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US nonprofit · EIN 136220175 · Tucson, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 136220175) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Middle East Studies Assoc of North

Donations deductible
Revenue
$916k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$793k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.6m
$147k liabilities
Net assets
$3.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.6 years on average
Staff
5
12 volunteers
Left since last filing
4
31% of the board
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Middle East Studies Assoc of North's network

13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Abrar AlshammariBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Alden YoungBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Anthony AlessandriniBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Arzoo OsanlooBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Asli IgsizBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Asli U Bali (also filed as Asli Bali)President-Elect/President2022
4 yrs
Eve Troutt PowellPresident/Past-President2020
6 yrs
Fida AdelyBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Jens HanssenBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Lara DeebBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Mariam TaherBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Senem AslanBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Ziad ABU-RishBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amy NewhallExecutive Director/Treasurer2018
Jeffrey D RegerExecutive Directorsince 2019
Mark J LowderExec. Dir./Tres. Through 08/31/192019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jeffrey D RegerExecutive Director & Treasurer40$164k$17k
Asli U BaliPresident5$0
Ussama MakdisiPresident-Elect (From November)2$0
Eve Troutt PowellImmediate Past-President (Thru November)2$0
Fida AdelyDirector2$0
Anthony AlessandriniDirector2$0
Lara DeebDirector2$0
Alden YoungDirector2$0
Abrar AlshammariDirector2$0
Maya MikdashiDirector (From November)2$0
Jessica WinegarDirector (From November)2$0
Senem AslanDirector (Thru November)2$0
Arzoo OsanlooDirector (Thru November)2$0

About

Legal name
Middle East Studies Assoc of North
EIN
136220175
Address
3542 N Geronimo Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85705-3614
State
Arizona
Mission
The middle east studies association (mesa) is a non-profit association that fosters the study of the middle east, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual exchange, recognize professional distinction, and defend academic... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
V35Z Social science research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Social Science
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1967
Principal officer
Jeffrey D Reger (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 1967
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAsli Igsiz
≥6years on the filingsEve Troutt Powell
≥6years on the filingsZiad ABU-Rish
≥4years on the filingsArzoo Osanloo

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.6m
Total liabilities
$147k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.4m
Contributions and grants received
$447k
Program service revenue
$462k
Grants and similar paid out
$147k
Employees
5
Volunteers
12

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Graduate Center Foundation IncGeneral support$140k