Coptic Orphans Support Association

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Coptic Orphans improves the lives of Orphans and other vulnerable children in egypt by providing basic needs, education, and mentoring so that they may realize their potential to become productive members of society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,014 volunteers and 41 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.9M a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$796K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $65.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
4.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
4% of total assets
Liabilities are 4% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
15 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$25.9M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$22.8M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$74.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$25.9M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.9M
FY2021$18.3M
FY2022$19.0M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$23.0M
FY2025$25.9M
Expenses
$22.8M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$13.6M
FY2022$15.9M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$19.0M
FY2025$22.8M
Net assets
$74.2M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39.7M
FY2021$49.5M
FY2022$42.6M
FY2023$52.6M
FY2024$63.6M
FY2025$74.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1993.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $19.5M Management & general 4% · $802K Fundraising 11% · $2.5M

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

22 people listed on the 990; $796K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$195,608Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Director
$158,254Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Legal
$153,817Pt VII · Sec A
Programs Director
$153,077Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Finance Manager
$135,010Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nermien Riad’s $196K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nermien Riad$195,608$195,537$161,500$136,390$116,413$116,413
Rania Petro$158,254$149,139$112,315———
Joshua Benjamin$153,817$148,381$112,351———
Hoda Gamal$153,077—$122,512$106,368——
Hoda Gamal Osman—$148,075————
Mina Henaen$135,010$118,754————
Doris D'Hue————$104,594—
Sandy Boutros—$100,575————

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers vulnerable Egyptian children with basic needs, education, and mentoring to reach their potential.

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2 programs · $19.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Coptic orphans' flagship program, not alone, serves over 19,799 orphans through a mentoring and nurturing relationship with one of coptic orphans' 1,014 church-based volunteer representatives ("reps"). Each child receives protection, support, and confidence that was lost when their father died or abandoned them.

$17.1Mprogram expense
02

Community Development Program

The valuable girl project is a multi-faceted development program that targets marginalized girls and young women in high-poverty areas in egypt. Valuable girl's main goal is to empower girls on intrapersonal, interactional, and behavioral levels by investing in their potential and enabling them to maximize their influence in their…

$2.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$22.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.5M
Managementcol C$802K
Fundraisingcol D$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$74.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$77.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$172K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$275K
Total revenueLn 12$25.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
SavingsLn 2$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.3M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$62K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$161K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65.0M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$77.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$74.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 61,014
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$14.2M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$172K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$27K
Share of the $1.1M endowmentSch D 1g2.6%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$1.1M$889K$743K$571K$691K
AddedLn 1b$35K$51K$36K$29K$68K
SpentLn 1d–1f$5K$5K$4K$1K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55.8M$65.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$67.0M$77.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$63.6M$74.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$14.2M$14.2M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$357K$239K$39K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.2M$3.2M$517K$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$78K$39K$10K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$282K$138K$38K$106K
Payroll taxesLn 10$342K$213K$34K$95K
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$41K$10K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$454K$237K$57K$160K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$43K$1K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$748K$559K$50K$139K
TravelLn 17$156K$116K$11K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$387K$387K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$17K$749$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$378K$9K$6K$363K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.8M$19.5M$802K$2.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $25.9M$22.8M$3.1M$74.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 20, 2025 $23.0M$19.0M$4.1M$63.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2024 $20.4M$17.5M$2.9M$52.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $19.0M$15.9M$3.1M$42.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 10, 2022 $18.3M$13.6M$4.7M$49.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2021 $15.9M$10.6M$5.3M$39.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations R · Related orgs
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Part I · Summary $25,884,058 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,636,399$24,406,739
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,127,710$1,446,161
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $275,330$31,158
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,039,439$25,884,058
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,420,223$14,227,907
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,284,629$6,267,899
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,250,794$2,296,655
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,955,646$22,792,461
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,083,793$3,091,597
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $25,884,058 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,406,739
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$171,982
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,406,739
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,170,993$1,170,993
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $275,168$275,168
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $31,158$31,158
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,168 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,202,151$25,884,058
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,792,461 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $14,227,907$14,227,907
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $239,117 · Management $39,362 · Fundraising $78,723$357,202
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,224,716 · Management $516,913 · Fundraising $1,467,057$5,208,686
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,567 · Management $10,448 · Fundraising $29,224$78,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $137,692 · Management $38,192 · Fundraising $106,138$282,022
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $213,203 · Management $34,014 · Fundraising $94,533$341,750
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,908$26,908
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,233 · Management $10,003 · Fundraising $27,798$79,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $236,649 · Management $57,471 · Fundraising $159,720$453,840
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,015 · Management $1,358 · Fundraising $3,776$48,149
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $559,236 · Management $49,838 · Fundraising $138,508$747,582
IX-17 TravelPrograms $115,805 · Management $10,682 · Fundraising $29,688$156,175
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $386,819$386,819
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,348 · Management $749 · Fundraising $2,081$20,178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,597 · Management $5,982 · Fundraising $363,391$377,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,489,904 · Management $801,920 · Fundraising $2,500,637$22,792,461
Part X · Balance sheet $77,153,479 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,109,472$4,174,848
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,416,287$4,171,954
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,356$62,385
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,680$161,495
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,811,588$1,410,463
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,830,906$64,956,365
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,739,114$2,215,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,976,403$77,153,479
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $423,193$568,098
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,935,292$2,435,181
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,358,485$3,003,279
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,467,494$72,805,970
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,150,424$1,344,230
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,617,918$74,150,200
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,976,403$77,153,479
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,150,200 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,884,058
XI-2 Total expenses$22,792,461
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,091,597
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,617,918
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,381,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$59,482
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,150,200

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