2015

Annual Report

In 2015, ANERA touched the lives of more than

a million people.

95¢ out of every $1 went directly to education, health

and development programs

in Palestine and Lebanon.

ANERA raised $58 million in cash and goods that

created new opportunities, developed communities and provided relief

where it was most needed.

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rWith each tragic headline from the Middle East, we wonder “what’s the point?” Why keep trying to make things better? Politics obscure the hope of improving communities and lives. Yet, despite the depressing news, our staff in Palestine and Lebanon are excited about the future because of our projects.

One of our engineers in Gaza wouldn’t accept that a preschool in Beit Hanoun had been flattened by bombing last year. So, he produced a new design and crafted a striking facility with clean orange and beige colors that attracted families from miles to see this little paradise for children.

Meanwhile, one of our educators in Lebanon beams with pride at having taught hundreds of Syrian teenagers how to read and write their own language, Arabic. Moreover, she convinced UNICEF to be our partner in over 65 locations.

The well-known West Bank village of Bil’in had little water to sustain its 2,200 people. An ANERA engineer eased their struggle with the creation of a 132,086 gallon reservoir.

Yes, the daily news bulletins are bleak. But, thanks to a persistent staff and your generous support, ANERA creates hope and progress on a daily basis.

With gratitude and hope,

Bill Corcoran, President & CEOJoseph P. Saba, Chairman of the Board

In 2015, your donations helped ANERA

to build or renovate 11 schools

in Lebanon and Palestine, train 84 preschool teachers in interactive

learning techniques, and provide books

and educational materials for 2,530 preschoolers. In Lebanon, your

support meant that 4,652 teens,

displaced and denied schooling because

of the Syrian war, were educated in

Arabic, math and useful job skills.

Donations also provided scholarships

for 19 Palestinian nursing students in Lebanon and 80 musicians at the Gaza Music School.

“I am certain our new preschool is planting hope in these little hearts.”Boshra Hamad, principal of the Amjad Preschool, was thrilled for her students that ANERA rebuilt the school after it was bombed during the 2014 Gaza war.

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“When a fun game can teach kids letters, words and spelling, why would I need a blackboard?”Wijdan Moqdi, a preschool teacher in Salfit, West Bank, changed her approach to teaching after participating in ANERA’s early childhood development training and mentoring program.

“I want to become a surgeon, so I can treat people for free and not discriminate against anyone.”When he is not working long hours to support his family, 16-year-old Sami, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, attends ANERA-run classes that allow him to pursue his dreams for the future.

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T Thanks to ANERA’s donor community,

over 18,000 people got access to

better drinking water in their homes and

2,000 workers were employed in

good jobs. 120 farming families in

Gaza had their war-damaged agricultural

fields restored and 240 West Bank farmers watered their parched lands

with recycled waste water. In Lebanon,

your support reached 36,000 youths

through rehabilitation of 7 sports fields and training of 100 coaches

on peace and team-building skills. Donors

also funded 3 new West Bank playgrounds.

“I was shocked by the magnitude of the

destruction. Not a single plant was left.”

During the Israeli incursion into Gaza, Sabra Abu Naseer’s land in Deir Al Balah was bulldozed. After the

war, ANERA graded her fields for planting and provided 65 olive tree saplings, along with an irrigation system.

“I have been working with the Qabatia Municipality for more than 30 years and this is definitely one of the best projects ever.”Qabatia Municipality Director Walid Kmail describes an ANERA project that diverted rainwater from the West Bank town’s streets through a system of channels. Now the 13,600 residents are protected from flooding.

“I believe that soccer is a great tool for development, especially for young girls in conservative communities.”Zainab El Kheshen, a coach from Egypt, came to work with young women from Syria living in a refugee camp in the far north of Lebanon. ANERA rehabilitated a sports field there, provided equipment, and hosted Zainab’s much-appreciated visit.

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F After an outpouring of donor support,

ANERA delivered over $13 million in humanitarian relief in the

wake of the Gaza war. You also helped

ANERA send 47 shipments of

donated health care supplies, valued at

$30 million, to clinics and hospitals

in Lebanon and Palestine. During the

winter, 5,800 Palestinian and Syrian refugee families in

Lebanon received blankets, warm clothes

and other support to help them cope with

harsh weather. ANERA reached 1,206 refugee youths in Lebanon with

hygiene information sessions.

“We try to ease her pain and help her through the

tasks of her daily life.”Dr. Wael Al-Rajabi at the Hebron Charitable Clinic

in the West Bank does what he can for 51-year-old rheumatoid arthritis patient Hana Abu-Mahdiyeh.

The compression bandages from ANERA help a lot.

“My husband doesn’t even make enough in a day’s work to cover the cost of a bottle of vitamins.”Haneen Zerbitli lives in the war-ravaged Gaza City neighborhood of Shujaeya. Her three-year-old son Kareem was suffering from malnourishment until he started taking ANERA-donated vitamins.

“I am very happy to have this kit

and glad for the lighting as well as

the winter clothes for my daughter.”

Fidaa Al Arid brought her seven-year-old daughter Maria to pick up

a winter kit in Lebanon’s Beddawi refugee camp. Maria has Cerebral

Palsy and her family was one of 300 with special needs who

benefited from ANERA’s winter kit distributions.

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EF ANERA was one of the first organizations to deliver relief during the 51-day Gaza

war in the summer of 2014. A quick donor response and our distribution networks

in Gaza meant that we could act immediately. No other organization was able to

respond as we did during the first weeks of the war. Even as the bombs fell, with

your support, ANERA’s 16 staff in Gaza delivered:

3 million gallons of water

food parcels for 5,100 families43,900 hygiene kits17 shipments of medicine worth over $10 million

114,122 gallons of fuel for desalination and sewage treatment plants

When the assault ended, ANERA repaired water and sewage systems that

serve 89,000 people, restored 350 acres of war-damaged agricultural fields, and renovated/rebuilt 6 preschools. These projects

not only repaired infrastructure, they restored hope for beleaguered residents.

