TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AMONG CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THESE TWO AREAS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $273k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $238k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
- Base
- $245k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $298
- Base
- $246k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $219k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $298
- Base
- $204k
- Bonus
- $20k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $165k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $155k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $241
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee | $273k | — | — | $18k | $310k $330k |
Chief Development Officer | $238k | $20k | — | $4k | $272k $289k |
Vice President, Policy Center vice president | $245k | — | — | $298 | $259k $275k |
Interim President/coo | $246k | — | — | $9k | $254k $270k |
Senior Vice President senior vice president | $219k | $8k | — | $298 | $242k $257k |
VP of Finance vice president | $204k | $20k | — | $13k | $237k $252k |
Program Director director (operational) | $165k | — | — | $7k | $183k $194k |
Senior Fellow/program Director highest compensated employee | $155k | — | — | $10k | $175k $186k |
Senior Fellow/program Director highest compensated employee | $151k | — | — | $241 | $161k $171k |
Secretary secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $93k $99k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 38 unpaid individuals.
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Down 10%
from 2023
From $347k in 2023 to $310k in 2024.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
THE MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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