New York · Nonprofit
ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $41,500 to it, the largest being ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC ($40,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $77k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $42k
- Net assets
- $144k
What Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association does
Mission
Through mentorship, community, and advocacy, AMEJA strengthens fair, accurate, nuanced coverage and helps journalists build more connected, durable careers in U.S. media. Fostering curiosity and learning by supporting pathways into journalism for students and emerging professionals. Objective is to recognize and financially support excellence in journalism covering Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, and West Asian communities, and emphasize journalism that demonstrates AMEJA's values, including increased visibility for underrepresented journalists, and strengthening our network and community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Administering an open submission process (members and non-members eligible). Convening an independent volunteer jury of professional journalists to evaluate 124 entries across seven categories. Hosting an in-person awards ceremony to recognize winners and finalists Providing $1,000 cash prizes per category (7 total awards) 107 attendees participated in the awards ceremony. Event included live cultural programming (musical performance). Books and merchandise were donated and sold to support the organization. Number of persons benefited: Direct award recipients: 7 journalists. Ceremony attendees: 107 individuals. Submission participants: 124 entrants. Itemized expenses: Venue and catering: $6,000, Musician (Clarissa Bitar): $485, Photographer (Daleelah Saleh): $250, Travel reimbursement: $835, Awards prize pool and trophies: $7,457 total ($6,770 in prize money, $687.88 for trophies) Programs + Laminating Sheets: $317.39, Miscilaneous expenses (Table Cloths, Square Payment Reader, etc): $187.85
$8,763 spentof which $6,770 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $8,763.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $1k → $500.
From the IRS filings of ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
96% of ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION?
- ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $41,500 to it, the largest being ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC ($40,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $41,500 in grants to ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION.
- Who is the largest funder of ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION?
- ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $40,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ARAB AND MIDDLE EASTERN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing