2025-06-23T11:24:27-05:00 2024-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2024-01-01 813828811 MAHARAT FOR DEVELOPMENT MAHA 3018079611 5104 BENTON AVE BETHESDA MD 20814 MASSOUD MAALOUF PRESIDENT 3018079611 2025-06-13 1 1 ANDREW E YOUNG CPA P01203950 7035351200 2025-06-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MASSOUD MAALOUF 5104 BENTON AVENUE BETHESDA MD 20814 75200 0 X HTTP://MAHARATFORDEVELOPMENT.ORG X 2017 MD THE MISSION OF MAHARAT FOR DEVELOPMENT IS ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INCLUDING FREEDOM OF BELIEF AND THE FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION, ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PROMOTING JUST, PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES THAT PROTECT DIVERSITY, LEADING PEACE BUILDING EFFORTS IN CONFLICT PREVENTION, SOCIAL COHESION AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM, STRENGTHENING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ESSENTIAL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE RULE OF LAW, ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN TRANSITION, ENSURING THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY, DATA PROTECTION AND DATA SECURITY, ENHANCING THE VOICE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND ADVANCING MULTI-STAKEHOLDERISM AND PROMOTING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 4 4 0 4 0 0 76667 75200 0 0 0 0 0 0 76667 75200 233935 71484 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15130 3716 249065 75200 -172398 0 446721 250992 619821 250992 -173100 0 X MAHARAT FOR DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS BY MONITORING THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED NEWS AND INFORMATION THROUGH CREATING AND CONTINUOUSLY UPDATING A DATABASE OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION VIOLATIONS AND CHALLENGES TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS AND SOLUTIONS AND THROUGH RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE ISSUES OF THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT IN THE ARAB WORLD. THE ACTIVITIES AIM AT ENGAGING AND EQUIPPING A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY IN LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO CREATE CHANGE, IN ADDITION TO ENHANCING THE CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN LEBANON, STRENGTHENING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM WITHIN THE REGION, AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INCLUDING INTERNET FREEDOM WITHIN LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. 0 0 71484 71484 MAHARAT FOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS ITS BEIRUT BASED SISTER ORGANIZATION MAHARAT FOUNDATION ON ENGAGING AND INSPIRING CITIZENS BY MONITORING THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED NEWS AND INFORMATION THROUGH CREATING AND CONTINUOUSLY UPDATING A DATABASE OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION VIOLATIONS AND CHALLENGES TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS AND SOLUTIONS AND THROUGH RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE ISSUES OF THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT IN THE ARAB WORLD. THE ACTIVITIES AIM AT ENGAGING AND EQUIPPING A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY IN LEBANON AND THE MENA REGION WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO CREATE CHANGE, IN ADDITION TO ENHANCING THE CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN LEBANON, STRENGTHENING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM WITHIN THE REGION, AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INCLUDING INTERNET FREEDOM WITHIN LEBANON AND THE MENA REGION. 71484 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD X MAHARAT FOR DEVELOPMENT 3018079611 5104 BENTON AVE BETHESDA MD 20814 X MASSOUD MAALOUF PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NADIA AL ALAMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROULA MIKHAEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAREK BOU CHAHINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75200 75200 75200 0 0 0 71484 71484 2494 2494 879 879 343 343 75200 71484 3716 0 446721 250992 446721 250992 619821 250992 619821 250992 X -173100 0 -173100 0 446721 250992 0 173100 0 X 0 0 0 X 330675 486796 561387 76667 75200 1530725 330675 486796 561387 76667 75200 1530725 613523 917202 1530725 0.59920 0.60710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, GRANTS SENT TO MAHARAT FOUNDATION LOCATED IN BEIRUT, LEBANON. PROVIDING FUNDS FOR MAHARAT FOUNDATION BY PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, GRANTS SENT TO MAHARAT FOUNDATION LOCATED IN BEIRUT, LEBANON BY HELPING TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. 267212 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: TO SUPPORT MAHARAT FOUNDATION BY PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS FORM 990 AND THEN DISTRIBUTES TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST