Promote ideas and solutions for peace and security in the united states and israel through scholarly analysis and critical assessment of

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$269K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $376K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$606K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$651K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$719K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$606K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$606K
Expenses
$651K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$651K
Net assets
$719K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$779K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$719K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $455K Management & general 21% · $135K Fundraising 9% · $61K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $269K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
Highest Compensated Employee
$114,077Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Stern’s $155K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Stern$155,000$150,000$137,500$106,538$100,000
Hussein Mansour—$133,385$113,500——
Joseph Epstein$114,077————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $455K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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EMET hosts seminars, debates, and educational forums featuring Middle East experts to educate the public and policy makers on the common threats facing Israel and the United States. EMET also publishes articles and participates in other forums regarding Middle East security.

$455Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $95K · 2021–2021
2048 the Second CenturyCA · FY2021$94,788

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$606K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$651K
Ln 25
Programscol B$455K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$719K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$682K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$65
Total revenueLn 12$606K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$604K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$682K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$719K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$782K$682K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$90$45
Total assetsLn 16$884K$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$764K$719K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$120K$24K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$194K$69K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$853$447
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$929$276$145
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$25K$8K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$393$393
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$63K$363
Advertising and promotionLn 12$184$184
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$355
TravelLn 17$25K$17K$5K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$1K$538
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$580$304
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$15K$8K$979
Total functional expensesLn 25$651K$455K$135K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $606K$651K−$45K$719K 990 PDF
FY2023 $473K$574K−$101K$764K 990 PDF
FY2022 $537K$452K$85K$865K 990 PDF
FY2021 $735K$507K$228K$779K 990 PDF
FY2020 $460K$433K$27K$542K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $605,996 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $474,885$560,260
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,991$29,543
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,588$16,193
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $473,288$605,996
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,240$498,921
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,762$152,215
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $574,002$651,136
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,714−$45,140
Part VI · Governance 18 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $605,996 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$560,260
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,849
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$560,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,478$29,478
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $65$65
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $16,193$16,193
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $45,736$605,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $651,136 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,993 · Management $23,998 · Fundraising $15,999$159,990
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $194,343 · Management $69,211 · Fundraising $32,900$296,454
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,875 · Management $853 · Fundraising $447$4,175
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $929 · Management $276 · Fundraising $145$1,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,440 · Management $7,554 · Fundraising $3,958$36,952
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $393$393
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,402$14,402
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,580 · Management $363$62,943
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $184$184
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,380 · Management $1,517 · Fundraising $2,213$12,110
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,496 · Management $1,585 · Fundraising $355$4,436
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,620 · Management $4,737 · Fundraising $3,489$24,846
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,357 · Management $1,025 · Fundraising $538$5,920
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,957 · Management $580 · Fundraising $304$2,841
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,996 · Management $8,165 · Fundraising $979$24,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,150 · Management $134,659 · Fundraising $61,327$651,136
Part X · Balance sheet $765,187 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,570$78,111
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $618,151$604,218
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $101,243$81,243
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $800$1,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $494$470
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $90$45
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $884,348$765,187
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $119,550$35,365
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $836$1,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,386$46,365
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $763,962$718,822
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $763,962$718,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $884,348$765,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $718,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$605,996
XI-2 Total expenses$651,136
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$763,962
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$718,822

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