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In-Kind PartnersAmeriCaresCatholic Medical Mission BoardDirect ReliefGenzyme – International Charitable

Access ProgramHope Haven International Ministries

Health Partners International CanadaInternational Health Partners (UK)International Book BankLatter-Day Saint (LDS) CharitiesLutheran World Relief (LWR)Medical Assistance Partners (MAP)

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)Playgrounds for PalestineTOMS ShoesUnited Methodist Committee on

Relief (UMCOR)

Matching Gift DonorsAlliance Bernstein L.P. Matching Gift

ProgramAltria Employee Involvement

ProgramsAmerican Endowment FoundationBank of America Charitble

Foundation, IncBennett, Bigelow & Leedom, P.S.Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation

Chevron Humankind ProgramCleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.Exxon Mobil FoundationFreeport-McMoRan FoundationGE FoundationGlaxo Smith Kline FoundationGrand Circle FoundationMicrosoft Employee Giving CampaignPepsico Silicon Valley Community

Foundation

Progressive Insurance FoundationState Street Foundation, Inc.United Technologies Matching Gifts

& Volunteer ProgramVerizon FoundationVirginia Wellington Cabot FoundationVisa Matching Gift ProgramWilliam and Flora Hewlett FoundationWorld Bank Community Connections

Fund

BequestsJOHN H. KINGHORN

ALFRED LILIENTHAL (Lilienthal Foundation for Palestinian Children)

CHARLES E. MARIA

SARAH TAYLOR

Learn more at anera.org/legacy

ANERA mourns the passing of these valued members of our community. Through their bequest gifts, they continue to demonstrate their generous spirit and commitment to ANERA’s work and set an example for others. These gifts mean ANERA will be here tomorrow, so people throughout the Middle East may live with the dignity we all deserve.

JOHN H. KINGHORN

ALFRED LILIENTHAL (Lilienthal Foundation for Palestinian Children)

CHARLES E. MARIA

SARAH TAYLOR

Learn more at anera.org/legacy

$1,000,000 and aboveEmbassy of the State of KuwaitUnited States Agency for International

DevelopmentAnonymous

$100,000 - 999,999Assemi Brothers LLCChemonics International, Inc.Dubai CaresInternational Health Partners (UK)Islamic Relief USAOpec Fund for International DevelopmentSaudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)UNICEFUnited Methodist Committee on Relief

$50,000 - 99,999Development Alternatives, Inc.Foundation For Middle East PeaceInternational Health PartnersKinderUSARay of Light FoundationThe Moriah FundZakat Foundation of AmericaAnonymous

$25,000 - 49,999Exxon Mobil CorporationGlobal ImpactRebuilding AllianceRoyal Embassy of Saudi ArabiaUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)

$10,000 - 24,999AMEL Association InternationalBank of PalestineDavid and Katherine Moore Family FoundationEmbassy of the State of QatarKaufman Family FoundationNational Arab American Medical Association

FoundationWestbank Muslim Association, Inc.Anonymous

$5,000 - 9,999American-Albanian Islamic Center of WisconsinAramco Services CompanyAweida Impact FundBenjamin FundBrothers Petroleum, LLCConsolidated Contractors Company (CCC)Embassy of the United Arab EmiratesGenzymeSlow FactorySultan Qaboos Cultural CenterThe Morganti GroupThe Priory in the USA of the Order of St. John

$2,500 - 4,999American University of Beirut - Surgical Alumni

Association of North AmericaIslamic Cultural Center of Greater ChicagoThe New York Community TrustState Street Foundation, Inc.Westminster Presbyterian Church,

Charlottesville, VA

$1,000 - 2,499Al Gezairi TransportArab Women’s CouncilCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist ChurchCharlottesville Area Community FoundationEmbassy of TurkeyEMiniPlayerFolk Art Mavens Ltd.Hanover Lions ClubIslamic Society of Chester CountyMission of The League of Arab StatesOpenTraderPalestinian Heritage GroupGeneral Delegation of the PLO to the U.S.Rador Services USA LTDRiver Road Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MDRutgers Student Activities Business OfficeSaints Peter & Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian

ChurchSisbro Social Justice FundSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill

Funding Organizations

$25,000 and aboveAjram Family FoundationTeresa BargerOmar El SousRaed & Hiba El KhatibLawrence & Teresa HamdanJohn L. Roglieri, M.D. in honor of

Jesse & Maria AweidaFarouk ShamiTricia & Steve TrainerRobert & Susan TriceAnonymous (2)

$10,000 - 24,999Kathryn K. & Ahmad H. Abdul-

BakiDr. & Mrs. Salah Al-AskariAbudulmushen Al QattanRabea AtayaCurtis & Judy BrandMary Davis Mr. & Mrs. Mike de GraffenriedStepUpNow, Inc.Mr. Howard E. HallengrenMuna & Basem HishmehMrs. Nancy B. JonesFaiz KhanDrs. Alfred & Dina KhourySandra & Adrian LoftinCynthia MaddenMadlyn MgrublianShailah Naseeruddin Dima Omran Rebecca Salawdeh James & Lisa SamsDaoud, Hamad, & Siam FamiliesJames & Kathleen Stengel Fund

of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Charles & Kathleen TaraziClark Charitable TrustMichael Thomas

Margy & Dick WerlingGene ZaidAnonymous (6)

