Washington Institute for Near East Policy

What it reported doing in 2024

Jeanette 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 2024, 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 founding director of the program who came to the Washington institute from the fbi, where he had served as a counterterrorism analyst and played leading roles in the investigations of the millennial bomb plot and september 11 attacks. The program also includes fellows aaron zelin, who focuses primarily on trends in global salafi jihadism, and devorah margolin, who works on issues surrounding repatriation and the impact of extremism on women and children.in addition, in 2024, 11 institute scholars and 6 associates and consultants also contributed to the work of the cti program. Cti senior fellows appeared frequently on television and radio, especially in the months following israeli operations in lebanon and the fall of president bashar al-assad in syria, and testified before congress on one occasion. The institute published more than 32 articles/publications by program participants on its website, with many of the articles appearing in other online publication sites and news outlets.additionally, both seasons of matthew levitt's podcast, "breaking hezbollah's golden rule," combined received over 37,000 downloads between january and december 2024. The program held 4 policy forums, 28 countering violent extremism roundtables, and 18 combating financing of terrorism roundtables. Additionally, the program launched the iranian external operations interactive map.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.7%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 79.1%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.7%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.91; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings