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US nonprofit · EIN 237749796 · Philadelphia, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237749796) - 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, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Middle East Forum

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4m
$1.2m liabilities
Net assets
$2.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
7.2 years on average
Staff
24
20 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Daniel Pipes
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Middle East Forum's network

14 peoplei14 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

14 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 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Daniel Pipes ChairPresident/Chairman2018
8 yrs
Andrew LappinDirector2018
8 yrs
Gaye Slater GrossDirector2023
3 yrs
Gregg RomanCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Harley LippmanDirector2018
8 yrs
James HM SprayregenDirector2018
8 yrs
Joshua KatzenDirector2018
8 yrs
Judith Friedman RosenDirector2018
8 yrs
Kevin HobermanDirector2023
3 yrs
Lawrence HollinTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Richard IrvingVice-Chairman2018
8 yrs
Scott RosenblumChairman Emeritus2018
8 yrs
Stephen G GerzofDirector2023
3 yrs
Stephen LevyDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Edward J KimballAdministrator2019
Gregg RomanCompany secretarysince 2018
Liron YadinCOO2024
Marc FinkCounselor2020
Mark FinkCounselor2018
Matthew BennettSenior Development Officer2024
Ralph Dexter Van ZileProgram Directorsince 2023
Winfield MyersProgram Directorsince 2022

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
Daniel PipesPresident/Chairman50$195k
Gregg RomanSecretary50$186k$35k
Ralph Dexter van ZileProgram Director40$121k
Matthew BennettSenior Development Officer40$114k
Winfield MyersProgram Director40$113k
Liron YadinCOO40$104k$19k
Richard IrvingVice-Chairman5$0
Scott RosenblumChairman Emeritus10$0
Lawrence HollinTreasurer5$0
Andrew LappinDirector5$0
Gaye Slater GrossDirector5$0
Harley LippmanDirector5$0
James Hm SprayregenDirector5$0
Joshua KatzenDirector5$0
Judith Friedman RosenDirector5$0
Kevin HobermanDirector5$0
Stephen G GerzofDirector5$0
Stephen LevyDirector5$0

Colorado roster

17 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263021637). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Lawrence HollinTreasurer
Richard IrvingDirector
Andrew LappinDirector
James H.M. SprayregenDirector
Gregg RomanExecutive Director
Daniel PipesPresident
Stephen G. GerzofDirector
Liron YadinDeputy Chief Operating Officer
Jeremy BeythCFO
Judith Friedman RosenDirector
Gregg Roman
Scott RosenblumChairman
Stephen LevyDirector
Gaye Slater GrossDirector
Kevin HobermanDirector
Harley LippmanDirector
Joshua KatzenVice Chairman

About

Legal name
Middle East Forum
EIN
237749796
Address
1650 Market St Ste 3600, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-7334
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
Education regarding the middle east and islamism in the west. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q200 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1994
Principal officer
Gregg Roman (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1995
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 filingsDaniel Pipes
≥8years on the filingsAndrew Lappin
≥8years on the filingsHarley Lippman
≥8years on the filingsJames HM Sprayregen

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
$4m
Total liabilities
$1.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$2.8m
Contributions and grants received
$4.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$255k
Employees
24
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$4.6m$4.6m$31k

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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
CameraGeneral funding$50k