MIDDLE EAST FELLOWSHIP Charity Report

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MIDDLE EAST FELLOWSHIP

EIN 95-3910004 · Christianity (X20)

What they do

MIDDLE EAST FELLOWSHIP is A U.S. 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS INDIGENOUS CHURCHES and QUALIFIED NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. WE ARE COMMITTED to FAITHFULLY SERVING INDIGENOUS CHURCHES and ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS, CHILDRENS PROGRAMS and EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORTS. IN NORTH AMERICA, WE ARE COMMITTED to BRINGING A GREATER AWARENESS of ISSUES PERTAINING to THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH GRASSROOTS MOBILIZING EFFORTS, ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS and TRAVEL PROGRAMS.

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They name their leaders1 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

$82.60of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$211.47spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$17.40of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$0.39in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2019

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$82.60

ManagementOffice and general costs$17.40

FundraisingAsking for donations$0.00

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

201782.6% mission

201682.3% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$33,192

Expenses$70,192

Annual shortfall $37,000 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$57,975 · 82.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$12,217 · 17.4% of expenses

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Revenue$33,192

Expenses$70,192

Assets$27,591

Contributions$33,110

Mission work (program services)$57,975

Management and general$12,217

Accounting fees$11,201

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2019

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

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MUBARAK AWADPRINCIPAL OFFICER

About this charity

Location: 500 N Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91203
County: Los Angeles
In care of: DR PETER RYAN
Primary officer: DR PETER RYAN, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(562) 653-4252

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2019
Tax period began: January 1, 2017
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BEESON HOFFMAN & SIDDALL INC
NTEE classification: Christianity (X20)
IRS tax category: Christianity
Revocation date: May 15, 2023