Panah is a CHARITABLE non-profit foundation helping poor and needy families mostly in Afghanistan. More than 10 million individuals are living below the poverty level in Afghanistan. Panah Charity is building shelters for homeless widows/children, classrooms, and workshops for families living in makeshift tents in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Also, Panah Charity's goal is to help the needy families to become self-sufficient and stand on their own feet. Panah Charity working hard toward reducing the child-labor activities by sponsoring the families of young needy children. Panah Charity also provides humanitarian aid to starving families and children such as food supplies, heating supplies during the winter season, and warm clothing. This foundation also creates water wells in very dry and poor villages in Afghanistan to provide clean drinking water to needy families. Provide monthly support to poorest widows to be able to feed their children and send them to school for education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $483K a year · 61% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
174 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 173.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$706K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$258K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$706K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$964K
FY2022$830K
FY2023$684K
FY2024$706K
Expenses
$258K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$258K
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $237K Management & general 8% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operating Manager and Supervisor in Afghanistan
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee in Afghanistan
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Presiden / Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds shelters, classrooms, and workshops, providing aid and promoting self-sufficiency for needy families.

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3 programs · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Panah Charity provided basic food supplies packages to 1200 poor and homeless families in Afghanistan throughout 2024. They were families with young children living below the poverty level & majority of children were orphans. Panah Charity provided flour, rice, cooking oil, tea, sugar, beans, & lentil.

$78Kprogram expense
02

Panah Charity provided monthly sponsorship to about 100 poor widows with young children and disabled individuals who can not work. With a minimal monthly support, the families had food for their children throughout the month. Total cost of monthly sponsorship program to widows was was $67,706 US dollars in 2024.

$68Kprogram expense
03

Panah Charity provided warm clothing such as jackets and boots to homeless children living in camps in winter of 2024 for $8,563. Panah also supported homeless children when they needed medicine for a total cost of $1,841 Us Dollars.

$12Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$706K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$144K
Money outPt IX
$258K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$562K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$144K
Total revenueLn 12$706K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
SavingsLn 2$3.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K$123K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$237K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21$21
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$534$534
TravelLn 17$435$435
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K$237K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $706K$258K$448K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $684K$305K$380K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $830K$321K$510K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $964K$286K$679K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $772K$370K$401K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $706,082 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $641,814$562,475
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,643$143,607
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $684,457$706,082
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $281,802$237,491
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,848$5,468
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,108$15,082
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $304,758$258,041
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $379,699$448,041
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $706,082 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$562,475
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$562,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $143,607 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$143,607
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,607 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$706,082
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,041 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $237,491$237,491
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $5,447$5,447
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $21$21
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,765$3,765
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,008$3,008
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,900$3,900
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,440$3,440
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $534$534
IX-17 TravelManagement $435$435
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,491 · Management $20,550 · Fundraising $0$258,041
Part X · Balance sheet $3,860,302 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $397,042$372,592
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,892,643$3,365,134
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,576$122,576
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,412,261$3,860,302
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,412,261$3,860,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,412,261$3,860,302
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,860,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$706,082
XI-2 Total expenses$258,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$448,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,412,261
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,860,302

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