$5,000 - 9,999Yasmin & Salim AdayaMary Lou Afifi & Jamal AfifiSamia AhmadStacey AjramMr. Michael M. Ameen, Jr.Jesse & Maria AweidaPeter G. & Marjorie A. Behr

Charitable FoundationMary CafieroCatherine CaneauMr. John W. ChildsKenneth & Elizabeth CloseNafisa DajaniDr. & Mrs. Basim A. DubayboDr. Rafeek M. FarahMazen & Caroline FaroukiFrancis & Ann FrellickLeslys Garrow VedderAhmad & Hadia GhandourThe Geoffrey Gund FoundationDr. Hind F. HamdanJohn Hoerni Barbara A. JabrAlice F. KawashLorraine LeBlancMr. & Mrs. Nabeel S. MansourMary NortonArwa HijaziIn Memory of Margaret Dale

PenroseMrs. Patricia S. PlaskettMs. Linda RaissTarik RasouliMichael SahouriBetty H. SamsKenneth SauerDana April Seidenberg

Mr. Shouky A. ShaheenNesrine ShatilaDr. & Mrs. Muhamad ShurafaMrs. Gay S. SlesarSmith Family Benevolent FundMartha F. Stevens & George SheaAlice Rowan Swanson FoundationMuneer Tarazi & Renata Meyer-

TaraziAnonymous (7)

$2,500 - 4,999Yasamin Al-AskariNabila AliSumaira Ali Dalia Al-SayehWaheeda Anwar James Aweida Sammy BadawiEissa A. Bateh & Brothers

Foundation, Inc.Kathryn BehelAwais Bokhari Hanna & Joan BrairFarah Brelvi E. Maxine BruhnsMs. Karen L. CayciJoe & Judy ChamyAmbreen Chaudhry Hope Fay CobbAlice DudumRonald & Susanne DudumEl-Genk Family FundZoubair EsseghaierSameh Fakhouri Mr. Malcolm L. FlemingTarek GhandourDr. Jason GhannoumCharles & Janet GilliesMr. & Mrs. Earl F. GlockElias F. HabayebDr. & Mrs. Raymond G. Haddad

Mina Hamoodi Mr. John HirschiHameed Hussain Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr.Asif Khaliq Alan E. & Peggy KligermanCarola B. LeaMs. Estelle C. LeisyLorna M. LivingstonOsama Lone Wassila & Sherif LotfiD. Patrick Maley & Nancy B. TurckKey FoundationVictor Maria Cecile & Ayel MeyerMrs. Leila MeyerDr. & Mrs. Lynn MillerMr. & Mrs. Darren MooreArwa NasserGhassan NayelWarren L. & Susan NelsonRael NidessBob & Shari NorbergMr. & Mrs. Khaled A. OthmanJohn & Peggy PrughHamzah Radwan The Honorable Molly M. RaiserNumair Rashid Mr. & Mrs. John P. RichardsonRuth B. RothRania SalehPeter Schoettle Isam Shahwan Steve & Nancy SkanckeCharles R. SmithDr. Nasir SuleimanMs. Andrea SununuPaul Tamburello Ann M. TanousElena Turner & Abdul Aziz SaidHenri & Irene Van HeldenMr. & Mrs. Tom Veblen

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Mrs. Eric WeinmannEdward Wexler Kalman Bland & Annabel WhartonGregg WiitalaThe Witten/Nappi Charitable

FundAli Zaheeruddin Joseph & Lamece ZogbyAnonymous (16)

$1,000 - 2,499Moulaye AbassBasell Abdallah Mohammad Abdeljalil Maan AbdelkaderMr. James J. AbdoMr. & Mrs. Charles AbookireDr. & Mrs. Samir Abu-GhazalehRima Abushakra Sadi AbusrurAbigail Abysalh MetzgerMuhammad AdayaFrank AgramaConstance Ahara Adeel Ahmed Terry AhwalSaddaf Akbar Omar Al AnsariRuba Al HassanNora Al SayehDr. Nidal & Lila Al ShawahinAsif Alavi Shana & Nuzhat AlaviDr. Sami J. Albanna & Dr. Linah

Habbab AlbannaEyad Albayouk Mowaffag Albayouk Suha Alfehaid Shama AliSyeda Sadaf Ali Emad & Janet AlJunaidiNajwa Al-Qattan

Faisal AlviAttallah AmashFatima Amin Rotary Club of Amman-PetraDavid Joseph Asfour & Kathryn

M. AsfourMarjorie Asfour-Kirkham & Hall

KirkhamMs. Laila K. AtallahAminy Inati AudiShama Awan Kamel & Majda AyoubPhyllis BabcockMs. Joyce E. BaconIssa & Doris BaconiNadia BadawiIbrahim BaderMohsin BajwaNina Ball-Pesut Stephen BangaMr. & Mrs. Nader A. BarakatBrian K BarberKen BelcherWendy Belcher Dr. Salah BibiIqrar BokhariCarlo BoulosAnne BraxtonAlison BrooksMariana BroomeDrs. David & Charlotte BrownEdwin L. & Nicolette BrownMr. H.B. BullardCraig Burke & Molly LazarusGilbert BurnhamMr. Thomas D. CabotThomas & Mary CabotIsmail Canga Casey/Connolly Family FundLaura CastleberryMrs. Leila W. Cayci

