2026-06-23T12:16:11-05:00 2025-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2025-01-01 270627017 MIDDLE EAST POLICY NETWORK INC MIDD 8583679652 1178 BROADWAY 3RD FL 3609 NEW YORK NY 10001 TAREQ BACONI PRESIDENT 8583679652 2026-06-22 1 ADAM KUCZYNSKI CPA P01560606 7035190990 2026-06-22 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AL-SHABAKA THE PALENSTINIAN POLICY NETWORK TAREQ BACONI 1178 BROADWAY 3RD FL 3609 NEW YORK NY 10001 785645 0 X AL-SHABAKA.ORG X 2009 CA AL-SHABAKA: THE PALESTINIAN POLICY NETWORK IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONVENE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, GLOBAL NETWORK OF PALESTINIAN ANALYSTS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL POLICY ANALYSIS AND COLLECTIVELY IMAGINE A NEW POLICYMAKING PARADIGM FOR PALESTINE AND PALESTINIANS WORLDWIDE. 4 3 3 0 0 0 788220 767960 0 0 29015 17685 0 0 817235 785645 0 0 0 0 514471 571513 0 0 63736 201379 212964 715850 784477 101385 1168 981033 983218 3416 4433 977617 978785 X AL-SHABAKA: THE PALESTINIAN POLICY NETWORK IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONVENE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, GLOBAL NETWORK OF PALESTINIAN ANALYSTS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL POLICY ANALYSIS AND COLLECTIVELY IMAGINE A NEW POLICYMAKING PARADIGM FOR PALESTINE AND PALESTINIANS WORLDWIDE. 0 0 579153 0 0 AS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AL-SHABAKA'S PROGRAMMATIC WORK CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON PUBLICATION OF ANALYSIS. THIS ANALYSIS IS SOURCED PRIMARILY FROM MEMBERS OF AL-SHABAKA'S NETWORK, WITH A FOCUS ON POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS. 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F PART I. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 AL-SHABAKA'S BYLAWS WERE UPDATED IN MAY 2025. THEY WERE AMENDED TO PERMIT THE BOARD PRESIDENT A MAXIMUM OF THREE TERMS ON THE BOARD UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, INCREASED FROM TWO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND CO-DIRECTOR PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND COMPLIANCE. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES. EACH INCOMING DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEE IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY, AND A PROCEDURE IS IN PLACE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REPORT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO A DESIGNATED MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO SERVES AS A COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CO-DIRECTORS ANNUAL SALARIES. COMPARABILITY TO SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND FOCUS IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE PROCESS, ALONGSIDE CONSIDERATION OF CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES AND FUTURE BUDGETING NEEDS. 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. FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII, COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AL-SHABAKA SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR A PROJECT LED BY TAREQ BACONI. ALL COMPENSATION PAID TO MR. BACONI IN FY2025 WAS FOR THE SOLE USE OF THIS PROJECT. NO AMOUNT OF THIS TOTAL WAS USED AS PAYMENT FOR MR. BACONI'S DUTIES AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 112,926. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 112,926. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,799. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 52. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,851.