Public Charity

SHINE INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC EMPOWERMENT

SHINE INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC EMPOWERMENT is a Public Charity headquartered in FAIRFAX, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $236K revenue, $170K expenses, $122K total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $457K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471531022 FAIRFAX, VA International Migration & Refugee Issues NTEE: Q71 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$236K
Total Expenses$170K
Total Assets$122K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$457K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOCUSING ON CIVIC EDUCATION, HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC POLICY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN KEY REGIONS OF THE WORLD WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE LEVANT REGION OF ME. ORG. ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO INFORM AND ACCESS PUBLIC POLICY IN THE US FOCUSED ON THE MIDDLE EAST

Where $100 goes at Shine Institute for Strategic Empowerment

How Shine Institute for Strategic Empowerment divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$100
In 2025 shine institute conducted unprecedented field research in the levant region to illuminate the organization and challenges of civil society in conflict zones in the middle east
All program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Support for research on Middle-East related topics, periodic news digests pertaining to the Middle East, and historical research on regional conflicts.
$201,150
2023
Grant to support research on Middle East related affairs and historical studies.
$256,230

Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Rania Kisar

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Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$457,380 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $236K $170K $122K
2024 $264K $236K $61K
2023 $270K $279K $34K
2022 $88K $151K $34K
2021 — $24K $98K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $88K to $236K (+169%), with total assets most recently reported at $122K.

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