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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1376034

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$24.4M$17.8M2023$21.5M$19.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$21,526,788$19,874,259$1,652,529$97,524,027$12,266,212$85,257,815
December 31, 2023990$24,417,660$17,816,957$6,600,703$91,104,034$13,393,071$77,710,963
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$17,659,686
Program service revenue
$1,293,002
Investment income
$2,753,901
Royalties
$2,767
Net gain from sales of assets
$161,271
Net income from fundraising events
-$182,568
Other revenue
-$179,801

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,478,858
Other salaries and wages
$8,752,277
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$13,894,199
Professional fundraising fees
$65,000
Legal fees
$41,825
Accounting fees
$56,938
Occupancy
$1,387,371
Travel
$1,567,240
Depreciation
$103,097
Program services (functional)
$15,714,320
Management and general (functional)
$2,119,712
Fundraising (functional)
$2,040,227

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$91,104,034
Total assets, end of year
$97,524,027
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,266,212
Net assets, end of year
$85,257,815
Land, buildings and equipment
$144,833
Publicly traded securities
$30,836,772
Net assets without donor restrictions
$78,535,223
Net assets with donor restrictions
$6,722,592
Gross receipts
$27,712,398
Employees
102
Volunteers
33
Year formed
1984
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT SATLOFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$627,042$83,188
MICHAEL SINGHMANAGING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$381,892$101,318
DENNIS ROSSCOUNSELOR
Highest-paid employee
40$382,056$87,096
DAVID MAKOVSKYSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$348,534$101,402
MATTHEW LEVITTSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$314,843$107,000
PATRICK CLAWSONRESEARCHER COUNSELOR
Key employee
40$280,089$82,027
DANIEL HECKELMANDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$262,448$74,748
LAURA HANNAHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$254,954$81,222
DAVID SCHENKERSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$280,080$51,309
MICHAEL EISENSTADTSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$243,099$81,124
DANA STROULDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Key employee
40$227,754$22,176
MOSES S LIBITZKYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JAY BERNSTEINCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
HOWARD P BERKOWITZCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARTIN J GROSSCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
29 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SHELLY KASSENCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
JAMES SCHREIBERCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
BARBI WEINBERG FOUNDING PRESCHAIRMAN EMERITA (UNTIL 12/11/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
JOHN SHAPIROSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
ROBIN CHEMERS NEUSTEINVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
LYNN LEVY PESECKISVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
LIEF D ROSENBLATTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
RALPH GERSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
SUSAN WAGNERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
JEFFREY I ABRAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
GREGG ABRAMSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
ANTHONY BEYERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
ABBY JOSEPH COHENBOARD MEMBER (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
PHILIP FRIEDMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
ROBERT FROMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DAVID FUENTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
MICHAEL GELMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
BRUCE LANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
HELAINE LEVYBOARD MEMBER (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
STEVEN LEVYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
JEANETTE GARRETTY REINHARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
TONY RUBINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
ZACHARY SCHREIBERBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 5/2024)
Trustee or director
3$0
MIKE SEGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
MERRYL TISCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
DIANE TRODERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
GARY WEXLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
BILL WOLFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
RICHARD S ZIMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROBERT SATLOFFEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$627,615$74,310
MICHAEL SINGHMANAGING DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$360,210$94,037
DENNIS ROSSCOUNSELOR
Highest-paid employee
40$366,042$80,540
DAVID MAKOVSKYSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$333,639$99,276
MATTHEW LEVITTSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$316,685$94,889
LAURA HANNAHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$243,179$77,644
DANIEL HECKELMANDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$247,518$72,441
MICHAEL EISENSTADTSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$234,939$79,042
DAVID SCHENKERSENIOR FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
40$261,034$49,199
PATRICK CLAWSONDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Key employee
40$246,889$48,739
