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Middle East Children's Alliance
Middle East Children's Alliance reported $18.3 million in revenue and $13.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.18 went to program services, $1.10 to management and general costs and $3.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $137,775 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 437% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.2% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.4% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $137,775 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.03% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.8 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSupport for children's projectsmeca has long-term partnerships with grassroots organizations in palestine and lebanon that address children's basic needs and offer them opportunities to play, learn, and envision a better future. We provide financial support and professional assistance for their programs, responding to requests for what is needed in each of their communities.in FY 2024-2025 meca: made grants to 12 community organizations to run arts, literacy, media, sports, and leadership programming for palestinian children meca made grants to 4 community organizations to run psychosocial…
Humanitarian aidsince meca was founded in 1988, we have sent or delivered more than 54 million dollars in aid to children in palestine, iraq, and lebanon to alleviate the suffering caused by war, sanctions, and occupation. We deliver food parcels, warm winter clothes, medical equipment and supplies, as well as provide clothes, books, toys, and school supplies.in FY 2024-2025 meca continued to respond to the dire situation in gaza. Every day, the Middle East Children's alliance remarkable and courageous team on the ground staff, volunteers, and our partner organizationsare responding to the…
The maia project:the maia project to provide clean water to children in gaza began at the request of schoolchildren in gaza. Since october 2023, the maia project has shifted focus to build water purification units that can serve displaced families and to buy and distribute clean water by truck to different areas where families have no source of clean drinking water.in FY 2024-2025 meca: installed 3 new or refurbished water purification units to provide safe, clean water to displaced families in gaza installed 2 new water purification units to provide safe, clean water to hospitals in gaza and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,775 | $0 | $0 | $137,775 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,810 | $0 | $0 | $101,810 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Middle East Children's Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $138K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 514
- Volunteers Part I, line 6125
Private foundation grants it received
81 private foundations reported grants to Middle East Children's Alliance totaling $626K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Middle East Children's Alliance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Middle East Children's Alliance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Middle East Children's Alliance spent in FY2025, $95.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Middle East Children's Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Middle East Children's Alliance reported that 95.2% of its $13.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.1% to management and general and 3.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Middle East Children's Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Middle East Children's Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $137,775, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Middle East Children's Alliance get its money?
Of $18.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 93.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Middle East Children's Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3074600 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631359349312463 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349307327 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349309414 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202332879349300303 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349314326 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202132399349301663 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3074600: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.