To support the Yazidi Community after the genocidal campaign in August 2014, by helping thousands of displaced families and individuals that have been uprooted from their homes with humanitarian aid and social assistance

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$346K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$346K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$346K

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 Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.0M Management & general 5% · $54K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Legal Advocacy Director
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President & Treasurer
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Director for Women Affairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Member of Advocacy Team
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Member of Advocacy Team
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natia Navrouov’s $24K as Legal Advocacy Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Haider Elias$12,000$24,000$48,000$48,000$48,000
Natia Navrouov$24,000$22,000———
Saad Murad——$18,000$18,000$18,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 humanitarian aid and social assistance to displaced Yazidi families and individuals.

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3 programs · $957K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Code

TJRUSG23 - This a project to continue with the existing work for the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL) which represents a landmark step toward justice and reparations for survivors of ISIL atrocities. The law aims to deliver material, psychological, and symbolic support to survivors, yet its implementation remains slow.

$497Kprogram expense
02

(code

SVM23) -Yazda began offering essential health services in Sinjar in early 2015. Due to the widespread devastation of infrastructure, a Mobile Medical Unit was established for operations. Since April 2018, the project has been funded by the Dutch donor SV.

$241Kprogram expense
03

(code

IOM23) Return of Displaced in Nineveh - Yazda joined forces with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the return and reintegration of displaced people in Nineveh Plains and West Nineveh.

$219Kprogram 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 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$346K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$883K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$354K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$354K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$346K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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$255K$354K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$259K$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$259K$346K
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$896K$896K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$194$194
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$918
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$824$824
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$86K$346K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.8M$56K$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.0M−$127K$203K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$270K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $424K$421K$2K$60K 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 $1,161,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,896,928$1,161,398
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $84$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,897,012$1,161,398
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,571,729$896,468
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $172,020$91,499
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,410$86,978
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,841,159$1,074,945
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,853$86,453
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,161,398 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$883,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,148
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,161,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,161,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,074,945 across 16 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 $896,468$896,468
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $35,082$35,082
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,569$43,569
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $194$194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,736 · Management $918$12,654
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,296$43,296
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,301$7,301
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,480$8,480
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $16,182$16,182
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,064 · Management $1,741$5,805
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $824$824
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,366$3,366
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,724 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,724
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,020,599 · Management $54,346 · Fundraising $0$1,074,945
Part X · Balance sheet $357,688 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,964$354,404
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,109$3,284
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $259,135$357,688
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $259,135$345,588
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $259,135$345,588
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $259,135$357,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $345,588 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,161,398
XI-2 Total expenses$1,074,945
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,453
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$259,135
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$345,588

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