AMIDEAST

Financials

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1828 L STREET, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5104

In care of

% SARA BIRK

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

AMBASSADOR GRETA HOLTZ, 1828 L STREET, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signed the 990

DEBBY BLAZQUEZ, VP FINANCE/CFO

Phone

(202) 776-9699

Website

WWW.AMIDEAST.ORG

Return prepared by

RSM US LLP

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES.

Program accomplishments

• EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: GOVERNMENTS, DONOR AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TURN TO AMIDEAST FOR ASSISTANCE IN MANAGING SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDENTS. SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS REQUIRE SOLID LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT: SPONSORS MUST DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SELECTION CRITERIA AND MAKE THE MOST OF LIMITED RESOURCES; CANDIDATES SEEK ADVICE ON EDUCATIONAL CHOICES AND ON HANDLING APPLICATIONS, FINANCING, AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; AND PARTICIPANT PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. AMIDEAST ENSURES THAT ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET SO THAT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES. AMIDEAST'S SERVICES TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORS INCLUDE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND RECRUITING OF CANDIDATES; MANAGING THE SELECTION PROCESS; PLACEMENT; PREDEPARTURE ORIENTATION; ONGOING ADVISING AND MONITORING; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING TO SPONSORS. IN 2025, APPROXIMATELY 634 STUDENTS STUDIED IN THE U.S. WITH SUPPORT FROM AMIDEAST.
  Expenses $15,824,795 · grants $4,927 · revenue $20,026,533
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE: AMIDEAST IS AMONG THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA). IN ADDITION TO OFFERING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AND TEENS, GENERAL ENGLISH AND ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES FOR ADULTS, AND TEST PREPARATION COURSES FOR STANDARDIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMS, AMIDEAST ALSO DESIGNS AND DELIVERS ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES; PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES, INCLUDING NATIONAL MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. AMIDEAST COMBINES ITS EXPERIENCE IN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING TO HELP GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS. BEGINNING IN 2022, AMIDEAST PARTNERED WITH MOROCCO'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FOR THE NATION'S PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION. INITIALLY LAUNCHED THROUGH USAID-SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING, THE COLLABORATION HAS CONTINUED THROUGH A DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY AND ONGOING SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. EMBASSY. IN 2025, THE CURRICULUM SCALED NATIONALLY ACROSS ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES (7-9), SUPPORTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. AMIDEAST ALSO PARTNERED WITH UNIVERSITIES, MINISTRIES, AND WORKFORCE INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE REGION TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PURPOSE, INCLUDING LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS IN MOROCCO AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN JORDAN. AMIDEAST ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ITS ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (PCELT) FOR TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE MENA REGION. IN 2025, 139 EDUCATORS FROM KUWAIT, LIBYA, WEST BANK, AND LEBANON GRADUATED FROM THE PCELT PROGRAM. SINCE 2004, AMIDEAST HAS BEEN AN IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED ENGLISH ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH 40,000 YOUTH OVER TWO DECADES HAVE BENEFITED FROM TWO YEARS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THAT EXPAND THEIR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AMIDEAST DELIVERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN PERSON, ONLINE, AND IN BLENDED FORMATS TO MEET THE RESPECTIVE NEEDS, CONSTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES OF EACH PROGRAM. IN 2025, ENROLLMENT IN AMIDEAST ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TEST PREPARATION PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
  Expenses $6,460,662 · revenue $8,124,478
• TESTING: AS THE LEADING TEST ADMINISTRATOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION, AMIDEAST HANDLES REGISTRATION FOR AND SUPERVISION OF EXAMINATIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. AMIDEAST ADMINISTERS MOST REQUIRED U.S. STANDARDIZED TESTS, INCLUDING THE TOEFL, GRE, TOEFL ITP, AND TOEIC. TESTING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS, FROM MINISTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES. WITH MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AMIDEAST PROVIDES SUPPORT IN ALL AREAS OF TESTING: IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE, RECOGNIZED EXAMS FOR ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES; REGISTRATION SERVICES; TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PROCTORING; QUICK, ACCURATE, AND SECURE SCORING; AND TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES, COURSEWARE, AND CLASSES. IN 2025, AMIDEAST ADMINISTERED APPROXIMATELY 140,000 COMPUTER-BASED, PAPER-BASED, AND INTERNET-BASED TESTS.
  Expenses $5,157,426 · revenue $7,113,348
