Center for the Study of Islam and the Middle East

Legal name: Center for the Study of Islam and the Middle East Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263628186
IRS 990-N coverage
2025–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
(202)656-1251
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
Affiliation
Islam

Official website

What the e-Postcard reports

Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Yes
Termination reported
No
Principal officer
AHMAD IRAVANI
Tax period began
2025-01-01 00:00:00
Tax period ended
2025-12-31 00:00:00
Filed website
www.csime.org

Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.

Overview

From its website

Founded in 2010, the Center for the Study of Islam and the Middle East (CSIME) is a Washington-based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to interfaith dialogue and the study of Islam and the Middle East. CSIME provides vital services to communities domestically and abroad, including conferences, lectures, religious activities, language classes (Arabic and Farsi), exchanges of scholars and students, educational trips, and prison outreach. It serves university scholars, students, religious leaders, cultural organizations, inmates and their families, and government agencies, aiming to foster freedom of thought, dialogue, and understanding between the West and the Middle East.

IRS classification

Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis (NTEE X05).

Recorded affiliation

Islam.

Filing

Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.

Other filing

A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2014 is also available.

Coverage

Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.

Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · Affiliation evidence · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 5 operating locations identified
    • Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
    • Contacts: How to reach this organization
    • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
    • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.