2024-11-12T11:04:22-06:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2023-01-01 814648053 THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT AFRI 7039517957 1100 15TH ST NW 4TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20005 JUSTIN HEFTER CHAIR 7039517957 2024-11-12 1 1 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MOHAMED ABUBAKR 1100 15TH ST NW 4TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20005 556305 0 X AMELPROJECT.ORG X 2016 DC THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE, EMPOWER, AND UNITE YOUNG LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA TO BUILD RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES THAT ARE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION, PERSECUTION, AND VIOLENT COERCION, AND TO ADVOCATE SUPPORTING POLICIES. 3 3 2 50 0 0 471736 556305 0 0 0 0 0 0 471736 556305 0 87000 0 0 203146 249337 0 0 30085 70924 235837 274070 572174 197666 -15869 533597 539180 10107 31559 523490 507621 X THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE, EMPOWER, AND UNITE YOUNG LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA TO BUILD RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES THAT ARE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION, PERSECUTION, AND VIOLENT COERCION, AND TO ADVOCATE SUPPORTING POLICIES. 0 0 298508 24000 0 AMEL INSTITUTE - TRAINED HUNDREDS OF YOUNG CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS IN SUDAN AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT, PEACE & CONFLICT, NONVIOLENT MOVEMENT-BUILDING, LEVERAGING NEW MEDIA. KEY LESSONS ABOUT THESE TOPICS WERE ALSO SPREAD TO THOUSANDS OF SUDANESE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING SESSIONS. ALUMNI FROM THESE AND PREVIOUS TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE CONTINUALLY ENGAGED THROUGH WEBINARS, NETWORKING AND AWARENESS INITIATIVES. 152619 55000 0 AMEL ALLYSHIP AND ISSUE EDUCATION - BROUGHT TOGETHER VIRTUALLY YOUNG LEADERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (MEA) WITH PEERS, DIASPORA AND OTHER LEADERS TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, COLLABORATE ON ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN AND INCREASE SAFETY OF MEA ACTIVISTS. RAISED AWARENESS AMONG U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS AND THE PUBLICS ABOUT MEA-RELATED ISSUES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS. EMPOWERED MEA ACTIVISTS AND DIASPORA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISCOURSE ABOUT THIS REGION AND ITS PEOPLE. PROVIDED INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ABOUT DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE IN SUDAN AND SURROUNDING REGION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO ACTIVISTS FACING RISKS IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NEARBY REGIONS. BUILT AND NURTURED RELATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS SEEKING TO BRIDGE DIVIDES, COOPERATE ON SHARED VALUES AND CHALLENGES. 12800 8000 0 AMEL INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES - AMEL HELPS DEVELOP INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE MEA REGION AND IN RELATED COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. WE PROVIDE INNOVATIVE CHANGE-MAKERS AND INITIATIVES WITH GUIDANCE, MENTORING, SUPPORT AND, IN SOME CASES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR UNIQUE INITIATIVES INTO SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS. IN 2023 AMEL PRIMARILY ASSISTED SUDANESE ACTIVISTS AND MINORITIES AT-RISK DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF WAR. WE ALSO ASSISTED GROUPS CARRYING OUT SIMILAR ACTIONS, PARTICULARLY SUDANESE GROUPS HELPING AT-RISK WOMEN AND LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS. AMEL CONTINUED TO SERVE AS INCUBATOR FOR THE INTER JEWISH MUSLIM ALLIANCE (IJMA) ALTHOUGH ITS ACTIVITIES WERE PAUSED FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. 463927 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X BOOKMINDERS 4437593310 6700 ALEXANDER BELL DR STE 200 COLUMBIA MD 21046 JUSTIN HEFTER CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD WEIR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY MCCRACKEN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MOHAMED ABUBAKR PRESIDENT 40.00 X 113720 0 6866 MEGAN HALLAHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 40.00 X 103493 0 7186 SAUL GORMAN TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 217213 0 14052 2 0 0 0 0 556305 556305 556305 0 0 0 X 87000 87000 231265 166111 48661 16493 18072 12404 4319 1349 10920 1026 9894 155584 154747 837 500 314 186 15570 6417 5636 3517 5287 5020 267 8719 6264 1835 620 29078 19644 1688 7746 1743 1383 360 39 39 2758 2758 REGISTRATION AND LICENS 1220 550 670 4419 3047 1372 572174 463927 78162 30085 200408 169975 324558 364375 4028 0 169 0 2319 2715 2115 2115 533597 539180 10107 31559 10107 31559 X 367689 272590 155801 235031 523490 507621 533597 539180 -15869 0 X 0 0 0 X 224324 453772 310505 471736 556305 2016642 224324 453772 310505 471736 556305 2016642 564669 1451973 2016642 130 0.72000 0.72760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICE ENGAGING DIASPORA ACTIVISTS FROM AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND CONDUCTING ISSUE EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS/DEMOCRACY MOVEMENTS IN THOSE REGIONS. 22164 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ONLINE HUMAN RIGHTS/GENOCIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND ALUMNI ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG LEADERS ALL ACROSS AFRICA (AMEL INSTITUTE), SUDAN-SPECIFIC ONLINE TRAINING AND CIVIC ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT (THE SUDAN DEMOCRACY ACTION PROJECT), CONSULTING AND ADVISING CIVIL SOCIETY AND CONDUCTING ISSUE EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS/DEMOCRACY MOVEMENTS IN THE REGION. 245390 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERIVCE ONLINE HUMAN RIGHTS/GENOCIDE PREVENTION TRAINING FOR YOUNG LEADERS ALL ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST (AMEL INSTITUTE), CONSULTING AND ADVISING CIVIL SOCIETY AND CONDUCTING ISSUE EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS/DEMOCRACY MOVEMENTS IN THE REGION. 85242 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN REGION 87000 0 3 0 0 0 3 439796 0 439796 REFUGEE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 240 87000 WIRE CASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVED THE DRAFT FORM 990 FOR COMMENTS AND REVIEW. THE BOARD CHAIR APPROVED AND SIGNED THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AN INTERESTED PERSON IS ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, AS DEFINED BELOW, IS AN INTERESTED PERSON. A PERSON HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST IF THE PERSON HAS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THROUGH BUSINESS, INVESTMENT, OR FAMILY: 1. AN OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, 2. A COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CORPORATION OR WITH ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, OR 3. A POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP OR INVESTMENT INTEREST IN, OR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT WITH, ANY ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. COMPENSATION INCLUDES DIRECT AND INDIRECT REMUNERATION AS WELL AS GIFTS OR FAVORS THAT ARE NOT INSUBSTANTIAL. A FINANCIAL INTEREST IS NOT NECESSARILY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. UNDER SECTION 3, SUBSECTION 2, A PERSON WHO HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ONLY IF THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DECIDES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD DETERMINED THE ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHEN THEY WERE HIRED USING DATA PUBLISHED BY GUIDESTAR REGARDING COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE BOARD USES GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION DATA AND PARTICIPATES IN A DELIBERATIVE REVIEW AND BOARD APPROVAL PROCESS, TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COMPENSATION REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOOK PLACE IN FEBRUARY 2023. THE CHAIR, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER OFFICER POSITIONS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES/CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 154,747. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 837. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 155,584. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11B DURING 2023, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED IN-KIND LEGAL SERVICES VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $39,999.