Middle East Forum: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The Middle East Forum is a think tank that publishes research on Middle Eastern politics and on Islamism in the West. It publishes the Middle East Quarterly and supports campus programs.

Middle East Forum is listed here in the category "Think tanks". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, who has led it since.

Middle East Forum is a think tank. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

It is funded by donors and files a Form 990, shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $3.9 million, total expenses of $4.3 million and total assets of $4.1 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Middle East Forum. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

The forum favors strong support for Israel and opposes Islamism; critics dispute some of its work.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Center for Security Policy, Hudson Institute.