Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT
THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,241,566 to it, the largest being JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO THE PENINSULA MARIN & SONOMA ($537,580). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 60% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $703k
- Funders on record
- 17
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $497k
What The African Middle Eastern Leadership Project does
Mission
The African Middle Eastern Leadership Project's mission is to mobilize, empower, and unite young leaders and activists from the middle east and africa to build resilient, inclusive societies that are free from discrimination, persecution, and violent coercion, and to advocate supporting policies.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Amel allyship and issue education - brought together young leaders from the middle east and africa (mea) with peers, diaspora and other leaders to learn from one another, collaborate on issues of mutual concern and increase safety of mea activists. Raised awareness among u.s. And international leaders and the publics about mea-related issues in order to advance human rights. Empowered mea activists and diaspora to contribute to the discourse about this region and its people. Provided information and analysis about democracy, human rights and peace in sudan and surrounding region to the general public and to public and private sector leaders in the u.s. And europe. Provided support to activists facing risks and crises in africa, the middle east and nearby regions. Built and nurtured relations with individuals and groups seeking to bridge divides, cooperate on shared values and challenges.
$339,382 spentof which $64,640 as grants60% of program spendingAmel institute - trained hundreds of young civil society activists in sudan and across the middle east and africa through online training programs covering topics such as human rights, democratic development, peace & conflict, nonviolent movement-building, leveraging new media. Key lessons about these topics were also spread to thousands of sudanese through social media training sessions. Alumni from these and previous training programs were continually engaged through webinars, networking and awareness initiatives.
$229,090 spent40% of program spendingAmel innovative initiatives - amel helps develop innovative initiatives for positive change in the mea region and in related communities in the u.s. We provide innovative change-makers and initiatives with guidance, mentoring, support and, in some cases fiscal sponsorship, so that they can develop their unique initiatives into successful actions. In 2024 amel primarily assisted independent activists and likeminded groups. Amel continued to serve as incubator for the inter jewish muslim alliance (ijma) although its activities were paused during 2024.
$967 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $569,439.
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 2021 to 2022, from $327k to $534k (+63%).
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: 2020 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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.
Chief executive
Megan Hallahan
Executive director, secret
Board chair
Justin Hefter
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 7 funders, grant income rose $5k → $205k.
8 of 17 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 60% 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 THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT’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
THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 67%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
81% 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 THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 71% · 2019 49% · 2020 28% · 2021 45% · 2022 39% · 2023 42% — 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.
How long its funders stay
40% of THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
60% of THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $494k that is directly attributable, 93% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $748k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT has grown faster than three-quarters of the 5,688 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,688 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT
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
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
66%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT?
- THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 17 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,241,566 to it, the largest being JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO THE PENINSULA MARIN & SONOMA ($537,580). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 60% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT have?
- IRS filings report 17 organizations giving $1,241,566 in grants to THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT?
- JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO THE PENINSULA MARIN & SONOMA is the largest funder on record, with $537,580 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT 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 17 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