Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON
ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $279,531 to it, the largest being SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC ($200,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $280k
- Net assets
- $5.7M
What Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington does
Mission
Agsiw's central mission is to provide expert research and analysis of the social, economic, and political dimensions of the gulf arab states and how they impact how they impact u.s. And gulf domestic and foreign policy. To accomplish this goal, the strategy of the organization will include:- providing the institute staff and research assistants with travel opportunities to the region to exchange views and stay abreast of issues and trends;- sponsor guest fellowships for scholars from the gulf and promote scholarly exchanges between gulf and american organizations, and;- mentor young scholars through internships at the institute to broaden the interest in the region and increase the pool of regional experts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Scholars: the institute employs three resident scholars to provide in-depth research and analysis on the gulf region and the broader middle east. The scholars hold relevant phds and have built considerable expertise and recognition in academic and policy circles. They have all been well-published, including by reputable book publishers, academic journals, and respected media outlets. For agsiw, the scholars produced policy briefs, analytical blog posts, and organized and moderated many of agsiw's public and private programs. Agsiw additionaly employs one senior fellow, one visiting fellow, one rotating visiting scholar, and three research associates to assist the scholars. Agsiw also developed scholarly expertise through a network of non-resident fellows.
$1,310,577 spent$24,558 earned by the program43% of program spendingPrograms and outreach: agsiw conducted workshops, in-person and virtual public and private panels, and conferences to increase the understanding of the social, economic, and political importance and diversity of the gulf arab states. These events helped inform the washington policy community regarding this critical geostrategic region. Programs included conferences, which were followed by the release of reports with key findings and policy recommendations. Additionally, the institute held workshops and roundtables as well as off the record discussions with u.s. And gulf policymakers, scholars, media representatives, and business leaders. Lastly, the institute held in-person and virtual public panels to engage with statekholders, the media, and the broader public on timely and critical developments and trends in the region. Agsiw employs a chief program and development officer and a program manager to develop and implement programs.
$961,999 spent31% of program spendingPublications & digital media: agsiw maintained a robust digital outreach to its target audiences of u.s. And gulf policymakerss, academics, and media through its website and social media. Agsiw has a professionally developed english website, as well as a mirror arabic-language website. The institute was highly active on multiple social media platforms by publishing a variety of written and audio/visual content. Agsiw employs a chief content officer and executive editor and a digital coordinator to maintain the website, and produce, publish, market, and disseminate agsiw content. The insitute also engaged associated non-resident fellows and external contriubutors to write reports and analytical blog posts. Agsiw contracted with a professional web and marketing company to modernize and increase the effectiveness and impact of our website, as well as our written and social media products.
$805,744 spent26% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,078,320.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $7.0M to $6.0M (−15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 2% · 2020 7% · 2021 3% · 2022 2% · 2023 1% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $4k → $35k.
4 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON’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 GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
27% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 87% · 2022 100% · 2023 71% — diversifying over time.
“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
ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $76k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON is better cushioned than half of the 1,607 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
10%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON?
- ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $279,531 to it, the largest being SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC ($200,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $279,531 in grants to ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON?
- SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ARAB GULF STATES INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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