Nonprofit · EIN 52-2131143
PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER
Tax-exempt · BETHESDA, MD 20817
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,381,001 | $2,345,695 | $35,306 | $535,162 | $34,966 | $500,196 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $610,075 | $582,572 | $27,503 | $497,539 | $43,253 | $454,286 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,277,045
- of which government grants
- $110,798
- Membership dues
- $117,505
- Program service revenue
- $78,820
- Investment income
- $24,661
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,351
- Other revenue
- $475
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,044,760
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,417
- Other salaries and wages
- $86,422
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $176,118
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,181
- Occupancy
- $11,000
- Travel
- $928
- Program services (functional)
- $2,249,483
- Management and general (functional)
- $82,690
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,522
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $497,539
- Total assets, end of year
- $535,162
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,966
- Net assets, end of year
- $500,196
- Publicly traded securities
- $191,207
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $343,183
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $157,013
- Gross receipts
- $2,387,502
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1998
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENELOPE MITCHELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $60,417 | $10,000 |
| PROF JULIE PETEET | PRESIDENT UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF JUDITH TUCKER SECRETARY | UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024, THEN PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ILANA FELDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF HEIDI MORRISON DIRECTOR | UNTIL NOVEMBER 2024, THEN SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF SHERENE SEIKALY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF AMAHL BISHARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF BRIAN BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF ANDY CLARNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF TERRY REGIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAHA NASSAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF ANAHEED AL-HARDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF REBECCA STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PROF HELGA TAWIL-SOURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEENA DALLASHEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENELOPE MITCHELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $60,000 |
| PROF JULIE PETEET | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR ILANA FELDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PROF JUDITH TUCKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PROF SHERENE SEIKALY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PROF AMAHL BISHARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF BRIAN BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF ANDY CLARNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF TERRY REGIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF HEIDI MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAHA NASSAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF REBECCA STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF HELGA TAWIL-SOURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEENA DALLASHEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF ANAHEED AL-HARDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF SA'ED ATSHAN | DIRECTOR UNTIL JAN. 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6520 E HALBERT RD, BETHESDA, MD 20817-5414
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PENELOPE MITCHELL, PO BOX 19616, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- JUDITH TUCKER, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (240) 481-4601
- Website
- WWW.PARC-US-PAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
TO IMPROVE SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS, EXPAND THE POOL OF EXPERTS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PALESTINIANS, AND STRENGTHEN LINKAGES AMONG PALESTINIAN, AMERICAN, AND FOREIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOLARS.
Program accomplishments
- UNITED STATES OFFICE: PUBLICATIONS - PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER THAT REPORTS ON THE RESEARCH OF FELLOWSHIP GRANTEES, FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND ON EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS RELEVANT TO THE FIELD OF PALESTINIAN STUDIES; FELLOWSHIPS - ADMINISTERS AND PROVIDES RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND A FIELD RESEARCH BASE FOR ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENTS AND ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS. THESE FELLOWSHIPS HAVE LED TO ADVANCED SCHOLARLY DEGREES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF PALESTINIAN STUDIES. RESEARCH WEBSITE - PARC MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES A DATABASE OF BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE RELEVANT TO PALESTINIAN STUDIES AND A CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS RELATING TO PALESTINE AND PALESTINIAN ISSUES.CONFERENCES - SPONSORS PANELS ON PALESTINE AT THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETINGS ON PALESTINE, BRINGING TOGETHER PROMINENT SCHOLARS TO ADDRESS A VARIETY OF TOPICS.Expenses $2,129,944 · grants $2,006,960 · revenue $78,820
- PALESTINIAN FIELD OFFICE - PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER AIMS TO FACILITATE AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROCESS IN ALL ASPECTS AND TO ENCOURAGE ACADEMIC INTERCHANGE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES IN PALESTINIAN STUDIES, ASSISTING APPLICANTS FROM PALESTINE TO APPLY FOR PARC'S RESEARCH COMPETITION, AND DEVELOPING ARCHIVAL AND TEACHING RESOURCES IN PALESTINIAN STUDIES.Expenses $119,539 · grants $37,800
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2131143
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q052)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $535,162
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,387,502
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,381,001 | $2,345,695 | $535,162 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $610,075 | $582,572 | $497,539 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $683,664 | $563,576 | $465,067 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 52-2131143).
Questions about PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER
- What is the EIN of PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER is 52-2131143.
- Is PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER 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 PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER 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 PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER 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 PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PENELOPE MITCHELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,417 (PENELOPE MITCHELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PALESTINIAN AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,381,001, expenses of $2,345,695 and total assets of $535,162 at year end.
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