Courtney CazdenMr. Marshall Lee Chambliss &

Mrs. Carola J. WestermannJohn & Tracey ChessareHope ChildsRidaa Chippa Muniba Chohan Adil ChoudharyKashif Choudry Barbara ChuMargaret Ciavarella Nora Cifric Nancie S. CoanDavid Slaney & Leslie CohenCourtney CollinsMs. Camilla L. CollovaThomas Compton Mr. & Mrs. George W. CorleyMs. Julia G. CostelloLydia P. CrawfordMuna Dajani Mutasem DajaniMr. Nabil R. DajaniZuhdi M. DajaniWilliam G. DakinKatherine DalesandreTehmeena & Mohammed DarPaulette DeVitoKristin DiwanSimon DodgeDoumar Martin, PLLCDr. Elinor F. DownsNajla DroobyN.K. Dudum in memory of Manuel

G. DudumSandra Dudum Margaret DuncanIbrahim El-AbbassiSamer Elayyan Dr. Al-Walid I. El-Bermani & Mrs.

Eva Benedikt

Mr. & Mrs. Ahmad M. El HindiLamia EltounyDarik & Barbara ElwanJoan Emery Omar Eshmawi Paul FalkenburyAyman FaroukiMohammad Farukhi Robert FassbenderBahiya FawazMr. & Mrs. Maged FawziWilfrid Fehrle & May Shana’aIlana FeldmanKalim Fuzail James P. GallagherDr. & Mrs. Raif S. GehaMr. & Mrs. Elias H. GelladRabbi Everett & Dr. Mary GendlerMr. Joseph A. GeorgeFares Ghandour Ghanem GhannamFowzia GhouseMr. & Mrs. Heiner GieseJohn GilbertRichard GnaedingerAmb. & Mrs. Edward GnehmKathleen GondarMelvin GoodmanWaleed K. GosaynieJames & Janet GraffStephanie GrayMargaret & Tom GreeneDiana Greenwald (Greenwald

Family Foundation)Catherine Grosso & Stephen

GasteyerJohn Gurley Amina Habib Mr. Joseph J. HajjarDaniel & Lorrie HallJehad Hamad

Dr. Randah HamadehEnaas Hamed Mamoon Hamid Tamara HamidehDrs. Adnan & Raja HammadFuad Hanna Ms. Margaret HarrisJim HartLinus HartBrad & Anna Marie HartmanSyed Hasan Najmul HasnainFarah Hassan Mr. & Mrs. Sameer S. HassanAnne Henschen Thomas HigginsTarek Aref HijazProf. Donald HindleyDavid HinmanMrs. Helen HolmanNicholas S. Hopkins & Ferial

GhazoulMr. & Mrs. Benjamin A. HorowitzMr. & Mrs. Arthur A. HoughtonNorman Howard & Maxine

JaubertRushdi HusainMuna HussainiDr. Robert N. Husson & Christine

Desan HussonFatima HyderZarqa ImdadAnsaar-E-Fatemi Dawat INC NFP Hala Ismail Hana Ivanhoe Mr. Fahd JajehLes & Michele JankaSumayya Jawadi Betsy JayDavid Albert JenkinsFathi & Kawthar Jishi

Robert K. JohnsonEarl JonesAnna & Ollie JonesRalph Jones Mr. & Mrs. Herman W. JurkovichMaha Kaddoura Haig V. KalbianDr. & Mrs. Vicken KalbianFaraaz KamranShakira KaripineniOmar KassemMarilee KaufmanJosephine George KhanLeila Khan Nilofer Khan Shahana Khan Shaista KhanZiad KhatibMr. & Mrs. Shaker F. KhayatElaine Marie KinchJames King Ann Kittredge Mr. & Mrs. Aboudi KostaRadha KrishnanSherwin & Joan Kroll Khalid KullabLisa KunstadterTony KutayliGerald LanglykkeCarolyn & Kenneth LebsockJames B. & Joan S. LeonardDr. Ann M. LeschCalleen & Francois LetaconnouxNancy LewisGary LorenzDina MadbakMuna MahdiHussien Shousher & Randa

Mansour-ShousherJonathan Mark & Donna SaksonHubert & Rachelle MarshallMazen Masri

Raed Masri Mr. Bruce MastersUmair Masud Charles F.B. McAleerDaniel McKay Kate Meenan-WaughProf. George E. MendenhallPamela & Robert MertzMohammed Mezyed Peter & Betty MichelozziJames A. MillerRizwan MisbahAnne ModarressiMr. Glenn MoellerAfroze MohammedFurqan Mohammed Halima & Suleman MohammedShaheen Motiwala In memory of Evelyn S. MoultonMargaret MoustafaJanice L. MurphyDr. Eid B. MustafaCraig Myers Dr. Narmeen NabilSari Nabulsi, M.D.Wajeeha Naeem Atefeh NaeemiPeter J. NagleRick & Jane NahassGrace NahmSara Najjar-WilsonAhdi NashashibiTariq NasirDr. Ilham Nasser & Dr.

Mohammed Abu NimerJean NewsomVladimir NeymanAlice & Dan NicolsonMr. Scott F. NorbergBilly NorrisDr. & Mrs. W. Eugene NotzNancy Nye & Mubarak Awad

David & Mary NygaardMr. & Mrs. Herbert OedelMr. Rolland O’HareAnn O’MalleyKimberly OxholmMs. Margaret R. PattersonDr. Samuel R. PetersonDrs. Donald Pinkel & Cathryn

HowarthJohn & Sarah PleuthnerWilliam B. Quandt & Helena

CobbanKatherine QuigleyWasif Qureshi Nidal RabahFatima Rahman Mohammed RahmanSadaf Rastall Ronak Ray Mustafa RazviMr. Paul RehmAsif RehmanDonald & Barbara ReidAllen Reitz Barbara RhenishKristan & Fred Rice Elly RichardsKathleen RissingMarilyn RobertsonCaptain & Mrs. Evan RobinsonMary RogersWanda RootPhyllis RosenblumNuhad RuggieroDonald & Diana RyanMr. Imad SaadGhassan SabboubehFuad & Mary SahouriMr. & Mrs. Isam N. SalahHani & Reema SalehZoha Saleh William R. Sanderson & Carolyn

