The Institute for Middle East Understanding
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$5.2m
$470k liabilities
Net assets
$4.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
4.9 years on average
Staff
34
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Khaldoun Baghdadi
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The Institute for Middle East Understanding's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khaldoun Baghdadi Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dana Kardoush | Development Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Diana Buttu | Communications Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Isam Salah | Boardmember | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeanmarie Condon | Boardmember | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Margaret Dereus | Executive Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nadia Tommalieh | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nasser Barghouti | Boardmember | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tanya Keilani | Communication Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Zahira Dahdul | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Buttu | Communications Director | 2022 |
| Joshua Ruebner | Policy Director | 2024 |
| Margaret Dereus | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Margaret Derues | Executive Director | 2018 |
| Nadia Saah | Key Employee | 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Dereus | Executive Director | 40 | $145k | $16k | |
| Diana Buttu | Communications Director | 40 | $138k | ||
| Tanya Keilani | Communication Director | 40 | $126k | $144 | |
| Dana Kardoush | Development Director | 40 | $122k | $5k | |
| Joshua Ruebner | Policy Director | 40 | $36k | $88k | |
| Jeanmarie Condon | Boardmember | 1 | $0 | ||
| Isam Salah | Boardmember | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nasser Barghouti | Boardmember | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nadia Tommalieh | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Khaldoun Baghdadi | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zahira Dahdul | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Institute for Middle East Understanding
- EIN
- 202389388
- Address
- 2913 El Camino Real PMB 436, Tustin, CA, 92782-8909
- State
- California
- Mission
- Provide the public with a wide range of education & information on the palestinian experience. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q20 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Margaret Dereus (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKhaldoun Baghdadi
≥8years on the filingsIsam Salah
≥7years on the filingsZahira Dahdul
≥4years on the filingsJeanmarie Condon
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
- $5.2m
- Total liabilities
- $470k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $250k
- Employees
- 34
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5m | $3.3m | $1.2m |
| 2023 | $3.1m | $2.5m | $599k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Imeu Policy Project | Palestine awareness | $250k |