Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 307 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,895,130 to it, the largest being JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND ($4,997,760). 202 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $22M
- Funders on record
- 307
- Grants received
- $64M
- Net assets
- $85M
What Washington Institute for Near East Policy does
Mission
The washington institute seeks to improve the quality of u.s. Policy toward the near east through insight, analysis and ideas.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Linda and tony rubin program on arab politics: the linda and tony rubin program on arab politics focuses on political, social, economic, and security-related developments in the arab world, a geographic area stretching from north africa to iraq.in 2023, the program focused on policy implications for the us related to iran's growing influence in the region; the impact and effects of the gaza war on the region; iranian-backed militias and political parties' influence in iraq, and the disposition of iraqi kurdistan; egypt's economic crisis; lebanon's deterioration and hezbollah's growing control of the state; the assad regime's regional reintegration and the future of the us troop presence in syria; the ongoing political deadlock in libya; democratic backsliding in tunisia; washington's complicated bilateral relationship with algeria, and; chinese economic inroads into north african economies.david schenker directed the program with the support of 5 full-time senior fellows, cross-collaboration with fellows from other programs, visiting fellows, and non-resident associates. All told, in 2023, sixteen institute scholars, associates, and consultants also contributed to the work of the…
$3,012,856 spent$20,795 earned by the program21% of program spendingThe koret project on arab-israel relations: the koret project on arab-israel relations focuses on the relationship between israel and arab countries in the middle east, including the israeli-palestinian conflict. Program director, david makovsky works with ambassador dennis ross, david pollock, and ghaith al-omari and in cross-collaboration with fellows from other programs, visiting fellows, and non-resident associates.program participants appeared frequently on television and radio. The institute published more than 55 articles/publications by program participants on its website and many of the articles also appeared on other online publication sites and news outlets. The program held an in-person strategic dialogue as well as a series of virtual mini-dialogues, 10 online policy forums, and 11 in-house roundtables. The program also produced a podcast series and maintains an interactive website tracking jewish settlements in the west bank.
$2,349,987 spent$20,795 earned by the program16% of program spendingJeanette and eli reinhard program on counterterrorism and intelligence: the jeanette and eli reinhard program on counterterrorism and intelligence (cti) focuses on providing policy-relevant analysis of key terrorism and intelligence issues and trends, especially as they relate to u.s. Policy toward the middle east. The research and production plan of cti is focused on five key issue areas: (1) global jihadist movement terrorism (al qaeda, islamic state); (2) terrorism in the arab-israeli arena (hamas, palestinian islamic jihad, jewish extremists); (3) iranian sponsorship of terrorism (hezbollah, iran's revolutionary guard and qods force); (4) combating the financing of transnational threats (terror finance, proliferation finance, iran sanctions, jcpoa); (5) countering violent extremism (counter-radicalization). Over the course of 2023, the cti team produced a regular flow of timely written analyses, maintained regular contact with u.s. Government officials, engaged with the media, briefed u.s. And foreign government officials, hosted both public and private events, and traveled abroad to conduct research and attend conferences.the cti program is led by dr. Matthew levitt, the…
$1,705,610 spent$194,509 earned by the program12% of program spendingViterbi program on iran and u.s. Policy
$1,664,834 spent$132,645 earned by the program12% of program spendingGlazer foundation program on great power competition and the middle east
$1,208,357 spent$132,643 earned by the program8% of program spendingMilitary and security studies program
$1,182,143 spent$20,795 earned by the program8% of program spendingProject fikra (arabic-english analytical and policy exchange program)
$1,156,808 spent$20,795 earned by the program8% of program spendingTurkish research program
$1,007,493 spent$20,795 earned by the program7% of program spendingBernstein program on gulf and energy policy
$1,001,336 spent$20,795 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 9 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $14,289,424.
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 2022 to 2023, from $79M to $91M (+16%).
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.
82% of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 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
Robert Satloff
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 74 funders to 154 funders, grant income rose $3.5M → $12M.
55 of 307 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% 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 WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 307 funders by total. 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
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 8% of grant income, and it takes 15 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 15 funders to its left
40% 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 WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 16% · 2018 12% · 2019 11% · 2020 11% · 2021 10% · 2022 13% · 2023 27% — growing more concentrated.
“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
54% of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% 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
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 26 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $22M arriving through sponsors registered in 20 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
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 363 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY
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
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
77%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Twi Education Initiative LLC · disregarded
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY?
- WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 307 organizations whose IRS filings report $63,895,130 to it, the largest being JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND ($4,997,760). 202 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY have?
- IRS filings report 307 organizations giving $63,895,130 in grants to WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY, 202 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY?
- JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND is the largest funder on record, with $4,997,760 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY 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 307 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing