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Endowment for Middle East Truth

Public charity · Grantmaker Silver Spring, MD EIN: 20-4329740 Website

Promote ideas and solutions through scholarly analysis, critical assessment of middle east peace, security confronting the usa and israel.

Endowment for Middle East Truth at a glance

Total assets
$765,187
-13.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$605,996
+28.0% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$29,543
+322.6% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$651,136
+13.4% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Endowment for Middle East Truth funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Oakland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $95K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2048 the Second Century Oakland, CAGeneral Operating Support and Organizational Costs$94,788
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$765,187$605,996$651,136——$29,543
2023$884,348$473,288$574,002——$6,991
2022$880,224$536,994$451,573——$4,327
2021$797,839$734,586$506,585$94,7881$956
2020$642,720$460,340$433,177——$2,666

About Endowment for Middle East Truth

Based on IRS filings

Endowment for Middle East Truth is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Silver Spring, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $765K in total assets. Net investment income was $30K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Endowment for Middle East Truth is led by Sarah Stern, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Sarah Stern

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $100K (2020) → $155K (2024)

  • David Green

    Chairman of the Bod

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Epstein

    Highest Compensated Employee

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2024)

  • Adam Cohen

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Kruglak

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Ochs

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Berman

    Treasurer & Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eli Mazour

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Alter

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Cohen

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauri Regan

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Stulberg

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margo Cohen

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mikki Friedkin

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Rosenthal

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Braun

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Brody

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Stern

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Kraines

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Siegel

    Bod Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abie Riefer

    Treasurer & Bod Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Audrey Israel (2020–2023) — Bod Member
  • Former: Barbara Kruglak (2020–2023) — Bod Member
  • Former: Karen Iacovelli (2020–2023) — Bod Member
  • Former: Naomi Levin (2020–2023) — Bod Member
  • Former: Hussein Mansour (2022–2023) — Director of Emerging Democracies
  • Former: Ed Gerstenfield (2020) — Bod Member
  • Former: Eytan Laor (2020) — Bod Member
  • Former: Ilan Goldstein (2020) — Bod Member
  • Former: Jill Gerstenfield (2020) — Bod Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Sarah Stern — Executive Director: $155KSarah SternExecutive Director$155KJoseph Epstein — Highest Compensated Employee: $114KJoseph EpsteinHighest Compensated Employee$114K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $155K, to Sarah Stern (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Endowment for Middle East Truth

How large is Endowment for Middle East Truth?

Endowment for Middle East Truth reported $765K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $606K.

What is Endowment for Middle East Truth?

Endowment for Middle East Truth is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Silver Spring, MD. It holds $765K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Endowment for Middle East Truth operate?

Endowment for Middle East Truth has awarded grants in California.

What is Endowment for Middle East Truth's EIN?

Endowment for Middle East Truth's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4329740. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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