The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,734,471 | $3,216,357 | $3,339,858 | $7,188,029 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 24% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNRWA USAMatched to this organization because 12 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | General Operating Funds | $50,000 | 2023 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lara Friedman | PRESIDENT | 40.00 | $202,834 |
| Michael Van Dusen | CHAIR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Hon Molly Williamson | CO-CHAIR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Odeh Aburdene | TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,108,810 |
| FY2023amended | 990-PF | $1,575,938 | $1,820,706 | $1,566,141 | $6,780,442 | $6,557,802 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,143,248 | $1,523,749 | $1,207,094 | $6,590,573 | $6,042,572 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,633,392 | $1,143,155 | $1,070,696 | $6,505,916 | $6,504,919 |
| FY2020amended | 990-PF | $512,164 | $1,054,999 | $919,458 | $6,015,153 | $6,014,682 |
| FY2019amended | 990-PF | $530,794 | $963,268 | $864,165 | $9,106,798 | $6,557,517 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $549,843 | $973,125 | $872,907 | $8,001,697 | $6,985,991 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,596,273 | $924,992 | $863,455 | $9,154,161 | $7,082,121 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $1,163,137 | $999,787 | $1,063,981 | $7,032,349 | $6,410,840 |
| PALESTINIAN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | 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 PALESTINIAN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (PCHR), A NON-PROFIT, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION BASED IN PALESTINE. FMEP SUBSEQUENTLY TERMINATED ITS SUPPORT FOR PCHR IN SEPTEMBER 2025, FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 ACTION BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TO DESIGNATE PCHR 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. | $47,000 | 2024 |
| MIDDLE EAST POLICY NETWORKNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $45,000 | 2024 |
| Palestine Institute for Public Dipl | General Operating Funds | $40,000 | 2023 |
| SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, WA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| 972 - Advancement of Citizen Journa | General Operating Fund | $37,000 | 2022 |
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCEBERKELEY, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| MADRE INCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| TIDES CENTERLOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| ANERAWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $32,000 | 2018 |
| Americans for Peace NowMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2018 |
| Heartland InitiativeMichigan City, IN | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2022 |
| The Rights Forum | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2023 |
| ANERAWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2016 |
| MILITARY COURT WATCH | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2024 |
| ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISMBROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2024 |
| HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FUND | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Americans for Peace NowMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2020 |
| ANERAWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2017 |
| 972 FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Churches for Middle East PeaceWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2016 |
| EMPOWERMENT WORKSSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2024 |
| ANERAWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $30,000 | 2019 |
| Palestian American Research InstituWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $25,000 | 2023 |
| ANERAWashington, DC | General Operating Funds | $25,000 | 2021 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Hon Arthur H Hughes | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Atalia Omer | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Col Ret Joseph Englehardt | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Maha Nassar | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Gail Pressberg | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Hon Philip C Wilcox Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Hon Ted Kattouf | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Jamil Dakwar Esq | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Julie Schumacher Cohen | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Rebecca Abou-Chedid Esq | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Tim Grimmett | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Zeina Azzam | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023 · amendedIRS bulk XML
Filing id 202513469349100806
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202322909349100112
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202222569349100207
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020 · amended
Filing id 202202939349100910
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019 · amended
Filing id 202212939349100911
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201912049349100401
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Sep 30, 2017
Filing id 201811439349100706
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Sep 30, 2016
Filing id 201710519349100201
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.