• TRAINING: AMIDEAST FIELD OFFICES OFFER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES THAT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION-INCLUDING PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS-WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO MEET PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES. AMONG THE SUBJECT AREAS IN WHICH AMIDEAST ROUTINELY OFFERS TRAINING ARE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STEM, AND BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS. AMIDEAST'S SIGNATURE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM ADDRESSES SKILL GAPS SUCH AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS AS WELL AS ESSENTIAL WORKPLACE SKILLS, ENABLING PARTICIPATING YOUTH TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE JOB MARKET. AMIDEAST ALSO OPERATES SKILLS CENTERS THROUGHOUT MOROCCO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A MAJOR FOUNDATION THERE. AMIDEAST DELIVERS ITS TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PERSON, ONLINE, AND ON A BLENDED MODEL AS APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS, CONSTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025, OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING YOUTH, BENEFITED FROM AMIDEAST'S TRAINING PROGRAMS.
  Expenses $3,932,268 · revenue $4,967,392
• EDUCATIONAL ADVISING: AMIDEAST OFFERS EXPERT, RELIABLE GUIDANCE ON U.S. STUDY AND TRAINING OPTIONS. OUR EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CENTERS HELP INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS SELECT THE RIGHT OPTIONS FOR THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. AMIDEAST EDUCATIONUSA ADVISERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, ACCURATE, AND IMPARTIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS IN MOROCCO, TUNISIA, EGYPT, LEBANON, YEMEN, WEST BANK/GAZA AND LIBYA. SOME OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT AMIDEAST EDUCATIONUSA CENTERS INCLUDE EXTENSIVE LIBRARIES FOCUSING ON THE U.S. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND STUDY OPPORTUNITIES; PRESENTATIONS ON THE U.S. ADMISSIONS PROCESS, SPECIFIC FIELDS OF STUDY, ORIENTATION TO U.S. LIFE AND STUDY, AND OTHER TOPICS; INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISING STAFF; SUPPORT FOR EACH STEP OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND ASSISTANCE FOR U.S. GRADUATES RETURNING HOME. CENTERS ALSO WORK WITH GROUPS OF WELL-QUALIFIED BUT FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO HELP THEM GAIN UNIVERSITY ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2025, AMIDEAST EDUCATIONUSA CENTERS PROVIDED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTACTS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
  Expenses $2,128,711 · revenue $1,638,727
• EDUCATION ABROAD: AMIDEAST IMPLEMENTS UNDERGRADUATE SEMESTER AND SUMMER EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMS. IN 2025, THESE PROGRAMS WERE ADMINISTERED IN JORDAN, MOROCCO, TUNISIA, AND THE UAE. IN ADDITION, AMIDEAST HOSTS PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS THROUGH THE NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH AND THE KENNEDY-LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM, BOTH SPONSORED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. FOR GROUPS OF AMERICAN STUDENTS OR PROFESSIONALS, AMIDEAST DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS ACADEMIC STUDY, CULTURAL IMMERSION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. THESE PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF EACH SPONSOR, CAN RANGE IN DURATION FROM A FEW DAYS TO AN ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR AND BE CONDUCTED ONSITE, VIRTUALLY, OR ON A HYBRID MODEL. AMONG THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS AMIDEAST PROVIDES ARE PREDEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL ORIENTATIONS; ACADEMIC COURSES AND LECTURES; MEMORABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES; ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION; EXCURSIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED WORKSITE PLACEMENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS; AND HOUSING, INCLUDING HOMESTAYS. IN 2025, AMIDEAST SUPPORTED EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMS FOR 307 PARTICIPANTS ON 29 PROGRAMS.
  Expenses $1,867,031 · revenue $1,692,987
• INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING: FOR DECADES, AMIDEAST HAS CONTRIBUTED TO STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA THROUGH A RANGE OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF GOVERNMENTS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPANIES. WE HAVE ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AT K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, EMPOWERED YOUTH TO PLAY ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE ROLES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ADVANCED THE QUALITY OF JUDICIAL TRAINING, CONTRIBUTED TO FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, RAISED AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IMPROVED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AT LOCAL NGOS, AND INCREASED THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE. IN 2025, AMIDEAST CONCLUDED A MULTI-YEAR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT IN YEMEN AND BEGAN A PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WEST BANK.
  Expenses $120,550 · revenue $158,100

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

53-0243270

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

1952

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q200)

Assets (IRS master file)

$39,061,661

Income (IRS master file)

$49,796,605

Filing history

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 53-0243270).

Questions about AMIDEAST

What is the EIN of AMIDEAST?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AMIDEAST is 53-0243270.

Is AMIDEAST tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.

Are donations to AMIDEAST tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AMIDEAST 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 AMIDEAST due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AMIDEAST last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of AMIDEAST?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names AMBASSADOR GRETA HOLTZ.

Who are the officers and directors of AMIDEAST?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $325,100 (FORMER AMB GRETA HOLTZ, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does AMIDEAST have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $45,934,177, expenses of $47,504,088 and total assets of $39,061,661 at year end.

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