Middle East Policy Network
Donations deductibleRevenue
$786k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$784k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$983k
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$979k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.6 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Middle East Policy Network's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Buttu | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lana Matta | Treasurer (Thru June 2025) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Muna Sukhtian | Director (From Mar 2025) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Refqa ABU-Remaileh | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tareq Baconi | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Driscoll | Managing Director | since 2022 |
| Nadia Hijab | President | since 2018 |
| Yara Hawari | Co-Director (As of June 2023) | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tareq Baconi | President | 4 | $113k | ||
| Megan Driscoll | Co-Director | 40 | $71k | ||
| Yara Hawari | Co-Director | 40 | $71k | ||
| Lana Matta | Treasurer (Thru June 2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Refqa Abu-Remaileh | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diana Buttu | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Muna Sukhtian | Director (From Mar 2025) | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263026853). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Leila Farsakh | Director (Starting August 2026) |
| Sainatee Suarez | Finance & Administration Officer |
| Tareq Baconi | President |
| Muna Sukhtian | Secretary (Joined Board Mar 2025; Secretary As of |
| Yara Hawari | Co-Director/Executive Director |
| Alia Toukan | Treasurer |
| Diana Buttu | Director |
| Sainatee Suarez | |
| Megan Driscoll | Co-Director/Executive Director, CFO |
| Laura Thomas | Development Manager |
| Tareq Baconi | President of the Board |
About
- Legal name
- Middle East Policy Network
- EIN
- 270627017
- Address
- 1178 Broadway 3rd FL 3609, New York, NY, 10001-5666
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Al-shabaka: the palestinian policy network is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization whose mission is to convene a multidisciplinary, global network of palestinian analysts to produce critical policy analysis and collectively imagine a new policymaking paradigm for palestine and palestinians worldwide. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q40 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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Tareq Baconi (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsRefqa ABU-Remaileh
≥6years on the filingsTareq Baconi
≥4years on the filingsDiana Buttu
≥4years on the filingsLana Matta
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $983k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $979k
- Contributions and grants received
- $768k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $817k | $716k | $101k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.