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Organizations International, Foreign Affairs & National Security Near East Foundation

Near East Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on April 25, 2025.

110 West Fayette Street 710
Syracuse, New York 13202

Near East Foundation (EIN: 13-1624114) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Near East Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 22 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $201,113. The highest compensated employee at Near East Foundation is Simona Ceci with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $307,612.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$26,881,633

Expenses

$21,547,040

Employee compensation

$8,424,591
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Simona Ceci
Co-President, Resigned 12/31/2023
$307,612
$282,928 No related comp$24,684
John Ashby
President and Chief Executive Officer
$276,721
$254,423 No related comp$22,298
Rabih Yazbeck
Vice President, Programs
$186,547
$0 $165,686 $20,861
Justin Pritchard
Associate Vice President of Finance
$156,022
$130,043 No related comp$25,979
Lezlie Blaski
Human Resources Director
$145,411
$134,662 No related comp$10,749
Jennifer Abdella
Program Director
$134,366
$122,647 No related comp$11,719

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Carol B Aslanian
Director
Elias Habayeb
Director
Emily Rosenberg
Director
Haig Mardikian
Director
Jeffrey Habib
Director
Johnson Garrett
Secretary
Linda Jacobs
Director
Liz Aslanian Lorenzoni
Director
Mona Eraiba
Treasurer
Nina Bogosian Quigley
Chair
Rana Gillmon
Vice Chair
Sebouh Nahabedian
Director

Mission Statement

TO REALIZE MORE PROSPEROUS, INCLUSIVE, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, THE NEAR EAST FOUNDATION (NEF) WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO ENABLE INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-LED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, AND THE CAUCASUS. WE SUPPORT MARGINALIZED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO CULTIVATE NEW SKILLS AND TO ACCESS RESOURCES, NETWORKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE A FUTURE WHERE THEY CAN OVERCOME VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INEQUITY, CONFLICT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.

Revisions to this organization profile

April 25, 2025:
2024 Near East Foundation 990 filed
May 2, 2024:
2023 Near East Foundation 990 filed
December 7, 2022:
2022 Near East Foundation 990 filed

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