Public Charity

DEMOCRACY FOR THE ARAB WORLD NOW INC

DEMOCRACY FOR THE ARAB WORLD NOW INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BROOKLYN, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.9M revenue, $1.3M expenses, $492K total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 824378001 BROOKLYN, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$492K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

DEMOCRACY FOR THE ARAB WORLD NOW (DAWN) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA). OUR VISION IS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE HUMAN RIGHTS, LIBERTY, AND DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ARE UPHELD BY DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENTS, SAFEGUARDED BY INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING UNDER THE RULE OF LAW, AND SUPPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE IN MENA BY ENDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR ABUSIVE, UNDEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS.

Sample Grants Received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$234,200
$195,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$250,050
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
2023
CHARITABLE DONATION
$100,000
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
2023
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$25,100

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Anas Andy Shallal
BOARD MEMBER Louis Bickford
TREASURER Michele Alexander
BOARD MEMBER Mongi Dhaouadi
CHAIR Nihad Awad
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Omid Memarian

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$659,250 3 grants
CHARITABLE DONATION
$400,000 2 grants
To conduct research and publication on democracy in the Arab world with a focus on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
$325,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$195,000 1 grant
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$25,100 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.9M $1.3M $492K
2023 $779K $1.4M $104K
2022 $1.9M $1.6M $527K
2020 $651K $625K $25K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $651K to $1.9M (+199%), with total assets most recently reported at $492K.

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