McCoyCarlos Sanz de SotoAnn SatterthwaiteMr. William Scanlan, Jr.Linda & Miles SchmidtMohamad A. ShafiArif ShaikhJames M. ShakerDr. Fady & Roula ShararaMohammad Shatat Margaret Shelly Shorouq Shenaq Masjid Shuhada Inc In Memory of Mustafa SiamMounzer SibaySairah Siddiqi Veva SilvaSumita Singh Judith & James SmithScott Smith & Dr. Lana S. BarkawiNilofer Sohel Gene & Peggy SomozaJohn & Frank Sparacio Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Kerry SpinksMary Ann SteinMrs. Frances W. StevensonFrances SticklesJames & Charlene StricklandHarold L. Sweet, MSgt. USAF, Ret.Ramy TadrosGhassan & Michelle TalhamiIn honor of Ayoub TalhamiFiona TaraziMonica TaraziNadia TaraziAzlan Tariq Ms. Gretchen TheobaldPatrick TherosDr. Jess Thoene & Dr. Marijim

ThoeneGomer Thomas

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Christine Trigg Mr. & Mrs. William H. TurnerCharles & Letitia UffordSyed UsmanAnn & Mike Van DusenMs. Flora Z. Van DykeJohn & Elizabeth Van SetersJohn & Dariel Van WagonerWaseem VimawalaMarcelle Wahba & Derek FarwagiGhassan & Suzanne WahbehRachel WalshMaureen WesolowskiRichard & Louise WildeAnna-Leila WilliamsTamar Diana WilsonStephan WindsorWinky FoundationMr. Russell B. WolffSuzanne Wood & Toni MarshallArthur WortmanMr. & Mrs. Brooks WrampelmeierMohammad Yacoub Reiko YashiroSoomyung YooM. Shahid & Zahra YousufJohn H. ZachariaHazim Zaghloul Asra Zaheeruddin Omar ZalatimoJeanne ZasadilPeggy & Lee ZeiglerAmbreen Zuberi David ZurcherAnonymous (44)

$500 - 999Mohamad Bassam AbazaMohammed Abdelhaq Mr. & Mrs. Kamal AboelnagaLisa & Nabeel AbrahamMalik Abu-Ghazeleh

Luma Abunimer Leila Abu-Sharr Mr. & Mrs. Riyad Abu-SharrRayquan AbyahStephen AdamsDr. Parviz F. AfnanLena Afridi Mr. & Mrs. Najeeb AhmadOsama AhmedPalosha Ahmed Mohammad Ahsan Amal Al AzzehMushfikh AlamQadar Al-AnsariAnne Al-AtraqchiShariq Alavi Francesca Albanese Syed Saqib Ali Lou Allstadt & Melinda HardinOsama Almadhoun Wafa Althaher Zainab Alwan Fahd Amdani Shehzad Amin Robert Ammerman William L. AndrewsJohn Angelos Sara Ansari Sabine AntonsonJane Antoun CartelliMs. Mary G. AppelmanSahar Arafat-RayMs. Maha J. ArmalyHeba Armand Joe Asady Dr. Robert B. AshmoreSahar Ashrafi Atif Atway EA, CPAGrace AustinHannahzarah AvarraschildFakher Ayadi Isaac Azar

Rose C. AzarTalat Azim Fareed Aziz Mrs. Bernice AzkoulBasma Babar Jennifer Backus & Edward PaganoShahd Bahgat Rida BaidasAsra Baig C Patricia BaileyLane ShetzerKarl BanseMr. & Mrs. Mohammed A. BarakatMr. Laird H. BarberMariam N. BardakasTom & Molly BartlettJesse BartleyRuth BayerCory Behroozi Peter BelmontLinda BerghJohn BetticeSalma BhattiSteve BitarMs. Patricia BlackAston Bloom & Rev. Rosmarie

CarnariusMaarten BoslandLeah Boustan Terry L. Bowyer & Lynn BowyerMs. Alice J. BrintonWilliam & Tina BrownMira Browne Beth BrownfieldJudith ButlerMazhar ButtCamille A. CaliendoMichael & Vickie CallenMaria CancianDorothy CarrollPeggy Tucker CaveMr. Charles Cerf

Jim & Niecy ChambersNaomi J. ChandlerDavid ChaseSofia Chaudhary Sarah Cheema Selina ChuSandy ClarkDonald ClarkeChristine CopleyWilliam CorcoranMr. John CottonJoyce A. CowanDan & Sidnie CrawfordPeter CrawfordMs. Susan CreaneSky Croeser Julian CrowellMr. David CumingMr. Richard H. CurtissSarah B. CutlerMrs. Diana Dane DajaniNabil A. DajaniDonna Dallal-FerneKathy DarutyBeverly AmjadiRochelle DavisEmily De Ferrari & Mel PackerJihad Derwiche Janet DesrochesArlene DevlinGerald DickinsonSusan DiederichTarik & Batool Dillsi Mrs. Ann G. DinseMs. Lynn Ellen DixonNina DodgeMr. & Mrs. Henry C. DollDavid DunningStephen DygertCondit & Nancy EddyLloyd EgganMrs. Ragaei El Mallakh

