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MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance

MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $7,000 to it, the largest being NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INCORPORATED ($7,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025: $715k
Funders on record: 1
Grants received: $7k
Net assets: $668k

0/1 repeat funders

01What it does

What MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance does

Mission

MENA Theater Makers Alliance amplifies the voices of Middle Eastern and North African theater makers and expands how stories from and about our communities are told on U.S. stages. We will take space, make opportunities, champion artists, and build relationships with other marginalized communities and allies to build a more vibrant American theater.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

During the fiscal year ending 12/31/25, Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (MENATMA) carried out program service activities in furtherance of its exempt purpose, which is to amplify the voices of Middle Eastern and North African theater makers and expand how stories from and about our communities are told on U.S. stages. The organization's primary program activity was to design and plan its first awards program and to hire its first paid staff member, a General Manager. The General Manager will administer programs and provide operational support. Program activities included two week-long board retreats, one in Minneapolis and one in Portland, to develop and design the awards program and plan its implementation. These activities served approximately 14 board members and approximately 200 community members, a majority of whom were of Middle Eastern or North African descent, who attended two public events programmed by host organizations. Programming was delivered in person in Minneapolis and Portland. During the fiscal year, MENATMA also conducted six online board meetings and several committee meetings to further develop program details, including the…
$8,533 spent$715,000 earned by the program
100% of program spending
Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent
0% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,533.

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

'25*

total

New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporatednew

$7k

funders

From the IRS filings of MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance’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.

Where its funders are

MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state in all.

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.

03Its place in the field

Against its field

MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin93% · outside the comparable range

Months of reserve165.0mo · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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In Illinois

Mpaact74%Black Ensemble Theater Corporation73%Mentee73%Performing Arts at Metropolis73%African American Museum of Performing Arts72%Mandala South Asian Performing Arts Inc72%Writers Theatre Inc71%Madison Preservation Association71%

Nationally

Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance Inc75%Mizna75%Middle East Children's Alliance75%Maestra Music Inc75%Musical Theatre of Anthem Inc75%New Jersey Theatre Alliance Inc75%Theatrewashington75%Mid-America Arts Alliance75%

04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

17% of spending goes to programs.

Program 17%Management 75%Fundraising 8%

Governance

board members

100%

independent

–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 2 states

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Questions and answers

Who funds MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance?: MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $7,000 to it, the largest being NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INCORPORATED ($7,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance have?: IRS filings report 1 organization giving $7,000 in grants to MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance.
Who is the largest funder of MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance?: NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INCORPORATED is the largest funder on record, with $7,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like MIDDLE EASTERN NORTH AFRICAN THEATER MAKERS ALLIANCE INC Middle Eastern North African Theater Makers Alliance find more funders?: Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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 1 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