EIN 52-1376034

Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
92
Year formed
1984
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Washington Institute is an independent, nonpartisan research institution generating analysis and recommendations that advance a balanced and realistic understanding of U.S. interests in the Middle East.
Total revenues
$17,618,725
2022
Total expenses
$15,950,363
2022
Total assets
$78,601,679
2022
Num. employees
92
2022

Program areas at WINEP

Program on arab politics: the Washington Institute's program on arab politics focuses on political, social, economic, and security-related developments in the arab world, a geographic area stretching from north africa to iraq, with the exception of the gulf states (which are included in the Institute's program on gulf and energy).in 2022, the program focused on Policy implications for the us related to cross border humanitarian assistance to syria; iranian-backed militias and political parties' influence in iraq, the future of federalism in iraq, and the disposition of iraqi kurdistan; hezbollah's growing control over lebanon, beirut's efforts to exploit offshore gas resources, and parliamentary elections in that state; the ongoing political deadlock in war torn libya; food insecurity and democratic backsliding in tunisia; complicated bilateral relations with algeria; heightened potential for a war between morocco and algeria in western sahara; the poor state of us-saudi relations, and; egyptian violations of the camp david peace treaty with israel in the sinai peninsula. David schenker directed the program with the support of 5 full-time senior fellows, cross-collaboration with fellows from other programs, visiting fellows, and non-resident associates. All told, in 2022, some two dozen Institute scholars, associates, and consultants contributed to the work of the arab politics program. Program participants appeared frequently on television and radio. The Institute published more than 100 articles/publications by program participants on its website and many of the articles appeared in other online publication sites and news outlets. In addition to the writings, program scholars engaged via zoom and in person with us government executive branch officials and congressional staffers. The program held frequent events, including but not limited to weekly virtual sessions convened on iraq, and convened 21 roundtables on a broad range of topics attended by executive branch personnel, ngo stakeholders, and the Washington policymaking community. In addition, the Institute also hosted seven virtual Policy forum panels.
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 2022, 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 and katherine bauer (partial year) and works in cross-collaboration with fellows from other programs, visiting fellows, and non-resident associates. The program also hired new cti fellow, devorah margolin, who previously served as director of strategic initiatives and as a senior research fellow at the program on extremism at the george Washington university. In total for 2022, 4 Institute scholars and 23 associates and consultants contributed to the work of the cti program. The program participants appeared frequently on television and radio. The Institute published more than 24 articles/publications by program participants on its website and many of the articles appeared in other online publication sites and news outlets. Additionally, matthew levitt published season 1 (8 episodes) of the Institute podcast, "breaking hezbollah's golden rule." The program held 4 Policy forums, 5 private roundtables, 32 countering violent extremism roundtables, and 17 combating financing of terrorism roundtables. Additionally, the program laid the groundwork for the forthcoming islamic state interactive map and the iranian external operations map.
The koret project on arab-israel relations: the koret project on arab-israel relations focuses on the relationship between israel and arab countries in the middle East, including the israeli-palestinian conflict. Program director, david makovsky works with ambassador dennis ross, david pollock, and ghaith al-omari and in cross-collaboration with fellows from other programs, visiting fellows, and non-resident associates. This year, the Institute hosted former head of the mossad intelligence directorate zohar palti and deputy chief of staff of the idf, maj. gen. eyal zamir as international military fellows, as well as former prime minister naftali bennett. Program participants appeared frequently on television and radio. The Institute published more than 40 articles/publications by program participants on its website and many of the articles also appeared on other online publication sites and news outlets. The program held 2 in-person strategic dialogues, 7 online Policy forums, and 8 in-house roundtables. The program also produced a podcast series and maintains an interactive website tracking jewish settlements in the west bank.
Bernstein program on gulf and energy Policy
Military and security studies program
Project fikra (arabic-english analytical and Policy exchange program)
Viterbi program on iran and u.s. Policy
Turkish research program
Glazer foundation program on great power competition and the middle East

Who funds Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Shapiro-Silverberg FoundationCharitable$3,200,000
William Davidson FoundationTo Support the William Davidson Distinguished Fellow and the Young Scholars Program$900,000
Jewish Communal FundIn Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose$522,160
...and 125 more grants received totalling $10,721,059

Personnel at WINEP

NameTitleCompensation
Laura HannahFinance$228,437
Robert SatloffExecutive Director$556,934
Jessica SherryDirector of Finance
Dan HeckelmanDevelopment National Director of Development
Daniel HeckelmanNational Director of Development$235,266
...and 31 more key personnel

Financials for WINEP

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$15,229,300
Program services$788,200
Investment income and dividends$1,459,551
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-125,313
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$405,376
Net income from fundraising events$-138,637
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$248
Total revenues$17,618,725

Form 990s for WINEP

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-10990View PDF
2021-122022-11-09990View PDF
2020-122021-11-04990View PDF
2019-122021-02-22990View PDF
2018-122020-01-15990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 39 new grant, including a grant for $3,200,000 from Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $522,160 from Jewish Communal Fund
January 29, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsInternational-focused organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairsWorld peacePublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsOperates internationallyState / local levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1111 19th St NW 500
Washington, DC 20036
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
washingtoninstitute.org/ 
Phone
(202) 452-0650
Facebook page
WashingtonInstitute 
Twitter profile
@washinstitute 
IRS details
EIN
52-1376034
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1984
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q40: International Peace and Security
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
125200
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-11-06
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