Yazda EIN 47-1722806

Yazda FY2023 filing

EIN  47-1722806 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lincoln, NE
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides humanitarian aid and social assistance to displaced Yazidi families and individuals.
Leadership
Haider Elias · Board President & Treasurer · $24K
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $1.8M expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency

Provides humanitarian aid and social assistance to displaced Yazidi families and individuals. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, and $259K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$259K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $56K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +3%
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2023▼ -6%
Total assets
$259K
FY2023▲ +27%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$259K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$56K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$259K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Code

USG20 + USG21- This a project to continue with the existing work on documentation and advocacy, a new project was recently approved by USAID. The project has three main goals. * Contribute to the preservation of the Yazidi culture by recording testimonies containing a comprehensive overview of the Yazidi historical and cultural heritage…

$675Kprogram expense
02

(code

SVM22 + 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.

$517Kprogram expense
03

(code

IOMSA21 & IOM23) RReturn 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.

$326Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CYazda
EINHdr · item D47-1722806
Principal addressHdr · item CLincoln, NE
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.yazda.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board President & Treasurer
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Advocacy Director
$22,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt 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

Natia Navrouov’s $24K as Legal Advocacy Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.9M
Other revenue$84
— government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$1.8M
Management & general2%$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Total assetsLn 16$259K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$259K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $255K · Operating expenses/yr $1.8M
1.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.8M · Total expenses $1.8M
98%
Management & General
Management & general $44K · Total expenses $1.8M
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.8M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $859K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.9M · Total revenue $1.9M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.9M
55%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year $1.8M
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $259K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $1.8M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $259K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $259K · Total assets $259K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $259K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Haider Elias · Reported title Board President & Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $1.8M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $172K · Total expenses $1.8M
9%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$424K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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