Mo ElbeitamJames EldridgeDale EliassonYasser Elkadi Mr. & Mrs. Tarek M. ElneilMuhamad Elrashidi Nema Elsayed Dr. & Mrs. Saba J. El-YousefHisham ElzanatyMaryam & Robert EngMary Louise EoloffRichard & Sibyl ErdmanDrs. Hossam & Skina FadelAhmad FarahTawna FarmerMary FarrahDr. & Mrs. Clyde A. FarrisNazish Faruqi Manour Fatima Amina Fatmi Rabbi Tirzah FirestoneMrs. Elisabeth West FitzHughHeather Fjare Patricia FloweMr. & Mrs. George W. Ford, IIMichael FordBernard FranklynElaine FreedgoodPhilip C. FridayMorris FriedellTara Gallagher Mr. Alan GarbuttMichael Gasparovic Linda GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Melvin D. GeorgeDr. George C. GeorgesMr. Bob Gerber & Dr. Veronica

RynnJeffrey & Nadine GhannamGhassan & Maha GheithMs. Nancy P. GiddensStephen Gilbert

Ellen GiordanoSherrill GirardAnne Glynn-MackoulMatthew Goldfield Norbert GoldfieldJacob Goldston Kaye Gough Jonathan Griswold Amar & Padmini Gupta Family

FoundationFreda Guttman Mr. Mazen HaddadRobert & Elke HaggeMona HajjChristian HalabiSaba S. Halaby Michael HallGerald HalmoKatherine HaltonCaroline Hamad Ali HamdanAnise & Janice HamdanDeeb HamdanJamil A. HamdanSamir Hamdan Hana Hamed & Abdel Rahim

AyyadCanon Michael Hamilton &

Eleanore Raven-HamiltonKareem HammadEmily Parker HammillKhamis Hammoudeh Maurice K. HanauerRumana Haque-AhmedSusan HaragelyRobin HarringtonEvan HarrjeMustafa & Shazia Hashmi Fathy Hassan Ali HassaniMargaret HassettAmb. Alia Hatoug Bouran

Doug Hauger Erland & Eleanor (Elson)

HeginbothamMr. Robert HeinigerChristopher Hilger Muhanad Hirzallah Nabil & Zeina HissenKenneth Holroyd, Ann Brown &

Kathryn HolroydKaren L. Hoover MDCarolyn S. HopleyEugene HoranAlan HortonLinda HoughtonAmb. & Mrs. W. Nathaniel HowellMrs. Richard HowlandMargaret HuEdmund HullMr. & Mrs. Carlos HumudGraeme Hunter Ms. Ruth A. HunterDon HuntingtonMr. & Mrs. Mamoun M. HusseinAlia Irshad Abdallah IsaCarole Mallick IsselNadia JabriMrs. Janet JacewiczAnthony JacksonShowki JadallahNabil Jamal Ahmed Jamil Mina JamshidiNancy JanssenMark JenneMohamed JinnahReem JishiPeter JohnsonAhmad & Nawal KahokSarah KahounKathleen Kalil, Ph.D.Linda Kamran

Muna Kassissieh Dr. Deirdre KatoKimberly KatzFuat KavakDr. Randa KayyaliMichael KennedyTimothy KennedyPiney Kesting & Kevin HandlyRanda Keswany Mohammed Khalid Kareem Khalidi Ann Khalil Asia Khan Ghizala Khan Mehereen Khan Raida H. KhanSarah Khan Dr. Ziad & Wafa KharufSami KhayatRami KhouriTom & Loretta KirkSusheel Kirpalani Ali Kishta Klein - Rothchild Family FundMr. Philip O. KochAnn KohlChristina Kosatka Fayette KrauseGeorge KreitemPeter Kuniholm Robert KurilecGhassan Lababidi Ivan LakosMarie LamontJoan & Kendall LandisSusan LanserPaul Lay Terri Limame Ms. Nancy LindenbergMr. & Mrs. Richard LipsitzLeslie Lomas

Cherie A. LoustaunauPhilip J. & Carol J. Lyons

FoundationRussell LyonsSara MacAlpine David & Janet MackenzieAnn M. MalloukDrs. Frank & Mona MangeAdnan Mansour Jeanette R. MansourBasil MansurHania MardambeySarah MartinSteve MarzicolaSocorro Mason Atwa Masoud Nabil MatarFlorence IsovicFaiza Mawjee Marita MayerAemun Mazhar Dr. Wassim M. MazraanyJ. Thomas McAndrewPaul McCarthyDennis McCoyMr. Brian S.E. McDowellDaniel McHughMary McKoneMr. Michael McWilliamsHawwa MeahMr. Heinrich A. MedicusFouzan Memon Zeeshan MemonJ. Horst MeyerMatthew Michel Rev. Tom MickelsonRichard MillerSuzanne MillerSaba Mirza Mary P. MitchellHazem Moakkit Shaden Mohammad

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Lulu MollerMary MorelloGeorge Moseley IIISufyian Moten Peter & Gail Mott Badir Mousa Nayef MubarakManfred MuehterNabil MuftiHani Muhana Frances MuirMohmmad MujeebuddinAmal Abuzalaf MullAnn M. MullenJane H. MullinsAnum Murtaza Muhammad MurtazaTed & Mary Gene MyerTahsin NabulsiHana NajaSania Najam Elizabeth Najjar Clyde & JoAnn NarhiElizabeth Nelson Karen NettlerThomas & Ann StaalEngy Neville Neal D. NewbyMike NichollsMichael NicholsMr. Michael O. NimkoffLyndsey NorbergNathan NorbergAlice NorrisMr. Daniel M. NortonJames Novosel & Celia KarianHon. Phyllis OakleyDr. & Mrs. Thomas A. OasFrancis J. O’DonnellKathryn OherSara Ohly

