Support the Middle East Forum
Giving Circles
Choose how often to give, then an amount. Every button opens the Forum’s own secure checkout on meforum.org; this page takes no payment details.
Choose How Often
Monthly gifts listed firstMonthly Gifts
A monthly gift repeats each month. Donors manage it through MEF’s donor portal, signing in with the email address linked to their donations. Source: MEF donor portal (opens in a new tab)
Questions about how monthly gifts count toward benefit levels: info@meforum.org.
- $10a month $120 over 12 months Give $10 Monthly (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $25a month $300 over 12 months Give $25 Monthly (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $50a month $600 over 12 months Give $50 Monthly (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $100a month $1,200 over 12 months Give $100 Monthly (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $500a month $6,000 over 12 months Give $500 Monthly (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- Other amounta monthEnter any amount in the checkoutChoose an Amount (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
Annual Gifts
MEF’s checkout offers two frequencies, Give once and Monthly, so an annual gift is entered as a single gift. Benefits are based on annual giving. Source: MEF checkout (opens in a new tab) · Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
- $250a year In the Forum Circle band ($250 to $499 a year) Give $250 This Year (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $500a year In the Library Circle band ($500 to $999 a year) Give $500 This Year (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $1,000a year In the Briefing Circle band ($1,000 to $4,999 a year) Give $1,000 This Year (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $2,500a year In the Briefing Circle band ($1,000 to $4,999 a year) Give $2,500 This Year (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $10,000a year In the Policy Circle band ($5,000 or more a year) Give $10,000 This Year (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- Other amounta yearEnter any amount in the checkoutChoose an Amount (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
One-Time Gifts
One gift with no renewal. Benefits are based on annual giving. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
- $50once In the Dispatch Circle band ($50 to $249 a year) Give $50 Once (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $100once In the Dispatch Circle band ($50 to $249 a year) Give $100 Once (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $250once In the Forum Circle band ($250 to $499 a year) Give $250 Once (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $500once In the Library Circle band ($500 to $999 a year) Give $500 Once (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- $1,000once In the Briefing Circle band ($1,000 to $4,999 a year) Give $1,000 Once (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
- Other amountonceEnter any amount in the checkoutChoose an Amount (Opens MEF Checkout in a New Tab)
The Circles
Benefits as published by MEF, October 4, 2026Benefits are based on annual giving, in the bands published on MEF’s Donor Benefits page. Each circle includes everything in the circle below it. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
The circle names are this page’s labels for MEF’s published giving levels.
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Dispatch Circle
$50 to $249 a year
The first circle:
- Eligibility for the MEF Dispatch newsletter, which MEF’s checkout offers with a gift of $50 or more. Source: MEF checkout (opens in a new tab)
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Forum Circle
$250 to $499 a year
Everything in the Dispatch Circle, plus:
- An invitation to 1 MEF lunch event a year. MEF requests $125 for each additional event. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
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Library Circle
$500 to $999 a year
Everything in the Forum Circle, plus:
- For individual donors who make a minimum annual gift of $500: a complimentary signed copy of 1 of these books, subject to availability: Woke Army by Asra Q. Nomani; Defenders of the West by Raymond Ibrahim; The Secret Apparatus by Cynthia Farahat; Days of the Fall by Jonathan Spyer; Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America by Joseph Humire. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
- For international gifts under $1,000, MEF adds $11 for delivery to Canada or Mexico and $26 for other countries. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
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Briefing Circle
$1,000 to $4,999 a year
Everything in the Library Circle, plus:
- Invitations to 3 MEF events a year in place of 1. MEF requests $125 for each additional event. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
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Policy Circle
$5,000 or more a year
Everything in the Briefing Circle, plus:
- Invitations to all MEF lunch events through the year, without charge. Source: MEF Donor Benefits (opens in a new tab)
Monthly giving
The 1994 Society
The Middle East Forum was founded in 1994. The 1994 Society is the name for everyone who supports it with a monthly gift. Source: MEF Legacy, founding year (opens in a new tab)
- Any monthly amount. A monthly gift of any size places you in the Society.
- Managed by you. Monthly gifts are managed through MEF’s donor portal at meforum.donorsupport.co. Source: MEF donor portal (opens in a new tab)
- Questions. Questions about how monthly gifts count toward benefit levels: info@meforum.org.
Other Ways to Give
Funds, securities, retirement assets, mail-
Donor-Advised Funds
Ask your fund manager to make the grant payable to “Middle East Forum” (EIN 23-7749796) and mail it to 1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
DAF Instructions on meforum.org › (New Tab) Source: MEF Donor Advised Funds (opens in a new tab) -
Gifts of Stock
Shares can be transferred to the Forum’s account at Vanguard Marketing Corporation, or sent by U.S. mail with a letter of instruction. Account details are on MEF’s stock page.
Stock Transfer Details on meforum.org › (New Tab) Source: MEF Donation of Stock (opens in a new tab) -
IRA Charitable Rollover
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) sends a gift to the Forum directly from an IRA. MEF’s planned-giving site explains how it works.
IRA Gifts on legacy.meforum.org › (New Tab) Source: MEF Legacy: Giving Options (opens in a new tab) -
Checks by Mail
Make the check payable to “Middle East Forum” and mail it to Middle East Forum, 1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Mail a Check on meforum.org › (New Tab) Source: MEF Mail a Check (opens in a new tab) -
Planned Giving
Bequests, beneficiary designations, retirement assets and gifts of property, set out by MEF’s Legacy Society.
legacy.meforum.org › (New Tab) Source: MEF Legacy: Giving Options (opens in a new tab) -
From Canada and Abroad
Canadian donors give through Canada Charity Partners; gifts in other currencies go most easily through PayPal. Details are on MEF’s international page.
International Giving on meforum.org › (New Tab) Source: MEF International Donations (opens in a new tab)
MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN 23-7749796. Source: IRS letter of determination (opens in a new tab) · Source: MEF Ways to Give (opens in a new tab)