Middle East Media And Research Institute Inc

Organization Overview

Middle East Media And Research Institute Inc is located in Washington, DC. The organization was established in 1998. According to its NTEE Classification (Q20) the organization is classified as: Promotion of International Understanding, under the broad grouping of International, Foreign Affairs & National Security and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Middle East Media And Research Institute Inc employed 27 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Middle East Media And Research Institute Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Middle East Media And Research Institute Inc generated $9.2m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 8.9% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $7.8m during the year ending 06/2021. While expenses have increased by 6.0% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) EXPLORES THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ITS MEDIA, PROVIDING TIMELY TRANSLATIONS OF ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, PASHTU, RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MEDIA AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL ANALYSES OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, INTELLECTUAL, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER TRENDS IN THE REGION, IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD, AND IN RUSSIA AND CHINA. IT MONITORS AND REPORTS ON EXTREMIST ONLINE ACTIVITY, PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND ASSISTING RELEVANT AUTHORITIES.

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THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) IS A VITAL, WORLDWIDE 24/7/365 OPERATION PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE FOR MEDIA, LEGISLATIVE BODIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, POLICY MAKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. MEMRI "BRIDGES THE LANGUAGE GAP" BETWEEN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WEST BY MONITORING, TRANSLATING, AND ANALYZING THE MEDIA OF THE REGION, OFFERING DIRECT ACCESS TO PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, AND PASHTU. IT TRANSLATES CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND OTHER VITAL SPHERES, INFORMING GOVERNMENTS, LEGISLATURES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ASSISTING THEM IN CARRYING OUT THEIR MISSIONS, AND ALSO INFORMING MEDIA, ACADEMIA, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. MEMRI RESEARCH AVERAGING 20 REPORTS EVERY WEEK IS DISSEMINATED DAILY BY EMAIL TO OVER 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS, WITH MORE SUBSCRIBING EVERY DAY, AND IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ON MEMRI WEBSITES: MEMRI.ORG, MEMRI PUBLISHES ITS RESEARCH IN ENGLISH AND OTHER MAJOR LANGUAGES. MEMRI'S MAIN WEBSITE, MEMRI.ORG, AS WELL AS ITS WEBSITES FOR ITS VARIOUS PROJECTS, RECEIVE MILLIONS OF HITS EVERY YEAR. THESE WEBSITES INCLUDE: MEMRI TV, IRAN STUDIES PROJECT, CYBER AND JIHAD LAB, JIHAD AND TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR (JTTM) PROJECT, REFORM PROJECT, ANTISEMITISM DOCUMENTATION PROJECT, RUSSIAN MEDIA STUDIES PROJECT, AND THE SOUTH ASIA STUDIES PROJECT. MEMRI CONDUCTS BRIEFINGS AND PROVIDES ITS RESEARCH TO FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON FOREIGN POLICY, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND MORE, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE, HOMELAND SECURITY, JUSTICE, AND STATE; THE FBI; THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AND MANY MORE. OTHER AGENCIES USING MEMRI RESEARCH ARE THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA), THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE, THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO), THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE, THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS (ATF), AND THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AMONG OTHERS. MEMRI RESEARCH IS ALSO USED IN CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE MIDDLE EAST, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND OTHER VITAL ISSUES.SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1997, MEMRI HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL RESEARCH TOOL FOR THE U.S. MILITARY. ON A DAILY BASIS, MEMRI ASSISTS AND LENDS SUPPORT TO ALL BRANCHES OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AND AIR FORCE INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT UNITS. MEMRI HAS BEEN USED FOR MILITARY CLASSROOM LESSONS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING, ON INTERNAL WEBSITES, IN MISSION SUPPORT FOR SOLDIERS, AS TRAINING AIDS, IN PRE-DEPLOYMENT PREPARATION, IN BASIC RESEARCH, AND MUCH MORE. MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS THE U.S. REGULARLY RELY ON MEMRI RESEARCH: ALL MAJOR TV NETWORKS, MAJOR NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, ONLINE NEWS OUTLETS, AND MORE. MEMRI RESEARCH HAS ALSO BEEN USED IN SPECIAL MEDIA PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. MEMRI RESEARCH IS ALSO USED BY ACADEMIA, INCLUDING OVER 100 UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S.


THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) IS A VITAL, WORLDWIDE 24/7/365 OPERATION PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE FOR MEDIA, LEGISLATIVE BODIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, POLICY MAKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. MEMRI "BRIDGES THE LANGUAGE GAP" BETWEEN THE MIDDLE EAST/RUSSIA/CHINA AND THE WEST BY MONITORING, TRANSLATING, AND ANALYZING THE MEDIA OF THESE REGIONS, OFFERING DIRECT ACCESS TO PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, AND PASHTU AS WELL AS RUSSIAN AND CHINESE. IT TRANSLATES CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND OTHER VITAL SPHERES, INFORMING GOVERNMENTS, LEGISLATURES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ASSISTING THEM IN CARRYING OUT THEIR MISSIONS, AND ALSO INFORMING MEDIA, ACADEMIA, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. IT MONITORS AND REPORTS ON EXTREMIST ONLINE ACTIVITY, PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND ASSISTING RELEVANT AUTHORITIES. MEMRI RESEARCH AVERAGING 20 REPORTS EVERY WEEK IS DISSEMINATED DAILY BY EMAIL TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SUBSCRIBERS. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT MEMRI.ORG, AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. MEMRI PUBLISHES ITS RESEARCH IN ENGLISH AND OTHER MAJOR LANGUAGES. THE MAIN MEMRI WEBSITE, MEMRI.ORG, AND MEMRI PROJECT WEBSITES RECEIVE MILLIONS OF HITS ANNUALLY. MEMRI PROVIDES BRIEFINGS AND RESEARCH TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON FOREIGN POLICY, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND MORE. MEMRI RESEARCH IS USED IN CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE MIDDLE EAST, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND OTHER VITAL ISSUES.SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1997, MEMRI HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL RESEARCH TOOL FOR THE U.S. MILITARY. ON A DAILY BASIS, MEMRI ASSISTS AND LENDS SUPPORT TO ALL BRANCHES OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AND AIR FORCE INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT UNITS. MEMRI RESEARCH HAS BEEN USED FOR MILITARY CLASSROOM LESSONS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING, ON INTERNAL WEBSITES, IN MISSION SUPPORT FOR SOLDIERS, AS TRAINING AIDS, IN PRE-DEPLOYMENT PREPARATION, IN BASIC RESEARCH, AND MUCH MORE. ADDITIONALLY, MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS THE U.S. - ALL MAJOR TV NETWORKS, MAJOR NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, ONLINE NEWS OUTLETS, AND MORE - REGULARLY RELY ON MEMRI RESEARCH, AND USE IT FOR SPECIAL MEDIA PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. MEMRI RESEARCH IS ALSO USED BY ACADEMIA, INCLUDING OVER 100 UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Steven Stalinsky
Executive Direc
$201,230
Yigal Carmon
President
$134,844
Elliot Zweig
Deputy Director
$0
Gisele Gildener
Dir Of Development
$0
Ruhama Sosnow
Editor
$105,558
Alberto Fernandez
Vice President
$100,000

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Yesodot Shalom
Translation Services
$2,994,277
Netstrategies Digital Marketing Llc
Website Mgmt/securit
$296,230
Yesodot Shalom
Translation Services
$0
Stewart Global Solutions Llc
$0
Netstrategies Digital Marketing Llc
Website Mgmt/securit
$0
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$8,133,765
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$8,133,765
Total Program Service Revenue$1,102,313
Investment income $27
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$970
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $9,235,135

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 23 grants that Middle East Media And Research Institute Inc has recieved totaling $1,134,409.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Newton D & Rochelle F Becker Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$225,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund

New York, NY

PURPOSE: COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES

$190,000
Donors Trust Inc

Alexandria, VA

PURPOSE: for general operations

$180,000
Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc

Eau Claire, WI

PURPOSE: OPERATING FUNDS

$100,000
Leona M & Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust

New York, NY

PURPOSE: IRAN STUDIES PROJECT

$100,000
Justice For Kurds Inc

New York, NY

PURPOSE: MEDIA RESEARCH

$100,000
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