Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1952.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
38 people listed on the 990; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Former Amb Greta Holtz’s $325K as President & CEO is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amb Theodore H Kattouf | — | $216,117 | $362,519 | — | — | — |
| Former Amb Theodore H Kattouf | — | — | — | $358,436 | $336,393 | — |
| FMR Amb Theodore H Kattouf | — | — | — | — | — | $344,259 |
| Former Amb Greta Holtz | $325,100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debby Blazquez | $253,639 | $248,589 | $232,262 | $228,930 | $213,382 | $223,132 |
| Vincent Desomma | $252,468 | $235,805 | $230,883 | $227,540 | $219,394 | $231,322 |
| Christopher Powers | — | — | — | $243,846 | $88,884 | — |
| Rula Dajani | — | — | — | $234,719 | $168,078 | $167,348 |
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.
See Amideast executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Fosters understanding and cooperation between Americans and Middle Eastern/North African peoples.
Questions for Amideast
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Exchange Programs
Governments, donor agencies, educational institutions, and corporations turn to amideast for assistance in managing scholarship and exchange programs in the united states for middle eastern and north african students.
English Language
In response to growing demand for english language training throughout the middle east and north africa, amideast has made the expansion of its english language training programs a priority.
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 the most commonly required U.S. Standardized tests, including the toefl, sat, gre, toefl itp, and toeic.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 7 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 9 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $1.3M | $1.3M | $845K | $845K | $845K |
| Given inLn 1b | $561K | ||||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $68K | $73K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $8.7M | $14.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $12.2M | $8.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.6M | $3.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $33.4M | $35.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $15.6M | $21.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $17.8M | $14.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $76K | $76K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $690K | $690K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $4.7M | $2.1M | $2.6M | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $9.4M | $8.4M | $1.0M | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $296K | $156K | $140K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2.4M | $1.0M | $1.4M | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.4M | $1.0M | $312K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $237K | $187K | $50K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $131K | $41K | $90K | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $62K | $62K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $3.5M | $3.2M | $341K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $147K | $143K | $4K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2.8M | $2.2M | $567K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4.1M | $3.3M | $863K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $584K | $500K | $85K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $227K | $213K | $14K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $450K | $178K | $272K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $236K | $18K | $218K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $21.8M | $21.6M | $207K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $53.3M | $45.0M | $8.2M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 17, 2026 | $45.9M | $47.5M | −$1.6M | $11.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2025 | $50.6M | $50.5M | $86K | $12.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2024 | $49.9M | $51.9M | −$2.0M | $11.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 | $51.1M | $51.7M | −$624K | $12.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2022 | $48.3M | $48.8M | −$550K | $16.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 13, 2021 | $49.8M | $53.3M | −$3.4M | $14.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $49,847,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 29 of 30 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $49,847,856 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $53,256,268 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $35,444,712 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,408,686 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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