Public Charity

NEAR EAST FOUNDATION

NEAR EAST FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SYRACUSE, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $22.1M revenue, $21.6M expenses, $31.1M total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131624114 SYRACUSE, NY International Development NTEE: Q30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.1M
Total Expenses$21.6M
Total Assets$31.1M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO REALIZE MORE PROSPEROUS, INCLUSIVE, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, THE NEAR EAST FOUNDATION (NEF) WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-LED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, AND THE CAUCASUS. WE SUPPORT MARGINALIZED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO CULTIVATE NEW SKILLS AND TO ACCESS RESOURCES, NETWORKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE A FUTURE WHERE THEY CAN OVERCOME VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INEQUITY, CONFLICT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.

Where $100 goes at Near East Foundation

How Near East Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$42
The organization operates three core programs
45% of program spending
$27
Agriculture and climate resilient developmentsupports farmers, producer groups, and rural communities to strengthen agricultural productivity, improve climate resilience, adopt sustainable practices, and enhance food security, value chains, and…
29% of program spending
$13
All other programs
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR Emily Rosenberg
DIRECTOR Haig Mardikian
VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Imran Bashir
DIRECTOR Jeffrey Habib
PRESIDENT & CFO John Ashby
ASSOCIATE VP OF FINANCE Justin Pritchard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$827,860 26 grants
Health & Medicine
$400,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$280,250 3 grants
Arts & Culture
$270,500 3 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$202,488 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.1M $21.6M $31.1M
2024 $26.9M $21.5M $29.8M
2023 $20.1M $19.1M $28.5M
2021 $17.1M $16.7M $10.9M
2020 $12.9M $13.4M $9.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.9M to $22.1M (+71%), with total assets most recently reported at $31.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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