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FOUNDATION FOR GLOBAL POLITICAL EXCHANGE INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 843833345 · Form 990EZ · FY2023 · NTEE Q20 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$61K
expenses
$64K
net assets
$271
employees
—
mission · from form 990

The Exchange Foundation is an effort by the non-profit 501c3 Foundation for Global Political Exchange to promote professional and academic enrichment through a variety of small group direct engagement conferences in Western Asia and North Africa. During their stay typically lasting five days to one week participants from around the world listen to and question leading intellectuals activists and politicians representing an array of different points of view in a specific country. The first Exchange was launched in June 2008 in Beirut Lebanon. Now more than a decade later 1,500+ people from 51 different countries have attended 50 different Exchanges in the region. Crucially all funding for the Exchange comes from only two sources: The participants themselves who pay the participation fee or scholarship recipients who benefit from individual charitable contributions designed specifically to broaden the social political and geographic diversity of each Exchange table.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Foundation for Global Political Exchange organizes small-group engagement conferences in Western Asia and North Africa for professionals and academics. Participants interact with intellectuals, activists, and politicians over five to seven days to foster cross-cultural dialogue. The organization has hosted over 50 exchanges since 2008, with more than 1,500 attendees from 51 countries, funded primarily through participant fees and targeted charitable contributions.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

The Exchange Foundation
Hosts small-group conferences in Western Asia and North Africa where participants engage with intellectuals, activists, and politicians to promote professional and academic enrichment through dialogue.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Leadership & Policy Dialogue Forums 1 activity
    • Organizing small group engagement conferences in Western Asia and North Africa
      Conducts five-day to one-week small group conferences that bring together participants from multiple countries to engage with leading intellectuals, activists, and politicians. Since 2008, the organization has held 50 conferences with over 1,500 participants from 51 countries.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$61K
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue$61K100%
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$64K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$5K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$271
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$271
3 years on record · 2020–2023 · YoY revenue +41.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Nicholas Noe Director and President of the Board 5 $5K
Joshua Andresen Vice President of the Board 5 $1K
board members · 1
  • Ekow Yankah — Secretary of the Board
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

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  • Diversity-Focused Funding Model to Broaden Participation
    methodology: diversity-focused_funding_model
    By combining participant-paid fees with targeted charitable contributions, the organization increases social, political, and geographic diversity among attendees, because this hybrid funding model reduces financial barriers for underrepresented participants while maintaining program sustainability.
  • Small Group Direct Engagement for Professional and Academic Enrichment
    methodology: small_group_direct_engagement
    By facilitating small group direct engagement conferences, the organization fosters deeper professional and academic enrichment among global participants, because intimate, interactive formats promote more meaningful knowledge exchange and relationship-building than large-scale events.