Foundation for Middle East Peace

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
526055574
IRS 990-PF coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028353650
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,734,471
Expenses
$3,216,357

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 52 grants totaling $2,437,065. The stated grant purposes included general operating support, general operating support. to further its mission of securing a just, secure, and peaceful future for palestinians and israelis, during 2024 fmep provided general operating support to al haq, a non-profit, human rights organization based in palestine. fmep subsequently terminated its support for al haq in september 2025, following the september 4, 2025 action by the u.s. state department to designate al haq as specially designated nationals and blocked persons (sdns) pursuant to executive order 14203, imposing sanctions on the international criminal court, for its work in support of the iccs investigation and prosecution of israeli officials for atrocity crimes committed against palestinians in the violation of international criminal law., and general operating support. to further its mission of securing a just, secure, and peaceful future for palestinians and israelis, during 2024 fmep provided general operating support to al mezan center for human rights, a non-profit, human rights organization based in palestine. fmep subsequently terminated its support for al mezan in september 2025, following the september 4, 2025 action by the u.s. state department to designate al mezan as specially designated nationals and blocked persons (sdns) pursuant to executive order 14203, imposing sanctions on the international criminal court, for its work in support of the iccs investigation and prosecution of israeli officials for atrocity crimes committed against palestinians in the violation of international criminal law., plus 1 other reported purpose.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 73% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 94
  • Endowment Health: 4

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 69%; rating input score 69; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 17 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Fail
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 3.24; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 4th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 56 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 4/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: 2 of 19 not reported.