Stuart & Sharon Olmsted Desiree D. OmranDaniel P. O’NeillHilvie OstrowJohn PachaiHerman Paris Karen ParkerTahmina Parvin Mrs. Katharine L. PattersonCharles Paulos Theodore A. PeckCarol PekarAnthony PerryRosetta Pervan Beenish PervezLauren PettingaCharles PigottClaude & Noelle PonceletJack O’Dell & Jane PowerHaiganoush & Barry PreislerCharlton R. PriceAnwar QazilbashSadia Qureshi Edward RaboyRamzey Rahman Sheik Rahmathullah Tawfik & Siham RamadanHurmeen Ramatella Caroline Ramsay Merriam & John

MerriamButhina RashidSieglinde Fund of the Community

Foundation of Jackson HoleWali RazaqiSamar RehmanMr. Herbert RempelGerrit B. RengerJed RingelIssam RizkallahSunny Rizvi Pat RobbinsGeorge & Barbara Rofkar

Fred Rogers & Jenny HartleySelwa S. RooseveltCassandra RosseShelley Ross-LarsonJerriLynn RuffMary M. RussellJonathan RussinBryan RutledgeElizabeth RyanPatrick Ryan Ahmad SaadAlfred SaahHameed SabaMary & Joe SabaRichard SadeddinDanya Saleh Labib SamarraiVictoria SamsJohanna & Elisha SamuelCraig SandsDavid E. SanfordEdmund SaumsReem Sayes Shiloh Schlung Angelika Schneider Jay Schnitzer & Sara RoyEdan Schwarcz Mr. George H. SchwaryAaron Seymour Liza SeymourMahwish Shafeeq Dr. & Mrs. Irfan ShahidSaima Shaikh Ahmad M. ShanablehKaren ShatzkinSami Shawwa Aysha Shedbalkar Daniel Sheehan Samir ShehabMuneer Shehadi Ali Shekaramiz

Mr. & Mrs. Henry N. ShoiketNida Siddique Ghazala SiddiquiSara Siddiqui Yousuf SiddiquiLydia SidioMs. Elisabeth SimonSunny SinghRuth Ann Skaff James SmithDr. Cynthia Soghikian & Dr. Chris

WolfeYasmin Sokkar Harker Nicole Solis Junaid Sozer Helga & John StantonJan Stebbins Ms. Mae StephenPatricia StoraceJane Telfair StoweMaryBeth Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. SullivanJane SunJohn & Rauna SurrMr. John H. SutterAli Syed Wahaj Syed Kathryn Taber Jerilyn TaborBasel TahaLeila TaraziBernard TaubeShireen TawilMona & Jordan ThomasIan ThomsonHanada Thomure J.F. & D. TombAwni ToukanLane TrippeRobert TurnerRobert A. UlpMs. Carol Oman Urban

Stephanie Urban Adnan Vadria Diane VariLucy K. VinisJohn VisteVirginia VitarelloTagrid WahbaRoxanne WarrenJane WassonMonique WeilMr. David WeldenAllen C. WestDavid & Lindsay WestDavid Whippy Henry O. WhitesideDuncan WhittomeRichard Scott WigtonPhilip Wilcox C. Webb WilliamsJennifer WilliamsJohn A. WilliamsMarvin WingfieldDr. Ronald G. & Mrs. WolfeWilliam WortmannRoxolana Wynar Sharif YasinGrace Yeni-Komshian Jeanne H. YoungMs. Bernice L. YoutzJanine Zacharia Ayesha Zaffar Saba Zia James ZogbyDr. Gabriele M. Zu-RheinAnonymous (52)

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Joseph P. Saba, ChairAdjunct Professor, Georgetown University; Senior Advisor & Consultant for Operations in Conflict & Fragile States

Jean Newman Glock, Vice ChairDirector, Leisure & Group Travel Connoisseur Travel, Ltd.

Teresa C. Barger, Treasurer CEO/Chief Investment Officer Cartica Capital

Murad M. Siam, SecretaryManaging Director IDS Real Estate Group, Inc, Los Angeles, CA

George Doumar, Legal CounselDoumar Martin, PLLC

Members

Mary Lou Dunford AfifiHR Consultant

Curtis W. BrandFormer Chairman & CEO Mobil Saudi Arabia

Sandra L. CharlesSenior Advisor, Dentons

Kenneth H. CloseCEO & Founding Partner The Quincy Group

George T. DeBakeyPresident, DeBakey International

Mazen T. FaroukiPresident, UniTrans International, Inc.

Ilana Feldman, PhDAssociate Professor of Anthropology, History and International Affairs George Washington University; Author

James P. GallagherPresident, The Gallagher Group, LLC

Jeffrey Ghannam, Esq. Attorney & Counselor, Law Offices of Jeffrey Ghannam, PLLC

Edward “Skip” Gnehm, Jr.Kuwait Professor, The Elliott School, George Washington University; Former Ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait, Australia

John GurleyPartner, Arent Fox

Lawrence A. HamdanExecutive Chairman, Global Mergers & Acquisitions, Barclays Capital

Haig V. KalbianPartner & Co-Founder” Kalbian Hagerty, LLP

Alfred N. Khoury, M.D. President, Perinatal Associates of Northern Virginia

David Nygaard, PhDProfessor of Economic Development, Georgetown University; Consultant and author on development programs

John P. RichardsonWriter; ANERA President, 1973–1977

Michael G. SahouriVice President of Operations Sahouri Insurance & Financial

James K. SamsPrinicipal, KPMG, LLP

Edmund R. SaumsInternational Business & Government Affairs Consultant Enterprise Solutions Consulting

Jay J. Schnitzer, MD, PhDHHS Portfolio Director, MITRE

Peter Schoettle, PhDFormer Director of Policy Programs in Executive Education, Brookings Institution

