Poverty Relief and Community Development in the Middle East

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $66K
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 7 voting members
Worth a look: 3 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$397K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$552K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$179K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$397K
FY2024▼ -50%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$799K
FY2024$397K
Expenses
$552K
FY2024▼ -25%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$733K
FY2024$552K
Net assets
$179K
FY2024▼ -46%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$179K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2013.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $325K Management & general 34% · $187K Fundraising 7% · $40K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Kandel’s $6K as Chairman/Treasurer is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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.

See 3rd Person INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers communities and alleviates poverty in the Middle East.

Questions for 3rd Person INC

Tap to ask. 3rd Person INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. 3rd Person INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $285K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

3rd Person Inc provided aid and relief to over 350 refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. These efforts are designed to provide relief and aid in the short-term as employment and other income-producing opportunities are limited. In the long term, these efforts are geared towards development.

$165Kprogram expense
02

3rd Person Inc undertook several sports & health development projects through 2024. Under the direction of key national leaders and volunteer staff, the team engaged in training 175 clients (including youth) in impoverished communities throughout the region .

$88Kprogram expense
03

3rd Person engaged in programming specifically designed for women. 60 women participated in regular weekly exercise classes as well as weekly self-image classes provided by national leaders and volunteers.

$33Kprogram 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
See all 3 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$397K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$386K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$552K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$179K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$386K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$160K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Total revenueLn 12$397K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$179K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$335K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$335K$179K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$325K$325K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$0$10K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$23K$0$14K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$0$18K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$0$3K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$0$133K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$552K$325K$187K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $397K$552K−$155K$179K 990 PDF
FY2023 $799K$733K$66K$335K 990 PDF
FY2022 $658K$655K$4K$270K 990 PDF
FY2021 $742K$573K$169K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 $225K$248K−$23K$97K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $396,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $795,562$385,527
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,003$11,238
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $798,565$396,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $513,827$324,917
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,205$10,448
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,011$216,891
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $733,043$552,256
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,522−$155,491
Part VI · Governance 3 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $396,765 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$225,527
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$160,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$160,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$385,527
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,238 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,238
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,238 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$396,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,256 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $324,917$324,917
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $10,448 · Fundraising $0$10,448
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,091 · Fundraising $0$3,091
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,585 · Fundraising $0$3,585
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $13,702 · Fundraising $9,028$22,730
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,480 · Fundraising $0$2,480
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $18,237 · Fundraising $0$18,237
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $2,914 · Fundraising $0$2,914
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $132,854 · Fundraising $31,000$163,854
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,917 · Management $187,311 · Fundraising $40,028$552,256
Part X · Balance sheet $179,295 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $272,933$166,891
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,341$12,404
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $334,786$179,295
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-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $334,786$179,295
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $334,786$179,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $334,786$179,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $179,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$396,765
XI-2 Total expenses$552,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$155,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$334,786
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$179,295

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.