2025-03-21T15:09:33-05:00 2023-12-31 842953567 TRIMNERBECKHAM PLLC 1750 TYSONS BLVD SUITE 1500 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2023-01-01 824378001 DEMOCRACY FOR THE ARAB WORLD NOW INC DEMO 2013287788 491 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 11217 SARAH L WHITSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2013287788 2025-03-21 1 0 DAVID TRIMNER P00444822 7036631756 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X DAWN SARAH L WHITSON 491 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 11217 1026402 0 X HTTPS://DAWNMENA.ORG X 2018 DE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION. 9 8 15 8 0 0 1931969 996395 0 0 840 4857 0 -21161 1932809 980091 0 0 0 0 1390091 1188996 0 0 98678 227896 181443 1617987 1370439 314822 -390348 526637 304432 342211 510354 184426 -205922 X DEMOCRACY FOR THE ARAB WORLD NOW (DAWN) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA). OUR VISION IS FOR A WORLD WHERE THE HUMAN RIGHTS, LIBERTY, AND DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ARE UPHELD BY DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENTS, SAFEGUARDED BY INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING UNDER THE RULE OF LAW, AND SUPPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE IN MENA BY ENDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR ABUSIVE, UNDEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS. 0 0 954784 IN 2023, DAWN EMERGED AS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEMANDING URGENT REFORMS TO U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SOME OF THE REGION'S WORST ABUSERS. WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK WE ACCOMPLISHED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE GROWING SUPPORT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, A RESULT OF OUR REMARKABLE ORGANIZATIONAL OUTPUT AND IMPRESSIVE PRESENCE IN GLOBAL MEDIA, CONFERENCES, AND CONVENINGS. AS OUR NEWEST NON-RESIDENT FELLOW, JOSH PAUL, RECENTLY NOTED, DAWN'S WORK HAS EARNED THE RESPECT OF THE FOREIGN POLICY COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE "TREMENDOUS INSIGHTS" WE HAVE BROUGHT "TO THE WASHINGTON POLICY DEBATE AND THE IMMENSE IMPACT" WE HAVE "HAD ON U.S. POLICY FORMULATION."THROUGH OUR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, WE HAVE MADE IMPORTANT STRIDES IN RESHAPING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT HOW PEOPLE ASSESS CONTINUED U.S. POLITICAL AND MILITARY SUPPORT FOR SOME OF THE WORST MIDDLE EASTERN GOVERNMENTS AND A BROADENED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HARMS SUCH SUPPORT CAUSES NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION BUT TO U.S. NATIONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR DEMOCRACY.OUR DEMANDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY HAVE RESULTED IN UNPRECEDENTED SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAELI ABUSERS AND LED TO MAJOR SENATE INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S INFILTRATION INTO AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, DISRUPTING A PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF PGA TOURS. EVEN U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IS NO LONGER SACROSANCT, AS OUR RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE CATASTROPHIC WAR IN GAZA, HAS RESULTED IN NEW GUIDELINES TO RESTRICT ARMS TRANSFERS TO ISRAEL AND PUNISH VIOLENT SETTLERS AND THEIR ABETTORS.OUR WORK IS NOW FOCUSED NOT ONLY ON SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN THE MENA REGION BY ENDING OUR GOVERNMENT'S PROTECTION FOR ABUSIVE REGIMES BUT ALSO ON PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW. WE ARE CAMPAIGNING TO LIMIT THE NEFARIOUS FOREIGN INFLUENCE THAT HAS CORRUPTED PARTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND UNDERMINED DECISION-MAKING IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST, AND WORKING TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY FROM PERVASIVE EXTRATERRITORIAL REPRESSION TARGETING ARAB COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO CENTERING THE VOICES OF ACTIVISTS, ACADEMICS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS FROM THE REGION TO SHARE THEIR UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACTS OF U.S. ACTIONS IN THE REGION IN FOREIGN POLICY DELIBERATIONS THROUGH OUR EXPANDING PUBLICATION, DEMOCRACY IN EXILE. 954784 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 NY X WAFA HALLAM 2013287788 491 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 11217 NIHAD AWAD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELE ALEXANDER TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAHAR AZIZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS BICKFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REED BRODY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONGI DHAOUADI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAWAKKOL KARMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR ESAM OMEISH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH L WHITSON EXEC. 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DIR./SECRETARY 226800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226800 0 0 0 LIFTA ENTERPRISES CONTROLLED ENTITY OF BOARD MEMBER ESAM OMEISH WORKING CAPITAL X 75000 75000 0 1 0 75000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS. ONCE THE PREPARATION IS COMPLETE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REVIEW THE DOCUMENT BEFORE THE RETURN IS DEEMED ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. THE RETURN IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD THE EXISTENCE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION, CONTRACT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT BY THE CORPORATION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN APPARENT DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL BENEFIT TO THAT BOARD MEMBER. ALL QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WILL BE RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE ALLEGED CONFLICT BUT WILL NOT ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL BOARD DELIBERATION OR VOTE. EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON THEIR ELECTION TO THE BOARD AND UPON RE-ELECTION THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED THE INITIAL SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON SALARIES FOR SIMILAR JOBS ACROSS NONPROFIT HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. SALARIES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES ARE SET BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING COMPARABILITY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES TO AMENDED 2023 RETURN: THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE ISSUED AFTER THE 2023 RETURN WAS FILED. THEREFORE, PART III, PART VIII, PART IX, PART X, PART XI, AND SCHEDULE A OF THE AMENDED RETURN HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE INFORMATION IN THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.