Humanitarian organization to provide relief to refugees that are vuctims of human right abuse, religious prosecution and victims of war.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $294 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
$282K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$303K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$282K
Expenses
$303K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$386K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$303K
Net assets
$14K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$55K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $154K Management & general 42% · $127K Fundraising 7% · $22K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurerdirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Azita Rajaee’s $54K as Treasurerdirector is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides relief to refugees fleeing abuse, persecution, and war.

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1 program · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Funds spent to assist recipients

$154Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $2K · 2025–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$282K
Money outPt IX
$303K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$282K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$282K
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$35K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$35K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$122K$122K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$105K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$297$9K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$420
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$8K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$353
Total functional expensesLn 25$303K$154K$127K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $282K$303K−$20K$14K 990 PDF
FY2024 $298K$296K$1K$35K 990 PDF
FY2023 $509K$530K−$21K$33K 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$386K−$6K$55K 990 PDF
FY2021 $342K$314K$28K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $280K$264K$16K$33K 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 $282,303 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $284,359$282,303
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $284,359$282,303
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $121,982$121,982
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,409$113,409
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,255$67,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $302,646$302,645
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,287−$20,342
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $282,303 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$282,303
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$282,303
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$282,303
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $302,645 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $121,982$121,982
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $105,350$105,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,059$8,059
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,855$1,855
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,071 · Fundraising $1,401$6,472
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $297 · Management $9,024$9,321
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,747 · Management $1,747$3,494
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,681 · Management $420$2,101
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,876$12,876
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,636 · Fundraising $20,546$28,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,600 · Management $353$2,953
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,890 · Management $126,808 · Fundraising $21,947$302,645
Part X · Balance sheet $14,303 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,267$14,303
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,645$14,303
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,645$14,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,645$14,303
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,303
XI-2 Total expenses$302,645
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,342
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,645
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,303

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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