JAY BERNSTEINPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SHELLY KASSENCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
HOWARD P BERKOWITZCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MARTIN J GROSSCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JAMES SCHREIBERCHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BARBI WEINBERGFOUNDING PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN EMERITA
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MOSES S LIBITZKYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JOHN SHAPIROSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LYNN LEVY PESECKISVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LIEF D ROSENBLATTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
RALPH GERSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SUSAN WAGNERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JEFFREY I ABRAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GREGG ABRAMSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ANTHONY BEYERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
PHILIP FRIEDMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ROBERT FROMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DAVID FUENTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MICHAEL GELMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRUCE LANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
STEVEN LEVYBOARD MEMBER (FROM 5/2023)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ROBIN CHEMERS NEUSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JEANETTE GARRETTY REINHARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
TONY RUBINBOARD MEMBER (FROM 5/2023)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ZACHARY SCHREIBERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MIKE SEGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MERRYL TISCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DIANE TRODERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
GARY WEXLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BILL WOLFEBOARD MEMBER (FROM 5/2023)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RICHARD S ZIMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1111 19TH ST NW STE 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3617
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ROBERT SATLOFF, 1111 19TH STREET NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
ROBERT SATLOFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 452-0650
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE NEAR EAST THROUGH INSIGHT, ANALYSIS AND IDEAS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE KORET PROJECT ON ARAB-ISRAEL RELATIONS: THE KORET PROJECT ON ARAB-ISRAEL RELATIONS FOCUSES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ARAB COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, INCLUDING THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DAVID MAKOVSKY WORKS WITH AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS AND GHAITH AL-OMARI AND IN CROSS-COLLABORATION WITH FELLOWS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS, VISITING FELLOWS, AND NON-RESIDENT ASSOCIATES.PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS APPEARED FREQUENTLY ON TELEVISION AND RADIO. THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED MORE THAN 75 ARTICLES PUBLICATIONS BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ON ITS WEBSITE AND MANY OF THE ARTICLES ALSO APPEARED ON OTHER ONLINE PUBLICATION SITES AND NEWS OUTLETS. THE PROGRAM HELD 4 ONLINE POLICY FORUMS, 16 IN-HOUSE ROUNDTABLES, AND CONVENED 2 IN-PERSON STRATEGIC DIALOGUES, BRINGING TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS AND EXPERTS FROM THE U.S., ISRAEL, AND THE MIDEAST REGION FOR WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSIONS ON MIDEAST FOREIGN POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM PRODUCED A PODCAST SERIES WITH OVER 216,581 TOTAL DOWNLOADS (97,574 OF WHICH WERE IN 2024 ALONE).
    Expenses $3,204,627 · revenue $582,361
  • LINDA AND TONY RUBIN PROGRAM ON ARAB POLITICS: THE LINDA AND TONY RUBIN PROGRAM ON ARAB POLITICS FOCUSES ON POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND SECURITY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ARAB WORLD, A GEOGRAPHIC AREA STRETCHING FROM NORTH AFRICA TO IRAQ. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE HEZBOLLAH-ISRAEL WAR AND CEASEFIRE; CHANGES IN LEBANON'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP; THE REGIONAL IMPACT OF THE GAZA WAR; CONFLICT BETWEEN JORDAN AND THE KINGDOM'S ISLAMISTS; THE HOUTHI THREAT IN THE RED SEA; THE WAR IN SYRIA AND THE FALL OF THE ASSAD REGIME; US RELATIONS WITH IRAQ AND THE FUTURE OF THE US MILITARY DEPLOYMENT THERE; ELECTIONS IN KURDISTAN; EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI RELATIONS AND EGYPT'S ECONOMIC CRISIS; LIBYA'S ONGOING POLITICAL STALEMATE; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING IN TUNISIA, AND; POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN MOROCCO.DAVID SCHENKER DIRECTED THE PROGRAM WITH THE SUPPORT OF 5 FULL-TIME SENIOR FELLOWS, CROSS-COLLABORATION WITH FELLOWS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS, VISITING FELLOWS, AND NON-RESIDENT ASSOCIATES. ALL TOLD, IN 2024, 18 INSTITUTE SCHOLARS, ASSOCIATES, AND CONSULTANTS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORK OF THE ARAB POLITICS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM'S SCHOLARS APPEARED FREQUENTLY ON U.S. AND REGIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO, AS WELL AS IN MEDIA OUTLETS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED 85 ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND ASSOCIATES ON ITS WEBSITE, MANY OF WHICH FIRST APPEARED IN OTHER ONLINE PUBLICATION SITES AND MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS. THE PROGRAM HELD FREQUENT EVENTS AND CONVENED 20 PRIVATE ROUNDTABLES ON A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS ATTENDED BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH PERSONNEL, NGO STAKEHOLDERS, INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS, AND THE WASHINGTON POLICYMAKING COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE ALSO HOSTED 8 VIRTUAL POLICY FORUM PANELS AND PRODUCED 6 VIDEOS FOCUSED ON IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO SYRIA.