Muna Shami, PhDSenior Research Analyst, American Institute for Research

Abdallah SimaikaLegal Counsel, Mubadala

Monica TaraziAttorney, Quinn Emanuel Urquhar & Sullivan, LLP

Robert H. TriceFormer Senior Vice President, Global Strategies & New Business

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Elena TurnerPartner, Pelorus Partners

Ambassador Marcelle M. WahbaPresident, Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington; Former U.S. Ambassador to the UAE

Board

StaffWashington DC

Lola Akinuli

Hani Almadhoun

Rami Azzam

William Corcoran

Liz Demarest

Donna Diane

Niki Erickson

Ellen Giordano

Jennifer Ibrahim

Laurie Kassman

Nisreen Khalaf

Skylar Lawrence

Natalia Luchkina

Michelle Munjanattu

Smita Shah

Shedrick Spencer

Mariele Ventrice

Lebanon

Lina Atat

Elie Atme

Jackline Atwi

Nadine Abdallah

Yara Chehayed

Samar El-Yassir

Sirine Fattoum

Samar Kamakh

Mayssoun Korban

Nisrine Makouk

Dima Zayat

Jerusalem

Samar Naser Abu Ajamieh

Mamoun Abu-Gheith

Faten Salameh Abu Zaid

Jamal Al Aref

Majdi Al Faqeeh

Tamara Handal Al-Hodali

Barihan Al-Khatib

Omar Anabtawi

Nadia Awad

Samar Baidas

Samer Bakilah

Paul Butler

Mazen Dabbagh

Nada Dajani

Amjad Ebeid

Denise Habash

Lana Khalidi

Rana Laila

Samia Majlaton

Emile Makhlouf

Mario Manneh

Dina Muna

Ibtissam Rashid

Jubran Said

Reem Shraydah

Lousana Sharif

Ghadeer Sous

Basema Takrouri

Hanan Yassin

Youssef Zalatimo

Hebron

Mohammed Abu-Rajab

Shatha Al-Ayaydeh

Samer Al-Natsha

Khaldoun Hmeidan

Mahmoud Issa

Rami Kafiety

Nablus

Amer Al-Sharif

Adel Emran

Yaser Dweikat

Mohammad Jamleh

Maram Mattour

Ayman Minawi

Rabah Odeh

Mohammad Tuffaha

Ramallah

Sulaima Abu El Haj

Miral Bess

Amal Blan

Sulieman Mleahat

Naser Qadous

Beitin Warehouse

Mohammad Atieh

Hani Khleif

Mohammad Mahmoud Ma’tan

Gaza

Abdullah Abu Draz

Mohammed Abu Jahal

Faisal Abu Shahla

Mostafa Al Ghosain

Sabah Al-Barakoni

Mohammed Al Ghussein

Ahmad Al-Najjar

Nahed Al-Wehaidi

Abeer Aqeel

Rania Elhilou

Sami Matar

Ashraf El-Shobaki

Dema El-Tabba’

Mousa Shawwa

Gaza staffers (left to right) Mohammed Abu Jahal, Mostafa Al Ghosain, Mohammed Al Ghussein, Sami Matar, Mousa Shawwa and Ahmad Al-Najjar.

Statement of Activities & Changes in Net Assets

2015 2014

Support and revenue

In-kind contributions $29,846,810 $40,350,096

Governmental grant revenue 17,297,727 10,905,710

Non-governmental grant revenue 3,634,996 2,174,599

Contributions 7,353,718 4,828,859

Other income 14,142 7,900

Total support and revenue 58,147,393 58,267,164

Expenses

Program services

Medical in-kind & health services 29,399,722 44,635,178

Community & economic development 18,360,325 9,575,084

Education 2,967,401 2,891,426

Total program services 50,727,448 57,101,688

Supporting services

Management & general 2,235,120 2,042,012

Fundraising 632,197 545,652

Total supporting services 2,867,317 2,587,664

Total expenses 53,594,765 59,689,352

Change in net assets 4,552,628 (1,422,188)

Net assets:

Beginning 6,436,992 7,859,180

Ending $10,989,620 $6,436,992

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To see detailed, audited financial reports, visit

anera.org /financials

Total Expenses in 2015 ANERA’s $53.5 M in expenses were distributed in these ways:

Program Expenses in 2015

94.6% spent on programs in Palestine & Lebanon

ANERA delivered programs worth $50.7 M in the following areas:

6% Education

“I trust ANERA because of their accountability and proven performance delivering projects that better the lives of refugees.”Randa Mansour-Shousher, ANERA donor since 2007

“ANERA has a great reputation in the community as an A-rated humanitarian charity working in the Middle East.”Michael Sahouri, ANERA donor since 2014

58%Medical In-Kind & Health

36%Community & Economic

Development

anera.org

4.2% Management & General1.2% Fundraising

LEBANON

EGYPT

WEST BANK

GAZA

MIDDLE EAST OFFICES

Lebanon

Akkar

Beirut

Ein El Helweh

Nahr El Bared

Palestine

Gaza City

Hebron

Jerusalem

Nablus

Ramallah

To ensure wise and effective stewardship of your money, ANERA maintains rigorous controls over project funds, working only with highly experienced and trusted local partners, in compliance with relevant U.S. laws and policies.

American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)1111 14th Street NW, #400Washington, DC 20005Tel 202.266.9700anera@anera.org

www.anera.org

COVER PHOTO: Sabha in the West Bank village of Khalet El Mai used to walk long distances in hot sun to get water for her family and animals. Now, thanks to a water network ANERA installed, she and 4,300 villagers have running water in their homes.