076
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $16,129,078
- Expenses
- $16,168,594
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,136,077
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $16,129,078
- Expenses
- $16,168,594
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,136,077
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $14,660,023
- Expenses
- $14,619,159
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,290,048
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,900,174
- Expenses
- $9,777,744
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,304,557
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,018,688
- Expenses
- $7,613,073
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,033,294
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,138,624
- Expenses
- $6,952,948
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,688,049
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$250,500
2024 CULTURE & ARTS
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CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC
$250,000
2023 NEAR EAST FOUNDATION WILL RECEIVE $250,000 TO SUPPORT COVID, CONFLICT, CLIMATE, AND CRISIS-IMPACTED PEOPLE IN SOUTH SUDAN, TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY, RECOVER LIVELIHOODS, AND BUILD RESILIENCE TO FUTURE SHOCKS.
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$201,250
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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ARAB GULF PROGRAMME FOR DEVELOPMENT
$100,000
2022 PROG.SUPPORT
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$48,350
2024 SUPPORT OF CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2023 return
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NEFDEV LLC
INACTIVE · NY · income $0 · assets $0
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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
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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
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NEF GLOBAL LLC
TO OBTAIN US GOVERNMENT SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR NEF ORGANIZATION. · NY · income $0 · assets $0
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SIRAJ FINANCIAL SERVICES
TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES · BE · income $0 · assets $2,110,932
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.