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. 39 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.2M, 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 Records39
Funding Total$2.2M
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.

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

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$400,050 8 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$280,250 3 grants
CULTURE & ARTS
$250,500 1 grant
NEAR EAST FOUNDATION WILL RECEIVE $250,000 TO SUPPORT COVID, CONFLICT, CLIMATE, AND CRISIS-IMPACTED PEOPLE IN SOUTH SUDAN, TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY, RECOVER LIVELIHOODS, AND BUILD RESILIENCE TO FUTURE SHOCKS.
$250,000 1 grant
THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED FOR RECOVERY FROM THE COMPLEX HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HIGHLY VULNERABLE CONFLICT- AND CRISIS-IMPACTED PEOPLE (IDPS, RETURNEES, AND VULNERABLE HOST POPULATIONS) HELPING THEM TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY, RECOVER THEIR LIVELIHOODS, AND BUILD RESILIENCE TO FUTURE SHOCKS AND DISRUPTIONS THROUGH IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, INCLUSIVE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCESS TO FINANCE.
$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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