    Expenses $3,031,213 · revenue $83,021
  • JEANETTE AND ELI REINHARD PROGRAM ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE: THE JEANETTE AND ELI REINHARD PROGRAM ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE (CTI) FOCUSES ON PROVIDING POLICY-RELEVANT ANALYSIS OF KEY TERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE ISSUES AND TRENDS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST. THE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION PLAN OF CTI IS FOCUSED ON FIVE KEY ISSUE AREAS: (1) GLOBAL JIHADIST MOVEMENT TERRORISM (AL QAEDA, ISLAMIC STATE); (2) TERRORISM IN THE ARAB-ISRAELI ARENA (HAMAS, PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD, JEWISH EXTREMISTS); (3) IRANIAN SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM (HEZBOLLAH, IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD AND QODS FORCE); (4) COMBATING THE FINANCING OF TRANSNATIONAL THREATS (TERROR FINANCE, PROLIFERATION FINANCE, IRAN SANCTIONS, JCPOA); (5) COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM (COUNTER-RADICALIZATION). OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, THE CTI TEAM PRODUCED A REGULAR FLOW OF TIMELY WRITTEN ANALYSES, MAINTAINED REGULAR CONTACT WITH U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ENGAGED WITH THE MEDIA, BRIEFED U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, HOSTED BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS, AND TRAVELED ABROAD TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND ATTEND CONFERENCES.THE CTI PROGRAM IS LED BY DR. MATTHEW LEVITT, THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM WHO CAME TO THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FROM THE FBI, WHERE HE HAD SERVED AS A COUNTERTERRORISM ANALYST AND PLAYED LEADING ROLES IN THE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MILLENNIAL BOMB PLOT AND SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES FELLOWS AARON ZELIN, WHO FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON TRENDS IN GLOBAL SALAFI JIHADISM, AND DEVORAH MARGOLIN, WHO WORKS ON ISSUES SURROUNDING REPATRIATION AND THE IMPACT OF EXTREMISM ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN.IN ADDITION, IN 2024, 11 INSTITUTE SCHOLARS AND 6 ASSOCIATES AND CONSULTANTS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORK OF THE CTI PROGRAM. CTI SENIOR FELLOWS APPEARED FREQUENTLY ON TELEVISION AND RADIO, ESPECIALLY IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING ISRAELI OPERATIONS IN LEBANON AND THE FALL OF PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD IN SYRIA, AND TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS ON ONE OCCASION. THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED MORE THAN 32 ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ON ITS WEBSITE, WITH MANY OF THE ARTICLES APPEARING IN OTHER ONLINE PUBLICATION SITES AND NEWS OUTLETS.ADDITIONALLY, BOTH SEASONS OF MATTHEW LEVITT'S PODCAST, "BREAKING HEZBOLLAH'S GOLDEN RULE," COMBINED RECEIVED OVER 37,000 DOWNLOADS BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER 2024. THE PROGRAM HELD 4 POLICY FORUMS, 28 COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM ROUNDTABLES, AND 18 COMBATING FINANCING OF TERRORISM ROUNDTABLES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED THE IRANIAN EXTERNAL OPERATIONS INTERACTIVE MAP.
    Expenses $1,704,938 · revenue $132,257
  • VITERBI PROGRAM ON IRAN AND U.S. POLICY
    Expenses $1,675,783 · revenue $83,021
  • DIANE AND GUILFORD GLAZER FOUNDATION PROGRAM ON GREAT POWER COMPETITION AND THE MIDDLE EAST
    Expenses $1,400,521 · revenue $83,021
  • BERNSTEIN PROGRAM ON GULF AND ENERGY POLICY
    Expenses $1,323,870 · revenue $83,022
  • MILITARY AND SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAM
    Expenses $1,309,380 · revenue $83,022
  • TURKISH RESEARCH PROGRAM
    Expenses $1,108,673 · revenue $83,022
  • PROJECT FIKRA (DEFEATING EXTREMISM THROUGH THE POWER OF IDEAS)
    Expenses $955,315 · revenue $83,022

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1376034
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1991
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$97,524,027
Income (IRS master file)
$27,712,398

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$21,526,788$19,874,259$97,524,027XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$24,417,660$17,816,957$91,104,034XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$17,618,725$15,950,363$78,601,679IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1376034).

Questions about WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY

What is the EIN of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY is 52-1376034.
Is WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
Are donations to WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROBERT SATLOFF.
Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 44 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $627,042 (ROBERT SATLOFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $21,526,788, expenses of $19,874,259 and total assets of $97,524,027 at year end.

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