Public Charity

MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC

MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $9.5M, expenses of $30.8M, total assets of $2.2M. Imperigo tracks 134 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $42.6M.

EIN: 522068483 WASHINGTON, DC Promotion of International Understanding NTEE: Q20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$30.8M
Total Assets$2.2M
Grant Records134
Funding Total$42.6M
Filing Years2018–2025

Mission

THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) EXPLORES THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ITS MEDIA, PROVIDING TIMELY TRANSLATIONS FROM ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, PASHTU, AND TURKISH MEDIA AND PUBLISHING ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, INTELLECTUAL, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER TRENDS IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLD AS WELL AS IN RUSSIA AND CHINA, MAKING THESE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IT ASSISTS THE U.S. MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ITS RESEARCH, INCLUDING WITH ITS MONITORING OF ONLINE ACTIVITY, PROVIDING THEM WITH REAL-TIME INFORMATION. THE MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MEMRI) PUBLISHES TIMELY TRANSLATIONS FROM ARABIC, FARSI, URDU, PASHTU, RUSSIAN, AND CHINESE CONTENT FROM MEDIA AND OTHER OPEN SOURCES - PRINT, BROADCAST, AND ONLINE, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA, SERMONS, AND SCHOOLBOOKS - AS WELL AS ORIGINAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL, IDEOLOGICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND RELIGIOUS TRENDS IN THESE REGIONS. FOUNDED IN DECEMBER 1997 TO INFORM THE DEBATE IN U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAS

Sample Grants Received

2024
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$328,536
$300,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$293,500
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$215,251
$151,800

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Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDE Alberto Fernandez
RESEARCHER Anna Barducci
DEPUTY DIREC Elliot Zweig
DIR OF DEVEL Gisele A Gildener
DIRECTOR Jeffrey Kaufman
RESEARCHER Khalid El Bezzaoui

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Top Grant Purposes

INTERNATIONAL
$29,552,250 7 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,953,270 21 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$1,778,240 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,686,733 9 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,684,300 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.5M $30.8M $2.2M
2021 $9.2M $7.8M $4.6M
2020 $8.1M $8.0M $2.5M
2019 $6.7M $6.6M $2.3M
2018 $6.3M $6.2M $2.2M

Between 2018 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.3M to $9.5M (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.2M.

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